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Acronyms and Abbreviations

• The Acronym Server Search for acronyms and words used in acronyms.
• The Acronym Finder Search for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms in this large online dictionary by Mountain Data Systems.
• OPAUI.com The OPAUI guide to lists of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the web

Biographies

• Biographical Resources - list of biography web sites.

Currency Converters

• Xe.com currency converter
• Yahoo! Finance currency converter

Dictionaries

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary (US English)
• Cambridge Dictionaries Online - dictionaries for people learning English
• Web of online dictionaries - guide to online dictionaries in over 100 languages, including (inevitably) Klingon
• Ectaco online dictionary - immediate online translation of single words
• Glossarist.com - directory of subject dictionaries

Encyclopaedias

• Britannica - the famous encyclopaedia
• Bartleby.com - probably the Web's best reference source. Search Shakespeare, the Bible and many encyclopaedias and dictionaries!
• DeskRef - links to the most useful reference sources on the Web
• Researchville - searches six encyclopaedias
• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences - Bradford campus users only

Journal Abbreviations

• BIDS ISI Journals
• Biomedical Journals
• Genamics JournalSeek
• Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment (JAKE)

National Bibliographies

• BNB on CD-ROM: Backfile 1950-1995
• BNB on CD-ROM: Current File 1996-June 2007

Quotations

• Bartleby.com A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their original sources in literature.

Symbols

• Symbol.com Use the graphic index or word index to locate your symbols.

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