Updated October 12, 2004

Dictionaries

YourDictionary.com (English language, foreign languages, thesaurus, etc.)

My Virtual Reference Desk: Dictionaries

Online Etymological Dictionary (word origins)

Shakespeare Glossary

Encyclopedias

Encarta Online -- This free on-line resource is very limited. All school computers have the full version of Microsoft Encarta in the Programs area of the Start menu found in the lower left corner of the computer screen.

Encyclopedia.com from Electric Library

Encyclopedia Smithsonian