Hotsheet - Arranged by category, this quick-access reference page has a little bit of everything."

InfoPlease.com - An online version of the familiar print almanac, this site has information on everything under the sun! They also have a great Kid's Almanac.

IPL Ready Reference Collection - "...not intended to be a comprehensive hotlist to all sites on every subject, but rather an annotated collection, chosen to help answer specific questions quickly and efficiently."

Librarians' Index to the Internet - "By Librarians for Everyone"

LibrarySpot - A general reference and reading site.

My Virtual Reference Desk - A searchable reference page with a featured "site of the week."

Reference Desk at MEL - Only one component of the Michigan Electronic Library, this page is arranged topically, but you can search the site by keyword. Look here for everything from A to Z: almanacs, addresses, books, computers, occupations, quotations, statistics, weather and zipcodes and more!

Compiled by Tim Gleisner