General Reference

http://www.refdesk.com/ Good for finding almost anything on the web!

http://ask.elibrary.com/ Another excellent general research site

http://www.pollingreport.com/ Find out what people are thinking

http://www.scirus.com/ Science information

http://www.newsrover.com/ Handy, inexpensive downloadable tool

Writing Resources

http://www.webster.com/ The standard dictionary

http://www.freedict.com/ Simple translations for multiple languages

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp Medical dictionary

http://www.bartleby.com/141/ Elements of Style

http://www.writersmarket.com/index_ns.asp The professional writer’s indispensable market guide

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/templategallery/ Quick ‘n dirty MSWord templates

http://www.foolscap-quill.com/wptg2003.html Writer’s Pocket Tax Guide (2003)

http://www.electricpenguin.com/ohi/inkygirl/ Debbie Ridpath Ohi, founder of inkspot.com

http://www.wellfedwriter.com Practical guide to freelance

http://www.amwa.org/ The American Medical Writer’s Association

http://www.nasw.org/ The National Association of Science Writers

http://www.womcom.org/indexIE.html The Association for Women in Communications

Web Site Development & Maintenance

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ A great site for the beginner or intermediate

http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/ Tutorials and tips for a variety of tools, all skill levels

http://www.developer.com/java/ For the serious Java developer

http://www.labmice.net/ Microsoft product reference resource

http://www.javaboutique.internet.com/ Free, fun applets to make your site interesting

http://www.fontfreak.com/ Original fonts, yours for the downloading!