Reference Sites
A collection of links to sites for abbreviations, calendars, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and more.

Search Engines
Search engines allow you to find specific keywords and phrases on the Internet. Of all the search tools presented here, search engines give you the most comprehensive results. A search engine such as Google represents over two billion web pages. Because the sites are not evaluated however, you will receive a mixed bag of results. 

Subject Directories 
Subject directories are collections of Internet sites organized by subject and constructed by humans, rather than by the automated computer programs used to create search engines. Subject directories do not attempt to cover the entire web, just a selected portion of it. Directories typically cover several thousand to over a million web pages for sites such as Yahoo and About.com. 

Topic Guides:
The topic guides presented here were developed by librarians of the Virginia Community College System and represent a small group of websites carefully evaluated for content, authority and purpose. Some of the many topics covered are: art, hot topics, social issues and statistics.