More Ready Reference
The previous resources, while useful, are just scratching the surface of what's considered reference. And you and I might have entirely different needs. I might want a bunch of atlases for my ready reference shelf, while you might need a rhyming dictionary. Because of this, some of the most diverse parts of the Yahoo Directory and Open Directory project are at http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/ and http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/, respectively. Here you'll find a huge variety of reference information, including maps, flags, books, an archive, a bibliography, and lots, lots more.
The Internet is just as good for quick-hit snippet searching as it is for the more complicated, in-depth searching. You just have to know where the good ...
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