Reference
Maps, dictionaries, encyclopedias and knowledge resources.
10 sites
Google Books
books.google.com
Search the full text of books, preview titles and find where to buy or borrow millions of works.
Wiktionary
wiktionary.org
A collaborative multilingual dictionary covering word meanings, etymology and pronunciation, free for all.
thesaurus.com
Find synonyms, antonyms and word definitions to sharpen your writing and expand your vocabulary.
scholar.google.com
A broad search engine for scholarly literature across disciplines and sources, with citation tracking.
Open Library
openlibrary.org
An open, editable catalog of every book ever published, with free borrowing of digitized titles.
wolframalpha.com
A computational knowledge engine that answers factual queries with structured data and step-by-step calculations.
archive.org
Free digital library of books, films, software and the Wayback Machine.