Wikipedia:List of online reference desks
This page and its 10 subpages are designed to supplement Wikipedia:Reference desk and its seven subpages. These 11 pages can have a number of uses.
- They provide a list of alternative places for Wikipedia visitors to ask questions.
- They provide a list of resources to help Wikipedia respondents to find answers to questions.
- They provide a means to assist Wikipedians and others in comparing the quality of reference service provided in different places.
The following points are useful to anyone consulting this list.
- Inclusion on this list of online reference desks is not an endorsement.
- Organization of entries follows the list of Dewey Decimal classes.
Sublists
[edit]- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Directories
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/General
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Computing (000, 004, 005, 006)
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Entertainment (780–799)
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Humanities: Philosophy and psychology (100–199), Religion (200–299), Social sciences (300–399), and Literature (800–899)
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Language (400–499)
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Mathematics (510–519)
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Science (500–509, 520–599) and Technology (600–699)
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Miscellaneous (700–779, 900–999)
- Wikipedia:List of online reference desks/Non-English
See also
[edit]- List of question-and-answer websites
- User:John Carter/Reference sources
- User:John Carter/Reference works
- Wikipedia:List of aids to Internet research
Wikipedians
[edit]- (Questions can sometimes be given specialized attention by individual Wikipedians, or by groups of members of specific WikiProjects, especially if the questions pertain to improving Wikipedia. An editor can visit a relevant talk page to post a question, or to link to a discussion in progress on one of the subpages of Wikipedia:Reference desk.)
Additional resources
[edit]Articles about online reference desks
[edit]- Wikipedia Reference Desk
- The Future of Question and Answer Sites - TNW United States (by: The Next Web)
- 20 years before Google existed, N.Y. Public Library offered a human Google—Mother Nature Network (October 25, 2016)
Change detection and notification
[edit]- ChangeDetection - Know when any web page changes
- ChangeDetect - Web Page Monitoring - Free Online Service
- dasPing: start
- WatchThatPage - Monitor web pages extract new information
Copyright and plagiarism
[edit]- (See also: Copyright, Category:Copyright law, Plagiarism, Category:Plagiarism.)
- Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center (by: Stanford University, Stanford, CA)
- 10 Big Myths about copyright explained (by: Brad Templeton)
- Public Domain Sherpa - your guide to finding copyright-free works
- Plagiarism Today
- Is it Plagiarism or Copyright Violation - Coaching in Writing for Internet
Digital libraries
[edit]- (See also: List of digital library projects, Category:Digital libraries.)
- The WWW Virtual Library (See: World Wide Web Virtual Library.)
- World Digital Library Home (See: World Digital Library.)
- ICDL - International Children's Digital Library (See: International Children's Digital Library.)
- Refdesk.com
- ReferenceDesk.org
- Martindale's "The Reference Desk"
Digital libraries of websites by Dewey Decimal number
[edit]- Dewey Browse
- DeweyDigger
- MGPL Webrary® - Webrary Links Menu (by: Morton Grove Public Library, Morton Grove, IL)
- KidsClick! Web Search
- Ready Reference - A selection of Web resources (by: Lakewood Public Library, Lakewood, Ohio)
- A Research Guide for Students with Virtual Library arranged by Dewey
- Websites by Dewey number | The Foote School Perrine Library (by: Foote School, New Haven, CT)
- Websites by Dewey Classification
- Reference Sites (by: Rainbow City Public Library, Rainbow City, Alabama)
Digital library categories in general web directories
[edit]- Digital Libraries in the Best of the Web Directory
- Digital Libraries in the Yahoo! Directory (See: Yahoo! Directory.)
- Open Directory - Reference: Libraries: Digital (See: Open Directory Project.)
Directories not in English
[edit]- Le guide des meilleurs sites
- Annuaire francophone NEToo, le top 10.000 du web francophone
- SegnaWeb: risorse Internet selezionate dai bibliotecari italiani - Home
Directories of alternative media
[edit]- (See also: Category:Alternative media.)
- AlternativeNews.net - Best Alternative News Links
- independentmedia.ca: a directory of non-corporate journalism
- Citizen journalism directory
- Alltop - Top Citizen Journalism News
- Directory - Crowdsourcing.org
Directories of blogs
[edit]- (See also: List of blogs, Category:Blogs.)
- Blogarama - The Blog Directory - Blogs And Blog Resources
- Blogs Directory - Blogs-Collection.com
- Blog Directory
Directories of books
[edit]- (See also: Lists of books, Category:Books, Category:Lists of books, Category:Book websites, Category:Ebook suppliers.)
- Directory of FREE Online Books and FREE eBooks
- The Online Books Page (See: Online Books Page, by John Mark Ockerbloom, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.)
- The Used and Rare Books Directory
- E-Books Directory - Categorized Books, Short Reviews, Free Downloads
- Project Gutenberg - free ebooks (See: Project Gutenberg.)
- Published.com - A Free Book Directory. Discover The Best Books Today.
Directories of conferences
[edit]- (See also: Category:Conferences.)
Directories of dictionaries and glossaries
[edit]- (See also: Lists of dictionaries, Category:Dictionaries, Portal:Contents/Glossaries, Category:Glossaries, Category:Wikipedia glossaries.)
- A-Z-Dictionary.com
- Glossary Directory - Glossaries & Dictionaries Directory
- ObjectGraph LLC (several dictionaries)
- Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary (several dictionaries and encyclopedias) (See: TheFreeDictionary.com.)
Directories of dissertations
[edit]- (See also: Thesis.)
- OATD – Open Access Theses and Dissertations
- Introduction - Theses Canada - Library and Archives Canada (by: Library and Archives Canada)
- Dissertation.com - Academic Dissertation Book & Media Publishers
- Education: Free Dissertations/Theses - Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress) (by: Library of Congress)
- ndltd (NDLTD = Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
- Thesis Abstract | Dissertation Abstracts Thesis Library - Thesis Abstracts Online
Directories of documentary films
[edit]- (See also: List of documentary films, Category:Documentary films.)
Directories of educational videos
[edit]- videolectures.net - videolectures.net
- Educational Videos – The Best Educational Videos Online | Educational Videos Directory
- WatchKnowLearn - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students (See: WatchKnowLearn.)
- EduTube Educational Videos | Learn something new every day
- Teach With Movies, Lesson Plans in History, English, Science for High School, Middle School and Elementary
Directories of forums
[edit]- (See also: List of Internet forums, Category:Internet forums.)
- Directory of FORUMS
- Online web forums directory - Forum directory
- Forums Directory :: Forums Directory ForumsInfo.Com
Directories of libraries
[edit]- (See also: List of libraries, Category:Libraries.)
- Libweb - Library WWW Servers - World Libraries Online
- Libdex – Worldwide index of library catalogues, libraries & books
- lib-web-cats: an International Directory of Libraries
- Public Libraries (United States)
- Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers (by: Cengage Learning, Stamford, CT)
Directories of magazines
[edit]- (See also: Lists of magazines, Category:Magazines.)
- Magazine Directory - Magazines Online
- Magazine Directory - A National Directory of Magazines. (United States)
Directories of mobile websites
[edit]- (See also: Category:Mobile web.)
- Mobile Websites – Cantoni.mobi
- idibidi mobile website directory
- Mobile Directory and Mobile Website Design
- Mobile Directory
- Great Mobile Websites
Directories of museums
[edit]- (See also: List of museums, Category:Museums, .museum.)
- Museums: Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp)
- MuseumRegister | an international directory of museums in all categories
- Search result in the .museum Registry (See: Museum Domain Management Association.)
- 1000s Of Museums Online : MuseumStuff.com (United States)
Directories of newspapers
[edit]- (See also: Lists of newspapers, Category:Newspapers.)
- Thousands of newspapers on the Net
- Sur le web: Presse en ligne
- Newspapers - Newspaper & News Media Guide ABYZ News Links
- 4 International Media & Newspapers - world newspapers online
- Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Map View (See: Newseum.)
- Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Gallery View (See: Newseum.)
- Newspapers of the World - Newslink
- United States Newspapers
- Google News Archive Search (See: Google News Archive.)
Directories of open-access journals
[edit]- (See also: Academic journal, Open access journal, Category:Academic journals, Category:Lists of academic journals.)
- DOAJ -- Directory of Open Access Journals (See: Directory of Open Access Journals.)
- JournalSeek - A Searchable Database of Online Scholarly Journals (See: JournalSeek.)
Directories of OpenCourseWare
[edit]- (See also: Category:OpenCourseWare.)
- Princeton University: WebMedia - Lectures (See: Princeton University.)
- Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare (See: MIT OpenCourseWare.)
- Open Yale Courses (See: Open Yale Courses.)
- Harvard Open Courses for Free | Open Learning Initiative (See: Harvard Extension School.)
Directories of image-sharing websites
[edit]- Photography Sites - Photography Websites - Photography Directory
- FreePhotoGallery: Photography Directory and Photography Search Engine
Directories of podcasts
[edit]- (See also: List of podcatchers, Category:Podcasting.)
- PodcastDirectory.com | The big directory for you
- Podcast Directory : Podfeed.net
- PodcastAlley.com -- The place to find Podcasts
Directories of radio stations
[edit]- (See also: List of radio stations, Category:Radio stations, Category:Radio spectrum.)
- Radio-Locator
- PublicRadioFan.com (See: Public Radio Fan.)
- RadioStationWorld - Radio Broadcast Directory and Listing of Radio Stations on the Web
- Radio Stations Streaming on the Internet (United States)
- HamDepot - Ham Radio Clubs | Amateur Radio Clubs (United States) (See: Amateur radio.)
- Shortwave Radio Stations and International Broadcasters (See: Shortwave radio.)
- ShortWaveRadio.com - The superlist of shortwave radio stations!
Directories of repositories
[edit]- (See also: Repository (publishing), Category:Archival science.)
- OpenDOAR - Home Page - Directory of Open Access Repositories
- Welcome to the Registry of Open Access Repositories - Registry of Open Access Repositories (See: Registry of Open Access Repositories.)
- Repositories of Primary Sources (by: University of Idaho Library, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID)
Directories of search engines
[edit]- (See also: List of search engines, Category:Internet search engines.)
- Find search engines from across the world with Search Engine Colossus
- Search Engines Directory,Search Engine of Web Directories,Search Engines List and Web directories List
- Comprehensive list of Search Engines - The Search Engine List
Directories of telephone numbers
[edit]- (See also: Category:Telephone numbers.)
- Free White Pages - People Search - International Phone Books
- Country codes & international area codes - HowtoCallAbroad.com
- Pay Phone Directory (United States, Canada, and some other places)
- The Telephone EXchange Name Project
- Internet 800 Directory - Directory of free toll free (tollfree), 800,866,877 and 888 listings of businesses by company, number and type of industry, regardless of long distance carrier.
- Toll Free Directory | 800 Directory | National Tollfree Directory - Find a Toll Free Number
- Toll Free Phone Numbers Directory 800 888 Reverse Lookup
- Home - Wikipages.com ("a wikified yellow pages")
- Categories: NoPhoneTrees.com
- Phone Numbers, Shortcuts, Reviews & Customer Tips - Companies Worldwide - GetHuman.com
- Cell Phone Number | CellPhoneNumber.com
- Free Cell Phone Directory | Cell Phone Lookup & Reverse Cell Phone Lookup
- Mobile Phone Directory
- Yellow Pages Goes Green: Yellow Pages Directory Inc. (United States)
- Find Phone Numbers of Companies, Email Address, Chat Options, Shortcuts & Tips. - SeekNumber.com (United States)
- Search a Customer Care Number and other Contact Information to connect with Real Human. Get Genuine Customer Service Phone Number. Support Helpline - Ask2Human.com
Directories of web directories
[edit]- (See also: List of web directories, Category:Web directories.)
- Web Directories List - 20,000 Up-to-date Directory Listings (free & paid).
- Best Web Directories - Free & Paid Directory Submission Rankings
- Web Directory List - Directory of Directories
Directories of web feeds
[edit]- Rss Feeds Directory
- RSS feed Directory - Feedage.com
- Free Feeds Directory
- RS Feeds Directory - FREE listing - RSStop10.com
Directories of wikis
[edit]- (See also: List of wikis, Category:Wikis.)
- Wikimedia Foundation (See: Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia wikis.)
- WikiIndex
- Wiki Directory - Wiki Spot
- Wiki Hosting Directory - Find the Best Wiki Hosting providers here
- Wiki Farms (See: Wiki hosting service.)
Directories of wireless access points
[edit]- (See also: Hotspot (Wi-Fi), Category:Wireless access points.)
- Fon - Find Fon Hotspots Worldwide
- JiWire Global Wi-Fi Finder
- Wi-Fi ZONE™ Finder
- Wi-Fi Hotspot Directory | WLAN Hotspots - WiFi Hot Spots - Free Locations - Public Wireless Lan Internet Access
- free wi-fi hotspots wifi cafes coffee shops hotels airports RV Parks
Directories of world records
[edit]- (See also: Category:Superlatives, World record, Category:World records.)
- Guinness World Records - Home of the Longest, Shortest, Fastest, Tallest facts and feats (See: Guinness World Records.)
- World Records Academy: fastest world record registration services, latest world records from around the world, Book of World Records, Record Breakers Club!
- The book of alternative records | weird, crazy, incredible and unusual world records!
Directories, miscellaneous (one of each type)
[edit]- useAssociations | International Directory of Professional Associations
- OnlineCamera.com - Worldwide Webcam Directory
- Social Media Websites | Social Media Directory
- World Government Data | guardian.co.uk (See: guardian.co.uk.)
- JobHuntersBible.com: [See: Richard Nelson Bolles, What Color Is Your Parachute? (book).]
- Main Page - Wikidweb ("the Wiki Directory of the Web")
- International Zip Codes, Reverse Search, Fax Search, Email Search, Outlet Stores, White Pages, Area Codes, Toll-Free Search, People Finder at FreeSearching.com
- Peelon.com - webinar directory. Find and Promote webinars.
- ASL Vlog & Video Directory (See: American Sign Language, Video blogging.)
- The largest Message Boards and Forums on the web!
- Listorious: Twitter people search and lists directory
- Pictures
- AllTheUsenet.Com- Newsgroups, Usenet Provider Directory, Usenet Portal, Usenet Resources Guide, NewsGroups Servers, Newsgroups NewsReader software (See: Usenet newsgroup, Category:Newsgroups.)
- Melissa DATA: Free Lookups
- Newsletters - Newsletter Directory Covering Every Topic and Specializing in Investment News. (See: Category:Newsletters.)
- How to Find Old Newspaper Articles and Magazines Online
- CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists (See: LISTSERV.)
- Nupedia Links (compiled by Nupedia and archived by the Wayback Machine)
- Google Public Data Explorer (See: Google Public Data Explorer.)
Distraction online
[edit]- (See also: Attention, Distraction, Human multitasking.)
- TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Aimless Workers 'Wilfing' Through Cyberspace
- BBC NEWS | Technology | Multitaskers bad at multitasking
- Unable to focus? Welcome to our distracted society's attention deficit
- Review - Distracted - Anxiety & Panic
Evaluating information and sources
[edit]- (See also: List of fallacies, Category:Logical fallacies, List of hoaxes, Category:Hoaxes, List of common misconceptions, Category:Error, List of cognitive biases, Category:Cognitive biases, List of memory biases, Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources.)
- Helpful Hints to Help You Evaluate the Credibility of Web Resources
- Evaluating Internet Research Sources
- The Infography ("An Expert Will Guide You to the Best Information")
- http://neglectedbooks.com/Straight_and_Crooked_Thinking.pdf (See: Robert H. Thouless, Straight and Crooked Thinking.)
- Verification Handbook: homepage
- (See also: List of Google products, Category:Google.)
- Google Scholar
- Simply Google
- Interactive online Google tutorial and references - Google Guide
- 101 Google tips, tricks and hacks | News | TechRadar UK (by: TechRadar)
- Search Features
- FGA: Google result counts are a meaningless metric. (See: Wikipedia:Search engine test.)
Internet facts
[edit]- (See also: Internet, Category:Internet, World Wide Web, Category:World Wide Web.)
- The Internet
- About-the-web Internet Guide
- Internet 101 » The world’s most popular guide to the Internet
- LEARN THE NET: Your Online Guide
- 18 Fun Interesting Facts You Never Knew About The Internet | MakeUseOf
- Eight things you didn't know about the internet - New Scientist
- Is Google Making Us Stupid? - Magazine - The Atlantic (See: Is Google Making Us Stupid?.)
Internet statistics
[edit]- (See also: Global Internet usage, Category:Internet by country, Domain Name System, Category:Domain Name System.)
- Internet World Stats - Usage and Population Statistics
- Domain Counts & Internet Statistics
- Network Overview /// Internet Traffic Report (See: Internet traffic.)
- Data Tools | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project (by: Pew Research Center)
- Domain Counts provided by Domain Worldwide
- Norid: Domain name registries around the world (See: Top-level domain.)
Lists of web resources
[edit]- (See also: Lists of websites, Category:Websites.)
- Full List - 50 Best Websites 2009 - TIME [by: Time (magazine)]
- Lose Your Wikipedia Crutch: 100 Places to Go for Good Answers Online | Distance Degrees.com
- cooltoolsforschools - Research Tools (hosted by: Wikispaces)
- Online College Blog and School Reviews | 100 Useful Tips and Tools to Research the Deep Web
- When Wikipedia Won't Cut It: 25 Online Sources for Reliable, Researched Facts - College Degree.com
- Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb
Mirrors and forks of Wikipedia
[edit]- (These links represent a brief selection of languages. Additional languages are listed in the left column on each of these pages.)
- English: Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks
- French: fr:Wikipédia:Sites utilisant Wikipédia
- German: de:Wikipedia:Weiternutzung
- Italian: it:Wikipedia:Cloni
- Portuguese: pt:Wikipédia:Clones da Wikipédia
- Spanish: es:Wikipedia:Espejos de Wikipedia
Miscellaneous links (one of each type)
[edit]- (See also: Wikipedia:List of free online resources.)
- Librarianchick
- WikiPapers (a wiki about resources about wikis)
- Internet Accuracy Project
- Audio Books, Podcasts, Videos, and Free Downloads to Learn From
- Library Link of the Day
- Interval Signals Online (See: Interval signal.)
Morse code
[edit]- (See also: Category:Morse code.)
- learn morse code (See: Morse code.)
- Just Learn Morse Code
- Morse Code Translator
- Morse Code: MIDI & Text Generator
- Morse Telegraph Club
- K6DBG streaming cw server ["CNN Breaking News in Morse (25/21/18/13 wpm)"] (Opening the web page, port 8080, downloads a file to a computer's media player, and play begins automatically.)
Praise and criticism
[edit]- Productive praise and constructive criticism — Faculty Development
- Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education/Feedback/Feedback Skills - Wikibooks, open books for an open world(by: Wikibooks)
- Giving Feedback in Medical Education
Researching online
[edit]- (See also: Internet research, Category:World Wide Web.)
- Finding Information on the Internet: Table of Contents (by: University of California, Berkeley Libraries)
- How to Find Anything Online: Become an Internet Research Expert | Webdesigner Depot
Researching with Wikipedia
[edit]- (See also: Reliability of Wikipedia, Wikipedia:Researching with Wikipedia, Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia, Category:Wikipedia.)
- How to Use Wikipedia For Research Papers
- News: A Stand Against Wikipedia - Inside Higher Ed
- Digital Literacy Resource - A Guide To Doing Research Online - Using Wikipedia (hosted by: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
- Teaching Central Newsletter :: FaCIT News for Faculty – Using Wikipedia to Teach Critical Thinking Skills (hosted by: Central Michigan University)
- Wikipedia as Participatory Journalism: Reliable Sources? Metrics for evaluating collaborative media as a news source (hosted by: University of Texas at Austin)
- The Wikipedia Review (see: Wikipedia Review.)
- Wikipediocracy (see: Wikipediocracy; indirect successor of Wikipedia Review, with a blog and a forum)
- Offwiki (for discussion about Wikipedia and her sister projects)
- 2008/9 Wikipedia Selection for schools (See: Wikipedia CD Selection.)
- Google Maps meets Wikipedia
- QRpedia - Language-detecting & mobile-friendly Wikipedia QR codes (See: QRpedia.)
Search engines (academic)
[edit]- (See also: List of academic databases and search engines.)
- RefSeek - Academic Search Engine
- BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): Basic Search [See: BASE (search engine).]
- Digr - Academic Search Engine
Search engines for books
[edit]- The Online Books Page: Search (See: Online Books Page, by John Mark Ockerbloom, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.)
- 140,000 Free eBooks: SEARCH OPTIONS (165,000+ eBooks, eTexts, On-Line Books, eDocuments)
- Just Free Books - A search engine to find only free ebooks.
Search engines for PDF files
[edit]- (See also: Portable Document Format.)
- PDF Search Engine.org - Search for PDF files
- PDF Search Engine - soPDF.com
- Millions of Free PDF eBooks! Free PDF Search Engine
- PDF Search Engine, View Download PDF Book, Search eBooks Document
- PDF Search Engine, free search, PDF download
Search engines for similar websites
[edit]- SimilarSiteSearch.com - The Best Place To Find Similar Websites
- moreofit - Website Similarity Search Engine
Search engines for Twitter feeds
[edit]- (See also: Twitter, Category:Twitter.)
- Twitter Advanced Search
- Twinitor: twitter search and monitoring.
- monitter : real time, live twitter search and monitoring
- Snap Bird - search twitter's history
- Twazzup: Realtime News
- TweetFeel Twitter Sentiment - Twitter Search with Feelings about anything popular.
Search engines for Twitter users
[edit]- Top Twitter User Rankings & Stats | Twitaholic.com
- Twitter Stats by Twitter Counter
- Twitter Directory and Search, Find Twitter Followers : WeFollow
- First Issue Blog » Blog Archive » A Directory of Book Trade People on Twitter
- Localtweeps :: Help localize your Twittersphere! :: Home
- My Twitter Directory :: Twitter Search, Yellow Pages : Find Followers
- TweetFind Twitter Account Directory - TweetFind
Search engines, miscellaneous (one of each type)
[edit]- (See also: List of search engines, Category:Internet search engines.)
- BookFinder.com: Search for New & Used Books, Textbooks, Out-of-Print and Rare Books (See: BookFinder.com.)
- FindHow - The How-To Search Engine
- TinEye Reverse Image Search (See: TinEye.)
- Princeton 3D Model Search Engine
- Global FTP Search Engine: Global File Search Engine (See: File Transfer Protocol.)
- XPASE - e(X)perimental (P)assive (A)ggressive (S)earch (E)ngine (diversified)
- Social Searcher - Social Media Search Engine (search posts, users and trends in popular social networks)
- VIAF (See: Virtual International Authority File.)
- InfoRapid Knowledge Portal
- Infotopia--A Google Alternative Safe Search Engine for Students
Tweet analytics
[edit]Web analytics
[edit]- (See also: Web analytics, List of web analytics software, Category:Web analytics.)
- Alexa the Web Information Company (See: Alexa Internet.)
- Google Analytics | Official Website (See: Google Analytics.)
Web archives
[edit]- Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine (See: Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.)
- WebCite (See: WebCite.)
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