Reference sources

I want to search general reference sources

Abbreviations.com lists of abbreviations for full title journals under various subject headings

Academic 360.ccom - jobs in higher education

Gateway - Gateway's researchers collate information about learning opportunities and careers throughout Scotland to produce a range of reference materials.

Glasgow digital library - organised digital collections to support teaching, learning and research

Time and date - useful for next year's calendar

The world clock - useful for time zones

I want to look up something in a dictionary or directory (including journal title abbreviations)

All that JAS - Journal Abbreviation Sources is a registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations

BT phone directory - UK online phone directory, allows you to search for a business or residential phone number online.

Dictionary.com - Useful website which includes dictionary and thesaurus links as well as information on grammar, language and punctuation.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

English to French translation page - A simple to use page that will translate English into French or French into English. Quick and easy to use.

Merriam-Webster online dictionary and thesaurus - Major US Dictionary - beware of spelling variations, but gives substantial definition and usage information. Input a word and obtain a detailed definition.

One look dictionary search - Meta-dictionary. Enter any word in any language. OneLook will give you the results of a large number of online resources ordered by dictionary, language and dictionary type (such as medicine, computing).

Oxford reference online - A valuable collection of over 120 electronic reference books. Option to search across the whole collection or to limit by specific subject area. Athens password required for off-campus use.

Royal mail postcode finder - Need to find a postcode or an address? Use the Royal Mail's website to look up a postcode online or if you need to confirm a full postal address.

Thomson local - Search for a UK business with the thomsonlocal.com directory.

Yell - Electronic yellow pages (British Telecom) and other services, including an index of UK web sites.

Your dictionary - A long listing of links to dictionaries in every language (including artificial languages) you could ever possibly need. Some of the links don't work and the dictionaries vary in quality but the range is vast and, there are often several dictionaries for one language

I want to search public transport timetables, get traffic news or find hotel rooms

The AA - Travelwatch section contains travel and traffic information plus a route planner for UK, Ireland and Europe.

Accommodation in Scotland - Hotels in Scotland, Cheap Hostels, Guest Houses and Luxury Hotels Scotland

Citylink - Easy to use site with information on fares, timetables and a journey planner

GuestAccom - Provides details on selected B&B accommodation in Scotland, England and Wales. Rates, description and photographs given.

Lonely planet travel guides - an informative site which details information on a range of destinations worldwide.

National rail enquiries - Click Planning your journey to link to a form that allows you to input starting and destination stations with a date and time of travel which produces a selection of travel itineraries best suited to your requirements. Excellent results, easy to read and print.

RAC - Select Travel Services from the left hand menu which allows you to connect to traffic/roadwork information for a specific area (like Scotland) and provides local information (like Strathclyde) on traffic problems which is updated every 30 minutes.

ScotRail - Cheap train tickets online, train times and train timetables in Scotland - ScotRail

Strathclyde partnership for transport - Range of information regarding travelling by bus, train, underground, bus in and around Strathclyde. Ferry details, ticket information and maps also available.

Time Out Worldwide - Your Guide to the Best Things to do in the World's Greatest Cities including London and New York

I want to look up Scottish statistics

General Register Office for Scotland - Census

General Register Office for Scotland - official Scottish statistics including population estimates, marriage figures, electoral statistics and miscellaneous information like as most popular Scottish forenames

Glasgow factsheets - Useful facts and figures on Glasgow

Scottish Government - statistics from the Scottish Government covering population, migration, tourism, health, labour and much more.

I want to search UK statistics

British household panel survey - begun in 1991 by MIMAS to track social change at a household level

Census home: Office for National Statistics

Census Dissemination Unit Census Website - CP1

Manchester Information Datasets and Related Services - on-line provision of strategic research and teaching datasets, software packages, training and large-scale computing resources for the UK academic community

UK Data Archive

UK National Statistics Publication Hub

I want to search international statistics

Infonation - statistical information for United Nations countries with the ability to select up to 7 countries and compare data

Nationmaster - An interface to world wide statistics. Some are 2-3 years old but there are links to the original site, enabling you to search for more up to date information

OECD portal

Offstats - Web pages from the University of Auckland Library providing information on Official Statistics on the Web, and at a new address. An excellent starting point for official statistics by country and subject/industry

POPIN - United Nations Population Information Network

United Nations statistics division - contains worldwide statistics covering population, health, literacy, education

Web servers at statistical agencies - useful list of sites from Statistics Norway

I want to find information on the European Union

Cedefop - European Centre for the development of vocational training

CER- Centre for European Reform

EIPA is the leading centre of European learning and development for the public sector.

EU business news - EUbusiness.com

EUobserver - free news source

EUROPA - Central library - The library was established in 1958. Its collections provide both a historical and contemporary vision of European integration. This site aims to provide all the information you need to visit the library and consult its collections. The library catalogue is called ECLAS.

EUROPA - CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service

EUROPA - European Commission - European Union, Union's institutions, Union's policies, official documents, publications, governments on-line

EUROPA - The EU at a glance - The History of the European Union

European Central Bank: The Euro - information on the launch of euro currency as from 1.1.02

European Commission - Information Network - Regions - Scotland

European Commission - European Judicial Network - contains a large quantity of information about the Member States, Community law, European law and various aspects of civil and commercial law.

The European Information Association

European Parliament

European Sources Online - Use your Athens password to log in

Eurostat Home

Eurydice - Network on education systems and policies in Europe

Scotland Europa