Looking for the best online reference sites for your studies, research, or fact finding? The Best Online Reference Sites lists a number of top reference sites on the Internet for the student or researcher or anyone looking up information and references. Examples include AskOxford, Epicurious, and Household Products Database.
The list was compiled in 2004 by the American Library Association. Sites on the list have to be free or predominantly free, very high quality, featuring both significant depth and usefulness of content, and be primarily a ready reference resource, focusing on answers specific questions.