Reference Online Sources: A-C

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• Adventures in Education
• America's Best Colleges - U.S. News & World Report
• American Universities
• Braintrack University Index
• CampusTours.com
• Canadian Universities
• College and University Rankings
• College Navigator
• College Rankings
• Colleges (Closed, Merged, or Changed Names)
• Find a Ph.D./Find a PostDoc
• FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
• Good University Guide (UK)
• Harvard Open Courses
• HigherEdInfo
• Hobson's Postgraduate Guide (UK)
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Open Yale Courses
• Princeton University: WebMedia - Lectures
• Study Abroad Programs Directory

• Abbreviations.com
• Acronym Creator
• Acronym Finder
• Acronyms Database
• Database of acronyms and abbreviations on the web
• MediLexicon
• MIT Acronyms

• CIA World FactBook
• Farmers Almanac
• Information Please

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• Weddles Association List

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• Cellular Plan Comparisons (Telebright.com)
• Check out a Company (Better Business Company)
• Consumer Information Center (U.S. General Services Administration)
• Consumer Laws
• Consumer Protection
• Consumer Search
• Consumer Web Watch (Consumer Union)
• Consumer World
• Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
• Household Products Database
• Identity Theft (U.S. Department of Justice)
• Internet Safety (WiredSafety.org)
• J.D. Power
• Kelley Blue Book
• Recalls.gov

• Common Equivalent Weights and Measures
• Conversion Factors
• Currencies Converter (historic, too)
• Gocurrency.com
• Online Conversion (convert anything)
• Roman Numeral Year Dates
• Universal Currency Converter
• Convert-me.com