Online Reference Shelf

Biography
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Biography (LexisNexis) (politicians, bus. executives, etc.)

Countries / States
CIA World Factbook (countries)
Country Profiles (LexisNexis) (facts & statistics)
CountryWatch.com (facts & news)
Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan (Nations and Associated Jurisdictions)
Nations of the World (Library of Congress)
State Profiles (LexisNexis) (facts & statistics)

Dictionaries
yourDictionary.com (English + 200 languages)
Oxford English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (Collegiate, 10th ed.)

Miscellaneous
Career Guide to Industries
CollegeSource (college catalogs)
Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*NET Online - The nation's primary source of occupational information
What Can I Do With This Major?

Statistics
Counting California (Calif. government Statistics)
FedStats (government statistics)
Historical Statistics of the United States
Polls & Surveys (LexisNexis) (Ropers)
Population Index (world demographics)
RAND California (Calif. statistics)
Social Science Database Archive
Stat-USA (statistics)
Statistical Abstract (U.S. statistics)
United Nations Demographic Yearbook
United Nations Statistical Yearbook

ART
Grove Dictionary of Art
Perseus Project (Greek & Roman)

BUSINESS
Biography (LexisNexis) (politicians, bus. executives, etc.)
Current Employment Statistics
Mergent (Business & finance)
Polls & Surveys (LexisNexis) (Ropers)
U.S.A. Trade Online
Zack's Univ. Analyst Watch (Investment Data)

EDUCATION
Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) / Facts on File (education)
Western Assoc. of Schools & Colleges Membership Directory

GOVERNMENT

LITERATURE
Bartleby.com (reference)
Contemporary Authors (biographies)
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Perseus Project (Greek & Roman)

MUSIC
Grove Dictionary of Music

PHILOSOPHY
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

POLITICS
LexisNexis Congressional Universe (U.S. Congress)
CQ Weekly (U.S. politics)
Project Vote Smart (U.S. politics)