Quick reference sources
Selected resources for answering basic enquiries.
Abbreviations
- - focuses on the sciences but also includes some general sites
Addresses
- - find full addresses from the postcode, and postcodes for addresses
Biographical information
- - a gateway to the most influential scientists and scholars
Business directories
Careers and course information
- - guide to graduate jobs, careers and postgraduate study
- - online guide to Higher Education courses - allows searching by course, college or university
Converter
- - online conversions between different metrics of length, weight, temperature, pressure, energy, frequency and more
Facts and figures
- - a computational knowledge engine that provides facts and figures, and performs calculations. For example, it can solve an algebraic equation, find co-ordinates for a city, find the formula for a chemical, and lots more
Maps
- - electronic maps and other cartographic resources
- - provides address searching and street map facilities for the UK
Telephone numbers
Translation services
Travel
- - travel search tool that compares plane, train, bus and car rental options to local destinations
- - use to find train times and the cheapest fare