Bibliographic
LoC catalog Library of Congress catalog
CATNYP New York Public Library catalog
LAPL catalog LA Public Libray catalog
Amazon
Bibz.com (logins for Bibz are located in Reference Binder)
ABEbooks

Searching
Google: Web Search Maps Image Search Cheat Sheet
Ask Jeeves
DogPile
LII.org

Local Info
Desert Area MLS (Multiple Listing Service) had info on area house prices and country club dues
WiFi Hotspots areas where wireless internet access is available in the valley (RMPL and PSPL also offer)

Really Ready Reference
Acronym Finder type any acronym in here and find a possible definition
How Stuff Works
Answers.com
USGS Recent Quakes in So. CA shows a map of recent earthquakes in the area
CIA World Factbook electronic version of World Factbook (more up to date)
FAA Airport Status see which airports are closed or running late

CA Government
California Code of Regulations
Find California Code

Media
Kidon Media Links Newspapers, etc.
Who Owns What - Columbia Journalism Review various media addresses/affiliations

Portals for Librarians, by Librarians
MeL (Michigan eLibrary) Best of the Internet
Internet Public Library (IPL) Ref Desk

Language
Wikipedia
Merriam-Webster
OED entry abbreviations defines various confusing abbreviations used in OED entries
Babelfish translates whole webpages from one language to another, or just blocks of text

Reader's Advisory
If you like... (Hennepin County Library)

Weather
Weather Underground: Rancho Mirage, CA
weather.com
Palm Springs weather
WeatherBonk Google Map tool, shows temperatures & weather webcams

Movies & Television
Books to Film Database (Book Standard)
Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

Recreation
Public Land information maps, recreation info for all of US

Browsing/Fun Resources
LoC American Memory photos, documents, advertisements (HUGE archive) great for school projects
THOMAS: Legislative Info look up any bill in Congress and see its status
Ask Yahoo! Reference interesting questions answered
Ask Oxford etymology & trivia about words
Urban Legends Reference Pages

Humanities
Getty Art Vocabularies (Artist names & terms)
LitWeb.net
Humanities & Social Sciences online scholarly online discussion logs - great resource!

Architecture
Archpedia

War in Iraq
Iraq Coverage Resources for Journalists
Headquarters United States European Command
Air Force Operations Center
SLA News Division : Iraq (War on Terrorism)
NPR The Span of War
Sanctions: US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control full copy of sanctions currently in effect
Iraq Casualties independent assesment (based on media & government reports) of casualities in Iraq

Miscellany
Biblion.com rare books, pricing

Librarian Reads
MeL Library Science
Dewey Decimal Chart

FOR KIDS
CLWG : Children's Lit. Web Guide
Dino Dictionary
ExZOOberance
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish
Silly Name Generator Captn Underpants website - lets you make up a silly name for anyone

FOR KIDS: Reader's Advisory
LAPL Recommended Reading (by genre, by age/grade level)
Book Adventure: Find a Book!
Books About Kids in the Different Grades
Children's authors
Guide to Children's Book Series