Instructional Services: Reference

All the information from the state of Oklahoma in one place (opens a new tab).

National Weather Service weather forecast and radar (opens a new tab).

Wolfram Alpha is a "free online computational knowledge engine that generates answers to questions in real time by doing computations on its own vast internal knowledge base" (For Educators page). It can answer almost any question that involves data and statistics, including demographic data, poker hand probabilities, and the history of electricity prices in a given area (opens a new tab).

Visit the Lib2Gov Ready Reference section for links to reputable information about healthcare, social security, taxation, and immigration. (opens a new tab)

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Convert units of measurement online (opens a new tab).

Objective and concise information about all independent nation-states compiled by the CIA (opens a new tab).

Find statistics on United States population and economic activity (opens a new tab).

Was that web page really that ugly in 1997? Find out here (opens a new tab).

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Dictionary, thesaurus and word games from Merriam-Webster (opens a new tab).

Visit the Pontotoc County Historical and Genealogical Society to browse ancestry records and local historical documents. The Society is located at 221 W. 16th St. in Ada, and it is open from 12:30 to 4 p.m on Monday through Wednesday every week and 10 am to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of every month (opens a new tab).

Web pages vetted by librarians for usefulness and accuracy. Also offers virtual reference (opens a new tab).