Welcome to the WVU Libraries Reference Shelf. Use the menu on the left to navigate to any of the following sections:
- Almanacs
- Quick facts and data from online almanacs.
- Biography
- Links to searchable biographical dictionaries.
- Books
- Online reviews, out-of-print sources, first chapters.
- Calendars
- Many sites - literary, perpetual, ecclesiastical. Includes the WVU Campus Calendar.
- Careers
- Want ads and advice, including JOBTRAK and the WVU Career Services Center.
- Consumer Information
- Includes currency converter, auto buying guides.
- Dictionaries and Thesauri
- Includes Roget's, Webster's and a metapage of online dictionaries.
- Directories
- Phone, e-mail and zip code, including the WVU Campus Directory.
- Encyclopedias
- The world-famous Britannica.
- Geography and Travel
- Atlases, CIA World Fact Book and more.
- Government Information
- Selected US Govt. Documents for quick facts and statistics.
- Libraries
- Links to selected research libraries, including Library of Congress.
- Movies and Television
- Summaries, reviews, schedules, including the Internet Movie Database.
- News
- Daily papers and news sites, including West Virginia newspapers.
- Quotations
- Including Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
- Style Manuals
- APA, MLA and Chicago style, including guides for citing electronic sources.
- Weather
- Local and national weather links.
- Weights and Measures
- Includes a conversion calculator and Naval Observatory clock.