- AskOxford.com - Searchable online version of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, as well as thesauri, quotations, foreign language dictionaries, a word of the day, and games. (featured in July 2001)
- Centennial Exhibition Digital Collection - Exhibit about the first major World's Fair held in the U.S. Features the Free Library of Philadelphia's collection of photographs and material. (featured in Feb 2001)
- DICT Development Group, The - Dictionary search site that draws on dictionaries and reference sources including Webster's, Jargon File, translation dictionaries, and Roget's Thesaurus. Created as part of an experiment to create a data exchange protocol for dictionary information. (featured in Nov 2000)
- DocuTicker - Daily update of new reports from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks, and other groups. (featured in Oct 2004)
- Double-Tongued Word Wrester - Online dictionary of slang, jargon, and rare or unusual words from English-speaking areas around the world. Includes niche categories such as foreign, portmanteau, hybrid, archaic, and obsolete terms. (featured in June 2004)
- Famous Last Words - From Wikipedia. (featured in Dec 2005)
- Glossarist.com - Searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries on all subjects. (featured in June 2002)
- How Products Are Made - Explains and details the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. (featured in Feb 2006)
- Image Gate - Provides free and open access to thousands of The New York Public Library's digitized images. (featured in Jan 2003)
- Internet Public Library - Provides library services to Internet users. Includes a reference center, a catalog of books and publications, subject-based collections, and resources for kids and teens. (featured in Mar 2002)
- Internet Slang Dictionary & Translator - Learn Internet slang and acronyms. Translate from Netspeak into offline English and vice versa. (featured in Aug 2005)
- Last Words - Collection of famous last words, epitaphs, obituaries, farewells, and last stands. (featured in May 2001)
- Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary - Submit and share entries that aren't already in the online dictionary. (featured in Jan 2006)
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery - Provides access to over 480,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, and printed ephemera. (featured in Sep 2006)
- Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form, The (OEDILF) - Dedicated to writing at least one limerick for each and every word in the English dictionary. (featured in May 2005)
- Pseudo Dictionary - Collaborative slang dictionary collecting new words, webspeak, and colloquialisms from users. (featured in Jan 2001)
- Smithsonian Education - Educational content for students, families, and educators. Find teaching materials, links to hundreds of online resources, and access to the world's largest museum complex. (featured in Aug 2003)
- Stinking Badges - Project documenting all instances of the phrase "We don't need no stinkin' badges" in the written word, television, music, and movies. (featured in Feb 2003)
- The Payphone Project - Features a list of payphone numbers in the United States and Canada. Also includes pictures of a variety of foreign payphones. (featured in Aug 2006)
- Tricks of the Trade - Collection of professional secrets from those in the know. Browse tricks by date, or share your secret techniques with those in need. (featured in Mar 2005)
- Visual Thesaurus - See synonyms, antonyms, and other word relationships in a new way with the Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus. Search for the word you're looking for, and then explore a visual network of related terms. Subscription required. (featured in Oct 2002)
- WikiHow - Collaborative effort to build the world's largest how-to manual, with user-written and edited articles offering solutions to the problems of everyday life. Browse for DIY advice, or contribute your own know-how. (featured in Nov 2005)
- Wikipedia: Lamest edit wars - Documenting the occasions that Wikipedians lost their minds and waged fierce edit wars over the pettiest of entries. (featured in Oct 2006)
- Wong Kar-Wai Calendar Project - Collection of monthly calendars (in print or desktop wallpaper form) inspired by the Hong Kong filmmaker. (featured in Jan 2007)
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