Directory and Database search/lookup tools are helpful for information beyond the FAST website. Consult the guidelines for each service you select. Use Web Search Engines for general web resources, the FAST Glossary Center for terminology, and Internet Searching: Guides and References for background help.

People, Phone Number, Postal Code and E-Mail Address Directories

• Student and Staff e-mail addresses at Tampere University
• 'Superpages' Telephone and Address Lookup Directory
• SwitchBoard Database of U.S. Telephone Numbers
• 'MyYP.com' Yellow pages and business directory (California-based, but also other states)
• 'AllPages.com' (U.S. Internet 'Yellow Pages')
• LDS 'FamilySearch' Internet Genealogy Service
• U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code Server
• North American Telephone Area Code Lookup Server (by City, State or Province)

Maps, Currency Converters, TimeServers and Travel-Related Resources

• Oanda Classic Currency Converter (includes Euro conversions)
• OnLine Conversion Master: 'Convert just about anything to anything else'!
• WorldTimeServer.com and U.S. National Time-Checker
• 'SmilinJack' Airport/Airlines/Weather/Travel Reference Center
• 'DoHop.com' Point-to-point air travel reference finder
• 'AirNinja' Discount Airline Finder — (Flights from Tampere-Pirkkala)
• QuickAid.com Major Airport Guides and Maps
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Real-time U.S. Flight Delay Tracker
• MapQuest (U.S.) door-to-door driving maps and Google Interactive Maps
• AccuWeather Reports and The Weather Channel's Weather.Com
• Travelocity,   BuildaTrip.Com, and American Express Travel
• www.Expedia.com (U.S.) and Expedia.co.uk (U.K.) and Infohub Specialty Travel Guide
• TravelWeb On-Line Resources
• Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times around the World

Language, Humanities, Internet and General Research Resources

• FAST Glossary Center
• 'Nationmaster' World Statistics and Country Comparisons
• RecordsPedia.com (Public Records Search Resource)
• The CIA 'World Factbook' (searchable)
• Bartleby.Com Great Literary and Reference Works OnLine
• California Digital Library
• Bloomsbury Magazine Database of Searchable On-Line Reference Books
• On-Line Books (listings of free, full-text, copyright-free works)
• 'NetLingo' Dictionary of Internet Language
• Emily Post's Etiquette in Society, Business, Politics and The Home
• Acronym Finder
• First Names and What They Mean
• American Rhetoric: Full-texts of American speeches, many with audio
• 'Living Internet' Reference Guides and Internet FAQ Archives
• The Internet Society
• Institute for Advanced Computing in the Humanities (UVA)
• Bitpipe Information Technology Research Archives
• Union of International Associations (over 40,000 organizations)
• 'AlumniNet' World College and University Alumni Page

Health, Legal, Media, and Business Resources

• '@Brint' Business, Technology and Knowledge Management Network
• Forbes Magazine Directory of top-500 U.S. Corporations
• The Language of International Trade (3rd edition, U.S. Government)
• The Foundation Center and Internet Philanthropy Guide
• Household Products Database
• Law Library of Congress Global Legal Information Network 'Guide to Law Online'
• LegalEngine Search MetaSite and Legal Research Buzz
• NYU Guide to European Legal Databases and Law Research
• "BitLaw" Internet Resource on Technology Law
• U.S. Government 'Federal Register'
• Merck Manual of Medical Information — Home Edition
• InteliHealth [Shockwave] JHU and Aetna Health and Drug/Pharmacy Database & Library