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| ALMANACS |
| Afro-American Almanac |
African-American history resource. Provides information on the African in America from the beginning of the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to the present. |
| Almanac of Disasters |
Click on a date on one of the monthly calendars to see a list of disasters that occurred on that day and month in history. |
| Daily Almanac |
The LearningNetwork's Infoplease almanac search page. Search many almanacs at once or search individual almanacs. |
| Festivals.com |
Search for festivals and events by name or by country. Provides basic information. Provides maps and basic country information. Keyword searching available. |
| Fifty States |
A wealth of information on each state of our union. Provides brief information on each state, its capital, its state bird, graphic of its flag, state song with lyrics provided, links to newspapers in the state, and much, much more. |
| Old Farmer's Almanac |
Published since 1792, this is North America's oldest, continuously published periodical. Check here for tide tables, sunset tables, weather forecasts, and much more. |
| On This Day |
The New York Times provides the front page for an important or noteworthy event for "Today's Highlights in History." Also includes a list of other historical events on this day as well as birthdays. |
| Today in History |
The Library of Congress's American Memory Collections. Search the nation's archive of historical and primary source collections in three ways: keyword, actual date, and by month. |
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| ATLASES |
| Historical Maps |
University of Texas Library's Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection provides a set of links to sources of historical maps on the Web. |
| The National Atlas of the U.S. |
Provides a way to view and understand the enormous amount of data collected by the government. Select the data you wish to see and create your own maps! |
| National Geographic |
A source for country maps. |
| Oddens' Bookmarks |
"The fascinating world of maps and mapping." Provides an extensive set of links for sources of maps on the Web. You can search in several ways. |
| Rand McNally |
A great source for purchasing maps and globes, from the Web site you can: get a map, plan a trip, explore maps, get driving directions and find the mileage between two U.S. cities. |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY HELP |
| Citation Machine |
A good resource for compiling bibliographic citations. It has the following forms: book, journal article, newspaper, web site, e-mail message, and interview. Select a category, enter the information, and click on the assemble button. You get APA and MLA results. CAVEAT: the program does NOT save information. YOU must copy and paste it to your works cited or resources document file in order to keep it. |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
| Academy of Achievement |
A multimedia experience, designed as a virtual museum to "bring the inspiring life stories of this century's eminent achievers to the fingertips of every student, teacher, and parent." Biographies are supplemented by interviews and quotes, and include audio and video of their subjects. |
| Biography.com |
A&E Television's site provides biographies of more than 25,000 people, living or deceased. Links provide information on related people or videos you can purchase. |
| The Faces of Science |
Brief biographical information on African Americans in the sciences. Can be searched alphabetically or by scientific field. |
| Great Economists & Their Times |
This site traces the development of the major schools of economic thought through the work of ten important economists. Provides information on the politics, social environment and intellectual climate in which each economist lived. |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame |
This site honors the women and men responsible for the great technological advances. Search the database by inventor, invention, induction date, or by decade. |
| National Women's Hall of Fame |
An interesting site that honors women who have made contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities,philanthropy and science. |
| Nobel Prize Internet Archive |
Provides brief biographical information about every winner of a Nobel Prize. |
| Presidents of the United States |
From the Internet Public Library. Provides background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each president. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included. |
| The Time 100 of the Century |
Time Magazine has chosen 20 of the most important people of the 20th century in each of the following categories: Leaders & Revolutionaries, Artists & Entertainers, Builders & Titans, Scientists & Thinkers, Heroes & Icons. |
| Uncle Sam |
The Who's Who of the current federal government. Provides biographical information and a photograph of each person listed. |
| Women's Biographies |
Distinguished Women of Past and Present. This site provides biographies of women who have contributed to our culture in many ways. Some biographies are accessed by links, some are written by the author, Danuta Bois. |
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| DICTIONARIES |
| Foreign Language For Travelers |
This site provides several translations of common words used by travelers. It claims to translate the word in every language of the world. |
| Information Please Dictionary |
Located on the same page as Information Please Encyclopedia. Type in a word in the dictionary search window to get a definition. |
| MedicineNet.com |
A site produced by doctors. Click on a medical term to get a definition and other information. |
| Merriam-Webster-Dictionary |
Type in a word in the dictionary search window to get a definition and pronunciation. If you misspell a word, it provides a list of likely possibilities. |
| OneLook Dictionaries |
Searches for definitions in 750 online dictionaries. Dictionary word count = 4,209,444 words. |
| Webopedia |
Online computer dictionary for computer and Internet technology. Search by keyword, or choose a category from a drop-down menu. |
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| DIRECTORIES |
| DeskRef |
Provides links to sources for quick answers. |
| Internet 800 Directory |
Directory of toll-free listings. You can search businesses by company, by telephone number or type of industry |
| List of Lists |
Many of these lists present information in the form of rankings of different people, organizations, companies, etc. You do not need to become a member in order to search the LOL (List of Lists). |
| Power Reporting |
Thousands of free research tools for journalists, educators and others, annotated and updated daily--with no ads. |
| Zip Codes |
A service of the US Postal Service. |
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| ENCYCLOPEDIAS |
| The Columbia Enyclopedia |
More than 50,000 entires and more than 84,000 hypertext cross-references covering a wide range of research and reference topics. Hosted by Yahoo Education. |
| Encyclopedia Mythica |
Encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legends. A well-designed site that contains over 7,000+ articles including definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world. |
| Freeality Encyclopedias |
Provides links to a wide range of encyclopedias on the Web. |
| Medical Encyclopediac |
Provided by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Select one of five major areas that include health topics, drug information and dictionaries. |
| Smithsonian Encyclopedia |
A wonderful site that lists subjects in alphabetical order. Click on a term to get an explanation and links to sites for students and teachers to investigate a subject in more depth. |
| HyperHistory |
This is a scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of lifelines, timelines, and maps. An amazing site that puts history into perspective so that you can see the whole picture surrounding an event or an idea. |
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| HANDBOOKS |
| Bartlett's Familiar Quotations |
A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their
sources in ancient and modern literature. 52,000 entries. |
| Cliché Finder |
Can't think of just the right expression? Look for an appropriate phrase here. |
| Flags Of the World |
Need a graphic of a country's flag. This is the place to go. |
| Globe Visualizations |
Contour maps, observation maps, globe data points, satellite & model data & more. Amazing! |
| Glossary of Literary Terms |
A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices "This book contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, all of which can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment of your writing." |
| HowStuffWorks.com |
This site "offers in-depth articles that explain the world from the inside out." |
| MLA Style Manual |
Sonoma State's library provides a helpful MLA style guide with examples for various kinds of citations. |
| National Anthems |
Anthems for all 193 countries of the world: midis, words and flags. |
| Pulitzer Prizes |
Search the database of Pulitzer Prize winners since 1917. You can find winners and nominated finalists by year, category, name, publication, or citation. Learn about the background of the man and the prize. |
| The Quotation Page |
Quote of the day and inspirational quotes. If you can't find a quote in Bartlett's try looking here. There is an archive of quotes from the last 30 days. |
| Verbix |
Verbix is linguistic software that conjugates verbs in modern and extinct languages and allows you to learn the verb grammar, conjugation and inflection of over 50 different languages. Designed as a reference students of foreign languages. Conjugate regular and irregular verbs (shown in red) in all tenses and find equivalent words in other languages. The site also provides general information about the language and its origins. |
| World Fact Book |
A variety of information on the countries of the world including maps and world leaders published by the Central Intelligence Agency. |
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| THESAURI |
| Acronym & Abbreviation List |
Search for an acronym to find out what it stands for. |
| Acronym Finder: |
Look up 184,000+ acronyms/abbreviations & their definitions |
| Foreignword.com |
The Language Site: dictionaries & free translation tools. Over 170 online dictionaries, over 20 machine translation systems and over 1,000 glossary links. |
| Glossary of Internet & Web Jargon |
A list of most common Internet terms. |
| Glossary of Literary Terms |
A list of terms used in literature and their definition. Also includes titles of works that are illustrative of the term. |
| Glossary of Poetic Terms |
An alphabetical list of poetic terms that gives a definition of the term and provides explanations and often a link to the text of a poem as an illustration of the use of the term. |
| Merriam-Webster Thesaurus |
Located on the same Web page as the Merriam-Webster dictionary, enter a word in the thesaurus to get a synonym, related words, contrasted words and antonyms. |
| MedicineNet.com |
A site produced by doctors. Click on a medical term for a definition. Includes hyperlinks to related terms and links to more comprehensive articles. |
| Meanings and Origins |
Free access to the meanings and origins of over1,200 alphabetically-listed phrases. |
| RhymeZone |
Type in a word and get a list of words, syllables and phrases that rhyme. |
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| YEARBOOKS |
| U.S. Census Bureau |
Find census data organized by categories--People & Households, Business & Industry, and Geography |
| State and Metropolitan Area Data Book |
The Data Book, 5th edition, contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the state and metropolitan area levels. To see the online version you can download a PDF file by clicking on the link. |
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