Reference, Facts Look-up, & Library Resources:
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Acronymns and Word Glossaries Links
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Access America for Students
(US Gov't.: plan your education, paying for school, career development, community/country/world service,
military service, taxes, travel & fun, government 101, housing, USPS, consumer information)
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Addresses, Greetings, Salutations, and Signatures:
- Addresses and Salutations, International (business & personal)
- Classical Salutations and Closings in Greek & Roman Letters (Adapted to Electronic Mail)
- Greetings and Signatures, A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email
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ALA - 700+ Sites for Kids, Parents, CareGivers, Teachers (fun & educational, categorized, juried)
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ALA - Librarian's Guide to CyberSpace for Parents & Kids (Pre-School, K-12, juried)
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ALA - Library & Libranianship Web Resources
&
State Library Web Sites
&
Map Index
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ALA - Lugares en español para niños (K-12, Spanish, juried)
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Almanac,
World: CIA World Facts Book (2002-2003)
&
Kids Page
-
Almanac, World: Facts and Figures, 190+ Countries (aneki.com)
(American Library Association, Children & Technology Committee, Assoc. of Library Science To Children)
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American Flag, The ( Old Glory - The Stars and Stripes - The Red White and Blue )
-
America's Library -
Amazing Americans -
Back in Time -
Explore States -
America At Play -
See, Hear, Sing
and the
Library of Congress -
Collections, Services, Research
(K12 Teachers,
Blind & Physically Handicapped)
-
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America's War Against Terrorism
(U. Michigan, Federal Publication: September 11, 2001 Attack, Airlines,
Airline Security, Anti-War Activism, Agencies, Chronologies of the attack ABC/BBC;
Books/JournalsCountries Involved, Counterterrorism, Laws & Regulations,
Religion, Maps/Photos,Middle East Conflicts, Military, News Sources, Polls,
Previous Attacks, Chemical and Biological Warfare, Suspects, Teaching Materials,
Terrorism Library, Victims, War News/Chronology, WTC - World Trade Center]
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American Flag, FAQs
(colors, designed by, flag etiquette, half mast, proper disposal, ceremonial disposal,
gold fringe, if it touches the ground, proper way to fold, display on what holidays, where
24hrs, flag terms,
Flag Miscellania -
Law & Regulations,
Flag Ratios,
50 Star designer [Robert F. Heft],
How to Hold the Flag,
Meaning of Folding Program,
Facts'n Timeline,
"Ol Glory",
Pledge history,
Francis Scott Key,
Flag Day,
The Eagle,
Flag Pictures,
Capitals & Statehood)
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American Flag, The ("Old Glory"; "The Red, White, and Blue")
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American Flag, vexillogy (The Flag of the United States of America)
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Anthems, National & Patriotic Music
{
 "O Canada"}
(world's countries)
-
Arab Culture, News, Related Subjects
& Links
(
Islam, Islamic, Arabic)
(for animation & history related, also see; history links)
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Animation: Compare dates by US Counties forming westward - 1650-Present, 'Twas different
-
Animation: Compare dates by US 48 States forming westward - 1650-Present, a lot different.
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Animation: Growth of a Nation
(teacher guide)
10Min/56Kbs
narration, printable
[Source:
SBC Knowledge Network Explorer (KNE)
"e;
A ten minute narrated movie, divided into smaller segments, which
depicts the geographic history of the United States from the beginning
of the nation to fifty states. Geographic elements are interactive, as
is the timeline. It will take sixty seconds to load with a 56K modem. A
teachers' guide is located at
http://www.animatedatlas.com/teachersguide.html#growth-class (Requires
Flash 6.) By Peter Mays.
Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle School, High
School
Content Area: Education (Alternatives), History & Social Studies
(United States History) [Dewey #973]
Application type: Other Resources"e;]
American History (map) Web Sites(animated & static)
1. military, historic
2.
States map, interactive (click'n learn)
3. chronologies of U.S. History (1492-2000)
4. American documents, historical & founding (17th C.-present)
5. Cycles in U.S. History
6. Presidents of the U.S.
7.
links to other history sites
and
primary content: source documents
- Animated and Interactive
Darkwing Atlas Project:
European (+atlas, images)
American History
(animated map, Territorial Expansion of the United States 1783-1898,
slavery through 1860, legal status of slavery through 1860)
-
Historical & Cultural Atlas Resource/Maps
(
natural resources/trade, Ancient Near East, Classical Greece,
Hellenistic World & Roman Republic, Principate & Empire,
Late Antiquity & Early Medieval
)
[
Aegean, Mediterranean, Spain, Mesopotamia, Rome,
Bronze Age, Phoenicians, Athenian, Macedonia, Alexander,
Punic War, Jewish Diaspora, Christianity, Gaul, Barbarians,
Vandals, Vikings
]
- Images:
(
Urban, Economy, Water, Religion, Landscape, Inscriptions, stone reliefs,
Epitaph, Epigraphical, inscriptions
)
-
American History
(North American Map Archive: Territorial Expansion 1783-1898,
Slavery through 1960, Legal Status of Slavery through 1860
)
Shockwave browser plug-in
required for interactive maps
- Static Map Sites: Military from West Point & Historic (U.S.)
-
States: List of, locations, descriptions
- Chronologies, U.S. History:
1492-2000, Major Events, LoC, U.S. Documents, Cycles (90 year) of U.S. History
- Overall History, Presidents, & other U.S. History Gateways links
-
Primary Documents Sources: Selection, Revolution Period,
U.S. Government, Civil War, & Native American
(Source for A-F: AnimatedAtlas.com)
-
Animation:
A morphing map showing how the border lines have changed throughout U.S. history (source with border related timelines at PBS.org)
-
Art Galleries/Museums of the World, Auction Houses, Fine Art Online (ancient to modern)
-
Ask the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT) HPKB Server [DARPA's High Performance Knowledge Bases]
[(1) specific questions appearing in the Crisis Management Challenge Problem specification document,
(2) material appearing in the
CIA World Factbook,
and
(3) general geographical information, including locations, maps, weather reports
and other information about several thousand cities and most countries of the world.
(4) Assorted incidental topics]
-
Ask ERIC -
Topics Index from A-Z -
School & Classroom Safety
[Alternative Assessment, Child Care, Clearinghouses, Counseling,
Disabilities; Education: General, Higher, Levels, Management, Technology;
Evaluation, Family Life, High-Risk Students, Home Schooling, Internet,
K-12 Education, Learning Theories, Librarianship, Librarian Education,
Mathematics, Motivation, Peer Education Programs, Planning, Reference,
School Libraries, Specific Populations, Subjects, School Safety,
Scheduling, Science, Standards, Teaching, Teacher Quality,
Technology Planning, Therapy, Statistics, Law]
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Atlas -
Encyclopedia -
Almanac -
Dictionary
(Teacher Vision)
-
Body Age Calulator (Lower Your Body Age, What is your body age?)
-
Body Mass Index Calculator (BMI)
(lightnfit.com)
-
Berlin, DE - Central & Regional Library (English)
Zentral und Landesbibliothek Berlin (German)
-
Binary Numbers from Text (text to binary numbers)
(convert/translate conversion/translation)
-
Biographies, 110K+ online (alphabetical, biography, search by name or country) [Omnibiography.com]
-
Books, Online
-
British Library - Reference & Document Supply Collection
-
Calculators (U. Washington)
-
Calculators, Online - Scientific,
Currency, Time, Units Conversion, Many Specialized Categories
-
Calculators On-Line Center
(Jim Martindale's
Reference Desk,
hosted by:
U. California, Irvine (UCI),
-
Calendars & History of (K-12)
-
Calendars & Time
•
Amortization Table, online printable
(an amortization schedule calculator that also provides charts of your loan payments, src: http://www.myamortizationchart.com)
+
Create/print Your Own Free Printable Calendar, monthly or yearly with/without holidays
(src: http://www.eprintablecalendars.com, also see,
Credit, FICO, Finance'n Amortization
Clocks, Calendars'n Time links)
-
Calendopaedia - The Encyclopaedia of Calendars
-
California State Library (CSL) &
CSL Catalog Search
&
CDL Hosted Reference Databases
-
Cameras Live Worldwide -
J. Canada's World Cams -
Nature, Animals (BBC) -
Animal Cams (Surfing the Net with Kids)
-
Canada: Map
(also see below: 'maps')
{ "O Canada"}
[link src: alarmsbc.com]
-
Cancer [breast] Drugs, Facts, Information, Research
(also see 'medical' below)
-
Census Bureau, U.S. &
Searches:
Top Level
- Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA)
-
CIA World Fact Book (2002)
-
CIA Electronic Document Collection Center Links
&
Alternative Sources
-
Chiefs of State
(and Cabinent Members of Foreign Governments,
Head of the Central Bank, Ambassadors to the U.S.,
Permanent Representatives to the U.N. in N.Y.C., New York)
- Electronic Document Release Center Search &
A 'Harvest' Search
-
Kids Pages Index
-
Search the CIA Electronic Reading Room
-
Search the CIA Web Space
-
Climate, by US State (detail)
Simpler Map (faster);
Text Version (fastest)
-
Climate Diagnostics Center, Weather Resources
(Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. Research)
Education
-
Coins - Internet Encyclopedia of U.S. coins & Price Guides
-
Conversion Tables
(source: Gregsite)
(300+, area, volume, length, weight, electric, pressure, liquid, gas, cooking,
measurements, depth, horsepower, degrees, radians, revolutions)
-
Conversions: Metric, Imperial, & U.S.
[link src: alarmsbc.com]
(Metric System:
LINEAR MEASURE, VOLUME MEASURE, MASS MEASURE
U.S. and Imperial Systems:
TEMPORAL MEASURE, DRY MEASURE, LIQUID MEASURE,
PAPER MEASURE, LINEAR MEASURE, MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES,
CUBIC MEASURE, AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT, TROY WEIGHT,
CIRCULAR MEASURE, APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT, SURFACE MEASURE
Infinitessimal to Infinite:
VERY VERY SMALL UNITS, VERY VERY LARGE UNITS
METRIC / U.S. & IMPERIAL CONVERSION
LINEAR MEASURE CONVERSION, VOLUME MEASURE CONVERSION - U.S.,
VOLUME MEASURE CONVERSION - IMPERIAL,
MASS MEASURE CONVERSION
)
-
Counties List, US, Search - Maps - Lon/Lat - US Census Links
-
Countries, Flags, Weather, Anthems,
Demographics, Maps, History, Links by country for Education/Research
-
Countries:
facts and statistics on the geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military, police, customs and transnational, law / legal system
(src: FindLaw.com)
-
Country Codes on the Internet
-
Country Information, Regional, World Rankings
(src: aneki.com)
[by Regions, Categories, Lists] and a World Almanac:
Facts and Figures, 190+ Countries
-
Credit Amortization Tables, Credit, Credit Bureau, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Collection Agency, Debt, FICO, FICO score, Finance, Finance Calculators, Interest, Interest Rates, Loans, Mortgage, Mortgages, Payment Calculators, Real Estate, Relocation
links have been moved to their own page, click here to open the new page
-
Cultures, World Index -
(African/Mid-East, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Languages, Traditions, Recipes, Histories)
-
Cyber Librarian
(tools for web searching, virtual library collections research)(Virtual Librarian)
-
Dead or Alive?
("Ever wanted to know if a famous person [is] was dead or alive?)
-
Demographics by state & cities
from Alabama
to
Wyoming
(including gender, race, age(s), crime, map, most towns in each state w/economics)
-
Demographics on U.S. Cities & Counties, National Parks, US Facts
-
Dictionaries & Thesauri
(dictionary, thesaurus) (src: Harrold.org/rfhextra)
-
"Do We Really Know Dewey?" (the library books classification / index system, K-Adult)
[ThinkQuest by (Grade)]
-
Digital Librarian Subject Index &
Audio/Video(extensive)
-
Economy of the US, Regions, States, Counties or by Industries
-
EDGAR - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration Index
ELA Education & Online Resources
(extensive, categorized)
- Dictionaries & Online Reference Sources
- Source: ELA Productions' Web Portal
-
Electric Library of Canada (search
[ Help ]
by source types and/or by subject)
-
Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
-
Encyclopedias, Online
-
Today's Electricity Supply & Demand
In the US: CA, New England, NY, TX, the PJM area of:
Central & E. PA, NJ, DE, W. MD, and DC +
PJM West: N. 2/3 of W. VA, portions of Western and Central PA, W. MD,
and small areas of SE Ohio.) -
Background -
Current Load
Link update rcvd 7May04 from:
Murray Charters:
Essential V I P Reference Links
(also see: news links in one column and Reference Links)
- Energy - EnerFax Daily, Gas/Power Markets
- Energy - Oil/Gas/Fuel/Electric
-
Energy - Gas Buddy - US & Canadian Gasoline Prices, Low & High (mapped)
-
Essential V I P "Reference Links"
-
FAA Airplane Registry - N Number Search (tail number, aircraft registration)
-
Fact Monster
( An Online Almanac, Atlas, Dictionary, and Encyclopedia for kids.
Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle School
Content Area: Community Interest (Reference Desk) [Dewey #027]
Application type: References & Tools. link source:
SBC Blue Web'n http://www.kn.sbc.com )
-
Farming - crops, livestock, machinery, agriculture
(+ games, puzzle, coloring pages links) [src: SurfNetKids, created by 4 11yr old boys.]
-
Federal Emergency Management Administration Library -
Español -
For Kids -
For Parents & Teachers
(FEMA[shelters, counseling, assistance])
-
Federal Statistics Resources
(K-12, pre-college, college, facts, games, projects, careers)
-
Internet Public Library Reference Center [IPL] (clickable map image)
-
Fast Facts &
Quick References
(Almanacs, Calendars & Time, Dictionaries & Thesauri, Directories People & Places,
Electronic Texts, Encyclopedias, Entertainment, Internet, Grammar & Style,
Languages, Libraries of Data, Magazines, Miscellaneous, News Sources, Politics & Gossip,
Quotations, Sports, Statistics, Travel, Weather, Weights & Measures) [Bob Drudge's]
-
File, Application, MIME Types & Extensions (DOS, MAC, Win3.xx/9.xx, NT)
-
File, Extensions Search Engine. 1400+ (Kresch's)
-
Finance, Amortization Tables, Credit, Credit Bureau, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Collection Agency, Debt, FICO, FICO score, Finance Calculators, Interest, Interest Rates, Loans, Mortgage, Mortgages, Payment Calculators, Real Estate, Relocation
links have been moved to their own page, click here to open the new page
-
Flags of the World,
Vexillogy (books, terms, related flag links, world wide, categories, 18K+ images)
-
Food & Agriculture Organization, Search (UN, United Nations, Italy)
-
Food Safety, Training, Education (USDA)
-
Forms, free: US Legal Forms
and
general information resources including legal definitions,
law digests, attorney directory, and links to free forms
(source: USLegalForms.com, 50K documents online, state-specific legal forms )
-
Fuel Economy, compare vehicles, tips, free bumper sticker (USDOE)
-
Gannett: Web Resources for Newsrooms
( links to statistics / reference / information / facts, source: Gannett Company, Inc. [(news service)])
-
Gasoline Prices listed by Zip Code
-
Gas Prices, Gasoline and Diesel Prices (many links)
-
Gasoline Prices, Energy - Gas Buddy - US & Canadian, Low & High (mapped)
-
Genealogy - Help, How, Records, Family Trees, Indices (GEDCOM), Messaging (GENFORUM)
-
Geographia - Country Information, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America
-
Geographics Correspondence Engine, Demographics/Statistics by States/Sources/Target
-
Google's Categorized Index of Reference Sources
-
Government Resources, Contact Officials, Search Gov't, Parties, History
-
"Getting an A on an English Paper."
(by Jack Lynch, Rutgers University– Newark,NJ, 25Oct04)
Grammar and Style, Guide to
(by Jack Lynch, Rutgers University– Newark,NJ, 26Jan05)
-
Harding Elementary School Student Study Links (K-8)
-
Harper's Index: "a [monthly] statistical snapshot of the world's economic, political, and cultural climate"
(source:
Harper's Magazine (published continuously since 1850)
-
Heber School Reference Sites Links List (K-8)
-
Hispanic, Latino Culture, News, Subject, Related Links
- Holidays:
- Calendars & Time
- Holiday & Special Events Calendar
(K-5, Sunnie BunnieZZ©
Kids Pages:
ABCs, Activities, Clowning, Educational, Geography, Holidays, Magic,
Math, Poetry, Puppetry, Puzzles, Storytelling)
- Holidays, Events, Current - Historical, Worldwide, By State, Today-in-History
- Holidays & Celebrations Calendar - Worldwide, Searchable, Categories
- Holidays, Google Index of
- Holidays: Official & Traditional (kidsdomain.com)
-
World Holidays & Celebrations
- SurfNet Holidays Calendar
-
How Far Between Cities (world wide, map)
-
How Stuff Works (Learn How Everything Works.) (fun, src: LBUSD)
-
Imperial Valley, CA, US, Web Sites
-
Inkpot's Reference Books Links to:
Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Encyclopaedia
-
International Federation of Library Associations Search
-
Internet Public Library (IPL)
World Libraries -
Reference -
General Ready Reference Collection Index & Search -
Librarian Services (extensive)
-
IPL Youth Division - Browse by Subject (Dewey Decimal System)
-
Islam - Books/Brochures, Religion, Prayers, Centers &
Islamic Links (alphabetical),
Medical,
Beginners Guide to Prayers
-
Islamic - Calendar, 2000 (Arabic) -
Hijri-Gregorian Calendars Date Converter
Daily Date (Islam)
-
Islamic - Kids' Corner, General Activities, Health, Education, Fun'n Games (Islam)
-
Islamic - Mosques Virtual Tour 1
Tour 2 (Islam)
-
Jobs, Employment, Positions, Pay Calculators, Re-location, US, California, Military, Government, International
-
Kids Click (web search for kids by librarians, 600+ subjects, pictures, sounds)
-
Kids Click - Dewey Decimal Search
-
Kids World - Dictionaries, Quotations, City/Zip, Economic Data, CIA Fact Book
-
KISW Dictionary, Biographer, Thesaurus, Math/Sci, Encylopedia Links
-
Languages of the United States
(A Map of Languages in the United States,
source: Modern Language Association (MLA))
- Latin American Reference & Resources (LANIC)
with
Index to Countries, Subjects, Projects
(About LANIC)
- Countries
Argentina, Brazil, Chile
...
- Economy
Business, Finance, Trade
...
- Education
Higher Education, K-12,
Distance
- Government
Government, Law, Military
- Humanities
Art, Languages, Literature
...
- Internet & Computing
Networking, Tools, Search
...
- Libraries & Reference
Libraries, Museums, Statistics
...
- Media & Communication
Journals, News, Magazines, Radio, TV
...
- Recreation
Food, Sports, Travel
- Regional Resources
Latin America, Central America,
Caribbean ...
- Science
Astronomy, Health, Oceanography
...
- Social Sciences
Anthropology, History, Sociology
...
- Society & Culture
Human Rights, Immigration,
Indigenous ...
- Sustainable Development
Agriculture, Development, Environment
...
-
Search: Central/South America - Latin America & World Resources
-
Law Library,
Directory of The United States
(Legal And Business Resource Site)
•
U.S. Courts, mapped
(All Courts, Court of Appeals, District Court, Bankruptcy Court, Probation Office, Pretrial Services Office)
-
Librarians & Library Science
(many sub-areas, research, references, online resources, library, student, teacher)
-
Librarians' Index to the Internet
(categorized; search by keyword, subject, title, description, links, no stemming)
-
Libraries: Europe, National LIbraries of {searchable}
(English,
Français,
Deutsch)
(Conference of European National Libraries [CENL], Gabriel)
-
Libraries on the Web (LibWeb, UCB) -
Search
US:
Academic -
Public -
National -
State -
Regional -
Special/School
World:
Europe -
Africa/Mid-East -
Asia -
AU,NZ,Pacific -
CA -
MX,Caribbean.,Central & South America
-
Library Catalogs, Americas~
Europe/Mid-East~
Asia, Pacific, South Africa~
Search
(Hytelnet)
-
Library Catalogues, Online:
- Academic, Country, Government, Institutional, National, Public, Specialized
(source: Online Library Catalogues by John Sherwell
on freepint.com)
- Libdex (150+countries, 18K library home pages)
- UNesco Libraries Portal (9K libraries, locations & subject sub-categories, gov't/instition emphasis)
- UNesco Libraries Reference Portal (geographically arranged)
- LibWeb (115+countries, 6500 sites, sector & country search, geographic) [src: Berkeley.edu]
- MetroNet (US by state & international, special collections & public databases) [src: Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN, US, library consortium]
- National Libraries Worldwide (80+countries, alphabetic/geographic indices + Britain & Ireland OPACS indexes, also telnet version) [src: Univ. Queensland, AU]
- [src: National Information Services and Systems (NISS), UK]
- COPAC (academic, 22+university research libraries & the British Library) [UK]
- UK Public Libraries
- School Libraries (40+countries)
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Library, California State, System
-
Library of Congress, Online Catalog
-
Life Span by U.S. state (interactive map, longevity, average age, mortality)
-
Lists and Links
(Animals,
The Calendar,
Crime,
General Info,
Languages,
Mathematics,
The Military,
Money,
Movies,
Music,
Physiology,
Religion,
Science,
Space,
Sports,
Television,
US Facts,
US History,
World Facts
)
-
Living Earth, The (maps, daylight/night, space view, view/search by longitude/latitude)
-
Loma Linda, CA Library -
Online Health, Gov't Research Sources -
More Ca. Library Catalogs
-
Los Alamos National Laboratory Library -
Other N.M., National Lab, US, World Libraries
-
Los Libros de Texto Gratuitos, Mexico
(todos los libros, para todos los niños, en todas las escuelas)
-
Lousiana State U. Online Library References [conversions,
Usage, Literature, Writing, Word/Phrase Origins, Science & Technology, Phrase'n Fable]
-
Maps/Images:
-
America: States & their Statistics
(src:
God and Country:
U.S. Presidents' Speeches, Patriotic & Historical Documents,
also see history links)
†
-
Americas: North, Central, South, Caribbean +links
- Atlapedia (physical/political, facts/statistics)
- California Topographic Map
(src: see NGDC below)
-
Canada: Map
(also see above: 'Canada')
{ "O Canada"}
[link src: alarmsbc.com]
-
Cartographic Images
(Ancient, Late Medieval, Renaissance maps) (cartography links)
[Time Chart of Ancient Cartography (antiquity)]
- Central Intelligence Agency, Reference Maps,
World Facts Book (2002-2003), World Almanac (w/maps)
&
Kids Page
-
Country Watch @ School
(country maps, demographics)
[search by country, region,
geography links for students
&
for teachers + lesson plans]
- Earth & Moon Views (astronomy, +links)
- Geographic References and Gazetteers
- Geodata Information Sources
- On-line Libraries and Book Information
- Dictionaries
- Glossaries
- Telephone Directories
- Internet Address Directories
- Searchable Bibliographies
- Other References
- Global Projections (earth, space, seismic, geological, topo, water)
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston:
Maps of the World, Continents, Regions, Countries, States (w/facts) and Oceans' Floor Maps
(src: HRW
(Harcourt)
World Atlas)
y en Español
-
Latin America: Maps (LANIC)
(English,
Mapas de América Latina en Español,
Mapas da América Latina en Português)
- Map Sources and Information
- Maps and References
-
(source: University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research
CGRER)
- United States
- World
- Interactive Maps
- Map Libraries
- Historical Map Exhibits/Collections
- Tutorials about Maps and Mapmaking
- Map Stores and Resellers
- Sample Maps from Commercial Vendors
- On-line Atlases
- Miscellaneous
- Weather Maps and Imagery
- Medieval & Ancient (links to 230,000+ map sources)
- NASA's Earth Science Missions -
40 Years Looking At Earth
-
NASA Earth, North America Topographic Map, High Resolution Download
- National Geographic (N.G.)
(geographic, atlas, art, space)
N.G.'s:
Aerial/Satellite Imagery -
Country Information -
Driving Directions/Street Maps -
GIS Systems -
Historical/Antique -
Online Atlases/Maps/Globes -
U.S. Government Sources (N.G.)
- Sun, Earth, Moon View (java, astronomy, physics, math, chaos, quiz)
- U.K./Great Britain, Maps (Kay Williams)
- U.S. State Topography Maps
(src: NGDC Environmental Satellite [WX] Data Information)
[USDOC, NOAA, NESDIS, National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)]
-
Upsidedown Map Page (and other map oddities)
- USGS Map Wizard: Satellite, Aerial Photos, Topographic; National Atlas; Map-It, Make Mercator Projection Maps
[USGS]
- USGS 'The Learning Web' for Students, Teachers, Education (Projects, Ideas, Lesson Plans, Homework Help, Paper Models, Reading & Research Tools,
images, e-cards, environment, wallpapers, earth hazards, water, plants & animals, maps & images, rocks & images,
real-time information)
- World Maps and World Almanac
(geography, people, history, economy, agriculture, energy, metals, environment) [src: countrywatch.altavist.com]
- World View of Daylight, Twilight, Night
|
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Maps of the Past
(also has many genealogy, treasure hunting, military, & family history links)
Most Fee Basis
(discounts for teachers & students)
(maps: City, County, State, Mining, Railroad, Civil War, International, Panoramic, Topographical,
county land ownership maps for family genealogists
)
-
Maps on the Web
(links source: U.S. Navy Map Collection, U.S. Navy PostGraduate School Library [NPS.edu])
Contents
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Aeronautical / Aviation
-
Africa
-
Antarctica
-
Asia
-
Australia
-
Buying Maps
-
CIA / C.I.A. / Central Intelligence Agency Maps
-
Digital Data & Tools
-
Directories of Maps / Other Map Sources, Online
-
Europe
-
Finding Maps / Search for Maps
-
Gazetteers / Reference Tools
-
Global
-
Map Quest Online Map Search
-
Military Maps
-
Nautical
-
North America
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Oceans / Oceans' Floors
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Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection (U. Texas Library Online)
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Road Maps
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Regions of Conflict
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South America
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Thematic
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Topographic
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MAPs links from Barbara J. Feldman's
Surf the Net with Kids
(many royalty free, suitable for classroom use)
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ABC Teach: Maps of Continents, the World, Countries, & States
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Children's Atlas: Interactive Maps and Graphical Atlas
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CIA World Fact Book
(World Facts'n Maps for government, policy makers, public, public domain)
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Education Place: Outline Maps
(royalty-free for classroom and homework usage,
maps of every continent, many countries, & the United States
+ online trivia geography games)
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Infoplease Atlas
(maps, country profiles, flags and statistics, geography quizes'n puzzles, atlas)
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Mirriam-Webster's Atlas: Maps
(country & state profiles with map, flag and a statistics)
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MSN Encarta: World Atlas
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National Geographic Map Machine
(create'n save statistical, area, demographic maps, flags'n statistics)
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World Atlas
(Continents, Regions, Islands, Country Flags, State Flags, references, facts)
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Martindale's - Calculators, Conversions, Tables, Online References, Indexed (11,200+ multilingual, awesome)
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Martindale's - Calendars
(Perpetual, Conversions, Date Countdowns, Date Differences, Duration Between, Modern/Ancient)
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Martindale's - Download Time Calculator & Links to Network Connection Definitions
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Martindale's - Health & Science Resources (teaching, cases, courses/textbooks, tutors, movies)
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Martindale's - Library Links
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Martindale's - References Index (extensive)
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Martindale's - Sign Language & Braile Resources (multilingual)
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Martindale's - World Affairs/News -
Countries
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Virtual Reference Collection
(Acronyms,
Almanacs,
Colleges and Universities,
Companies,
Consumer Information,
Conversion Factors,
Dictionaries and Thesauri,
Directories,
Diversions,
Encyclopedias and Yearbooks,
Geography,
Government Information,
Grants,
Health,
Internet,
Jobs and Employment,
Law,
Libraries,
News,
People,
Politics,
Publishing,
Quotations,
Sciences,
Statistics,
Style Manuals,
Taxes,
Time/Date,
Travel,
Weather)
- Medical: Articles, Books
References and Resources:
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Acronyms - Medical
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Acronyms - Medical, Health & Social Services
- Antibiotic Guide
[by diagnosis, pathogen, antibiotic] (Johns Hopkins, Division of Infectious Diseases)
- Cancer Drugs
(A Consumer Guide, CancerSource.com)
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Cancer Facts-on-File Dictionary (CancerSource.com)
- Carcinogens &
Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans & Their Supplements
(IARC Evaluations)
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Dicionário/Tradutor Clínica Médica
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Dictionary, InfoMedical
- Dictionary, Medical (Gray Lab)
- Dictionary, Medical (Medic8)
- Dictionaries, Medical (ELA)
- Dictionaries, Medical (WHO)
- Drugs Approved by the FDA, by year & medical area (CenterWatch)
- Glossary, Clinical Trials Research Terms
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HELP - Health Education Library for People,
About HELP's,
Online Reading Room of Full-Text Books & Magazines
- Language Translations (foreignword.com)
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Legislative & Government Links, General
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Legislative & Government Links, Medical
[Medical Group Management Assoc. (MGMA)]
- "
Love, Laughter, and a High Disregard for Statistics"
and Faculty Articles (by Sue Buchanan)
[Salick Health Care]
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Medical, Medicine Links (ELA)
- Medical Terminology Links, Categorized (LightSpan)
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Merck Medical Manual - Home Edition, Online
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Sleep Disorders Guide
- Tobacco and Health
(Star Scientific Tobacco Company)
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World Book Medical Encylopedia
- Medical Encyclopedia , Health
Healthopedia.com
- Cancer
- Diseases and Conditions
- Drugs and Medicine
- Eyes
- Health Centers
- Medical Symptoms
- Medical Tests & Exams
- Ophthalmology, eyes: images
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Pictures & Images
- Surgery & Procedures
- Injuries & Wounds
- Diet & Nutrition
- Special Topics
- Medical Myths: Fact or Fiction?
(src: CNN News at http://cnn.com)
- Intro
- Fingernails
- Orange skin
- Cold & Flu
- Excess sugar
- Knuckle-cracking
- Chocolate & Acne
- Curing hiccups
- Bowlegs
- Warts & frogs
- Stress & gray hair
- Stuck eyes
- Shaving
- Nosebleeds
- Vitamin C & colds
- Alcohol & stress
- Carrots & vision
- Growth after death
- Electric blankets
- Tanned skin
- Sleepwalkers
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Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
("authoritative [immigration & migration] data from numerous global organizations and governments")
examples:
•
MPI estimates that 9.4 percent of all persons born in Mexico lived in the United States in 2005
& In the same year, 14 percent of Mexican workers were engaged in the US labor force.
•
United States' immigration issues
•
Countering Terrorist Mobility
&
How to Fight Homegrown Terrorism: Surveillance, Outreach, or Both
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Military, U.S. bases, units, tail codes, links, acronyms, photos, books, news (german, english)
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Nation Master - Everything About Everywhere:
About all countries,
demographics, graphs, statistics and facts (past, present, future), growth rates, economics, peoples, infrastructure,
including
- Flags of the World
- Maps of the World
- Nation Listing
- Statistical Tops & Bottoms
- All Statistics Worldwide'n
Maps.
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Nations Online - Official Government, Citys, Rails, Air sites (One World)
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EU patent database
( European Union: "includes patents from the US and Japan
back to the 1800's" ..link source: http://www.freepint.com )
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Pathé News Online Archives
(3500 hours of video, British Pathe Film Archive [1896-1970] & 12 Million still images, free archives)
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Plants, Posters/Pictures: Flowers, Fruit, Gourmet Foods, Health, Herbs, Mushrooms
(Gourmet & Healthy Foods Posters,
1 of 3,
2 of 3,
3 of 3:
(also see: Favorites, Food)
- Purdue's THOR - 'The Virtual Reference Desk'
Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms, Almanacs, Information, Technology,
Maps'n Travel, Phone Books & eMail Searches, Other Reference Sources/International, News,
Science Data, Selected Gov't. Documents, Time/Date/Calendars, Zip/International Country Codes.
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CORE Libraries/Research Interactive Tutor
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Summary - identify, locate, evaluate, & manage information
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Quotations - Be More Creative's 10,000+
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Quotations - LitQuotes: Quotes from Literature
[daily quote, by topic, and by author]
(M. Perry, Webmaster)
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Quotations - Quoteland (categorized, searchable, links)
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Quotations - Search & Authors Index (RhymeZone)
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RESA Links - Encyclopedias, Research, Libraries, Atlas, Maps, Dictionaries, WX
&
K-12,Teachers,Parents
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Reference & News Links
[ThinkQuest
by (Grade)]
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Reference Desk.com
(facts, news, free, and family)
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Religions, Research Guide, General (yale.edu)
Resource Shelf by Gary Price
- Fast Facts: (Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports
& Related Reference Tools)
- Direct Search
- List of Lists
- Speech & Transcript Center
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Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
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Russian State Institute of Information Technologies and Telecommunications (English) & in
Russian,
Databases & References
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Rutgers University Libraries
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Scot/Scots/Scottish Culture, by Subject, News, Related Links
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Selected Libraries -
WWW Virtual Library &
Overview
(by Jonathan Bowen)
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Small Business Administration, Resources Library
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States of the United States, Facts, Charts, Games: Capitals & Flags (IPL)
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Technical Information on Web Use (glossary, timeline, bandwidth, requirements)
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Telephone Number/Word Spelling
- THOR - The Online Resource, Virtual Reference Desk (Purdue University Libraries)
- Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms, Almanacs, and Encyclopedias
- Information Technology
- Maps and Travel Information
- Phone Books and Area Codes
- Reference Sources, Other
- Science Data
- Selected Government Documents
- Time and Date
- ZIP, and International Country Codes
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Time, Calendars, Clocks, Horology
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Translators Online, Translation Tools
[Foreignword.com] (+ 230 languages in one online
word/phrase dictionary)
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UCSD: Databases A-Z, Indices
(Anthropology, Zoology, Botonay, Histology, Images, Economic, Social, US Gov't, Chemical, GPO, Banking, Movies,
Criminal Justice, News/Archives/WX, Patents, Jewish Studies (RAMBI), Societies/Scholarly)
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UCSD: Journals - Science/Engineering, Biology/Medicine, Social Sciences/Humanities
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UCSD: Library Collections, Services, Online Resources
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UCSD: References (Biographical, Demographics, Dates/Times/Holidays, Dictionaries/Thesauri/Encyclopedias/Almanacs,
Grants/Aid, Handbooks, Jobs, Maps/Atlases/Gazetteers, Statistics, Style Manuals}
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Units Conversion Online (author: Lawrence Goetz)
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US Legal Forms, free forms
[also see above: forms]
and
general information resources including legal definitions,
law digests, attorney directory, and links to free forms
(source: USLegalForms.com, 50K documents online, state-specific legal forms )
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US Statistics, Demographical
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US Statistical Profiles by Region, State, & Counties
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U.S. Census Quick Facts: States, Counties, Cities and Towns
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U.S. Territories (UConn.edu)
&
United States Territory (Wikipedia.org)
[organized territory, incorporated territory, organized incorporated territory,
or insular areas (areas which are not part of the 50 states or federal district) ]
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Virtual Reference Desk (B.C. Institute of Technology Library, Canada)
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WashLaw - Washburn University of Law Library
- WebGarden ("Horticulture & Crop Science in Virtual Perspective")
[source: Ohio State University ,
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science]
-
Plant Facts
(
Ornamental plants, Turf, Plant Diseases, Insects, Fruits and Vegetables)
)
-
Web Search
("..dealing strictly with plants.")
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Images, plants
(
"Plant Dictionary: A searchable database of high quality images
featuring Ornamental plants, Turf photos, Insects & Plant Diseases,
Fruits and Vegetables." Includes spoken 'scientific names'
of common plant names.)
View & Hear pronounciations.
- An example: Opuntia compressa - Prickly Pear Cactus
* .mp3 format
- An alternate reference, written
by
Mark A. Garland
Scientific Names of Plants - How to say them and what they mean
+
new alternate site
with related references to:
"
Botanical Latin Translations ~ English-Latin/Latin-English"
+
new alternate site
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Videos
(
"200 short gardening how-to videos"
)
-
Gardening Questions
(
"Illustrated answers to over 800 commonly asked Gardening Questions"
)
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Glossary
(
"Illustrated definitions of commonly used horticultural terms"
)
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Pocket Gardener
(downloadable web pages..for the PocketPC and Palm PDA)
* .mp3/audio players & browser plugins
Writing References - Glossary, Desk References, Terms, Encyclopedias, Technical Writing & Research Ethics
Zip Code/City Finder
(mail zip code, cities in 10 mile radius, state, population/density, miles
between, county, phone area code, times zone, total area)
Zip Skinny
(Quote, "Enter your zip code to see [your area's demographics from]
U.S. Census data and comparisons with neighboring ZIPs.")
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