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Acronyms
- Acronym Finder
"The world's largest and most accurate human-edited dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms." Includes information technology, business and finance, organizations, schools, slang and pop culture, military and government, science and medicine.
- Internet Acronym Server
Search for an acronym to find its expansion, search for a word in the expansions for the related acronyms, or submit an acronym for inclusion. E-mail service for dictionary or thesaurus queries.
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Atlases, Maps & Gazetteers
- Atlapedia Online
Full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics about the countries of the world. (Latimar Clarke Corp.)
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Displays landform maps for each of the 50 states; choices include shaded relief map, country map or b&w map. (Ray Sterner, Johns Hopkins University)
- Mapquest
On-line maps, driving directions, local city guide and live traffic reports for major US cities.
- National Atlas
Online atlas of the United States, with maps and information from 20 Federal agencies. Census information, environment,climate, natural resources, industry, voting and elections, Congressional districts, transportation. Print from the existing collection or custom make your own.
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Online map collection, including international locales. State, county, and city maps. (Univ. of Texas)
- US Gazetteer
Provides Tiger map of area, or census data.
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Awards & Prizes
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Provides history, information on the most recent broadcast, and access to the Academy Awards database, which contains information about the award from 1927 to the present.
- The Clio Awards
"Honoring advertising excellence." Television, print/poster, radio, design and interactive advertising. Searchable archive of award winners and nominees, 1960-1999.
- Emmy Awards
The official site of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which oversees and issues the Emmy Awards. Facts about the national awards, information and history on the National Academy.
- Grammy.com
Home of the Grammy Awards.
- Nobelprize.org
Information about the Nobel Prize and a searchable database of the Laureates.
- The Pulitzer Prize
- Tony Awards
Information on the current year’s award winners, as well as archives for previous years. News and feature articles. Links to related sites. (American Theatre Wing)
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Bibliographic Sources
- Books in Print with Reviews
Search for in print, out of print and forthcoming books, audio books and videos. Includes full-text reviews for many titles.(Bowker)
- BookWire
Thousands of links to a wide variety of book-related sites and information, including Publisher's Weekly, awards, author tours, publishers, PW bestseller lists, booksellers and review sources.
- NoveList
A readers' advisory tool that helps readers find new books based on books they've read or topics in which they are interested. Over 96,000 book titles are in the database and range from easy readers to adult, with over 36,000 full text reviews. (EbscoHost via NCLive)
- Resources for College Libraries
(Bowker)
- Serials Directory
Bibliographic and pricing information for magazines and other serials; US and international. Information on publishers. (EBSCOhost via NCLive)
- WorldCat
Union catalog of materials held in libraries world-wide. (FirstSearch via NCLive)
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Biographical Sources
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774 to the present
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Indexing to 12 million biographical sketches from 1,000+ sources. (GaleNet)
- Biography.com
The web site of the Biography program on the A&E Television network. Provides biographical sketches on those 25,000 personalities featured on the program, not comprehensive, but broad in scope. Search by name or by birthdate.
- Encyclopedia Mythica
Full-text international encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, legends and related topics. 5700+ entries on gods, goddesses, supernatural and legendary beings. Genealogy; images; links.
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Provides links to all Presidents of the US, listed in chronological order. Information includes terms of office, background information, election results, cabinet members and notable events. Links to historical documents (complete texts of inaugural and farewell addresses, key speeches), biographical information, audio and video files. (Internet Public Library)
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Careers
- America's Career Infonet
Information on 460 occupations with salary data. Includes links to market outlook and job listings by profession and state. (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- Career Development Center
Resources for career exploration, listings of job opportunities and potential employers, selected links for career planning, resume writing and job interview advice. (LifeWorks, Mars Hill College)
- The Job Hunters Bible
An online supplement to the 2002 edition of What Color is your Parachute?: A practical manual to job-hunting and career-changers. (Richard Bolles)
- LearningExpress Library
An interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series. Over 100 practice tests, including GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, PRAXIS and TOEFL. Provides immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of results.(LearningExpress via NCLive)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
Search or browse a standard source on occupations, with job descriptions, working conditions, training and education required, and earnings. Includes job forecasts, directory of resources. Updated every 2 years. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- O*NET Online
Occupational Information Network. Includes skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities and interests associated with over 950 occupations. (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- The Riley Guide
Employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet. (Margaret F. Dikel)
- What Can I do With a Major in...?
Provides various career options for over 40 areas of college study, with related career titles, related major skills, and related web sites for each. (University of North Carolina, Wilmington)
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Currency
- Oanda
Currency converter, with daily exchange rates, foreign exchange tables, and historical exchange rates.
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Dictionaries, General
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Dictionaries, Special
- The Cook's Thesaurus
A cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.
- Epicurious Food Dictionary
Definitions for 4,000+ food terms.
- Oxford Reference Online
Complete contents of more than 100 titles published by Oxford University Press, including subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books in more than 20 subject areas. Complete list of subjects and titles. (Oxford U. Pr.)
- Symbols.com
An encyclopedia of graphic symbols, with the histories, uses, and meanings of various Western signs and ideograms. The online version of Thought Signs: The Semiotics of Symbols – Western Non–Pictorial Ideograms by Carl G. Liungman.
- yourDictionary.com
Comprehensive and authoritative portal for language products and services on the web; more than 1500 dictionaries representing more than 230 languages.
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Directories
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Encyclopedias
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Facts & Figures
- Convert-Me.com: Interactive Measurements Converter
Measurement converter for weight, capacity and volume, length, area, speed, pressure, temperature, circular measure, and time.
- Information Please Almanac
- Kelley Blue Book
Comprehensive data, going back 21 years, on retail and wholesale prices for vehicles.
- Measure 4 Measure
A large collection of interactive sites that calculate or convert whatever. The sites are organized into broad categories which include Science & Math; Health; Finance; All 'Round the House; A Measure of Everything Else.
- Old Farmer’s Almanac
Has many of the features of the print version, including long-range weather forecasting, gardening information and lore, and astronomy.
- Weights and Measure Resources
A directory of resources from Refdesk.com.
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Legal Resources
- FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
US case law, law codes, law review articles, legal news, and legal organizations. Includes links to state and international law sites. Well organized and easy to navigate. Searchable.
- Oxford Reference Online: Law
Search the full text of Oxford University Press publications: A Dictionary of Law and The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. (Oxford Reference Online)
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Quotations
- Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett
Bartlett's 9th edition; "a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature." (Bartleby)
- Oxford Reference Online: Quotations
Search the full text of Oxford University Press Publications: The Oxford Essential Quotations Dictionary (American Edition) and The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century Quotations. (Oxford Reference Online)
- Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
The 1988 ed., with over 10,000 quotations organized into 25 categories, chosen as the "most notable quotations, 1950-1988." (Bartleby)
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Statistical Sources
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Time & Dates
- Calendars Through the Ages
Provides a multicultural history of calendars, with an investigation of the 7 day week, the year, and a timeline of events related to calendar history. Includes Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, Mayan, and other calendars. (WebExhibits)
- The Official US Time
For all time zones in the US, from Samoa in the West to the Atlantic Time Zone. Includes exhibits on time, including a history of timekeeping, calendars, and daylight savings time. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- This Day in History
From the History Channel, a historic event is featured, with additional stories in the following categories: Automotive, Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Literary, Old West, Technology, Vietnam War, and Wall Street.
- Those were the Days
Starts with a short feature article about a historical event of note, followed by a list of history's events, birthdays and musical chart-toppers for the date.
- Today in History
Historic events and birth-dates. Can search any day or any year. Also includes international holidays, religious observances, and religious history. (Scope Systems)
- Today in History
Extensive information on noteworthy events, from the American Memory Project, with many hypertext links to additional resources in the collection. (Library of Congress)
- Today's Calendar and Clock Page
Information about the calendar and time of the current day. Includes various types of calendars. Provides information about special clocks, world holidays, countdown scripts, and name days. Links to a wide variety of calendars.
- Twentieth-Century Year by Year
For each year of the 20th century, provides highlights of world and US events, economy, sports, entertainment, scientific achievement, and deaths. Many links to detail and related information. Includes millenium milestones, an extensive chronology of the last 1,000 years. (InfoPlease)
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