4244 Reference 4256 Almanacs 4259 Biography 4253 Career Information 4254 Dictionaries 4255 Encyclopedias 4258 Homework Help 4260 Magazines and Newspapers 4570 Manners 4257 Organizations 4261 Reference Resources for Teachers and Parents res:ipl-77137 Deep Blue "Deep Blue is the University of Michigan's permanent, safe, and accessible service for representing [the university's] rich intellectual community." Provides access to many free text articles (usually PDFs) and other items of scholarly research. Subject categorized, searchable, and browseable. http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/index.jsp English University of Michigan Deep Blue at the University of Michigan 2009-12-09T20:13:16.357Z Deep Blue at the University of Michigan 2009-12-09T20:13:16.357Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10970 Jim Tipton Information about "Where everybody who was anybody is buried..." Includes photos. It's searchable by name, location, birthdates and death dates, and "claim to fame." http://www.findagrave.com/ English tomb death cemetery graveyard burial funeral funerary Find a Grave 2009-12-09T19:50:24.635Z Find a Grave 2009-12-09T19:50:24.635Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-48553 Internet Public Library Who was the tallest President? Find out from this IPL Frequently Asked Question site. http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/POTUSFARQ.html IPL FAQ: Presidents of the United States 2009-12-09T20:05:37.002Z IPL FAQ: Presidents of the United States 2009-12-09T20:05:37.002Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Trivia Reference--Trivia info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-48574 My last name is Smith. How do I find other Smiths that I'm related to? Find out from this IPL Frequently Asked Question site. http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/genealogyFARQ.html Internet Public Library genealogy genealogist roots family tree family family name last name IPL FAQ: Genealogy 2009-12-09T20:05:38.717Z IPL FAQ: Genealogy 2009-12-09T20:05:38.717Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-48577 There are three words in the English language that end in -gry. Angry and hungry are two of them, what is the third? Find out from this IPL Frequently Asked Question site. http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/gryFARQ.html Internet Public Library riddle angry hungry aggry puggry meagry mawgry IPL FAQ: Words that end in -gry 2009-12-09T20:05:38.968Z IPL FAQ: Words that end in -gry 2009-12-09T20:05:38.968Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Trivia Reference--Trivia info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-76918 Consorzio Interuniversitario (CILEA) Boretti, Elena Associazione italiana biblioteche (AIB) Le risorse scelte sono utili ai servizi informativi delle biblioteche pubbliche, ma anche direttamente ai cittadini.<br /> "Resources are selected for their usefulness both to reference services in the public library and to citizens themselves." http://www.segnaweb.it/ English Associazione italiana biblioteche (AIB) SegnaWeb: risorse Internet selezionate dai bibliotecari italiani / <br />SegnaWeb: directory of web sites selected by Italian librarians 2009-12-09T20:13:12.004Z SegnaWeb: risorse Internet selezionate dai bibliotecari italiani / <br />SegnaWeb: directory of web sites selected by Italian librarians 2009-12-09T20:13:12.004Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Italian Ready Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-8299 Free access to reference works such as The Columbia Encyclopedia, Oxford's World Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography and many others. Contains free citations and excerpts to periodical articles. You have to pay money to read full text of articles. http://www.encyclopedia.com/ English HighBeam Research dictionary medical homework arts science sports medicine accounting management computer computers Encyclopedia.Com 2009-12-09T20:15:05.577Z Encyclopedia.Com 2009-12-09T20:15:05.577Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies Reference--Encyclopedias info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-29258 Provides essays, definitions, resources, FAQs, and games about the English language, usage, history, grammar, and related topics. If your questions are not answered on the website, you can send them to the Oxford Word and Language service team. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ res:ipl-29258 English Oxford University Press words spelling origins etymology quotes AskOxford.com: Free online dictionary resources from Oxford University Press 2010-09-22T19:24:45.711Z AskOxford.com: Free online dictionary resources from Oxford University Press 2010-09-22T19:24:45.711Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Quotations Reference--Dictionaries info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72230 Farlex, Inc. This website provides access to English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, and Russian dictionaries; English-language Medical, Legal, and Financial dictionaries; a Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and other language resources. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ German Norwegian Chinese Greek Dutch English Italian Russian Spanish Portuguese French dictionary literature reference library search engine word of the day hangman forum quotations The Free Dictionary 2009-12-09T20:11:13.992Z The Free Dictionary 2009-12-09T20:11:13.992Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Thesauruses or Thesauri Reference--Encyclopedias Reference--Dictionaries info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-76546 Joint Information Systems Committee The Intute Consortium A free online service providing access to high-quality Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select, evaluate, and write a description for each website included. Subject areas include science and technology, arts and humanities, social sciences, and health ... http://www.intute.ac.uk/ res:ipl-76546 English The Intute Consortium architecture agriculture forestry education engineering modern languages psychology performing arts medicine dentistry geography nursing midwifery veterinary medicine computer science law web directory web index web indexes Intute 2011-03-02T14:49:37.336Z Intute 2011-03-02T14:49:37.336Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-86075 Machine-Assisted Reference Section of the Reference and User Services Association "An index of the web sites included in the 1999-2008 annual lists issued by the Mars Best of Free Reference Web Sites Committee of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of [the American Library Association] to recognize outstanding reference sites on the World Wide Web." http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/mars/marspubs/marsbestindex.cfm res:ipl-86075 English American Library Association reference services web site index website index web site reviews website reviews best web sites best websites MARS Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index 2011-03-02T14:49:39.120Z MARS Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index 2011-03-02T14:49:39.120Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-85716 Liebman, Jason An extensive online video library of how-to videos. Some examples include: how to knit socks, how to play the bass guitar, how to improve your focus, how to score big at yard sales, how to use social media to boost your brainpower, plus "quick tip" videos such as how to get a song out of your head, how to get rid of ants, and how to open a stuck j ... http://www.howcast.com/ res:ipl-85716 English Howcast Media, Inc. how to instructions how to articles DIY do it yourself howto how do I instructional video instructional videos Howcast Media how-to Howcast.com wiki tutorials how to manual do it yourself home video Howcast 2011-02-08T01:49:26.189Z Howcast 2011-02-08T01:49:26.189Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Experts & How-To info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5199 RAND Genealogy Club The Roots Surname List (RSL) is a list of surnames with associated dates and locations that is intended to help genealogical researchers locate others interested in sharing and comparing data about the same families." This is a searchable front end to the RSL database. Be sure to read the README file first, so you'll understand the output. Site is ... http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi res:ipl-5199 English Ancestry.com ancestry ancestors genealogy roots bloodlines descendants family tree origins Roots Surname List Name Finder 2011-03-14T14:08:42.019Z Roots Surname List Name Finder 2011-03-14T14:08:42.019Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6476 While this site has expanded to offer computer-related online tutorials for sale, their Free Learning area still has hundreds of illustrated tutorials on how to do things that are useful in daily living, from how to poach an egg to how to avoid junk mail to how to remove a tick. The tutorials can be searched or browsed by broad subject category. Ne ... http://www.tutorials.com/fd/tutorials.asp res:ipl-6476 English Learn2 Corporation Tutorials How to Food Entertaining Household Personal Care Parenting Computers Electronics Automotive Sports Learn2.Com 2011-03-14T14:08:43.080Z Learn2.Com 2011-03-14T14:08:43.080Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Experts & How-To info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-86210 Przecha, Donna Finding women in historical records can be difficult, as maiden names can be difficult to locate and different laws applied to men and women before the last century. This article provides an overview of how to find information about women in historical records. While it focuses on finding your female ancestors, the search tips are useful for anyo ... http://www.genealogy.com/50_donna.html res:ipl-86210 English genealogy.com genealogy family tree women family kin government records Finding Female Ancestors 2011-03-24T18:44:21.182Z Finding Female Ancestors 2011-03-24T18:44:21.182Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10313 RootsWeb, Inc. "The Internet's Oldest and Largest Genealogy Community" RootsWeb offers a host of genealogical resources, including search engines and databases (surnames, county and state records, the Social Security Death Index, discussion groups, and related links. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ res:ipl-10313 English ancestry ancestor ancestors genealogical research family tree family trees RootsWeb 2011-03-24T18:44:10.251Z RootsWeb 2011-03-24T18:44:10.251Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5201 Isaacson, Karen "ROOTS-L is a mailing list for people who are interested in any or all aspects of genealogy, anywhere in the world. [T]he original Internet genealogical mailing list . . . and the largest." Includes a searchable archive of list traffic, and a large collection of files and databases, including the impressive ROOTS-L library. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/ res:ipl-5201 English ancestry ancestor ancestors relative relatives family history family tree family trees ROOTS-L Home Page 2011-03-24T18:44:18.848Z ROOTS-L Home Page 2011-03-24T18:44:18.848Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5898 Internet Public Library Web directory. A collection of Internet sites providing information about a variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions. Abstracts briefly describing each site are included. http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&cid=7&tid=0&parent=0 res:ipl-5898 English ipl2: Information You Can Trust association organization institution political party advocacy group society labor union union culture art politics academics Associations on the Net - ipl2 Special Collection 2011-04-04T14:03:38.637Z Associations on the Net - ipl2 Special Collection 2011-04-04T14:03:38.637Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Associations & Organizations info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-8814 Bottasini, Giuseppe "FOTW (Flags of the World) is a site originally established by Giuseppe Bottasini and others devoted to the study of vexillology in 1994." http://www.fotw.net/flags/index.html res:ipl-8814 English Flags of the World Flags of the World 2011-08-08T16:18:57.831Z Flags of the World 2011-08-08T16:18:57.831Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Flags info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-8268 Developed primarily for the field of art history, the TGN is a structured vocabulary of nearly 1 million place names representing approximately 900,000 places. Users can browse the world hierarchically, or use the search function. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/index.html res:ipl-8268 English The Getty Research Institute Gazetteer Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names 2011-08-08T16:18:55.880Z Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names 2011-08-08T16:18:55.880Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13238 The Society Hall is a directory of genealogical and historical societies. It allows you to search for geneological associations by name and geographical location. http://www.fgs.org/societyhall/ res:ipl-13238 English Federation of Genealogical Societies Federation of Genelogical Societies: Society Hall 2011-08-08T16:18:44.099Z Federation of Genelogical Societies: Society Hall 2011-08-08T16:18:44.099Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-85708 Weinberg, Gabriel Internet browser and Google competitor that does not track or collect browsing histories or user information. https://duckduckgo.com/ res:ipl-85708 English DuckDuckGo We don't track you! dukgo.com zero-click info !Bang web crawler real privacy less spam DuckDuckGo 2011-02-01T02:20:19.530Z DuckDuckGo 2011-02-01T02:20:19.530Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75743 Subject-categorized directory to all of the free almanacs, atlases, biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works available from Answers.com. Be advised that the IPL does not consider entries or information from Wikipedia, WikiAnswers, or Answers.com's User Contribution section to be reliable sources of information. http://www.answers.com/main/what_content.jsp res:ipl-75743 English Answers Corporation almanac atlas biography dictionary encyclopedia weather time. business science sports sport legal law sciences technology Answers.com - Answer Library 2011-02-01T02:20:04.564Z Answers.com - Answer Library 2011-02-01T02:20:04.564Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories Reference Reference School and Homework Help--Homework Help----Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-84032 Contains biographies published by the Chawton House Library focusing on women writing in English between 1600 and 1830. http://www.chawtonhouse.org/library/writers2.html res:ipl-84032 English Chawton House Libraries chawton house library charity women woman writer writing English estate collection books alton hampshire biography" Chawton House Library: Library and early women's writing - Women writers - Biography list 2011-11-01T14:45:18.299Z Chawton House Library: Library and early women's writing - Women writers - Biography list 2011-11-01T14:45:18.299Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Authors info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-8420 Information Please, LLC Online version of the popular almanac. Provides a wealth of facts, resources, and activities on a variety of subjects. An encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, and atlas, all in one! Includes the Random House Websters College Dictionary and the Columbia Encyclopedia. http://www.infoplease.com/ res:ipl-8420 English Pearson Education fact trivia country information countries nations timeline timelines statistics statistic definitions general information postal information historical facts Infoplease: All the Knowledge You Need 2011-07-05T18:25:45.794Z Infoplease: All the Knowledge You Need 2011-07-05T18:25:45.794Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Thesauruses or Thesauri Reference--Encyclopedias Reference--Dictionaries--English Reference--Almanacs info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-7914 Canadian local and national weather, including current conditions and short- and long-range forecasts. Also was satellite images and special reports for air quality, pollen, UV, and road construction projects. Browse by city name or via an interactive map. "You'll even find multimedia explanations of the factors that effect the weather and our envi ... http://www.theweathernetwork.com/ res:ipl-7914 English French Weather Network Canada Weather Forecasts The Weather Network Online 2011-01-11T16:08:23.611Z The Weather Network Online 2011-01-11T16:08:23.611Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Time & Weather info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-86246 A selected list of podcasts on a range of topics, including how to create your own podcast. Subjects include law, books, food, travel, medicine, history, politics, business, and more. http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=14&tid=10538&cid=11&parent=0 res:ipl-86246 English Internet Public Library Podcasts - ipl2 Special Collection 2011-06-20T21:31:43.560Z Podcasts - ipl2 Special Collection 2011-06-20T21:31:43.560Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10087 National Archives and Records Administration "Genealogists are the most numerous users of the Washington, DC, research rooms, and 13 regional records service facilities of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This area provides many of the finding aids, guides, and research tools that can prepare you for a visit to one of our facilities or for requesting records from NARA. ... http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html English Genealogical Research at the National Archives 2009-12-09T19:49:57.255Z Genealogical Research at the National Archives 2009-12-09T19:49:57.255Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10096 "This page contains information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from each state, territory and county of the United States. See the guidelines for information on how to order vital records. If you are looking for vital records from a foreign county, see [the] links to foreign ... http://vitalrec.com/ English birth death marriage divorce Vital Records Information 2009-12-09T19:49:57.665Z Vital Records Information 2009-12-09T19:49:57.665Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13254 TheWebPro.com "Based upon an observation that most existing trivia oriented web sites were poorly designed and contained a great deal of in-accurate information, UselessKnowledge.com was designed to be the definitive source for accurate trivial information and a way to provide hours of fun, family oriented entertainment on the web." http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/ English Useless Knowledge 2009-12-09T19:51:26.437Z Useless Knowledge 2009-12-09T19:51:26.437Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Trivia info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-12851 SoYouWanna.Com provides step-by-step advice for doing everything from joining the CIA to converting to Buddhism. The writing style can be humorous, but the advice is real. http://www.soyouwanna.com/ English Advice Guide Guides Tutorials SoYouWanna.Com 2009-12-09T19:51:14.156Z SoYouWanna.Com 2009-12-09T19:51:14.156Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Experts & How-To info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13371 The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. This site provides free searches of Ellis Island passenger lists, offers free genealogy charts and family history materials. http://ellisislandrecords.org/ English family history Ellis Island record archives genealogical immigration American Family Immigration History Center 2009-12-09T19:51:29.448Z American Family Immigration History Center 2009-12-09T19:51:29.448Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-12841 A dictionary search tool that allows natural language searching for definitions from multiple dictionaries. http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict English Dict Development Group Dictionary Word Words Definition Definitions Language The DICT Development Group 2009-12-09T19:51:14.000Z The DICT Development Group 2009-12-09T19:51:14.000Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-12389 WriteExpress An online rhyming dictionary that matches beginning or end rhymes. A great help for poetry and songwriting. http://www.writeexpress.com/online2.html English rhyme End Rhymes Last Syllable Rhymes Double Rhymes Beginning Rhymes First Syllable Rhymes poem poems poetry song writing composing lyric lyrics WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary 2009-12-09T19:51:01.575Z WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary 2009-12-09T19:51:01.575Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11892 AccuWeather, Inc Weather forecasts (5 and 10 days) and current conditions for the United States and the world. Plus special weather sections for home, travel, health, marine, golf, gardening, aviation, and agriculture. Also features astronomical timetables (sun, moon and planet rises and sets). http://www.accuweather.com/ English weather forecast storm systems Accuweather 2009-12-09T19:50:52.402Z Accuweather 2009-12-09T19:50:52.402Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Time & Weather info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11447 A searchable biographical directory of famous/infamous people. You can browse by category, alphabetical order, highest rated or by most popular. This site indexes and provides links to biographies available from other Web sites. http://www.biography-center.com/ English Biography Center Biography famous people biography-center 2009-12-09T19:50:39.182Z biography-center 2009-12-09T19:50:39.182Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10353 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC "Dictionary.com is the best general English-language dictionary online. Its simple search form hides a sophisticated multi-source search of Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet, The Free Online Dictionary of Computing, Jargon File, The Elements, Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary, Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, U.S. Gazetteer, and the ... http://dictionary.reference.com/ English language word words definition definitions Dictionary.com 2009-12-09T19:50:04.648Z Dictionary.com 2009-12-09T19:50:04.648Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11658 An index of worldwide weather links, country profiles and maps. WeatherHub is organized by continent, country & city for quick and easy access. http://www.wxusa.com/index.htm English Weather Hub 2009-12-09T19:50:44.574Z Weather Hub 2009-12-09T19:50:44.574Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Time & Weather info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10497 Heinle & Heinle Publishers "This online dictionary contains over 40,000 entries and is based on the best selling Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Providing simple and clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures. Because this online version is linked to a 50,000 photo database, ... http://nhd.heinle.com/ English English Pronunciation Idiom The Newbury House Dictionary Online 2009-12-09T19:50:09.497Z The Newbury House Dictionary Online 2009-12-09T19:50:09.497Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10608 Information Services, National Library of Australia Includes links to Australian family history and genealogy sites, Aboriginal family history, military records, etc. Part of the National Library of Australia Internet Subject Lists project. http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html English Australia Australian Family History and Genealogy on the Internet 2009-12-09T19:50:12.795Z Australian Family History and Genealogy on the Internet 2009-12-09T19:50:12.795Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11177 Stephane Theroux Swishweb.com provides an interesting array of information on trivia, be it general or related to specific topics such as art and cutlture, nature, history, sports, or religions. This site is also the home of a the Trivial Knowledge Challenge, described as a chance to "test your knowledge about science, movies, geography, food, and more." Registrati ... http://www.factophile.com/show.content English Arts Culture Environment History Human Beings Natural History Religion Myth Science Technology Sports Games Cosmos Swishweb.com 2009-12-09T19:50:31.741Z Swishweb.com 2009-12-09T19:50:31.741Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Trivia info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11733 Sonweb Spanish-language resource for biographies of famous people from all over the world, from the past and present. Includes royalty and world leaders, writers, actors, musicians and singers, artists, athletes, philosophers, and scientists. http://buscabiografias.com/ Spanish Biography Buscabiografias 2009-12-09T19:50:47.495Z Buscabiografias 2009-12-09T19:50:47.495Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-74283 Factbites is a hybrid of a search engine and an online encyclopedia that provides coherent sentences and links to related topics in the results. http://www.factbites.com/ English Rapid Intelligence Pty Ltd. encyclopedias Factbites: Where results make sense. 2009-12-09T20:12:05.295Z Factbites: Where results make sense. 2009-12-09T20:12:05.295Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Encyclopedias info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75773 This search engine can search blogs and myspace. http://www.icerocket.com/index?tab=web&q= Icerocket google search engine googling IceRocket Web Search 2009-12-09T20:12:44.331Z IceRocket Web Search 2009-12-09T20:12:44.331Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75646 "The Open Directory Project (ODP) is the most comprehensive human edited directory of the Web, compiled by a vast global community of volunteer editors." http://www.dmoz.org/ English Netscape Communications Corporation websites website site sites Arts Movies Television Music Business Jobs Real Estate Investing Computers Internet Software Hardware Games Video Games RPGs Gambling Health Fitness Medicine Alternative Home Family Consumers Cooking Kids and Teens Arts School Time Teen Life News Media Newspapers Weather Recreation Travel Food Outdoors Humor Reference Maps Education Libraries Regional US Canada UK Europe Science Biology Psychology Physics Shopping Clothing Food Gifts Society People Religion Issues Sports Baseball Soccer Basketball dmoz Open Directory Project 2009-12-09T20:12:42.374Z dmoz Open Directory Project 2009-12-09T20:12:42.374Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75648 Plewe, Brandon A high-quality website directory. "To rank among the Best of the Web, a site must adhere to the strict criteria of editors who ensure that it contains substantive unique content, navigates in a user-friendly manner, contains no broken links or pictures, is up and running 24/7, and conforms to universally accepted web standards" http://botw.org/ English Best of the Web Directory websites website site sites Best of the Web Directory 2009-12-09T20:12:42.450Z Best of the Web Directory 2009-12-09T20:12:42.450Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75767 Micosoft's search engine, Windows Live Search is now called Bing. http://www.bing.com/ English Microsoft Corporation google search engine googling search directions maps images video travel shopping news Bing 2009-12-09T20:12:44.063Z Bing 2009-12-09T20:12:44.063Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75837 Alexa is one of the largest "Web crawls" or search engines out there, but it's better known for its great web tools, such as its traffic rankings feature, which provides quick statistics about web sites, and its web search platform, which allows users to create their own search engines and web tools. It is also a web directory. http://www.alexa.com/ English Alexa Internet, Inc. google search engine googling Alexa 2009-12-09T20:12:46.093Z Alexa 2009-12-09T20:12:46.093Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75756 Formerly AskJeeves.com, Ask.com has become a rival to Google and an excellent search engine, offering previews of some sites, links for expanding and narrowing your search, and other helpful features. http://www.ask.com/#subject:ask|pg:1 English IAC Search & Media google search engine googling Ask.com 2009-12-09T20:12:43.755Z Ask.com 2009-12-09T20:12:43.755Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75803 "Factbites presents the user with full, meaningful sentences from every site in the search results." Topic- rather than keyword-based, the site can return results on what you want to know that don't include the words you typed in. Uncommon word combinations can lead to no or poor results. http://www.factbites.com/ English google search engine googling Factbites 2009-12-09T20:12:45.561Z Factbites 2009-12-09T20:12:45.561Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75884 A search engine that specializes in finding information on books and authors. It also returns results "in real, meaningful information." http://www.bookwormsearch.com/ English BookwormSearch.com book author writer writers novels works work poetry poem poems poets poet novelist novelists google search engine googling BookworkSearch: Crawling digital pages wisely 2009-12-09T20:12:47.008Z BookworkSearch: Crawling digital pages wisely 2009-12-09T20:12:47.008Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75645 "The Yahoo! Directory is a human-created and maintained library of web sites organized into categories and subcategories." One of the largest directories of web sites on the web. http://dir.yahoo.com/ English Yahoo! Inc. directory websites Arts and Humanities Photography History Literature Business and Economy B2B Finance Shopping Jobs Computers and Internet Hardware Software Web Games Education Colleges K-12 Distance Learning Entertainment Movies TV Shows Music Humor Government Elections Military Law Taxes Health Diseases Drugs Fitness Nutrition News and Media Newspapers Radio Weather Blogs Recreation and Sports Sports Travel Autos Outdoors Reference Phone Numbers Dictionaries Quotes Regional Countries Regions U.S. States Science Animals Astronomy Earth Science Social Science Languages Archaeology Psychology Society and Culture Sexuality Religion Food and Drink Yahoo! Directory 2009-12-09T20:12:42.261Z Yahoo! Directory 2009-12-09T20:12:42.261Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75766 Using Google's search engine, AOL Search offers many additional features. 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Telephone country codes and international area codes are displayed by country, with additional info featured such as city and cellular codes". http://www.howtocallabroad.com/ English Howtocallabroad.com international calls phone book long distance calling call a foreign country How to Call Abroad: International Calling Guide 2009-12-09T20:14:07.549Z How to Call Abroad: International Calling Guide 2009-12-09T20:14:07.549Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Telephone and Address info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-81383 Web directory that scans the internet for reputable, high-quality, and trustworthy information for novice and experienced web searchers alike. Authors and editors produce informative web guides on diverse subjects. Spanish edition "Encontrando Dulcinea" also available. http://www.findingdulcinea.com/ English Spanish Dulcinea Media headline headlines news current events web guide web guides how-to guide search engine Finding Dulcinea 2009-12-09T20:14:42.096Z Finding Dulcinea 2009-12-09T20:14:42.096Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-80133 A dictionary that uses images to define words. 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Web-Celeb celebrities computer terms computer words internet words lottery loterry results gaming platforms game domain car battery problems car maintenance converter battery alternator auto repair automobile maintenance finance Yahoo! 2009-12-09T20:14:30.669Z Yahoo! 2009-12-09T20:14:30.669Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4588 Thorsen, Steffan This website lists current times around the world from Addis Ababa to Zurich. It also allows users to create customized pages to view the time in cities around the world, as well as use a time zone converter tool. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ English Time and Date AS time time zone international date line travel The World Clock - Time Zones 2009-12-09T20:05:20.606Z The World Clock - Time Zones 2009-12-09T20:05:20.606Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Time & Weather info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4893 United States Smithsonian Institution "The Smithsonian Institution receives a great many public inquiries covering a wide range of topics. Therefore, the following responses have been compiled to answer frequently asked questions or to provide guidance in finding the requested information. New information will be added continually." 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Excerpted from <cite>Maps for America</cite>, 3rd edition. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/glossary.html English Dictionary Glossary of Cartographic Terms 2009-12-09T20:05:42.577Z Glossary of Cartographic Terms 2009-12-09T20:05:42.577Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-70171 Fagan, Michael This is a comprehensive directory of quotation and proverb resources available online. If you are looking for a variety of resources, this is a good place to start! http://www.faganfinder.com/quotes/ English cliches slogans sayings dictionary quote Quotations and Proverbs Search 2009-12-09T20:10:21.356Z Quotations and Proverbs Search 2009-12-09T20:10:21.356Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Quotations info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-69980 A free website with a searchable database of biographies for genealogy research and links to biographies on other sites. http://www.geneabios.com/ English Geneabios genealogists biography ancestors surnames GeneaBios: Biographies for Genealogy 2009-12-09T20:10:15.862Z GeneaBios: Biographies for Genealogy 2009-12-09T20:10:15.862Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-70149 Tinney, Thomas M. Sr. This comprehensive resources provides links to information on almost all aspects of family history research. The mission is to promote scholarly educational access to all key worldwide Internet genealogical and family history databases and resources. It is divided up by region as well as by topic. There is also a feature to search the website. http://www.academic-genealogy.com/ English genealogists family history Genealogy and Family History Internet Web Directory 2009-12-09T20:10:20.630Z Genealogy and Family History Internet Web Directory 2009-12-09T20:10:20.630Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72856 Cribbs, Tina Cribbs, Bill Genealogy Buff is a free genealogy website designed especially for novice researchers of genealogical information. Its key features include a thorough surname search tool and an easily navigable homepage organized by topics that link to both free and subscription based genealogy websites. http://www.genealogybuff.com/ English ancestry family lineage Genealogy Buff 2009-12-09T20:11:26.821Z Genealogy Buff 2009-12-09T20:11:26.821Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72728 Offers free and clear answers to common questions on a variety of topics. http://www.wisegeek.com/ English trivia wiseGEEK 2009-12-09T20:11:23.589Z wiseGEEK 2009-12-09T20:11:23.589Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Trivia info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72777 Gallagher, Dan Directly calculates the coordinates and distance between most international cities. Displays a simple map of the results. http://www.mapcrow.info/ English Distance Calculator between Cities 2009-12-09T20:11:24.611Z Distance Calculator between Cities 2009-12-09T20:11:24.611Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-73966 Barnes & Noble, Inc This site includes author biographies for all writers previously featured on this page, links to their books on the Barnes and Noble web site, book recommendations by the authors, and lists of winners for the National Book Award for fiction and nonfication and for the Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers Awards. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writers2_cds2.asp?PID=1302 English Barnes & Noble, Inc authors author biography biographies writer writers Barnes & Noble.com - Meet the Writers 2009-12-09T20:11:59.052Z Barnes & Noble.com - Meet the Writers 2009-12-09T20:11:59.052Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Authors info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78512 arah Mendlesohn, Assistant Editor: Graham Sleight Our aim is to promote science fiction and bring together those who read, write, study, teach, research or archive science fiction in Britain and the rest of the world. We also want to support science fiction, at conventions, at conferences and at other events which bring those interested in science fiction together. http://www.sf-foundation.org/index.html English Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Fiction Literature Reviews The Science Fiction Foundation 2009-12-09T20:13:44.341Z The Science Fiction Foundation 2009-12-09T20:13:44.341Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78466 Csicsery-Ronay, Istvan Chronological Bibliography of Science Fiction History, Theory, and Criticism The following bibliography of science fiction criticism does not claim to be exhaustive. It does, however, gather together a large number of critical materials on sf that the editors of SFS deem to be important, influential, or historically noteworthy. We have liste ... http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/biblio.htm English Science Fiction Fantasy Horror Literature Chronological Bibliography of Science Fiction History, Theory, and Criticism 2009-12-09T20:13:43.286Z Chronological Bibliography of Science Fiction History, Theory, and Criticism 2009-12-09T20:13:43.286Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78505 The Cushing Library Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection and Institute for Scientific Computation at Texas A&M University The ISFDB is a community effort to catalog works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It links together various types of bibliographic data: author bibliographies, publication bibliographies, award listings, magazine content listings, anthology and collection content listings, and forthcoming books. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi English Science Fiction Speculative Fiction literature fiction Internet Speculative Fiction Database 2009-12-09T20:13:43.948Z Internet Speculative Fiction Database 2009-12-09T20:13:43.948Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78510 Technovelgy LLC Explore the inventions and ideas of science fiction writers at Technovelgy (that's tech-novel-gee!) - over 1,440 are available. Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the alphabetic Glossary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, or browse by favorite author / book. Browse more than 1,340 ... http://www.technovelgy.com/ English Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Fiction Literature technologies future technovelgy.com; where science meets fiction 2009-12-09T20:13:44.263Z technovelgy.com; where science meets fiction 2009-12-09T20:13:44.263Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78518 DLA, University Libraries The University Libraries' Digital Library and Archives at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University acquired its speculative fiction collection through a combination of purchase and donation from William J. Heron, a private collector from North Carolina. The magazines and reference books were acquired in 1989 and 1990, with the balance of ... http://spec.lib.vt.edu/spfic/ English Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Fiction Literature The Heron Collection of Speculative Fiction 2009-12-09T20:13:44.584Z The Heron Collection of Speculative Fiction 2009-12-09T20:13:44.584Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78472 Quilter, Laura This site is essentially a complex bibliography that lists and cites and describes science fiction & critical works from a feminist perspective. Plots may be described in whole, including details that would constitute a "spoiler" for some people. Works that are already complete are reviewed, discussed, and described, and consequently there are spoi ... http://feministsf.org/ English Science Fiction Fantasy Horror Episode Guides Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia. 2009-12-09T20:13:43.620Z Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia. 2009-12-09T20:13:43.620Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78509 University of Michigan These pages are dedicated to assisting scholars of all types all over the world. We are constantly striving to provide an extensive and useful location for all types of information and tools that will help us study fantasy and science fiction. http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/ English Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Fiction Literature University of Michigan Fantasy and Science Fiction Website 2009-12-09T20:13:44.109Z University of Michigan Fantasy and Science Fiction Website 2009-12-09T20:13:44.109Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-78507 Mohanraj, Mary Anne This organization aims to promote literary quality in speculative fiction, by encouraging promising new writers, assisting established writers, facilitating the work of quality magazines and small presses in the genre, and developing a greater public appreciation of speculative fiction. http://www.speculativeliterature.org/ English Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Writing Writers Fiction Literature Speculative Literature Foundation 2009-12-09T20:13:44.031Z Speculative Literature Foundation 2009-12-09T20:13:44.031Z fedoraAdmin Active Arts & Humanities Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-29603 Kothari, Amit "A search portal for finding literary quotations and sayings from all the best databases on the internet." http://www.quotesandsayings.com/ English quotations quotes sayings famous phrases The Quotations and Sayings Database 2009-12-09T20:03:05.405Z The Quotations and Sayings Database 2009-12-09T20:03:05.405Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Quotations info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-53683 NoodleTools, Inc. Bibliographic tools, software, and instruction for students and teachers. The free MLA Starter tool helps students in grades 1 - 5 formulate MLA entries. Site has links to bibliographies written by researchers, a section about choosing the best search engine based on the information you have, and other resources for teachers. http://www.noodletools.com/ English NoodleTools, Inc. MLA APA writing tools research tools modern language association american psychological association NoodleTools 2009-12-09T20:07:17.307Z NoodleTools 2009-12-09T20:07:17.307Z fedoraAdmin Active Education Reference info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-53998 This site tracks whether famous people are still alive or not. As of May 16, 2009 this website lists 7807 famous and semi-famous people from various walks of life - entertainment, politics, sports, music, law, ... and others. http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf English Kentix Computing famous deaths vital records birthdays Dead or Alive? 2009-12-09T20:07:27.125Z Dead or Alive? 2009-12-09T20:07:27.125Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-53651 MacKinnon, Linda Lists steps, suggestions and hints, and provides resources for anyone searching for an obituary that is not online. 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Resources are divided into the following groups: Getting Started, Family History, Research Tools, and Advanced Topics. ... http://www.genealogytoday.com/ English Genealogy Today 2009-12-09T20:07:44.893Z Genealogy Today 2009-12-09T20:07:44.893Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-54643 Ireland Roulston, Stephen "This site is for use by all geography students and teachers, although much of it has been designed with the Northern Ireland Geography curriculum in mind." Topics include ethnic diversity, urban structure, landscapes, place names, images, geology, among others. http://www.geographyinaction.co.uk/ English Geography in Action 2009-12-09T20:07:47.588Z Geography in Action 2009-12-09T20:07:47.588Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5445 New Jersey Online Current weather conditions and five-day forecasts for major U.S. cities. 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Search or browse for businesses or search for people by name, phone or address. http://www.dexknows.com/ English R. H. Donnelley reverse look up yellow pages directory directories phone phones telephone telephones addresses address reverse phone Dexknows Local Search 2009-12-09T20:15:21.364Z Dexknows Local Search 2009-12-09T20:15:21.364Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Telephone and Address info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-8472 Louis Kessler An organized and annotated list of web sites with a comprehensive selection of computer software programs for genealogists. 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This includes biographies of writers and poets (as well as links to other biographies which may be more extensive) who fall under such categories as absurdist, postmodernist, beat poet, etc. It also includes links to some of their works, photographs, and links to other related web resources such as newsgroups, scholarly papers based on the author/ ... http://www.levity.com/corduroy/ English Levity.Com Postmodernism Harlem Renaissance Beat writing Slam poetry Absurdism Absurdist Bohemian Ink 2009-12-09T20:08:42.209Z Bohemian Ink 2009-12-09T20:08:42.209Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Authors info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6021 A&E Television Networks Offical site of A&E's Biography television series. Includes the searchble text of 15,000 entries from The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. http://www.biography.com/ English Biography 2009-12-09T20:08:32.812Z Biography 2009-12-09T20:08:32.812Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6467 Robert Ragan A guide to doing genealogy research, both on- and off-line. Includes tutorials on deciphering old handwriting, the U.S. Census, and how to use the LDS research outlines. http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/ English Treasure Maps 2009-12-09T20:08:42.866Z Treasure Maps 2009-12-09T20:08:42.866Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6288 MediaLinx Interactive Address and phone listings for over 12 million people and businesses in Canada. Search in English or French. http://www.canada411.ca/ English French Canada Canada411 2009-12-09T20:08:38.969Z Canada411 2009-12-09T20:08:38.969Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Telephone and Address info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6108 Almaz Enterprises Impressive collection of information about all of the past Nobel Laureates, organized by prize and year, or searchable. Entries include brief biographical information plus links to related Internet sites. http://www.almaz.com/ English Nobel Prize Physics Chemistry Literature Peace Economics Physiology Medicine The Nobel Prize Internet Archive 2009-12-09T20:08:34.382Z The Nobel Prize Internet Archive 2009-12-09T20:08:34.382Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6084 WordNet Ware, Robert A dictionary search tool allowing users to look up words in over 1000 different dictionaries simultaneously, or to pick specific dictionaries from a grouping of subject-specific ones. 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Provides county and state histories, maps, family history projects, research tips. http://usgenweb.org/ English USGenWeb Project United States Genealogy ancestry heritage family tree family trees ancestral line ancestral lines The USGenWeb Project 2009-12-09T20:08:35.080Z The USGenWeb Project 2009-12-09T20:08:35.080Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6123 United States United States Postal Service US Zip Code information from the proverbial horse's mouth (the US Postal Sevice). You can look up the Zip+4 code for any address, or enter a city and state to see all Zip Codes associated with that city. http://www.usps.com/ncsc/ziplookup/lookupmenu.htm English Zip Codes United States ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information 2009-12-09T20:08:34.685Z ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information 2009-12-09T20:08:34.685Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Telephone and Address info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-84110 FindHow Inc. Want to know how to install a toilet seat? 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Search U.S. white and yellow page listings of people and businesses using keyword, category or business name in this online directory. Also features "reverse lookups" for finding names and businesses from phone numbers or addresses, directions and maps, classified ads and online promotions, and a public records search function. ... http://www.superpages.com/ res:ipl-72900 English SuperMedia, Inc. white pages phone books directories business information business directory SuperPages.com 2010-12-06T22:11:08.342Z SuperPages.com 2010-12-06T22:11:08.342Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Telephone and Address info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-69316 Business directory. Online U.S. yellow pages directory from AT&T. Search for businesses by name, category or phone number. 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Formerly known as Click411.com. http://www.whitepages.com/ res:ipl-54490 English WhitePages, Inc. phone books directories business information business directory WhitePages.com 2010-12-06T22:11:07.415Z WhitePages.com 2010-12-06T22:11:07.415Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Telephone and Address info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9042 United States Did you ever wonder what your home town looks like from space? Enter the name of a city and state. Provides maps of the United States. http://msrmaps.com/Default.aspx res:ipl-9042 English Microsoft Corporation landmark landmarks location locations digital image digital images Microsoft Research Maps 2010-09-22T19:26:36.353Z Microsoft Research Maps 2010-09-22T19:26:36.353Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9327 A directory of experts in the areas of television, music, legal, medical, software, cars, sports, love & romance, and miscellaneous subjects who have volunteered to answer e-mail questions in their subject of expertise. Click on a subject area and you'll get a list of volunteers in that area, which includes notes on each person's specific area of ... http://www.allexperts.com/ res:ipl-9327 English questions answer e-mail services music law medicine software cars automobiles sports love romance allexperts.com allexperts all experts experts.com AllExperts.com 2010-09-22T19:26:37.255Z AllExperts.com 2010-09-22T19:26:37.255Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Experts & How-To info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-29161 Saul B. Cohen North America "With 50,000 entries, the Gazetteer covers every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean." Search, or browse an alphabetic index. http://www.bartleby.com/ res:ipl-29161 English Columbia University Press Bartleby.Com The Columbia Gazetteer of North America 2010-09-22T19:24:45.319Z The Columbia Gazetteer of North America 2010-09-22T19:24:45.319Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-29164 Mary Biggs Michael Seidel Robert Andrews "The 65,000 essential quotations that constitute this authoritative collection represent the research of 154 experts. Entries from more than 5,000 authors and speakers are multiply classified into 6,500 subjects." Search full text, by author or category, or browse an alphabetical author index. http://www.bartleby.com/ res:ipl-29164 English Columbia University Press Bartleby.Com The Columbia World of Quotations 2010-09-22T19:24:45.398Z The Columbia World of Quotations 2010-09-22T19:24:45.398Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Quotations info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10354 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC The Internet edition of Roget's Thesaurus. Search for words or browse alphabetically and by word category. http://thesaurus.com/ res:ipl-10354 English thesaurus Roget's Thesaurus 2010-09-22T19:23:34.939Z Roget's Thesaurus 2010-09-22T19:23:34.939Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Thesauruses or Thesauri info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11272 An online version of the 1995 edition of Roget's II, a popular dictionary-style thesaurus. Search for an entry, or browse alphabetically. http://www.bartleby.com/ res:ipl-11272 English Bartleby.Com thesaurus Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd ed. 2010-09-22T19:23:38.483Z Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd ed. 2010-09-22T19:23:38.483Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Thesauruses or Thesauri info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11776 bartelby.com The popular thesaurus, now online and searchable. http://www.bartleby.com/ res:ipl-11776 English words synonyms synonym word Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd Ed. 2010-09-22T19:23:40.421Z Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd Ed. 2010-09-22T19:23:40.421Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Thesauruses or Thesauri info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11275 James B. Simpson A quotation guide, convering 1950-1988. "Nearly 10,000 notable quotes from 4,000 quoatable notables. Covers all of modern American life--including politics and government, architecture, art, music and dance, theater, radio and television, and religion." Use either the author index or the subject index, or search for a quotation. http://www.bartleby.com/ res:ipl-11275 English Bartleby.Com Simpson's Contemporary Quotations 2010-09-22T19:23:38.691Z Simpson's Contemporary Quotations 2010-09-22T19:23:38.691Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Quotations info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11162 Canada Canadian Council for Geographic Education and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society "Canada's foremost resource for geographical information on the web. Learn about Canada, its people and places. GEOsources also has news, quizzes, lesson plans for teachers, new themes each month, and much more." Available in French and English. http://www.ccge.org/default.asp res:ipl-11162 English French Canada GeoSources: The Canadian Geography Website 2010-09-22T19:23:38.097Z GeoSources: The Canadian Geography Website 2010-09-22T19:23:38.097Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5214 U.S. Census Bureau Information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Answers many basic genealogy questions, particularly in the realm of government information sources. Provides an age search service, list of surnames, and links to related sites. http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/index.html res:ipl-5214 English U.S. Census Bureau family name names statistic statistics family tree family trees families genealogical people household households data age ages Genealogy--US Census Bureau 2010-09-22T19:25:05.908Z Genealogy--US Census Bureau 2010-09-22T19:25:05.908Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-67477 The Hutchinson Encylopaedia Tiscali UK Search more than 1600 entries to find the exact meanings for the words you want. This resource has a European slant and uses British English. http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/ res:ipl-67477 English Tiscali SpA Hutchinson Dictionary of English Usage 2010-09-22T19:25:23.610Z Hutchinson Dictionary of English Usage 2010-09-22T19:25:23.610Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5162 Olsen, Mark A forms-based search engine for Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition. Headword searches support full UNIX regular expressions. http://artfl-project.uchicago.edu/ res:ipl-5162 English The Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language Thesaurus ARTFL Project: ROGET Form 2010-09-22T19:25:05.530Z ARTFL Project: ROGET Form 2010-09-22T19:25:05.530Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Thesauruses or Thesauri info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6041 Ancestry, Inc. "The Death Master File (DMF) from the Social Security Administration (SSA) contains over 50 million records created from SSA payment records. This file includes the following information on each decedent, if the data are available to the SSA: Last name, First name SS# (State issued) b. Birth date d. Death date lr. Last residence lp. Lump sum paymen ... http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 res:ipl-6041 English Ancestry, Inc. Death Government Social Security Administration Social Security Death Index Search 2010-09-22T19:25:15.029Z Social Security Death Index Search 2010-09-22T19:25:15.029Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-67475 The Hutchinson Encylopaedia Tiscali UK Find almost 14,000 words to increase your vocabulary or just find out specific meanings to words you already use. This resource has a European slant. http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/ res:ipl-67475 English Tiscali SpA Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words 2010-09-22T19:25:23.527Z Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words 2010-09-22T19:25:23.527Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75765 A French search engine that offers features such as thumbnail previews of results and target pages, terms for refining your search listed next to the results, and nested boolean (AND, OR, NOT) search capabilities as well as proximity searching by using "NEAR" in your query. http://www.exalead.com/search/ res:ipl-75765 English google search engine googling Exalead 2010-09-22T19:25:48.439Z Exalead 2010-09-22T19:25:48.439Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Search Engines info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5193 Stephen A. Wood An annotated listing of scores of Internet resources for genealogical information. http://www.archives.com/ res:ipl-5193 English The Genealogy Home Page 2010-09-22T19:25:05.760Z The Genealogy Home Page 2010-09-22T19:25:05.760Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-84481 Bell, Michael Web Directory - An index of academic information websites selected by teachers and librarians to provide quality information for students at all academic levels. http://www.virtuallrc.com/ res:ipl-84481 English information portal information portals authoritative site authoritative sites reference site reference sites teacher resource teacher resources student resource student resources Virtual Learning Resources Center 2010-07-13T16:31:41.404Z Virtual Learning Resources Center 2010-07-13T16:31:41.404Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Web Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9330 Desmond Walls Allen and Carolyn Earle Billingsley "If you can't even spell the word g-e-n-e-a-l-o-g-y, this is the place for you to start. Everyone has ancestors, and if you're wondering who yours are, it's time to get involved in family history and genealogy research." This resource is divided into 13 short chapters that will take a beginner through the basics of genealogy research. There's a g ... http://www.arkansasresearch.com/guideindex.htm res:ipl-9330 English Arkansas Research genealogy Beginner's Guide to Family History Research 2010-11-02T00:57:30.948Z Beginner's Guide to Family History Research 2010-11-02T00:57:30.948Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10491 Handy utilities to find out the time anywhere in the world with the timezone converter, the world time page that shows the time in major cities around the world, a utility to find time zones, a listing of time zones by country, and a page showing "the market open and close times for the foreign exchange currency markets around the world." http://www.timezoneconverter.com/ res:ipl-10491 English TimeZoneConverter.com timezone timezones clock clocks world time foreign exchange currency markets Forex event planning hotel hotels hotel reservation hotel reservations travelzone Time Zone Converter - Time Zone Tools and Utilities 2011-11-14T19:56:59.486Z Time Zone Converter - Time Zone Tools and Utilities 2011-11-14T19:56:59.486Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Time & Weather Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75963 Sito che permette di trovare l'itinerario fra due punti geografici in Italia (e in Europa), oltre a visualizzare la mappa di una data localit??. Permette di calcolare, inoltre, le spese di viaggio, e di trovare informazioni utili come uffici del turismo, bancomat e uffici postali nelle vicinanze della localit?? richiesta. In Italiano e inglese.<br ... http://it.mappy.com/ res:ipl-75963 English Mappy 2011-08-22T18:20:24.636Z Mappy 2011-08-22T18:20:24.636Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Italian Ready Reference--Geografia / Geography info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-12271 FindArticles This intensive archive contains articles dating back to 1984 from several hundred magazines and journals. Search for articles by topic: Arts & Entertainment, Automotive, Business & Finance, Computers & Technology, Health & Fitness, Home & Garden, News & Society, Reference & Education, and Sports. http://findarticles.com/ English LookSmart, Ltd. Magazine articles magazine article journal article journal articles FindArticles.com 2009-12-09T19:50:58.094Z FindArticles.com 2009-12-09T19:50:58.094Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference Reference--News & Current Events--Periodical Directories info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75976 Pagina utile per iniziare una ricerca genealogica. Presenta un dizionario dei nomi italiani, indicazioni su come effettuare le ricerche, mappe di distribuzione dei cognomi italiani e risorse bibliografiche (in "biblioteca"). Presenta inoltre delle schede regionali con cartine fisiche e geopolitiche e una selezione di links ai siti culturali pi?? in ... http://www.gens.labo.net/ English Gens 2009-12-09T20:12:49.873Z Gens 2009-12-09T20:12:49.873Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Italian Ready Reference--Genealogia / Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75977 Portale dell'amministrazione archivistica nazionale. Propone servizi quali un motore di ricerca per l'accesso al portale degli Archivi di Stato e delle Soprintendenze Archivistiche. Permette inoltre, la consultazione online degli elenchi alfabetici per i documenti conservati presso gli Archivi di Stato, oltre ad alcuni inventari di fondi archivisti ... http://www.archivi.beniculturali.it/ English Archivi di Stato / State Archives 2009-12-09T20:12:49.946Z Archivi di Stato / State Archives 2009-12-09T20:12:49.946Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Italian Ready Reference--Genealogia / Genealogy info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-75965 Sito dedicato all'informazione metereologica e climatica. Permette di controllare le previsioni del tempo non solo in Italia ma anche in Europa e nel mondo. Mantiene anche un almanacco del tempo dell'anno, della stagione, della settimana e del giorno. In italiano.<br /> Site dedicated to metereological and climatic information. It allows one to che ... http://www.meteo.it/ English Meteo / Weather Information 2009-12-09T20:12:48.903Z Meteo / Weather Information 2009-12-09T20:12:48.903Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Italian Ready Reference--Meteo / Weather info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-48598 How do I look up a phone number online? Find out from this IPL Frequently Asked Question site. http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/phoneFARQ.html Internet Public Library 411 directory assistance area code yellow pages white pages telephone directory telephone directories IPL FAQ: Finding Telephone Numbers 2009-12-09T20:05:41.090Z IPL FAQ: Finding Telephone Numbers 2009-12-09T20:05:41.090Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Telephone and Address Reference--Telephone and Address info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-70222 Guustaaf "The coolest way to find out the time in other parts of the world." http://www.timezonecheck.com/ English Free Flow Media Time Zone Check 2009-12-09T20:10:22.972Z Time Zone Check 2009-12-09T20:10:22.972Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Time & Weather Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6087 Merriam-Webster, Inc. An excellent hyperlinked dictionary and thesaurus, based on the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The search engine supports wildcards and right-hand truncation. A help page and pronunciation guide are included. http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict.htm English Merriam-Webster, Inc. English Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 2009-12-09T20:08:33.930Z Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 2009-12-09T20:08:33.930Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Thesauruses or Thesauri Reference--Dictionaries--English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-84170 Weinhold, Kellee Resource provides "instruction in basic grammar, sentence structure and word choice, as well as rules for punctuation" for the English Language. Provides information on a variety of common grammar problems. http://www.grammaruntied.com/ res:ipl-84170 English adjectives adverbs agreement case conjunctions clauses nouns phrases prepositions pronouns punctuation spelling verbs verbals word choice accuracy clarity conciseness grammar help The Tongue Untied: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style 2010-04-05T16:49:12.709Z The Tongue Untied: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style 2010-04-05T16:49:12.709Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Grammars Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5174 France Olsen, Mark Searchable version of the 1606 edition of Jean Nicot's Thresor de la Langue Fran??aise, a French language dictionary containing over 18,000 entries. From ARTFL Project. http://artfl-project.uchicago.edu/node/17 res:ipl-5174 English The Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language French France lexicon lexicography Jean-Fran??ois F??raud Dictionaire critique de la langue fran??aise Dictionnaire de l'Acad??mie Fran??aise ??mile Littr?? Dictionnaire de la langue fran??aise French Dictionary (Thresor de la langue fran??aise, 1606) 2011-03-02T14:49:35.402Z French Dictionary (Thresor de la langue fran??aise, 1606) 2011-03-02T14:49:35.402Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--Non-English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-29562 "RocketNews is a Current News Search Engine and news distribution service that promises to revolutionize the business of finding and delivering the latest online news about companies, industries, products, events and people." Indexes over 3000 news sites, and allows searching for articles up to 5 days old. Also browsable by topic categories. http://www.rocketnews.com/ res:ipl-29562 English RocketInfo, Inc. Rocketinfo 2011-06-30T14:37:08.897Z Rocketinfo 2011-06-30T14:37:08.897Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13283 Hullot, Jean-Marie This site is the online version of an interactive museum exhibit at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris, France. It features Shockwave-driven interactive facts about the world's population, its growth, and questions for the future. http://popexpo.web.ined.fr/english.html res:ipl-13283 English Human population world population population growth demography demographics statistics reproduction contraception birth rate death rate 6 billion Human Beings 2011-03-14T14:08:30.617Z 6 billion Human Beings 2011-03-14T14:08:30.617Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-79529 I can see my house from up here! USGS's satellite photos and maps show tons of information for anywhere in the United States. See topographic maps for your back yard, or find your latitude and longitude. It might be a little tricky to use, but most images are free to download or can be viewed online. http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/NewEarthExplorer/ res:ipl-79529 English United States Geological Survey map maps latitude longitude topography topographic aerial photograph world map GLS global land survey digital map U.S. Geological Survey--Earth Explorer 2011-07-18T18:00:06.389Z U.S. Geological Survey--Earth Explorer 2011-07-18T18:00:06.389Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11618 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center Includes instructional materials used in the Writing Center. Sections include Stages of the Writing Process (Drafting, Revising, and Proofreading), Common Types of Writing Assignments (Applications, Research Papers, Reviews, etc.), Grammar and Punctuation, Improving Your Writing Style, and Documentation Styles (APA, MLA, Turabian, etc.). http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ res:ipl-11618 English University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Citation Handbook American Psychological Association APA Modern Language Association Turabian Chicago Citation Manual Citations UW-Madison's Writing Center Writer's Handbook 2011-02-23T15:51:03.832Z UW-Madison's Writing Center Writer's Handbook 2011-02-23T15:51:03.832Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10518 University of Oregon "A historical and cultural atlas resource, providing maps of Europe in subjects such as: Natural Resources & Trade, the Ancient Near East, Classical Greece, the Hellenistic World & Roman Republic, Principate & Empire, and Late Antiquity & Early Medieval." Shockwave plug-in required for some maps. http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/ res:ipl-10518 English historical Europe Map Archive 2011-02-23T15:51:00.533Z Europe Map Archive 2011-02-23T15:51:00.533Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4957 The New York Times Company Online edition of the world renowned newspaper, updated daily. Access is free, but requires a password. A low graphics version is available. http://www.nytimes.com/ res:ipl-4957 English New York United States The New York Times 2011-02-23T15:51:09.707Z The New York Times 2011-02-23T15:51:09.707Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-76840 United Kingdom NewsNow Publishing Limited Offers current world news from several international Internet publications in multiple languages. http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/ res:ipl-76840 English NewsNow Publishing Limited NewsNow 2011-09-02T17:45:52.648Z NewsNow 2011-09-02T17:45:52.648Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-85719 Crowley, Dennis foursquare is a free location-based mobile platform created to make cities easier to navigate and more interesting to explore. Registered users share their real-time locations by ???checking in??? via a smartphone app or SMS, and acquire points and virtual badges with each check-in. http://foursquare.com/ res:ipl-85719 English foursquare checkin check in check-in mobile apps follow me on foursquare foursquare 2011-02-01T02:20:19.912Z foursquare 2011-02-01T02:20:19.912Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography Computers & Internet info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-70544 Population Reference Bureau "This searchable database from the Population Reference Bureau contains current data for 95 demographic variables on more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the separate U.S. states." http://www.prb.org/datafinder.aspx res:ipl-70544 English population trends population statistics demography demographics maps Population Reference Bureau Datafinder 2011-02-11T18:58:36.778Z Population Reference Bureau Datafinder 2011-02-11T18:58:36.778Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6696 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Biographical information on the members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. http://rockhall.com/inductees/ res:ipl-6696 English rock band rock bands performer performers singer singers guitarist guitarists drummer drummers Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Inductees 2011-02-11T18:58:35.880Z Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Inductees 2011-02-11T18:58:35.880Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10130 Grimond, John This is a very helpful resource, since it covers such areas of grammar and writing including: Metaphors, short words, unnecessary words, jargon and syntax. Each section covered provides a detailed article with some examples, with a focus upon British English. http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/ English The Economist Newspaper Limited Writing Grammar Handbook Style Writing English Punctuation Write English Language Education The Economist Style Guide 2009-12-09T19:49:58.805Z The Economist Style Guide 2009-12-09T19:49:58.805Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13575 University of Michigan Population Studies Center "The Social Science Data Analysis Network makes the latest US census surveys and demographic trends accessible to educators, policymakers, the media, and students at all levels." http://www.ssdan.net/ English Social Science Data Analysis Network 2009-12-09T19:51:33.781Z Social Science Data Analysis Network 2009-12-09T19:51:33.781Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11530 Schultz, Kate "EzineUniversity exists to help you become a successful E-Zine Publisher. Several leading online experts share their expertise with you in this educational forum." Available free online courses include: E-Zines and E-mail Marketing, Preparation and Research, Planning and Development, Content Development and Writing, and Publishing and Mailing List ... http://www.ezineuniversity.com/ English Writing Grammar Handbook Style Writing English Punctuation Write English Language Education EzineUniversity 2009-12-09T19:50:40.900Z EzineUniversity 2009-12-09T19:50:40.900Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10514 Pablo Grosschmid Dictionary of regional Spanish and slang. It includes 30,000 entries from regions of Spain, Latin America, and around the world. The definitions also specify in what regions a particular meaning is used. In Spanish. http://www.hispanicus.com/drle/ Spanish Diccionario de Regionalismos de la Lengua Espa&#241;ola 2009-12-09T19:50:10.412Z Diccionario de Regionalismos de la Lengua Espa&#241;ola 2009-12-09T19:50:10.412Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--Non-English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10489 Internet French Property This site provides conversions "from/to metric and imperial and US measurement systems." It calculates the results and gives the factors for length, area, volume/capacity, mass (weight), and temperature conversions. http://convert.french-property.co.uk/ English metric imperial conversion convert measure length area volume capacity mass weight temperature units Measuring Units Conversion Tables 2009-12-09T19:50:09.108Z Measuring Units Conversion Tables 2009-12-09T19:50:09.108Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11803 "The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. PRB informs policymakers, educators, the media, and concerned citizens working in the public interest around the world through a broad range of activities..." The site features population ... http://www.prb.org/ English Population Reference Bureau 2009-12-09T19:50:49.764Z Population Reference Bureau 2009-12-09T19:50:49.764Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10739 United Kingdom--England Multimap.com Interactive maps of Great Britain, Europe, and the world. You can zoom in and out to narrow or widen the map area. The Great Britain one includes street-level mapping, and can use place names or postcodes. Also includes links to tourist destination and lodging in Great Britain. http://www.multimap.com/ English England Scotland Wales Ireland Germany France Italy Spain Multimap.com 2009-12-09T19:50:17.606Z Multimap.com 2009-12-09T19:50:17.606Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10407 The Associated Press The lastest breaking news from the definitive, international news organization. http://customwire.ap.org/specials/bluepage.html English AP The Wire - News from the Associated Press 2009-12-09T19:50:06.678Z The Wire - News from the Associated Press 2009-12-09T19:50:06.678Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11707 Tyzo.com, Inc. A series of helpful tools for use by international travelers, including a world public holidays calendar, a currency converter, maps, a metric converter, weather sites, electricity requirements (by continent and country), dialing codes, a international clothing size chart, and a time zone clock. http://www.tyzo.com/tools/ English Travel Tools 2009-12-09T19:50:46.593Z Travel Tools 2009-12-09T19:50:46.593Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10493 Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of the Census "The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.... The CPS is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population.... Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours ... http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htm English statistics employment unemployment earnings income indicators Current Population Survey 2009-12-09T19:50:09.301Z Current Population Survey 2009-12-09T19:50:09.301Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-10291 UN Cartographic Section An online collection of maps held and produced by the United Nations. Both general and peacekeeping maps are available, along with other geographical resources. You can view maps by country, region, or mission. Adobe Acrobat is needed to view the maps. Site available in English and French. http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm English French United Nations United Nations Cartographic Section 2009-12-09T19:50:03.259Z United Nations Cartographic Section 2009-12-09T19:50:03.259Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-11003 "Units conversion offering a very extensive range of categories and units. This interactive facility not only converts between units but also includes descriptions of usage and definitions of many of the units." http://www.footrule.com/ English Measurement Weights and Measures The Footrule 2009-12-09T19:50:25.566Z The Footrule 2009-12-09T19:50:25.566Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-29292 Canada Natural Resources Canada This site combines both information from Canadian Topographic maps and Digital Topographic Data. Here you can find out more about maps and you are able to search for maps of specific Canadian maps http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/ English maps topography topographic canada canadian digital Centre for Topographic Information 2009-12-09T20:02:59.934Z Centre for Topographic Information 2009-12-09T20:02:59.934Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-76400 Asia Africa North America Middle East South Pacific South America Europe "The Global Business News Leader." With nine editorial offices around the world, the IBTimes provides comprehensive and up-to-date business news coverage with a global perspective. http://www.ibtimes.com/ English The International Business Times Inc. International Business Times 2009-12-09T20:12:58.329Z International Business Times 2009-12-09T20:12:58.329Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-74116 A searchable Spanish dictionary. In Spanish. Provides etymology and usage examples. Best viewed in Internet Explorer. http://clave.librosvivos.net/ Spanish librosvivos.net Spanish Espanol Spanish dictionary espanol diccionario Diccionario CLAVE 2009-12-09T20:12:02.479Z Diccionario CLAVE 2009-12-09T20:12:02.479Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--Non-English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-80120 Reid, Stephen Australia--Tasmania Dewey, Matthew Promotes and builds awareness for Tasmanian classical music and its composers. Lists "Established Composers" and "Young and Emerging Composers" and has information for students, researchers, and the general public on modern Tasmanian classical music composition. http://www.tasmanianmusic.com/ English Australian music Australian composer Tasmania Tasmanian music Tasmanian composer Tasmanian Composers Collective 2009-12-09T20:14:15.153Z Tasmanian Composers Collective 2009-12-09T20:14:15.153Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-79531 USGS has compiled dozens of its map collections for this comprehensive geological website. Make your own maps with layers like roads, rail ways, water and cities, and even search for older maps. Many of the images are free to download, and some are free with registration. http://glovis.usgs.gov/ English U.S. Geological Survey USGS maps geology geological geography survey surveying aerial photograph satellite photograph U.S. Geological Survey--Global Visualization Viewer 2009-12-09T20:14:03.571Z U.S. Geological Survey--Global Visualization Viewer 2009-12-09T20:14:03.571Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4885 United States The University of Texas at Austin Digitized images of maps from the library's collection, including special sections on maps of current interest. Maps are in fairly large (100 to 900K) .gif or .jpg images, and may take a while to load. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html English Maps Current Events Images The Perry-Casta??eda Library Map Collection 2009-12-09T20:05:43.345Z The Perry-Casta??eda Library Map Collection 2009-12-09T20:05:43.345Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4591 United States U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies Statistical briefs are succinct 2- to 4-page reports issued occasionally and providing timely data on specific issues of public policy. Presented in narrative style with graphs, the reports summarize data from demographic surveys of the U.S. population. Other statistical briefs describe the nation's economic activity and are prepared by the Census ... http://www.census.gov/apsd/www/statbrief/ English Statistics Government United States Bureau of the Census Statistical Briefs 2009-12-09T20:05:20.765Z United States Bureau of the Census Statistical Briefs 2009-12-09T20:05:20.765Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4525 The Economist Newspaper Limited "The International Weekly Journal of News, Ideas, Opinion, and Analysis." Features selected articles from the current issue, an archive of past issues, a style guide, and a library of key articles from past issues. A good source for news and discussion of events happening all over the globe. http://www.economist.com/ English The Economist 2009-12-09T20:05:18.683Z The Economist 2009-12-09T20:05:18.683Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4523 United States U.S. Census Bureau Includes a number of tables describing aspects of population of the 77 largest cities of the United States, such as ranking in population and land area, minority population, median rent, public transportation. http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html English Statistics Population Data County and City Data Book 2009-12-09T20:05:18.606Z County and City Data Book 2009-12-09T20:05:18.606Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4584 United States Contains a collection of statistics (over 1400 tables and graphs!) on social, economic, and international subjects. In addition, the Abstract is your guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. Web source contains statistics in brief and frequently requested tables. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ English U.S. Census Bureau population national data Metropolitan data Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009-12-09T20:05:20.457Z Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009-12-09T20:05:20.457Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4886 United States U.S. Census Bureau Prototype service from the U.S. Bureau of the Census which generates detailed maps of U.S. locations. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/ English United States TIGER Mapping Service 2009-12-09T20:05:43.586Z TIGER Mapping Service 2009-12-09T20:05:43.586Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-70266 A great resource for maps and GPS (Global Positioning Systems). View world maps, United States maps, digital maps, antique maps, topographical maps and more. There is also a handy glossary for map and GPS terms. http://www.maps-gps-info.com/ English Moonville Studios Maps and GPS Info 2009-12-09T20:10:24.706Z Maps and GPS Info 2009-12-09T20:10:24.706Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6955 National Geographic Society "The Map Machine Atlas offers maps, flags, facts, and profiles for the countries of the world and the U.S. states." http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine English National Geographic Society street maps online atlas Map Machine 2009-12-09T20:10:04.930Z Map Machine 2009-12-09T20:10:04.930Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72871 World Wide Metrics and Info Offers conversions covering 27 different categories including: distance, temperature, power, weight, volume, energy, speed, currency, clothing/shoe size, computer storage, and cooking. http://www.asknumbers.com/ English Asknumbers.com 2009-12-09T20:11:27.292Z Asknumbers.com 2009-12-09T20:11:27.292Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72800 Christensson, Per "The Tech Terms Dictionary is a constantly growing collection of computer and technology terms. Each definition is written in a way that is easy for the reader to understand and serves to explain the term, not just define it." http://www.techterms.com/ English Sharpened Production hardware software internet bits bytes terms acronyms Techterms.org: Computer and Technology Defined and Explained 2009-12-09T20:11:25.235Z Techterms.org: Computer and Technology Defined and Explained 2009-12-09T20:11:25.235Z fedoraAdmin Active Computers & Internet Reference--Dictionaries info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72788 clubcreatif.com Convertworld is a unit conversion website. Currency can be calculated for 36 different countries. The date cane also be changed to reflect the most current value of the currencies. Other conversion areas are: length, temperature, weight, data storages, area, energy, pressure, speed, volume, and time. The site is available in English, German, and Po ... http://www.convertworld.com/en/ English French clubcreatif.com conversion tables Convertworld 2009-12-09T20:11:24.986Z Convertworld 2009-12-09T20:11:24.986Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72440 Vendramini, Danny "This site is intended as a resource for Darwinian scholars and students. It attempts to gather for the first time in a single database, every photo, painting and drawing ever made of Darwin." http://www.thesecondevolution.com/darwin_intro.html English Charles Darwin In His Own Words: A Pictorial Biography of Charles Darwin 2009-12-09T20:11:17.966Z Charles Darwin In His Own Words: A Pictorial Biography of Charles Darwin 2009-12-09T20:11:17.966Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Scientists & Inventors info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-72853 The California Geographical Survey provides aerial panoramic maps of California, other Western states and world maps. There is also educational historical and geographical information. http://geogdata.csun.edu/ English geography California Geographical Survey 2009-12-09T20:11:26.748Z California Geographical Survey 2009-12-09T20:11:26.748Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-73937 Wyatt, Christopher This site provides a wealth of information on writing, editing, formatting, designing and marketing. The focus is on providing writing resources for the dramatic, literary and academic writer. A unique feature of this site is the Writers' Lexicon, providing detailed definitions of terms that are highly applicable to the trade. http://www.tameri.com/ English Writing Grammar Handbook Style Writing English Punctuation Write English Language Education Writers Lexicon Tameri Guide for Writers 2009-12-09T20:11:58.166Z Tameri Guide for Writers 2009-12-09T20:11:58.166Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-79061 Izhikevich, Eugene M. Offering very scholarly articles on very complex subjects, Scholarpedia improves on the anyone-can-edit idea of Wikipedia by making sure that the original author of all of its articles is an expert on the subject, that each article is peer-reviewed, and that any revisions of an article is first approved of by the original author. http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page English Scholarpedia.org science computational neuroscience dynamical system systems computational intelligence ai artificial intelligence astrophysics physics Scholarpedia: The free peer reviewed encyclopedia 2009-12-09T20:13:54.369Z Scholarpedia: The free peer reviewed encyclopedia 2009-12-09T20:13:54.369Z fedoraAdmin Active Science & Technology Reference--Encyclopedias info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-76843 Topix.net Offers current local, national and world news from several U.S. Internet sources. http://www.topix.net/ English Topix.net Topix.net 2009-12-09T20:13:09.078Z Topix.net 2009-12-09T20:13:09.078Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-7764 Xenon Laboratories Incorporated Provides up-to-the-minutes rates for a number of international currencies. Also provides a currency converter tool. Tables can be created using dozens of different currencies, from Afghanistan Afghanis to Zambia Kwacha. http://www.xe.com/ English Currency Conversion Converter Convert Foreign currency Foreign currencies foreign money USD United States Dollar EUR Euro GBP British Pound Sterling JPY Japanese Yen CAD Canadian AUD Australian CHF Swiss Franc RUB Russian Ruble CNY Chinese Yuan ZAR South African Rand MXN Mexican Peso XE - The World's Favorite Currency and Foreign Exchange Site 2009-12-09T20:13:32.755Z XE - The World's Favorite Currency and Foreign Exchange Site 2009-12-09T20:13:32.755Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-29372 Zick,William J. This site contains information about classical music composers of african heritage from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It gives biographies on these composers. http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Others.html English composers classical music african Composers of African Descent 2009-12-09T20:03:02.133Z Composers of African Descent 2009-12-09T20:03:02.133Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-54019 Colorado State Universitiy Are you looking for a well organized and easy to navigate website that will help you with the writing process? The Writing Center at Colorado State University provides over 70 writing guides as online textbooks in six areas: writing processes and rhetorical concerns, types of documents, desktop publishing and writing for the Web, working with sourc ... http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/ English Writing Grammar Handbook Style Writing English Punctuation Write English Language Education Writing Guides at CSU 2009-12-09T20:07:27.893Z Writing Guides at CSU 2009-12-09T20:07:27.893Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5179 C.-E. Ore A searchable Norwegian dictionary. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/ordboksoek_nynorsk.html English The Norwegian Computing Center Norwegian Bokm&aring;lsordboka og Nynorskordboka 2009-12-09T20:07:07.185Z Bokm&aring;lsordboka og Nynorskordboka 2009-12-09T20:07:07.185Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Dictionaries--Non-English info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-53640 This page lists the standard proofreading and editing marks and abbreviations. This is a very good resource to learn what those marks are on your paper after a proofreader looks over it and marks it up. http://www.inkwelleditorial.com/proofreaders_marks.htm English Proofreading Editing Inkwell Editorial Proofreading and Editing Symbols 2009-12-09T20:07:15.949Z Inkwell Editorial Proofreading and Editing Symbols 2009-12-09T20:07:15.949Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5210 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Writing resources from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Individual free help is only offered to University affiliates but the Writer Resources section has great information in their Grammar Handbook, Citation styles, ESL Resources, and Writing Tips section. http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/ English Department of English, University of Illinois Writing Citation Handbook American Psychological Association APA Modern Language Association Turabian Chicago Citation Manual Citations Grammar Style Writing Writers Workshop - The Center for Writing Studies 2009-12-09T20:07:07.727Z Writers Workshop - The Center for Writing Studies 2009-12-09T20:07:07.727Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5095 National Inventors Hall of Fame This site provides biographical sketches of the great inventors of America. Henry ford, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney are among the many included in this source as well as many others. The site also includes information about the Hall of Fame programs and activities as well as its museum in Ohio. http://www.invent.org/index.asp English Inventors Biography Akron The National Inventors Hall of Fame 2009-12-09T20:06:51.706Z The National Inventors Hall of Fame 2009-12-09T20:06:51.706Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Scientists & Inventors info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5078 Lists conversion relationship between U.S. customary units and SI (International System) units, and gives conversion factors for commonly needed values -- area, length, pressure, force, and volume -- as well as gauge standards for sheet metal, wire, and pipes, and measures of hardness, stress, and temperature. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Reference/metrics/factors English Washington State Department of Transportation Conversion Metric WSDOT-Metric Conversion Factors 2009-12-09T20:06:44.656Z WSDOT-Metric Conversion Factors 2009-12-09T20:06:44.656Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5085 GCS Research Society This site includes biographies of twenty-four prominent Canadian scientists, with mini-bios for over a hundred more. http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientists.php English Scientists Canada Great Canadian Scientists 2009-12-09T20:06:47.491Z Great Canadian Scientists 2009-12-09T20:06:47.491Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Scientists & Inventors info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-69055 Ingraham, Mary Biography and catalog of Johannes Brahms http://www.johannesbrahms.org/ English Johannes Brahms 2009-12-09T20:09:55.531Z Johannes Brahms 2009-12-09T20:09:55.531Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Musicians & Composers info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-8882 Velde, Francois and Yvonne Demoskoff "This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about royal and noble families of the world, excluding Britain's royal and noble families. (The British Royal & Noble Families FAQ can be found at <a href="http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/britfaq.html">http://www.heraldica.org ... http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/atrfaq.htm English Royalty Royals Nobility alt.talk.royalty FAQ: Royal and Noble Families of the World 2009-12-09T20:15:38.848Z alt.talk.royalty FAQ: Royal and Noble Families of the World 2009-12-09T20:15:38.848Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Politicians & Rulers info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9555 Christopher Handy "This page is intended as a guide to deciphering Roman numeral year dates as they are commonly found in the imprints of both modern and early printed books. It explains the basic principles for converting numbers from Roman to Arabic form and also describes some of the unusual features of Roman numerals that may be encountered in older books." http://www2.inetdirect.net/~charta/Roman_numerals.html English Roman numerals Roman Numeral Date Conversion Table 2009-12-09T20:15:54.584Z Roman Numeral Date Conversion Table 2009-12-09T20:15:54.584Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9375 OANDA, Inc. This site offers a multilingual currency converter which contains the exchange rates for 164 currencies. Travelers can print out a cheat sheet: "a multi-value table of an exchange rate to facilitate calculations while you travel." The site also offers historical charts of exchange rates and forecasts for global markets. http://www.oanda.com/ English Currency Conversion Exchange Rate OANDA 2009-12-09T20:15:50.658Z OANDA 2009-12-09T20:15:50.658Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9041 Expedia Expedia Maps allows users to access any map in the world with a keyword search in one of four categories: place, business, address, and driving directions. It provides country and state/province maps, street address locations, special landmark placements and city maps. The driving directions feature is especially useful, enabling users to be as s ... http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=over&rfrr=-357 English direction addresses location Expedia Maps 2009-12-09T20:15:42.268Z Expedia Maps 2009-12-09T20:15:42.268Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9288 UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Contains information about World population trends and Regional Population Information and Networking. http://www.un.org/popin/ English Population Estimates Global World United Nations Population Information Network 2009-12-09T20:15:48.431Z United Nations Population Information Network 2009-12-09T20:15:48.431Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-5642 Henry Churchyard Genealogies for the members of the royal families of the British Isles. http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/royalgen.html English History Genealogy British Isles Royal Genealogies 2009-12-09T20:08:24.059Z Royal Genealogies 2009-12-09T20:08:24.059Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Biographies--Politicians & Rulers info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-6599 Excite Search for recent articles from over 300 online newspapers and magazines, or browse for recent articles by subject and topic. http://news.excite.com/ English News Resources Current Events Internet New Websites Excite News 2009-12-09T20:08:45.991Z Excite News 2009-12-09T20:08:45.991Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-13360 Population Reference Bureau This database gives you searchable population and health demographics and statistics for the United States. It is a subpage of the Population Research Bureau Datafinder resource, and replaces a former site called AmeriStat. You may search by state, geographic areas within the state, and population and health variables. Specific characteristics of ... http://www.prb.org/DataFinder.aspx res:ipl-13360 English Spanish French Population Reference Bureau Demographic Population Data Population Reference Bureau Datafinder - United States Data 2010-12-06T22:10:58.427Z Population Reference Bureau Datafinder - United States Data 2010-12-06T22:10:58.427Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Census Data & Demographics info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-9092 MSNBC Interactive News, L.L.C. Provides the latest news and feature stories, including business, sports, technology, and weather, among others. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ res:ipl-9092 English NBC Universal breaking news health entertainment politics travel science news local news national news international news world news world international national local MSNBC 2010-09-22T19:26:36.473Z MSNBC 2010-09-22T19:26:36.473Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-4939 Cable News Network Headlines and stories from CNN. Sections include US and world news, business, money, sports, weather, entertainment, science and technology, food, health, nature, politics, and style. http://www.cnn.com/ res:ipl-4939 English Cable News Network travel breaking news science news local news national news international news international national video justice tech CNN.com 2010-09-22T19:25:00.475Z CNN.com 2010-09-22T19:25:00.475Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--News & Current Events info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-7680 internet.com Webopedia is an online dictionary and search engine specializing in computer and Internet technology definitions. There is also a glossary of terms with a particular term being highlighted each day. http://www.webopedia.com/ res:ipl-7680 English QuinStreet Inc. definition glossaries online reference search word words meaning meanings web Webopedia 2010-09-22T19:25:50.947Z Webopedia 2010-09-22T19:25:50.947Z fedoraAdmin Active Computers & Internet Reference--Dictionaries info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-69359 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ever wonder how to decipher the marks used on edited text? Here's a explanation of the standard proofreader's marks authors and editors might use to indicate changes in copy. http://www.einstein.yu.edu/home/einsteinquarterly/Resources/Proofreaders_Marks.htm res:ipl-69359 English Yeshiva University book books editing typeset typesetting Proofreader's Marks 2010-09-22T19:25:37.330Z Proofreader's Marks 2010-09-22T19:25:37.330Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Style and Writing Guides info:fedora/col:gen res:ipl-79461 Hazell, Alastair How many light years will I travel from here to the bathroom? For this and other burning unit conversion questions, use The Converter Site. "The Converter Site is an online metric and imperial conversion utility" that allows you to convert units of distance, area, energy, fuel consumption, volume, mass, temperature, and many more! http://www.thecalculatorsite.com/ res:ipl-79461 English Alastair Hazell Web Design Studio measurement conversion length distance liquid volume mass weight power conversion temperature time velocity currency conversion The Converter Site 2010-09-22T19:25:55.750Z The Converter Site 2010-09-22T19:25:55.750Z fedoraAdmin Active Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools info:fedora/col:gen
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