- Librarian's Index to the Internet (LII)
Maintained by the California State Library, LII is a searchable Web
site that provides users with hundreds of links covering a wide variety of subjects.
http://lii.org/
- Digital Librarian
This site offers ready access to numerous Web pages organized by subject
areas. "Airlines," "Dinosaurs," "Judaica," "Parenting" and "Railroads
& Waterways" are just a few examples of the subject areas available.
http://digital-librarian.com/
- LibrarySpot
A one-stop ready reference site offering such things as almanacs, associations,
biographies, calculators, maps, phone books, style guides, 'best of'
and "top 100" lists, etc.
http://www.libraryspot.com
- Internet Public Library - Ready Reference
This site offers three modes of access: browse through individual subject
categories, browse alphabetically by title, or search the entire Ready
Reference collection.
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/
- A Web of On-line Dictionaries
This Web site offers more than 800 dictionaries of over 150 different
languages. Truly one of the most megasites focusing on multilingual
dictionaries, specialized dictionaries, language identifiers, acronyms
and thesauri.
http://www.yourdictionary.com
- Merriam-Webster Online
This site offers access to Merriam-Webster's WWWebster Dictionary
and WWWebster Thesaurus. Other features found on this page include
"Word of the Day," "New Words and Meanings," and slang as well as information
about other Merriam-Webster products.
http://www.m-w.com/
- OneLook Dictionary Search
A conglomeration of 112 dictionaries, this site includes older editions of standard titles,
English-foreign language dictionaries, free online dictionaries, and nondictionaries that
happen to contain word lists or definitions. A great place to start your word search.
http://www.onelook.com/
- Nonverbal
Dictionary of Gestures, Signs, and Body Language Cues
Items in this Dictionary have been researched by anthropologists, archaeologists,
biologists, linguists, psychiatrists, psychologists, semioticians, and
others who have studied human communication from a scientific point of view.
http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm#The
- ARTFL Project - Roget's Thesaurus
The ARTFL Project from the University of Chicago, and Micra, Inc. present
this online version of Roget's Thesaurus. The site provides access
to approximately 50,000 entries which include definitions, pronunciations,
synonyms and near synonyms. Roget's is also available at http://www.thesaurus.com/.
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Encyclopaedia Britannica is now free on the Web! In addition
to offering the latest U.S. and World news, weather and sports information,
Britannica online also provides access to the Encyclopedia Britannica
and Britannica-selected Internet sites.
http://www.britannica.com/
- Library Spot - Quotations
The Library Spot (© 1997-2000, StartSpot Mediaworks,Inc.) provides links
to eight quotation-related sites. In addition to Bartlett's Familiar
Quotations, users will find sites featuring Biblical, Shakespearean
and movie quotations as well as general sites offering numerous quotations
organized by subject.
http://www.libraryspot.com/quotations.htm
- Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations
The Bartlett's site offers familiar quotations from a wide range of
passages, phrases and proverbs. Searching is straighforward, by keyword
or author. Also included is a list of author's names whose quotes are used.
http://www.bartleby.com/100/
- APA Style Guide
APA examples as interpretted by the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.
http://www.lib.usm.edu/help/style_guides/apa.html
- Citation Machine
An interactive Internet tool which generates citations in standard MLA
and APA formats. Citations are produced from a Web form that can be
completed with information for a resource type selected from a list
of print and electronic resources.
http://citationmachine.net/
- Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
This easy-to-read guide from Dartmouth College divides its site into
the categories of Table of Contents, Examples, Resources, and Index
and gives specific information on why, when, and how to cite print or
electronic sources. The examples cover the source types most frequently
cited in papers by undergraduate writers, using four citation styles.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/contents.html
- Online! Citation Styles
This site, by A. Harnack and E. Kleppinger, features the MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE styles.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
- Research & Documentation Online
An excellent resource from Bedford/St. Martin's publisher. This site
offers links to documentation information for MLA, APA, Chicago and
CBE. It is organized by major discipline area. Clicking on the major
discipline, the user receives an overview to conducting research in
that area. The site also offers worthwhile links to scholarly Internet
resources. A glossary of library and Internet terms is also available
through this site at the far left side of the page.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc/default.htm
- Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Updated to 5th Edition)
This site from Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a helpful guide to using APA style. The site’s best feature is its inclusion of many examples: formatting a paper, in text citations, and creating a Reference List.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
- Internet Citation Guides
This site from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Memorial library
includes links to all the major styles including APA, MLA, CBE, Chicago and Turabain.
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm
- Best Information on the Net
O'Keefe Library, Ambrose University.
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Online/find.htm
- Ameritech Yellow Pages
This site provides directory assistance for locating people, businesses
and toll-free numbers in the United States. The directory is limited
to entries found in the Ameritech yellow and white pages.
http://www.smartpages.com
- Telephone Directories on the Web
This is an index of online phone books comprising "400 links to Yellow
Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and Fax Listings
from over 170 countries." The site is organized first by continent and
then by country. It is very easy to navigate and the links are updated regularly.
http://www.infobel.com/teldir/default.asp
- AnyWho Directory
Use the AnyWho directory to search for people, businesses, toll-free
phone numbers or current events. Listings are restricted to entries
from the AT&T directory.
http://www.tollfree.att.net/tf.html
- BigBook
Superpages.com's BigBook offers access to U.S. yellow and white pages.
Use this site to locate addresses and phone numbers for people and businesses
nationwide. Classifieds, a Consumer Guide and City Pages are also included here.
http://www.bigbook.com/
- College and University Home Pages
With more than 3,000 entries in over 80 countries, this site provides
a fairly comprehensive listing of colleges and universities including
their libraries. Browse alphabetically by institution name or geographically.
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html
- Zip Code Lookup
This database lets you get a list of all Zip codes in a city, county,
or area code. You can also search by Zip code and find the city, county
and area code.
http://getzips.com/zip.htm
- AllAreaCodes
Use this site to locate area codes or the city tied to an area code.
http://www.allareacodes.com
- Internet @ddress Finder
This Web page provides quick, straightforward searching and cites over
6 million email addresses in its directory.
http://www.iaf.net/
- Free ZIP Code Lookup
You can enter a zip code and request the county name, time zone, MSA/PMSA
code, area code, latitude/longitude, and congressional district.
http://zipinfo.com/search/zipcode.htm
- WhoWhere
Use WhoWhere to locate a person's email address, phone number and mailing
address. Click on the Yellow Pages links to search for U.S. businesses.
The Homepages link allows you to browse companies, agencies and organizations
by category.
http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/
- Yahoo! Maps & Driving Directions
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py
- InfoSpace - Maps & Directions
Users can access U.S., Canadian and International maps, driving directions
and route maps. Map results tend to download quickly.
http://www.infospace.com/info/kevmap/mapdir.htm?
- Library Spot - Maps
This site offers links to various types of maps including basic city/driving
maps, weather, subway and worldwide maps.
http://libraryspot.com/maps/
- AlternaTime
This site features a large collection of timelines organized under
the categores: History & Cultures, Science & Technology, Arts & Literature,
Popular Culture & Current Events, and Science Fiction.
http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html
- CalculateMe.com
This online conversion utility provides a calculator for converting between metric and U.S. standard (imperial) units
for length and weight. Additional conversion options include temperature, time, energy, and volume.
http://www.calculateme.com/
- Google Scholar
A subset of Google, Google Scholar provides access to scholarly journal citations from a wide range of
subject areas, with the strongest coverage in science & technology. Google Scholar is not valued as a
repository for free full text articles, because many items are not available in full text. The real
value of this site is its citation index – a handy research tool that allows users to easily establish
which documents cite a particular research article. It is an excellent tool for verifying citations and
locating similar articles. To access the citation index, look for the “cited by” link.
Please check with an Alverno reference librarian BEFORE paying for an article.
Note: Google Scholar is still in development and may have some inconsistencies.
http://scholar.google.com/
- How Stuff Works
Created by Marshall Brain and targeted towards a general audience, this
site offers a wealth of information explaining how different things
work. Learn anything from how a cell phone or an air conditioner works
to how a power grid, hurricane, a clock or how dental school works.
Some explanations are more technical than others.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
- Public Agenda
Public Agenda was founded in 1975 and is a “nonpartisan opinion research and civic engagement organization helping Americans explore and understand critical issues.” The Web site contains much original research that is well organized and easy to navigate. Public Agenda’s reports provide important additional research material for both students and faculty on a broad range of topics in the social sciences.
http://www.publicagenda.org/
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