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ACRONYMS:
www.acronymfinder.com
BOOKS, Bestseller Lists:
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Yahoo Directory of Bestseller Lists including NY Times, USA
Today, Barnes & Noble, Chronicle of Higher
Education and more:
http://dir.yahoo.com/arts/humanities/literature/bestseller_lists
BOOKS, Online:
Bartleby.com:
http://www.bartleby.com/
Great Books Online
Internet Classics Archive:
http://classics.mit.edu
Over 400 works of classical literature
Internet Public Library Reading Room:
http://www.ipl.org/reading/books
Wonderful compilation of all sorts of online book websites. Not to be
missed! (click on reading room, then books)
Project Gutenberg:
www.gutenberg.org
The one that started it all; PG's goal is one million
free electronic titles by 2015.
Google Book Search:
www.books.google.com
BOOKS,
sites to purchase new, used & out-of-print:
ABE Books:
http://www.abebooks.com compiles lists
from many online booksellers
Addall.com: http://www.addall.com
Alibris.com: http://www.alibris.com
Amazon.com: www.amazon.com
Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com
Bookfinder.com: http://www.bookfinder.com
independent subsidiary of abebooks, finds new, used, out-of-print books
Chegg.com: www.chegg.com
Half.com: www.half.com
Powells: http://www.powells.com
BOOKS,
Textbooks:
Booksprice.com: www.booksprice.com/
"Find the best price
for new & used books and
college textbooks at the major online Stores."
Direct Textbook.com:
http://www.directtextbook.com/
Compare prices for
over 30 online stores in the U.S. for
textbooks
Half.com:
http://www.half.ebay.com/textbooks
BUSINESS:
Best
Information on the Internet (Business links) from St. Ambrose University: http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Majors/Business/busindex.htm
Big Charts: http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical
Offers
historical stock prices from 1/2/1970 to present, and more.
Business.usa.gov: http://www.business.usa.gov
"U.S. Government's official
website for small business," partnership among 22 Federal agencies.
http://www.factoring.net/
Business Plans: http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm?DCMP=AFC-SCORE
California
Business Portal: http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm
www.referenceforbusiness.com (click on a business, scroll past the ads at the top) and http://www.answers.com/topic/business-plans
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/research/business/bplansindex.html
- VERY GOOD!
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre:
www.business-humanrights.org
"Tracking the positive and negative impacts of over 5,100 companies
worldwide"
Hoover's: http://www.hoovers.com/free/
Info
about companies and industries.
Human Resource Management and Labor Relations:
www.hrgopher.com (HrGopher)
Human Resources web portal
Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/
Small Business Administration
CALIFORNIA: (Back
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CA
links from California State University, Long Beach:
http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/Paper%20Topics/hottopics/laorcapaptop.htm
CAREERS:
Career information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, K-12
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
CareerOneStop:
www.careeronestop.org
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes a variety of
information including links to local and state resources.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor, (more detailed info than above)
from Bureau of Labor Statistics (also in print format) *** (best bet)
http://www.bls.gov/oco
Career Interests Game from University of Missouri “The
game is based on the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,
Enterprising, and Conventional) model of occupations and is designed to help
match user's interests and skills with similar careers. The game may help users
to begin thinking about how their personality will fit in with specific work
environments and careers.” (from University of Missouri)
http://career.missouri.edu/students/majors-careers/skills-interests/career-interest-game/
Good overall site, Jobstar.org
http://jobstar.org
America's Career InfoNet: 450 short videos on different careers (click
on Labor Market info on right-hand side to find fastest growing jobs)
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Day in the Work Life (from NPR, need to download free RealPlayer)
http://marketplacemoney.publicradio.org/collections/special/2004/day_in_the_work_life/
O*Net, (Occupational Information Network) http://online.onetcenter.org/
Dictionary of
Occupational Titles: http://www.occupationalinfo.org/
CALIFORNIA JOB INFORMATION:
Employment
Development Department, state of California
http://www.edd.ca.gov/
http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/
(CalJobs)
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/
(California Labor Market info)
GENERAL WEBSITES, SEARCHING FOR A JOB:
Job Hunter’s Bible
(the website from Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute?)
www.jobhuntersbible.com
Monster.com http://www.monster.com/
America's Job Bank: http://www.jobbankinfo.org
Riley Guide: http://www.rileyguide.com/
RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS:
http://www.rileyguide.com/letters.html (links to resume and cover letter guides) also http://jobstar.org and www.jobhuntersbible.com
FINANCIAL AID:
(please contact your counselor for help with financial aid forms)
FAFSA:
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
FastWeb: www.fastweb.monster.com
Scholarships, Financial Aid and colleges. Calendars and reminders,
information on scholarships available
based on information supplied by student.
CITATION STYLES:
MLA, APA style:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Citation Formatting Tools: Noodle Tools:
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
Easy Bib: http://www.easybib.com
Son of Citation Machine:
http://citationmachine.net
Citation Builder:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/index.php (North
Caroline State University)
Zotero: http://www.zotero.org/
(Firefox extension)
"Zotero
is a production of the Center for History and New
Media at George Mason University. It is
generously funded by the United States Institute of Museum and Library Services,
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation." - (from the Zotero website)
CONVERSIONS:
OnlineConversion.com:
http://onlineconversion.com
Converts a multitude of items
DICTIONARIES:
Dictionary.com:
www.dictionary.com
Lexicool.com:
www.lexicool.com
"Directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries." Links to over
7,500 dictionaries and glossaries.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus:
www.merriam-webster.com
(now with audio pronunciation)
ENVIRONMENT:
Arbor
Day Foundation:
www.arborday.org
National Ocean Service (NOAA):
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov
NOS studies and protects coastal and marine areas in the United States. Includes
educational videos and podcasts.
United States
Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov
News, multimedia, laws, and more
FILM:
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All
Movie Guide: http://www.allmovie.com/
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com
FINANCE, PERSONAL:
CNN Money:
http://money.cnn.com (Click on the "Personal Finance" tab)
Intuit online money
manager: www.mint.com
Kiplinger Personal Finance: www.kiplinger.com
MSN Money: http://moneycentral.msn.com
(Click on "Personal Finance")
U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission:
www.mymoney.gov
Yahoo! Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com (Click on "Personal Finance")
GEOGRAPHY:
Association of
American Geographers:
http://www.aag.org
Information about the profession and
education
Census Bureau Geography:
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/index.html
U.S. Census Bureau - mapping and other resources available
CIA World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Country information compiled
by the Central Intelligence Agency
Country Profiles (BBC):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Current country information compiled by the BBC including history, economy,
politics, map, facts and current leaders
Country Studies:
http://www.country-studies.com/
Government
published; *(beware of date, last published in 1998)
ePodunk:
www.epodunk.com
Profiles of cities and counties across the United States
Google Maps: http://maps.google.com
All-in-one free map service
National Climatic Data Center:
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Federal government site - "World's largest archive of weather data"
National Geographic Online:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Maps and mapping tools
Refdesk.com:
http://www.refdesk.com/geo.html
(Compilation of geography links)
University of Texas-Austin online access to map collection:
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
U.S. Geological
Survey:
http://www.usgs.gov
GOVERNMENT:
American Presidency
Project: www.presidency.ucsb.edu
Sponsored by University
of California, Santa Barbara. Includes links to speeches, documents, executive
orders
proclamations, official papers and more of historical and current presidencies.
CIA
World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Online
version of print edition includes country profiles.
Country Studies: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Online version of the "Area Handbook" series of country
information, sponsored by the Department of the Army.
FirstGov: http://www.usa.gov
One-stop access to United States Federal Government resources.
GPO Access: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
Directory to government sites.
Thomas: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Legislative information from the Library of Congress.
White House (The): www.whitehouse.gov
Links to prominent issues, current news, government branches, staff and more
HEALTH:
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CDC
Health Topics: http://www.cdc.gov/health/
Center
for Disease Control health topics.
Drugs - RxList: The Internet Drug Index: http://www.rxlist.com
Infomed: http://www.infomed.org/100drugs/
Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex
John Hopkins
Intelihealth: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH
PRDHealth:
http://pdrhealth.com
Drugwatch.com:
www.drugwatch.com
"Helping consumers affected by dangerous drugs"
FamilyDoctor.org: http://familydoctor.org
All kinds of information including dictionaries. Homepage of the American
Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Genetics Home Reference: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov
(U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Genetic conditions
Healthfinder: http://healthfinder.gov
Health website for consumer information from various government agencies.
Library of Congress selected sites: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/medical.html
Medical Encyclopedia from Medline: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.htmleb.org/
Advanced health information.
MEDLINEPlus: http://www.medlineplus.gov/
Links to health-related resources.
Merck & Co: http://www.merck.com/
Free online access to many of the Merck manuals.
National Institutes of Health: http://health.nih.gov/
Health topics from NIH.
Nutrition.gov: http://www.nutrition.gov/
Portal to websites from the federal government.
Nutrition Source: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
PDRHealth: http://pdrhealth.com
Good source for all types of health information, including prescription and
over-the-counter drugs.
PubMed Central: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
Full-text articles from journals.
Stedman's.com: http://www.stedmans.com/
Free online medical dictionary
WebMD.com: www.webmd.com
A variety of resources including pill identification.
Nursing/Healthcare
Links
American Nurses Association: http://www.nursingworld.org/
Health Professional Students for Substance Abuse Training: www.hpssat.org
Career Exploration for healthcare careers from the NIH:
http://www.science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks
World Health Organization: www.who.int/en
Website of the World Health Organization (WHO), tracks international disease
emergencies and provides information on
global health issues.
HISTORY:
Ancient World Cultures: http://eawc.evansville.edu/
Best of history Web sites: http://www.besthistorysites.net/
Center for History and New Media: http://chnm.gmu.edu/
Interesting
website from George Mason University
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive:
www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/crda
From the University of Southern Mississippi, information pertains to
Mississippi's civil rights movement
Civil War, American Civil War Homepage:
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
George H. Hoemann, University of Tennessee
Ellis Island, American Family Immigration History Center:
http://www.ellisisland.org
EyeWitness to History:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
Timelines, excerpts from printed sources, audio
History Channel: http://history.com
History Guide: http://www.historyguide.de/
History Matters:
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Hospitals, American, American Hospital Directory:
http://www.ahd.com
American Hospital Directory, Inc. Location and stats of American
hospitals.
HyperHistory Online: http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Recommended by the History Channel
Middle East, Travelers In (TIMEA):
http://timea.rice.edu (Rice University)
Text, images and maps showcase European and American travels to the Middle
East (particularly Egypt) in 19th and early 20th centuries.
National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults:
http://digitalvaults.org
Database contains over 1,200 documents, photographs, maps from the holdings
of the
National Archives. Students may use images to create posters, slide shows,
etc.
ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies: http://the-orb.net
Slavery, Voyages: The Transatlantic Slave Trade:
www.slavevoyages.org (Emory
University)
Sponsored by Emory University and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Website provides information on
slave trade on five continents.
LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS:
Babel Fish (Yahoo):
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
LAW:
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American Law Sources
On-line (ALSO):
http://www.lawsource.com/also
FindLaw:
http://www.findlaw.com/
Internet
Legal Resources
Legal Information Institute: http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Case law, state and federal code, Supreme Court decisions, etc. Updated
nightly.
MATH:
Khan Academy: Nonprofit corporation provides
free tutorials: www.khanacademy.org
Chegg homework help: http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/
MISCELLANEOUS:
Local Harvest:
www.localharvest.org
Nationwide directory of farmers' markets, farms and
organic food sources. Blythe is represented!
Local Hikes: www.localhikes.com
Search by zip code, type of hike or location.
National Gardening Association:
www.garden.org
Traffic.com: www.traffic.com
Real-time traffic and road conditions
UrbanRail.net: www.urbanrail.net
International scope, maps of railway systems for the world's largest cities
MUSIC:
AMG all-music guide: http://www.allmusic.com/
NEWSPAPERS:
U.S. Newspaper List:
http://www.usnpl.com
U.S. & Worldwide:
www.onlinenewspapers.com
Refdesk.com:
http://www.refdesk.com/paper3.html
Links to the
editorial/opinon pages of major newspapers
U.S. & Worldwide from UNC, Greensboro:
http://library.uncg.edu/news
Front pages of
newspapers:
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp
Historical American Newspapers, Sponsored by Library of Congress and National
Endowment for the Humanities:
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). Select access to
American newspapers from 1880 to 1910, plus access to directory of
U.S. newspapers from
1690 to the present.
PHILOSOPHY:
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Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/
POLITICAL
SCIENCE:
Biographical
directory of the U.S. Congress: 1774-Present:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Congress.org: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
Constitution of the United States: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/index.html
Department of State: http://www.state.gov/
House of Representatives: www.house.gov
Landmark Supreme Court Cases: http://www.landmarkcases.org/
Senate: www.senate.gov
THOMAS: Legislative information on the Internet: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Ultimate Political Science Links: http://upslinks.net
PSYCHOLOGY:
American
Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/
The
major site for psychological resources on the Internet.
Encyclopedia of Psychology: http://www.psychology.org/
Over 2,000 links to topics of psychology.
National Institute of Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
Government site including mental health topics and disorders.
National Mental Health Information Center: http://www.mentalhealth.org/
Link to SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
Personality Project: http://www.personality-project.org/
QUOTATIONS:
Life Quotes: www.lifequoteslib.com
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Bartleby.com:
http://www.bartleby.com
Bartleby
includes an online encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus as well as online books
and more.
Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org
Virtual Reference Shelf: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
Great all-around database organized and compiled by the Library of
Congress.
RELIGION:
Blue
Letter Bible:
www.blueletterbible.org
Fourteen versions of the Holy
Bible, searchable
Encyclopedia
Mythica: http://www.pantheon.org/
Mythology,
folklore, and religion.
Internet Sacred Text Archive: http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Religion-BBC World Service: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/world_religions/
Great site covering seventeen religions.
SCIENCE:
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Eric Weisstein's Treasure Troves of Science: http://scienceworld.wolfram.com
Astronomy, Biography, Chemistry, Math, you name it!
Science.gov: http://www.science.gov/
Science material from U.S. government agencies
WorldWideScience.org:
http://www.worldwidescience.org
Science content sponsored by governments from 50 countries and 40
international portals
SPEECH:
Speech
topics from Manhattan Community College:
http://lib1.bmcc.cuny.edu/help/speech/speechtopics.html
SPORTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
American
Soccer History Archives: http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/
NBA.com: http://www.nba.com/
SIRC: A World of Sport Information: http://www.sirc.ca/
Sports Reference:
www.sports-reference.com
STATISTICS:
Fedstats:
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Statistics
from over 100 Federal agencies
NationMaster: http://www.nationmaster.com
Compares nations using data from the CIA World Factbook
Statistical Abstract: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Statistical
Resources on the Web: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
From
the University of Michigan
U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/
From the U.S. Census Bureau
TUTORIALS:
Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org/ All kinds of video tutorials in many subjects.
GCF: www.gcflearnfree.org