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REFERENCE TOOLS AND RESOURCES |
 Calculators
Government
Information
Citation
and Writing Guides
Dictionaries
E-Magazines
and E-Journals
Search
Engines |
Meta
Search Engines
Encyclopedias
Newspapers
Directories
Virtual
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CALCULATORS |
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XE.COM
The Universal Currency Converter. This currency tool, allows you
to perform interactive foreign exchange rate calculations on the
Internet, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates.
How
far is it?
This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary
list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude
of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as
the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places.
FinAid's
Custom calculators can help you figure out how much school will
cost, how much you need to save and how much aid you'll need.
Institute
of Chemistry
Conversion Units. Find the conversion of dozen of units for Chemistry
and Physics.
Calculator
On-line Center
Find an incredible collection of calculators in all subjects and
various languages. Calculators from Calendars to Communication.
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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
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GPO Access
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides
free electronic access to a wealth of important information products
by the Federal Government
FirstGov.gov
The official U.S. gateway to all government information, is the
catalyst for a growing electronic government. Our work transcends
the traditional boundaries of government and our vision is global
- connecting the world to all U.S. government information and
services.
Legislative
Information on the Internet.
Search for information about Congress, Senate, Bills, Legislation,
etc.
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency.
U.S.
Census Bureau
United States Department of Commerce
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CITATION AND WRITING GUIDES
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DICTIONARIES
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There are plenty of dictionaries on the Internet that are divided
by language or subject. Your library also has most of these dictionaries
in print format. There are several important dictionaries that
are only available in print format. For more information ask your
librarian. Here is a list of the best dictionary web sites.
www.yourdictionary.com
This is perhaps the most complete site on the Internet
when it comes to electronic dictionaries. In this site you will
find thousands of dictionaries by topic and language.
www.diccionario.com
Bilingual English/Spanish and Spanish/English dictionary.
American
Heritage Dictionary
Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses,
70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations,
language notes and word-root appendixes.
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E-MAGAZINES AND E-JOURNALS
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The
IPL Online Serials
Electronic
Journal Miner (Browse over thousands of Journals and Magazines
online).
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SEARCH ENGINES
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Google
Altavista.com
All
the Web.com
HotBot.com
Lycos.com
Northerlight.com
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META SEACH ENGINES |
Dogpile.com
Metacrawler
Mamma.com
Search.com
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS |
Encarta
Encyclopedia.com
Assorted
Encyclopedias on the Web (religion, biology, mathematics, etc.)
Frealty
Encyclopedias
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NEWSPAPERS |
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NewsLink.org
Internet
Newspapers Collection (from the University of Sheffield
Library)
Abyz
News Links
British
Pathe News Archive - 1896 to 1970
Ecola
directories newsstand: international newspapers collection
European
National Newspapers
Fleet
Street World Map of Newspapers
Internet
News Network
Metropolitan
Daily Press
News
Directory
North
Wales newspapers
U.K.
and International English Language Newspapers Online
What
the Papers Say
Yahoo:
Newspapers
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DIRECTORIES |
Yahoo!
Allsearchengines.com
Colossus
Search
engine guide
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VIRTUAL LIBRARIES |
The
Internet Public Library
The
WWW Virtual Library
Everglades
Digital Library
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