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Professor Ellyn W. Austin
Hialeah Center Library
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Internet Public Library  
The Internet Public Library is an initiative from the University of Michigan School of Information.
http://www.ipl.org

Internet Public Library - Associations by subject area.
http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
 

INFOMINE - Scholarly Internet Resource Collection
Searchable database from the Libraries of the University of California.
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
 

Librarians Index to the Internet
From the Library of California maintained by the California State Librarian.
http://lii.org/
 

InfoPlease
Combination encyclopedia, dictionary and almanac from the Learning Network – a free commercial education source.
http://www.infoplease.com/
 

Argus Clearing House  
Well-organized links to topical guides on subject areas rated by librarians.
http://www.clearinghouse.net

 

  Literature Resources and Literary Criticism Top

http://infomine.ucr.edu/dbase/cache/liberal/subjects-A.html
Click on the letter “L” for literature and find numerous categories for links to specialized subject areas in literature. 

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Maintained by Jack Lynch from the University of Rutgers, NJ.  Searchable database.  Categories included with extensive reference to web sites.  

http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/
This is an extensive collection from the Internet Public Library.  Browse by author, period and country.
 

Health Resources

Merck Manual
Merck is a leader in medical research since 1899.
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/

MedlinePlus
National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
http://www.medlineplus.gov/

 

  E-Books Top

University of Virginia E-book Library
Search By author or Browse By  Subject or Search the database– use web version to access approximately 1600 public held electronic versions of many classics.  Books are accessible by chapter so it is user friendly. 
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/fulllist.html
             

Project Gutenberg – public domain (books no longer under copyright protection) e-texts in plain I text. 
 Click on search. 

http://promo.net/pg/

 

  Specialized Web Resources - Writing/Grammar | Top

The Elements of Style by William Strunk
A classic.  Basic rules and usage of the English language.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html

 Writer Workshops
 Two very good links from this site include the following:

Tips and Techniques
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/techniquesmenu.html
Grammar Handbook
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm

 

Career Sites

The U. S. Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics) publishes The Occupational Outlook Handbook in book format every two years.  It is available now electronically on the Web.  It describes, among other things, the training and education needed for many occupations and their future prospects. 
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ 

Monster.com is one of the leading job sites on the Internet.  A user can explore many job opportunities in the United States (by state and by city) or by Country or by company name.  Many companies are now using this site exclusively to post their job opportunities.  A user can also post his/her resume to the site. http://www.monster.com   

Hotjobs.com is a comprehensive career site covering employment search and career information.
http://www.hotjobs.com

Career Builder is a site that searches the job classified section from 35 local newspapers across the country.  
http://www.careerbuilder.com

 

Search Engine Math
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/facts/math.html

FM Sciurba
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