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Electronic Reference
Desk
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym Finder
http://www.AcronymFinder.com/
The Acronym
Finder (AF) is a searchable database of common acronyms about
computers, technology, and telecommunications, with an emphasis on
Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, Army, and Navy
acronyms.
The WorldWideWeb
Acronym and Abbreviation
Server
http://www.ucc.ie/acronyms/acro.html
Almanacs
50 States and
Capitals
http://www.50states.com
Most informative
site for facts about the 50 states. Each state's page
includes basic information and many links to sites with more
information. Find the text of the state songs, pictures of
many state flowers and birds, maps, parks, political
representatives, and much more.
Information
Please
http://www.infoplease.com
Includes the
contents of the Information Please Almanacs, their own biography
database, a "leading dictionary," and the Columbia Encyclopedia
online. Search these reference works together or separately,
or browse the almanacs.
The
Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com
Since
1792, the Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful and
entertaining information that includes tide tables, sunrise
tables, planting charts, recipes, and weather. This
electronic version answers questions about weather, astronomy,
folklore, and history and provides gardening advice and household
hints. Sun and moon rise and set times for any U.S. location
are available through a simple 4-step
process.
Biographies
African American Biographical
Database
http://aabd.chadwyck.com/
The
African American Biographical Database brings together in one
resource the biographies of thousands of African Americans, many
not to be found in any other reference source.
Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
This
dictionary contains biographical information on over 18,000 people
from ancient times to the present day.
Biographical Directory of the United States
Congress
http://bioguide.congress.gov
Biographical
information for all individuals who have served in the United
States Congress and Continental Congress, from 1774 to date.
Biographies also included for persons who have served as
Congressional delegates from U.S. territories.
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
Official
site of A&E's Biography television series. Includes the
searchable text of 15,000 entries from The Cambridge Biographical
Encyclopedia.
Distinguished Women of Past and
Present
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
This site
has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many
different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists,
heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists,
entertainers and others.
Invention
Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/invent/
The
Invention Dimension from MIT highlights a different American
inventor every week with a biographical sketch describing
accomplishments and impact on society. Profiles of inventors from
past weeks are available in an archive.
The Literary Menagerie
http://sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu/~egcash/
Provides
varied information on many different authors--from popular fiction
to 20th century American to 19th century British
authors.
The
Nobel Prize Internet Archive
http://www.almaz.com/
Impressive
collection of information about all of the past Nobel Laureates,
organized by prize and year, or searchable.
Presidents of the United
States (POTUS)
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
A
biographical directory of the 41 men that have been President,
from Washington to Clinton. This resource uniquely brings together
presidential Internet sites, including biographies, speeches,
writings and where possible, audio and video
clips.
Bookstores and
Book Reviews
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com
The
largest online bookstore. In addition to the 1.5 million
books in print, now has 1 million of the most popular out-of-print
books. Also sells music, sheet music and scores, computer
games, DVD's, and audiobooks and a source for book reviews as
well.
Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Built by
booksellers for book lovers, barnesandnoble.com has the world's
largest selection of book titles -- more than eight million.
A powerful search engine for easy navigation, one-click ordering,
and secure shopping make book buying convenient, fast, and
fun.
Bookfinder
http://www.bookfinder.com
Fast
and efficient, this is the search engine to start with for new,
used, fine, and out-of-print books. It searches Advanced
Book Exchange, Amazon, Antiqbook, Bibliocity, Interloc, and
Powell's Books at once. 10 million books, 10,000 book
dealers.
Books in
Print
On-line version includes book reviews. Access
via DVC Library Electronic Databases page, NetLibrary link.
Calculators
Calculator.Com
http://www.calculator.com/
Directory of
online calculators, browsable by a hierarchical subject/function
directory. Calculators for finance, business, and science as
well as cooking, hobbies, and health.
The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.net/currency/
The
Universal Currency Converter allows you to perform interactive
foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet.
USA Today Calculators
http://www.usatoday.com/money/calculat/mcfront.htm
Collection
of calculators from USA Today.
Colleges and
Universities
The Center for All
Collegiate
Information
http://www.collegiate.net/main.html
College and
University
Rankings
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
Annotated
guide to online college ranking services--undergraduate, graduate,
business, law, and international. Includes a list of print
ranking services, a bibliography of articles concerning the
utility of rankings, and links to a few sites regarding recent
controversy over rankings. Maintained by librarians at the
University of Illinois.
College Board
Online
http://www.collegeboard.org/
Online SAT
registration; help with college search and financial aid.
CollegeNET
http://www.collegenet.com/
Browse
information about institutions by various criteria including
geography, tuition and enrollment.
CollegeView
http://www.collegeview.com/
Use
various criteria to describe your college of choice, including
geography, enrollment, etc.
CSU Campus
Links
http://www.calstate.edu/search_find/campus.shtml
Links
to all the California State Universities.
.edu: U.S. News
Colleges Center
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cohome.htm
Peterson's
http://www.petersons.com/ugrad/ugsector.html
Guides
to undergraduate education resources.
U.S. Universities &
Community
Colleges
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/
Web
servers at U.S. universities and colleges, and community
colleges.
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