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Electronic Reference
Desk
Encyclopedias
Encyberpedia
http://www.encyberpedia.com/ency.htm
An
annotated listing of subject-oriented encyclopedias available on
the Web.
Encyclopedia.Com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Based
on The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia,
Encyclopedia.com provides current information available in all
major fields of knowledge -- from politics, law, art, and history
to sports, literature, geography, science, and medicine. More than
17,000 articles provide free, quick and useful information on
almost any topic.
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
The
Smithsonian Institution receives a great many public inquiries
covering a wide range of topics. Therefore, the following
responses have been compiled to answer frequently asked questions
or to provide guidance in finding the requested
information.
Free Internet
Encyclopedia
http://www.cam-info.net/enc/micro.a.html
Internet
accessible information on a variety of topics arranged in an
encyclopediac manner.
Microsoft
Encarta Concise
Encyclopedia
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/reference.aspx
A
free concise encyclopedia that contains 16,000 articles and more
than 2,200 photos, illustrations, maps, charts, and
tables.
Environment
EnviroLink
http://www.envirolink.org/
"A
good entry point for Web newcomers with an interest in all things
ecological is the appropriately named EnviroLink." --Time
Magazine
Environmental
Resources
http://www.pagetwister.com/cej/cejsearchform.cfm
Compiled
by the University of Colorado.
NOAA’s State of
the Coast
Report
http://state-of-coast.noaa.gov/default.html
From
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NRDC
Online
http://www.nrdc.org
From the National
Resources Defense Council.
Financial
Aid Resources
California Student Aid
Commission
http://www.csac.ca.gov/
Comprehensive
information about financial aid resources.
Easy
Access for Students and Institutions
(EASI)
http://easi.ed.gov/
Financial
planning for higher education initiated by the U.S. Department of
Education.
Education:
Financial
Aid
http://www.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/
Very
helpful links; from Yahoo!
FAFSA on the
Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Includes online
application for Federal Financial Aid.
FastWEB
http://www.studentservices.com/fastweb/
Financial
Aid Search Through the Web--search thousands of scholarships,
fellowships, grants, and loans.
Fin-Aid: The Financial Aid
Information
Page
http://www.finaid.org/
Maintained by Mark
Kantrowitz, author of the The Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarships
and Fellowships for Math and Science Students; sponsored by the
National Association of Student Aid Administrators.
Financing
Education
http://www.petersons.com/resources/finance.html
General
information on financial aid; from Peterson's Education
Center.
The Foundation
Center
http://www.fdncenter.org/
Resources on
private institutional funding and resources for fund
seekers.
Funding Opportunities in
Specific
Disciplines
http://fundingopps2.cos.com/
Searchable
database from Community of Science, Inc.
Mapping Your
Future
http://mapping-your-future.org/
Help in
planning and financing a college education, sponsored by a group
of agencies who participate in the Federal Family Education Loan
Program.
Office of Postsecondary
Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/
Includes
updated information about student financial aid from the U.S.
Department of Education.
Scholarship
Search
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/scholarshipSearch.jsp
Search
for scholarships, loans and internships that match your education
level, talents and background.
Student Financial
Assistance
http://www.ed.gov/finaid.html
Information
on student aid from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Title IV Institution
Codes
http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/tiv.phtml
Use this
site to look up Title IV institution codes; will search even when
you only have partial information.
Government
Resources: California
abagOnline
http://www.abag.ca.gov
Association
of San Francisco Bay Area Local Governments.
California Ballot
Propositions,
1944-
http://www.scu.edu/law/library/ballot_propositions.html
Compiled
and edited by Barbara Friedrich, Head of Reference, Heafey Law
Library, Santa Clara University School of Law.
California
Courts
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/
The judicial
branch of California.
California
Electronic
Government
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/states/california/cegi.html
Comprehensive
list of California governmental Web sites (e.g., budget, DMV,
California Air Resources Board, etc.) and California
municipalities; includes fairly extensive descriptions of what is
available at each site.
California Government and Public Policy
Internet Resources
http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/gallery-ca.html
Directory
is ordered by gateway sites, state agencies, state legislative and
legal information, statistics, localities and regions, politics,
media, and public policy.
California Home
Page
http://www.ca.gov/
California Law
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
California
code, searchable; updated to include 1996 statutes.
California State and Local
Government
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/ca-gov.html
From
Library of Congress.
California State Assembly
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/
Track specific
legislative measures via this site.
California State Senate
http://www.sen.ca.gov/
Includes link to
user's guide and tutorial on how to find legislative information;
also provides a link to legislative bill searches.
Franchise Tax Board
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/
California tax
information, online forms, etc.
LawCrawler
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/ca.html
Search
California law, as well as federal law.
Government
Resources: United States
CFR:
Code of Federal
Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
From
U.S. House of Representatives; provides keyword search
capability.
Congressional Quarterly
http://www.cq.com/corp/login.do?jumpto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cq.com%2Fhome.do
Web
access from Congressional Quarterly Inc. that provides access to
CQ Weekly, the pre-eminent resource for Congress-watchers
who need nonpartisan information on Capitol Hill, and
The CQ
Researcher, which covers the most current and controversial
issues of the day with complete summaries and insights.
Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for
Federal
Statistics
http://www.fedstats.gov/
The
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this
site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and
information produced by over 70 agencies for public use.
FedWorld Information
Network
http://www.fedworld.gov/
From
National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
GPO Access on the Web
http://gpo.sailor.lib.md.us/
Government
resources, e.g., Congressional Bills ; Congressional Record;
Federal Register; U.S. Code; U.S. Government Organization
Manual.
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
Tax
forms and publications from the IRS.
Law Engine
http://www.fastsearch.com/law/index.html
Extensive
list of Internet links to law resources.
LawCrawler
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/index.html
Search
for text of laws--U.S.; California and other states; other
countries.
State and Local Government on the
Net
http://www.piperinfo.com/index.cfm
A
Piper Resources guide to government sponsored Internet
sites
THOMAS: Legislative Information on
the
Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Law
and legislative information sources; from the Library of
Congress
U.S. Federal Government
Agencies
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
Web
sites for all U.S. government (and quasi-governmental) agencies;
from Louisiana State University.
Hot
Topics
Hot Topics
page, from Glendale Community
College
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/topicarg.html
Hot Topics
page, from St. Ambrose
University
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
Hot Topics
from the United States Government from Indiana and Purdue
University
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/docnews.html
Hot
Topics Homework Center from Multnomah Public
Library
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html
Public Agenda
Online
http://www.publicagenda.org/
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