| DICTIONARIES |
- English
- Science
- Academic
Press Dictionary
of Science and Technology
- Cell
Biology
- Life
Science
- ChemFinder
- OMD
Online
Medical Dictionary is a searchable dictionary created by Dr Graham
Dark.
It contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry,
medicine,
molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and
technology.
It includes: acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions, standards,
institutions,
projects, eponyms, history, in fact anything to do with medicine or
science.
- Medicine
- Translations
- Portals
- Latin
- Foreign
- Computer
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| ENCYCLOPEDIAS |
Britannica
about.com
LOC:
Countries
CIA
WorldFactbook
eHow
Flags
Astronautica
Botanical.com
PoisonousPlants
PlantToxins
Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Principia
Cybernetica
Web
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| BOOKS |
Internet Full Text Book Archives:
- All Topics
- Specialized Collections
- Classics
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| USED
BOOKS |
 BookFinder
an excellent source to find information about new and used books
ABE
Books
Bibliofind
ABAA
EastBayBooks
Alibris
BookEmporium
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| LIBRARIES |
- LII, The
Librarians' Index
to the Internet
is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,000
Internet
resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to
users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and
non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and
evaluated
Internet resources.
- Libdex is a
worldwide directory
of library homepages, web-based OPACs, Friends of the Library pages,
and
library e-commerce affiliate links.
- CoOL
Conservation OnLine,
Resources for Conservation Professionals. Project of the
Preservation
Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of
conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of
interest
to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and
museum
materials.
- OCLC Online
Computer
Library Center
- WorldCat
-by subscription only, available from many libraries as a service to
patrons.
WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) is the world's most
comprehensive
reference resource, with over 46 million bibliographic records
representing
400 languages. WorldCat covers information dating back to the 11th
century
and includes holdings information from libraries in 45 countries.
- BookFinder
an excellent source to find information about new and used books
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| SPACE |
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| MUSIC |
- Music Guides and Encyclopedias
- Music Portals
- Song lyrics:
- clubs:
- shopping:
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| MOVIES
& TV |
- Movie Guides and Encyclopedias:
- AllMovie
- IMDb
Internet Movie
Database
- MRQE
Movie Review Query Engine pulls out published reviews from newspapers,
magazines, internet, etc
- MovieWeb
- Showtimes (USA):
- TV
- channel lineup:
- individual channels:
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| SPORTZ
and OUTDOORS |
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| SHOPPING |
- Consumer
Reports
- price comparing sites: (check out all of the following sites
to get the best price, since they might cover different vendors)
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- Computer Vendors go to Computers
subsection
- Music CDs
- Books
- Airline, Train, and Bus tickets
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| CONSUMER
RIGHTS |
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| LEGAL,
JUDICIAL, AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION |
- Major Gateways to Legal Information
- LII
-- The
Legal Information
Institute of Cornell Law School. A comprehensive site providing
information
in all areas of Law.
- JURIST
is
the Internet's legal
education portal, the university-based academic gateway to
authoritative
legal information, instruction and scholarship online.
- Public
International
Law. A Collection of more than 900 Links related to
International
Law Topics. The Aim is to present as Many Major and Topical Sources of
International Law Resources of Relevance on the Web as possible.
- THOMAS
-- US
Congress on the Internet.
Site maintained by Library of Congress, provides access to Legislation,
Congressional Record, and Committee Information.
- FindLaw
--
Directory and search
engine
- Nolo
--
Self-Help Law Site
- Executive Branch
- Portals:
- FirstGov
--
one-stop access to
all online U.S. Federal Government resources.
- Federal
Web
Locator is a service
provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended
to
be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on
the
World Wide Web.
- Links
to U.S. Government Resources
- White
House
- Department
of State
- Washington
File provides United States Government official texts, policy
statements
and interpretive material, features, and byline articles prepared daily
by the U.S Department of State, International Information Programs. The
material in this section may be freely reproduced and distributed.
- USAID US
Agency
for International
Development
- Department of
Justice
- Federal
Register online The Federal Register is the official daily
publication
for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and
organizations,
as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
- CFR--Code
of Federal Regulations. The Code of Federal Regulations is a
codification
of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by
the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The
CFR
online is a joint project authorized by the publisher, the National
Archives
and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register, and the
Government
Printing Office (GPO) to provide the public with enhanced access to
Government
information. The CFR is divided into 50 titles which represent broad
areas
subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters
which
usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further
subdivided
into parts covering specific regulatory areas. Large parts may be
subdivided
into subparts. Each volume of the CFR is revised once each calendar
year
and issued on a quarterly basis approximately as follows:
Title 1 through Title 16 ................ as of January 1
Title 17 through Title 27................. as of April 1
Title 28 through Title 41................. as of July 1
Title 42 through Title 50................. as of October 1
- US Securities
&
Exchange Commission
(investments, stock market, investor education) The primary mission of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect
investors
and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
- CDC The
Centers for
Disease Control
and Prevention performs many of the administrative functions for the
Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a sister agency of
CDC,
and one of eight federal public health agencies within the Department
of
Health and Human Services.
- FedStats
The
gateway to statistics
from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
- IRS: Federal Taxes
- Legislative Branch
- Contact
Your Congressperson -- find your representative by zipcode
- THOMAS
-- US
Congress on the Internet.
Site maintained by Library of Congress, provides access to Legislation,
Congressional Record, and Committee Information.
- United States
Senate
- United States
House of
Representatives
- USC
--
United States
Code. The Code is a consolidation and codification by subject
matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
The
Code does not include regulations issued by executive branch agencies,
decisions of the Federal courts, treaties, or laws enacted by State or
local governments. Regulations issued by executive branch agencies are
available in the Code of Federal Regulations.
- State
Cases and
Codes
- Judiciary
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