Acronyms
and Abbreviations
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Acronym
Finder
A searchable database of more than 226,000 abbreviations
and acronyms about computers, technology,
telecommunications,
and military acronyms and abbreviations.
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Guinness
World Records
Search for records, browse categories, and read the daily
news section from the authoritative source on world
records.
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Information
Please
Search an almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and atlas.
From the LearningNetwork.
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Old
Farmer's Almanac
"Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful
information for people in all walks of life: tide tables
for
those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and
planting charts
for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who
live in
the kitchen; and forecasts for those who don't like the
question
of weather left up in the air."
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On
this Day
"Today's highlights in history." From the LearningNetwork.
U.S. Government Manual
The
"official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government
Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the
legislative, judicial, and executive branches."
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World
Factbook
A standard authoritative reference source. Data is available
for over 250 countries. Includes geography, population,
government,
economy, communication, transportation, military, and
transnational
issue. Prepared by the Central Intelligence
Agency.
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Area
Code
Maps
Area code maps for each state. From NANP - North American
Numbering Plan.
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Associations
on the Net (Internet Public Library)
"A collection of over 2000 Internet sites providing information
about a wide variety of professional and trade
associations,
cultural and art organizations, political parties and
advocacy
groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research
institutions.
Abstracts summarizing information about the association
and
its site are provided."
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Guidestar
Programs and finances of more than 600,000 American charities
and non-profit organizations, news stories on
philanthropy,
and resources for donors and volunteers.
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IRS
Non-Profit List
Search through a list of nearly 50,000 nonprofit groups
to determine whether a charity or a foundation is
considered
by the US Government to be a legitimate nonprofit
organization.
List may also be downloaded.
Scholarly
Societies Project
"The Scholarly Societies Project offers free
Internet access to directory information (including links to websites)
for a selection of scholarly societies across the
world."
- American Presidency Project
Archive contain 86,000+ documents related to the study of the Presidency.
- American President: an online reference
resource
From the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, biographies of American presidents.
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Biographical
Dictionary
"This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and
women who have shaped our world from ancient times to
the present
day."
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Biographies
Reference
From the Internet Public Library, extensive links to biographical
resources. Subcategories of biographies are: artists
& architects,
authors, entertainers, musicians & composers,
politicians
& rulers, and scientists & inventors.
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Biography.com
"Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present."
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Conversations
with History
"In these lively and unedited interviews, distinguished
men and women from all over the world talk about their
lives
and their work." From the Institute of International
Studies
at UC Berkeley.
- Discovering American
Women's History Online
"This database provides access to digital collections of primary
sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women
in the United States. These diverse collections range from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to
Katrina Thomas's photographs of ethnic weddings from the late 20th century."
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Distinguished
Women of the Past and Present
"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. Some were alive
hundreds
of years ago and some are living today."
In the First
Person
"...personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs,
autobiographies, and oral histories. Working with archives, repositories,
publishers, and individuals we've indexed first person narratives from
hundreds of published volumes—those that are publicly available on the Web
and those that are held by repositories and archives around the world. Our
intent is to make it possible to find and explore the voices of more than
300,000 individuals."
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Legacy.com
Search over 1,000 newspapers for recent obituaries. Includes
15 newspapers from New Mexico.
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Presidents
of the United States
"Background information, election results, cabinet members,
notable events, and some points of interest on each of
the presidents.
Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and
video
files, and other presidential sites are also
included."
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BookSpot
Links to selected book review sites.
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Books
(electronic and out of print)
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Best
Book Buys
Check here for the lowest book prices among 15 online book
dealers.
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Bibliomania
"Full text of classic world literature and important nonfiction
texts."
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Book
Finder
"BookFinder.com is a one-stop search site that lets users
view the collections of over 40,000 sellers of new,
used, rare,
and out-of-print books."
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Project
Gutenberg
"Provides public domain Etext editions of books published
pre-1923."
Calculators
and Converters
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- Calculator.com
Calculators for just about anything.
Interactive
Units Converter
"Interactive calculators for many measurement systems both
commonly used like metric and US Avoirdupois and quite
exotic
like Ancient Greek and Roman."
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Measure
4 Measure
"A collection of interactive sites on the Web that estimate,
calculate, translate, etc."
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megaConverter
"megaConverter.com is an ever-growing set of weights, measures
and units conversion/calculation modules. MegaConverters
allow
users to discover things like how many seconds old they
are,
the difference between a gallon in the USA and a gallon
in the
UK, how many manometers in an inch, how many quarts in a
chaldron,
and what the heck a nebuchadnezzar is."
Oanda Corporation Currency
Converter
A multi-lingual currency converter for 164 currencies.
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Anyday
in History
"Historic events and birth dates that occurred on a selected
day of the year."
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Old
Farmer's Almanac
"Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful
information for people in all walks of life: tide tables
for
those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and
planting charts
for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who
live in
the kitchen; and forecasts for those who don't like the
question
of weather left up in the air."
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Occupational
Outlook Handbook
Published by the US Department of Labor, this full-text
online handbook provides information about careers and
projections
of job trends.
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Salary.com
Compensation information by profession and geographic location
through the Salary Wizard(tm).
Colleges
and Universities
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College
Board
Interactive tools for entrance exams, college choice, and
applications.
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Online Education - eLearners.com
Accredited
online degrees, online colleges, on-campus degree programs, online certificates, online
courses, online training & more (commercial site).
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Peterson's
College Guides
"Information about colleges and universities, career schools,
graduate programs, distance learning, executive
training, private
secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad,
financial
aid, test preparation, and career exploration."
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Princeton
Review
"Free interactive tools designed to help students find schools,
submit applications, and research career and financial
aid options."
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US
News
and World Report College Rankings
"The data we gather on America's colleges and the rankings
of the schools that arise from this data-serve as an
objective
guide ... to compare the academic quality of
schools."
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US
Universities, by State
"Contains a list of regionally-accredited US universities
organized by state." From the University of Texas at
Austin.
Best Places to
Live
Search this web site for "housing costs, tax rates, crime statistics, and
much more on nearly 500 towns." Also available is a cost of living calculator and salary
wizard.
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Better
Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau provides information on dispute
resolution, charity reports, filing a complaint online,
advice
on scams, and directories of BBBs for the United States
and
Canada. A limited number of cities, including
Albuquerque, allow
searches of company reports online.
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CarPoint
(car buying guide)
Information about new and used cars with reviews, prices,
photos, dealers, reliability reviews, insurance, and
financing.
Includes lists of the most popular cars, most stolen,
top luxury,
etc.
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Consumer
Reports Online
Some reports and articles are available. Most of the ratings
and evaluations require a modest monthly subscription
fee.
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Consumer
World
Links to federal, state and international consumer agencies,
consumer products, bargains in travel, books, banks,
legal resources,
healthcare, buying guides, and the Kelly's Car Blue
Book.
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Consumer
Search
Competitive analysis of products taken from respected publications
and ratings sources.
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Inflation
Calculator
Adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according
to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to 1997.
Household
Products Database
"Health and safety information on household products."
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NADA
Appraisal Guides
The National Automobile Dealer's Association is America's
largest publisher of used vehicle values. Search for
specs on
new and used cars, and used motorcycles, RVs, boats, and
aircraft.
National Contact Center
Provides information
about federal programs, benefits, and services, including consumer information.
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What
is a Dollar Worth
Quick calculations for a product or service purchased on
two different dates between 1913 and 2002. Also, links
to CPI
and Bureau of Labor statistics.
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CIA
World Factbook
A standard authoritative reference source, data is available
for over 250 countries. For each country, map and flag,
geographic,
population, government, economic, communication,
transportation,
military, and transnational issue information is
provided for
the latest year available.
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Country
Reports
A good resource for students, teachers, and tourists. Country
Reports offers information on the economy, defense,
geography,
government, history, and people of world countries.
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Country
Statistical Information Database
"The database contains information encompassing
various aspects of national statistical systems and operations, such as statistical law,
national statistical strategy, statistical practice, data collection activities, national
statistical institutions and publications, and World Bank statistical projects."
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Country
Studies (Library of Congress)
"Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign
country, describing and analyzing its political,
economic, social,
and national security systems and institutions, and
examining
the interrelationships of those systems and the ways
they are
shaped by cultural factors."
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Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic
Missions
From the U. S. Department of State, websites of U.S. Embassies,
Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions.
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GlobalEDGE
From the Center
for International Business Education and Research, this sites provides access to more than
five thousand internet resources with annotations. Strong for current events.
NationMaster
"The world's
largest database of statistical comparisons between countries." Data sources are
cited.
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Portals
to the World (Library of Congress)
Complied by the librarians at the Library of Congress, this
site contains "selective links providing authoritative,
in-depth
information about the nations and other areas of the
world."
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Rulers of the World
"This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not
occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and
territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also includes a
chronicle of relevant events since 1996 related to the Chiefs of State."
World
Leaders
From the CIA, this is an online directory of world leaders. Formerly
"Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments".
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Magatopica
- 1000 free online magazines
"Links to over 1000 FREE online magazines here. Just click
on any magazine on the virtual magazine rack. They all
have
free and current articles for you to read online."
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Dictionaries
and Thesauri
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One
Look Dictionaries
Uses an "Internet search engine" that "finds online dictionaries
that contain the word you want to lookup. The actual
dictionaries
are provided by other web sites."
Real Academia Española
Spanish language dictionary from the Real Academia Española.
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Columbia
Encyclopedia
50,000 articles, 40,000 bibliographic citations, and over
80,000 cross-references. Fully searchable. From
Bartleby.com
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Encyclopedia
Mythica
"This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends,
and more. It contains definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural
beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all
over the world."
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Encyclopedia
of Television
From the Museum of Broadcasting, "examines specific
programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy
disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the
quiz show scandal."
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Encyclopedia
of World History
From Bartleby.com, a "...comprehensive chronology of
more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from
prehistoric times to the year 2000."
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How
Stuff Works
Provides detailed explanations of how things work. Includes
easy-to-understand graphics.
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Information
Please
Search an almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and
atlas. From the LearningNetwork.
Internet
Movie Database
Useful for finding
information about specific films and people in the film industry. The site contains entries
for over 200,000 films and television shows, 400,000 actors, and 40,000 directors. IMDB's
content is provided by its registered users. This means that coverage will vary greatly in
scope, but it is still the most comprehensive movie site on the Web.
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- Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy
"The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy was designed from its inception
(September 1995) as a dynamic reference work... each entry is maintained and kept up to date
by an expert or group of experts in the field."
Financial
Aid and Scholarships
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2002
Colleges, College Scholarships and Financial Aid
An "online directory of college and university admissions
office e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, college
scholarship
and financial aid office e-mail addresses, and links to
the
home pages and online applications of more than a
thousand colleges
and universities."
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CollegeNet
Keyword search of over 500,000 scholarship awards.
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FAFSA
on the Web
Information on the FAFSA, complete the FAFSA online, check
the status of your application, and more.
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Scholarship.com
"Assist students in obtaining scholarship awards for college
and help in exploring the many financial aid
opportunities available
to students as well as parents." Free registration
required.
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Grants
and Funding Resources
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Federal
Domestic Assistance Catalog
"This web site gives you access to a database of all Federal
programs available to State and local governments
(including
the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian
tribal
governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United
States;
domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and
nonprofit
organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and
individuals."
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Foundation
Center
Search for private foundations, corporate grantmakers, and
community foundations. Also, read the latest grants
news.
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Grants
and
Grant Writing
Grant writing tips from NextWave published by Science Magazine
and the American Association for the Advancement of
Science.
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Guidestar
Programs and finances of more than 600,000 American charities
and nonprofit organizations, news stories on
philanthropy, and
resources for donors and volunteers.
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UNM
Office of Research Administration
"The Office of the Vice Provost for Research provides assistance
and guidance to UNM faculty and staff engaged or
planning to
engage in sponsored research, public service, or
training projects.
The staff can assist you from inception of an idea,
through
preparing a proposal, to accepting a contract or grant."
Some
databases are restricted to use by members of the UNM
community.
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American
Medical Association
Official web site of the AMA, an organization of physicians
whose mission includes a "historic commitment to
standards,
ethics, excellence in medical education and practice,
and advocacy
on behalf of the medical profession and the patients it
serves".
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Drug
Digest
"Our mission is to provide you with the tools you need to
stay informed about the wide variety of medicines on the
market
today."
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Health
A to Z
"HealthAtoZ is a comprehensive, well-integrated health and
medical resource developed by healthcare professionals.
HealthAtoZ's
aim is to partner with consumers so that every
individual and
family can better manage their health."
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HealthLink
Plus
"The goal of the HealthLink Plus Web site is to facilitate
access to consumer health information in an effort to
develop
and enhance public knowledge of important health and
fitness
issues. Instead, of wading through thousands of health
related
Internet Web sites, HealthLink Plus users will find
reliable,
recent, and authoritative information."
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InteliHealth
"Our health information includes health news and content
as well as access to trackers, tools and risk
assessments."
From Harvard Medical School and the University of
Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine.
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Mayo
Clinic
Health information, health scorecards, and lifestyle planners
from the Mayo Clinic.
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MEDLINEplus
"MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National
Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on about
500
diseases and conditions. There are also lists of
hospitals and
physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries,
health
information in Spanish, extensive information on
prescription
and nonprescription drugs, health information from the
media,
and links to thousands of clinical trials."
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On-Line
Medical Dictionary
A "searchable dictionary created by Dr. Graham Dark and
contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology,
chemistry,
medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology,
radiobiology,
science and technology."
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Physician
Select (AMA)
"Provides basic professional information. Search for a physician
by name or specialty."
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Virtual
Hospital
Offers "useful medical reference and health promotion tools
for health care providers and patients."
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Clip
Art Review
"A guide to free graphics on the Web. Many images are arranged
by category, which makes it easy to find specific
images. Each
site's graphics are described based on the type, number
and
quality of the images."
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Google
Image Search
"More than 330 million images indexed and available for
viewing. Google cannot grant you any rights to use the
images
for any purpose other than viewing them on the web."
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Librarians'
Index to the Internet
"A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than
10,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by
librarians
for their usefulness to users of public libraries."
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Living
Internet
"The mission of this web site is to make comprehensive,
in-depth information about the Internet available around
the
world. The site was developed from 1996 through 1999,
posted
on January 7, 2000, and is updated weekly."
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Search
Engine Watch
"Search Engine Watch provides tips and information about
searching the web, analysis of the search engine
industry and
help to site owners trying to improve their ability to
be found
in search engines."
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Search
Engines
Tutorials on how to search the web, how to use a search
engine, and how to evaluate material on the web. Also,
rates
search engines. From UC Berkeley - Teaching Library
Internet
Workshops.
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Library
Catalogs and Associations
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American
Library Association
Official web site of ALA, an organization of librarians.
This web site includes events, conferences, awards,
employment
opportunities, and library advocacy issues and
support.
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Libraries
in
New Mexico
Includes links to New Mexico public, school, college, university,
and state libraries. A service provided by the State
Library
of New Mexico.
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Library
Catalogs
"A directory of over 5,000 libraries worldwide. Links to
library Web pages, online catalogs, and profiles."
Search by
library name or geographic location.
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Library
of Congress
Vast resources including the LC catalog, copyright office,
online gallery, Thomas - legislative index and
documents, American
Memory - more than 5 million digital items relating to
American
history, and America's Library - a new site designed
especially
for children and their families.
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National
Archive and Records Administration
NARA is responsible for the management of federal documents.
This web site includes a calendar of events, news,
facilities,
digital classroom, and documents locator (NAIL).
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Presidential
Libraries
Links to and basic information about the Presidential Libraries
from the National Archive and Records
Administration.
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Maps,
Gazetteers, and Other Geographic
Information
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Getty
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
The Thesaurus is "structured vocabulary containing around
1,000,000 names and other information about places. ...
includes
all continents and nations of the modern political
world, as
well as historical places."
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MapQuest
Provides current maps, driving directions, travel planner,
and yellow pages.
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UNM
Map and Geographical Information Center (MAGIC)
Located in the Centennial Science and Engineering Library,
the Map and Geographical Information Center contains the
"largest
and most varied collection of maps, atlases, and other
related
material in the state of New Mexico". This web site
describes
some of the services and collections available.
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American
Folklore Center (Library of Congress)
On this web site, "you will find not only an introduction
to the activities of the American Folklife Center and
its Archive
of Folk Culture but also news about programs and
activities,
online presentations of multiformat collections, and
other resources
to facilitate folklife projects and study."
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Best
Places to Live
Search this web site for "housing costs, tax rates, crime
statistics, and much more on nearly 500 towns." Also
available
is a cost of living calculator and salary wizard.
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Internet
Movie Database
Useful for finding information about specific films and
people in the film industry. The site contains entries
for over
200,000 films and television shows, 400,000 actors, and
40,000
directors. IMDB's content is provided by its registered
users.
This means that coverage will vary greatly in scope, but
it
is still the most comprehensive movie site on the
Web.
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NM
Blue Book
Scroll down to get to the NM Blue Book (abridged version).
NM Blue Book includes NM government contact numbers,
history,
and quick facts.
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NM
Economic Development Department Factbook
Quick facts on doing business in New Mexico. Topics include
the economy, resources, workforce, demographics,
education,
technology, utilities, taxation, and transportation.
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NM
Health
Statistics
From the New Mexico Department of Health, basic statistics
for New Mexico. Also, links to vital records, county
health
profiles, and publications and reports.
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NM
HealthLink
"The purpose of this website is to provide a link for the
public and private health care sectors to share
information
and to provide a variety of health information for all
New Mexicans."
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NM
Legislature
"The data for this site is gathered, proofed and uploaded
on a nightly basis when the legislature is in session,
and as
needed during the interim, by the Legislative Council
Service
staff." Includes a bill locator, committee reports,
agendas,
calendar of events, etc.
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NM
State Government
Find links to all types of information about New Mexico--tourism,
business, taxes, statistics, education, and the
legislature.
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Tourism
Includes an events calendar, maps, scenic attractions, and
travel planner.
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Albuquerque
Journal
Albuquerque's daily morning newspaper. The Journal web site
complements the printed newspaper but does not duplicate
it.
Subscription password needed to access some of the
articles.
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Albuquerque
Tribune
Albuquerque's afternoon newspaper, published daily except
for Sunday. The Tribune web site complements the printed
newspaper
but does not duplicate it.
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News
Links (ABYZ)
Links to "online news sources from around the world. It
is primarily composed of newspapers but also includes
many broadcast
stations, internet services, magazines, and press
agencies."
Arranged geographically.
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US
Newspaper Archives
"Provides
links to United States news archives available on the
Web.
Papers are arranged by state. Links to the newspaper
home
page or "search archives" page. Provides the dates of
the
archive, along with the cost to retrieve the full text
of
articles."
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US
Newspaper Links
From the Newspaper Association of America, links to newspapers
by state.
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Independent
Publishers Group
"Book distributor for a large number of independent publishers
and small presses throughout the USA and worldwide."
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Literary
Market Place
Online "directory of America and Canadian book publishing".
Includes publishers, literary agents, distributors,
literary
associations, societies, and awards.
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Publishers
Marketing Association
"Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) is a trade association
of independent publishers. Founded in 1983, it serves
book,
audio, and video publishers located in the United States
and
around the world."
Reference
Book Collections (Electronic)
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Librarians'
Index to the Internet
"A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than
9,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by
librarians
for their usefulness to users of public libraries. LII
is used
by both librarians and the general public as a reliable
and
efficient guide to Internet resources."
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refdesk.com
Search almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other
web sources.
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Infomine
General reference resources organized by the University
of California - Irvine Libraries.
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FEDSTATS
"Statistics from over 100 US Federal agencies."
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STAT-USA
"A comprehensive resource for economic, financial and trade
data produced by more than fifty federal sources."
Access available
to UNM campus or UNM IP number.
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Statistical
Universe
"Valuable statistical information from hundreds of leading
federal, state and international governmental sources.
Links
to full-text documents in the CIS/Lexis-Nexis digital
archive
and on World Wide Web sites." Access available to UNM
campus
or UNM IP number.
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Style
Manuals, Writing Guides, and Grammar
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APA
Examples of citing various resources using APA. From the
University of Southern Mississippi (scroll to APA).
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APA
Style Resources
"Links to APA style guides and help sheets on the Internet"
from the Psych Web created by Russell A. Dewey, PhD.
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Chicago
Manual of Style
"This guide provides students with the basics involved in
documentation using footnotes. The style in this guide
was originally
developed by Gary Shimek and David Tietyen to provide a
consistent
style for graduate students when preparing theses and
final
projects. It is based on The Chicago Manual of Style
with some
modifications, primarily the location of the date in the
footnote
and bibliographic citations." From the Milwaukee School
of Engineering.
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Citing
Sources--Duke University
From Kelley A. Lawton and Laura Cousineau, Duke University
Libraries and Van E. Hillard, The University Writing
Program
at Duke University.
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How
to Write a Term Paper
Suggestions for choosing a topic, developing a thesis, evaluating
sources, organizing the paper, and preparing a works
cited page.
From Gale Publishers.
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MLA
Examples of citing various resources using MLA 5th edition.
From the University of Southern Mississippi.
MLA
Examples of citing resources using MLA. From Middlesex County College.
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Nuts and Bolts
(Harvey)
Examples of citing various resources using MLA, APA, Chigago styles.
Includes nuts and bolts of college writing.
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Online!
Citation Styles
Guide to citing and documenting Internet sources from several
style manuals including: MLA, APA, and Chicago. Provided by Bedford/St. Martin's.
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Turabian
Examples using the Turabian format from the University of
Southern Mississippi (scroll to Turabian).
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Writer's
Handbooks
Examples from various style manuals including American Political
Science Association, APA, Chicago, Turabian, Council of
Biology
Editors, and MLA. From the University of
Wisconsin-Madison Writing
Center.
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Reverse
Phone Directory
"Find a Person's Name and Street Address from a Telephone
Number by Searching Multiple Reverse Phone
Directories."
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SuperPages
Listings from all telephone companies, updated monthly.
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Switchboard
Find a person, find a business, find a product and search
by number.
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Official
US Time
Click on any time zone on a map of the United States for
the official time for that zone, accurate within 1
second. This
site also includes links to other time-related Web sites
and
exhibits.
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toll
free phone
Search by company name, keyword, or toll free number (reverse
lookup).
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Contacting
the Congress
Congressional contact information for the 107th Congress,
including e-mail addresses and homepages.
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Dictionary
of Unit Measurements
"This dictionary includes all the units of the International
System of Units, metric system, non-metric scientific
units,
units of the English traditional systems, traditional
units
from cultures other than English, and certain
measurement terms
and notations which are not "units of measurement" in a
strict
sense, but which are used much as if they were."
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Interactive
Units Converter
"Interactive calculators for many measurement systems both
commonly used like metric and US Avoirdupois and quite
exotic
like Ancient Greek and Roman."
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Measure
4 Measure
"A collection of interactive sites on the Web that estimate,
calculate, translate, etc."
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megaConverter
"megaConverter allow users to discover things like how many
seconds old they are, the difference between a gallon in
the
USA and a gallon in the UK, how many nanometers in an
inch,
how many quarts in a chaldron, and what the heck a
nebuchadnezzar
is."
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