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FINDING WEB SITES
Web Sites by Subject
REFERENCE WEB SITES
Bookstores
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Biography
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Citing Sources
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Citing Electronic Information
From Columbia University Press.
- APA (American Psychological Association)
APADocumentation
Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
- APSA (American Political Science Association)
APSADocumentation
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
- CBE (Council of Biology Educators)
CBEDocumentation
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
- Chicago Style (and Turabian)
Chicago
Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
Chicago Manual of Style
Frequently Asked Questions from the University of Chicago
Press.
Examples of citing electronic resources in Chicago Style
at the bottom of the page.
- MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
MLA
Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
MLA
Style
From the Modern Language Association (MLA).
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Conversion and Calculation Sites
- Acronym
Server - put in your acronym, and get what it stands
for
- Calculator
Home Page many online caluculators for many calcuations
- Calendar
Convertor - convert dates for many calendars, including
Gregorian, Julian, Hebrew, Islamic, and more.
- Calendar Generator
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Chemistry Conversion of Units
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Cooking Calculator
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Dictionary of Measurement Units
- Measure
4 Measure links to many calculation sites
- Mega Converter
- convert all kinds of measurements, quantities, etc.
- Metric
Conversion Calculator From World Wide Metric
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Metric Conversion Calculator From Admiral Metals
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NTIS The U.S. and the Metric System
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NTIS Weights and Measures
- Number
of Days between Two Dates
- Online Calculators
- Online Conversion.com
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Physics Conversions
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Physics Reference Data
- RGB
and Hex Converter
- RGB Converter
- Typography
Converter
- United States Postal
Calculator
- Unit Conversion
convert between different units of measure
- Weather
Calculator from NOAA - heat index, wind chill, etc.
Currency Conversion
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Dictionaries, Thesauri,
and Quotations
Dictionaries
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Oxford English Dictionary Online (Kalamazoo College
Community only)
- American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language , Fourth Ed., 2000
- Information
Please Dictionary
- NetLingo -- a dictionary
of online terms and acronyms
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Webster's Online Dictionary -- The Rosetta Version
Includes specialty definitions, abbreviations, synonyms,
images, quoations, expressions, translations, anagrams,
and alternative orthography (sign language, braille, semiphore,
etc.)
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
Dictionary
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Yahoo! Dictionaries
- Law Dictionary
(Duhaime)
- yourDictionary.com
- several types of dictionaries.
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Thesauri
Quotations
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Directories
Evaluating Electronic
Sources
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Government: National
and International
National
International
- Background
Notes from the U.S. Dept. of State,
Information on all the countries of the world with which
the U.S. has relations.
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BBC News Country Profiles
- CIA
World Fact Book
- Constitution
Finder, for the World
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Electionworld: Elections Around the World site now on
Wikipedia
- Europa (European Union
official web site)
- European
Governments from the EU
- European
Parliament of the EU
- Foreign
Governments from Northwestern University
- Foreign
Governments from the Service Public of France
- Foreign
Government Resources on the web from the University
of Michigan Documents Center
- GLIN (Global Legal Information
Network) -
public database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions,
and other legal sources contributed by governmental agencies
and international organizations.
- International Council of
Museums
- International Federation
of Library Associations and Institutions
- Municipal Government
Links Worldwide from MuniSource
- Nations
of the World from the LIbrary of Congress, links to
governments and laws of countries worldwide.
- NATO North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation
- OAS Organization of
American States
- Official
Government Web Pages by country
- PoliticalResources.net
- Project Visa visa
and embassy information, worldwide
- UNESCO United Nations
Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organisation
- UNESCO
Archives Portal Links to primary documents and images;
also links to National, Regional, and State Archives worldwide.
- United Nations
- United
Nations Dag Hammerskjold Library
- Unrepresented Nations and
Peoples Organization
- Western European
Union
- WHO World Health
Organization
- World Bank
- World Trade Organization
- World Governments
- Worldwide
Governments on the Web - very detailed site, links to
ministries and departments
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Kalamazoo and Portage
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Michigan
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News
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Primary Sources
Statistics
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Symbols and Signs
Time and Calendars
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Travel
General
Maps
Translation
Currency Conversion
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Telephone, addresses,
email and zip codes
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Weather
Local Weather
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Web Search
Engines
See Search Engine
Watch or Search
Engine Showdown for more information on search engines,
indexes, and directories. See the Resource
Shelf for search engine news and other information news.
Meta Search Engines
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Web Indexes
and Directories
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Miscellaneous Useful Sites
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