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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
- Cooking Calculator
- 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
- NTIS Weights and Measures
- Number of Days between Two Dates
- Online Calculators
- Online Conversion.com
- Physics Conversions
- 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
- 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.
- BBC News Country Profiles
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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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