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DICTIONARIES ABOUT.COM ESL PRONUNCIATION RESOURCES BABELFISH TRANSLATION Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations Columbia uses the 1901 edition of Bartlett's to provide a Web site of familiar quotations from passages, phrases, and proverbs with a straightforward search interface. Also included is a list of author's names whose quotes are used. [C&RL 57 (12)] ECHO: EuroDicautom The Euro-Dicautom is a translating dictionary. Type in a word in one language and have it translated into another language. A product of the European Union, this dictionary translates between European languages. [C&RL 57 (12)] The Exploding Dictionary/Technojargon Two sets of definitions are offered. The first is a collection of "clean" straightforward definitions listed by the source dictionary used. The second collection is a riot of hyperlinks, cross-referencing all of the individual words used to define the original word. Technojargon, a recent adjunct to the dictionary, contains a very large collection of technology words and phrases, and may be browsed alphabetically or keyword searched. [MD] [From SCOUT REPORT] FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY ELECTRONIC TEXTS (VIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH) The LOGOS Pronouncing Dictionary The LOGOS dictionary from Italy is a dictionary site consisting of around 30 languages and more than 3.5 million words. LOGOS is unique because it is updated and added to by entries submitted by Internet users. Adding to the unique nature of this dictionary are the audible sound files demonstrating pronunciation of certain words. [C&RL 57 (12)] THE VIRTUAL HOSPITAL This Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation features a highly useful Glossary of Terms. Webster's Dictionary (Searchable) Despite the lack of graphical adornment, Webster's is a very comprehensive dictionary. It not only provides definitions,but also a pronunciation key,spelling correction suggestions, and a direct link to a thesaurus entry for the selected word. [C&RL 57 (12)] ENCYCLOPEDIAS ASSORTED ENCYCLOPEDIAS ON THE WEB BRITANNICA.COM COLUMBIAENCYCLOPEDIA 2000 COMPTON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA ONLINE 1998 ENCARTA ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM FREEALITY INTERNET SEARCH ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA LIBRARY SPOT NUPEDIA: THE OPEN CONTENT ENCYCLOPEDIA THE PROBERT ENCYCLOPEDIA RESOURCECENTRAL YAHOO DIRECTORY JOURNALS ON-LINE ____________________________________________________________________________ ACCESS AMERICA E-GOV E-ZINE INDEX Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Journals on the Web E-JOURNALS.ORG ELECTRONIC JOURNALS ONLINE IDEAL: INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL ELECTRONIC LIBRARY THE RESEARCHING LIBRARIAN ONLINE JOURNALS LIBRARY LITERATURE:
ABOUT.COM Authoritative human guides select, organize, and annotate sources, and it shows. My first stop in any general search. (Pat Ensor) EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System EDGAR consists of electronic filings by corporations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). EDGAR's primary purpose is to increase the fairness of the securities market by accelerating the dissemination of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency for the benefit of investors.[C&RL 57 (12)] Hoover's OnLine As a major supplier of business information for investing purposes, Hoover's Online includes company capsules, stock quotes, links to company Web sites, and job sites to the general public. It also includes, for paying subscribers only, specific company profiles, personal portfolio information, and other interesting investing news. [C&RL 57 (12)] IPL READY REFERENCE COLLECTION & SEARCH The INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY General/Reference Collection is a collection of Internet resources gathered together with the needs of the Internet community in mind. It is not intended to be a comprehensive hotlist to all sites on every subject, but rather an annotated collection, chosen to help answer specific questions quickly and efficiently. Sources are selected according to ease of use, quality and quantity of information, frequency of updating, and authoritativeness. LII: LIBRARIAN'S INDEX TO THE INTERNET "Personal choices by a librarian of interesting sites in a number of categories. Doesn't try to cover something in all areas, and subject categories are non-traditional at times, but a lot of fun to browse and often provides a quick intro to searching in a particular area." [Pat Ensor] SEARCH.COM Strength is in the number of sites you can search at once and the metasearch subsets. Includes Excite and Alta Vista. [Pat Ensor.] THOMAS (LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET) THOMAS has the Congressional Record and full text of legislation available from 1989 (101st Congress) to the present. In addition, THOMAS has summaries (not full text) of legislation are available back to 1975 (94th Congress). Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873 provides a century's worth of congressional proceedings, statutes, and other information. WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY Search via categories: Agriculture, Business and Economics, Computing, Communications and Media, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Information & Libraries, International Affairs, Law, Recreation, Regional Studies, Science and Society. ALSO SEE: DIGITAL LIBRARIAN: A LIBRARIAN'S GUIDE TO THE BEST OF THE INTERNET Galaxy's EINET Reference HOLLIS MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARYHomework Center Quick Reference (University of Texas at Austin) Seattle Public Library LOOK IT UP! Virtual Reference Collection (M.I.T.) SEARCH ENGINES GOOGLE TOOLBAR Enables you to access google from any browser taskbar. GOOGLE WEB DIRECTORY Enables you to access google resources by subject. INFOMINE The University of California's InfoMine is a top-level research tool. It has a fast-loading, easy-to-use home page organized into subject areas like Biological, Agricultural & Medical Sciences; Government Information; Instructional Resources: K-12; Internet Enabling Tools; Maps & GIS; Visual & Performing Arts, etc. You click on one of the subject areas and go to another screen where you can do a keyword search, or browse the table of contents by subject, title, or keyword. Each section has a What's New area, which shows sites added recently, and there's also a list of recommended search engines and finding tools if you can't locate what you need at the InfoMine site. InfoMine has thousands of resources in its database, and it is constantly being updated. Academics and researchers all over the country contribute useful Internet addresses to InfoMine, and each submission is reviewed and catalogued by the InfoMine staff. [From Really Useful Sites #172 27 Oct 2000.] SUITE101.COM Organized along the lines of the Dewey Decimal System, this site features over 1,400 topics, 40,000+ articles and 43,000+ links. WEBHELP Type your query and wait for an online assistant to help you find the best answer.
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