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- Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
- Acronym Database
- Acronym Finder
- Acronyma (a searchable multilingual database with a suggestion box)
- Acronyms (a list from LibrarySpot.com)
- Acronyms and Abbreviations (a list from Michigan eLibrary)
- Acronyms Index (from the United States Government)
- Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms (from the 2002-2003 United States Government Manual)
- Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations (use the "Acronym Finder" link beneath the search box)
Top- See related Maps, Atlases, & Geographic Information
- AFRO-American Almanac ®
- Chambers's Book of Days (1879)
- CNN
Video Almanac (significant news videos, 1980-1997)
- CNN/SI Video Almanac (sports videos, 1980-1997)
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000
- Global Gazetteer
- Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (astronomical information searchable via WebSurf)
- Information
Please Almanac
- Fact Monster Almanac (child's almanac from Information Please)
- Leon's Almanac of Political History (daily political occurrences; searchable by keyword)
- The Living Almanac of Disasters (fires, earthquakes, transportation)
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- Portals to the World (from the Library of Congress)
- Today in History -- Scope Systems (birthdays, holidays, religious observances, historical events on a given day)
- U.S. Gazetteer
- U.S. Naval Observatory Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac
- Year by Year: 1900-2004 (years, decades, and more)
- 24 Hour Museum (guide to 2500+ museums in the United Kingdom; slow to load!)
- Actor Site (audition information)
- Art Galleries & Museums (alphabetical list of links)
- Art History Resources on the Web
- Art Museum Network (museums, collections, exhibitions worldwide)
- Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
- ArtLex - Online Visual Arts Dictionary
- Artcom Museum Tour (search by state or museum name)
- ArtsEdNet - Getty Foundation (lesson plans, curriculum ideas, image gallery)
- Artslynx International Arts Resources
- Broadway OnLine (Broadway plays and musicals)
- Collected Works of Shakespeare
- Classical Music Search (searches by musical phrases)
- Culture Finder
- Distinguished Artist Series (links to info on notable deceased American artists)
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
- Funding for Arts (list from The Foundation Center)
- Internet Public Library
- Internet Resources for Music, Theater and Dance (from the Performing Arts Reading Room, Music Division, Library of Congress)
- iNtuitions College Theatre Guide (full text of plays, plus info on scriptwriting, costume design, etc.)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- National Gallery of Art
- Nobel Prize Internet Archive (Nobel prizes, IgNobel prizes, women winners, and more)
- Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment ("Calendar Online")
- Paris Pages Musee du Louvre
- Performing Arts Online Homepage
- Performing Arts Online - Florida (list of presenting organizations)
- Pulitzer Prizes
- Shakespeare Homepage
- Smithsonian Institution
- United Arts of Central Florida
- Victoria & Albert Museum (images from the collection for personal and educational use)
- WWW Virtual Library: Museums around the World
- WWW Virtual Library: Museums in the USA
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- World Wide Arts Resources (covers 3,000 different categories)
General Biographies
- A&E Network's Biography
- Best Online Reference Sites: Biography (a list)
- Biographical Dictionary (also called Notable Citizens of Planet Earth)
- Biographies (a list from LibrarySpot.com)
- Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.) Index to Biographical Entries (classified by field)
- Dead or Alive?
- Infoplease: Biography
- Lives, the Biography Resource (posthumous biographies only; no longer maintained; archival link)
- Polysearch - Biographies
Specialized Biographies
- 4000 Years of Women in Science
- AskART (35,000 American artists)
- Awards and Prizes (a list of sources from the Univ of CA Santa Barbara)
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - present
- Biographies of the Founding Fathers
- Catholic Encyclopedia List of Popes
- Florida Biography Index
- National Inventors Hall of Fame Biographies
- Nobel Foundation Official Page (biographies for many of the Nobel laureates)
- Presidents of the United States (POTUS)
- Rulers
- For resources related specifically to Citing Resources, click here.
Book Purchasing
- Amazon.com
(use this link and raise $$ for CFLC!) - Abebooks (independent booksellers; new, used, rare, out-of-print, textbooks, more)
- AddALL (compares prices at 40+ online booksellers; includes music, movies, magazines)
- Alibris (independent booksellers; new, used, rare, out-of-print, textbooks, movies, music)
- Barnes and Noble (interviews, reviews, discounted books)
- Bookfinder (book search engine; claims 60,000+ booksellers searched)
- Books Out of Print® (courtesy trial available)
- BookWeb
- Bookwire
- Epinions.com Books [formerly DealTime and before that, Acses and DealPilot] (check book prices at over 20 online bookstores; allows searching by award winners)
- Wordsworth (children's books and toys)
Electronic Book Collections
- Bartleby.com: Great Books Online (includes reference books--watch copyright dates!)
- Bookyards: Library to the World
- Children's Books Online: The Rosetta Project (illustrated antique children's books)
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Classics - Online Literature Library (full-text works)
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare
- Electronic Text Center at the Univ. of Virginia (rare books and foreign language materials)
- Historical Text Archive
- International Digital Children's Library
- Internet Book Information Center (virtual library for Literature)
- Internet Sacred Text Archive
- IPL (Internet Public Library) Books (formerly Online Texts Collection)
- Librarian Chick Wiki (free resources for students & educators)
- Literature.org ("The Online Literature Library" [mostly classics])
- NetLibrary (account required)
- On-line Books Page
- Project Gutenberg
- Turning the Pages (Da Vinci notebooks & other digitized treasures from the British Library)
- Virtual Technical Reports Center (from the Univ. of Maryland Libraries)
Library Catalogs & Publisher Websites
- FirstSearch: Florida Group Catalog Basic Search
- Library of Congress or Catalog Search (via the Library of Congress)
- Nolo Press (legal books)
- RedLightGreen.com (Research Libraries Group union catalog)
- Talking Books Program (LC Nat'l Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped)
Literature & Criticism Resources
- African American Literature Online
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature (18-volume classic encyclopedia; NOTE: published in 1921)
- Celebration of Women Writers
- Critical Reading: A Guide (how to write a literary analysis or criticism)
- Gale Literary Index (no text; online search tool for the various Gale literary print reference series)
- gender Inn (database of feminist literary criticism & gender studies focusing on English and American literature)
- Glossary of Literary Terms (Gale)
- Harvard Classics and Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction. 1909–1917 (50- and 20-volume sets; text and criticism)
- Humbul Humanities Hub (searchable academic humanities database)
- IPL (Internet Public Library) Online Literary Criticism Collection (great starting point!)
- Literary Criticism (a list from LibrarySpot.com)
- Literary Criticism Links (a list from Westchester Library System)
- Literary Fiction: Authors in the Yahoo! Directory (mostly biographical; some criticism)
- Literary Resources on the Net (academic, mostly English & American lit; by time periods)
- Literature Network (mostly biographical and downloadable books; some criticism)
- LitLinks
- LitPlans (teaching materials for literature)
- Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
- Novelinks (teaching materials for literature)
- Study Guides (use guides with caution!; some include downloadable books):
- On-Line Literary Study Guides Index (from San José Public Library; a [mostly] title index to major online study guide sites)
- Bibliomania: Study Guides (books, book notes, study guides, author biographies, and more)
- BookRags: Book Notes (free; literature guides also available for a fee)
- CliffsNotes: Literature
- Cummings Study Guides
- Glencoe Literature Library
- Spark Notes: English
- Study Guides for Various Works (study guides prepared by Professor Paul Brians of Washington State University)
- Voice of the Shuttle: Literature (in English) (search by author and then criticism)
- Voice of the Shuttle: Literatures (other than English) (search by author and then criticism)
- Web English Teacher: Literature
Reviews & Reader's Advisory
- African American Literature Book Club
- AllReaders.com (searchable reviews for "hundreds of plot, theme, character, and setting options")
- Based on the Book (movies made from books and other writings)
- Bibliomania (books, book notes, study guides, author biographies, and more)
- BookBrowse (some material free; some fee)
- Mysterious Home Page: General Guides
- Nautical Fiction List
- New York Times Book Review (requires free online registration)
- Readers' Connection Booklists (lists of booklists by topics, genres, and "if you like...")
- Romance Writers of America® (searchable database)
- Romantic Chronology (information and links about classic romantic literature)
- Science Fiction Resource Guide
- YALSA (ALA) Booklists ("best books", quick picks, films and videos for teens)
- American Express Small Business Plan Resources (business planning and promotion resources, news and tax advice)
- Associations on the Net
- Associations Search (searchable databases from the American Society of Association Executives)
- Bank Rate Monitor
- BEOnline+ (Internet Resources from the Business Reference Service of the Library of Congress)
- Better Business Bureau
- BizMove.com (includes Small Business Directory)
- BizPlus (Internet Small-Business Center)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Business Journals (American City - current news stories from 40+ journals nationwide)
- Business Week Online
- Business Wire (company press releases)
- Country and Industry Market Reports (Market Research Library) (2001- ; includes Country Commercial Guides )
- Country Commercial Guides (U.S. Dept. of Commerce archive 1996-2001)
- County Business Patterns (U.S. Census Bureau, PDF from 1993; some from 1988)
- EEOC Home Page
- Forbes Digital Tool (highly recommended)
- GlobalEDGE (formerly: International Business Resources on the Web; from Michigan State Univ.)
- Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce Page
- Hieros Gamos Business and Legal Center (multiple sources)
- International Chamber of Commerce & City-State-Province Directory
- International Trade Admininistration
- Kiplinger.com (keep up to date on stock market and latest business news)
- Local & Regional Business Publications on the Web (from Harvard Business School Library; no longer maintained; archival link)
- Microsoft bCentral ("Integrated Software Solutions for Your Business")
- NAICS (North American Industry Classification System (current system)
- NAICS Correspondence/Conversion Tables (NAICS to SIC & SIC to NAICS)
- Recordkeeping and Retention Guidelines for Florida Businesses
- Small Business Center (FindLaw site)
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Search (OSHA site) - see NAICS link
- ThomasNet (was: Thomas Register of American Manufacturers and Thomas Regional)
- Tremnet (Thomas Global Register Europe) (requires free registration)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce (lots of small business resources)
- U.S. Business Advisor (1-stop electronic link to government for business)
- U.S. News & World Report Online
- World Chamber of Commerce Directory
- AllMeasures (units of measure, formulae, converters)
- Amortization Schedule Calculator (calculates & prints entire schedule)
- Calculators Online Center (a list from Martindale's Reference Desk site)
- Conversion Calculator (one of the best!)
- Convert-Me.com
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation Calculator
- Currency Converter (search any day back to 1/1/90)
- FinanCenter (interactive calculators - homes, cars, credit cards, investments)
- Google Web Search Features: Calculator
- Home & Garden Television Calculators (home related)
- How Far Is It?
- The Inflation Calculator
- Kiplinger Online Financial Calculators
- Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator
- MegaConverter2 (huge collection of conversion data)
- Online Conversion: convert just about anything to anything else
- Online Conversion.com
- Salary Calculator ™
- Savings Bonds Calculator (calculate value of old savings bonds)
- Temperature Converter
- Yahoo! Directory - Measurements and Units - Online Converters
- Adobe Gallery (design, illustration & photography collections)
- Animated GIF Collections (from Yahoo!)
- Animated GIF Finder
- ArtToday (nominal annual fee for thousands of images, graphics, photos & fonts)
- Barewalls (thumbnail images of posters & lithographs that can be enlarged)
- Barry's Clip Art Server
- Billy Bear's Bullets, Icons & Clipart
- Cartoon Clipart (The Wizard of Draws' Graphic Treasury)
- Classroom Clip Art
- Clip Art Review
- Clip Art Searcher
- Clipart Directory
- Corbis Images (collection of digital images, fee-based service)
- Digital Image Center (photographs, sound clips -- Univ. of Virginia Libraries)
- Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery
- Finding Images Online: Links to Image Resources (subject directory of Web image sites)
- Free Graphics (clip art, photos, templates, more)
- Google Image Finder
- Icon Bazaar
- Image Bank, The (online access to extensive image collection)
- Image Paradise (stock photography, images, flags, landscapes & much more)
- Library Media & PR Toolbox
- Medical Clipart
- NASA Image eXchange (NIX) (dramatic photos and art images)
- National Science Foundation Image Library
- Photos.com
- PictureQuest (fee service to obtain maps, illustrations, stock & royalty-free photos from many collections)
- Public Domain Images
- Randy's Icon and Image Bazaar - Computer Icons
- Resource Lists & Bibliographies (from the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
- Stock Images & Photography (Image Paradise collection of links)
- StockPhoto (extensive resource for professional stock photographs)
- U.S. Government Photos and Graphics (mostly public domain)
- Victoria & Albert Museum (images from the collection for personal and educational use)
- Web Clip Art - About.com (library clipart under "School, Scouting & Educational")
- AntiVirus Research Center (Symantec)
- ARIN WHOIS Database Search (locate contact and registration information for IP addresses)
- CIAC HoaxBusters (check out virus alerts here)
- CNET.com (information on all types of new technology)
- Common Craft Explanations In Plain English (simple video explanations of mostly Web 2.0 applications)
- Cybercafe Search Engine (searchable international directory of cybercafes)
- Download.com
- EEVL: The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- IPL (Internet Public Library) Computers and Internet Subject Collection
- IT Pro Downloads -- Shareware, Freeware, and Demos (software categorized by topic)
- LITA Top (Library) Tech Trends (updated after each national ALA meeting)
- Library Technology Guides (from Vanderbilt Univ. Library)
- NetLingo (cyberspeak dictionary)
- PC Magazine Online
- PC Webopaedia (encyclopedia of computer terminology)
- Signature Software (create your own personalized font)
- TechEncyclopedia (20,000+ information technology terms)
- TechSoup: The technology place for Nonprofits
- UNIX Guru Universe (official home page for UNIX system administrators)
- UNIX Services (from Univ. of Texas Austin)
- What Is? Fast References (computer, Internet, and technology dictionaries, tutorials, etc.)
- WiFi411 (directory of wireless access locations globally)
- ZDNet (see particularly the "Tech Life" link)
- ZDNet Downloads (software library site with thousands of freeware and shareware downloads)
See also INTERNET & WEB GUIDES
- Automobile Buyer's Guides (Edmund's highly rated site)
- Automobile Lemon Laws (summaries, by state, including Florida)
- Automobile
Pricing
- Kelley Blue Book Official Guide (new & used car pricing and more)
- NADA Appraisal Guides
- BankruptcyData.com
- Better Business Bureau
- Bringo (fetching [human phone] help fast)
- Business & Professional Licensing Database (search Florida professional licenses info)
- Car & Driver Magazine (current issues, Buyer's Guide, classifieds)
- Car Center (info on the best leases, ownership costs, mileage stats)
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Cell Phone Finder
- Cellular Phone Comparison Tool (from Consumer Reports)
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Child Support Guidelines (full-text of child support guidelines for all 50 states and DC)
- CompareNet
- Consumer Information (from Florida Dept. of State)
- Consumer Information Catalog Online (pdf format; Pueblo, CO)
- Consumer Recycling Guide
- Consumer Reports Online and en español
- ConsumerSearch (abstracts of product reviews)
- Consumer World
- Credit Reports (from Google)
- DebtBusters.org: Free-Credit Repair-Credit Report-Credit Card Resource Center
- EPA Zip Code Search (find out if your new neighborhood is near a toxic waste dump!)
- Epinions.com (formerly DealTime; "compare products, prices, and stores")
- Experian (consumer credit, including changes in the Fair Credit Reporting Act)
- FDA [Food & Drug Administration] Information for Consumers
- Federal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Protection (includes filing an online complaint)
- FindLaw for the Public (law-related articles and resources designed for lay consumers)
- FirstGov for Consumers (was: U.S. Consumer Gateway; indexed links to federal consumer info)
- Florida Bar Online: Consumer Services
- Florida Consumer Information (Florida Dept. of State)
- Florida Physician Profiles (Florida Dept. of Health - check out your doctor's qualifications)
- Florida Prescription Drug Prices (also en Español)
- Florida Professional Liability Closed Claims (Florida doctors, HMOs, lawyers)
- Florida State Courts -- Legal Self-Help Center
- FOIA - Freedom of Information Act - Federal Agencies' FOIA Web Sites
- FOIA - Freedom of Information Act - Principal FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies
- Froogle (beta; "all the world's products in one place.")
- Get Human (how to get around corporate automated phone systems)
- GetSmart (credit cards & financial information)
- Homeland Security Information Center (Jackson-George Regional Library System, Mississippi)
- Household Products Database (health & safety information from the National Library of Medicine)
- Insurance Center (Intuit/Quicken's and InsWeb's one-stop online insurance resource)
- iSafetyNet (directory of community resources and social services)
- Mail-Order Catalog Search (from Google; indexed by company and searchable by keyword)
- Metlife Online -- Meeting Life Section (checklists on major purchases, moving, life transitions, etc.)
- MonsterMoving.com (was: VirtualRelocation.com; if you're thinking of moving, consult this site first!)
- National Fraud Information Center
- PriceGrabber.com ("comparison shopping beyond compare")
- Public Records Searchable Database - Search Systems (over 600 FREE databases)
- Ready.gov (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security)
- Recycling Guide
- Report on Injuries in America, 2002 (National Safety Council)
- Sexual Predators & Sex Offenders (search the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement database)
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Vital Records Information (all 50 states, U.S. territories & links to foreign sites)
- What Are the Odds of Dying? (National Safety Council)
- wikiHow (the digital how-to manual that anyone can write or edit)
- AICPA Links to Secretaries of State
- Annual Reports (Public Register's Annual Report Service - free)
- Annual Reports Online (includes links to info on nonprofits)
- Canadian Company Capabilities (Canadian businesses, products, services, technologies and markets)
- Companies House (the U.K. "EDGAR")
- Companies Online Search (annual reports + links to 100,000 public & private companies)
- Dow Jones & Company
- Dun & Bradstreet Information Services
- EDGAR Database (SEC company/financial info)
- EDGAR Online (free 2 week trial)
- EdgarIQ: New SEC Research Tool (by industry sectors)
- Florida Corporations Online (corporations, fictitious names, liens, partnerships)
- Forbes Lists (many different "Best of..." lists)
- Fortune 500 List (browse by name of list)
- Hoover's Online ("ultimate source" for company information)
- Hoover's Online: Money: IPO Central (the "ultimate source" for info on initial public offerings)
- Locating U.S. Corporation Records Online (Directory of State Web Sites & Secretaries of State contact information)
- SEDAR (the Canadian “EDGAR”)
- Standard & Poor's 500 Alphabetical Listing (with product line descriptions)
- Yahoo! Finance Company and Fund Index
- American Demographics (searchable archives back to 1998)
- American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau, incorporating some Census 2000 data)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Capitol Impact Gateway (political & gov't info at the state, county, local, zip code levels)
- CenStats Databases (U.S. Census Bureau, not including Census 2000 data)
- County and City Data Books (1988 & 1994 data; interactive dBASE files)
- Demographic & Economic State & County Profiles
- Demographics Journal (requires registration)
- FedStats Demographics
- FedStats MapStats
- FedWorld Information Network (links to federal government statistics)
- Global Statistics
- Historical Demographic, Economic and Social Data of the U.S.
- InfoNation (global statistics on population, life expectancy, energy consumption)
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity
- NACo - About Counties - U.S. Counties - Florida (National Association of Counties)
- NationMaster
- Population Statistics [U.S.] by Age (1990-1998)
- Portals to the World (from the Library of Congress)
- QED School Profile Database (demographics for U.S. public & private schools)
- Resources for Locating 2000 and 1990 Census Tracts and Associated Data
- StateMaster
- TIGER Mapping Service (U.S. Census Bureau)
- United States Historical Census Data Browser (1790-1970)
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Main
- U.S. Census Bureau Official Statistics (interactive Florida atlas)
- U.S. Census Bureau State and County Quick Facts
- U.S. Census Bureau Thematic Maps
- U.S. Population Clock
- White House Briefing Rooms
- World Factbook (from the CIA)
- World Population Clock
- World
Population Profile 1998 (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Portions of the above updated by the International Database
Dictionaries, Grammar & Citation Aids, Thesauri, & Translation Tools
General Dictionaries
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000
- AskOxford: Free online dictionaries from OUP
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- Dictionary.com
- Dictionaries
- Merriam-Webster WWW Dictionary
- OneLook Dictionaries
- Yahoo! Dictionaries
- YourDictionary.com (comprehensive and authoritative language portal; highly rated)
Specialized Dictionaries
- For resources related specifically to Acronyms, click here.
- Biographical Dictionary
- Collective Noun Page (verified and not)
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (E. Cobham Brewer)
- Expressions & Sayings Index
- Glossary of Literary Terms (Gale)
- Jumble & Crossword Solver
- Law Dictionary
- Legal Dictionary (was from: World Wide Web Legal Information Association, now from Duhaime & Co.)
- Medical Dictionary (from MedicineNet)
- NetLingo (cyberspeak dictionary)
- New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 3rd ed. 2002
- OneLook Reverse Dictionary (find the word by describing the concept)
- Online Slang Dictionary
- PC Webopaedia (dictionary of computer terminology)
- Phrase Finder
- Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
- Sign Language Dictionaries Online
- Specialty Dictionaries (100+ subjects, from YourDictionary.com)
- TechEncyclopedia (20,000+ information technology terms)
- Visual Dictionary Online (find "whatchamacallit" words using images)
- Washington Post Business Glossary
- What Is? (computer, Internet and technology dictionary)
- World Wide Words (all about words; not a dictionary per se)
Grammar & Citation Aids
- APA Style Electronic References
- APA Style Tips
- Citing Electronic Resources: Internet Public Library
- Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism (extensive examples -- from Duke Univ.)
- Columbia Guide to Online Style (using both humanities and scientific styles)
- Common Errors in English
- English Usage, Style & Composition (8 sources from Bartleby.com)
- Elements of Style (William Strunk)
- Guide to Grammar and Style (Jack Lynch)
- MLA Documentation of Reference Sources
- Online English Grammar
- The Style Wizard (helps format APA style citations; MLA to come)
Thesauri
- 'nyms & More (synonyms, homonyms, rhyming, etc., from YourDictionary.com)
- Roget's Internet Thesaurus
- Roget's Thesauri (2 versions from Bartleby.com)
- Thesauri on the Web
- Web Thesaurus Compendium (thesauri by subject; somewhat dated)
- Yahoo! Thesauri
Translation Tools
- AltaVista Translation Service (also called BabelFish; translates phrases or web pages)
- Foreignword.com - The Language Site: Online dictionaries & free translation tools
- Free Translation (translates phrases or web pages)
- Google Language Tools (translators and interfaces)
- InterTran (translates phrases or web pages; frequently very slow)
- Language & Translation Center (Martindale's "The Reference Desk")
- Language Dictionaries (extensive collection [approx. 300 lang.] from Your Dictionary.com)
- LOGOS Multilingual Portal (searchable polyglot dictionary)
- Lost in Babel (dictionaries and grammars intended for translators)
- Systran (requires registration after 5th translation)
- Translating Dictionaries (dictionaries & tools aimed at travelers)
General Address/Phone Directories
Specialized Directories
- American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau, incorporating some Census 2000 data)
- Annual Survey of Manufacturers (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board
- Capitol Impact Gateway (political & gov't info at the state, county, local, zip code levels)
- Consumer Price Indexes
- Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (legislative, regulatory, economic & demographic data)
- Country Reports (economic & trade policies of over 80 countries)
- Criminal Justice Statistics (Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 27th ed.)
- FEDSTATS (access to statistics from 70+ U.S. government agencies)
- FedWorld Information Network (gateway to government sites)
- Historical Demographic, Economic and Social Data of the U.S.
- InfoNation (global statistics on population, life expectancy, energy consumption)
- Links to Statistical Agencies (international and domestic)
- NationMaster
- OFFSTATS (official international statistics on the Web; Univ. of Auckland Library)
- Portals to the World (from the Library of Congress)
- Producer Price Indexes
- Science and Technology Pocket Data Book
- Social Science Data on the Internet (Univ. of California at San Diego)
- Social Security Death Index (Ancestry)
- StateMaster
- Statistical Resources on the Web (Univ. of Michigan)
- Statistical Resources on the Web: Foreign and International Economics (Univ. of Michigan)
- Statistical Resources on the Web: Foreign Government Data Sources (Univ. of Michigan)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
- U.S. National Debt Clock
- White House Briefing Rooms (latest federal government statistics)
- World Population Clock
- World Population Figures - Index
- World
Population Profile 1998 (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Portions of the above updated by the International Database
For Library Jobs - See CFLC's Employment Resources for Librarians
General Job Search Sites
- America's Career Infonet (U.S. Labor Dept.)
- America's Job Bank
- CareerBuilder (acquired resources of the now-defunct CareerPath)
- CareerJournal (from the Wall Street Journal)
- Career Magazine
- HotJobs
- Internet Job Source
- Job-Hunt.org
- JobWeb
- Monster Board Online Career Center
- Nonprofit Career Center
- PNN's Nonprofit Jobs Directory
- Public Service Employees Network
- Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide
Specialized Sites
- JobStar Salary Surveys (300 general and profession-specific surveys)
- Licensed Occupations Database (requirements by state, occupation, or agency)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03 Edition
- Riley Guide
- The Salary Calculator ™
- Salary.com
- Work Index
General Encyclopedias or Lists of Encyclopedias:
- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
- Britannica Online (encyclopedia, Web, and full-text entries; most by subscription)
- Britannica 11th Edition -- 1911 (considered to be extraordinary, but 1911 date!)
- The
Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition (2001-2004)
- Also available through Yahoo!® here
- Encarta Encyclopedia (from MSN; free scaled down version of the CD-ROM product)
- Encyberpedia (annotated subject list of specialized Web encyclopedias)
- Encyclopedia.com (17,000+ articles on a variety of topics from Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.)
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Frequently Asked Questions (arranged by subject)
- Encyclozine: The Knowledge Navigator: A Free Online Encyclopedia of Books and Knowledge (eclectic but authoritative)
- Library Spot: Encyclopedias (lists general and specialized Web encyclopedias)
- xrefer: The Web's Reference Engine (simultaneously searches encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri & quotations; subscription required, but 30-day trial available)
- Wikipedia (NOTE: Read this caveat before using!)
- World Book Online (subscription required, but 30-day trial available)
Specialized Encyclopedias:
- Animal Diversity Web (online database from Univ. Michigan)
- Artcyclopedia: Guide to Fine Art on the Internet
- Botany Encyclopedia of Plants
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature
- Canadian Encyclopedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913 set)
- Encyclopaedia of British History: 1700-1950
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient (covers North Africa and the Middle East)
- Encyclopaedia of USA History: 1840-1980
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Encyclopedia Mythica (mythology)
- Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert (translated from 18th century French Encyclopédie)
- Encyclopedia of Psychology (more a directory of Internet resources)
- Encyclopedia of Television
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- Encyclopedia Titanica (all things Titanic)
- Encyclopedia of World History, 6th ed. 2001
- Eric Weisstein's World of Science (encyclopedias in astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biography)
- First World War Encyclopaedia
- Grolier Online's The American Presidency
- Home Improvement Encyclopedia (from Better Homes & Gardens)
- Instrument Encyclopedia (musical instrument worldwide)
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Jewish Encyclopedia
- NatureServe Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life (focus on conservation; plants & animals)
- New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 3rd ed. 2002
- PC Webopedia (encyclopedia of computer terminology)
- Second World War Encyclopaedia
- Slavery Encyclopedia (in the US)
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Symbols.com (Western graphic symbols)
- TechEncyclopedia (20,000+ information technology terms)
- VetCentric Encyclopedia
- World Statesmen
- College Board Online (including ExPAN Scholarship Search)
- CollegeNET (U.S. Colleges & Universities; includes online scholarship database)
- Educational Testing Center Network (info on scholarships, entrance exams and more)
- Fast WEB (the Internet's largest free scholarship search)
- FinAid (financial aid and scholarship info)
- Florida Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students (FACTS.org)
- Florida Dept. of Education -- Office of Student Financial Assistance (many links!)
- Student Guide (financial aid from the U.S. Dept. of Education)
Financial & Investment Resources
- Amortization Schedule Calculator (calculates & prints entire schedule)
- BanxQuote - "The Financial Supermarket"
- BigCharts (financial & investment charting; 10-yr. historic stock quotes)
- Bloomberg.com
- Bond Strategy (SmartMoney Interactive; includes bond calculator)
- CBS MarketWatch Symbol Lookup (U.S. and 16 international markets)
- CNN Financial Network
- Dow Jones Averages (daily historical data back to 1896)
- Economist, The
- EDGAR Database (SEC company/financial info)
- Federal Reserve Board
- Federal Tax Forms (official U.S. Treasury/IRS site)
- Financial Data Finder
- Financial Times
- Florida Dept. of Revenue (tax forms and consumer information)
- Foreign Exchange Rates; daily updates (Federal Reserve Statistical Release)
- Foreign Exchange Rates; daily, 1990 to present (Federal Reserve Statistical Release)
- Foreign Exchange Rates; daily, 1971-1989 (Federal Reserve Statistical Release)
- Fortune Magazine
- Glossary of Investment Terms
- Google Web Search Features: Stock Quotes
- Guide to Understanding Financials (very handy site; includes a Glossary)
- Historical Exchange Rates Chart (Triacom site; rates from 1971-1998 for most major currencies)
- Investor Home MSN MoneyCentral
- InvestorWords
- Kiplinger.com (keep up to date on stock market and latest business news)
- Morningstar.com (mutual fund rater and investment news)
- Motley Fool
- Mutual Funds Central (U.S. and Canadian)
- NASD Home Page (National Association of Securities Dealers)
- NASD Investor Information (check the "track record" of your broker or file a complaint)
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ Newsroom
- On-Line Consulting's Financial Links
- PCQuote
- Quicken.com
- Quicken.com Retirement Planning
- Quote.com (now Lycos Financial page)
- Roth IRA Web Site
- Savings Bonds Calculator (calculate value of old savings bonds)
- SmartMoney
- SmartMoney University -- Departments ("courses" on retirement, investing, debt management, etc.)
- Stock Quotes - Real Time (free; registration required)
- StreetEye (financial news, stock quotes)
- U.S. Tax Code On-Line
- Wall Street Research Network
- Yahoo! Financial Glossaries
- Yahoo! Financial Resources
- For Florida resources related specifically to Seniors, click here.
- MyFlorida.com ("The Official Portal of the State of Florida") (MyFlorida.com en español)
- Central Florida Memory
- Consumer Information (from Florida Dept. of State)
- Counties served by CFLC:
- Florida Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students (FACTS.org)
- Florida Attorney General's Office (AG Reports, Citizen Safety & Consumer Info)
- Florida Bar Online
- Florida Biography Index
- Florida Communities Network
- Florida Corporations Online
- Florida Courts Systems
- Florida Dept. of Business & Professional Regulation (search for professional licenses)
- Florida Dept. of Health
- Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement (search FDLE files for registered sexual predators & offenders)
- Florida Dept. of Revenue (tax forms and consumer information)
- Florida Electronic Library
- Florida Government Information Locator (incl. links to Florida government agencies)
- Florida Historic Places Atlas
- Florida Kids
- Florida League of Cities
- Florida Legislature Online
- Florida's Lemon Law
- Florida Library Directory with Statistics
- Florida Library History
- Florida Medical Association (FMA) Online
- Florida Memory Project
- Florida Multitype Library Cooperatives
- Florida Newspapers Online
- Florida Prescription Drug Prices (also en Español)
- Florida Professional Liability Closed Claims (Florida doctors, HMOs, lawyers)
- Florida State Parks
- Florida Statutes & Constitution
- Florida Weather
- Maps of Florida (including historic)
- Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging
- Name Origins of Florida Places (fun and informative site)
- Orlando Area Murder Map
- PALMM (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials) (mostly Florida)
- Web Cams in Florida
- Ancestry Home Town
- Ancestry.com
- Barrel of Genealogy Links (Civil War, general + search engine)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - The Official Federal Land Patent Records Site
- Census Finder
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites (100,000+ links!)
- Ellis Island Records
- Everton's Genealogical Helper
- FamilySearch
- Florida GenWeb Project
- Genealogy Information in Florida
- Genealogy.org
- Lineages
- Online Genealogy Database Index
- Other Internet Sources on Local History and Genealogy (from the Library of Congress)
- RootsWeb
- ROOTS-L Mailing List
- Social Security Master Death Index
- U.S. Census Bureau Official Statistics (interactive Florida atlas)
- United States Historical Census Data Browser (1790-1970)
- USGenWeb Project (state/county records)
- American FactFinder
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774 to the present
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- CIA Factbook on Intelligence 2002
- Congress Votes Database
- Counties served by CFLC:
- CyberCemetery (GPO and Univ. of No. Texas "cyber-archive")
- DOSFan (Dept. of State archive)
- Federal Publication Locator (Canadian documents)
- FedStats
- Florida Bar Online: Consumer Services
- Florida Law School Libraries:
- Barry University School of Law - Law Library
- Florida A&M University College of Law Library
- Florida Coastal School of Law - Library and Technology Center
- Florida State University College of Law Library
- Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center - Law Library & Technology Center
- St. Thomas University School of Law - Digital Library
- Stetson University College of Law - Law Library
- University of Florida Levin College of Law - Legal Information Center
- University of Miami Law Library
- Florida Supreme Court Briefs and Opinions
- GPO Access
- Georgetown University Law Library's Legal Research Guides
- Google U.S. Government Search
- Guide to Law Online (Internet Resources from the Law Library of Congress)
- Hieros Gamos Law and Government Resources of the World (countries alphabetically)
- iSafetyNet (directory of community resources and social services)
- Law & Government Websites (great starting point from an Orange County lawyer!)
- Legal Research in a Nutshell Links (book by Cohen & Olson; Univ. of VA School of Law)
- National Priorities Project (analysis of tax dollars spending)
- Portals to the World (from the Library of Congress)
- Rulers
- State and Local Government on the Net
- Terrorism (Selected Internet Resources from the Library of Congress Portals to the World)
- Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
- USA.gov (was FirstGov) (great starting point!)
- GobiernoUSA.gov (USA.gov en Español)
- CAF's Corporate Community Involvement Resource Center
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Corporate Grantmakers on the Internet
- Council on Foundations
- Florida Funding Publications
- Florida State Library Grant Applications Page
- Foundation Center Online
- Foundations On-line (a directory of charitable grantmakers)
- Gates Library Foundation
- Give.org (BBB Wise Giving Alliance)
- Grants & Financial Aid Links
- Grant Making Foundations (Yahoo! links)
- Grantsmanship Center
- GrantsNet (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
- GrantsWeb >(from the Society of Research Administrators)
- GuideStar - the Donor's Guide to the Nonprofit Universe
- Independent Sector (latest research and more)
- Internet Nonprofit Center
- National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
- OMB Watch Nonprofit Issues
- Philanthropy News Network Online
- Prospect Research Online (online subscription service)
- Agriculture Fact Book 2001-2002 (USDA; also links for older versions)
- CIA Factbook on Intelligence
- CIA World Factbook
- County and City Data Book (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Financial Services Fact Book (from the Insurance Information Institute)
- International Insurance Factbook (country profiles and more from the Insurance Information Institute)
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book (U.S. Census Bureau; selected features)
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001- (U.S. Census Bureau; selected features)
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1995-2000 (U.S. Census Bureau; selected features)
- A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents (pre-Colonial to present)
- African-American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress)
- AFRO-American Almanac ®
- America's Story from America's Library (Library of Congress)
- American and British History Resources on the Internet
- American Civil War Homepage
- American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library (Library of Congress)
- American Treasures Exhibition Online (Library of Congress)
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774 to the present
- Central Florida Memory
- [U.S.] Civil War Center!
- DOUGLASS - Archives of American Public Address
- The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History
- Encyclopaedia of British History: 1700-1950
- Encyclopaedia of USA History: 1840-1980
- First World War Encyclopaedia
- Florida Historic Places Atlas
- Florida Memory Project
- Historical Demographic, Economic and Social Data of the U.S.
- Historical Resources on the Internet (Univ. of Central Florida Library; no longer maintained, but extensive)
- Historical Text Archive
- History Channel
- History Matters (for HS and college history teachers)
- History Net (links to variety of history sites and resources)
- HistoryBuff.com (primary newspaper source material)
- Holocaust: A Teacher's Guide
- HyperHistory Online (recommended by The History Channel)
- Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies (Georgetown Univ.)
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- Making of America (digital library of primary American social history resources)
- Mr. Jenkins' History Links (resource for high school and college students)
- PALMM (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials) (mostly Florida)
- Perseus Project (a growing digital library of resources for studying the ancient world)
- Portals to the World (from the Library of Congress)
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States (an Internet Public Library biographical resource)
- Russia: How has change affected the former Soviet Union
- Second World War Encyclopaedia
- The September 11 Digital Archive (Library of Congress)
- Slavery Encyclopedia (in the US)
- Speech and Transcript Center: Historic Material
- This Day in History - From the Archives of The History Channel
- Today in History
- Turning the Pages (DaVinci notebooks & other digitized treasures from the British Library)
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Valley of the Shadow Project (U.S. Civil War "virtual collection")
- Victoria & Albert Museum (images from the collection for personal and educational use)
- The Wall (official search engine / database for The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund)
- Wars for Vietnam: 1945-1975
- Women in American History
- Women's Studies Resources
Homeschooling Resources (click on link)
Homework Helpers (click on link)
- For resources related specifically to Citing Resources, click here.
- Browsers.com (product reviews and software downloads)
- Compendium of HTML
- EINet Galaxy
- Everything E-Mail (comprehensive guide for beginners to experts)
- Evolt.org - Browser Archive
- Free Email Address Directory (site lists 500+ free email services, arranged by type)
- Hobbes Internet Timeline (graphical history of the Internet)
- HotMail (free e-mail site)
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine (use to find archived versions of Web pages)
- Internet for Beginners
- Internet Resources Meta-Index
- Internet Scout Project Archives
- Internet Usage Policies in the Workplace
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