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A selection of Library purchased Web resources and databases (use PASSWORDS/AUTHORIZATIONS from the Library Department Web Page, Circulation Desk handout ,or consult a librarian.)
- CQ Researcher - (social issues reference database: AIDS, gun control, welfare, college drinking, immigration, abortion... with overviews/stats)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - (40 different reference e-books online. Select a category such as education, then the individual work or search all at once. Topics covered include: religion, psychology, social sciences, history, science, nursing, etc.)
- ABC-CLIO E-Books (275 e-Reference Books on world Issues (AIDS, poverty, homelessness, etc.), Religion, history, international affairs, and countries)(All can be searched at once or as an individual e-book.)
- EBSCO Academic Search/EBSCO Business Source - (includes: EBSCO Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, EBSCO MasterFILE Premier (Public)(1,750 e-reference books), EBSCO Middle (School) Search Plus, EBSCO Primary (School) Search, EBSCO MAS Ultra (High School), EBSCO TOPICSearch (Points of View Reference Center), each with journals and e-books.)
- GaleNet - (Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism)
- Gale's Literary Index - (master index to 130 literature reference works such as: American Writers, British Writers, Literature and Its Times, 19th Century Literary Criticism, 20 Century Literary Criticism, Novels for Students, Short Stories for Students, Poetry for Students, Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, and many others)
- InetLibrary - (quality websites for education, religion, colleges, financial aid, scholarships. etc. Includes Webquests and lesson plans arranged by area of teaching. Purchased especially for education.)
- Naxos Music Library - (on campus)
- Naxos Music Library - (off campus and on campus via password)
- Nursing Consult - (resource provided via the Nursing Program)
Encyclopedias (also, see General comprehensive reference sources)
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online - (Library subscription; use your personal CCU ID and password)(includes Help)
- Cambridge History of English & American Literature -18 v. - (Select reference and choose Cambridge History)
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- Ecole Initiative - Encyclopedia of Early Church History
- Encyclopedia Mythica - (mythology, folklore, and legend)
- Encyclopedia of Law & Economics
- Encyclopedia of the Orient/LookLex - (North Africa and Middle East, now expanded to all subjects, user created)
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- Encyclopedias - LibrarySpot – (extensive listing including specialty encyclopedias)
- History Encyclopedia - (Select reference and choose History Encyclopedia)
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- MSN Encarta Free Concise Encyclopedia
- Nolo Law for All Encyclopedia
- PC Webopedia
- Reference for Business - (Encyclopedia of Small Business, Encyclopedia of Business, Business Plans, Encyclopedia of Management, etc.)
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Tech Encyclopedia
- Wikipedia - (created by individuals)
- American Presidents: Life Portraits
- Biography - LibrarySpot - (multiple sites; also by type (authors, artists, musicians) and ethnicity)
- Biographical Dictionary – (28,000 notables with one line bios and dates)
- Biography-center – (12,000 biographies)
- Biography.com - (28,000+ lives with full-length biographical info)
- Celebration of Women Writers - (access by writer, century, country; extensive links to other comprehensive sites)
- Justices of the US Supreme Court - (bios, pictures, decisions from the Legal Information Institute)
- New Perspectives on the West
- Nobel Prize Winners
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States - (On left side under Special Collections, choose POTUS (U.S. Presidents) (highlights, election results, cabinet members, historical documents, further links)
- Presidential Sites - (White House information on presidents, bios, inaugural addresses and related Web sites at end of site, including Presidential Libraries Web and First Ladies)
- Pulitzer Prizes
- Rulers - (Heads of state/governments)
- Uncle Sam - Who's Who in the Federal Government - (all 3 branches of government, agencies, ambassadors, Presidents, Governors, Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774 - Present, Supreme Court Justices, internet resource guides on law, etc.)
- U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia - (justices with bios, pictures, cases)
- American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition - (English)
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus - (English)
- American Sign Language Browser
- Greek Grammar on the Web
- Life Science Dictionary - (biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, genetics and links to Endangered-Extinct Animal Link, Mammal Species of the World, EMBL Reptile Database, World Fish Database, Global Crop Pests, US Plants National Database, Carnivorous Plants Database, Gardener Encyclopedia, Plant Tracker, Chemical Acronyms, ChemFinder, HazDat, Hazardous Chemical Database, Internet Drug Index, Drug InfoNet)
- MedicineNet – (medical terms dictionary, diseases, treatments)
- OneLook Dictionaries - (dictionaries of arts & humanities, business, computers, medical, slang, sports, science, music, languages, etc.)
- Perseus Project - (text tools & lexica, Greek, Latin, other)
- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
- Travlang’s Translating Dictionaries – (multilanguage with German, Spanish, French, Greek, other)
- WashingtonPost.com Business Glossary
- Yourdictionary.com - (multilanguage, thesauri, specialized English/writing guides, online grammars, specialty subject dictionaries, ‘nyms, etc.)
Fact books, state and country information, student travel (also, see Maps and atlases below)
- Almanacs - LibrarySpot – (collection of almanacs including Guinness World Record, Political Almanac, Afro-American Almanac, Baseball Almanac)
- Basic Country Health Profiles for the Americas
- CIA World Fact Book - (country information: maps, people, government, economy, etc.)
- Country & Territory Guides - (Gov Pub Library, Univ of Col at Boulder)
- Country Watch - (country info/maps) (CCU does not subscribe to the full service, but some information is available free.)
- Countryreports.org
- Electronic Embassy
- Fifty States.com – (comprehensive site with flags, facts, statistics, weather, maps, newspapers, colleges, county business profiles, etc.)
- GeoHive: Global Statistics - (country data)
- Infoplease.com - (almanacs, biographies, Columbia Encyclopedia, with info on world countries, atlases, international relations, statistics, current events, and info on U.S. cities, statistics, history and government, Supreme Court, business, and a wide range of topics)
- Information on Individual Countries and Cultures - (related to International business)(BIOTN)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Organizations (UCB Gov Pubs)
- International Study and Travel Center – (country tips, study and internships)
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- Inter-American Development Bank Countries
- Portals to the World
- Political Database of the Americas
- Recommended Links for Development Professionals - (international, third world, and global development)
- Rulers - (heads of state, heads of government, leaders of countries and territories, leaders of international organizations, foreign ministers, religious leaders 1700 to present and chronicle of relevant events since 1996)
- Social Studies: BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper – (general social studies and history (U.S., world, ancient), maps, flags, U.S. geography with info on 50 states, world geography with country info)
- StudentUniverse.com – (study abroad, summer, volunteer and internship programs, travel guides, buy air and rail tickets online)
- Study Abroad Links – (worldwide academic, summer, enrichment, and volunteer programs)
- United Nations
- United Nations Statistics Division - World Socail Indicators - (statistical databases, country data, Millennium Delopment Goals Indicators Reports)
- USAID: Links to Resources on Latin America and the Caribbean
- U.S. Dept. of State Background Notes – (country information: people, religions, government, politics, economy, history)
- U.S. Dept. of State Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
- World Factbook
- WWW Virtual Library: General Resources for All Countries – (comprehensive)
- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources – (includes international organizations, regions and countries, topics such as international business, world religions, peace/conflict resolution/international security, foreign languages)
- XE, the World's Favorite Currency Site - (universal currency converter)
General comprehensive reference sources
- Itools.com - Your one-stop reference desk - (dictionaries, biographies, quotations, maps, stock quotes, etc.)
- LibrarySpot - (comprehensive site with dictionaries, biographies, countries, government, music, statistics, style guides, yellow pages, etc.)
- Refdesk.com – (comprehensive site)
- Ready Reference – (Kansas City Public Library, named an outstanding US library - Offers quality sites in a variety of areas.)
- 411 Locate - (white and yellow pages, e-mail addresses)
- AT&T Toll-Free Directory – (AnyWho business and personal with reverse lookup)
- QwestDex - (company lookup and white and yellow phone directories)
- Switchboard.com – (U.S. home and business phone numbers)
- Telephone Directories on the Web - (comprehensive personal and business pages)
- U.S. Postal Service Zip+4 Code Lookup - (zip codes, state abbreviations)
- Yahoo! People Search - (E-mail and telephone search)
- Altapedia - (countries A to Z physical and political maps with facts and statistics on geography, climate, people, religion, history, economy, and additional resources)
- MapQuest - (maps of anywhere in the world; includes street level maps)
- My Facts Page Atlases and Maps – (comprehensive site of states, U.S., countries, special)
- National Geographic Map Machine – (U.S., Canadian, world maps, including themes, street maps, historical maps, flags and facts from the CIA World Factbook)
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - (comprehensive site of world, country, state, city, historical and other maps. Includes over 700 U.S. maps)
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- Quotations Page – (includes extensive links to other quotation sites.)
- Simpson's Contemporary Quotations - (select reference and choose Simpson's)
- GaleNet - (Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism)(paid subscription)(Use passwords on the Library Department Web, bookmarks, or consult a librarian)
Journal Article Databases - (This link within Reference works is purely a convenience link)
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