Refdesk.Com: Facts Subject
Indexes
Essential Reference Tools
Fast Facts
More Facts
Internet Public
Library
Reference Web Sites
Links to More Electronic Ready Reference
Desks
http://libraries.ucsd.edu/refshelf/refshelf-webref.html
Wikipedia Academic Topics & Disciplines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_disciplines
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/
Return to web site resources for your professional field.
Ask-An-Expert -
Hyperlinks from Library Spot, to Ask Questions from Experts in Subject Areas
http://www.libraryspot.com/askanexpert.htm
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To Additional Libraries
Los Angeles Public Library
Catalog
http://catalog.lapl.org/
Los Angeles
County Public Library System Catalog
http://catalog.colapl.org/
Web Sites of Public
Libraries in California
http://publiclibraries.com/california.htm
Public Libraries in The United
States
http://www.publiclibraries.com/
College & University Library Catalogs
http://www.loc.gov/z3950/gateway.html#other
Indexes to Libraries Worldwide, by geographical location
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/ssah/jeast/
http://www.libdex.com/country.html
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/
Yahoo.Com's Directory of Libraries, by
subject category, gives library's web site, on-line catalog, or
address.
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DICTIONARIES AND LANGUAGE RESOURCES
Some General Dictionary Sites on the Web
Library Spot.Com: Dictionary
Platter
Your Dictionary.Com
Yahoo Dictionary Homepage,
Links
Dictionaries
and Glossaries, by Subject
Your Dictionary.Com - Specialty Dictionaries
Dietz - Over 2000 Glossary Links
List of Glossaries - Wikipedia.Org
"OneLook Dictionary" searches over 800
dictionaries
American Heritage
Dictionary
Webster's
Dictionary, search engine
Roget's Thesaurus 911:
Find synonyms for ______.
Abbreviations.Com
Internet Acronym Server - Simaril
Acronym Attic
Quotations,
Proverbs, Idioms,
Cliches
Yahoo.Com Extensive Quotes
Page
Famous Quotes
Quotations Archive
Wikipedia Quotes and
Proverbs
Proverbs from Many
Countries
Quotation Search Portals
American Idioms
Defined
Cliche Web - Steve Lautenschlager Cliche Collection
Etymonline.Com - On-line etymology
dictionary - Word origins
Etymology (Word origin)
links
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By language, A-Z
English-Spanish-English Dictionaries
Links
English-Russian-English
Dictionaries Links
Tagalog-English On-Line Dictionary
Links
English-Hindi & Hindi-English
Dictionary links Links
Bahasa Indonesian-English
Dictionary Links (Scroll
down to Indonesian languages!)
English-Vietnamese
Dictionary Links
English-Chinese & Chinese-English
Dictionaries
English-Japanese & Japanese-English
Dictionary links
English-Korean & Korean-English
Dictionary links
Asian Bi-lingual
Dictionaries
Glossaries &
Dictionaries, by Language (some Bi-Lingual)
Glossaries & Dictionaries, by
Language (some Bi-Lingual)
Logos multi-lingual dictionary, over 30
languages-- Excellent!
Babel "Fish" Translator - from
Altavista.Com
Babylon Translation - "Translation @ a Click"
Logos Conjugator - Verbs
Hello World.Com - Free English Verb Trainer - 600+ Verbs
Index to Grammars of the World
Font shareware -
Freelang.Net
Vista Wide - Free Fonts of World Languages and Cultures
Search Engines of
Other Countries
"Foreign" Versions of Major Internet
Search Engines: Links
Search Engine Colossus-- Describes
search engines of over 200 countries, with links
Language Identifiers / Endangered Languages
Language Identifiers
Endangered Languages
Also, see History of English Language You will be taken to another web page.
Information Please
Almanac (Popular Genneral Almanac)
Internet Public Library - Almanac Resources
To Country Almanacs
& Fact Books
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Directories of
Encyclopedia Resources
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref32.00.00/
Internet Public Library: Excellent list and descriptions
Wikipedia
Encarta Encyclopedia - MSN.Com
Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Online
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Biographies from PBS History Web
Site
Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women
of Past and Present
InfoPlease.Com Biographies
Bios of U.S.
Presidents
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Search
for any Nobel Prize recipient
Links to Bios, by Subject or Category - Recommended! -
American Library Association
U.S.
U.S. Map of 50 States and Capitols - 50 States.Com
National Atlas.Gov U.S.A. - States and Capitols - Maps of Each State
Digital Atlas of the United States - California State University, Richard Bowen, Professor
World
Merriam Webster's Atlas - Maps &
Basic Facts for each country
Country Maps and World
Atlas from About.Com
Maps of Cities of the World -- Perry-Castaneda Library
Map Collection--
Links
World by Map.Org: Statistics, Maps ↦ Charts by Category -
Perry Castaneda Maps -- Main Resource Links
Excellent!
Additional Collections of Map
Links
Return to Geography Menu
World Gazztteer.Com
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names--
World Gazetteer
Return to Geography Menu
Google Maps - Click on Location, Zoom In, Zoom Out - Recommended
http://www.libraryspot.com/dictionaries/ Menu
has hyperlinks to popular English dictionaries and some specialized
dictionaries.
Your Dictionary home page Dictionary search engine and additional resources
Dictionary search engines,
links Thesauri with synonyms, glossaries, phrase dictionaries,
plus quotations, arcronyms, pronunciation and rhymes, and multi-lingual
glossaries.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Dictionaries/
http://www.yourdictionary.com/specialty.html
http://frankdietz.com/glossary.htm#Monolingual%20English%20Glossaries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_glossaries
http://www.onelook.com/
Type in a word; obtain and compare definitions from many dictionaries on the web.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Excellent, over 90,000 entries
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html Search Engine
http://www.abbreviations.com/ Browse for Acronyms and Abbreviations, by
Category . Scroll past the ads.
http://acronyms.silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms Enter Initials You Need Defined, into Abbreviations Search Engine
http://www.acronymattic.com/ Over 3 Million Acronyms & Abbreviations
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Quotations/
http://www.brainyquote.com/
Quotes, arranged by author and topic
http://www.aphids.com/quotes/index.shtml
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.famous-quotations.com/asp/origins.asp
http://creativeproverbs.com/cp-index.htm
Scroll down, to find proverbs. Search box
http://www.quotesandsayings.com/finquoteframes.htm
http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-mngs.html
http://www.pride-unlimited.com/probono/idioms1.html
http://www.cambiaresearch.com/clicheweb/ Collection of cliches-- bits of knowledge and wisdom in 7 second "sound bites"
http://www.etymonline.com/
http://dmoz.org/Reference/Dictionaries/Etymology/ DMOZ
- Open Directory Project
http://bettereditor.org/resources/dictionaries/etymology_dictionaries.htm
Better Editor.Org
Return to Reference Menu
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages.html
http://angli02.kgw.tu-berlin.de/call/webofdic/diction2.html Table
http://www.spanishdict.com/ or
http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=welcome
http://dictionary.reverso.net/russian-english/
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/on_site_dictionary.htm
http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/Tagalog/default.htm
Information
on languages in the Philippines
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/indoiran.html#hindi
Indonesian to English, English
to Indonesian Dictionary
http://vdict.com/ VDict.Com
Chinese Dictionary
and links (Scroll down.)
More
Links Yahoo.Com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/altaic.html
http://dmoz.org/Reference/Dictionaries/World_Languages/J/Japanese/
http://translation.babylon.com/Korean/
http://dic.impact.pe.kr/
Asian
Bi-Lingual Dictionaries-- Asia Source
http://www.lai.com/lai/glossaries.html
http://www.logos.it/ Enter a word. Then press "View Translations" button.
http://world.altavista.com/ Translate text or a web page.
http://translation.babylon.com/
http://www.logosconjugator.org/
http://www.helloworld.com.es/english/downloads/englishvm.htm Includes link to Spanish verb conjugations
http://angli02.kgw.tu-berlin.de/call/webofdic/grammars.html
http://www.freelang.net/fonts/index.html
http://www.vistawide.com/languages/foreign_language_fonts.htm
http://www.infinisource.com/search-engines.html#foreign
http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/
Text Cat
Language Finder
http://www.yourdictionary.com/elr/index.html Excellent, informative articles
http://www.infoplease.com/
Homepage
Alphabetical
Index Subject Index and
Search Engine
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref05.00.00/
Return to Reference Menu
http://www.libraryspot.com/encyclopedias.htm Concise list of Resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_0/Encyclopedia_Articles.html
http://search.eb.com/storelibrarycard?id=laci
LAC students can email library@lac.edu for pass code.
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Women's Bios,
by Subject
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
http://www.potus.com/
http://www.almaz.com/
Press
here.
http://www.50states.com/cap.htm
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html
Thumbnail National Atlas - Economic Geography
Population and race, ancestry, citizenship, income, poverty, adult educational attainment
http://www.m-w.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html
http://geography.miningco.com/library/maps/blindex.htm
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/cities_sites.html
http://world.bymap.org/
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
Homepage
World
Maps Country Map
Sites Historical map
Sites City Map
Sites
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/map_sites.html
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
Longitude, latitude, and population of cities or places - Use top of page to find places' coordinates. If they don't show, press here, and press "click here to show" for geocoordinates.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html Entries can give longitude & latitude for specific place
names.
Return to Reference Menu
http://maps.google.com/
Map Quest - Maps and Routes
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/
Rand McNally National Road Atlas,
On-line
Rand McNally Maps & Directions
Freeway Traffic
Conditions
Google Maps Traffic Conditions Google Maps - Traffic in 30 U.S. cities
http://www.beatthetraffic.com/ Traffic
Beat The Traffic.Com - U.S. cities
http://www.sigalert.com/map.asp?Region=Los+Angeles Los Angeles area traffic - Sig
Alert.Com
U.S. Postal Service ZIP CODE + 4
Look-up
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html
Address label maker with zip code, given
address without zip code
http://www.cedar.buffalo.edu/adserv.html
Enter zip code, to list associated
cities
http://www.cedar.buffalo.edu/AdServ/zip-search.html
Zip Code Resources: Melissa
Data - Extensive Guide
http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/index.htm Zip codes and data by zip
Travel
Please see Travel Guides - Places to Visit
Country
Fact Books, On-line
Country Economies
& Trade Climates: Reports and Statistics
World
Population
Genealogy
Resources for Many Countries
National
Anthems
Flags of the
World
World's Search Engines,
By Country
Foreign Government
Resources
--Foreign
Government Links and Agencies
--Chiefs Of States
and Ministers of World's Nations
--Embassies, Embassy
Web
--World Military
Expenditures
--Global Terror
Organizations
--Human Rights
Reports
--Religious
Freedom in the World
--Press Freedom in
the World
Some Travel Resources
--Destination
Travel Guide
--Air Flights,
Hotels, Car Rentals
--International Travel
--World Travel
Advisories and Warnings
U.S. (The States)
Almanac of U.S. (50 States) - Netstate.Com
http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html
Choose a category or "almanacs" at left side of web page, and choose one of the 50 states for information.
50 U.S. States & Territories - Wikipedia.Org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state
Includes state capitols, dates of admission, population, ariticles on States, demographic statistics, and more.
See clickable map and table under map.
World (Some resources include the United States.)
Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Online - Students enter LAC pass code.
http://search.eb.com/storelibrarycard?id=laci
Use "World Data Analyst" feature or "Compare Countries" feature!
U.S. Dept. of State - Country Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
CIA World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Nations Online - Menu - Fantastic Almanac of Facts, re.Nations, Continents, World's Cities, Population, International Codes, Languages and Currencies
http://www.nationsonline.org/
BBC Country Profiles - Readable Narratives as well as Some Facts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Destination Travel
Guide - Lonely Planet.Com
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
World by Map.Org - Informative Statistics, Maps & Charts in Several Major Socio-Economic Categories
http://world.bymap.org/
United Nations (U.N.) Fact Book
Pages - Explore!
Country At
A Glance Vital Facts, Flags of all UN
Member States, and contact info.
Cyber School Bus Create your own table. - Social indicators for 185
countries - Population, economics, health, technology,
environment
List of Member States of the
United Nations List and date of
entry
InfoNation - View and Compare Data - Create Your Own Table
Additional Fact Book Links for Most Nations - Very Extensive! - University of Colorado Library
Return World's Nations Menu
Country
Economies and Trade Climates: Reports & Statistics
Economist.Com - Reports on Countries through News Reports
Economy Watch on Countries of the World
Export.Gov Country Economy Climates
Return to World's Nations Menu
World Population Clock - U.S. Census.Gov
World Gazztteer.Com
World Population Pages - Wikipedia.Com
Global Population - Charts & Statistical Data - Excellent Site! - GeoHive.Com
World by Map - Statistics, Charts & Maps
To World's Nations Menu
Cyndi's List.Com
World Gen Web Project
National
Anthems
Anthem Resources on the Net
List of Anthems of UN Member States - Wikipedia.Com
Flags of the World's
Nations
U.S. Flag, State Flags, State
Capitols
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Also, see International Law (World's Nations' Laws).
Foreign Government Information by Country - University of Colorado Library
Links to Official Government Websites of Nations - North Western University Library; Evanston, Illinois
Portals of the World - Library of U.S. Congress - General and Varied Internet Resources on Nations Including Official Government Web Sites
U.S. Missions
On-Line: from U.S. State Dept.
Embassy World
Additional Hyperlink Resources on Foreign Embassies Online - University of Michigan Library
Chiefs of
States and Ministers of the World's Nations
United Nations Member States
Return to World's Nations Menu
Human Rights
Reports
Freedom in the World Report and Press
Freedom Surveys - Freedom House.Org
Reporters without Borders - Country Reports on Cyber Freedom
Religious Freedom Reports
World Military
Expenditures and Arms Control
Global Terrorist
Organizations-- Reports & Directories
Destination Travel
Guide - Lonely Planet
Flights & Lodgings, Car Rentals
International Travel - U.S. Dept. of State Web Pages
World Travel
Advisories & Warnings
Additional Travel Resources - Global Edge, Michigan state University
To Country Fact Books Menu
Law
Libraries, On-line
Guides to Legal Research
Law dictionaries,
On-line
Nolo Law Centers
Legal
Forms and Checklists
Also, see U.S. Government Forms. You will be taken to another web page.
Introduction
to Legal Citations
Law Guru:
Free answers to your law questions, & more.
Return to Law & Legal Resources Menu
International Law, A-Z - Links to Resources Compiled by Q'Quin Law Library - University of Oregon
International Law, by Category - Resource Links - J.W. Long Library, Willamette University; Salem, Oregon
Enter or return to Foreign Government Sources on the Web.
U.S. Consitution - Supreme Court Decisions
U.S. Constitution
Constitutional Law (Supreme Court Decisions on U.S. Constitution)
U.S. Constitution Annotated
with Explanations of Case Law (court decisions and interpretations)
for most Clauses of the Constitution.
Very comprehensive
Searchable Index to U.S. Code Titles - Law.Cornell.Edu
Table of Popular Names of Many Laws - Law.Cornell.Edu
Law in the U.S., by Subject - Findlaw.Com
Nolo.com - U.S. Code, U.S. Constitution, Code of Federal Regulations
Search U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Search
U.S. Federal Court Cases
U.S. Law Comprehensive
FedLaw - Comprehensive, by Category
Law Library of Congress - Guide with Hyperlinks
Search State Constitutions,
Statutes & Related Legislative Information
State Statutes, by Law Topic
State of California Law
Municipal
Codes On-Line
Return to Law & Legal Resources Menu Fields of Commercial
Law
Comprehensive
Business Law Site - Methvenlaw.Com
Universal
Commercial Code
Contracts
Return to Law and Legal Resources Menu
Intellectual Property Law (Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright)
Selected Resources on Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, and Intellectual Property
Additional Hyperlinks of Intellectual Property Resources
Return to Business Management Web Menu
U.S. Labor Code
California Labor Code
Employment Law Guide, U.S.
Return to Business Management Web Menu
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Title 26 of the United States Code (26 U.S.C.)
Taxes for Businesses - IRS web page
IRS Forms and Publications
California Franchise Tax Board - forms You may also look at other government forms.
Return to Reference Resources
Bentley Cyber Law Center - Internet Resources
Cyber Law Journal (News) - New York Times, Carl S. Kaplan
Cyber Law Cases
Topics - State Statutes, by Topic
Return to Business Management Web Menu
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT (LENGTH, VOLUME, WEIGHT, TIME, CALENDARS, AND CALCULATORS)
Dictonary of Weights and Measures
Dictionary of Weights and
Measures
Weights and Measures - Unit Conversions / Metric
Convert Just About Any Unit, Online
Universal
Currency Converters
Metric System - International System of
Measurements
Metric Conversion
Calculators
Extensive Information on SI Metric
System
Return to Units of Measurement Menu
1728.Com -- Algebra Calculators, Weights
& Measures Calculators - Scroll down!
Basic Financial Calculators
Calculators for Investors - Investment Tools - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Measurements - Converter
Calculators
Binary, Decimal and Hexadecimal
Conversion Calculator
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Time Zone Maps of the World
World Time Clock, in Real
Time
Current Time-- Other Locations (in local
time) A_Z Time Zone Conversions (When it is
a certain time in one location, what time is it in another
location?)
Return to Units of Measurement Menu
U.S. Calendars
Calendar Calculators
Moon Phase
Calendars
Moonrise / Moonset - Tables for most World Locations
Sunrise / Sunset Calendars
Day and Night World Map in Real Time
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Calendars Through the Historical
Ages and Cultures
Additional Calendar Links
Holidays of the World
American Holidays (in the United
States)
About Time
(Horology) - International standard date and time notation
Return to Units of Measurement Menu
Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Excellent periodic table, with information.
List of chemical elements and symbols--With additional information on each element Return to Reference Menu
STATISTICS
National Statistics, U.S.
Federal Statistics, by Subject - FedStats.Gov
U.S. Census Bureau - Population and Demographics
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Economic Indicators - Business.Gov Links
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - www.bls.gov - Economic Releases
FedStats.Gov - Economics Reports
International Labor Statistics
Economics Data Collections - U.S. and International Statistics Resource Links - WebEc www.Helsinki
Additional economics statistics
Federal Statistics, by Subject
ChildStat: Experience easy access
to reports and statistics on children and their families, which include
family characteristics, economic security, health, and behavior.
Statistics and reports on poverty
and income by the U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Justice Dept. Bureau of Justice Statistics home page
U.S. Justice Dept. Bureau of Justice Statistics home page
E-Sourcebook on crime, justice system, arrests & seizures, convictions, and public 0pinion
Better than Average Criminal Justice Statistical Resources - University of Houston
Uniform Crime Reports - Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Center of Health Statistics
National and International Health
Statistics Resources - List is very extensive!
Additional Health Care Statistics
International Statistics Sources
Basic Demographic Indicators, by Country, A-Z - U.S. Census Bureau
World Bank - Excellent Web Site - Data & Statistics
United Nations Statistics - Millenium Development Goals Indicators
Serious Compilation of International and U.S. Statistical Sources - Global Edge, Michigan State University
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Ebrary - Academic Complete
Links to Some Web Sites With
E-Books
Great Books Online - Bartleby.Com http://www.bartleby.com/
Digital Book Index http://www.digitalbookindex.org/about.htm
(Free section, logon required)
E-Books Archive.Org
http://ebooks-archive.org/
Return to LAC Library home page
U. of Texas, Austin Search Engines
Guide
Bjorgul.Com: Multiple Search
Engines
Newspapers,
and General Weekly News Magazines
http://latimes.com/ L. A. Times
on-line
http://nytimes.com/ N.Y. Times
on-line
http://www.newsweek.com/ Newsweek
Magazine
http://www.c-span.org/ C-SPAN
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/default.stm BBC
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/politics/
Yahoo.Com
U.S. Newspaper Links
U.S. National Weather
Service
NOAA Watch - U.S. High Pressure & Low Pressure Fronts plus Warnings
WX USA Weatger Hub - Local Weather
Weather Underground - Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Airport Code or Country
Best World Weather Sites - World Weather Index -
Linx Net.Com
Weather
Hazards - Warnings - Earthquakes
News
Warnings & Forecasts - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA Watch - All Hazard Monitor - Weather Warnings, River Levels (Flood Levels), Drought Outlooks +
Severe Weather Center - Clickable Risk Nap & Warnings Map with Reports - Accu Weather.Com
Severe Weather - Weather Underground.Com - Severe Thunderstorms, Tornados, Tropical Hurricanes, Fires
Current Natural & Weather Disasters - Search for Each Nation or World - Glide Number.Net
Severe Weather Information Center - Current World Weather Disasters - World Meteorological Organization
Earthquakes
Information and History
Federal Disaster Declarations - FEMA Web
Page
Hurricanes
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Gallop Poll Current
News
Polling Report on the Presidency and the
Issues
http://newslink.org/mpol.html News Links.Com
Alternative News and News Sources
http://home.earthlink.net/~tebrister/alternativepress.htm Earthlink.Net; Thomas Brister, PhD. - Right and left of center
Return to News Menu
Business News Periodicals on the Internet, Free Versions
Directories of Free Online Business and General Magazines - executive Library.Com
To Business Web Sites
All Newspapers.Com: International News
Links, Fun site.
International News Archives, by Country
and Region - Scroll down for hyperlinks
Broadcast News
Stations and Networks
Live Radio and TV from Around the World - Includes Streaming - Broadcastlive.Com
Streamfinder.Com - Over 12,000 free streaming radio stations
Streaming Radio Guide
Company Directories
Hoovers On-line Free
Business & Company Resource Center
(LIRN)
List of Official Web Sites of the
Fortune 500 Companies
Free EDGAR Company Search - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Guides to Company Research
On-line
Phone Number Directories / Area Codes & Country Codes
Live Customer Service Phone Numbers - Get Human.Com
USA Phone Books & People Search Links - Numberway.Com
International White Pages and Yellow Pages - Online Phone Books by Country, A-Z
Toll Free Phone No.
Directories
Area Codes
Country Codes
Return to Reference Menu
In-Depth Career & Job Search Web Sites
In-Depth Career & Job Search Web Sites
http://rileyguide.com/ Riley Guide.Com
Career Tools or Career Resource Library in CareerOneStop at www.acinet.org from U.S. Dept. of Labor
http://www.job-hunt.org/associations.shtml http://www.linkedin.com/ Careerperfect.com
- Articles on resume and letters About.Com - Sample resumes
Job Hunters Bible.Com - Additional resume & cover letter resources
Cover
Letters - Curriculum Vitae
http://www.quintcareers.com/job_applications.html
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/jobapplications/a/jobapplications.htm
Interview
Question Database http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/
http://www.technicaljobsearch.com/interviews.htm
http://www.indeed.com/
Career OneStop http://www.jobcentral.com/state-job-banks.asp Job Hunt.Org - Resources in each state
Riley Guide http://www.jobboardreviews.com/ gov jobs.com
http://www.quintcareers.com/salary_negotiation_articles.html Salary.Com
CB Salary.Com
Billing & Coding Salary Surveys
Research & target employers Riley Guide.Com
Business and
Company Resource Center with PROMPT
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/foreigngovt.htm
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
http://www.economist.com/countries/
http://www.economywatch.com/country_profiles/
Scroll way down for featured economic profiles in depth, as well as brief profiles, A-Z
Clickable
map Country and Industry Market
Reports
Foreign Labor,
Wages & Compensation Statistics
Foreign Labor,
Productivity & Unit Cost Statistics
Energy Production
Abroad Statistics
International
Energy Use Data Statistics
To Entrepreneurship and Business Management web sites
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock
Includes ____ births each second in the U.S.
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
Current world population, and population by month
http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
Population each country or territory, city or place arranged by country, A-Z
Article and charts - Charts can be enlarged.
Population of each country
Fertility rate for each country
Population density for each Country
Religious populations
http://www.xist.org/ Population of continents & countries, land size, economic production, wealth & poverty
Poulation growth, life expectancy, and fertility +
http://world.bymap.org/ (See "population" or "demography" categories.)
Return to Reference Menu
http://www.cyndislist.com/index.htm#TOC
http://www.worldgenweb.org/
http://www.aresearchguide.com/anthems.html
Many links to hear national anthems
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anthems_of_UN_member_states
Scroll down to table, and click under National Anthem column for lyrics to national anthems in native language and English translations.
http://www.theodora.com/flags.html
Flags Of All Countries-- Excellent Site!
http://www.fotw.net/flags/country.html Flags Of The World.Net
http://www.workmall.com/flags/united_states_flag.html U.S.
Flag and information
http://www.50states.com/
50 U.S. State Flags
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/foreigngovt.htm
Use A-Z Menu
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/resource/internat/foreign.html
Most web sites are in home country's language.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
"Portals to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations...of the world."
http://usembassy.state.gov/
http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm
Search for any embassy in any
location
Enter
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml
U.N. Homepage
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
from U.S. Dept. Of State
http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng/report-08-at-a-glance
Amnesty International: Reports
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=16
Select a year from drop down menu; scroll down to select a country for brief report.
http://www.rsf.org/Reporters-Without-Borders
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/ U.S.
State Dept. Reports - International Religious Freedom
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/spending.htm
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/
Para-States, Terrorist Organizations, Cartels-- Directory, Almanac, and
Reports
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
Click on Map - Lonely Planet.Com -- "At a Glance" and "Fast Facts"
Do The Research
.Com Do The Research.Com
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html Passports
http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html International Travel Resources
http://www.state.gov/travel/ Advice--
Travel and Living Abroad, Travel advisory list - U.S. State Dept.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/ Diseases in each country,
information on vaccines and travel tips - CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dept. of Health and Human Services
http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/_travelLivingAbroad.asp
To Maps and Atlases
http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/ Los Angeles County Law Library
http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib114.htm
Internet Law Library Links - Law
Guru.Com
http://www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp/research.htm Aallnet - American Association of Law Libraries
http://library.lawschool.cornell.edu/WhatWeDo/ResearchGuides/Basics.cfm What We Do - Cornell Law Unviersity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_research Wikipedia.Org - Basic legal research
http://www.njlla.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=33#how New Jersey Law Librarians Association -- Additional links
http://www.lectlaw.com/def.htm
A-Z ‘Lectric Law’s Dictionary
http://www.duhaime.org/dictionary/diction.aspx
A-Z Duhaime’s Law Dictionary
http://www.nolo.com/dictionary/wordindex.cfm
By specific topic, A-Z
http://www.nolo.com/index.cfm Everyday topics for the lay person
http://forms.lawguru.com/xcart/customer/home.php Law Guru.Com - Efficient, for fee
http://lectlaw.com/usforms/ "Lectric Law Library - Premium legal forms by topic, fee
http://www.findforms.com/ Findforms.Com - Free legal forms & search engine for premium forms for a fee
http://www.theopticon.com/index.asp?section=3&page=59 Legal forms for lawyers and those who are representing themselves pro se
http://www.washlaw.edu/legalforms/ Additional hyperlinks resources for legal forms and legal forms by topic
http://www.asl.edu/library/pubs/lrg_alwcit.pdf Appalachian School of Law Library; Grundy, Virginia - With excerpt from ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_citation Wikipedia.Org - Legal citations in the U.S. and other countries
Free
answers to over Over 100,000
previously asked law
questions answered, by over 400 law firms in the lawguru.com database.
Or ask your own questions.
http://lawguru.com/ (Homepage)
Return to Reference Resources
http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/fi/foreignlaw.html
http://www.willamette.edu/wucl/longlib/forint.htm
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html U.S. Constitution Online - US Constitution.Net
http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?us1#Z2Q Links to U.S. Constitution, annotated (with notes) - Law Source.Com
Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: Major Cases The 'Lectric Law Library
Major U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Cornell.edu
Major Landmark Cases LandmarkCases.Org
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, by Topic Cornell.edu
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/.html
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/constitution/
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/#TITLES
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/topn/
http://library.lp.findlaw.com/index.html#subject
http://www.nolo.com/statute/federal.cfm
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/cfr/ Legal Information Institute - Law.cornell.edu
http://www.lexisone.com/lx1/caselaw/freecaselaw Lexis One - Free Case Law Search or Browse
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/#federal
Findlaw.com - U.S. Cases & Code - Browse Supreme Court decisions, search or browse opinions of U.S. Court of Appeals, state resources
http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?us1 Law Source.Com - Search Supreme & Federal Ct. Decisions
http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/judicial-decisions.php
http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html Freedomlaw.com - State constitution, statues, judicial opinions - Scroll down!
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/state.html FindLaw.Com - Click on state you need, and check under the "Legislative" heading for state consitution, statutes, some court opinions
http://www.megalaw.com/states.php MegaLaw.Com - State statues, codes, resources, cases & case law for some states, some court opinions
http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/state_statutes Law.cornell.edu
http://www.megalaw.com/top/top.php MegaLaw.Com - Choose law topic, and scroll down for state statutes on your topic.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html California codes, with links to California Constitution and statutes.
http://www.megalaw.com/ca/ca.php Megalaw.Com - California Constitution, statues by category, case law, regulations, web sites of California courts, counties, and cities plus more
http://www.spl.org/?pageID=collection_municodes Seattle Public Library - Some free municipal codes online
http://www.municode.com/library/library.aspx Search free municipal code library
http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/index.html FindLaw.Com - Click on a state, click on "Primary resources" link, and scroll down to find city ordinances.
Return to Reference Resources
http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/Commercial_law Overview of Commercial Law, Universal Commercial CodeWex - Legal Information Institute - Law.cornell.edu
http://www.methvenlaw.com
http://www.megalaw.com/top/commercial.php megalaw.com - Universal Commercial Code, state commercial codes, sales law, consumer law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/ucc.table.html Articles 1-9
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/ucc.html Links to state statutes that correspond to articles of the Universal Commercial Code
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2/ Universal Commercial Code Art. 2, Contracts
http://contracts.corporate.findlaw.com/index.html Contract samples, by industry and by category - Findlaw.com
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http://www.uspto.gov/ Homepage of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Site index
http://www.benedict.com/
"Internet's first and premiere copyright registration and information resource" - The Copyright Website
http://www.nolo.com/resource (Patents, copyright and art) Nolo.com resources
http://www.ggmark.com/ All About Copyright - Gregory H. Guillot
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ Copyright and Fair Use Center - Stanford University Libraries
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/web_resources/web_sites.html Copyright and Fair Use Center - Stanford University Libraries
Return to Reference Resources
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=lab&codebody=&hits=20
http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/index.htm
U.S. Dept. of Labor. Readible summaries and compliance advice on major labor and employment laws
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm (Employment law)
Nolo.com - Employer's rights and responsibilities
Return to Law Menu
http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=98137,00.html IRS web page
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26.html law.cornell.edu
Small Business & Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/ IRS Forms and Publications
By form number
Topical index to forms with instructions
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/
Return to Business Management Menu
http://www.bentley.edu/cyberlaw/topics/jurisdiction.cfm
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/indexcyberlaw.html
http://www.internetlibrary.com/ Internet Library.Com - Internet Law Cases for Topics
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/cyberlaw-clinic Stanford University Cyber Law Clinic - Cases
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html Law.cornell.edu
http://www.methvenlaw.com Methven Law.Com
Return to Reference Resources
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html Russ Rowlett, University of North Carolina
http://www.onlineconversion.com/
OnlineConversion.Com - Good converter calculators among the ads
http://www.megaconverter.com/mega2/ Mega-Converter
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
http://www.xe.net/ucc/
Metric units
and equivalent amounts
See illustrations of
metric units with everday objects
Celsius,
Kelvin and Farenheit temperatures
Metric
units, abbreviations or symbols
Correct notation and usage of metric
system
http://www.sennaya.com/conversion.html
Basic length, weight, volume, area and temperature
calculator
http://www.metric-conversions.org/ Metric
Conversions: Temperature, Length, Volume, Weight
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
http://www.1728.com/
http://libraryspot.com/calculators/financialcalculators.htm Library Spot.Com
http://www.1728.com/indexfin.htm 1728.Com
http://www.sec.gov/investor/tools.shtml
Press
here.
http://www.onlineconversion.com/base.htm
Return to Reference Menu
http://www.koalanet.com/wtz-map.html Find clear time zone maps, for each region of the
world
http://www.worldtimezone.com/daylight.htm For best results click on regional maps. This web site gives daylight savings times and standard starting times in different
countries.
http://www.csgnetwork.com/timezncvt.html
http://www.onlineconversion.com/timezone.php
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
http://swissinfo.net/cgi/worldtime/
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Return to Reference Menu
http://www.vpcalendar.net/20th_21st.html
Calendars, from 1901-2100
http://personal.ecu.edu/mccartyr/MyCalendar.html
Generate current calendar or multi-year calendars
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
Length between two
dates
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html
add or subtract a number of days to or
from a given date
http://www.life-cycles-destiny.com/dw/full-moon-phases-calendar-chart.htm
Gives tables of full, half & quarter moon phases every day, to
the year 2020
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
Excellent moon phase calculator - Tells the phase for a single day and time
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonrise.html
http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/sunrise.html
for U.S. and world cities
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar.htmll
http://www.calendarzone.com/
Calendar Zone-- Most extensive directory of links to different
calendars!
http://www.earthcalendar.net/
Earth Calendar - Holidays by date, country, and
religion
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/Society_and_Culture/
Holidays_and_Observances/
Yahoo.Com American Holiday
page
http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html
Lists American secular (not religious)
holidays for current year - Information on federal holidays
http://usa.usembassy.de/holidays.htm
Major American holidays explained
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html
Environmental Chemistry.Com
Return to Reference Topics, A-Z
Fed
Stats, by Specific Subject
Fed Stats, Major U.S. Government Agencies
http://www.census.gov/ U.S. census homepage
Social topics menu of U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Data sources include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis and other agencies of government - www.census.gov
http://www.business.gov/expand/business-data/economic-indicators.html
Major Economic Indicators
Employment and unemployment, working conditions, earnings and prices, productivity
by State and some metropolitan areas
http://www.fedstats.gov/cgi-bin/A2Z.cgi?E Earnings, economy, employment, energy
Enter U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/webecc8d.html
Fed
Stats, by Specific Subject
U.S. Census Bureau,
Social Topics menu
http://www.childstats.gov/
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty.html
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Crime Trends
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
http://www.uhd.edu/library/data/cj.html
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Homepage
Fast stats, health, A-Z
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/sthealth.html
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/informationGateway.php
Data, by topic
Key development data & statistics / country data
Index
Home page: http://www.worldbank.org/
http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Data.aspx
http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/_statisticalDataSources.asp
http://www.lac.edu/library Open the "Ebrary (E-Books)" link, and enter your LAC ber code.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/search.html
http://www.bjorgul.com/
http://www.hammondindiana.com/news.htm
A-Z
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm A-Z
http://www.executivelibrary.com/index.asp#news
A-Z and much
more
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/By_Region/U_S__States/ by State
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
World & Local Weather, Forecasts, National Warnings, Great Links &
Graphics!
http://www.noaawatch.gov/
http://www.wxusa.com/
Clickable map gives
forecasts or links to local weather news sources throughout the U.S.
http://www.wunderground.com/ U.S. Weather
http://www.wunderground.com/global/Weather of other countries
http://www.linxnet.com/weather.html Weather forecasts and weather news, Satellite maps
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Click map for color-coded warnings Then, click red colored hyperlinks for hazard reports.
http://www.noaawatch.gov/ See items on left side of web page.
http://www.accuweather.com/index-severe-weather.asp Plus satellite maps
http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp
http://www.glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/search.jsp
http://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html
Current earthquakes and information
http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema FEMA Declarations - Current year and in the past
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/index.shtm Basic FEMA information and advice on each type of hazard
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastcost.shtml Costliest Hurricanes in the U.S.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdead.html Deadliest Hurricanes in the U.S.
http://www.gallup.com/
http://www.pollingreport.com/
http://directory.google.com/Top/News/Analysis_and_Opinion/Magazines_and_E-zines/ Google Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Political_Opinion/Progressive/Magazines/ Yahoo.Com directory of progressive magazines & e-zines
http://dir.yahoo.com/government/u_s__government/politics/political_opinion/conservative/magazines/ Yahoo.Com directory of conservative magazines & e-zines
http://www.wanttoknow.info/resources Want To Know.Com - Alternative news
http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/mediacrit.html Interleaves.Org - Additional alternative news resources
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http://online.barrons.com/public/main Barrons.Com
http://www.businessweek.com/ Business Week.Com
http://www.economist.com/index.html Economist.Com
http://www.entrepreneur.com/ Entrepreneur.Com
http://www.forbes.com/ Forbes.Com
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/ Fortune - CNN Money.Com
http://www.inc.com/ Inc.Com
http://online.wsj.com/public/us Wall St. Journal On-line
http://www.executivelibrary.com/index.asp#magazines
Return to News Menu
http://www.allnewspapers.com/
http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/intarchives.htm
http://www.broadcast-live.com/
http://www.streamfinder.com/
http://streamingradioguide.com/
News & Talk Radio
National Public Radio With or without streaming
http://www.hoovers.com/free/
Logon to LIRN LAC password for LIRN, which is listed in the Library forum in Moodle.
Press the "Connect to InfoTrac" link, and enter
"Business & Company Resource Center."
http://123world.com/corporate/index.html
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/ Links
to free resources
http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/company_information_index.shtml Links to
free and fee resources
http://gethuman.com/customer-service.html
http://www.numberway.com/phone-numbers/2/
http://www.numberway.com/
http://inter800.com/
http://www.internettollfree.com/
http://www.allareacodes.com/
http://www.longdistancepost.com/Country_City_Telephone_Codes.htm
http://www.howtocallabroad.com/codes.html
Return to Business Web Sites
Networking Sources
Resumes
Cover
Letters and Curriculum Vitae
Job Applications
Interviewing Tips
Job Search Engines
Government Jobs
Salary
Employer Research
Associations and professional organizations - Job Hunt.Org
Linkedin.Com is an especially good networking site for employed students to connect with other professionals in their industry. Additionally, the site can be used by job seekers to find contacts at a specific employer, or they can browse the job search section.
Careerperfect.Com - E-resume guide & tutorials
About.Com - Resume templates
About.Com - Resume guide with articles
Careerlab.Com -
Letters
About.Com - Curriculum Vitae guide
About.Com - Microsoft cover letter templates and formats
About.Com - Basic one-page letter on how to write a cover letter - (not an e-template)
About.Com - How to write a cover letter - Guide with articles
QuintCareers.Com - A Job-Seeker's Guide to Successfully Completing Job Applications, Randall S. Hansen
About.Com - On-line, email, and paper applications - Alison Doyle
Typical & difficult interview questions - Quintessential Careers, a subsidiary of
EmpoweringSites.com
About.com - Job interview questions and answers
Articles with samples of illegal interview questions, informational interviews, interview tips, interview questions to ask, salary negotiation, and writing thank you letters
National aggregator site scoops jobs from across the Internet regardless of where it’s posted, employer board or commercial job board, in convenient employment search engine.
America's job banks for each state - U.S. Dept. of Labor
Job searches by state and by metropolitan area.
Many networking & job search resource hyperlinks
Riley Guide's hyperlinks to big job sites, directories of recruiters, and trade shows
Some job board reviews for specialized professions and categories
USA Jobs .com
Job
Hunt.Org - Government jobs
Quincareers.Com articles on salary negotiation
Salary, by
occupation and metropolitan area - Free & fee-based salary reports
Free salary calculator by job type and location
Enter your LAC password listed in your Moodle site into the LIRN login, choose "Connect to InfoTrac," and click on the "Business and Company Resource Center." LIRN Login