Elizabeth Figa 5600 Websites and Resource List

Lasted edited Nov. 2, 2011
Links last verified October 1, 2010
Email corrections or problems to:
elizabeth.figa@unt.edu

Biography and Genealogy Master Index - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Biography Index via FirstSearch - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Internet Public Library - Biographies	http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&cid=1&tid=7087&parent=6996
Library Spot - Biographies	http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
My Facts Page - Biography/Who's Who	http://www.refdesk.com/factbiog.html

General Biographical Sources

Biographical Dictionary	http://www.s9.com/biography/
Biographies and Profiles	http://biogs.com/
Biography.Com A&E	http://www.biography.com
Biography - From Revolution to Reconstruction	http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/
Encyclopedia of World Biography	http://biography.yourdictionary.com/
InfoPlease.com - Biography	http://infoplease.com/people.html
PBS - Biographies	http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html
Time 100	http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1894410,00.html
Time Person of the Year	http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/ 0,28804,1946375_1947251_1947520,00.html
Who2.com	http://www.who2.com/
Who's Who Online	http://www.whoswho-online.com/

Obituary Pages

Find-A-Grave	http://www.findagrave.com/
Obituary Finders U.S. and Canada	http://www.legacy.com/LegacyHome.asp
Political Graveyard	http://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html
Who's Alive and Who's Dead	http://www.wa-wd.com/ OR http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/

Biographies of Authors and Literary Figures

Contemporary Authors - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Dictionary of Literary Biography - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
The House of Usher: Edgar Allan Poe	http://www.houseofusher.net/
Native American Authors at Internet Public Library	http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/
William Faulkner on the Web	http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/index.html
Science Fiction Writers	http://WWW.Catch22.COM/~espana/SFAuthors/
Shakespeare	http://www.shakespeare.com/
Women and Literature	http://www.ibiblio.org/cheryb/women/wlit.html

Entertainment Biographies - Actors and Actresses

Hollywood Celebs	http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/home.aspx
Internet Movie Database - Biography Searcher	http://www.imdb.com/search/name

Women's Biographies

Distinguished Women of Past and Present	http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Jewish Women's Archive	http://www.jwa.org/main.htm
National Women's Hall of Fame	http://www.greatwomen.org/
Notable Women at Biography.com	http://www.biography.com/womens-history/notables.jsp
Women in World History	http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/
Women's International Center Biography Index	http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm

Specialized Biographies

African American History	http://afgen.com/history.html
African American Pioneers	http://afgen.com/pioneer.html
Anthropology Biography Web	http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/information/biography/index.shtml
Arlington Cemetery	http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/index.html
AskARt	http://www.askart.com/
Bulfinch's Mythology	http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/bulf/index.htm
Catholic Online - Saints and Angels	http://www.catholic.org/saints/
Classical Composer's Biographies	http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/ music/composers.html
Classical Music Library - contains composer biographies - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Contemporary Astronomers and Related Space Scientists - The Star*s Family - The Star Pages - Star Heads	http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/~heck/sfheads.htm
Dictionary of Canadian Biography	http://www.biographi.ca/index-e.html
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History - Biographies	http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/browse?browseId=252286
History of Famous Inventors	http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl1_1.htm
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Mathematicians Biography Index	http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html
Music Artist Information Search Center	http://www.musicsearcher.com/
NASA Astronaut Biographies	http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/
Nobel Prize Internet Archive	http://www.almaz.com/nobel/nobel.html
Scientific Biography	http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
Theoi Greek Mythology	http://www.theoi.com/
Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)	http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/index.html

Political Biographical Information

American Presidents - Life Portraits	http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Biographical Directory of the Congress:	http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
House Directory	http://clerk.house.gov/index.html
Internet Public Library: Presidents of the United States	http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Justices of the Supreme Court	http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/justices/fullcourt.html
Political Graveyard	http://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html
The American Presidency Project	http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/
Senate Directory	http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm

State Biographies

Arkansas Biographies Project	http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~arkbios/bios/
Famous Texans	http://www.famoustexans.com/
Handbook Of Texas Online: -> Browse By Subject -> Who	http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/browse/wo.html
Kentucky Biographies Project	http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/
Louisiana Authors Index	http://www.lib.lsu.edu/cgi-bin/dbman/authors/db.cgi?uid=default
Maryland's African-American Heritage	http://library.thinkquest.org/3337/biogr.html
Mississippi Writers Page	http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/

INDEXES

I. INDEXES PRINT RESOURCES

General Indexes	Citation Indexes	Subject and Specialty Indexes
Subject and Specialty Indexes	Newspaper Indexes

General Indexes

General Bibliographic Indexes	Readers Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900 to date - H. W. Wilson, Co. - UNT Print Dissertation Abstracts International, 1938 to date - University Microfilms - UNT Print Comprehensive Dissertation Abstracts, 1973 to date - University Microfilms - UNT Print
Indexes to Literature and Materials in Collections	Short Story Index, 1953 to date - H. W. Wilson Co. - UNT Print Essay and General Literature Index, 1900 to date - H. W. Wilson Co. - UNT Print MLA International Bibliography, 1922 to date - Modern Language Association - UNT Print
Topical and Subject Indexes	Social Science Citation Index, 1973 to date - Institute for Scientific Information Science Citation Index, 1961 to date - Institute for Scientific Information - UNT Print Arts and Humanities Citation Index, 1977 to date - Institute for Scientific Information - UNT Print Humanities Index, 1974 to date - H. W. Wilson, Co. - UNT Print PAIS International, 1914 to date - Public Affairs International Service Applied Science and Technology Index, 1958 to date - H. W. Wilson Co. - UNT Print ERIC, 1966 to date - U. S. Educational Resources Information Center (Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education) - UNT Print Library Literature, 1934 to date - H. W. Wilson Co. - UNT Print Index Medicus, 1960 to date - U. S. National Library of Medicine - UNT Print America History and Life, 1964 to date - American Bibliographical Center - Clio Press - UNT Print OCLC FirstSearch - UNT Print
Newspaper	New York Times Index, 1851 to date - New York Times

Citation Indexes

Social Science Citation Index, 1986 to date - Institute for Scientific Information - UNT Print

Science Citation Index, 1980 to date - Institute for Scientific Information - UNT Print

Arts and Humanities Citation Index, 1990 to date - Institute for Scientific Information - UNT Print

Subject and Specialty

MEDLINE, 1984 to date - National Library of Medicine - UNT Print

Library Literature, 1984 to date - H. W. Wilson Co. - UNT Print

ERIC, 1966 to date - Educational Resources Information Center - UNT Print

Lexis - UNT Print

Essay and General Literature - UNT Print

Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry - UNT Print

Library and Information Science Abstracts - UNT Print

PAIS International, 1972 to date - Public Affairs Information Service - UNT Print

Newspaper

New York Times Index, 1992 to date - New York Times - UNT Print

National Newspapers, 1982 to date - Information Access Company - UNT Print

Newspaper Abstracts Database, 1985 to date - University Microfilms

II. INDEXES ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Government Indexes <	Topical and Subject Indexes <	Newspaper Indexes
UNT Electronic Indexes/Resources<

Government Indexes

ERIC--This is available on the Web and through UNT Library Electronic Resources < - UNT DB	http://www.eduref.org/ http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the lef
Federal Register Index	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
LexisNexis Congressional - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
MEDLINEplus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Monthly Catalog Index <	http://catalog.gpo.gov/F

Topical and Subject Indexes

Annual Reviews Index <	http://annualreviews.org/default.aspx
BioMedSearch	http://www.biomedsearch.com/
Dissertations via FirstSearch- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
Energy, Science, & Technology Information Resource – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Informational Collections	http://www.osti.gov/atozindex.html
GuideStar (non-profit information)	http://www.guidestar.org/
MEDLINE-PubMed < Also available through UNT Electronic Resources- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
Digital Dissertations < - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
RxList - The Internet Drug Index <	http://www.rxlist.com/

Newspaper Indexes

NewsIndex <	http://www.newspaperindex.com/
U.S. News Archives on the Web <	http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html

Some UNT Electronic Indexes/Abstracts Resources

Academic Search Premiere	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
America: History and Life	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
Library Literature and Info Science	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
Professional Development Collection	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
Web of Science	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left
There are many Multi-Subject /General Topic Indexes available through - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. To locate indexes, browse Abstract and Index titles by category* -OR- do a keyword search for index

SERIALS

I. SERIALS PRINT RESOURCES

Current Lists

Abbreviations

Newspapers, Radio and Television

Current Lists

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media - UNT Print

Books and Periodicals Online, 1988 to date - Library Alliance - UNT Print

Directory of Electronic Journals: Newsletters and Academic Discussion Lists, 1991 to date - Association of Research Libraries - UNT Print

Magazines for Libraries, 8th ed. , 1995 - R. R. Bowker - UNT Print

The Serials Directory, 1988 to date - EBSCO Industries, Inc. (CD-ROM) - UNT Print

Standard Periodical Directory, 18th ed., Oxbridge Communications, Annual (CD-ROM) - UNT Print

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory , 1932 to date - R. R. Bowker - UNT Print

Ulrich's Plus CD-ROM, 1994 to date - R. R. Bowker

Abbreviations

Periodical Title Abbreviations, 1976 to date (Gale Research Company) - UNT Print

Newspapers, Radio and Television

Ayer Directory of Publications, 1880 - 1992 - Ayer. - UNT Print

Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, 1935 to date - R. R. Bowker - UNT Print

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, 1869 - to date (Gale Research Company) - UNT Print

II. SERIALS ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Serial Bibliographies and Indexes

Ingenta- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
MLA Directory of Publications- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Serials Directory - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Ulrichsweb - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
WorldCat--do a serials publication search by Title - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
All You Can Read.com	http://www.allyoucanread.com/
FindArticles.com	http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml
News and Periodical Resources at the Library of Congress	http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/lists.html
Newspaper Archives, Indexes, Morgues at the Library of Congress	http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/oltitles.html
NewsPapers.Com	http://www.newspapers.com/
OnlineNewspapers.com	http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Serials in Cyberspace	http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/

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DICTIONARIES

I. DICTIONARIES PRINT RESOURCES

General Resources

Juvenile	World Book Dictionary - UNT Print Oxford English Dictionary - UNT Print Scott Foresman Beginning Dictionary - UNT Print Webster's Elementary Dictionary - UNT Print
Slang	Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang - UNT Print Chapman, Robert L. New Dictionary of American Slang - UNT Print Dictionary of American Regional English - UNT Print
Thesauri	Thesaurus of Eric Descriptors - UNT Print Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases - UNT Print
Abbreviations and Acronyms	Acronyms, Initialisms, & Abbreviations Dictionary (Towel and Sheppard) (1976 to Present)- UNT Print
Idioms	A Dictionary of American Idioms. Makkai, Adam, Editor - UNT Print
Quotations	Bartlett, J. Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature - UNT Print Columbia Dictionary of Quotations (print, CD, and online - DIALOG) - UNT Print Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations - UNT Print
Subject	Stedman's Medical Dictionary Harrod's Librarians' Glossary : 9,000 Terms Used in Information Management,Library Science, Publishing, the Book, Trades, and Archive Management - UNT Print Black's Law Dictionary - Definition of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. - UNT Print Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - UNT Print
Foreign Words and Phrases	Larousse American Heritage Spanish Dictionary - UNT Print Elsevier's Dictionary of Library Science, Information, and Documentation - UNT Print
General	Oxford English Dictionary - UNT Print The American Heritage Dictionary - UNT Print Random House Dictionary of the English Language - UNT Print Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Unabridged. - UNT Print American Heritage Dictionary - UNT Print Scott Foresman Beginning Dictionary - UNT Print

II. DICTIONARIES ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Guides to Dictionaries on the Internet	General Dictionaries <	English Language Dictionaries <	Glossaries
Technical Dictionaries /Computing/Hacker's Dictionaries <	Foreign Language / Translation Dictionaries <	American / British Dictionaries <	Thesauri <
Quotation Dictionaries	Acronym Dictionaries	Subject Dictionaries <	Juvenile Dictionaries <
Other/Fun Dictionaries	Sign Language Dictionaries

STUDENTS NOTE: TO ACCESS DICTIONARIES VIA THE UNT LIBRARY, GO HERE:
http://irservices.library.unt.edu/

On the http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ page, you will see a box that looks like the one below.
You can access all available dictionaries by typing dictionar (this will search dictionary OR dictionaries)
in the "Search for:" box and then hitting the search button.

Guides to Dictionaries on the Internet

Languages Directory	http://www.alphadictionary.com/langdir.html
Cambridge Dictionaries Online	http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Dictionary.com	http://dictionary.reference.com/
The Free Dictionary	http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
OneLook Dictionaries - 56 Dictionaries in One	http://www.onelook.com/
Yahoo - Dictionaries	http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Dictionaries/
Wiktionary	http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page

General Dictionaries

Encarta World English Dictionary	http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
InfoPlease Dictionary	http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary.html
Word Central	http://www.wordcentral.com/
yourDictionary.com	http://yourdictionary.com/

English Language Dictionaries

American Heritage Dictionary - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Heinle's Newbury House Dictionary of American English	http://nhd.heinle.com/home.aspx
Merriam Webster Dictionary	http://www.m-w.com/dictionary
Middle English Compendium - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Oxford English Dictionary Online - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Oxford Reference Online - UNT DB Provides full text access to numerous dictionaries and encyclopedias by Oxford University Press	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 and 1828 editions	http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resource=Webster's

Glossaries

AllWords.com	http://www.allwords.com
Glossary.com	http://www.glossary.com/

Technical Dictionaries /Computing/Hacker's Dictionaries

3-D Dictionary	http://www.maran.com/dictionary/mgdiction2008.html
Free Online Dictionary of Computing	http://foldoc.org/
The Microsoft Lexicon Or Microspeak Made Easier	http://cinepad.com/mslex.htm
Netlingo	http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm

Foreign Language / Translation Dictionaries

The EthnoLogue - Languages of the World	http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp
Foreignword.com	http://www.foreignword.com/
Internet Picture Dictionary	http://www.pdictionary.com/
Logos - Multilingual On-Line Dictionary	http://www.logos.it/lang/transl_en.html
Spanish to English/English to Spanish	http://www.freedict.com/onldict/spa.html
English to French, Italian and Spanish	http://www.wordreference.com/index.htm

American / British Dictionaries

The BG-Map English (British) - American Dictionary	http://www.bg-map.com/us-uk.html
BritSpeak American - British Dictionary	http://englishclub.8m.com/usuk1.htm

Thesauri

Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) <	http://www.getty.edu/research/tools /vocabulary/aat/index.html
Lexical Freenet	http://www.lexfn.com/
Roget's Thesaurus - 1911 edition	http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resource=Roget's
Roget's International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases - 1922 edition	http://www.bartleby.com/110/
Thesaurus.com	http://www.thesaurus.com/
Visual Thesaurus - Trial Version	http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus	http://www.wordsmyth.net/

Quotation Dictionaries

Bartlett's Quotations, 10th edition (1919)	http://www.bartleby.com/100
Creative Quotations	http://creativequotations.com/
Famous Quotes and Authors	http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com
The Quotations Page	http://www.quotationspage.com/
Quoteland	http://www.quoteland.com/
Quitations.net	http://www.quotes.net/
ThinkExist.com - Quotations	http://en.thinkexist.com/

Acronym Dictionaries

Abbreviations.com	http://www.abbreviations.com/
Acronym Finder	http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Acronym Search	http://www.acronymsearch.com/
Internet Acronym Server	http://acronyms.silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms?CCC
Internet Anagram Server	http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/

Subject Dictionaries

Abebooks Glossary	http://www.abebooks.com/docs/HelpCentral/Glossary/sellerIndex.shtml
ARTLEX - Art Dictionary	http://www.artlex.com/
Brewster's Dictionary of Phrase And Fable (1898)	http://www.bartleby.com/81/
Everybody's Legal Dictionary	http://www.nolo.com/dictionary/wordindex.cfm
FindLaw Legal Dictionary	http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/
Glossary of Library Terms	http://www.lib.uconn.edu/instruction/tutorials/LILT/glossary.htm
Grove Art Online--includes The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Grove Music Online--includes The Oxford Dictionary of Music- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
law.com Dictionary	http://dictionary.law.com/
Lectric Law Library's -* Legal Lexicon's Lyceum	http://www.lectlaw.com/def.htm
MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary	http://www.medterms.com/Script/Main/hp.asp
ODLIS - Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science	http://lu.com/odlis/
Weather Glossary - The Weather Channel	http://www.weather.com/glossary/index.html

Juvenile Dictionaries

Dinosaur Dictionary	http://www.dinodictionary.com/index.asp
Fact Monster Dictionary	http://www.factmonster.com/dictionary.html
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary with Links	http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
Math Dictionary for Kids	http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
Word Central Student Dictionary	http://www.wordcentral.com/aol/

Other and Fun Dictionaries

Cliche Finder	http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
Doubletongued	http://www.doubletongued.org/
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online	http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
Phrases.net	http://www.phrases.net/
Pseudodictionary	http://www.pseudodictionary.com/
Rhyming Dictionary	http://www.rhymezone.com/
Urban Dictionary	http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary	http://www.visuwords.com/
Word Spy	http://www.wordspy.com/

Sign Language Dictionaries

American Sign Language Browser (has moving images - downloading Quick Time is necessary)	http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
American Sign Language	http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/signs.htm
American Sign Language Dictionary	http://www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html

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DIRECTORIES

I. DIRECTORIES PRINT RESOURCES

Telephone <	Governmental <	Educational and Institutional <	Association < and Foundation
Professional <	Corporate Investment, Trade and Business <	Serials

Telephone

National Directory of Addresses and Telephone Numbers, 1985 to date - Omnigraphics Inc. - UNT Print

National Fax Directory, 1989 to date - Gale Research Inc.

Governmental

Congressional Directory, Government Printing Office - UNT Print

U. S. Zip Code Directory, Government Printing Office - UNT Print

Educational and Institutional

Books in Print: Publishers Volume

Literary Market Place - UNT Print

American Book Trade Directory - UNT Print

Peterson's Annual Guides to Undergraduate Study - Peterson's - UNT Print

Lovejoy's College Guide, 1949 to date - Monarch Press - UNT Print

College Blue Book on CD-ROM

The World of Learning, 1994 - Europa - UNT Print

College Source Online - UNT Print

Association and Foundation

ALA Membership Directory - UNT Print

Encyclopedia of Associations, 1956 to date - Gale Research Inc. - UNT Print

Professional

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Reed-Elsevier. - UNT Print

Corporate Investment Trade and Business

Directories in Print - UNT Print

U. S. Manufacturers - American Business International

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, 1869 to date -Gale Research Company. - UNT Print

Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives - UNT Print

Serials

Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory, 1932 to date - R. R. Bowker - UNT Print

The Serials Directory, 1986 to date - EBSCO - UNT Print

II. DIRECTORIES ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Telephone and Address Directories <	Zip Code Directories <	Business / Corporate Information Directories <
Government Directories <	Institutional and Education Directories	Specialized Directories <

Telephone and Address Directories

Americom Long Distance Area Decoder	http://decoder.americom.com/
AnyWho	http://www.anywho.com/
Infobel.com	http://www.infobel.com/World/
International City and Country Codes	http://www.business.att.com/bt/dial_guide.jsp
Reverse Directory	http://reversedirectory.langenberg.com/
Switchboard - Business	http://www.switchboard.com/
Switchboard - People	http://www.whitepages.com/5175
Verizon SuperPages	http://www.superpages.com/
World Yellow Pages Power Search	http://www.yellow.com/
World Yellow Pages - White Pages	http://www.yellow.com/white.html
Yahoo People Search	http://people.yahoo.com/

Zip Code Directories

United States Postal Service Address and Zip Code Information	http://www.usps.com/ncsc/ziplookup/lookupmenu.htm
USPS Zip Code Lookup	http://www.usps.com/zip4/

Business / Corporate Information Directories

The Associations Directory	http://www.marketingsource.com /associations/
Associations Unlimited - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Business and Company Resource Center - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Company Link	http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and _Economy/Directories/Companies/
Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory-free trial with limited access: - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
European Business Directory	http://www.europages.com/
Fortune 500 at CNNMoney.com	http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/
Hoover's - The Corporate Directory - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Leadership Library - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
LexisNexis State Capital (contains legislative directories) - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
NetAdvantage - Standard and Poor's - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Reference USA - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Switchboard - Businesses	http://www.switchboard.com /bin/cgidir.dll?MG=
Thomas Register of Manufacturers ThomasNet	www.thomasnet.com
Verizon SuperPages	http://www.superpages.com/
YellowBook - Businesses (click "business")	http://www.yellowbook.com/yellowpages

Government Directories

Congressional Directory	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html
Congressional E-mail Directory	http://www.webslingerz.com/ jhoffman/congress-email.html
Congressional Pictorial Directory	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/index.html
Contacting the Congress	http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
U.S. House Of Representatives Who's Who and How To Contact Them	http://clerk.house.gov/
United States Senate's World Wide Web	http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_ information/senators_cfm.cfm

Institutional and Education Directories

College & Universities Home Page	http://www.mit.edu:8001/people /cdemello/univ.html
CollegeNET	http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/index
College Source Online- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Peterson's Guide to Four Year Colleges	http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/
Peterson's Guide to Graduate Schools	http://www.petersons.com/GradChannel/code/search.asp?path=gr.fas.grad&sponsor=1
Princeton Review	http://www.review.com/index.cfm

Specialized Directories

ACQWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors	http://www.acqweb.org/pubr.html
Associations Unlimited - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Books A to Z	http://www.booksatoz.com/puborgls.htm
Books in Print - Publishing and Book Trade Directories - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Economics and Finance - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
LawInfo.Com - Attorney Directory	http://LawInfo.com/law/
Literary Market Place	http://www.literarymarketplace.com/lmp/us/index_us.asp
Martindale.com Lawyer Locator	http://www.martindale.com/
NAICS CODE	http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) CODE	http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory	http://www.towd.com/
West Legal Directory	http://lawyers.findlaw.com/
Yahoo Directory of Publishers	http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy /Shopping_and_Services/Publishers/
World Wine Encyclopedia	http://www.wine-searcher.com/

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS

I. ENCYCLOPEDIA PRINT RESOURCES

General Resources

General	Academic American Encyclopedia - UNT Print Encyclopedia Americana (30 Vols.) - UNT Print Grolier's Encyclopedia - UNT Print Encyclopedia Britannica - UNT Print Encyclopedia of Animals- UNT Print Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry- UNT Print ERIC- UNT Print Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia- UNT Print McGraw-Hill Multimedia Sci/Tech Encyclopedia- UNT Print New Book of Knowledge- UNT Print The New Encyclopaedia Britannica - UNT Print Childcraft - the How and Why Library - UNT Print World Book Encyclopedia - UNT Print Kister's Best Encyclopedias - UNT Print Compton's Encyclopedia DK Illustrated Family Encyclopedia New Encyclopedia Britannica - UNT Print New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Deluxe - UNT Print Collier's Encyclopedia - UNT Print World Book - UNT Print Compton's - UNT Print Simon & Schuster New Millennium Encyclopedia and Home Reference Library Kister's Best Encyclopedias - UNT Print
Subject
ART	Encyclopedia of World Art - UNT Print
LIBRARY SCIENCE	Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science - UNT Print
LITERATURE	Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century - UNT Print
MUSIC	The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians - UNT Print
RELIGION	The Encyclopedia of Religion - UNT Print
SCIENCE	McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 5th Ed. Encyclopedia of Science - UNT Print
SOCIAL SCIENCES	International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences - UNT Print Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science - UNT Print
Foreign
SPANISH	Encyclopedia Universal Ilustrada Europeo-Americana (Espasa)

II. ENCYCLOPEDIA ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

General Encyclopedias	Juvenile Encyclopedias	Topical Encyclopedias <
Fun Encyclopedias

STUDENTS NOTE: TO ACCESS ENCYCLOPEDIAS VIA THE UNT LIBRARY, GO HERE:
http://irservices.library.unt.edu/

On the http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ page, you will see a box that looks like the one below.
You can access all available dictionaries by typing encyclopedia
in the "Search for:" box and then hitting the search button.

**NOTE**: To access the electronic version of Britannica Online enter the key term:
britannica online.

General Encyclopedias

Britannica Online - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Columbia Encyclopedia	http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/
Encyclopedia.com	http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Encyclopedia Smithsonian	http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/default.htm
Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Guide to Various Encyclopedia Resources	http://www.emtech.net/ency.htm
Infoplease.com Encyclopedia	http://infoplease.com/encyclopedia.html
Oxford Reference Online - UNT DB Provides full text access to numerous dictionaries and encyclopedias by Oxford University Press	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.

Juvenile Encyclopedias

Children's Encyclopedia of Space	http://www.daviddarling.info/childrens_encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Britannica Kids - limited access for non-subscribers	http://kids.britannica.com/
Factmonster Encyclopedia	http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html

Topical Encyclopedias

AccessScience - includes McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia from NIH @ medlineplus.gov	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
Artcyclopedia	http://www.artcyclopedia.com
Baseball-Reference.com	http://baseballreference.com
Better Homes and Garden Home Improvement Encyclopedia	http://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/
Cambridge History of English and American Literature (1907-21)	http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
Canadian Encyclopedia	http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ index.cfm?TCE_Version=A
The Catholic Encyclopedia	http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
The Cook's Encyclopedia	http://www.switcheroo.com
Encyclopedia Mythica	http://www.pantheon.org/
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology	http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html
Encyclopedia of Informal Education	http://www.infed.org/encyclopaedia.htm
Encyclopedia of Life - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Encyclopedia of Television	http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html
Encyclopedia of the World	http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm
Encyclopedia of Women's History	http://womenshistory.about.com/ library/ency/blwh_index.htm?terms=encyclopedia
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Encyclopedia	http://www.glbtq.com/
Handbook of Texas Online	http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/index.html
Instrument Encyclopedia	http://www2.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
The Internet Encyclopedia of Science	http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html
PC Webopedia	http://www.webopedia.com/
Performing Arts Encyclopedia	http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/
Probert Encyclopaedia	http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy	http://plato.stanford.edu/
Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms	http://www.symbols.com/
Ullman's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity	http://www.ccel.org/php/wwec.php

Fun Encyclopedias

Star Wars Encyclopedia	http://theforce.net/swenc/
Encyclopedia Brady	http://davidbrady.com/eb/
Encyclopedia Titanica	http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/

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GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

I. GEOGRAPHICAL PRINT RESOURCES

General Resources

Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World - UNT Print

Fodor's Travel Guides - UNT Print

Hammond Large Type World Atlas - UNT Print

Hotel and Motel Red Book - UNT Print

National Geographic Atlas of the World - UNT Print

Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide - UNT Print

Goode's World Atlas - UNT Print

Hammond Atlas of the World - UNT Print

New York Times Atlas of the World - UNT Print

Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America and the Omni Gazetteer -- CD

Webster's New Geographical Dictionary - UNT Print

Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas - UNT Print

The Times Atlas of the World - UNT Print

The National Atlas of the United States of America. (U.S. Geological Survey) - UNT Print

The Women's Atlas of the United States - UNT Print

Historical Maps on File - UNT Print

Times Atlas of World History - UNT Print

Guide to U. S. Map Resources , David Cobb - UNT Print

Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide - UNT Print

Rand McNally Atlas of the Oceans - UNT Print

II. GEOGRAPHICAL ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

General Geographical Sites	Map Collections	Atlases
Gazetteer	U.S. Government	Electronic Mapping Databases
State Information	Country Information	Travel Guides
Distance Calculators

General Geographical Sites

Dictionary Of Abbreviations And Acronyms In Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, And Remote Sensing	http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html
Geographia.com	http://www.geographia.com/
Geography - About.com	http://geography.about.com/
GeographyIQ	http://www.geographyiq.com/
Library Spot.com - Maps	http://www.libraryspot.com/maps/
Map History/History of Cartography	http://www.maphistory.info/
Oddens Bookmarks	http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html
Outline Maps of the World	http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
Thesaurus of Geographic Names	http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/ vocabulary/tgn/index.html
Yale Peabody Museum - GNIS Database	http://research.yale.edu/peabody/COLLECTIONS/gnis/

Map Collections

Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms	http://www.newberry.org/k12maps/
Hypercities	http://hypercities.com/
Lib. of Congress American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847- 1929	http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html
Lib. of Congress Map Coll. 1597-1996	http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Maps of War	http://www.mapsofwar.com/
The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection (UT at Austin)	http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html

Atlases

Atlas of Our Changing Environment	http://na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/index.php
Atlapedia (tm)	http://www.atlapedia.com/
Color Landform Atlas of the U. S.	http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
National Geographic Interactive Atlas	http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/atlas
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston World Atlas	http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
InfoPlease Atlas – Map Index	http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/mapindex.html
Merriam Webster's Atlas	http://www.m-w.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html
National Atlas.gov - National Atlas of the United States	http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
National Atlas of Canada	http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/index.html
National Geographic Map Machine	http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/maps
World Atlas.com	http://www.graphicmaps.com /aatlas/world.htm
World Sites Atlas - Map Collection	http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/index.htm

Gazetteers

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World http://www.columbiagazetteer.org/main/Home.html

ESRI Map Books Online http://www.esri.com/mapmuseum/index.html

Place Names

http://www.placenames.com/

U.S. Cities Gazetteer http://www.hometownlocator.com/

U.S. Gazetteer http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html

USGS Astrogeology Gazetteer of Planetary Names http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/

World Gazetteer http://www.world-gazetteer.com/

U.S. Government

CIA Maps and Publications	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/index.html
CIA World Factbook	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	http://www.noaa.gov
National Mapping Program	http://nationalmap.gov/
Topographic Map Symbols	http://www.edrnet.com/reports/topomapsymbols.pdf
USGS Geo-Data Explorer	http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos
Working with Maps - K - 12	http://education.usgs.gov/

Electronic Mapping Databases

Google Maps	http://maps.google.com/
Mapquest	http://www.mapquest.com/
Maps On Us	http://www.MapsOnUs.com/
Rand McNally - Get a Map	http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/home.jsp?cmty=0
StreetMap.com	http://www.streetmap.com/

State Information

50states.com	http://www.50states.com/
Road Conditions in Texas	http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm
State and Country QuickFacts	http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
Stately Knowledge!	http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/

Country Information

Background Notes	http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Canadian Geographical Names	http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php
Country Briefings	http://www.economist.com/countries/
Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbook Program	http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
U.N. World Population	http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm
U.S. State Department - Countries and Regions	http://www.state.gov/countries/
World Bank - World Development Indicators - Country Data	http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/ countrydata.html

Travel Guides

CitySearch.Com	http://www.citysearch.com/
DogFriendly - Pet Travel Guides	http://www.dogfriendly.com/
Fodor's Travel Online	http://fodors.com/
Frommer's Budget Travel Online	http://www.frommers.com
Gorp.com - Adventure Travel	http://gorp.away.com/index.html
IgoUgo	http://www.igougo.com/
Lonely Planet	http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
Michelin	http://www.viamichelin.com/
My Travel Guide	http://www.mytravelguide.com/
Rough Guides Travel	http://www.roughguides.com/
TravelTex.com	http://www.traveltex.com/
Trip Advisor	http://www.tripadvisor.com/
Wikitravel	http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page
Yahoo-Travel	http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191500002-destination_guides_vacations-i

Distance Calculators

Free Map Tools	http://www.freemaptools.com/how-far-is-it-between.htm
Texas Mileage Map	http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/mileage.htm

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Government Websites

I. GOVERNMENT PRINT RESOURCES

General Resources

Guides	Introduction to United States Government Information Sources - UNT Print Neal-Schuman Guide to Legal and Regulatory Information on the Internet - UNT Print
Government Organization Manuals	U. S. Government Manual, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, 1935 to date (published annually) - UNT Print Marcive Web Documents - UNT Print
Catalogs	GPO Monthly Catalog, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1976 to Date - UNT Print
Indexes	CIS Index to Publications of the U. S. Congress, 1970 to date, Congressional Information Service - UNT Print
Statistical Information	Statistical Abstract, annual - U. S. Government Printing Office - UNT Print
Congressional and Legislative Information	Official Congressional Directory, U. S. Government Printing Office,1809 to date, (published biennially) - UNT Print
Administrative and Executive Branch Information	Code of Federal Regulations, Annual - UNT Print Scientific and Technical Reports - UNT Print Government Reports Announcements and Index, 1946 to 1997 - UNT Print State and Local Documents County and City Data Book, U. S. Bureau of the Census - UNT Print State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, U. S. Bureau of the Census, - UNT Print
Organizational Manuals	U. S. Government Organization Manual, Government Counseling, Ltd. 1993 to date - UNT Print
Catalogs	GPO CAT/PAC PlUS, Monthly Catalog, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1976 to Date (Marcive, Information Access Corporation, etc) - UNT Print
Indexes	U. S. Government Periodicals Index , 1994 to date - Congressional Information Service. - UNT Print
Statistical Information	Statistical Masterfile, 1983 to date - Congressional Information Service
Congressional and Legislative Information	Congressional Staff Directory, Staff Directories, 1990 to date - UNT Print Congressional Masterfile, 1989 to date - Congressional Information Service
Administrative and Executive Branch Information	Code of Federal Regulations, (Counterpoint Publishing) - UNT Print
Scientific and Technical Report Information	NTIS (Dialog on Disc) - UNT Print State and Local Documents - UNT Print Statistical Abstract, U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1878 - annual - UNT Print
State and Local Documents	Country and City DataBook, U.S. Bureau of the Census State and Metropolitan Area DataBook, U.S. Bureau of the Census

II. Electronic (CD-ROM) Sources

Organizational Manuals	U.S. Government Organization Manual, Government Counseling, Ltd. 1993 to date
Catalogs	GPO CAT/PAC Plus, Monthly Catalog, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 to Date (Marcive, Information Access Corporation, etc.)
Indexes	U.S. Government Periodicals Index, 1994 to date - Congressional Information Service
Statistical Information	Statistical Masterfile, 1983 to date - Congressional Information Service
Congressional and Legislative Information	Congressional Staff Directory, Staff Directories, 1990 to date Congressional Masterfile, 1989 to date - Congressional Information Service
Administrative and Executive Branch Information	Code of Federal Regulations, (Counterpoint Publishing)
Scientific and Technical Report Information	NTIS (Dialog on Disc)
State and Local Documents	Statistical Abstract, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1878 - annual

III. GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Government Printing Office GPO Access <	Government Information Guides and Directories <	Search Engines	Catalogs and Manuals
UNT Government Indexes	Judicial Information Resources	U.S. Historical Documents	State Constitutions
Legislative Information Resources <	Congressional Servers / Directories	Congressional Information	Statutory Information Resources <
State Codes	Administrative and Regulatory Information	<Administrative Agencies	Presidential Information Resources
Statistical Information <	Miscellaneous Information <	U.S. Government Web Sites for Children	Texas Legal and Governmental Information Resources
Texas Government Information <	Texas Legal and Governmental Information Resources	Texas Regulatory Information	Texas Legal and Governmental Information Resources
Texas Legislative Information<	Texas Legal and Governmental Information Resources	Texas Government Websites for Children

Government Printing Office GPO Access

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
Databases Online via GPO Access	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/multidb.html
Federal Web Sites Hosted by GPO Access	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/hosted.html
Government Printing Office Site	http://www.gpo.gov/
Executive Branch Resources	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html
Judicial Branch Resources	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/judicial.html
Legislative Branch Resources	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
U.S. Government Online Bookstore - GPO Access	http://bookstore.gpo.gov/
U.S. Government Subscriptions Catalog	http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/subscriptions/index.jsp

Government Information Guides and Directories

About.com - U.S. Gov Info Resources	http://usgovinfo.about.com/
DocLawWeb	http://www.washlaw.edu/doclaw/subject5m.html
FedWorld Information Network	http://www.fedworld.gov/
Government Information Locator Service Records	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gils/index.html
Government Information Connection - Catalogs, Indexes, and Databases	http://www.library.unt.edu/govinfo/
Government Resources on the Web	http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/govweb.html
GovSpot	http://www.govspot.com/
Library of Congress World Wide Web	http://www.loc.gov/
Louisiana State University Federal Agencies Directory	http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/index.html (Complete U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory - Hierarchical) http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/alpha (Complete U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory - Alphabetical)
Yahoo - Directory to Government Information	http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/ http://dir.yahoo.com/government/index.html
University of Michigan Gov. Docs.	http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Government Publications Site	http://library.nevada.edu/govpub/

Search Engines

FirstGov	http://www.usa.gov/
First Gov in Spanish	http://www.usa.gov/gobiernousa/index.shtml
Google - U.S. Government Search	http://www.google.com/unclesam

Catalogs and Manuals

Federal Consumer Information Center	http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
County and City Data Book	http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html
GPO Monthly Catalog via FirstSearch - from UNT - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Marcive Web DOCS from UNT - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Browse Topics: Pathway to Government Information	http://www.browsetopics.gov/
State and County Quick Facts	http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book	http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/smadb/smadb-06.pdf
U.S. Government Manual	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html (searchable database)
U.S. Historical Census Data Browser	http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census

UNT Electronic Resources / Government Indexes

LexisNexis Academic- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
LexisNexis State Capital- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
LexisNexis Congressional- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
LexisNexis Government Periodicals- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
LexisNexis Statistical- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.

Judicial Information Resources

Biographical Information on the Justices - Legal Information Institute	http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/justices/ fullcourt.html
GPO Access - Judicial	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/judicial.html
Information About Justices	http://www.oyez.org/courts/roberts/robt2
LexisOne - Cases	http://www.lexisone.com/caselaw/freecaselaw
Library of Congress - Judicial Branch Resources	http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usjudic.html
Oyez - U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database	http://www.oyez.org/
Search Supreme Court Decisions, 1937 - 1975 Online via GPO Access	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/supcrt/index.html
Supreme Court Decisions, 1992 to 2000	http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/court01.html
Supreme Court of the U.S.	http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions	http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Villanova Univ. School of Law Federal Court Locator	http://www.law.villanova.edu/library/researchandstudyguides

U.S. Historical Documents

Bill of Rights	http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html
A Chronology of US Historical Documents	http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
Constitution of the U.S. - National Archives	http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html
Constitution Society	http://www.constitution.org/
The Constitution of the U. S, Analysis and Interpretation	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/index.html
Constitution of the U.S. - Cornell Univ. School of Law	http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/ constitution.overview.html
Constitution of the U.S. - Emory Univ. School of Law	http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html
FindLaw - U.S. Constitution	http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/

State Constitutions

FindLaw State Constitutions	http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/indexconst.html
Legal Information Institute - State Constitutions	http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/

Legislative Information Resources

GPO Access - Legislative	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
House - How Our Laws are Made	http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
Senate - Enactment of a Law	http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/ enactlawtoc.html
Thomas Legislative Information - Full-text Legislative Information on the Internet	http://thomas.loc.gov/

Congressional Servers and Directories

U.S. House of Representatives' World Wide Web Service	http://www.house.gov
U.S. Senate Web Page	http://www.senate.gov
Congressional Directory	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html
Congressional E-mail Directory	http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/ congress-email.html
Congressional Pictorial Directory	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/109th/index.html
Congressional Telephone Directory	http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mcapdir.html
Contacting the Congress	http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
U.S. Senate Directory	http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm
Write Your Representative	https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

Congressional Information

Congressional Bills, 103rd Congress forward - Contains all published version of all bills	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/search.html
Congressional Committee Prints, 105th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cprints/search.html
Congressional Directory, 104th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/search.html
Congressional Documents, Senate, House and Treaty Documents, 104th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/search.html
Congressional Hearings, 105th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/search.html
Congressional Record, 1994 forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/search.html
Congressional Record Index, 1983 forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html
Congressional Reports, 104th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/search.html
History of Bills, 1983 forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/hob/search.html
House Journal, 1991-99	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/hjournal/index.html
House, Senate, and Executive Reports, 104th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/index.html
House, Senate, and Treaty Documents, 104th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/search.html
Public Laws, 104th Congress forward	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/search.html
United States Code, 1994 plus supplements	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/search.html

Statutory Information Resources

Table of Popular Names Find U.S. Code Materials by Title and Section	http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/topn/ http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/#SECTIONS
United States Code - Cornell University - Legal Information Institute	http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/#TITLES
United States Code - GPO Access	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
United States Code - U. S. House of Representatives Law Library	http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml

State Codes

Legal Information Institute at Cornell	http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing.html
WashLaw Web - State Law Pages	http://www.washlaw.edu/uslaw/index.html

Administrative and Regulatory Information

Code of Federal Regulations	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Federal Register Publications System	http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html
Federal Regulations - Cornell Law Library	http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/

Administrative Agencies

Bureau of the Census	http://www.census.gov
Bureau of the Treasury	http://www.ustreas.gov/index.html
Census 2000 Gateway	http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
Environmental Protection Agency	http://www.epa.gov
Executive Office of the President Offices and Agencies	http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/eop.html
Federal Agencies & Commissions	http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
General Accounting Office	http://www.gao.gov
Internal Revenue Service	http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
National Library of Medicine	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Securities and Exchange Commission	http://www.sec.gov
U.S. Department of State	http://www.state.gov
White House - Your Government - The President's Cabinet	http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html

Presidential Information Resources

Executive Office of the President Offices and Agencies	http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/eop.html
Public Papers of the President	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/search.html
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html
White House	http://www.whitehouse.gov/
White House - Daily News	http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/

Statistical Information

County and City Data Book	http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
Facts and Figures About Your Community	http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Facts.shtml
FedStats – statistics from government agencies	http://www.fedstats.gov/
Lexis-Nexis Statistical - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
National Center for Health Statistics	http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/Default.htm
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book	http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/smadb/smadb-06.pdf
Statistical Abstract	http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
University of Michigan's Statistical Documents on the Web <	http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
U.S. Historical Census Data Browser	http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	http://www.bls.gov/

Miscellaneous Information

Government Documents Displays – A Tutorial and Clearinghouse <	http://www.lib.mnsu.edu/lib/govdoc/proj/tutorials/finalfront2.html
Locate Federal Depository Libraries by State or Area Code <	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html
List of Government Acronyms	http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/a-z/alpha.htm
National Park Service	http://www.nps.gov/
U.S. Government Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms	http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/usabb.html

U.S. Government Web Sites for Children

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids	http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ http://bensguide.gpo.gov/subject.html (subject) http://bensguide.gpo.gov/agency.html (agency) http://bensguide.gpo.gov/alphabet.html (alphabetical)
Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms And Explosives Kids' Page	http://www.atf.gov/kids/index.htm
CIA's Homepage for Kids	https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/index.html
FBI Kids and Youth Educational Page	nKindergarten to 5th grade: http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/kidsk5th.htm nGrades 6 to 12th: http://www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/6th12th.htm
FCC Kids' Zone	http://www.fcc.gov/kidszone/
FDA Kids Homepage	http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm
FEMA For Kids	http://www.fema.gov/kids/
First Gov for Kids	http://www.kids.gov/
Government Websites For Kids: In Spanish	http://www.firstgov.gov/Espanol/Temas/Ninos.shtml
Homeland Security Ready Kids	http://www.ready.gov/kids/home.html
Library Of Congress For Kids And Families	http://www.loc.gov/families/
NASA Kids' Club	http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
NASA Space Place	http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
National Highway Traffic Safety - Vince And Larry's Safety City	http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem. 9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf30811060008a0c/
National Park Service Webrangers	http://www.nps.gov/WebRangers/
National Weather Service Owlie Skywarn	http://noaa.kids.us/
Smithsonian Kids	http://www.si.edu/kids/
Treasury's Page for Kids	http://www.ustreas.gov/kids/
USDA/FSA Hay Know	http://www.fsa.usda.gov/fsakids/haynow/flash.html
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Kids Page	http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids
U.S. Census Bureau's Kids Corner	http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html
U.S. Department Of State For Youth	http://future.state.gov/
U.S. Mint's Site For Kids	http://www.usmint.gov/kids/flashIndex.cfm
USA Freedom Corps For Kids	http://www.usafreedomcorpskids.gov/
USGS Earthquakes For Kids	http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids.php
U.S. House Of Representatives - Kids In The House	http://clerkkids.house.gov/
Veterans Affairs Kids	http://www.va.gov/kids/
White House For Kids	http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

Texas Legal and Governmental Information Resources

Texas Government Information

Attorney General of the State of Texas	http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
Governor's Office Web Site	http://www.governor.state.tx.us/
Secretary of State	http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
State of Texas Government Information Page	http://www.texas.gov/
Texas Depository Libraries	http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/statepubs/
Texas Fact Book 2008	http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Fact_Book/ Texas_Fact_Book_2008.pdf
Texas Parks and Wildlife	http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
Texas State Publications Index	http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/statepubs/annualindex/index.html

Texas Regulatory Information

Texas Administrative Code	http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.shtml
Texas Register	http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml
Texas Register - Back Issue Archive	http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/texasregister/default.htm

Texas Legislative Information

Legislative Reference Library	http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/
Texas Constitution	http://www.constitution.legis.state.tx.us/
Texas House of Representatives	http://www.house.state.tx.us/
Texas Legislative Budget Board	http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/
Texas Legislative Information	http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
Texas Senate	http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
Texas Statutes	http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/

Texas Government Websites for Children

911 For Kids	http://www.911.state.tx.us/kidshome.html
Fort Worth Environmental Management Captain Crud And The Cruddies	http://www.fortworthgov.org/DEM/kidscrud.htm
Texas Department Of Transportation Kids Page	http://www.txdot.gov/txdot_library/publications/for_kids.htm
Texas Department Of Health Kids Corner	http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/kids/
Texas House Of Representatives Kids House	http://www.kids.house.state.tx.us/
Texas Parks And Wildlife Kids Page	http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/kids/
Texas Senate Kids	http://www.senate.state.tx.us/kids/

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Handbooks and Manuals

I. HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS PRINT RESOURCES

General Resources

The American Book of Days - UNT Print

Gregory, R. Anniversaries and Holidays - UNT Print

Kane, J. Famous First Facts - UNT Print

Guinness Book of World Records - UNT Print

Occupational Outlook Handbook - UNT Print

Robert, H. Robert's Rules of Order - UNT Print

Cliff Notes - UNT Print

Banner Blue Movie Guide - UNT Print

Illustrated Book of World Rankings - UNT Print

Magill's Survey of Cinema - UNT Print

Roberts' Rules of Order - UNT Print

The Chicago Manual of Style - UNT Print

Emily Post's Etiquette – Physicians' Desk Reference - UNT Print

Monarch Notes - UNT Print

Masterplots II - UNT Print

Physician's Desk Reference: PDR - UNT Print

Physicians Desk Reference Library (print and CD-ROM) - UNT Print

Merck Manual (all variants) - UNT Print

The New York Public Library Desk Reference - UNT Print

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations - Turabian - UNT Print

A Uniform System of Citation - Harvard Bluebook - UNT Print

Dictionary of Occupational Titles - UNT Print<

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. - UNT Print

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - UNT Print

The Writers' Marketplace - UNT Print

II. HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

General or Specific Subject Handbooks and Manuals	Etiquette	Handbooks
Calendars/Book of Days	Curiosities	Parliamentary and Debate Handbooks or Manuals
Style Guides and Citation Manuals	Literary	Governmental Information Sites
Scientific Sites and Conversion Tables		Medical

General or Specific Subject Handbooks and Manuals

CIA World Factbook	http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ index.html
Flags of All Countries	http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html
Global Statistics	http://www.geohive.com/
Handbook of Texas Online	http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/index.html
Internet Broadway Database	http://www.ibdb.com/
Internet Movie Database	http://www.imdb.com
Inventor's Handbook	http://web.mit.edu/invent/h-main.html
Morse Code and the Phonetic Alphabets	http://www.soton.ac.uk/~scp93ch/morse/
Presidents of the United States	http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
State and Country QuickFacts	http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
Time and Date.com	http://www.timeanddate.com/

Etiquette

Emily Post's Etiquette - 1922 ed.	http://www.bartleby.com/95/index.html
Oklahoma Disability Etiquette "Handbook"	http://www.okrehab.org/info/etiquette.htm
The Original Tipping Page	http://www.tipping.org/index.shtml

Handbooks

Appliance Repair Tips and Help	http://www.repairclinic.com/0003.asp
DIY Network	http://www.diynetwork.com/
Do It Yourself Home Improvement	http://www.doityourself.com/
eHOW	http://www.ehow.com/how-to.html
FindHow: How to Search Engine	http://www.findhow.com/
How Stuff Works	http://www.howstuffworks.com
How To Clean Anything	http://www.howtocleananything.com/
SoYouWanna	http://www.soyouwanna.com/
wikiHow	http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page

Calendar/Book of Days

Any Day in History	nhttp://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
BBC On This Day	http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm
Chamber's Book of Days	http://www.thebookofdays.com/
Daily Almanac Events (Univ. of Chicago)	http://www.copi.org/craig/events/today.html
InfoPlease-Today in History	nhttp://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/dayinhistory/
InfoPlease-Today in History-Kids	nhttp://www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/dayinhistory
LOC-Today in History	http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
This Day in History	nhttp://historychannel.com/today
Those Were The Days	http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html

Curiosities

Book of Alternative Records	http://www.alternativerecords.co.uk/
Guinness World Records	http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Special Issues	http://www.specialissues.com/lol/

Parliamentary and Debate Handbooks or Manuals

Roberts Rules of Order - 1915 ed.	http://www.bartleby.com/176/
Parliamentary Procedure	http://www.csufresno.edu/ speechcomm/cagle-p3.htm
PARLIPRO Parliamentary Procedure Online	http://www.parlipro.org/

Style Guides and Citation Manuals

APA Style Homepage	http://www.apastyle.org/
American Psychological Association (APA). How to Cite Information From the Internet and the World Wide Web	http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
Citation Styles	http://bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
The Elements of Style - 1918 ed.	http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Modern Language Association	http://www.mla.org/
Purdue OWL	http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Literary

SparkNotes - Literature	http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/
SparkNotes - Poetry	http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/
SparkNotes - Shakespeare	http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/

Governmental Information Sites

The 50 States of the United States, Their Capital Cities, and Information Links	http://www.50states.com/
Consumer Information Catalog	http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
County/City Data Book	http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/ccdb07.html
Current Economic Indicators	http://www.census.gov/econ/www/
Statistical Abstract	http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Monthly Economic Indicators	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html
NAICS CODE	http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Occupational Outlook Handbook	http://www.bls.gov/oco/
U. S and World Population Clocks	http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) CODE	http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
U. S. Government Manual - GPO Access	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/multidb.html

Scientific Sites and Conversion Tables

Currency Converters	http://www.oanda.com/site/cc_index.shtml
Chemical Elements.com	http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Conversion Factor Table	http://www.remote-control.net/convert/
Convert It	http://www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt/
Elemental Data Index	http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Elements/ cover.html
Measurements Converter	http://www.convert-me.com/en/
Metric/Imperial/U.S. Conversion Converter Page	http://www.french-property.com/ref/convert.htm
Online Conversion	http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Periodic Tables and Related Materials	http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/scitech/chemistry/ periodic.html
Universal Currency Converter	http://www.xe.net/currency/

Medical

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - 1918 ed.	http://www.bartleby.com/107/
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy	http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/ search.htm
PDRnet - Physicians Desk Reference	http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/index.html
Rx List - The Internet Drug Index	http://rxlist.com/

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Reviewing Sources for Library Collection Development

ARBAonline - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database- UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Title Source - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
The ALAN Review	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/
Book Reviews and Author Interviews	http://www.bookreview.com/$spindb.query.bottom.booknew
BookSpot - Book Reviews	http://www.bookspot.com/reviews/
BookWire - Book Reviews	http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/
Google Directory of Reviews	http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Literature/Reviews_and_Criticism/?tc=1/
Guide to Book Review Sources	http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/acq_r_bk.htm
NY Times - Sunday Book Review	http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/index.html
Pulitzer Prizes	http://www.pulitzer.org/
Reference and Research Book News	http://www.booknews.com/reference_and_research.html
Selecting and Using a Core-Reference Collection	http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/corereference/
TeachingBooks.net - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
TeenReads	http://www.teenreads.com/
Washington Post - Chapter One	http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/books/chapterone.htm

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SEARCH ENGINES

Guides

General Search engines	Search Engines (Directories) for Kids	MetaSearch/MegaSearch or Unified Search Engines
Natural Language Search Engines	Specialized Search Engines	Guides

General Search Engines

A9	http://a9.com/
AlltheWeb	http://www.alltheweb.com/
Alta Vista	http://www.altavista.com/
Bing	http://www.bing.com/
Go.com	http://www.go.com
Google <	http://www.google.com
HotBot	http://www.hotbot.com/
Lycos	http://www.lycos.com/
Mooter	http://www.mooter.com/
Ole (Search Engine in Spanish)	http://www.terra.es/
OrangeUK	http://www.orange.co.uk/
SearchHippo	http://www.searchhippo.com/
Starting Point	http://www.stpt.com/
Yahoo	http://www.yahoo.com/
Yippy	http://search.yippy.com/

Search Engines (Directories) for Kids

Alfy.com	http://www.alfy.com/index1.asp?FlashDetect=true
Ask for Kids	http://www.askkids.com/
KidsClick!	http://www.kidsclick.org/
Kids' Search Tools	http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
Yahool Kids	http://kids.yahoo.com/

MetaSearch/MegaSearch or Unified Search Engines

Big Search Engine	http://www.search-engine-index.co.uk/
DogPile	http://www.dogpile.com/
Fazzle	http://www.fazzle.com/
FindIt	http://www.iTools.com/find-it/
InfoSpace	http://www.infospace.com/
ITHAKI	http://www.ithaki.net/indexu.htm
IXQuick	http://www.ixquick.com/
Langenberg <	http://langenberg.com
Mamma	http://www.mamma.com/
MetaCrawler	http://www.metacrawler.com
MetaSearch	http://metasearch.com/
MonsterCrawler <	http://www.monstercrawler.com
Pandia Powersearch	http://www.pandia.com/powersearch/index.html
Péter's PolySearch Engines	http://www2.hawaii.edu/%7Ejacso/extra/poly-page.html
Proteus	http://www.thrall.org/proteus.html
SurfWax	http://www.surfwax.com/
WebCrawler	http://webcrawler.com/

Natural Language Search Engines<

Ask	http://ask.com/
Ask for Kids	http://www.ajkids.com/

Specialized Search Engines<

Accoona	http://accoona.com/
Blinkx - Video Search Engine	http://tv.blinkx.com/
BlogPulse	http://www.blogpulse.com/
BlogSearch	http://www.blogsearchengine.com/
FindSounds	http://www.findsounds.com/
FirstGov	http://www.usa.gov/
First Gov Español	http://www.usa.gov/gobiernousa/
FindLaw	http://www.findlaw.com
Google Books	http://books.google.com/
Google Groups	http://groups.google.com/
Google Images	http://images.google.com/
Google Scholar	http://scholar.google.com/
Infomine	http://infomine.ucr.edu/Main.html
Indeed	http://www.indeed.com/
Internet Sleuth	http://www.isleuth.com/
LISZEN - Library & Information Science Search Engine	http://liszen.com/
Picsearch	http://www.picsearch.com/
Rollyo	http://www.rollyo.com/
RocketNews	http://www.rocketnews.com/
RSS Hugger	http://www.rsshugger.com/search
Scirus	http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
SearchEdu.com	http://www.searchedu.com/
Spacetime	http://search.spacetime.com/
Turbo10 - Search the Deep Net	http://turbo10.com/
WolframAlpha	http://www71.wolframalpha.com/

GUIDES

I. GUIDES PRINT RESOURCES

General Reference

Resource Types

School, Special, Public and Small
Academic Libraries

Subject Guides

Internet Guides

General

Balay, Robert, ed. Guide to Reference Books. 11th ed. Chicago: ALA, 1996. - UNT Print

Walford, A.J. Walford's Guide to Reference Materials. 6th ed. London: The Library Association, 1994-1997.- UNT Print

Wynar, B.W. ed. American Reference Books Annual. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. - UNT Print

Types of Resources

Kister, Ken, Kister's Best Dictionaries for Adults and Young People. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1992.- UNT Print

School, Special, Public, and Small Academic Libraries

ALA. Ad Hoc Committee for the 5th ed. of Ref. Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries, RASD. Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries. 5th ed. Chicago: ALA, 1992 - UNT Print

Dority, G. Kim. A Guide to Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries, 1970- . Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1995 - UNT Print

ALA. College and Research Libraries, Fulton, MO: 1966 - UNT Print

Nichols, Margaret Irby. Guide to Reference Books for School Media Centers. 4th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1992. - UNT Print

Nichols, Margaret Irby. Handbook of Reference Sources and Services for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries. 2nd ed. Austin, TX: Texas State Library, 1994.

The American Library Association Guide to Information Access: A Complete Handbook and Directory – ALA 1994 Sandy Whiteley, editor

Madame Audrey's Guide to Mostly Cheap but Good Reference Books for Small and Rural Libraries, 1998

Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries – ALA, 1999 Scott Kennedy, editor

Guide to Reference Materials for School Library Media Centers, 5th edition, 1998 by Barbara Ripp Safford

Guide to Reference Material for Canadian Libraries – University of Toronto Press

Wynar, B.S. Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers 1996. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1996.

Subject

Blazek, Ron and Elizabeth Aversa, The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information Sources, 4th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1994. - UNT Print

Tapping the Government Grapevine – Oryx Press, 1988 – Judith Robinson - UNT Print

Morehead, Joe. Introduction to United States Government Information Sources, 5th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1996. - UNT Print

Herron, Nancy L., The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources 2d Edition. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1996

Jacobstein, J. Myron, Roy M. Mersky, and Donald J. Dunn, Fundamentals of Legal Research, Seventh ed. New York, NY: Foundation Press, 1998.

U.S. Government on the Web: Getting the Information You Need – Libraries Unlimited, 1999 – Peter Hernon, John A. Shuler, and Robert E. Dugan

Rees, Alan, Consumer Health Information Source Book, 5th ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.

Internet Guides

Chandler, Yvonne J., Neal Schuman Guide to Legal and Regulatory Information on the Internet. New York, NY:Neal-Schuman, 1998.

II. GUIDES ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

General Internet Guides <	Reviewing Sources/Collection Development <	Internet Guides for Kids	Guides to Education Resources on the Internet
Guides to Literature Resources on the Internet	Guides to LIS Resources on the Internet	Guides to Miscellaneous Resources on the Internet	Directional Tools to Reference Resources

General Internet Guides

About	http://about.com/
Academic Index	http://www.academicindex.net
Access My Library	http://www.accessmylibrary.com/
Allestra	http://www.allestra.com
AllRefer Reference	http://reference.allrefer.com/
Awesome Library	http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Best Online Reference Sites	http://www.rcls.org/deskref/
CyberDewey	http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html
Cyber Stacks	http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/homepage.html
Digital Librarian	http://www.digital-librarian.com
Digital Universe	http://www.digitaluniverse.net/
Eurekster Swicki	http://swicki.eurekster.com/
GoGuides	http://www.goguides.org/
Internet Archive	http://www.archive.org/index.php
ipl2	http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/
Internet Scout Report	http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/
Intute	http://www.intute.ac.uk/
Librarian's Resource Centre	http://units.sla.org/chapter/ctor/resources/lrc/cover.htm
Michigan Electronic Library - MEL Reference Desk	http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=185
The Mining Company	http://www.miningco.com/
Open Directory Project <	http://dmoz.org/
Pandia Plus	http://www.pandia.com/plus/index.html
Pinakes, A Subject Launchpad	http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html
StartSpot.com	http://www.startspot.com/network/
Virtual Learning Resource Center	http://www.virtuallrc.com/
WWW Virtual Library	http://www.vlib.org/

Internet Guides for Kids

ALA Great Web Sites for Kids	http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
AllSafeSites	http://www.allsafesites.com/
Extreme Kids	http://www.extremekids.com/
IPL Kidspace	http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn0000/
KidsKonnect	http://kidskonnect.com/
KidSites	http://www.kidsites.com/
Kid's Space	http://www.kids-space.org
KIDS.us	http://www.kids.us/
Kinder Start	http://www.kinderstart.com/index.jsp
Yahoo Kids	http://kids.yahoo.com/
Zoom School	http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/index.shtml

Guides to Education Resources on the Internet

Academic Info - Educational Subject Directory	http://www.academicinfo.net/
Educational Hotlists	http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
EduHound - Everything for Education	http://eduhound.com/

Guides to Literature Resources on the Internet

BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature & Books	http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/
de Grummond's Children's Literature Web Guide	http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/relatedsites/rs-cl-webguide.shtml
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature	http://www.dawcl.com/
Detective/Mystery Series <	http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateMystery/Mystery-Index.html
LSU Author Guides	http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/authors.html

Guides to LIS Resources on the Internet

Google Guide - Library and Information Sciences	http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/
Information and Library Science Guide	http://library.albany.edu/subject/infosci.htm
Library of Congress Guide to LIS Resources on the Internet	http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/libsci/
Resources for Library and Information Science	http://www.ornl.gov/info/library/lis.html
Yahoo Guide - Library and Information Sciences	http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/libraries/

Guides to Miscellaneous Resources on the Internet

African American History	http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=78827&sid=583725
African Americana <	http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/african.html#contents
American Women: A Gateway To Library Of Congress Resources For The Study Of Women's History And Culture In The U.S.	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/
Best of History Web Sites	http://www.besthistorysites.net/
EarthTrends: Environmental Information	http://earthtrends.wri.org/index.php
HealthFinder	http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Index to Internet Resources from C&RL News by Topic	http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Internet_resources_wiki
Insects and Entomology	http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/
NativeWeb	http://www.nativeweb.org/resources/
Okeanos - Ancient Near Eastern Studies	http://faculty.washington.edu/snoegel/okeanos.html
Repositories of Primary Sources	http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
Research Resources in the Social Sciences	http://www.socsciresearch.com/
Scout Report for Math, Engineering & Technology	http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/NSDL/archive.php#MET
Scout Report for Physical Sciences	http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/NSDL/archive.php#PhysSci
Voice of the Shuttle	http://vos.ucsb.edu/

Directional Tools to Reference Resources

Library Spot - Reference Desk	http://www.libraryspot.com/
My Virtual Reference Desk - Quick Reference/Research	http://www.refdesk.com/instant.html
Reference - Bartleby.com	http://www.bartleby.com/reference/
Virtual Reference Desk - Library of Congress	http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
Wall Street Executive Library	http://www.executivelibrary.com/
Yahoo - Reference	http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/

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GUIDES PRINT ~ ELECTRONIC	HANDBOOKS & MANUALS PRINT ~ ELECTRONIC	Reviewing Sources for Collection Development	SEARCH ENGINES includes Guides

General Almanacs and Yearbooks	State Fact Sites
Topical Almanacs and Yearbooks	Calendars <
Government Almanacs and Facts Sites	International Almanacs and Yearbooks

FactMonster Almanac (Kids)	http://www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html
Farmers Almanac	http://www.farmersalmanac.com/
Information Please World Almanac	http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html
Old Farmers Almanac	http://www.almanac.com/
World Almanac via First Search - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
World Almanac for Kids	http://worldalmanacforkids.com

Baseball Almanac	http://baseball-almanac.com/
Black Facts Online	http://www.blackfacts.com/
Celebrity Almanac	http://celebrityalmanac.com/
CNN Video Almanac	http://www.cnn.com/resources/video.almanac/
Computer Almanac	http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/bam/www/numbers.html
Grateful Dead Almanac	http://www.dead.net
Leon's Almanac of Political History	http://perspicuity.net/cgi/hypercal.cgi
The Living Almanac of Disasters	http://disaster.almanac.xs2.net/
Olympic Almanac	http://www.olympicalmanac.com/
Texas Almanac	http://www.texasalmanac.com/
Sports Almanac	http://houstonsportsteams.com/spalm/index.html
The Writer's Almanac	http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/

Calendars Through The Ages	http://webexhibits.org/calendars/index.html
Official U.S. Time	http://time.gov/
Timeticker	http://www.timeticker.com/
Time Zone Converter	http://www.timezoneconverter.com/
The World Clock - Time Zones	http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
World Time	http://www.worldtime.com/
World Time Zones	http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/tzones.html

50states.com	http://50states.com/
Stately Knowledge	http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/

American FactFinder	http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
CIA World FactBook	http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Department of Defense Almanac	http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/
Soldiers Almanac	http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e1/soldiers/archives/pdfs/jan09all.pdf
United States Air Force Almanac	http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2010/May 2010/0510cover.aspx
U.S. Air Force Space Almanac	http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine Documents/2009/August 2009/0809SpaceAlm.pdf
Vietnam War Almanac	http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine Documents/2004/September 2004/0904vietnam.pdf

Global Statistics	http://www.geohive.com/
UNESCO Statistical Yearbook 1999	http://www.uis.unesco.org/

AfricaBib	http://www.africabib.org/
Amazon.com	http://www.amazon.com/
Bibliography for Rhetoric and Composition	http://rhetoric.eserver.org/bibliographies/
Bibliography of African American Theses and Dissertations	http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Bibliographies/AfricanAmerican/
Bibliography on Women in Byzantium	http://www.doaks.org/research/byzantine/women_in_byzantium.html
Bibliomania	http://www.bibliomania.com/
British Library Public Catalogue	http://catalogue.bl.uk
Digital Book Index	http://www.digitalbookindex.org/
Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography	http://library2.usask.ca/~dworacze/BIBLIO.HTM
GPO Catalog	http://catalog.gpo.gov/F
The Library of Congress	http://catalog.loc.gov/
Library of Congress Handbook Of Latin American Studies Online	http://memory.loc.gov/hlas/
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections from Library of Congress	http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
The OnLine Books Page	http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Prints and Photographs Online Catalog	http://www.loc.gov/pictures
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography	http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html
The European Library	http://search.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/en/index.html
Share ILL	http://www.shareill.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Science Fiction and Fantasy Bibliography	http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
U.S. Government Science and Technology Website Resources	http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Science.shtml

Bibliography of Native North Americans - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Bowker's Books in Print with Reviews - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
English Short Title Catalogue	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
MLA International Bibliography - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
PILOTS Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
Quakeline Database	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
WorldCat via First Search - UNT DB	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online	http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ * *Link takes you to UNT Electronic Resources page. Once there, do title search for tool listed on the left.

Biography Indexes and Guides	General Biographical Sources	Obit Pages	Biographies of Authors and Literary Figures
Entertainment Biographies - Actors and Actresses	Women's Biographies	Specialized Biographies	Political Biographical Information
State Biographies

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World	http://www.columbiagazetteer.org/main/Home.html
ESRI Map Books Online	http://www.esri.com/mapmuseum/index.html
Place Names	http://www.placenames.com/
U.S. Cities Gazetteer	http://www.hometownlocator.com/
U.S. Gazetteer	http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html
USGS Astrogeology Gazetteer of Planetary Names	http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
World Gazetteer	http://www.world-gazetteer.com/