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Anthropology,
Myth & Folklore
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Arts & Humanities
General
Anthropology,
Myth & Folklore
Art
& Art History
History
Language
& Literature
Performing
Arts, Music & Film
Philosophy
Religion
Sociology & Social Sciences
Women's
& Gender Studies
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Automotive
- Automobile
Fuel Economy-- find out greenhouse
gas emissions and fuel economy for your car, tips on improving
gas mileage, gasoline prices and more
- BeepBeep.com -- all-in-one used & new car research & sales guide
- Best
(& Worst) Gas Prices-- use
zip code to find best (& worst) gas prices for your
area. Also covers Canada
- Cars.com--
online classified car ads
- Edmunds.com--
new & used car pricing, reviews & advice
- Highway
Safety-- by the Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute. Find
vehicle crash test ratings & statistics on various highway
safety issues: air bags, children, cell phones, older people,
alcohol & more
- Kelley
Blue Book-- find retail, private
party & trade-in Blue Book values on new & used
cars, including invoice and MSRP
- NADA
Appraisal Guides-- find new and
used pricing info, reviews & comparison reports for
cars. Motorcycles, SUV's, RV's & boats are also covered
- NHTSA
(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)--
get vehicle crash test and rollover ratings, vehicle and
equipment recall data, state traffic safety data (crashes
and fatalities) & more
- Recalls.gov--
covering motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics,
environmental products & consumer products
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Biographies
& Genealogy
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Books
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Business, Economy
& Finance
General
- Business
Case Studies & Marketing Theory by the Times 100 UK --
100 online case studies of well-known companies and free
educational resources
- Consumer
Price Index (CPI) --
monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers
for a representative basket of goods and services
- Cost
of Living Calculators (Datamasters)
- Doing
Business -- database that provides
objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement
worldwide. By the World Bank Group
- E.H.
Net Encyclopedia -- of over 70
topics in econ. and business history, written by experts
- Export.gov -- brings together resources from across the U.S. gov. to assist American businesses in international sales
- ExportNavigator -- access over 10,000 free market reports on the international trade community
- Inflation
(How to Calculate)
- Recalls.gov--
covering motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics,
environmental products & consumer products
- Smartmoney.com--
excellent investment, savings and personal finance resource.
Features handy calculators for investing, mortgages, career
planning, autos and more. Some features require free registration
- Tariff
and Import Fee Information--
find detailed tariff schedules for foreign countries
- Thinkers
50-- ranks the top 50 most influential
business thinkers, some of whom are profiled. Released every
2 years, starting in 2001
- World
Bank Group: Data and Statistics --
includes the latest World Development Indicators, Global
Development Finance report and more
Charities & Non-Profits
- Charity Navigator -- charity evaluator. Research and select charities based on allocation of expenses
- Foundation
Center-- track
corporations' charitable donations
- Give.org --
formed by Nat'l Charities Info Bureau and Better Business
Bureau, this resource provides donors with valuable info
on charities soliciting their support
- GuideStar -- national database of nonprofit organizations
- Texas
State Charities -- by SECC (State
Employee Charitable Campaign); a comprehensive list of charities
in the state of Texas
Company & Industry
Economics
Finance & Investment
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Calculators
& Conversion Tools
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- Current Value of Old Money -- answers the question "how much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?"
- Express PDF -- convert Microsoft Office documents (Word & Excel) and Web pages into PDF for free!
- Historical
Currency Converter --
convert the historical buying power of American and British
Currencies into current dollars
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- Time
and Date--
world clocks, time zone converters, calendars, counters
& more
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Chemistry &
MSDS
General
- Aldrich
Searchable Catalog for Chemicals
- ChemTutor -- basic chemistry help on numbers and math, units and measure, atomic structure, elements, compounds, reactions, mols, solutions and more. Plenty of examples and tutorials to help the mathematically challenged
- Elemental
Data Index-- by the National Institute
of Standards & Technology
- EMolecules --
open-access chemistry search engine. Draw a structure, search named chemicals, or browse by category
- General Chemistry Online -- common compound database, chemical construction kits, guides to 1st semester general chemistry, calculators, self-guided, interactive tutorials and more to help prepare new chemistry students
- MatWeb--
searchable database of material data sheets. Contains data
sheets for over 43,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites
- Pictorial
Periodic Table
- Scirus--
an extensive database of scientific info from journals and
Web sites. For journals referenced by Scirus,
check the library's
catalog
- SDBS
Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds
- Selected
Classic Papers--
from the history of chemistry
- Thermodex--
index of selected thermodynamic and physical property resources
- ToxSeek -- gov. based metasearch engine for environmental health & toxicology
- WebElements
Periodic Table
MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheets
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Citations & Style
Manuals
- Auburn's
Citation Style Guides --
APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian
- Citation Style for Research Papers (Long Island U.) --
advice on plagiarism and coverage of APA, Turabian, MLA,
Chicago and AMA styles
- Citing References in Your Paper -- by U. Wisconsin-Madison. Covers APSA, Chicago/Turabian, APA, CBE and MLA
- Citing
Sources (DUKE) -- and avoiding
plagiarism
- Citing Your Sources (Wright State U.) -- APA, MLA, Turabian and more
- Electronic
Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological
Association
- Express PDF -- convert Microsoft Office documents (Word & Excel) and Web pages into PDF for free!
- Guide
for Writing Research Papers --
based on APA documentation
- Guide
for Writing Research Papers --
based on MLA documentation
- Guide
to Grammar and Writing -- improve
grammar, syntax, punctuation, sentence & paragraph structure
and more with instructional quizzes & tutorials
- National
Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic
Citation--Supplement: Internet Formats--
(PDF document)
- Noodle
Tools -- tools for research, citations
in MLA and APA formats, etc.
- Online!
Citation Styles -- examples of citing Internet sources for Chicago, MLA, APA, CBE (Council
of Biology Editors) and other formats
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) of Purdue -- covering academic writing, grammar and mechanics, research and citations (MLA, APA, etc.) and more in very clear and simple language
- RefWorks --
citation management service available to UTD users only
- Sources:
Their Use and Acknowledgement
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Copyright & Patents
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Dictionaries,
Grammars & Thesauri
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Education
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Employment,
Jobs & Career Information
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Encyclopedias
& Quick Reference
- About.com--
topical directory that's excellent for current events, practical
advice, pop culture, and more
- Bartleby.com
- Best
Information on the Net-- excellent
topical directory for undergrads
- Better
World Links--
directory of over 30,000 links to English-language topics
- Encyclopedia
Britannica Online--
electronic version of the well respected resource in paper.
UTD users may access the full
version
- European
Library-- search the collections
of national libraries all across Europe: books, maps, posters
& images, children's lit., newspapers & more
- Librarians'
Index to the Internet
- Martindale's
The Reference Desk
- National
Issues-- nonpartisan views on
national issues (includes education, social security, gun
control, etc.)
- Search
Jake-- will tell you which database(s)
indexes your journal title (UTD users can view Ulrichsweb
or Serials
Directory for the same info)
- Symbols.com-- encyclopedia of Western signs and ideograms. Search using either the graphic index or by words in the meaning
- Symbols.net -- directory of signs, glyphs and symbols
- UT
Austin's A-Z List of Useful Reference Sites
- Virtual Reference Desk -- locate quality
Web sites by subject
- Wikipedia--
free Internet encyclopedia
- WikiWax --
quick index to Wikipedia. Type in your term and it fills
in the rest of the blank with suggestions
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Entertainment
- A-Z
Lyrics Universe--
access more than 50,000 lyrics by over 1,500 artists
- Academy
Awards Database--
browse/search by year, film title, award category and more.
Covers the beginning of the AAs - 1927/28 - to present
- All-Movie
Guide
- All-Music
Guide
- Baseball
Almanac--
history, rosters, records, scores, jokes and more
- Big Cartoon Database
- Film Literature Index -- indexing 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television
- Guidelive--
guide to Dallas/Ft. Worth entertainment
- IMDB
: Internet Movie Database
- Metacritic --
compiles reviews from respected critics and publications
for film, video/dvd, books, music, TV and games
- Moviefone --
movies, show times, trailers, etc.
- NBA.com
- Radio-Locator--
links to over 10,000 radio station Web sites and 2,500 audio
streams from those stations worldwide. Search by format,
city, state or province, country, zip code, call letters
& more
- TV
Guide
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Geology & Earth Science
- Digital Library in Earth System Education -- links to educational resources and data sets on geology, environmental science, atmospheric science and space science
- Earth Science World-- by the American Geological Institute
- Encyclopedia of Earth
- Geology Dictionary
- Global Volcanism Program -- historical
and geological data on volcanoes
- Mineralogy Database -- contains over 4,400 individual mineral species descriptions with links and an image library
- Natural History of North Central Texas (NHNCT)-- explore the flora, fauna, geology, weather, biodiversity and more of North Central Texas
- Science and Policy of Global Environmental Change -- by MIT
- Science Research Portal -- by ScienceResearch.com.
Covers astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, engineering,
medicine and more
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Government,
Law & Politics
- American
Law Sources Online--
Mexico, Canada and the Americas
- Center for Public Integrity -- govt. watchdogs dedicated to investigative journalism on significant issues to make institutional power more transparent and accountable
- Congress.org--
get info on federal, state, and local officials, as well
as issue guides and voting records
- Congressional
Research Service Reports,
Hosted by UNT Libraries-- strives
to give searchable access to full-text CRS reports from
1990 to present
- Cornell
Law School
- CyberCemetery --
provides permanent public access to Web sites of defunct
U.S. government agencies and commissions
- Diplomacy
Monitor-- the latest communiqués,
transcripts and
news releases from around the world
- Europa:
Gateway to the European Union
- FedStats --
gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal gov. agencies
- FindLaw
- Gov.com--
making government user-friendly
- Government
Documents -- McDermott Library's
guide to national and state government resources
- Government Information Online (GIO) -- chat live with a government documents, information expert/librarian
- Guide
to Law: Nations of the World--
branches of government, constitutions and legal sources
- International Security and Relations Network (ISN)
- Internet
Legal Resource Guide
- Martindale-Hubbell
Lawyer Locator
- Municipal Codes Online-- by American Legal Publishing Corporation
- Municipal Codes Online Library-- by Municode. Access city/county codes of ordinances from across the country
- National
Governors Association--
ultimate resource for info on U.S. governors
- Opensecrets.org--
your guide to money in U.S. politics
- OYEZ:
U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia--
listen to recordings of Supreme Court oral arguments dating
from 1995 onward
- Political
Science Resources for U.S. Politics--
very thorough list of online resources in politics, by U.
of Mich.
- Political
Resources on the Net-- includes
international and U.S. coverage
- Recalls.gov--
covering automobiles, boats, food, medicine, toys, cosmetics,
environmental products & various consumer products
- Stateline.org -- news and info on the policies and politics of the states
- Texas
Judiciary Online-- wealth of info.
on TX courts: trial courts, appellate courts, Court of Criminal
Appeals and TX Supreme Court. Many of these courts offer
a case search feature on their sites
- USA.gov--
the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal - for federal,
state and local government info
- VirtualChase --
Web sites and research strategies for finding the law
- Web
Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research
- World
Policy Institute--
striving for informed, open education and debate of national
and international policy
Constitutions
Voting, Election Information, Polls
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Grants & Financial
Aid
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Health
& Medicine
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History
- American
Civil War Home Page
- American
Memory--
a digital library of historical documents, photos, sound
files and film footage from the National Digital Library
- American
Rhetoric-- over 5,000 public speeches,
sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates & more
(text, audio, and video)
- Chronicling America : Historic American Newspapers -- read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and get info on newspapers from 1690-present
- Documenting the American
South-- primary sources for the
study of the history, literature & culture of the American
South. Includes text, images & audio
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Documents
for the Study of American History--
primary sources in U.S. history from ca. 1000
to today
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France in America /
France en Amérique -- explore the history of the French presence in North America from the first decades of the
16th C. to the end of the 19th C. Direct digital access to
complete books, maps, prints & other documents in English
and French
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Historical
Text Archive
- Lewis
and Clark Bicentennial-- follow
this historic expedition
- Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
- Primary
Sources on the Web-- a reputable
guide to primary sources in cyberspace
- Prints
& Photographs Reading Room--
for primary historical photographic documents
- Repositories
of Primary Sources-- over 5,000
Web sites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives,
rare books, historical photographs and primary sources
- TheHistoryNet
- University
of Virginia History Resources Page
- U.S.
Historical Documents
- Voice
of the Shuttle : Humanities-Related Sites
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Images
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