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ABZU: A Guide to Information Related to the Study of the Ancient Near East on the Web
  Abzu guides the user to data on the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean world... [more info]
Africa South of the Sahara
Serves as a guide to Internet resources on African cultures and peoples. Sites are organized by country and topic. [more info]
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
An agency under the United States Department of Health and Human Services whose aim is to improve the delivery of healthcare. [more info]
American Dietetic Association
The American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being.   [more info]
American Rhetoric Speech Bank (American Rhetoric)
Index and full text of over 5000 audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches... [more info]
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APA Style Help (American Psychiatric Association)
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Enjoy a new picture of the cosmos each day. [more info]
Atomic Spectroscopy: A Compendium of Basic Ideas, Notation, Data, and Formulas
Datasets for Atomic Spectroscopy can be found here. [more info]
BibliografĂ­a Mesoamericana
Comprehensive and continually updated bibliographic dataset of the published literature pertaining to the anthropology of Mesoamerica. Content includes archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, art history, linguistics, physical anthropology, and other related disciplines. Some full text available. [more info]
Child Welfare Information Gateway
The Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children... [more info]
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Community of Science (Community of Science, Inc.)
Community of Science (COS) is a multifunctional service helping researchers find funding... [more info]
Campus/Remote
ComVista (CIS)
A guide to programs of study in communication-related departments in North American higher education. One year trial subscription. [more info]
David Rumsey Map Collection (Cartography Associates)
The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials... [more info]
Internet
DC Physics
This portal links to simulations, newsletters, books, employment opportunities, humor, journals, references, software online texts, and tutorials. There is also a practice problem generator--great for the student preparing for exams. [more info]
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Dialnet: Portada de Revistas
A collection of full-text articles in Spanish in all disciplinary areas.  [more info]
E-Server Technical Communication Library
Articles, course materials, periodicals, reference guides, and miscellaneous other materials of importance to technical and scientific communication... [more info]
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EnergyFiles (OSTI)
Portal for energy-related collections including web sites and databases... [more info]
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English Short Title Catalogue
Indexes over 460,000 that were published between 1473 and 1800 primarily in Britain and North America. [more info]
Environmental Health and Toxicology (NLM/NIH Specialized Information Service) (NIH)
 Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) maintains a comprehensive toxicology and environmental health web site that includes access to resources produced by TEHIP and by other government agencies and organizations. This web site includes links to databases, bibliographies, tutorials, and other scientific and consumer-oriented resources. [more info]
Gateway to Educational Materials
Thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. [more info]
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Google Scholar
Search the Internet for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research... [more info]
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Home Page of Meir Bar-Ilan

Meir Bar-Ilan is a Senior Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University. His home page contains much useful information on Second Temple Judaism and the OT Pseudepigrapha, much of it in modern Hebrew, some in English
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Home Page of Robert A. Kraft
   Professor Bob Kraft is a pioneer in using computer technology for teaching and research. His home page has links to a number of courses he has taught online, as well as to his own online publications, and many other resources useful for our course. [more info]
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In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives (Alexander Street Press)
Search letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within scholarly materials... [more info]
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International Council on Nanotechnology: EHS Database
The ICON Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) database contains summaries (abstracts) and citations for research papers related to the EHS implications of nanoscale materials. You may have to check Periodical Locator to retrieve full text of the articles [more info]
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profit website offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. The Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages. [more info]
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Labyrinth
For Dr. Bankert's section of 299: Serves as a guide to online Medieval resources, including primary texts, secondary texts, and bibliographies. [more info]
LANIC
Information on Latin American countries [more info]
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Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC)
Provides access to the tables of contents of more than 800 Latin American journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. [more info]
Making of America
Digital copies of primary sources published in the US from pre Civil War to the 1920s. Click  'More Info' for website links... [more info]
Internet
Medical Spanish for Healthcare Providers
Learn how to speak Spanish in a medical setting -- from anatomy to illness symptoms... [more info]
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Middle English Dictionary (University of Michigan)
A comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500, based on the analysis of a collection of over three million citation slips, the largest collection of this kind available. [more info]
Millennium Studies and Apocalypticism
   A repository of articles, position papers, and abstracts are the work of those associated with the Center for Millennial Studies at Boston University. [more info]
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MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheets
Find Materials Safety Data Sheets and hazard information about chemicals used in labs. [more info]
NARIC's Instant Disability Resource Center
The leading literature database on disability and rehabilitation ... [more info]
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National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and ... [more info]
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
 The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease. [more info]
National Museum of African Art
Provides online exhibits of traditional and modern African art. Also links to Radio Africa, which provides streaming audio from the Smithsonian’s Global Sound collection. [more info]
NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainties
Fundamental Physical Constraints, International System of Units (SI), and Uncertainty of Measurement Results [more info]
Internet
Nobel Foundation
Information about Nobel Laureates [more info]
Internet
North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau)
 Locate NAICS codes through keyword search. Browse the NAICS classification structure. [more info]
The Online Library of Liberty (Liberty Fund)
Electronic versions of classic books about individual liberty. These texts go back some 4,000 years... [more info]
Internet
Physical Reference Data
Online databases from the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory. [more info]
Internet
Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS)
Used to classify research articles. [more info]
Internet
Physics Central
Maintained by the American Physics Society (APS), this site is a directory of links to a large number of sites concerned with physics. Well organized by various themes such as general fields of physics, publications, and educational material, this site is good directory to reliable, credible resources. [more info]
Physics to Go
Physics to Go is a collection of websites where you can learn physics on your own, through games, webcasts, and online exhibits and activities. Also included are physics on the road programs, which bring demonstration shows, and in some cases hands-on activities, to you, the audience. To find the resources you want, you can browse the collection and search our database by content topic, resource type, and grade level. [more info]
Planetary Tour Guide
Collection of webpages focusing on the planets and solar systems, many with images. [more info]
Internet
Science Accelerator
This search engine helps users find science information from ten key U.S. Department of Energy resources... [more info]
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Science.gov (U.S. Government)
A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies... [more info]
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Scirus (Elsevier)
This is a science-specific search engine for the Internet [more info]
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
 The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International is to support the learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide. the honor society hosts the Registry of Nursing Research online database in its Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library. The emphasis of the library is on advancing the development, dissemination and utilization of nursing research. [more info]
Standard Industrial Classification (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
 Locate SIC codes through keyword search. Browse the SIC classification structure. [more info]
UNdata
Provides statistical information for every country in the world on numerous topics... [more info]
Victorian Women Writers Project
Provides transcripts of works written by 19th century British women writers. Includes anthologies, novels, political pamphlets, religious tracts, children's books, and volumes of poetry and verse drama. [more info]
Virtual Religion Index
 
A collection of internet resources compiled by faculty at Rutgers University and categorized by subject.
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Internet
Wabash College Internet Guide to Religion
    A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion: [more info]
Internet
Web Elements
Find details for elements on the periodic table. [more info]
Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875
Provides electronic access to over 2,800 volumes of 19th century American fiction. Works may be viewed as either rekeyed text or page images. [more info]
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