Reading, Writing, Speaking

Reading, writing and speaking used to be the purpose of all college education, to create someone who can express themselves clearly and simply. They called him a liberally-educated man, someone who could say what they thought without babbling. Despite all the technical-babble that has swept the world, it is still about your ability to communicate simply and clearly.

The Six Stages of Reading

The late Dr. Jeanne Chall developed the theory that learning about literacy occurs in stages:

1.) Pre-reading; six months to six years: The pre-reading child has some phonological awareness or sensitivity to speech sounds, rhyming and alliteration; recognizes some letters and may link some to the sounds they make; some understanding of books and print.

2.) Initial reading or decoding; first and second grade: The child who is just beginning to read can sound out words one at a time and decode them slowly, carefully and accurately. Most of his attention is devoted to decoding with few mental resources left over for deeper comprehension.

3.) Confirmation and fluency; second and third grade: Gradually, as the child becomes more confident in his decoding skills, he reads for comprehension of the text.

4.) Reading to learn new information fourth through eighth grade: Once fluency is established, the reader can make the shift from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." He can acquire information from a text and compare it to his own ideas, but he is generally limited to one viewpoint at a time. His vocabulary now increases more through reading than through conversation.

5.) Coordinating multiple viewpoints; high school and beyond: The reader can compare and analyze texts with multiple viewpoints and can put them into the context of his earlier learning. He can read on several levels at once, considering, for example, facts, underlying assumptions and larger context.

6.) Construction and reconstruction; college and beyond: The mature reader constructs his own system of knowledge from the texts he reads, analyzing, synthesizing and making judgments about all of them to create his own understanding of the world. His mind is flexible and critical, his knowledge is both the cause and the result of constant reflection, exploration and curiosity.

The Five Key Areas of Reading Instruction

The federal Partnership for Reading has identified five keys of reading success:

1.) Phonemic awareness: The ability to focus on the individual speech sounds in words and to break words into their sounds, play with the sounds and blend them back together again.

Breaking words into sounds is called segmenting.

Playing with sounds is called manipulating.

Putting sounds together into words is called blending.

The reader connects sounds to letters and words.

2.) Phonics: The study and use of letter-sound relationships to help identify written words.

3.) Fluency: The ability to read in a smooth, flowing, connected way. Link words together into meaningful phrases.

4.) Vocabulary: Knowledge of word meanings, in both spoken and written language.

5.) Comprehension: Understanding text, both its individual words and its whole meaning.

The Phonics Approach

Phonics teaches the correspondence between letters and sounds, building cumulatively from there, adding simple words and sentences then more complex words and longer sentences.

Phonics is geared for seeking patterns and relationships betwwen letters and words.

The Whole Language Approach

The Whole Language Approach is kind of like the free-spirited, creative approach. You teach the child the very basics like phonics then you let them go. You have a shelf of interesting books all the way from simple to full novels.

Some kids are able to read complex stories very shortly after they learn the alphabet and a few hundred words. They're naturally inspired.

The criticism is that they're not taught some of the fundamentals of the language arts.

This approach works best for smart kids. The stupider kids need to spend more time on phonics before they can read a novel on their own.

Early Reading Info 1

The best you can do with a young child is talk to him. Get him to talk to you a lot.

Give him simple picture and text books that you get from the library or the bookstore.

Teach him to sing the alphabet song or recite the alphabet and know the sound of every letter.

Teach him to print his name.

Get him to copy stuff from a book.

If your child has problems learning to read, you might want to get his hearing and vision checked out. If they're fine, it might be something in his brain.

The principal's office of your local elementary school can help you arrange screening and remediation, if necessary by specialists, at no cost to you.

As the child learns to read, you must give him harder, more complex stories and articles to read so that he can build up his vocabulary.

Give him a variety of fiction and nonfiction.

Open the dictionary to any page and ask him to copy all multisyllabic words four vowels or more then recite them to you when he's done.

Teach compound words like treehouse or doubletime.

Teach the "pn" combination as in pneumonia.

Try to encourage the child to read something every day. Take him to the library so he can pick books that interest him.

Whenever you watch a movie together or go somewhere, keep a conversation going constantly to give the kid practice talking.

The parent should discuss with the child what he has just read at least once a week.

Get some tongue twisters off the internet. Have the kid say them.

There are many word games like Scrabble.

Gradually teach sentence structure and grammar by correcting the child and explaining the proper English.

Explain that the ability to talk and write are necessary for the child to grow up to be a noble being.

Correct double negatives.

Correct slang like ain't.

Early Reading Info 2

To learn to read and write, children must master both the meaning of language and the appearance and sounds of words as objects.

Some simple skills that go with learning reading are:

Rhyming, show it in poetry, rhyme "ay" with all the letters of the alphabet like bay, day, gay, etc.

Alliteration is used in poetry to create a sentence where several of the words sound alike, preferrably like the action in the sentence:

The snowstorm shot snowflakes all over the shore.

Sentence segmenting is string words into sentences.

Syllable blending is the art of not speaking in syllables but in smooth-flowing words.

Phonological awareness includes a range of abilities that have to do with focusing on oral language. A child who is phonologically aware is able to speak the rhythms of spoken words fluidly as both words and their meanings.

Phonemic awareness is understanding that spoken words are made up of separate syllables that represent sounds.

Learn to print your name with both upper and lowercase letters

Learn the short-long options for vowels.

Learn how to arrange words in alphabetical order.

Don't confuse g, p and q.

Learn when it's appropriate to use uppercase and lowercase letters.

Read to the child as a preschooler. Gradually get him to read simple books out loud.

The final goal is to be a smooth, fluent reader who enjoys reading for entertainment, to satisfy curiosity about the world and to learn practical knowledge to help you live a better life.

After the child becomes a good reader, encourage him to start writing his thoughts, feelings and ideas down. It's not good enough just to read. You have to be able to express yourself.

Cement the child's command of the English language by having intellectual conversations where you talk about the news, current events, school subjects, etc.

Practice with the silent e usually at the end of words.

Tricky consonants are h, w, y.

To learn spelling and new words in general, tell your kid to read a page in the dictionary everyday.

Use flash cards and spelling tests.

Poems and songs show the esthetic beauty of the written word.

Learn the Alphabet

Use flashcards and alphabet picture books.

Learn to sing the alphabet song.

Learn that each letter has a name and a sound.

Learn that there are vowels and consonants.

Learn the names of the letters used in your name.

Print the letters of the alphabet.

Learn uppercase and lowercase letters.

Learning to Read 1

There are many different theories about how to teach reading. The main conflict is between teaching skills versus meaning.

The most basic theory emphasizes the alphabet and letter combinations (st, ch, br, dr), drilling students letter by letter, having them recite aloud.

The whole-word method, focuses on meaningful words rather than the alphabet.

Mann's school of thought led to the look-say method. See a picture with the word, say it.

In 1955, Rudolf Flesch's Why Johnny Can't Read program called for intensive

phonics instruction.

In the 1960s, Jeanne Chall created the six stages of reading outlined elsewhere in this book. She was more for phonics than the whole-word approach.

In the 1980s, the emphasis shifted to the whole-language approach, which teaches a feel for language and a love of literature.

Today, most teachers favor a mixed approach that teaches phonics and whole language at the same time.

Learning to Read 2

Talk a lot to kids. Let talk radio play in their bedrooms. Watch TV talk shows with children because they learn to talk before they read.

Read together. Find a quiet place where you can focus on the book. The child will discover the pleasure of reading.

If the child doesn't want to read, don't push too much. The best encouragement is good books, even comic books.

Read books you like.

Ask your child questions about the books you read to him or books he reads. Try to ask questions that require more than a yes or no answer like, "What do you think is going to happen next?

Discuss books.

Let your child discover his natural interests then buy him books about them or borrow them at the library.

Watch television together and talk about it.

Visit the library.

A good reader constantly adds to his knowledge base as he reads.

The good reader can pick out the important ideas and ignore meaningless chatter "fluff" writing.

A good reader creates vivid visual pictures in his mind as he reads.

A good reader uses his knowledge to make inferences and draw conclusions.

He reads for clarity, summaring what he has read into the main points.

A good reader goes over confusing parts to try to understand the material but sometimes it's just bad writing. You can't make sense of it.

Keep a dictionary and thesaurus handy to look up unfamiliar words.

Start writing then go back everyday for a week to edit something you've written.

At some point in time, you'll have to learn to cite sources. There's a section about citation formats in this book.

Teach punctuation, proofreading, note taking and research.

Prefix & Suffix

Learning prefixes and suffixes is necessary to understand the meanings of some words;

Some prefixes are:

im

impossible, immature

inter

interact, international

tele

telescope, telephone

trans, across

transit, transport

dis

dislike, dissociate

un, not

unlikely, untamed

Suffixes are:

able, worthy of

lovable, memorable

er, or, person

teacher, sailor

ness, state of being

happiness, sadness

ology, study

biology, musicology

ful, full of

hopeful, grateful

Homonym/ Homophone

Homonyms/ Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings.

Here are some homophones:

blew, blue

buy, by

cent, scent, sent

dear, deer

flour, flower

hear, here

hoarse, horse

hole, whole

hour, our

its, it's

knew, new

knight, night

know, no

main, mane

meat, meet

pair, pare, pear

read, red

right, write

sea, see

son, sun

tail, tale

there, their, they're

threw, through

to, too, two

weak, week

wear, where

who's, whose

wood, would

your, you're

Calvin & Hobbes Books to Teach Reading

Calvin and Hobbes is a syndicated comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson. Calvin is an adventurous six-year-old boy. Hobbes is his stuffed tiger.

It's most often used to teach young boys to read.

teachingwithcalvinandhobbes.blogspot.com

Academic Subjects/ the Realm of Ideas

Academic Introduction

This is a book to help you quickly find the information you’re looking for at the library, on websites, through publishers who sell books and magazines, organizations, etc. Think of it as my attempt to organize a framework for the academic world in two books. Book 1 is almost everything. The second book is math and science.

Major Academic Websites

academicinfo.net/subject-guides, academic info subject guides.

bubl.ac.uk, bubl link.

infomine.ucr.edu, infomine.

intute.ac.uk, intute.

infoplease.com, information please.

ipl.org, internet public library.

loc.gov, library of congress.

dmoz.org, open directory project.

academic.cengage.com

academic.live.com

academic.research.microsoft.com

academicconcepts.net

academicdb.com

academicindex.net

academicinfo.biz

academicinfo.com

academicinfo.net

academickeys.com

academickids.com

academicresources.org

academicresources.org/learning.html

academon.com

academicwritingworld.com

accessexcellence.org

allacademic.com

factmonster.com

lii.org, librarians internet index

oclc.org/worldcat/default.htm, worldcat; window to the world's libraries.

scholar.google.com

scirus.com, scientific research.

searchedu.com

virtuallrc.com, academic information websites.

virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/scholar.pdf, academic and scholar search engines.

Academic Websites

knowledgenuts.com

knowledgesutra.com

theteacherscorner.net

enacademic.com

studynation.com

schooldays.ie

academicapparel.com

academia.edu

academia.org, accuracy in academia

academia-research.com

academic.cengage.com

accessmylibrary.com

ala.org/aasl/kqweb, knowledge quest magazine.

ala.org/booklist/index.html, booklist

allacademic.com

allacademic.com

allacademic.com

enchantedlearning.com/subjects

allacademic.com, a searchable database of academic publications: journals, working papers, convention papers and magazine articles

allrefer.com

americanlegends.com

antistudy.com, antistudy

anysubject.com

archives.gov, national archives and records administration.

aresearchguide.com

awesomelibrary.org, awesome library k-12 education directory

awesomelibrary.org/classroom

awesomelibrary.org/library/materials_search/lesson_plans/health.html, awesome library's health lesson plans

bartleby.com, bartleby.com

bbc.co.uk/learning

bbc.co.uk/news

bcpl.net/~dcurtis/psd/handouts/s3-67, trash or treasure? teaching students how to evaluate internet resources

besthistorysites.net/ushistory.shtml, best history websites

blogs.britannica.com

bogglesworldesl.com, boggles world

bramleybooks.com, free e-mail newsletter.

bubl.ac.uk

buildingrainbows.com/ca, the curriculum archive

call-for-paper.com

cfge.wm.edu/curriculum.php, college of william and mary center for gifted education

citeseer.ist.psu.edu, computer science, scientific literature digital library.

citeulike.org

citeulike.org

citizendium.org/wiki/main_page, citizendium

classroompromo.net

cluteinstitute-onlinejournals.com, the clute institute for academic research. journals and lists of academic conferences.

cnnstudentnews.com

cnx.org, connexions, sharing knowledge

columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources, columbia guides.

completeplanet.com

completeplanet.com, over 70,000+ searchable databases and specialty search engines

curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/main, curriki

cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml, interactive mathematics miscellany and puzzles

depauw.edu/library/presentations/cheap/free+databases.htm, depauw library list of free databases

dialogical.net/socialsciences, social sciences.

digitalhistory.uh.edu/hyperhistorian.cfm, digital history

directory.google.com, google directory.

discovery.com

discoverychannel.co.uk

discoveryeducation.com

discoveryknowledge.co.uk

dmoz.com/reference/education/k_through_12/gifted_education, open directory list of gifted education resources

dmoz.org/reference/education/instructional_technology/evaluation/web_site_evaluation/hoax_sites, open directory list of bogus web sites for instruction

ecademy.com

edhelper.com

edhelper.com, edhelper.com

educating.net

education.discovery.com

education.nasa.gov/home/index.html, nasa office of education

educationindex.com/math, mathematics online resources at education index

eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/arts/music, ask eric music lesson plans

eduref.org/eric, the educator's reference desk

eduref.org/virtual/lessons, the educator's reference desk

edutopia.org

edutopia.org/academic-scrapbooking-photographs-journals

edweb.gsn.org

elsevierdirect.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_academic_disciplines en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_academic_journals

enc.org

enchantedlearning.com

escholarship.org

eslprintables.com, esl printables

exploratorium.edu

fact-index.com

findingeducation.com

footnote.com, footnote

fortunecity.com/campus

freebooknotes.com, free book notes.com

free-ebooks.net

freeinquiry.com

friesian.com/philhist.htm, friesian's philosophy of history site

funbrain.com, for k-8 teachers, parents, kids

galeschools.com

getcited.org, academic search engine.

getcited.org/pub

giftedexchange.blogspot.com, gifted exchange

globalscholar.com

goaskalice.columbia.edu, ask alice

gradebook.org

grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar, ccc guide to grammar and writing

greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela, greece central school district ela home page

gutenberg.org/wiki/main_page, project gutenberg

highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm, high school ace.

highwire.stanford.edu, highwire press from stanford university

howstuffworks.com, how stuff works

hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/irn.html, latest academic websites

hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html

hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html, virtual library.

idealreferences.info

infomine.ucr.edu, academic databases

infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?k12, infomine k-12: this is a free scholarly internet research collection search tool.

infomine.ucr.edu/infomine, university of california's list of searchable government, scholarly and media databases.

infoplease.com

informaworld.com

instructionwiki.org/main_page, library instruction wiki

intellectualize.org

intute.ac.uk, intute.

intute.ac.uk/socialsciences

invisible-web.net

ipl.org, internet public library.

ipl.org/div/teen, teen space at the internet public library

irisa.fr/manifestations

isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music, k-12 resources for music educators

jasonproject.org

jstor.org, the scholarly journal archive

kaplan.com

kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/learning/learning_disabilities.html, teens health on learning disabilities

kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn, bluewebn'

knowledgequest.com

knowledgequestmaps.com

kqonline.com, knowledge quest.

ldonline.org/index.php, ld online

learn-and-do.com

learningstore.org

lessonplanspage.com/index.html, the lesson plans page

library.lib.binghamton.edu/databases/free.php, binghamton university list of free databases and journals

library.sau.edu/bestinfo/majors/majindex.htm, o'keefe library; best information on the net.

library.thinkquest.org

libsuccess.org/index.php?title=main_page, library success: a best practices wiki

lii.org librarians' index to the internet.

lii.org, internet index

lii.org, librarians' internet index

looksmart.com

lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/credibility/page4.html, teaching web evaluation

madprofessor.net, reviews books, software, etc.

marcopolo.mci.com/teacher/lesson_plan_content_index.aspx?resourcetype=2, marco polo lesson plan index

masternewmedia.org/news/2005/04/01/where_to_find_free_images.htm, where to find free images

mathforum.org, the math forum @ drexel university

mathnerds.com/mathnerds, math nerds

mathworld.wolfram.com, math world

mciu.org/~spjvweb, springfield township hs virtual library

mciu.org/spjvweb/jvles.html, joyce valenza's online lessons

members.tripod.com/rsaffran/aba.html, aba resources for recovery from autism/pdd/hyperlexia

memory.loc.gov/ammem, american memory.

merlot.org

mfiles.co.uk/index.htm, mfiles

microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx, microsoft lesson plans

mpls.lib.mn.us/subject, minneapolis public library subject tree.

mshogue.com, ms

multcolib.org/homework, multnomah county library homework center

nancykeane.com/booktalks/default.htm, booktalks quick and simple

narth.com/docs/studiesofinterest.html

nas.org, national association of scholars

nationalacademies.org

nationalgeographic.com/history, national geographic guide to history

nlcommunities.com/communities/wanderings/default.aspx, wanderings, jacquie henry's blog on "libraries, information literacy and information technology."

nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons, ny times daily lesson plan

oedb.org/library

oercommons.org, open educational resources

ojose.com, online journals search engine

onlineacademics.org

onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/search.html, the online books page

pbs.org, public tv.

pbs.org/teachers, pbs teachers

pbs.org/wgbh/nova

pdinfo.com, public domain music

pecentral.org/lessonideas/pelessonplans.html, pe central

pedagonet.com

phd-dissertations.com

philosophersnet.com

princetonol.com

professorshouse.com hec.gov.pk/htmls/rsp/rgp/research.asp, national research program for universities.

profusion.com

prufrock.com/client/giftedblog/index.cfm, gifted child information blog

questforum.org, best practices resources knowledge library faq.

quick.org.uk/menu.htm, the quality information checklist

rapidlearningcenter.com

rdn.ac.uk

rdn.ac.uk resource discovery network.

reason.com

refdesk.com, refdesk

researchbuzz.org

researchcrawler.com

ria.ie, royal irish academy.

samla.org, south atlantic modern language assn.

scholar.com

scholar.google.com, limits results to scholarly publications.

scholar.google.com, scholarly literature

scholar.lib.vt.edu

scholarlinkresearch.org

scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu

scholars.nus.edu.sg

scholastic.com

scholastic.com

school.discovery.com

school.discovery.com/lessonplans, discovery channel lesson plan library

school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html, kathy schrock's guide to language and literature resources

school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artp.html, kathy schrock's guide to performing arts

Self - Education for Work, Self - Improvement, Fun & Inspiration

Self-Education as a Lifestyle

Self-education is reading, writing, thinking and exploring your life for your own motives which could be something like:

1.) A desire to live a fun, great, hedonistic-noble lifestyle.

2.) A driving need to constantly purge your natural energy.

3.) A driving force to change the world in a big way with a big idea.

Some self-educated people don't have big ideas and big aspirations but they quietly try to improve the world in their own little ways.

It's a fun way to live. Being inspired all the time is the best way to live for the few people who figure out that this is the best life possible. I wrote a book about it called A Free Spirit's Search For Enlightenment.

Education doesn't end after formal schooling nor is it necessarily concerned with work-related upgrading. People continue to learn for many reasons among them the search for enlightenment, recreation, fun, practical matters and even go to classes to hope to meet a lover.

For men, the most common courses are home improvement, home building, computer and business related. For women, it's generally cooking and crafts.

Adult/ Continuing education refers to people who graduated from high school or college, went to work for awhile and are now seeking to further educate themselves or retrain for a different field.

There are several areas in any town that usually offer short courses to adults usually for a low, nominal fee. The first place is the local schoolboard which usually sponsors a continuing/ adult education program where they use the local schools at night-time to offer a wide variety of courses.

The teachers are anybody who knows something about the subject matter. They often get paid a wage from the fees collected. Some classes are even free. They usually run one night a week for about 10-13 weeks or could continue throughout the school year. There could be weekend courses.

Other places which offer courses are churches, nonprofit organizations, social clubs, the YMCA and even some stores sponsor courses like a camping store offering a camping course or a crafts store offering sewing classes.

Sometimes the library offers courses. Start with your local schoolboard and proceed from there. Look through your local phonebook for leads.

Check the free publications that are usually around the front of any library. If the city or state has some kind of booklet printed up every semester outlining the different courses available around town, it's here.

Try #374 at the library.

Major Self-Education Websites/ Major Self-Learning Websites

adulted.about.com

adulted.about.com/cs/adultedassns/a/adulted101.

htm

adulted.about.com/od/adultlearning/index.htm

adulted.about.com/cs/highereducation/index.htm

adulted.about.com/od/financialaid/index.htm

albany.edu/aaace

ericae.net

training-classes.com

learnbydoing.com

worldwide.edu, worldwide classroom

readwritethink.org

austin.utexas.edu/wlh, world lecture hall publishes links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the web to deliver course materials in any language.

thoughtquestions.com

mitworld.mit.edu

ted.com

AcademicEarth.org

teachertube.com

KhanAcademy.org

oyc.yale.edu, open yale courses.

wideawakeminds.com

Self-Education Websites/ Life Learning Websites/ Self-Learning Websites

Autodidacticism is the self-education of a person who loves what he or she is learning or doing.

autodidactic.com

wideawakeminds.com

npr.org, national public radio.

time4learning.com info.ox.ac.uk/jtap/tutorials

interesting-amazing-facts.blogspot.com teachstreet.com

learningguidenetwork.com

library.thinkquest.org

lifeknowledgepark.org.uk, the international centre for life knowledge

lifeknowledgeportal.com

knowledgeportal.com

ffa.org/ageducators/lifeknowledge

life-slc.org/about-life-knowledge-base

amazon.com/tag/lifeknowledge

knowledge-for-life.com, the object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.

artsleadershiplab.org

toltec-foundation.org

foundationsmag.com/wisdom.html, where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?

elearnspace.org

lifeknowledge.com

oedb.org/library/college-basics/hacking-knowledge, tips to think better.

mou.org, maharishi open university is opening the gateway of total knowledge of natural law

k-room.blogspot.com

eideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com

fabianspoetry.com

cabi.org, international knowledge for life feeling the heat of food security.

healthylifeknowledge.com

cyodine.com/virtuallife/knowledge.htm

businessofdesignonline.com/time-management-why-you-need-to-be-organised-to-be-creative

edgate.com

educationindex.com

wannalearn.com

discoverahobby.com

hotcourses.com

educationprograms.com

learner.org

ils.nwu.edu, institute for learning sciences.

askedu.net aahperd.org/naspe/toolbox/pdf_files/dec08/learningselfmanagementskills_hs.pdf

abcteach.com

absoluteastronomy.com/topics/autodidacticism

accelerateu.org

acenet.edu, american council on education.

adulted.about.com

adulted.about.com/b/a/040456.htm, teach yourself.

adulted.about.com/cs/selfstudy/a/sdl_arcand.htm

adulted.about.com/cs/shortcourses/index.htm

adulted.about.com/od/learningstylesqu/learning_style_and_selfassessment_tests.htm

adulted.santacruz.k12.ca.us

adulteducationprogram.net

adultlearn.com

adult-learning-vacations-in-united-kingdom.waeg.bytom.pl

adventureonline.com

aiu.edu

alaska.net/ccandc/free

aliaba.org

alightintheattic.com/door1/self-education.htm

alightintheattic.com/door1/self-education.htm

amanet.org/selfstudy, management education.

amazon.com/self-directed-learning-development-implementation-management/dp/1555425321

amazon.com/self-directed-learning-guide-learners-teachers/dp/0695811169

amazon.com/tag/autodidacticism

amazon.com/tag/self education

answers.com/topic/autodidacticism

arstechnica.com

artforkids.com

articleworld.org/index.php/autodidacticism

artswire.org/kenroar

ascp.org/education/selfstudypublications/default.aspx

askasia.org

audiolearn.net

augustana.edu/library/library.html, partners in learning.

autodidactic.com

autodidactic.com, publisher of self-education books with a free newsletter.

autodidactproject.org

b4ubuild.com/books/kidsbooks.shtml, carpentry.

basic-learning.com

bellaonline.com/channel/c1.asp, beauty self information.

bestselfhelpcourse.com, home study course for ongoing personal growth.

bibleteachings.org

billjanaecooksey.tripod.com/classes, phonics.

blick.journ.latech.edu, journalism education.

blogging as self-education.

bls.gov/oco/ocos064.htm, teachers self-enrichment education.

bnti.us, bnai noach torah institution.

bookrags.com/autodidacticism

c4lpt.co.uk/readinglists/selfmanaged.html

ccs.neu.edu/home/dorai/t-y-scheme/t-y-scheme.html, teach yourself.

cd-ed.com

cdlib.org

ceu4u, accredited continuing education online.

citizenschool.com

classesandcareers.com

classesusa.com

classics.mit.edu, classics archive.

cll.edu/news/jobs.htm, college for lifelong learning, concord, nh.

cln.org, community learning network.

clp.berkeley.edu/clp/education.html, links to education sites.

clsinc.com, creative learning systems, inc., manufacturer of interdisciplinary, cross-platform learning environments geared to the self-directed learner.

cnde.iastate.edu/staff/jtroeger/astronomy, astronomy.

cod.edu/dept/cil

courseadvisor.com

cs.ubc.ca/nest/egems/home.html, math and science.

csd.uwa.edu.au/altmodes/to_delivery/self-directed_learning.html

cte.umdnj.edu/active_learning/active_sdl.cfm

curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/capetown, school in south africa.

cyberbee.com

degreex.com

dennislearningcenter.osu.edu

digg.com/software/educate_yourself_with_podcasts

digital.library.upenn.edu/books

direct-action.org.uk, alternative approaches to education.

discoverlearning.org

dissertations.com/topic/autodidacticism_dissertation_thesis.html

distance.syr.edu/policy2.html, self-directed adult learning.

distance.syr.edu/sdlhome.html

ecampus.com

ed.gov/pubs/parents/

ed2go.com

ed2go.com

edinformatics.com

educatalog.org

educateyourself.org

educate-yourself.org

educateyourselfonline.com

education.utoledo.edu/par/adults.html, adult learning styles.

educationcentreonline.com

education-portal.com

educationworld.com

education-world.com, 25,000 links.

ehow.com, how to educate yourself.

elearners.com

e-learningcentre.co.uk

elearn-university.org

emotionalliteracyeducation.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/autodidacticism

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/autodidacticism, self-education or self-directed learning.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/learning_management

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-learning

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-management

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-regulated_learning

en.wikiquote.org/wiki/autodidacticism

enc.org, math and science.

encarta.msn.com

enchantedlearning.com

encyclopedia.com

encyclopediaoftheself.com

endowment-continuing-professional-education-self-study.radio.walbrzych.pl

e-onlinecolleges.net

ep.llnl.gov, laboratory education.

epathlearning.com, e-learning software.

essex.floodlight.co.uk/essex/courses-classes-lessons

evansville.edu/studiochalkboard, art.

everydayart.com

execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html, history.

ezinearticles.com, why educate yourself?

f.htm, mandarin chinese.

factmonster.com

faculty-staff.ou.edu/l/huey.b.long-1/articles/sd/selfdirected.html

firstgov.gov/citizen/topics/education_training.shtml, u.s. government information about education, training, jobs and volunteerism programs.

freelancetravelwriter.com/blueprints.htm, be a travel writer.

freeonlinecourse.com

freeworksheets.com

fresnoadultschool.com

fsu.edu/~adult-ed/jenny/learning.html

funbrain.com

funschool.com

grayharriman.com, adult learning.

guideposts.com, self-help articles to improve your body, mind spirit

guitar.isyw.com/guitarist/almost-free-guitar-play-teach-yourself/

guitar-lesson-software-review.toptenreviews.com/teach-yourself-to-play-guitar-review.html

healingmusic.net/teachyourselfsingingframe1source1.htm, learn to sing.

helmonline.com, home education learning magazine

historychannel.com/classroom

home.att.net/~coachingtip/self_learning

home.twcny.rr.com/hiemstra/sdilch5.html,

homeedsa.com/articles/selfdirectedlearning.asp

homepages.tcp.co.uk/~macbride/tybooks.htm, teach yourself books.

honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/facdevcom/guidebk/teachtip/adults-3.htm, adult learning.

hopelearning.com

hotcourses.com

howto.lifehack.org/wiki/self-education

howtodothings.com

hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html, academic subjects.

icebreaker.net/wiki/index.php/autodidacticism

ida-design.com/design.htm, training materials for instructor-led, self-directed, online learning and video programs.

iiepassport.org, overseas study program.

ilike2learn.com

indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d169.html

infed.org, the informal education homepage.

infed.org/archives/e-texts/hiemstra_self_direction.htm, self direction in adult learning.

infed.org/biblio/b-selfdr.htm, self-direction at the informal education homepage.

infoplease.com/encyclopedia/

inform.umd.edu/edres/topic/education/k-12

informl.com, informal learning blog.

inspiredelearning.com

kaplan.com/precoll, precollege for high schoolers.

kbitraining.com/elearning.cfm

knowledgehound.com

ksl-training.co.uk/self_managed_learning.htm

latincenteredselfeducation.blogspot.com

learn2.com

learn2now.com

learn4funnprofit.com

learn4good.com

learnalot.com

learn-and-do.com

learnbydoing.com

learn-by-doing.com

learndev.org

learndirect-advice.co.uk

learndirectadvice.co.uk lifelonglearning.edublogs.org

learner.org

learner.org

learnfree-home.com

learning.com

learningandlife.com

learningannex.com

learningbyyourself.com

learningcenter.net

learningchoices.com

learningforlife.org/exploring continuetolearn.uiowa.edu

learninginfo.org

learninginhand.com

learningmethods.com

learningnetwork.com

learningnetwork.com/studentactivities

learningplanet.com

learnmoreonline.com

learnthat.com

learnthis.info

lessonplanz.com

lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/diy-education-teach-yourself.html

lifehacker.com/software/education/technophilia-get-a-free-college-education-online-201979.php

lifelearningmagazine.com

linkinglearningtolife.org

literascape.com/readers/child

live-etutor.com

longleaf.net/ggrow/ssdl/ssdlindex.html

lowryhousepublishers.com/teenageliberationhandbook.htm

lpt.moonfruit.com/selfmanagement

lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2000/briguglio.html

managementhelp.org/org_thry/new_forms.htm

managementhelp.org/trng_dev/methods/slf_drct.htm

manpower.co.uk/jobseekers/main_global_learning_centre.asp, over 1100 gree courses.

marinebiology.org

matcmadison.edu/matc/offerings/alternativelearning/

mc2elearning.com/eng/self-education.html

mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl, problem-based learning

members.tripod.com/lklivingston/essay, how to write essays.

memoriapress.com/blog/153/bap/autodidacticism-can-self-teaching-be-self-taught

mfah.org, art.

microsoft.com/education

moetec.wetpaint.com/page/self+directed+learning

motivation-tools.com/youth/self_education.html

movinglady.com/classes.html, free classes.

msnbc.msn.com/id/14895118, teach yourself cpr.

nas.edu/mseb, math-science education board.

netuitive.com/technology

newchapter.com/educate-yourself

newhorizons.org/lifelong/

newyouth.com/educateyourself.asp, the first step in changing the world is to understand it.

nightcourses.com

nightcourses.com/careers

nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/facultypapers/stephenbrookfield_adultlearning.cfm

nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/facultypapers/stephenbrookfield_learning.cfm

ntlf.com, supporting and facilitating self-directed

nwrel.org/planning/reports/self-direct/index.php

nypost.com/learncenter

onlineclasses.com

onlinecourse.com

onlinelearning101.com

onlineuniversities-weblog.com

open.ac.uk

open-encyclopedia.com/autodidactism

pentontech.com/education/

pickthebrain.com

pickthebrain.com/blog/never-stop-learning

pointask.com

pontydysgu.org/2008/09/blogging-and-podcasting-for-self-directed-learning

profitfromlearning.com

profitfromlearning.com, intranet u, an open, customized learning management system

psychicsdirectory.com/psychic-course.html

psychology.wikia.com/wiki/autodidacticism

qsr.com.au/resources/teachyourself/teach_yoursel

rapidlearningcenter.com

reeis.usda.gov

rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/sdsutrio, educational opportunities.

rootsweb.com/genclass, genealogy.

ryerson.ca/studentservices/learningsuccess/tipsheets/timeself

samizdata.net/blog/archives/006411.html,

sas.upenn.edu/african_studies

saxonpub.com, 800-284-7019, math and phonics programs.

sbgmath.com. math.

scholastic.com

schoolexpress.com

schoolsintheusa.com

Math & Science Guide

This is a book to help you quickly find the math and science information you’re looking for at the library, on websites, through publishers who sell books and magazines, organizations, etc. Think of it as my attempt to organize a framework for the worlds of math and science.

Volume 1. Mathematics/ Numbers

Chapter 1. Math 1

History of Mathematics Websites/ Math History Websites

cs.drexel.edu/crorres/archimedes/contents.html, archimedes homepage.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/history_of_mathematics, history of mathematics.

cftech.com/brainbank/otherreference/weightsandmeasures/metrichistory.html, history of measurement and metrics.

mysite.du.edu/jcalvert/tech/oldleng.htm, old units of measurement.

maths.tcd.ie/pub/histmath/histmath.html, the history of mathematics.

archives.math.utk.edu/topics/history.html, mathematics archives, univ. of tennessee.

groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history, st.andrews.

maths.tcd.ie/pub/histmath, trinity college.

math-net.de/links/show?collection=math.museum, mathematical museum, on math-net.

Calculator Websites

calculator.com

digital-librarian.com/calculators.html, calculators directory; digital librarian.

martindalecenter.com/calculators.html

1728.com/indexcon.htm, converter index; math and science.

athera.com/calc_sci.html, scientific calculator.

calcoolate.com, you can do calculations, save your calculating history and even replace your windows calculator with the app.

calculateforfree.com

calculator

calculators.org.

wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm, useful sites that estimate, calculate, evaluate and translate,

ifigure.com, online calculators

chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/units_en.html, conversion of units online calculator.

chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/units_en.html, temperature conversion.

choosetosave.org/calculators

cleavebooks.co.uk/scol#convert, conversion calculators.

cleavebooks.co.uk/scol, specialty calculators.

concrete.com/calculatorsmaterials.htm

convertit.com/go/convertit/calculators, basic math calculator.

convertit.com/go/convertit/measurement/converter.asp, measurement conversion calculator.

convert-me.com/en, calculator.

convert-me.com/en, conversion calculators.

doppler.unl.edu/users/bcorner/calc, calculator.

efunda.com/webm/home/webm_home.cfm, calculators and plotters.

el.com/links/calculator.asp

ifigure.com/engineer/electric/electric.htm, electrical engineering calculators.

ifigure.com/engineer/mechanic/mechanic.htm, mechanical engineering calculators.

instacalc.com, this calculator will do just about anything you want it to and you can save links for later reference.

martindalecenter.com/calculators.html, calculator on-line center.

martindalecenter.com/calculators.html, calculators on-line center

martindalecenter.com/calculators2.html

math.com/students/tools.html

megaconverter.com, calculators, conversions of measurements.

metlife.com/individual/financial-tools

onlineconversion.com, calculator, metric conversion.

physics.nist.gov/cuu/constants/energy.html, conversion factors for energy equivalents.

sci.lib.uci.edu/hsg/refcalculators.html, calculators

sci.lib.uci.edu/hsg/refcalculators.html, calculators, on-line - over 7,000 calculators

calculator.com

calculator.org

sci.lib.uci.edu/hsg/refcalculators.html, calculators.

sciencemadesimple.net/conversions.html, online metric conversion calculators.

squarebox.co.uk/scalc.html

squarebox.co.uk/scalc.html, scientific calculator.

tedlab.mit.edu/~dr/calc.html aa.usno.navy.mil/aa/data/astronomical, applications.

unc.edu/rowlett/units, a to z units.

univie.ac.at/future.media/moe/onlinewerkzeuge.html, online math tools.

visionobjects.com/en/webstore/myscript-calculator/description, myscript

w3.one.net/~rback/frames.html, astronomy calculator -moon planet eclipses and meteor showers.

wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm

xe.com/ucc, currency calculator.

Money Calculators

instacalc.com, this calculator will do just about anything you want it to and you can save links for later reference.

calcoolate.com, you can do calculations, save your calculating history and even replace your windows calculator with the app.

dinkytown.net

hsh.com

financialcalculators.com

mymoney.gov

drcalculator.com

ifigure.com, links to online calculators and worksheets mortgagefit.com/calculators calctools.com

cdic.ca/calculator

martindalecenter.com/calculators1a_1_finance.html

choosetosave.org/calculators

homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html, relocation salary calculator

firecalc.com, retirement calculator

dinkytown.net

worldi.com, retirement calculator.

bankrate.com/brm/popcalc.asp, calculators.

4paydebt.com/financial-calculators.php wheatworks.com/freeware.htm, free financial

calculators.

aba.com/aba/cgibin/autont.pl

agf.ca

altamira.com, financial calculator.

autosite.com/new/loanlse/calc.asp, calculator

bankrate.com/brm/calchome.asp

btimes.co.za/calc/calc.htm

bygpub.com/finance/cashflowcalc.htm, cash flow calculator.

canadatrust.com

choosetosave.com

clarica.com, financial calculator.

consumerconnection.ic.gc.ca, internet calculator for interest rates.

dismalscientist.com/cgi/401k.asp, 401k calculator.

dundeefunds.com, retirement calculator.

ey.com

financenter.com, personal finance calculators.

for buying a vehicle.

for leasing a vehicle.

ftyourmoney.com/guides/isa/isas_1.jsp, isa growth calculator, retirement savings plan.

hsh.com/calculators.html

inil.com/users/jstob, financial calculators.

interest.net/hugh/calc, financial calculator.

mmrsoft.com, savings bond calculator.

netmktg.com/bankstockton/calcs, money calculator for loans.

quicken.ca/eng/banking/calculators/currency

retireweb.com

seclonlogic.com

smartcalc.com/calclist, financial calculators.

smartmoney.com, yield calculator.

strong-funds.com, financial calculator.

ucalc.com, financial calculator.

uclending.com, debt calculator.

usatoday.com/money/calclat

vanguard.com, financial calculator.

webwinder.com/wwhtmbin/javacalc.html

weichert.com, mortgage calculator.

worldi.com, retirement calculator.

xmission.com/~fms/index.html, loan calculator.

yaws.com/yaws/qq/estimator, insurance calculator.

Major Math Websites

Go to the following at the library, QA for the Library of Congress information for math.

510. Mathematics.

511. Arithmetic.

512. Algebra.

513. Synthetic geometry.

514. Trigonometry.

515. Descriptive geometry.

516. Analytical geometry.

517. Calculus.

519. Probability and statistics.

Go to convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt/Reference/AMS55.ASP to get the Handbook of Mathematical Functions With Formulas, Graphs and Mathematical Tables

cut-the-knot.org/glossary/atop.shtml, math glossary

math2.org

ams.org, american mathematical society

mathforum.org, the math forum.

archives.math.utk.edu/topics, math archives

harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html, harcourt animated math glossary.

mathworld.wolfram.com, wolfram math world.

mathwords.com, math definitions from algebra through calculus

freemathhelp.com

math2.org

mathbits.com

libraryofmath.com

analyzemath.com

hotmath.com

algo.inria.fr/bsolve/constant/constant.html, mathematical constants

explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cresource.dspresourcecatalog, multimedia math activities

hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html, math glossary.

maths.usyd.edu.au/mathsearch.html, mathsearch search mathematics servers.

math.psu.edu/links, penn state's list of mathematics web sites.

Ask a Math Question

forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math, ask dr. math.

mathforum.org/dr.math

teach-nology.com/teachers/ask_experts/math

mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/high_statistics.html, ask dr. math; provides searchable answers to common statistics questions.

Chapter 2. Math 2

Math Websites Master List

math-drills.com

math2.org

illuminations.nctm.org

ncwiseowl.org

themathpage.com

planemath.com

learner.org/interactives/dailymath, math in daily life.

mathcentral.uregina.ca

aaamath.com, aaa math (all about math).

aaamath.com/mea.html, measurements.

abc.net.au/countusin, help children understand basic concepts in mathematics.

mathworld.wolfram.com

abc.se/~m9847/matre/history.html, history of math

shodor.org/interactivate/activities, maze games, number crunchers and an algebraic version of connect four.

netagency.co.uk/keyedin2, math activities and teacher resources.

visualmathlearning.com

math.com

literacynet.org/sciencelincs/studentlearner-num.html, numerancy.

visualmathlearning.com

math.com

abcteach.com

math2.org

stocklayouts.com

scienceu.com/geometry/facts/formulas, geometry formulas.

funbrain.com/measure

megaconverter.com

mathworld.wolfram.com

pinkmonkey.com

physics.nist.gov/cuu/units/units.html, units and symbols

accd.edu/sac/slac/ppointshows/math_0300/math_0300_review.htm

agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm, biographies of women mathematicians

aleks.com

algebra.com, algebra homework help, algebra solvers, free math tutors

algebrahelp.com, algebra.help

ama.caltech.edu/resources

amara.com/ieeewave/ieeewavelet.html, wavelets.

amathsdictionaryforkids.com

ams.org, american mathematical society.

ams.org, american mathematical society.

ams.org/cml, ams combined memebership list.

ams.org/mathscinet, mathscinet: math reviews online.

ams.org/mathweb, ams mathmatics on the web.

ams.rice.edu/mathscinet, mathscinet mirror, rice university.

algo.inria.fr/bsolve/constant/constant.html, favorite mathematical constants.

finishing.com/gifs/shapes.gif, formulas for shapes.

library.thinkquest.org/2609/refer.htm, geometry reference formulas.

geosoc.org/schools/adult/math/dmt/tables.htm, basic math tables and formulas.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/table_of_mathematical_symbols, math symbols.

sosmath.com

pauillac.inria.fr/algo/bsolve/constant/constant.html, mathematical constants.

ams.org/mathweb, mathematics on the web.

whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci551931,00.html, standard units.

ts.nist.gov/weightsandmeasures/laws.cfm, weights, measurement laws

analyzemath.com

answers.com/topic/algorithm

aplusmath.com

purplemath.com/guidline.htm, homework guidelines for math.

tutorial.math.lamar.edu, how to study math.

ctl.ua.edu/ctlstudyaids/studyskillsflyers/miscellaneous/mathguidelinesforstudy.htm,

mathematics; guidelines for studying.

mathguide.com

classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html, basic skills math.

teacher.scholastic.com/activities/studyjams/fractions, basic fractions.

e-math.ams.org

coolmath4kids.com

enc.org

archives.math.utk.edu

mathcounts.org

msteacher.org

themint.org, the mint.

matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav, the national library of virtual manipulatives for interactive mathematics.

counton.org, count on; math activities, quizzes, tutorials.

math.com/school/subject1/lessons/s1u1l2gl.html, decimal numbers.

en.wikiversity.org/wiki/topic:high_school_mathematics, high school math; wikiversity.

shodor.org

Language Learning Guide

Languages at the library go from #400 to #499. The general breakdown is:

420. English & Anglo-Saxon.

430. Germanic Languages.

440. French, Provencal, Chatelaine.

450. Italian, Romanian, Etc.

460. Spanish & Portuguese.

470. Latin Languages.

480. Classical Greek.

490. Other Languages.

491. East Indo-European and Celtic.

492. Semitic languages.

493. Hamitic and other languages.

494. Ural-Altaic, Dravidian, etc.

495. East and southeast Asian languages.

496. African languages.

497. North American Indian languages.

498. South American Indian languages.

499. Austranesian and other languages.

Chapter 1. Language Learning 1

The Major Languages

abenaki

afrikaans

ainu

albanian

arabic

aramaic

armenian

asturian

basque

bengali

bosnian

breton

bukharic

bulgarian

burmese

catalan

cebuano

chamorro

cherokee

chichewa

chinese

chinook

cornish

cree

creole

croatian

czech

dakota

danish

dutch

english

esperanto

estonian

finnish

french

frisian

friulian

gaelic

galician

german

greek

gujarati

haida

halkomelem

hawaiian

hebrew

hiligaynon

hindi

hmong

hungarian

icelandic

igbo

indonesian

italian

ivatan

japanese

kannada

kapampangan

khmer

kiribati

konkani

korean

koyukon

kurdish

lao

latin

latvian

lezgian

lithuanian

luganda

malay

malayalam

maltese

mandinka

marathi

michif

mingo

mon

norwegian

ojibwe

pali

papiamentu

persian

polish

portuguese

punjabi

quechua

romanian

rotuman

russian

samoan

sanskrit

serbian

sesotho

sicilian

sinhala

slovak

slovenian

somali

spanish

swahili

swedish

tagalog

tamil

telugu

thai

tibetan

tigrigna

turkish

tzotzil

ukrainian

urdu

uzbek

vietnamese

waray

welsh

wollof

xhosa

yiddish

Language Books at the Library

Languages at the library go from #400 to #499. The general breakdown is:

420. English & Anglo-Saxon.

430. Germanic Languages.

440. French, Provencal, Chatelaine.

450. Italian, Romanian, Etc.

460. Spanish & Portuguese.

470. Latin Languages.

480. Classical Greek.

490. Other Languages.

491. East Indo-European and Celtic.

492. Semitic languages.

493. Hamitic and other languages.

494. Ural-Altaic, Dravidian, etc.

495. East and southeast Asian languages.

496. African languages.

497. North American Indian languages.

498. South American Indian languages.

499. Austranesian and other languages.

Language Teaching & Learning Methods

how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum

hull.ac.uk/cti/langsite, internet resources for language teachers, some sites bilingual, some in native languages, others in english

dgm2.com/m/lingua/t.asp, learn a language.

geniustypes.com/the_secret_to_learning_a_language

eleaston.com/methods.html, language study & the human brain.

coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/almmethods.htm, methods of language teaching.

jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/methods.html

uni.edu/becker/educators.html, foreign language educator's site.

csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslsp.html, foreign language lesson plans and resources for teachers.

Major Language Websites

Try #400 at the library then go between #410 to #499 at the library looking for the language you want.

I saw some language-learning CDs at the library. They might have that Rosetta Stone program at your library.

fsi-language-courses.org, foreign service institute courses; developed by the united states governmen, are in the public domain; the audio is in mp3; the accompanying text is in pdf.

bbc.co.uk/languages, audio and video courses for beginners and intermediates in 36 languages.

ethnologue.com, languages of the world.

lextutor.ca, lextutor; language learning tutorials.

foreignlanguageexpertise.com

Language Learning Websites/ Learn a Language Websites

lextutor.ca, lextutor; language learning tutorials.

bbc.co.uk/languages, learning languages.

italki.com

busuu.com

livemocha.com, social network for language learning.

bbc.co.uk/languages

selfmadescholar.com/classes.php?tag=languages

rlnvault.com/rln09, radio lingua network; free audio materials for learning new languages

how-to-learn-any-language.com

openculture.com/2006/10/foreign_languag.html

worldlingo.com

webgerman.com/languages

csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslsp.html, foreign language lesson plans

bbc.co.uk/languages, bbc languages.

speakyourlanguages.com

englishmedialab.com

englishtips-self-taught.blogspot.com

how-to-learn-any-language.com

how-to-learn-any-language.com

livemocha.com

unilang.org

languageexchange.org

mylanguageexchange.com

myhappyplanet.com

sharedtalk.com

italki.com

lingq.com

livemocha.com

busuu.com

palabea.net

huitalk.com

addlang.com

babbel.com

teachyourself.co.uk/languages.aspx classweb.gmu.edu/accent, hear the accented speech of speakers from many different language backgrounds reading the same sample paragraph.

rosettastone.com

123world.com/languages/

128.172.170.24

1-language.com, one-stop resource site

a2zlanguages.com

advantagelanguage.com

alchemylab.com/dictionary.htm, alchemy electronic dictionary, meaning of arcane words and symbols

aleph.com

allforeignlanguages.com.au, language bookstore.

american.edu/academic/depts/cas/lfs/lrc, language resource center.

anacleta.homestead.com, world language links.

archive.merit.edu/celia-gopher

askoxford.com/languages

audioforum.com, 800-243-1234, language courses.

auralog.com

away.com/activities/learn_foreign_language/

babbel.com, learn languages online.

babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html, yamada language guides, web resources for 115 languages

babelfish.altavista.com, babelfish.

babelfish.altavista.com/cgi-bin/translate?, altavista translations.

babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn, online translations

babelfish.yahoo.com

baby555.com

babylon.com

baylor.edu/lac/index.php, language acquisition center.

livemocha.com

ethnologue.com/web.asp, ethnologue languages

beeoasis.com, big things in basic english.

berlitz.com, 800-626-6419, 800-257-5755, network of language schools.

berlitz.com, berlitz.

berlitz.us

blog.metrolingua.com, language discussion and expression

blogs-exchange.com/web, blogs dedicated to the learning and interchange of languages.

bookpassage.com, language tapes.

businessenglishonline.net/resources.htm, macmillan business english online

busuu.com

busuu.com, the language learning community.

byki.com

byki.com, language-learning system.

cactuslanguage.com, cactus language, spanish, learn french, learn italian. cactus language offers language courses for more than 20 languages.

cal.org/earlylang, early foreign language learning.

cal.org/ericcll

cal.org/ericcll/ncbe/fldirectory

cal.org/immersion, immersion language programs in public schools.

call4all.us, exists to help anyone improve their language

cantonpl.org/resource/intllang/intlbks2.html, international language resources.

casadejoanna.com, language learning resources. nflrc.iastate.edu/homepage.html, national k-12 foreign language resource center.

cesalanguages.com

coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/almmethods.htm, second-language teaching methods.

collocationoftheweek.blogspot.com, collocation of the week, for advanced learners of english.

columbia.edu/cu/cria/current-projects/yiddish/yiddish.html, the spoken yiddish language project

commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm, american sign language

conversationexchange.com, conversation exchange - three types of language exchange: face-to-face conversation; correspondence; text and voice chat.

cortina-languages.com

cs.uky.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~raphael/dictionary.cgi, raphael finkel's yiddish dictionary.

dil.ie, electronic dictionary of the irish language.

nd.edu/~archives/latgramm.htm, latin dictionary and grammar aid.

dartmounth.edu/~rassias. summer language courses.

database

daveseslcafe.com, dave's esl café

declan-software.com

dictionary.com/others, other languages.

digitaldialects.com

dil.ie, electronic dictionary of the irish language.

verbix.com/webverbix/index.asp, over 100 languages!, verb conjugator.

worldwidewords.org, world wide words.

etymonline.com, online etymology dictionary.

dougb.com/ident

early-advantage.com, 888-248-0480, language learning for kids.

edufind.com

edufire.com

edufire.com, live video language learning.

ef.com, language schools.

effectivelanguagelearning.com

el.com/links/foreignlanguage.asp

elanguageschool.net

elanguageschool.net

elanguageschool.net, learning multiple languages on the internet.

elite.net/~runner/jennifers, jennifer's language page.

ella.eu

elovivo.com, elovivo, learn a new language

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/accelerated_language_learning

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/community_language_learning

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/computer-assisted_language_learning

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/journal_of_language_and_l earning

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/language_learning_aptitude

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/massalit_language, massalit from darfur.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/muzzy

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/second_language_learning

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tandem_language_learning, two friends help each other learn their native language.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/task-based_language_learning

endangeredlanguagealliance.org

engoi.com

entrepreneurmag.com/resource/toolkit/langtrn.hts

ethnologue.com

ethnologue.com, languages around the world.

eulanguages.net

eulearning.net/html/home.asp, stella, online language learning

eurocosm.com, eurocosm, active language lab has language modules.

eurolingua.com, eurolingua institute, learn to speak english, french, german, italian, japanese, portuguese, russian, spanish or swedish

europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp

exploratorium.edu/exploring/language

fieldsupport.lingnet.org

filiuslunae.com, eddie v. mataochoa's romance languages blog.

bradshawofthefuture.blogspot.com, goofy's indo-european blog, bradshaw of the future.

languageoffood.blogspot.com, yum, the language of food.

en.wiktionary.org, a collaborative project to produce a free multilingual dictionary in every language, wiktionary.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wikipedia:reference_desk/language

fodors.com/language

fonetiks.org

fonsg3.let.uva.nl/other_pages, phonetics and speech sciences.

foreignlanguagehome.com

foreignword.com, resources for translators: over 130 on-line dictionaries and 18 machine translation systems.

forvo.com, forvo - all the words in the world pronounced.

freelanguage.org

freelanguage.org/social-foreign-language-learning-web-2-0-style, free language - social foreign language learning web 2.0 style.

freetranslation.com, translates text and web pages from english to french, german, spanish and from those languages to english

freeweb.hu/etymological, andras rajki's site, etymological dictionaries: arabic, finnish, mongol, swahili, etc.

Academic Reference - Writing Guide

Reference Introduction

A long time ago, I was clued out about everything. I had to create a map for myself firstly for the academic world that I was part of for awhile then when I decided it was too boring for me, I joined the real world, had to learn about practical knowledge so I created the "People Power" books.

I know all about practical and academic knowledge now. The average person doesn't. This book will help you get started. You need the library guidebook too because libraries are still cool. If you’re a floundering idiot in money, go to #332 and find some good, current money books or if you’re looking for a job, go to #331.

I know that every year all over the world, there are millions of undergrads starting to get indoctrinated into how to write an academic paper. If you have this book, it might save you a lot of time learning about academia.

Basic Reference Information

Books about how to do research are at #001.42 or Q180.55 at the library and #021 to #031.

Internet reference books which list websites for different subjects are at #025.04 or ZA4375 at the library.

A reference book is Where to Go and Who to Ask published by galegroup.com.

Every good library has a periodical directory like the Standard Periodical Directory and Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory which neatly list virtually every magazine, newsletter, newspaper, journal and periodical out there in America in clear categories. Willingspress.com publishes a worldwide periodical directory that originates from Britain.

Look in the Editor's Publisher's International Yearbook for newspaper addresses. There's also the Canadian Periodical Index for magazines. Magazines in whatever area you're interested in are a great wealth of resource information.

The most concentrated area of research materials at the library is #21 (books about how to do research) to about #32 (reference books like almanacs, encyclopedias, Guinness Book of World Records, etc.) or Z710 of the Library of Congress system.

There is the main circulation section of books you can borrow but the more valuable current books will be at the reference section where you can only use them inside the library. You can't sign them out.

The best reference books like encyclopedias and almanacs are at #30-31 or AE5 of the Library of Congress system. Good reference books are sold by:

galegroup.com

omnigraphics.com

oryxpress.com

sci.lib.uci.edu/hsg/ref.html

The easiest way to get information about anything is to ask the librarian in the Reference section at the library to borrow the Standard Periodcal Directory or Ulrich's Periodical Directory which neatly lists virtually every magazine, newsletter, newspaper, journal and periodical out there in America in clear categories, in the world in the case of the Ulrich's Directory.

Willingspress.com publishes a worldwide periodical directory that originates from Britain.

There's also the Canadian Periodical Index.

Get the addresses then get the magazines. Magazines are a great wealth of resource information to help network you into more leads for whatever topic you're studying.

Another book that has a lot of magazine addresses is Writer's Market. You can usually buy last year's copy for about five bucks at a used book store. If you want fast current information on any topic, get a copy of Writer's Market, find your topic in the magazine section, then go to the websites of some of the magazines there.

For general reference information, try the Directory of Directories or the Directory of Information Services.

For information about organizations, try Associations USA (omnigraphics.com) or the Encyclopedia of Associations, galegroup.com.

Tell Me

800-555-Tell

Voice activated information by phone, free.

Toll Free Information Operator

800-555-1212

tollfree.att.net/dir800/

555-1212.com

You can call for toll-free directory assistance. If you need assistance with a touch tone deaf phone, call: 800-555-1155.

Major Reference Websites/ Major Research Websites

Basic reference books like the World Almanac and general knowledge books are at #031 or AG195 at the library.

For some interesting general reference websites in all facets of life, try the following:

wikimedia.org, mother of about ten websites offering free info including wikipedia and wikibooks.org which has textbooks on it.

galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?locID=nu_main&ste=1, Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

oxfordreference.com, Oxford Reference Online Premium offers 124 dictionaries and reference works published by Oxford University Press.

xreferplus.com, entries from hundreds of reference books, including 60,000 art and medical images and 90,000 interactive map and atlas images.

oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/index.html, over 1,200 Oxford books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science and Religion.

vlib.org, world wide web virtual library

journalismnet.com, conducting research

refdesk.com/toc.html, the virtual reference desk

digital-librarian.com, links from almost any subject area.

refdesk.com/facts.html, facts page.

educationindex.com/education_resources.html

encyclo.co.uk

enotes.com

enchantedlearning.com

infoplease.com

suite101.com, a virtual card catalogue of any subject you can think of.

elibrary.com, electric library.

inforocket.com, inforocket.com.

webhelp.com, webhelp.com.

referencecenter.com

refdesk.com/fastfact.html, refdesk.

libdex.com, libdex.

bubl.ac.uk, Catalogue of Internet Resources

sunsite.berkeley.edu

infomine.ucr.edu, infomine - scholarly internet resource collections: an academic search tool which allows you to search more than 125,000 websites, browse by subject, or search for keywords

melissadata.com/lookups/index.htm, melissadata online lookups; free online lookups for zip codes, address, nonprofits, area codes and more

findingdulcinea.com/guides/reference.html

Reference Websites Master List/ Knowledge Websites/ Research Websites

refdesk.com

constitution.org/rror/rror--00.htm, robert's rules of order.

scholar.google.com

howstuffworks.com

infoplease.com

ipl.org, internet public library.

itools.com/research, itools: research tools.

catalog.loc.gov, library of congress online catalog.

libraryspot.com

cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook, cia world factbook

calculators.com

timeanddate.com/calendar/

dictionary.com

dictionary.reference.com

dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

encarta.msn.com

bartleby.com, publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction and reference free of charge

howstuffworks.com

freeserve.net/reference/

e-answersonline.org

howstuffworks.com

infoplease.com

libraryspot.com

sci.lib.uci.edu/martindale/ref.html, martindale's.

ipl.org/div/subject

refdesk.com

digg.com, users discover the best shared contents

coursehero.com, study materials and textbooks on all college subjects

questia.com, encyclopedias, journals, articles, books

sparknotes.com, study guides and discussion forums

trivialibrary.com

top10answers.com

trendlists.com

resourceshelf.com

stlq.info

tastyresearch.wordpress.com

stackexchange.com

infoplease.com

ereference.uwaterloo.ca

about.com

academicinfo.net

awesomelibrary.org

wokinfo.com, thomson reuters (formerly isi) web of knowledge; information in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.

kbears.com, an interactive educational website, featuring awards for best websites, animals, sciences, geography, solar system, planets, earth, famous scientists.

bubl.ac.uk

infomine.ucr.edu

ipl.org

virtualreferencelibrary.ca

vlib.org

lib.utexas.edu/refsites

differencebetween.net

plainfacts.net

berkeley.edu/research/

referenceboss.com

howstuff works.com

infoplease.com

netlibrary.com, a broad range of reference, scholarly, trade, academic and professional books from our country's top university presses.

quickfacts.census.gov

worldalmanacforkids.com

infomotions.com

gopher.lib.ncsu.edu/11/library

arsl.ox.ac.uk/11/lib-corn

dtalibrary.ncsu.edu

blazie.com/pub/books, Books in Braille

triviaplaza.com

2learn.ca

merlot.org

lists.topica.com

gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/listof.htm, list of lists

bibliomania.com/reference

infography.com, fields of knowledge reference tool.

lovetoknow.com

greatfacts.com

fun-facts.com

infouse.com

thereferencestore.com

enotes.com

information2all.com

rationalwiki.org

21c.ca

answers.com

infoplease.com

infobel.com

360.yahoo.com

411locate.com, 411 locate.com, database of e-mail listings, white pages, yellow pages, public records and more.

a1articles.com

aarp.org/radio

abbycon.com/lifestyles/informationplus.htm

abc.hu/unix/magazines

abcarticledirectory.com

abcnewsstore.com, buy videos in many topics.

about.com

about.com

about.com

abracat.com

abyznewslinks.com

academic.info

academicearth.org

academicindex.net

academicinfo.net

accd.edu/pac/lrc/virtual-l.htm, virtual library-alphabetical list of reference materials resourceshelf.com

access.gpo/gov/su_docs, government publications.

access.gpo/gov/su_docs/dpos, list of government depositories of knowledge.

accesslearning.com

accessmylibrary.com

accesstv.ca

achievement.org

acronym.langenberg.com

acronymfinder.com

acronymfinder.com, acronym finder, a source for finding out what many acronyms and abbreviations stand for.

add-articles.com

aecom.yu.edu/internetresources/

agameaday.com

ageof.com

ahandyguide.com

ala.org

ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/mars/marspubs/marsbestindex.htm, best free reference web sites.

allconferences.com, conferences around the world.

allexperts.com, a free question and answer service.

allrefer.com

allrefer.com, allrefer.com.

alltheweb.com

almanac

alpha.acast.nova.edu/start.html

amazing.com

amdahl.com

america.net

americasguide.com

andatech.com/vidcraft/banners.html

andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/lit, literary resources on the net, massive literary web directory.

itools.com/research-it, research-it!, your one-stop reference desk.

andyart.com

angelfire.com

announcements of new websites.

answers.com

answers.google.com/answers/

anywho.com, anywho, white and yellow pages with over 90 million entries.

aol.com

aol.com/netfind, best websites.

aolatschool.com, aol's homework help website breaks sites down by primary, elementary, middle and high school levels.

aracopy.com, article resource assn.

archive.org

archive-it.org

archives.gov, national archives and records administration.

articlealley.com

articlebiz.com

articlecity.com

articlecodex.com

articledashboard.com

article-hangout.com

articlehideaway.com

articleinsider.com

articles-articles-articles.com

articlerich.com

articlescript.org

articlesrus.net

articleteller.com

articleteller.com

artlex.com, artlex art dictionary

asciitable.com, ascii table

ask.elibrary.com, electric library, subscription-based online library.

askanexpert.com, ask an expert, database of questions.

askanexpert.com, ask an expert, free advice from astronauts to zoo keepers.

askjeeves.com

askoxford.com

assistu.com

atlapedia.com

atlapedia.com, atlapedia online, interactive atlas site.

awa.com

awesomelibrary.org

awesomelibrary.org, awesome library, offers a broad range of reference resources.

awesomelibrary.org, over 20,000 reviewed sites

bankrate.com, lots of useful info.

bartleby.com

bartleby.com, bartelby-great books.

bartleby.com/59, the new dictionary of cultural literacy

bartleby.com/61, bartleby, the american heritage dictionary of the english language, fourth edition.

bartleby.com/65, columbia encyclpedia

bartleby.com/99, bartlett's familiar quotations.

bartleby.com/index.html, bartleby.com, great books online.

bartleby.com/reference

basicresearch.com

batteredbox.com/referencebooks

bbc.co.uk/a-z, b.b.c. a to z index.

bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/

bbc.co.uk/learning, the bbc's subject directory for its vast resources.

bconnex.net/~randys, sign language.

bcpl.gov.bc.ca/vrd, from british columbia

bedfordstmartins.com/online/index.html, online! a

behindthename.com, etymology list, what your first name means

bensguide.gpo.gov, this website from the us government leads students to government kids' pages.

bestofeverything.com

bibliodata.com

bibliomania.com/reference, bibliomania reference shelf

bibliomania.com/reference/

bigfoot.com, bigfoot, offers free people searches, web searches, white pages and yellow pages, as well as e-mail.

bigstate.edu/people/index

biography.com

biography.com

biography.com

biography.com, biography, boasts biographies of over 25,000 personalities.

biography.com, biography.

bizweb.com, bizweb, business directory.

bl.uk, british library.

bl.uk, the british library

blackwellreference.com

blinkbits.com, websites that tabulates articles sent in by people.

boardroom.com

boatlist.com, free articles.

bookarmy.com

booknotes.org/transcripts

books.com/scripts/lib.exe?, book stacks: electronic library, electronic texts gathered from other sites, searchable by title, author, keyword

bottomlinepersonal.com

bottomlinesecrets.com

brainyatlas.com

briancray.com/2009/03/31/ultimate-list-of-awesome-wikipedia-lists/

britannica.com

britannica.com

britannica.com

britannica.com, britannica.

bubl.ac.uk/link

bubl.ac.uk/link

caboodles.com

calvin.edu/library/searreso/internet/as

candirectory.com, canada.

canoe.ca/cnewslifecolumns

carnegielibrary.org/subject/homework, homework help from pittsburgh has great links and annotations

catalog.com/vivian/interest-

catalog.loc.gov, library of congress online catalogs; one of the best reference sites on the web.

cbs.com/48hours

celebrityalmanac.com, the celebrity almanac, includes information on show business personalities and other high profile personalities.

census.gov, resource for reference material.

census.gov, us census bureau

ceo-express.com, ceo express.

certificate.net/wwio, worldwide information outlet.

cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_referenc

changingworldtech.com, changing world technologies.

changingworldtech.com, changing world technologies.

channela.com, asian americans.

chatelaine.com

checklists.com

cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook data about countries.

cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html, cia world factbook

cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html, the cia world factbook.

cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/faq-list.html

citeulike.org

citeulike.org, join and share reference material.

city-data.com, city-data.com scholar.google.com

citysearch.com

classmates.com, classmates.com, find the email of high school alumni.

clearinghouse.net

clearinghouse.net/tree/edu.html

clemmer-group.com, book excerpts, articles.

clt.ca

clubs.yahoo.com, social clubs.

cmhc.com, mental health.

cnet.com

columbia.edu

columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett, bartlett's familiar quotations

com

cometway.com

comfm.com, guide radio et des medias.

commerce.net/directories/directories.html

communityarticles.com

companiesonline.com, companies online, company profiles by dun & bradstreet

comprehensivecoachingu.com

contentinfusion.com

convert a date from standard format to a range of other calendars.

convert-me.com, metric to foot-pound.

coolsiteoftheday.com

coolsiteoftheday.com

corsinet.com/trivia

createaccount.asp, lists table of contents of new academic books.

crossref.org, reference linking service.

cs.cmu.edu/booktitles.html, books online, searches the internet for electronic texts by title or author

cs.cmu.edu/web/references.html

cs.colorado.edu/homes/mcbryan/public_html/bb/summary.html, internet resource.

csd.uwm.edu/pub/inet.services.txt

cuil.com

currentwisdom.com

cwis.usc.edu

cyberbuzz.com

cybersleuth-kids.com, directory for an online search engine and guide for the k-12 students

cybertown.com

dailywav.com

darwinawards.com, stupidity.

databases.about.com

dateline.msnbc.com

december.com/web/text/index.html

december.com/web/top.html, links on a variety of subjects.

delphi.com, forums, on many topics.

desires.com

dewey.lib.ncsu.edu

deweybrowse.org

deweybrowse.org, a subject directory organized by the dewey decimal system

dialog.com/guides

dictionary.com

dictionary.com, dictionary.com, online dictionary, plus fun and games, word of the day and more.

didyouknow.org

digital.library.upenn.edu/books, the on-line books page, directory of books that can be freely read right on the internet.

digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html

digitallibrarian.com

digital-librarian.com

digitalthink.com

digitaluniverse.net

dir.lycos.com/reference/searchable_databases

dir.yahoo.com

dir.yahoo.com/reference

dir.yahoo.com/reference

directory.net

discovery.com

rarebookroom.org, rare book room

discoverychannel.ca

discoverychannel.com

discoveryresources.org

discussion.lycos.com

dlib.org, d-lib, digital library research resource.

dmoz.org

dmoz.org/reference

dmoz.org/reference

doaj.org, directory of open access journals.

dobe.org

docstoc.com, articles.

doityourself.com

dotheresearch.com

dreamscape.com/frankvad/reference.encyclopedias.html, www virtual reference sites, directory of over 2,500 of the most popular information reference locations and tools on the web.

drewsullivan.com, databases on the web.

drkoop.com, drkoop.com, online health resource from the former surgeon general.

earthcam.com, earthcam.

edge.org, edge.

educate-yourself.org

education.yahoo.com/reference

education.yahoo.com/reference

education.yahoo.com/reference/

educationindex.com

educationplanet.com

education-world.com

educationworld.com/research

educause.edu

eduhound.com

eduplace.com

edupoint.com

eduref.org, educator's reference deck.

eduref.org, educator's reference desk.

eduscapes.com

eeeek.com

ehow.com

ehow.com

ehow.com, ehow, general reference site.

ehow.com, how to do just about everything.

einet.net

einet.net/galaxy/reference

eit.com/web/netservices.html

ejournals.cic.net, academic journals.

el.com, essential links.

el.com, essential links: portal to the internet

el.com/links/oftheday.asp

electricrev.net/reference1.html

electricrev.net/reference1.html

emap.co.uk/comp/magazines/internet/inder.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki

answers.com

answers.yahoo.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/main_page, wikipedia.

encarta.msn.com

encarta.msn.com

encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/search.aspx britannica.com

encarta.msn.com/reference

enchantedlearning.com

enchantedlearning.com

ascd.org

encyberpedia.com

encyclo.findlaw.com, encyclopedia of law & economics, a law and economics literature resource.

fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html, color landform atlas of the united states, u.s. topographic map site.

encyclopedia.langenberg.com

ender-design.com/rg

enews.com

eng.hss.cmu.edu/reference, references: cmu english server.

enotes.com

enotes.com

e-notes.com

entertainment.articlesarchive.net

entireweb.com

e-referencedesk.com

e-referencedesk.com/resources

es.html

eserver.org, eserver.

essential.org, consumer activist groups.

essortment.com

etext.archive.umich.edu/pub/

etext.org

etown.edu/vl, virtual library.

europapublications.co.uk

eventcal.com, current events.

everyrule.com, everyrule.com, lists rules for different kinds of games, etiquette and other situations.

everything.com, 800 872 5627, books.

everything2.com

everything2.com

excite.com/communities

ext.usu.edu/publicat

ezinearticles.com

ezinearticles.com

ezinearticles.com

ezinearticles.com

ezinecrow.com

facsnet.org, public policy info.

factbites.com

factbites.com

factbites.com

factbites.com

factbites.com

factbites.com/topics

factbook.org

factcheck.org

factcheck.org

factexpert.com

factmonster.com

factfinder.census.gov

factfinder.census.gov

factfinder.census.gov, american fact finder freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm, fast facts factmonster.com

factfinder.census.gov, american factfinder; census data

factfinder.census.gov/servlet/basicfactsservlet, american factfinder.

fact-index.com

fact-index.com

howstuffworks.com

factiva.com

factmonster.com

factmonster.com

factmonster.com

factmonster.com

factmonster.com

factmonster.com, factmonster reference desk;an almanac, homework center, atlas, dictionary and encyclopedia for younger students.

factnet.org

factopia.com, factopia, an online encyclopedia that displays results from several different encyclopedias.

facts.com

factsabout.com

factsandcomparisons.com

factspace.com

familyhaven.com/bookstore/reference/reference-16.html

famousbirthdays.com

faqs.org, frequently asked questions.

faq-site.com

farmersalmanac.com, farmers' almanac, information on weather, gardening, astronomy and more.

fedstats.gov, fedstats, one stop resource for federal government statistics.

fau.edu/library/barblink.html

fedlearn.com

feedmag.com

fetchfreereports.com

findarticles.com

findlaw.com, findlaw, a general legal resource.

findout.com

findspot.com

firstgov.gov, government network.

fixedreference.org

fixedreference.org

flags.net, world flag database

footnote.com, view millions of original documents, free 7-day trial.

forbes.com/bow/b2c/main.jhtml, forbes best of the web.

forum.simplyhired.com

forumone.com/srch/home.html, discuss your issues.

foundarticle.com

fourmilab.to/documents/calendar, calendar converter,

fpsol.com/gems/webgems.html, web gems, a librarian's subject guide to web sites which provide significant information useful to students and researchers, including articles.

freecoolarticles.com/tm2.htm

free-ed.net, free education.

freeglossary.com

freeinfosociety.com, free ebooks, articles. englishjet.com/english_courses_files/resources.htm, find links to the top english newspapers, dictionaries, e-books, examinations and more.

freepint.com

freepint.com and articles on finding reliable sites and searching more effectively.

freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm, fast facts.

freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm, fast facts.

free-reference.com njcu.edu/guarini/websites/reference.htm academicdb.com

freeskills.com

freeteachingaids.com

fuld.com/i3/index.html, internet intelligence index, links to how to spy electronically on companies, etc.

funet.fi/pub/doc/

funkandwagnalls.com

funtrivia.com

fuzzycrawler.com, converts metric, imperial, energy, torque, acceleration, mass, force, length, light, mass force.

galegroup.com, gale group.

galegroup.com/reference/reference.htm

gallup.com, polling statistics.

garnel.com/yahoo_bookmarks.html

gazetteer.de/home.htm, world gazetteer

geekculture.com

generalanswers.org

geohive.com, geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, earth

getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html, getty thesaurus of geographic names, geographical name database from the getty information institute.

globalcenter.net

globalideasbank.org

globalsources.com/tntlist/directories/travel/holidays.htm, world public holidays.

globalyp.com/world.htm, global yellow pages, huge worldwide directory of businesses.

glossarist.com

gnn.com/gnn/wn/whats-new.html,

gnn.digital.com/gnn/wic/index.html, website catalog.

go2net.com, compilation of useless info.

go2vision.com, current events.

goarticles.com

goaskalice.columbia.edu

goliath.ecnext.com, fee charged.

goodideas.com, they show new, interesting websites every eight seconds or so.

google.com, go to google scholar

googleguide.com

goto.com

greatfacts.com

greatinfo.com

group-search.html

grouptravels.com/wonders/2hp7w, seven wonders of the ancient world.

gsn.org/site/allsearch.html

guidebeam.com

guinnessworldrecords.com

faqfarm.com

gurunet.com/us/

gus.com

gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/direct, lists of databases.

gwu.edu/~nsarchiv, the national security archive, the archive is simultaneously a research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified u.s. documents obtained through the freedom of information act

gwu.edu/gelman/guides

hakatai.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/links/wwwlinks.html, web links.

halibot.com

hapir-index.com

haworthpress.com/journals

hclib.org/pub/search/fff_public.cfm, fugitive fact file: hennepin county library provides obscure facts online

headlinespot.com

hearstcorp.com, magazines.

hearstmagsb2b.com, magazines.

helptv.ca

hg.org/topresearch.html

highbeam.com

highschoolalumni.com, highschoolalumni.com, locate an old friend from high school.

highschoolhub.org

hisp.com, hispanic.

home.about.com/homework, homework help.

home.bitworks.co.nz/trivia/human.htm, odd human facts.

home.exis.net/interest.htm, internet directory.

homeworkhelp.aol.com

homeworkspot.com

homeworkspot.com

honor.uc.wlu.edu

hotbot.lycos.com

how2hq.com

howitismade.net

howitsmade.net

howsitmade.net

howstuffworks.com

howstuffworks.com

howstuffworks.com

howstuffworks.com

howstuffworks.com, how stuff works.

howstuffworks.com, how stuff works.

howstuffworks.com, howstuffworks.

howthingswork.com

howtoadvice.com

howtocleananything.com

how-to-guides.com

hubpages.com

suite101.com

infoplease.com

bartleby.com

wiktionary.org

humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/roget.html, roget's thesaurus, look up synonyms online courtesy of artfl.

ials.sas.ac.uk/library/guides/research_guides.htm, research guides by jurisdiction.

ibiblio.org

ibiblio.org

ibiblio.org, the university of north carolina provides links to interesting sites

ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/experts

ideacafe.com

ideafinder.com

ideafinder.com

idealreferences.info

i-discover.com

idpa.org, directory publishing assn.

igi-pub.com/reference

ilibraryspot.com

ilor.com

ilt.columbia.edu/publications/artistotle.html, institute for learning technologies, aristotle's ten-part treatise

image-ination.com/test_maker/convert, metric conversions.

imdb.com, movies.

indepthinfo.com

indexonly.com

ineed2know.org, some practical articles and ads.

infi.net/cool.html

info.cern.ch/hypertext/datasources/bysubject/overview.html

info.monash.edu.au

info.psu.edu/psuinfo/universitylife/

info.umd.edu/educational_resources/academic_resources

infobeat.com

infoctr.edu infomanage.com

infodome.sdsu.edu, san diego state university

infoed.org

infography.com

infohaus.com

infohwy.com

infomatch.com

infomime.ucr.edu/main

infomine.ucr.edu

infomine.ucr.edu, scholarly internet resource collections/reference

infomine.ucr.edu, scholarly internet resource collections/reference

infomkt.ibm.com

infomotions.com

infonet.net

info-pedia.com, articles on some practical topics.

infopeople.org

infoplease.com

infoplease.com

infoplease.com

infoplease.com

infoplease.com

almanac.com, farmer's almanac

infoplease.com, encyclopedia and almanacs.

infoplease.com, information please

infoplease.com, information please almanac

infoplease.com, information please, all the knowledge you need"--almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, weather and more

infoplease.com/alphabeticalindex.html

infoplease.com/homework

ipl.org, internet public library reference center

memory.loc.gov/learn/resources/inres, internet resources from the learning page

infoplease.com/homework/

infoplease.com/index.html, infoplease.

infoplease.com/sports.html, sports almanac

infopost.com

inform.com

inform.umd.edu/edres/topic/

inform.umd.edu/educational_resources/academicresourcesbytopic/

informationheadquarters.com

informaworld.com

informaworld.com

info-s.com

infoshop.org

infospace.com, the ultimate directory; find yellow pages, white pages, classifieds, shopping sites, investing information, government listings, chat rooms and much more.

infotoday.com

infotrieve.com, infotrieve.com/users/ infoventures.com

infoweb.com

ingenta.com, free citations from 26,000 publications; charge for full articles.

insightdocs.ca

intbc.com/sleuth, internet sleuth.

intelligentlife.com

inter800.com, internet 800 directory, searchable directory of 800 and 888 toll free business numbers.

intermute.com

internationaldatabase.com/ tenet.htm

internetdatabase.com

internetredux.com

internetuniv.com

internic.net/ds/dsdirofdirs.html

intute.ac.uk

invisibleweb.com

ionaut.com/t-article-search.html

ionaut.com/t-article-search.html

ipl.org

ipl.org, internet public library

ipl.org, internet public library

ipl.org, internet public library starting point for using the web as a reference tool. a project of the university of michigan

ipl.org, internet public library, finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing and creating quality information resources.

ipl.org, internet public library.

ipl.org, internet public library.

ipl.org/kidspace, internet public library youth division.

ipl.org/ref

ipl.org/ref, internet public library.

ipl.org/ref/rr, internet public library (ipl) ready reference collection.

ipl.org/ref/rr, ready reference.

ipl.org/subject/browse/ref00.00.00, the internet public library's links to ready reference sources in 19 categories

isoft.ch/genevaguide/orgfil/inx/io.html, list of international organizations.

itools.com

itools.com

itools.com/research, dictionaries, thesauruses, translations, acronyms, biographies and maps.

itools.com/research-it

itools.com/research-it, research it all-in-one reference desk: dictionary, quotes, translators, more.

itools.com/research-it/research-it.html

itools.com/research-it/research-it.html, research-it!, quick reference resources, inc. language translator

iuma.com, sound archives.

iwave.com