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dictionaries & references
- dictionary.oed.com: OED Online,but you have to go through a library with a subscription...
- spl.org: Seattle Public Library and
- lib.washington.edu/types: entry to the University of Washington Library resources, but most are restricted
- uwasa.fi/viestintatieteet/terminology: the new site for Terminology links at the University of Vaasa, Finland -- dictionaries, glossaries, and more
- iep.utm.edu: The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- reference.com: an encyclopedia, dictionaries, thesauri, more
- rhymezone.com: find rhymes and quotations, read documents, and more
- kirjasto.sci.fi/calendar.htm: a "Calendar of Authors" from a couple of guys with too much time on their hands
languages- babelfish.yahoo.com and translate.google.com: both offer language translation via text input or Web address
- travlang.com: Travel and Language Services also offers translation, but lots of other related good things, too
- itools.com: "Quick access to the best Internet tools" including language search, translation, and more
- chinookjargon.home.att.net: Chinook jargon, "Selected references for students and scholars"
- iLoveLanguages.com offers "a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources," in other words, links
books online- Both the dmoz.org Open Directory Project and the Google Directory offer the same "Electronic_Text_Archives"
- books.google.com: "Right now, you can search over the full text of some seven million books through Google Books"
- bartleby.com: search or browse "Great Books Online," with thousands of classics of reference, literature, nonfiction, and verse
- malaspina.org/home.htm: Great books, great Scott! Also gives access to online art collections, and more
- digital.library.upenn.edu/books: The On-Line Books Page, "Listing over 35,000 free books on the Web"
- ota.ahds.ac.uk, the Oxford Text Archive (both restricted and free), from the University of Oxford
- nap.edu/topics.php?browse=1: The National Academies Press says"Read more than 3,000 books online free"
- ipl.org: The Internet Public Library
- loc.gov: the Library of Congress
- etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections, part of the UVA Digital Initiatives Program, the Electronic Text Center provides "...40,000 on- and off-line humanities texts" (but many will need an account)
art online- bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart: Digital Archive of Art Online Images from Boston College (largely Western 19th & 20th century)
- kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu: The Huntington Photographic Archive of Asian Art
- artchive.com, The ArtArchive, with another way in at artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
- aaa.si.edu: Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian and their aaa.si.edu/collectionsonline
- ibiblio.org/wm: the ibiblio mirror of the somewhat idiosyncratic Web Museum
- wga.hu: The Web Gallery of Art, European art of the periods from 1000 to 1850, currently containing over 23,200 reproductions...
- masters-of-photography.com: "Masters of Photography"
maps and mapping- nationalatlas.gov: the superb U.S. gateway from the Department of the Interior: create, add layers, download, and much more
- terraserver-usa.com: free maps and aerial photos of the USA. (terraserver.com is by subscription only.)
- maps.google.com/maps?output=html and earth.google.com
- un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm: Maps and resources from the Cartographic Section of the United Nations
- MapsOnUs.com for actually finding your way
- lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html: the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/census.html: scanned national atlases from the Library of Congress, some historical, some newer
links:- geography.about.com/od/findmaps/Maps.htm: map links from About.com
- nationalmap.gov/gio/viewonline.html: Viewing USGS Maps and Aerial Photos Online, from the USGS
- cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_references.html: Maps and References has lots of links (if they're good)
- cyndislist.com/maps.htm: lots of map links from Cyndi's geneology site
two on GIS:- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system: geographic information systems (GIS) from wikipedia
- gis.com: more on GIS
collecting- bookfinder.com: maybe the single best book metasearch
- rarebooks.org: tutorials, lists, and more
- antiqbook.com/info/resources/index.html: "A Guide to Antiquarian Book Resources" on the Internet
three stores:- eskimo.com/~recall/index.html: Recollection Books, and their great Seattle Used Bookstore Guide
- powells.com: "The Largest New and Used Bookstore in the World"
- and, of course, amazon.com
A google search for < define:something > works pretty good, too.