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Instant
Translations
Instant translations - Spanish, French, English, Italian, German,
Portuguese. It is a little slow in some cases and is not perfect but it
is very useful when you find web sites in these languages. |
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A Guide
to Using the Internet for Research
This is a guide to using the Internet for research purposes. It covers,
amongst other things, how to find and subscribe to mailing and
discussion lists, how to find e-mail addresses, Usenet newsgroups, how
to find sites on the Web, virtual libraries and electronic journals. The
guide explains how to use all the features of Yahoo!
and Alta Vista in detail.
It also gives some pointers on how to reference material obtained from
the Internet. |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Currently only open to suscription to colleges and universities. |
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List
of FAQs
An extensive list of Usenet FAQs covering just about every subject. |
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Publicly Accessible
Mailing Lists
A well-organised and searchable index of publicly accessible mailing
lists. |
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NEW-LIST (List of new e-mail
mailing lists)
NEW-LIST is a moderated distribution list which may be used to announce
the establishment of new e-mail mailing lists. Many of the people who
maintain "lists of lists" subscribe to the NEW-LIST list as do
direct users of the information. |
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Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations
A searchable index of passages, phrases and proverbs. |
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The
1995 CIA World Factbook
Detailed information about all countries. |
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Roget's
Thesaurus
When asked to searched for actuary it gave:
[person who keeps accounts] accountant, auditor, actuary, bookkeeper,
bean counter [derogatory] |
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The
WWW Virtual Library
Provides links to resources on the Internet for topics from Aboriginal
Studies to Zoos. |
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New Rider's Official World
Wide Web Yellow Pages
Refers to itself as "The Ultimate Web Reference". Provides a
general search tool. PC Magazine identified it as the best printed
resource directory. |
