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Acronym Finder - Comprehensive database of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms with more than 198, 000 definitions.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac - Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and weather forecasts.
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Information Please - Collection of almanacs, with a dictionary and encyclopedia.
Background Notes - U.S. Department of State country profiles
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Biography.com - Search over 25,000 contemporary personalities.
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Biographical Directory of the U. S. Congress - Searchable database of biographical profiles of members of the U.S. Congress (1774 - present.
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Congressional Directory - Provides short bibliographies of each Member of the Senate and the House, and includes additional data such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistant/secretary, room and telephone numbers.
- Career Builder - Find a job, post your resume, fill a position.
- Career OneStop- Find a job, post your resume, fill a position.
Citation & Writing Style Guides
- DocsCite - a tool from Arizona State University that helps you generate government document citations in APA or MLA style
- Research and Documentation Online
- Citation Style Guides from the University of South Carolina Libraries - Although call numbers are specific to USC's Thomas Cooper Library, these guide sheets are great quick references on how to structure APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian citations.
- MLA Style by
the Modern Language Association
Encyclopedias and
Dictionaries
- Encyclopedia Mythica
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Index to Organism Names - Currently covers animals (all names reported in Zooligal Record since1978 and including those protists generally considered animals), algae, bacteria, fungi, and mosses.
- Newslink - Connect to over 65 most linked to newspapers and TV stations from major cities around the country - including: Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Miami Herald, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Charlotte Observer, The State (Columbia, SC), Wall Street Journal, and many others.
The State
Post & Courier
Greenville News
Sun News
Spartanburg Herald Journal
The Times and Democrat
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Quoteland.com - Quotations resource on the Web.
- Business
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- Disability Resources
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- Digest of Education Statistics - Contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education.
- FedStats - U.S. national, state and regional statistics from over 70 federal agencies
- Gallup - Measurement and analysis of politics & elections, business & the economy, social issues & policy, lifestyle, and more (Gallup Organization)
- SC Kids Count - South Carolina Kids Count reports identify several dozen problems that measure the condition of children in six major areas: families, economic status, health, readiness and early school performance, student achievement, and adolescent risk behaviors.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online - Data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
- South Carolina Statistics and Statistical Reports by SCIway - South Carolina Information Superhighway. Includes South Carolina Statistical Abstracts, area statistics and rankings, and Kids Count.
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Statistical
Abstracts of the United States - Search for demographic, vital, economic,
and social statistics.
- United States Census Bureau - Provides statistics on people, families, housing, education, income, our economy, and more. Mapping capabilities.
- World Bank Data and Research - Provides world development indicators by topic, methods and modeling tools for working with data, and more