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AsiaSource

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AsiaSource

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http://www.asiasociety.org/policy-politics

Basic data on Asian/Pacific countries: maps, statistics, news, business protocol, arts, culture, government and history.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

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http://www.bartleby.com/100/

Quotations, passages and phrases from ancient times to 1919.

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Quotations, passages and phrases from ancient times to 1919. Part of the Bartleby.com website of 'great books online,' this is a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs compiled by John Barlett. Contains more than 11,000 searchable quotations.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

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Encyclopedia Britannica Online

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http://0-www.britannica.com.oswald.clark.edu/

Complete Encyclopedia Britannica full-text, and more.

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Complete Encyclopedia Britannica full-text, and more. Fully searchable and browsable collection of many authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, articles not yet in the print Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (tenth edition), and the Britannica Book of the Year. New resources added frequently. More complete information than what is available free on the Internet.

Keywords: streaming video, videos, images, photographs, photos

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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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http://www.iep.utm.edu/

Peer-reviewed, academic, free encyclopedia with signed articles providing detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.

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Peer-reviewed, academic, free encyclopedia with signed articles providing detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.

Keywords: subject encyclopedia, subject-specific encyclopedia, subject specific encyclopedia

ipl2: Information You Can Trust

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ipl2: Information You Can Trust

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http://www.ipl.org/

Subject directory of websites hand-selected by librarians.

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Subject directory of websites hand-selected by librarians. Formerly as a merger between the Internet Public Library and the Librarians' Internet Index.

Literary Research Guide

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Literary Research Guide

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http://0-www.mlalrg.org.oswald.clark.edu/

An annotated listing of reference sources in English literary studies, including British literature, literatures of the United States and other literatures in English.

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An annotated listing of reference sources in English literary studies, including British literature, literatures of the United States and other literatures in English. This online version of the 5th edition of the MLA Literary Research Guide features over 1,000 entries, which refer to nearly 1,600 additional books, articles, and electronic resources and cite over 700 reviews. It also contains links to some full-text resources.

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Measuring Worth

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Measuring Worth

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http://www.measuringworth.com/index.php

Calculate prices, value of a dollar from 1774 to present, plus UK pounds and more!

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Calculate prices, value of a dollar from 1774 to present, plus UK pounds and more! Ever wondered what the price of gold was in 1907? Or what the GDP was in 1932? Presented here are many useful historic data sets. The mission of this site is to make available to the public the highest quality and most reliable historical data on important economic aggregates, with particular emphasis on nominal measures.

Keywords: gross domestic product, price of gold, interest rates, exchange rates, rate, CPI, consumer price index, purchasing power, inflation, stock growth, relative values, value, annualized growth rates, saving, savings, stock market

Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary and Thesaurus

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Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary and Thesaurus

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http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Classic dictionary with audible pronounciations and thesaurus.

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Classic dictionary includes audible pronounciations, etymology, usage, and function. Cross-reference words in the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus which finds synonyms, related words, contrasting words, antonyms, and idioms. Work back and forth with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

refdesk.com

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refdesk.com

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http://www.refdesk.com/

Website directory and portal with quick access to popular reference tools.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

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Statistical Abstract of the United States

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http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab

Statistics compiled by all departments of the U.S. government.

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Statistics compiled by all departments of the U.S. government. Fully searchable. 32 sections include statistics on population, education, geography and environment, income, energy and more.