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acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym Finder -- focus is on technology, telecommunications, and military-related acronyms, but some general topics are included
BABEL : a glossary of computer oriented abbreviations and acronyms
Internet Acronym Server -- searchable list of acronyms and abbreviations

Caldecott Medal Home Page -- annual award sponsored by the American Library Association presented to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, published during the preceding year
Children’s Book Awards -- guide to English-language Children’s Book Awards sites
Nobel e-museum -- official web site of the Nobel Foundation; information on all Nobel prize winners
Newbery Medal Home Page -- annual award sponsored by the American Library Association presented to the author of the most distinguished American children's book, published during the preceding year
Official Academy Awards Database -- searchable database presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, dating back to 1927/28

American National Biography
Biography.com --by A&E’s television series
Biographical Dictionary -- online dictionary including over 27,000 influential men and women from ancient times to present day

For biographical information about people in specific professions or categories, please check the appropriate subject.

Booklist -- reviews of books, coverage back to January 1996
Boston Book Review -- reviews of books by preeminent writers, scholars and intellectuals
H-Net Reviews -- reviews books in the humanities and social sciences
New York Review of Books -- reviews of books; international in scope

Martindale"s Calculators On-Line Center -- contains links to over 18,770 calculators; focus is on mathematics and the sciences
Salary Calculator -- compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities

Calculation of the Ecclesiastical Calendar -- calculates the dates of Easter Sunday and many feasts in the Catholic Calendar from A.D. 325
Internet Public Library: Calendars -- list of various calendars available on the web

10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained --by Brad Templeton
Copyright & Fair Use -- from Stanford University Libraries
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. -- source for obtaining permission to use copyrighted works
Crash Course in Copyright -- from the University of Texas System
U. S. Copyright Office

American Secular Holidays Calendar -- includes federal holidays and celebrations, current banking holidays, notable dates for planning the year, and other observances
Famous Birthdays -- list of famous birthdays by month, day and name
This Day in History -- by the History Channel
Those Were the Days -- information on historical events, birthdays, and chart toppers on today’s date and tomorrow’s date

Free Dictionary.com -- includes about 2 million entries from leading web dictionaries and encyclopedias
Merriam-Webster Online -- online version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.
OneLook Dictionaries -- allows for easy quick word searches in more than 600 online dictionaries, including general, legal and foreign dictionaries (Hint: narrow search to shorten search time)
Oxford English Dictionary -- the authoritative dictionary of the English language; gives the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over a half million words
AlphaDictionary.com -- searches 992 online English dictionaries at once

Britannica Online
Catholic Encyclopedia -- 1913 edition
Encyclopaedia of the Orient -- covers North Africa and the Middle East
Encyclopedia Mythica -- covers mythology, folklore and legend
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -- daily updated, dynamic encyclopedia on philosophy

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1901 edition) -- collection of passages, phrases and proverbs from ancient and modern literature
Quotations Home Page -- thousands of quotes organized by
subject
Quotations Page -- searchable by word or phrase

Date and Time Gateway -- arranged by continent and country
Time and Date.com -- The World Clock -sort by country or time zone
United States Naval Observatory Master Clock Time -- official source of time for the Dept. of Defense and the standard time for the U.S.

Links to Postal Code Pages -- Post Office home pages by country
National Address Server -- type in an address and this site will provide the zip code
United States Postal Service -- lookup information on zip codes, stamps, addressing tips, latest postal rates and more