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Associations (Professional, Scholarly, Trade)

• A Google search is often fast and effective
Gateway to Associations Online

 

Biography

Biographical Dictionary
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress | From 1774 on
Biography.com (A&E Media)
Britannica Online
Contemporary Authors | CSU Chico users only
National Inventors Hall of Fame  

Calculators, Currency Converters
Calculators from ifigure.com
Inflation Calculator | Based on U.S. Consumer Price Index
Measure 4 Measure | sites that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc.
OnlineConversion
Relocation information | Salaries, lifestyles, rental and moving costs
Universal Currency Converter
Martindale's Calculators-On-Line-Center | Over 18,000 "calculators" for performing functions in fields from Agriculture to Weather
Cities, States, Countries

Chico/ Butte County

Cities / States (U.S.)
CityTownInfo.com | Profiles of U.S. cities & towns
Ersys | Basic data for US cities displayed in charts and maps
Fifty States and Capitals
Munisource | Official City Web Pages
Rand California | Statistics and reports, by state and city/community
NACO About Counties| National Association of Counties
 
Countries
al-bab.com: An open door to the Arab World | News, culture, documents, current events
Country Briefings | Economist
Country/International Information | U.S. Government Sources, compiled by G. Hylton
Country Reports | International Monetary Fund Staff 
Country Studies: Area Handbook Series | Library of Congress 
Country Watch
Encyclopedias | Oxford Reference Online
Infonation | Comparative country data; create your own charts
Nations of the World | Constitutions, government, laws & legal information
OFFSTATS | Official statistics for countries, regions and topics

Population Reference Bureau |
Search worldwide population and health data
World Factbook | Central Intelligence Agency

Regional
Yahoo Regional

Colleges & Universities

The California State University
The California State University Libraries
University of California
University of California eScholarship Repository | Full text papers, seminars, online journal articles
California Colleges & Universities | Publicly funded, academic & vocational
California Community Colleges
Accredited Senior U.S. Colleges & Universities | InfoPlease Almanac
Campus Security Statistics | U.S. Office of Postsecondary Education
College & University Rankings Guide
CollegeNet | Links to about 600 schools. Search by size, tuition, major, state or region.
College Opportunities On-Line | From U.S. Government 
CollegeSource | U.S. college catalogs, majors, programs. CSU Chico users only
Petersons.com | Schools, Majors, Internships, etc.
Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Loans - Books
Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Loans - Websites

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Current Events 

Almanac of Policy Issues
Alternative viewpoints on current issues | Oneworld.net
CQ Researcher
CQ Weekly
Find your legislators (California) 
Hot Paper Topics
Hot Topics Supersites | SDSU 
Legal Information Institute
Pro Con Information Sources | A Meriam Library Guide
Project Vote Smart
Public Agenda Online
Public Opinion Polls | Resources compiled by Binghamton University Libraries
Vmyths.com | Information about virus myths & hoaxes

Dictionaries & Thesauri
Bartleby.com | Full text dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, fiction, nonfiction, poetry . . .
Bilingual Dictionaries | Oxford Reference online
The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | E. Cobham Brewer 
GROVEart
GROVEmusic
Language Dictionaries | from Your Dictionary.com
Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary | from Britannica Online
Oxford English Dictionary
OED - Oxford English Dictionary | compact edition from AskOxford.com
The Phrase Finder
Quotations (Bartlett's)
Quotations (Oxford Reference Online)
Quotations (Simpson's Contemporary)
Subject Dictionaries | Specialized topics index 
Thesaurus: Roget's II
Urban Dictionary | A slang dictionary. . . anyone can contribute
E-Books
 
Encyclopedias
Britannica Online
Gale Virtual Reference Library
GROVEart
GROVEmusic
Oxford Reference Online | Encyclopedias
Wikipedia | "The free encyclopedia anyone can edit"
Facts & Statistics
Statistics on the Web | Government sources compiled by G. Hylton
California Statistical Abstract
Counting California
CSU Chico Quick Facts
Earthtrends: The Environmental Information Portal | Data from leading statistical agencies plus smaps, tables,charts and analysis from World Resources Institute
How Stuff Works
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Free Statistics | by country & region
Kids Count | Statistics on children in the U.S. 
Merck Manual | Medical information 
OFFSTATS | Official statistics for countries, regions, topics
RAND California Statistics 
State Health Facts | Kaiser Family Foundation
Timeline Archive
U.S. Statistical Abstract
United Nations Population Information Network
• Weather, California: California Weather Data (UC IPM)
• Weather, U.S.: Accuweather
• Weather, U.S.: The Weather Channel
• Weather, Climate, historical | Western Regional Climate Center
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Genealogy
Grammar, Spelling, Writing

American Heritage Book of English Usage
Citation Formats 
Elements of Style | Strunk 
Online Writing Lab | Purdue 
Oxford Reference Online | English Language Reference
University Writing Center | CSU, Chico 
Foreign Grammars and Language Courses (from yourdictionary.com)

Graphics Sources
Image Collections

CSU Chico Campus Digital Collections | Campus logos, art slides, historic photos and maps
The Dorothy Morehead Hill Collection | California Native American Legacy and Tradition

Multi-subject sites

American Memory | Library of Congress text, image and sound collections
AP (Associated Press) Photo Archive | CSU Chico only
Berkeley Digital Library Photo collections | California scenes in color
Free Images on the Web | General and U.S. Government sites (TLP)
Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web | Links to exhibits at libraries, archives and historical societies.
NYPL Picture Collection Online | Subjects include African Americans, Native Americans, fashion, clothing, textiles, design, animals, birds, reptiles, NYC scenes. Most images created before 1923.
Online Archive of California | historical manuscripts, photographs, fine art in California institutions
Oxford Reference Online | maps and illustrations

Single subject sites
Ad*Access | Over 7000 ads (images and text) from 1911 to 1955
• Art Museums | Artcyclopedia
• Art Museums | fineArt Forum Resource Directory
WorldArt Kiosk | Over 35,000 arts related images from many eras and many regions. Users can create their own collections. WorldArt is produced by California State University faculty, staff and students
ARKive, images of life on earth | film, photos and audio of endangered and protected species
Historic Photograph Collection | Northeastern California

Search Enginess
Google Image Search

Jobs & Careers
America's Career InfoNet 
CSU, Chico Career Planning & Placement Office
CSU, Chico Student Employment Office
Higher Education Jobs | full and part time faculty, staff, administrative & library positions available.
Jobs, Graduate School & Careers | Compiled by Wendy Diamond
Occupational Outlook Handbook | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  
U. S. Job and Career Information | Compiled by G. Hylton
Libraries

Butte County Library
Butte College Library
California State Library (includes directory of California libraries)
California State University Libraries
CSU multi-campus catalog search (PHAROS) |
Melvyl, the catalog of the University of California Libraries
North State Cooperative Library System
Library of Congress
LibWeb: Library Servers via WWW

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Maps & Gazetteers
Phone, Email, Zip Codes

Please note: the Butte County Library, Chico Branch has a complete set of California telephone directories including commercial (yellow) and residential (white) pages.

Individuals, Businesses, and Government | Mainly U.S. and Canada
AnyWho  | AT&T's business and people finder page
A T & T's finder page for 800 numbers
State of California Online Directories
SuperPages.com | Formerly Big Book

International

International Yellow Pages
Telephone Directories on the Web 
 
Zip Codes

U.S. Postal Service Zip Code and Address Information

Speeches and Transcripts

American Rhetoric
CSPAN Videos
Gifts of Speech | Women's speeches from around the world.
Great Speeches (Audio only) | The History Channel 
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States | Part of the Bartleby.com archive
Washington File | U.S. Dept. of State transcripts

Weather

California
California Weather Data | Includes historical data back to 1950's
U.S. Government Documents: Climate
 
United States

The Weather Channel


 

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