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Recommended Websites
◊ ACADEMIC WRITING (includes selections by Dr.
Jasna Shannon, Dir. of the Writing Center)
- Brown
University: different sections with online handouts and tools for
writing for specific disciplines
- George
Mason University Writing Center: step-by-step writing of an essay
and other helpful writing information, resumes, cover letters,
abstracts, etc.
- Purdue University: short
overview of helpful hints; also offers guides on writing for essay
exams; ESL
- University of
Richmond: excellent site on how to construct a paper (subject
specific) with great outlines for how to improve grammar to how to
document resources and use them effectively
- AskOxford.com: better writing skills from Oxford
University Press
◊ AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN
STUDIES 
◊ AMERICAN HISTORY
Historical Documents and
Artifacts
The Civil War and The South
◊ THE ANCIENT WORLD
- Advanced Papyrological Information System: information
about and images of papyrological materials (e.g. papyri, ostraca, wood
tablets, etc.) from the ancient world located in collections around the
world
- Perseus Digital Project: evolving collection of
resources for the study of the ancient world, including archaeology,
atlas, texts and translations, text tools and lexica
- Okeanos: gateway to Internet tools, organizations'
sites and resources related to the ancient Mediterranean and Near East
- Encyclopedia Mythica: award-winning internet
encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion
- Digital Egypt for Universities: looks at archaeology,
art, architecture, communication, ideology and beliefs, technology,
industy, social history and science in Egypt between 4000 BC - 1000
AD
◊ ART & ART
EDUCATION
◊ BOOKS: PRINT AND ONLINE
◊ BUSINESS
- AnnualReports.com: free financial report service
offering company annual reports
- The 100 Best Companies to Work for, 2007: Fortune's
annual survey of companies
- SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business: a
nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the
formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide
- Better Business Bureau
- BigCharts.com: stock charts, screeners, interactive
charting and research tools
- BizJournals.com: Archives for 41 metropolitan US
business weeklies published by American City Business Journals
- Liber8: access to free online economic materials,
databases, and Web sites; international coverage
- Inc.com: essential information for small businesses
- StartupNation: info to encourage and support those
wanting to start their own business
- Advertisting Age Data
Center: statistics useful
for marketing, media and advertising
- Harvey's Finance Glossary: Duke University professor's hypertextual glossary (largest on
the Internet) features over 8,000 entries and 18,000
hyperlinks
- Business Plans and
Profiles: Pittsburgh's Carnegie
Library web site that lists types of small businesses and a
corresponding business plan, profile or book about the
business
- Everything International : Links/portal to relevant
global business information on the Internet
- International Trade
Centre: UN sponsored website which promotes sustainable human
development via trade and cooperation
- Economic
Indicators.gov: U.S. government website with current information on
economic indicators
◊
COMMUNICATION
◊
CRIMINOLOGY
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service:
statistics, research findings, program descriptions, congressional
hearing transcripts, and training materials on topics such as crime,
criminology, law enforcement, corrections, courts, juvenile justice,
victims of crime and the justice system.
◊ FILM
◊ FOOD AND
NUTRITION
- Food Science
Central: mostly free information relating to the
world of food science, technology and nutrition
- Feeding America: historic American cookbooks
from the late 18th to early 20th century
available free online
- Nutrition.gov: access to nutritional information from
numerous government databases
- Epicurious: for people who love to eat
◊ FOREIGN LANGUAGE
RESOURCES
◊ GENDER STUDIES
- American Women's History: A Research Guide
- GLBTQ: the Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture
- Women's Issues Resource Sites
- Women's
Studies Gateway
- Women Working,
1800-1930: focuses on
women's role in the United States economy and provides access to
digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from
Harvard University's library and museum collections
- The "Second Wave" and Beyond: Primary Sources of the
Women's Movement, 1960-Present: an
innovative form of electronic communication and research that brings
together feminist thinkers, scholars and activists, to analyze
compelling questions about feminist activism and theories and define new
directions for historical research on this period
- American Women through
Time: site offers two approaches for the study of specific time
periods in American women's history
- Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
- Feminist.org: Feminist
Majority Foundation Online
◊ GRADUATE AND
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL INFORMATION
◊ GRAMMAR, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE
- Merriam Webster Collegiate
Dictionary
- The Free Dictionary
- Chaucer Concordance
- Glossary of Literary
Terms
- Bartleby's
- Middle English
Compendium
- Chambers
Reference Online: dictionary, thesaurus, biographical dictionary,
crossword solver, Scrabble word checker, etc.
- AskOxford.com: ask the experts about grammar, writing,
etc.
- English
Ballad Archive: online extant ballads published in English from
1500-1800
- The Poetess
Tradition: writing by British and American men and women, 1750-1900
- Galactic
Central: bibliographies and more for science fiction, horror and
fantasy writers
- Stop, You're
Killing Me: a must for mystery lovers; bibliographic info, award
winners, and more
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
and American Culture: A complete resource for Harriet Beecher
Stowe's landmark work Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Open Source
Shakespeare: A large collection of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.
Downloadable and printer-friendly!
- Complete Works
of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Provided by the University of
Michigan
- Greek
Mythology Link: An extremely well-organized look at Greek mythology
- Urban
Dictionary: dictionary of slang
- WordNet: A Lexical
Database for the English Language
- Author Pronunciation Guide: Every wonder how to
pronounce an author's name? This site will help you out! Make sure you
have your speakers on and sound unmuted.
- Metaphor
Observatory: Blog about metaphors "where metaphors come to die"
- Carlyle
Letters Online: 32 volumes of correspondence of an important
Victorian-era family. Letters are from luminaries such as Browning,
Dickens, Ruskin and more.
- Victorian Literary Studies Archive: concordance to
works by English, Irish, and American authors
◊ HEALTH
- Prevention Online (PREVLINE): features a range of
quality information on drugs and alcohol as provided by the National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
- WebMD: objective, trustworthy, and timely health
information
- Merck
Manuals: online access to Merck Medical Manual
- History of the
Health Sciences: a gazillion Internet links about the history of
medicine
- Globalhealthfacts.org: Great website for
country-by-country stats on topics such as AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis,
malaria, to name a few
- Autism
Information Center: provided by the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention
- InteliHealth: Quality
consumer health information -- from Columbia University College of
Dental Medicine and the Harvard Medical School
◊ HOLOCAUST
◊ INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND
GLOBALIZATION
- U.S. Dept. of
State: facts about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, and foreign relations of dozens of countries
- NationMaster.com: compares nations and can
generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics
- Country
Studies: from Library of Congress
- Constitutions of the World
- Internet History Sourcebooks Project: a collection of
public domain and copy-permitted historical texts from ancient to modern
times
- Constitution Finder: constitutions, charters,
amendments, and other related documents for nations of the world are
linked to their constitutional text posted somewhere on the Internet
- Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace: a private, nonprofit organization
dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active
international engagement by the United States
- Yale
Center for the Study of Globalization: academic papers,
reports, and other documents pertaining to the core issues surrounding
globalization
- Country Reports
on Terrorism: the major government source addressing global
terrorism trends
- Countries of the World
- Political
Resources on the Net: provides access to political websites and
information from an international perspective
- Global
Distribution of Poverty: "seeks to enhance current understanding of
the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical
conditions of where the poor live"
- Royal Historical Society Bibliography: Great resource
for all things British history!
◊ INTERNET DATABASES
◊
INTERNET SEARCHING
◊ LAW
◊ ODDS & ENDS
- ABYZ News Links:
worldwide news, including foreign language sources
- Unit Converter: translates
most types of common measurement
- Correct Time: as determined
by the Time Service Department, US Naval Observatory
- Consumer Search:
the starting place for consumers
researching top-rated Photo & Video, Health & Fitness,
Computers, Automotive, and Sports & Leisure products
- Calendars Through the Ages
- REALTOR.com: the official web site of the National
Association of Realtors, contains over 2 million listings of homes for
sale throughout the United States and Canada
- Copyright: a crash course website from the Univ. of
Texas at Austin
- Earth Resource Systems: information on demographics,
environmental factors, economic indicators, housing stats, etc. for over
2600 US cities
- Measure 4
Measure: interactive sites that estimate, calculate, convert,
translate, etc.
- Open Yale Courses: Have you ever wanted to take a class at Yale? Here's your chance!
◊ PERFORMING ARTS/THEATRE
◊ PHILOSOPHY
◊ POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
◊ REFERENCE
◊ RELIGION
◊ SOUTH CAROLINA INFORMATION
- SC
Memory: a developing website that provides links to historical
documents, photographs, and more
- SC Information Highway: links to quality SC websites,
including statistical data on education, employment, government, and
more!
- Hands on Health - SC: health and wellness Web sites
selected for SC residents by the Medical University of SC Library.
- SC Literary Map: Information, pictures and
Web sites about South Carolina authors, developed by the Palmetto Book
Alliance.
- SC
Teaching Learning Connecting: Lesson plans and curriculum
and assessment resources linked to the SC curriculum standards, by the
SC Department of Education.
- SC Information: web sites for South Carolina
information, organized by the South Carolina State Library
- South Carolina Legislature
Online
- State Library Foundations Directory
- Palmetto News Daily: news from around the state
◊
SPORTS, FITNESS, AND
RECREATION
◊ STATISTICS
◊ UNDERGRADUATE SURVIVAL
Email Melinda Deyasi (mdeyasi @
coker.edu) to suggest links to be added to this webpage.
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