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Almanacs

Atlases

Biography

  • A&E's Biography Database -  A&E has gathered a database of over 20,000 brief profiles with links to web sites.
  • Distinguished Women Past and Present - A Web encyclopedia or "K12opedia" on Women's History.  The encyclopedia currently contains entries from students in grades 1 through 12, and for some students, English is a second language. Entries have NOT been edited for grammar or content. If you have questions or comments on a particular entry, you are invited to contact the author.
  • Faces of Science:  African Americans in the Sciences - Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. The accomplishments of the past and present can serve as pathfinders to present and future engineers and scientists.
  • Great Economists & Their Times -  This publication traces the development of the major schools of economic thought through the work of ten important economists. These economists were the leading exponents of their schools, and their ideas represent the major contributions to economic thought made by each school. A chronicle of historical events recounts the politics, social environment and intellectual climate of each decade in which the famous economists lived.  http://www.frbsf.org/publications/education/greateconomists/index.html
  • National Women's Hall of Fame - In 1969, a group of women and men of Seneca Falls, NY, created the National Women's Hall of Fame, believing  that the contribution of American women deserved a permanent home in the small village where it all began. The Hall is home to exhibits, artifacts of historical  interest, a research library and office.
  • Nobel Prize Internet Archive - Click on any Nobel category (literature, physics, chemistry, peace, economics, or physiology & medicine) to see an annotated, hyperlinked list of all Nobel laureates in that category. http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/nobel.html
  • Time Man of the Year Archive - For each of the last 70 years, TIME [magazine] has presented a Man of the Year--the single person (man, woman, or even idea) who, for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year. Now, as the century begins to draw to its end, TIME presents a digital portrait of previous Men of the Year. Click on the recipient's name to get the full text from that year's story.  http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/special/moy/moypast.html

Citation Formats

Dictionaries

Directories

Encyclopedias

  • World Book Online - access this through Empowered Desktop
  • Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) - This has proven an excellent tool for historical and biographical research.  Though it's truely an old version, for most uses this 15-volume encyclopedia does an excellent job.  http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/cathen.htm
  • Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - This free encyclopedia returns over 14,000 articles and Web links.  Uses extensive cross-references and is useful in narrowing a topic for research.  http://www.encyclopedia.com
  • Encarta Concise Encyclopedia (the free version) - Good, reliable, and free!  This source is a good starting point for research.  Result lists display accessible "free concise encyclopedia" articles, selected Web links from an MSN search, and related news articles from MSNBC.    http://encarta.msn.com
  • Encyberpedia - Self-proclaimed as the "Living Encyclopedia from Cyberspace."  Includes categories on broad topics of interest.  http://www.encyberpedia.com/ency.htm
  • Encyclopedia Smithsonian - The Smithsonian Institution receives a great many public inquiries covering a wide range of  topics. Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about  the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z.  Select "Where do I Start?" from the menu on the left.  http://www.si.edu/
  • My Virtual Encyclopedia - From refdesk.com.  http://www.refdesk.com/myency.html

FAQ's


Internet/WWW


Statistical Sources

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html

·         Kansas Statistical Abstract 2008

 

 

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