Resources for Students

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• The NET: Online Course Pre-registration  (September 1,  2005 -  May 31, 2006)

• Acronym Finder - Look up 252,000+ acronyms and their definitions.
   
• Bartleby.com reference - Dictionary, encyclopedia, thesauri, usage, quotations, and more!
   
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - Over 11,000 searchable quotations.
   
• Biographical Dictionary - This online biographical dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
   
• Biography.com - Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present.
   
• Calendar Zone - "Comprehensive categorized calendar catalog currently containing countless correlating connections."
   
• Citing Electronic Resources - Many people want to know how to cite information that they find on the Internet in school papers, theses, reports, etc. There is no definitive answer, but many people have made suggestions. Here are some places to go for recommended electronic information
   
• Currency converter - Three easy steps and a click to convert currencies from around the world.
   
• Dictionary of Symbolism - This symbolism dictionary endeavors to provide some possible cultural significances of various symbols, and suggest ways in which those symbols may have been used in context.
   
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online - Search the 32-volume Encyclopedia Britannica online.
   
• Fact Monster - Games & quizzes, daily features, homework center, and other cool stuff.
   
• Interactive Units Converter - Here you will find interactive calculators for many measurement systems both commonly used like metric and U.S. Avoirdupois and quite exotic like Ancient Greek and Roman.
   
• Merriam-Webster OnLine - Merriam-Webster is America's foremost publisher of language-related reference works. The company publishes a diverse array of print and electronic products.
   
• QwestDex - Online telephone listings for business, residential, government and toll-free numbers.
   
• RefDesk.com - An all-in-one compendium of Web-based reference sites. Enough to keep anyone busy for a very long time.
   
• RhymeZone - Type a word into this Web-based form to find its rhymes, synonyms, and more.
   
• States and Capitals - Fast information about states including capital city, economy, state flag and more.
   
• The World Factbook - The CIA's collection of information on countries of the world.
   
• Webopedia - An online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.