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Style Guides

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Citing Electronic Sources in History Papers (Maurice Crouse, University of Memphis)

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Writers Handbook: Chicago or Turabian Style (University of Wisconsin--Madison Writing Center)

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Writers Handbook: MLA (University of Wisconsin--Madison Writing Center)

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Strunk's Elements of Style (Bartleby Project)

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Fowler's The King's English (1908, Bartleby Project)

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Writing Centers On-Line (National Writing Centers Association)

Copyright Issues

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Guide to Copyright (Indiana University--Purdue University, Indianapolis)

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United States Copyright Office (Library of Congress)

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Freedom of Information Act Homepage (NARA)

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Using the Freedom of Information Act (American Civil Liberties Union)

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Tapping State Officials' Secrets (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)

Search Engine Information

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Search Engine Showdown (Greg R. Notess; differences in search engines and how best to use them)

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Search Engine Watch (Mecklermedia Corporation)

Calendars for Past Years

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10,000 Year Calendar (Includes Chinese, religious & other calendars)

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Calendar Historical Information

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Perpetual Calendar (Inter-Links)

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Gregorian-Hijri Dates Converter (Gregorian & Islamic calendars)

Online Foreign and Specialized Dictionaries

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OneLook Dictionaries (Consult 600 dictionaries at once)

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Specialized Dictionaries,Glossaries, and Encyclopedias

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A Web of Online Dictionaries (Robert Beard, Bucknell University)

Online Translations

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FreeTranslation.com (English & six European languages)

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Babel Fish (Altavista translations; includes Russian)

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Babylon.com (11 European/Asian languages; download for offline use)