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E-Reference Sources

Title Description Full Text Date
Oxford Reference Online Over 100 language and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. More info Full Text Current
Points of View Reference Center Essays on 250 topics that present multiple sides of a current issue, includes writing and debate guides, primary source documents, and the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century. More info Full Text 1900-
World Almanac Internet version of World Almanac, Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, World Almanac of US Politics, and several other almanacs. All subjects. More info Full Text Current


Biographical Sources

Indexes & Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
Biography and Genealogy Master Index Index to biographical sketches in reference books covering both contemporary and historical people. All subjects. More info    
Oxford Reference Online Over 100 language and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. More info Full Text Current

Selected Internet Links:
Biography.com

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College & University Information

Selected Internet Links:
American Universities
College Opportunities Online (NCES)
Colorado Consortium For Independent Study
Colorado Higher Education Directory
U.S. News Rankings and Guides

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Dictionaries & Thesauri

Indexes and Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
Oxford Reference Online Over 100 language and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. More info Full Text Current

Selected Internet Links:
Acronym Finder
Diccionario de la Lengua Española
DictSearch - 275 language dictionaries
French-English Dictionary
Hypertext Webster Gateway
NetLingo - Dictionary of Internet Terms
OneLook Dictionary
Roget's Thesaurus
yourDictionary.com
Webopedia - Dictionary of computer and Internet terms
WordReference.com -Online French, Italian and Spanish Dictionary

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Directories

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AnyWho
InfoSpace
National Address Server
QWESTdex
Switchboard

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Employment Sources

Selected Internet Links:
Career InfoNet
Job Hunt
Job Search USA
JobTrak
Monster
O-Net Online
The Riley Guide
Vocational Information Center

Work and Career - from U. S. News

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Encyclopedias

Indexes and Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
Encyclopedia Americana 45,000 articles and more than 25 million words from over 6,500 specialists covering all academic fields. Also a stand-alone source of current information and a guide to the resources of the World Wide Web. Updated quarterly. Full Text Current
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Internet version of the encyclopedia. All subjects. Full Text Current
Oxford Reference Online Over 100 language and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. More info Full Text Current

Selected Internet Links:
Encarta
The Internet Public Library
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Wikipedia

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General Sources

Selected Internet Links:
Calendars
A Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions
Exploratorium - The museum of science, art and human perception
Infomine
International Children's Digital Library

Internet Archive

Internet Collegiate Reference Collection

The Internet Public Library
Best Information on the Net

Complete Planet
Rulers of the World - Biographical information on current and historic world leaders
Kelley Blue Book
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Martindale's THE REFERENCE DESK
Measure 4 Measure - Calculators, translators, etc.
Perseus Digital Library - Resources for Humanities and Classics studies
Repositories of Primary Sources
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
VoS - Voice of the Shuttle

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Grants

Selected Internet Links:
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The Foundation Center
National Endowment for the Arts
U. S. Small Business Administration

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Legal Information

Indexes and Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
Lexis-Nexis Index with full-text to major US and international newspapers, periodicals, legal materials, and business information in all subjects. More info Full Text 1770-

Selected Internet Links:
American Bar Association
Colorado Revised Statutes
Colorado State Courts
Famous Trials
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence
FindLaw- LawCrawler
Guide to Law Online
Internet Tools for Attorneys
Law News Network
Legal Information Institute
LSU Libraries - Patent and Trademark Resources
MoreLaw(for links to legal information)
National Association of Legal Secretaries
Quick Guide to Colorado Legislative Information
Supreme Court Collection (Legal Information Institute)
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Federal Courts Finder

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Literary Sources & Quotations

Indexes and Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
Books in Print In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios, and videos from North American publishers, US distributors and US wholesalers. Updated weekly. More info   1979-
Literary Reference Center A broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes articles, essays, reviews, synopses, interviews, poems, etc. More info Full Text 1912-
Literature Online(LION) Index to literary criticism in journals, major literary reference works, and quality web sites plus a collection of works of poetry, prose, drama, author biographies, and bibliographies. Literature. More info Full Text 700-
Novelist Fiction readers' advisory resource. All subjects. More info   1800-
Oxford Reference Online Over 100 language and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. More info Full Text Current

Selected Internet Links:
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Beyond the MLA Handbook
Caldecott Medal Home Page
Children's Literature Web Guide
Gale Literary Index
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Newbery Medal Home Page
Poetry Portal
A Web of Online Grammars
Online Books Page

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Maps

Indexes and Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
Oxford Reference Online Over 100 language and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. More info Full Text Current

Selected Internet Links:
Ancient World Mapping Center
Bodleian Library Map Room
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Historical Maps of the United States
HomeTownLocator
MAGIC - Map and Geographic Information Center
Map History/History of Cartography
Map Machine
Odden's Bookmarks - Extensive collection of online maps
MapQuest
PCl Map Collection
United Nations Cartographic Section
United States Climate Page

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News Sources

Indexes and Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
Colorado Historical Newspaper Collection A statewide historic newspaper database containing 44 newspapers. Includes full text indexing of all articles, graphics, letters to the editor, and advertising. The user can view articles individually or in the context of the full page of the paper. More info Full Text 1859-1923
Daily Sentinel Index Index by date, headline and subject to Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.   1900-2003
Denver Post Index Index to all significant articles appearing in the Denver Post. PAPER   1980-
Lexis-Nexis Index with full-text to major US and international newspapers, periodicals, legal materials, and business information in all subjects. More info Full Text 1770-
Newspaper Source Cover-to-cover full text for 35 national (U.S.) and international newspapers and selective full text for 375 regional (U.S.) newspapers. More info Full Text 1985-
New York Times Index Index to articles, editorials, and special features appearing in the final late edition of the newspaper. All subjects. PAPER.   1955-

Selected Internet Links:

Aspen Times
Businesswire
Christian Science Monitor
Chronicle of Higher Education
CNN Web

Crested Butte News
Criterion
Daily Sentinel
Delta County Independent
Denver Post Online
Editor & Publisher
Fox News
KJCT8 - ABC
KKCO - NBC 11 - Grand Junction
KREX -TV - CBS
Montrose Daily Press
New Pages - Alternatives in Print & Media
Newslink - Global links to online newspapers
NewsVoyager - Gateway to your local newspaper
PR Newswire
Rocky Mountain News
Television news archive, Vanderbilt University
Telluride Daily Planet
USA Today

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Regional Information

Selected Internet Links:
City of Grand Junction
Colorado Bureau of Land Management
Colorado by the Numbers
Colorado Data Book
Colorado Virtual Library
Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce
Mesa County Homepage
School District 51
Scorecard on Colorado Public Higher Education

State of Colorado Homepage
Welcome To Grand Junction

STATE GOVERNMENT WEB SITES



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Statistics

Indexes and Databases
Title Description Full Text Date
World Almanac Internet version of World Almanac, Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, World Almanac of US Politics, and several other almanacs. All subjects. More info Full Text Current

Selected Internet Links:
CDPHE-Health Statistics
Census Bureau Home Page
The CIA World Factbook
Colorado by the Numbers
County and City Data Book
Fedstats: One Stop Shopping Federal Statistics
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistics Resources

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