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Airports and Airport Codes (See also Travel)
Almanacs and Fast Facts (See also Encyclopedias)
Animism (See also Shamanism and Comparative Religions)
Anthropology
Appropriate Technology
Area Codes (Phone Books/Directories)
Ask an Expert (See also How and Why)
Associations
Atlases (Maps/Driving Directions)

Best of the Web
Bibles (Sacred Texts)
Biographies
Books, Free Online
(See also Virtual Libraries)
Books to Purchase: New and Used
Buddhism (See also Comparative Religions)
Calculators (See also Conversion Calculators/Tables)
Calendars, Clocks, and Times (See also Events)
Careers (Jobs)
Census (Statistics)
Christianity (See also Church History, Missions, Concordances, Sacred Texts and Comparative Religions)
Church History (See also Christianity and Missions)
Citation and Writing Guides (See also Writing Papers)
Clip Art (Images)
Colleges and Universities

Community Development (See also International Development, Sustainable Development)
Comparative Religions (See also Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam,
Jainism, Judaism, Shamanism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism and Sacred Texts)
Computers and Internet (See also Search Engines and Tools)
Concordances
Confucianism
(See also Comparative Religions)
Consumer Information
Conversion Calculators/Tables (See also Calculators and Weights and Measures)
Country Studies (See also People Groups, Virtual Libraries or search Latourette's Internet Research Links for individual countries)
Current Events (News)
Deep Web
Development
Dictionaries/Thesaurus: general

Dictionaries/Thesaurus: specialized
Digital Libraries (See Virtual Libraries, Books: Free Online and Libraries)
Directories
(See also Phone Books/Directories)
Disaster Preparedness
Dissertations (See also Research: Academic)
Donate by Clicking
Drawings (Images)
Education (See also Faculty Resources and Tutorials)
Electronic Journals
Encyclopedias: General
(See also Almanacs and Fast Facts)
Encyclopedias: Specialized (See also Almanacs and Fast Facts)
Environment
Events
(See also Calendars, Clocks, and Times; Pasadena; Southern California; and Holidays)
Faculty Resources
Fast Facts
Finances
(See also Grant Resources)
Foreign Exchange Rates
Fraud (See also Identity Theft and Urban Legends)
Genealogy
Geographic information

Government (See also Politics, Public Records and Taxes)
Grammar/Style (See also Writing Papers and Language and Literature)
Grant Resources
Health/Medical
Hinduism (See also Comparative Religions)
Historical Documents
History: General
History (Today in History)
Holidays (See also Calendars Clocks and Times and Events)
How and Why (See also Ask an Expert and Computers and Internet)
Human Rights
Identity Theft
(See also Fraud and Urban Legends)
Images: Photographs, Drawings and Clip Art
International Development (See also Community Development and Sustainable Development)
Internet (Computers and Internet)
Invisible Web
Islam
(See also Comparative Religions)
Jainism (See also Comparative Religions)
Jobs and Careers
Journals (Electronic Journals)
Judaism
(See also Comparative Religions)
Language and Literature (See also Grammar/Style)
Languages and Linguistics
Libraries
(See also Virtual Libraries)
Linguistics (Languages and Linguistics)
Literature
(See also Grammar/Style)
Magazines (Electronic Journals)
Maps/Driving Directions
Medical (Health/Medical)
Missions
(See also Christianity and Church History)
Myths (See also Fraud, Identity Theft and Urban Legends)
Names
News
Nonprofit Organizations
(See also Grant Resources)
Pasadena, California (See also Southern California)
Peace and Conflict
People (Biographies)
People Groups (See also Country Studies)
Periodicals (Electronic Journals)
Phone Books/Directories
Photographs (Images)

Politics (See also Government)
Poverty
Public Records
Questions & Answers (Ask an Expert)
(See also How and Why)
Quotations
Refugees
Religions (Comparative Religions)
Research: Academic
(See also Dissertations and Tutorials)
Sacred Texts
Search Engines and Tools
(See also Computers and Internet)
Shamanism (See also Animism and Comparative Religions)
Shintoism (See also Comparative Religions)
Sikhism (See also Comparative Religions)
Southern California (See also Pasadena, Events and States)
Sports
Standards
States
Statistics

Sustainable Development
(See also International Development and Community Development)
Taoism (See also Comparative Religions)
Taxes
Telephone Directories
Thesaurus
Time
(See also Calendars, Clocks, and Times)
Today in History
Travel
(See also Airports and Airport Codes, Foreign Exchange Rates and Languages and Linguistics)
Tutorials (See also Education)
Universities (Colleges and Universities)
Unreached People Groups
Urban Legends (See also Fraud and Identity Theft)
Virtual Libraries (See also Books, Free Online and Libraries)
Weather
Weights and Measures
(See also Conversion Calculators/Tables and Calculators)
White Pages (Phone Books/Directories)
Why
(See also Ask an Expert, and Computers and the Internet)
World Facts (See also Country Studies, Almanacs and Fast Facts, and Encyclopedias)
World Records
Writing Papers
(See also Grammar/Style and Citation and Writing Guides)
Yellow Pages (Phone Books/Directories)
Zip/Postal Codes
Zoroastrianism
(See also Comparative Religions)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

AbbreviationZ (and acronyms) http://www.abbreviations.com
Acronym Finder (abbreviations and initials) http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Acronyma http://www.acronyma.com/
Official USPS U.S. Postal Service] Abbreviations http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev.html

Airports and Airport Codes (See also Travel)

World Airport Guides http://www.worldairportguide.com/
The Airline [and Airport] Codes Web Site (links to airline websites) http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/
Security Checkpoint Wait Times http://waittime.tsa.dhs.gov/index.html
LAX: Los Angeles World Airports http://www.lawa.org/lax/welcomeLAX.cfm
Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, CA http://www.bobhopeairport.com/

Almanacs and Fast Facts (See also Encyclopedias)

Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/
Fact Monster (kids) http://www.factmonster.com/
Open Directory Project http://dmoz.org/
Guinness World Records http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/

Animism (See also Shamanism and Comparative Religions)

Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction to Folk Religion and Magic http://anthro.palomar.edu/religion/Default.htm
Animism http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01526a.htm
Animism http://religion-cults.com/Ancient/Animism/Animism.htm
An American Revival http://hpwsys.com/dave/
E-Books (free)
Animism: Or, Thought Currents of Primitive Peoples http://www.sacred-texts.com/sha/anim/
Influence of Animism on Islam: An Account of Popular Superstitions http://answering-islam.org.uk/Books/Zwemer/Animism/index.htm

Anthropology

WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology http://vlib.anthrotech.com
WWW Virtual Library: Peoples
http://vlib.org/Peoples
Academic Info: Anthropology
http://www.academicinfo.net/anth.html
Anthropological Index Online http://aio.anthropology.org.uk/cgi-bin/uncgi/search_bib_ai/anthind
Anthropology Collection Database http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/collections/collintro.htm
Anthropology in the News: Breaking News http://anthropology.tamu.edu/news.htm
Anthropology Links http://anthropology.tamu.edu
Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction to Folk Religion and Magic http://anthro.palomar.edu/religion/Default.htm
Anthropology Resources on the Internet http://www.anthropologie.net/
Anthropology Resources on the Internet http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm
Cameron Laird's Index to Anthropology http://phaseit.net/claird/sci.anthropology/index.html
Centre for Cross Cultural Research http://www.anu.edu.au/culture
Ethno::log http://sonner.antville.org/
Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/richard.robbins/legacy/anth_on_www.html
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) http://www.yale.edu/hraf/
NativeWeb: Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World http://www.nativeweb.org/
Religion and Anthropology / Sociology http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=528&pid=427
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Studies http://www.folklife.si.edu/
Sociocultural Theory In Anthropology http://www.indiana.edu/~wanthro/sociocultural_theory.htm
Teaching Anthropology http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/urlist/ur19.htm
UR-LIST: Web Resources for Visual Anthropology http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/urlist/index.html
Voice of the Shuttle: Anthropology http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2703
What Is Culture? http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_culture/culture-index.html
Worldview http://www.apologeticsindex.org/w10.html
Yahoo! Anthropology and Archaeology
http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/anthropology_and_archaeology/
Tutorials
Anthropology Tutorials http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/
Internet Anthropologist http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/tutorial/anthropologist
Kinship and Social Organization http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/anthropology/tutor/kinmenu.html
Societies
American Anthropological Association http://www.aaanet.org/
American Ethnological Society http://aesonline.org/
Royal Anthropological Institute http://www.therai.org.uk/
Society for Applied Anthropology http://www.sfaa.net/
Society for the Anthropology of Religion http://www.aaanet.org/sar/index.html
E-Books (free)
Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives http://folk.uio.no/geirthe/Ethnicity.html
Journals
American Anthropologist (subscription) http://www.aesonline.org/ae/334
American Ethnologist (subscription) http://www.aaanet.org/aes/index.htm
Culture Machine (free articles online) http://culturemachine.tees.ac.uk/
Current Anthropology (subscription) http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CA/home.html
Human Organization (subscription) http://www.sfaa.net/ho

Area Codes (See Phone Books/Directories)

Ask an Expert (See also How and Why)

Ask an Expert (LibrarySpot) http://www.libraryspot.com/askanexpert.htm

Ask an Expert.com http://www.askanexpert.com/
AskA+ Locator (links to expert in many fields) http://digitalequity.edreform.net/resource/211
Ask A Librarian (Library of Congress) http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/
Ask the Pros (computers) http://www.inquiry.com/pros/

Associations

Association Information http://www.asaenet.org/GeneralDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=10841
Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/
Scholarly Societies Project http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html

Atlases (See Maps)

Best of the Web

Best of the Web (The New York Public Library) http://www.nypl.org/links/
Best of the Web Directory http://botw.org/
Yahoo! Best of the Web
http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Searching_the_Web/Best_of_the_Web/
Intute http://www.intute.ac.uk/
Best Information on the Net (academic) http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/default.htm
Best Information on the Net: Faculty Resources http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Faculty/facindex.htm
Best of the Web: How-To, How & Why
http://www.nypl.org/links/index.cfm?Trg=1&d1=164&d3=How%2DTo%2CHow%26Why
Best Practices on Indigenous Knowledge http://www.unesco.org/most/bpindi.htm
The Incredible Internet: Your Guide to the Wonders of the Web http://www.incredibleinternet.com/index.php
The Center for Children's Books (best children’s books) http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/%7Eccb/

Bibles (See Sacred Texts)

Biographies

Almanac: Biography http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Biography.com http://www.biography.com/
Biographies http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html
Biography Center http://www.biography-center.com/
Christian History and Biography http://www.christianitytoday.com/history
Librarians’ Internet Index: Biographies
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?sm=fr9%3BSubTopic847
%3B00http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lii.org%2Fia%2Fdata%2Fdemo1%2Fsubtopic%235559%3BBiography&moreres=SubTopic8

LibrarySpot: People http://www.libraryspot.com/people.htm
World Biographical Index http://www.saur-wbi.de/

Books, Free online (See also Virtual Libraries)

Electronic Text Center http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/
The Online Books Page http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
DMOZ: Open Directory Project http://dmoz.org/
eScholarship Editions http://content.cdlib.org/escholarship/
Project Gutenberg Free eBook Library http://www.gutenberg.org/
Bartleby Library Great Books Online http://www.bartleby.com/
Digital Book Index (some for cost) http://www.digitalbookindex.org/about.htm
The University Digital Library (many languages) http://www.ulib.org/
Christian Classics Ethereal Library http://www.ccel.org/
International Development Research Centre: All Our [Electronic] Books http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-66174-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Religion-online.org: Book List http://www.religion-online.org/listbooks.asp
The Online Medieval and Classical Library http://omacl.org/
Making of America Books

http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;page=browse;id=navbarbrowselink;cginame=text-idx

VishalMangalwadi.com http://www.vishalmangalwadi.com/vkmWebSite/works.php

Books to Purchase: New and Used

Amazon.com (purchase or read 5 pages online) http://www.amazon.com
Alibris http://www.alibris.com/
Abebooks.com http://www.abebooks.com/
Bookfinder http://www.bookfinder.com/
Barnes & Noble: Browse Books by Subject
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/subjects/subjects.asp?r=1&userid=lU2J02SBke&cds2Pid=1655
eBookMall http://www.ebookmall.com/
Institute of International Studies Virtual Bookstore http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/iis.htm
How To Find Out of Print Books http://marylaine.com/bookbyte/getbooks.html
Online Books by Subject (Consortium of Online Christian Colleges) http://www.angelfire.com/ex/coccdegree/online_books.htm
William Carey Library: Mission Resources http://williamcareylibrary.gospelcom.net/

Buddhism (See also Comparative Religions)

Buddha and Buddhism http://www.san.beck.org/EC9-Buddha.html
BuddhaNet http://www.buddhanet.net/
Buddhism http://contenderministries.org/buddhism.php
Buddhism http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/buddhism/
Buddhism http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/buddhism.html
Buddhism http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/buddhism.htm
Buddhism http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/buddhism/buddhism.html
Buddhist Art & Architecture http://www.buddhanet.net/gallery.htm
Buddhist Ceremonies http://www.buddhanet.net/ceremony.htm
Buddhist Digital Library and Museum http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/copyright2E.htm
Buddhist Peace Fellowship http://www.bpf.org/html/home.html
Buddhist Studies - Directory of Online Buddhism Resources http://www.academicinfo.net/buddhism.html
Himalayan Art http://www.himalayanart.org/choose.cfm
Internet Guide to Religion: Buddhism http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=562&pid=361
Introduction to Buddhism http://dharma.ncf.ca/introduction/buddhism.html
An Introduction to Buddhism http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhaintro.html
The Mystical Arts of Tibet http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/tibet/tibet.htm
Resources for the Study of Buddhism http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm
Shin Dharma Net http://www.shindharmanet.com
A Short Guide to Tibetan Buddhism http://www.churchward.com/rel.html
Tibetan Book of the Dead http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/dead//
A View on Buddhism http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/
What is Theravada Buddhism? http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullitt/theravada.html
Women Active in Buddhism http://lhamo.tripod.com/
Women and Religion: Eastern Religionshttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/easternreligions/Women_and_Religion_Eastern_Religions.htm
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Buddhist Studies http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
WWW Virtual Library: Religion http://vlib.org/Religion
WWW Virtual Library: Zen Buddhism http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Zen.html
Yahoo! Japanese Mythology http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/mythology_and_folklore/mythology/japanese/
Zen@Metalab http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/
Zen Centers of the World: Country Index http://iriz.hanazono.ac.jp/zen_centers/country_list_e.html
Zen Guide http://www.zenguide.com/
Journals
Journal of Buddhist Ethics (free articles online) http://www.buddhistethics.org/index.html
Journal of Global Buddhism (free articles online) http://www.globalbuddhism.org/
Other Periodicals
The Forest Sangha Newsletter (free articles online) http://www.fsnewsletter.amaravati.org/
ON ... (free articles online) http://www.onweb.org
Still Point (free articles online) http://www.dharma-rain.org/
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (subscription) http://www.tricycle.com/

Calculators (See also Conversion Calculators/Tables)

Google Guide: Calculator http://www.googleguide.com/calculator.html
Martindale’s Calculators On-Line Center http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
Postage Rate Calculator http://postcalc.usps.gov/
QuickMath: Automatic Math Solutions http://quickmath.com/
Domestic Water Consumption Calculator http://www.provwater.com/conscalc.htm
Water Use Calculator http://www.tampagov.net/dept_Water/information_resources/Saving_water/Water_use_calculator.asp
Library Spot: Health Calculators http://www.libraryspot.com/calculators/healthcalculators.htm
This Old House: Design Toolbox [Calculate Materials] http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/design-toolbox
AAA Fuel Cost Calculator http://www.fuelcostcalculator.com/
Save Money [Calculate Fuel Cost] http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/savemoney.shtml

Calendars, Clocks, and Times (See also Time, Holidays and Events)

Calendar Generator http://www.hyperinfo.ca/HyperInfo.CA/Calendar.html
Free Calendars! http://calendarhome.com/free/
Yahoo! Calendar (scheduler) http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.src=yc&.intl=&.partner=&.done=http%3a//calendar.yahoo.com/
Leap Year http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/LeapYear.html
The Date of Easter http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/easter.php
American Secular Holidays Calendar http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html
Roman Numerals and Calendar http://www.web40571.clarahost.co.uk/roman/front.htm
Calendar Converter (from calendar to calendar) http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/
Gregorian-Hijri Dates Converter http://www.rabiah.com/convert/
Calendars through the Ages http://webexhibits.org/calendars/
Space Calendar http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/

Careers (See Jobs and Careers)

Census (See Statistics)

Christianity (See also Church History, Missions, Concordances, Sacred Texts and Comparative Religions)

711 Christian Directory http://search.711.net/
About.com: Christianity http://www.christianity.about.com/
Answers about Religion http://www.christiananswers.net/menu-ar1.html
ATLA [American Theological Library Association] Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative http://www.atla.com/digitalresources/results.asp
?pagenumber=2&cl1=ALL&keyword=&title=&description=&subject=Africa

Bible and Theology Answers
http://www.christiananswers.net/menu-at1.html
Bible Authority…can it be proven? http://www.thercg.org/books/bacibp.html?gclid=CKKp3_zdx4kCFQRDYwodyRxxRQ
Bible Research: Internet Resources for Students of Scripture
http://www.bible-researcher.com/index.html
Bible Resource Center Virtual Library http://www.bibles.com/bibleresources
Bible Study Tools http://www.biblestudytools.net/
Bibles.net http://www.bibles.net/
Biblical Studies on the WEB http://www.bsw.org
Catholic Culture Library http://www.catholicculture.org/library/
Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html
Catholic.net http://www.catholic.net/
Charismatic & Pentecostal Directory http://charismatic.org/
Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry http://www.carm.org/
Christian Book Summaries http://www.christianbooksummaries.com
Christian Computing http://www.ccmag.com/
Christian Music Radio: CMRadio.net http://www.cmradio.net/
Christian Theology http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-theology.html
Christian Theology and Morality http://www.innerexplorations.com/chtheomortext/ct1.htm
Christianity.com http://www.christianity.com
Church and Denominational Issues http://www.crosssearch.com/Science_and_Social_Science/
Theology_and_Issues/Church_and_Denominational_Issues/
Conservative Reference Desk http://home.crown.edu/ingolfsland/CRD/
CrossSearch.com Directory http://www.crosssearch.com/
Crosswalk.com http://www.crosswalk.com
[Eastern] Orthodox Christian Links http://www.orthodox.net/links/
[Eastern Orthodoxy] The Great Divorce http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1997/Issue54/54h010.html
eBibleTeacher.com http://www.ebibleteacher.com/biblestudy.html
Ecclesiastical Terms http://phrontistery.info/church.html
Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism http://www.skypoint.com/%7Ewaltzmn/
Fides Quaerens Internetum (The Christian Theology Page) http://people.bu.edu/bpstone/theology/theology.html
Free Electronic Resources for Biblical Studies: Bibles and Reference Tools http://faculty.biola.edu/clinta/ElectronicRefWorks.htm
Gospelcom.net http://www.gospelcom.net/
[Greek Orthodox] Ministry Resources http://www.goarch.org/en/resources/
Hartford Institute for Religion Research: Pentecostalism
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/research/pentecostalism.html
Internet Christian Library http://www.iclnet.org
Kid’s Sunday School Place http://www.christianwebsite.com/cgi-bin/search/jump.cgi?ID=7389
Links for Sunday School Teachers http://fbcamericus.org/templates/lif01bl/details.asp?id=30327&PID=249184
Links to Various Evangelical Christian Resources http://www.ucalgary.ca/~nurelweb/links/evanglks.html
MountCarmel.com [Music, Videos & DVDs, Audio Books] http://www.mountcarmel.com
The New Testament Gateway http://www.ntgateway.com/
Not Just Bibles: A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-resources.html
Orthodox Christian Information Center http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/
Philiosophy and Christian Theology http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/christiantheology-philosophy/
Religion-online.org http://www.religion-online.org/
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies: Focusing on the Early Christian Writings and Their Social World http://www.torreys.org/bible/
Resources for Christian Theology http://www.douglasknight.org/resources/
SeminaryGradSchool.com: Looking for a Seminary or Grad School? http://www.seminarygradschool.com/
Theological Schools of North America http://www.fuller.edu/cio/seminaries
Theology Website http://www.theologywebsite.com
Vatican Website http://www.vatican.va/
World Christian Database http://worldchristiandatabase.org/wcd/
World Christian Resource Directory http://www.missionresources.com
World Council of Churches http://www.oikoumene.org/en/home.html
Denominations
Christian Denominations http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations.htm
Denominations http://www.crosssearch.com/Churches_and_Denominations/Denominations/
Grouping Christian Denominations Into Families http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_deno.htm
Open Directory Project: Denominations http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/
Protestant Denominations http://religion-cults.com/Christianity/Protestant/P-Denominations.htm
Yahoo! Christian Denominations and Sects http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/
Faiths_and_Practices/Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects

E-Books (free)
Christian Classics Ethereal Library http://www.ccel.org/
The Pilgrim's Progress http://www.bartleby.com/15/1/
The Plough http://www.plough.com/ebooks.html
Journals
Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies (free articles online to 2003) http://www.apts.edu/ajps.htm
Christian Apologetics Journal (free articles online) http://www.ses.edu/Resources/ApologeticsJournal/tabid/104/Default.aspx
Cyberjournal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research (free articles online) http://pctii.org/cyberj/
Global Journal of Classical Theology (free articles online) http://www.phc.edu/GlobalJournal/journalindex.html
Journal of Biblical Studies (free articles online) http://journalofbiblicalstudies.org/
Journal of Pastoral Counseling (free articles online) http://www.iona.edu/academic/artsscience/orgs/pastoral/
Journal of Religious Leadership (free articles online) http://www.christianleaders.org/JRL/index.htm
LeadershipJournal.net (free articles online) http://www.christianitytoday.com/leaders
Review of Biblical Literature (free articles online) http://www.bookreviews.org/search_now.asp
The Review of Faith and International Affairs (free articles online)http://cfia.org/articlesandreports/default.aspx
Theology Today (subscription, but free articles online from 1958 through 1997) http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/search/index-browse.htm
Other Periodicals
Charisma (free articles online) http://www.charismamag.com
Christian Women Today (free articles online) http://www.christianwomentoday.com
Christianity Today (free articles online) http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/
Today's Christian Woman (free articles online) http://www.todayschristianwoman.net

Church History (See also Christianity and Missions)

Bible History Online http://www.bible-history.com/
Christian History Institute http://chi.gospelcom.net/
Church History and Historical Theology http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/itr/chht/index.html
Doctrine and Heresies in the Early Church http://www.silk.net/RelEd/earlydoctrine.htm
Ecole Initiative : Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History on the World-Wide Web http://ecole.evansville.edu/
Guide to Early Church Documents http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
E-Books (free)
Creeds of Christendom http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/creeds1.html
The Early Church Fathers http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/
History of the Christian Church by Phillp Schaff (1910) http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/history/About.htm
The History of the Origins of Christianity by Joseph Ernest Renan (about 1890)
Vol. 1: Life of Jesus
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/renan/lifeofjesus.html
Vol. 2: The Apostles http://www.ccel.org/ccel/renan/apostles.html
Vol. 3: Saint Paul http://www.ccel.org/ccel/renan/gospels.html
Vol. 4: The Antichrist http://www.ccel.org/ccel/renan/antichrist.html
html?highlight=history,of,the,origins,christianity#highlight
Vol. 5: The Gospels http://www.ccel.org/ccel/renan/gospels.html
highlight=history,of,the,origins,christianity#highlight
Vol. 6: The Reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius http://www.ccel.org/ccel/renan/hadrian_pius.html
Vol. 7: Marcus-Aurelius http://www.ccel.org/ccel/renan/marcus.html
highlight=history,of,the,origins,christianity#highlight
Sketches of Church History: From AD 33 to the Reformation by Rev. J. C Robertson (1904) http://bible.christiansunite.com/schindex.shtml
Journal
Christian History and Biography (free articles online) http://www.christianitytoday.com/history

Citation and Writing Guides (See also Writing Papers)

A Quick Orientation to APA (The style WCIU uses) http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPAOrientation.html
APA Formatting and Style Guide (The style WCIU uses) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Reference List: Electronic Sources (APA Style) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
[American Ethnologist Style]: On Academic Integrity http://web.pdx.edu/~b5mg/plagweb.html
Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper (covers APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabian and CSE styles) http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/works_cited.htm
Synthesis: Using the Work of Others http://plagiarism.umf.maine.edu//
Plagiarism Court: You Be the Judge http://www.fairfield.edu/x13870.xml

Clip Art (See Images)

Colleges and Universities (In the USA, universities are often referred to as “colleges.")

Colleges.com http://www.colleges.com/
Peterson's Guide to Colleges and Universities http://www.petersons.com/
Librarians’ Internet Index: College and University Education http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?sm=ts78%3B1title%2Cdescription%2Cpublisher%2Ccreator%2CallTags%
2Ckeywords%2Cextra_words%2Csearchableid7%3Bcollegefr10%3BSubTopic1443%3B00http%3A%2F
%2Fwww.lii.org%2Fia%2Fdata%2Fdemo1%2Ftopic%235932%3BCollege+and+University+Education

College and University Ranking http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
Universities Worldwide http://univ.cc/

Community Development (See also International Development and Sustainable Development)

The Community Toolbox http://ctb.ku.edu/
East African Development Library http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=unescoen
Equator Knowledge Zone: The Equator Initiative's Online Best Practice Database http://www.equatorinitiative.net/
Foundation for Enterprise Development http://www.fed.org/
Community Health Evangelism http://www.equipinternational.com/courses/che.htm
Solar Disinfection Of Drinking Water http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/600/610/614/solar-water/index.html
Solar Water Disinfection http://www.sodis.ch/
Tilz: Tearfund International Learning Zone http://tilz.tearfund.org/
Urban Agriculture Notes http://www.cityfarmer.org/
Journals
Community Development Journal (subscription) http://cdj.oxfordjournals.org/
Peace, Conflict & Development (free articles online) http://www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk/
Other Periodicals
Footsteps (free articles online) http://tilz.tearfund.org/Publications/About+Footsteps.htm

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Comparative Religions (See also Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam,
Jainism
, Judaism, Shamanism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism and Sacred Texts)

Answers about Religion http://www.christiananswers.net/menu-ar1.html
BBC: Religion & Ethics: Religions http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
A Comparative Analysis of the Major World Religions from a Christian Perspective http://www.comparativereligion.com/
Comparative Religion http://www.comparative-religion.com/
Concise Dictionary of Religion http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~nurelweb/concise/WORDS-A.html
Directory of Religious Centers http://www.pluralism.org/directory/
Institute of Interfaith Dialog http://www.interfaithdialog.org/
Internet Guide to Religion http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx
Internet for Religious Studies [Tutorial] http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/religion
The Internet Sacred Text Archive http://www.sacred-texts.com/
Librarians’ Internet Index: Religion http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?sm=fr10%3BSubTopic1444%3B
00http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lii.org%2Fia%2Fdata%2Fdemo1%2Ftopic%232108%3BReligion&moreres=SubTopic1

The Major World Religions http://www.omsakthi.org/religions.html
Religion
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/religions.html
Religions - 123world http://www.123world.com/religion/
Religions Art Gallery http://religion-cults.com/art.htm
Watchman's Fellowship's 2001 Index of Cults and Religions http://www.watchman.org/cat95.htm
E-Books (free)
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/
Handbook of Today's Religions (2002) http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/

Computers and Internet (See also Search Engines and Tools)

Librarians’ Internet Index: Computers http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?more=SubTopic2
Mouserobics (learn how to use a mouse) http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html
Computer Technical Tutorials http://www.techtutorials.info/
Computer Training Tutorials
http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/
Tutorials.com http://tutorials.learn.com/learncenter.asp?id=178409
Intute: Virtual Training Suite http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/
Internet Resources for Social Research http://www.intute.ac.uk/supportdocs/social_research2.pdf
TechTutorials: Free Computer Reference
http://www.techtutorials.net/
Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org/
Using WinZip (compressing and handling large files) http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/book/tutorials/win2000/winzip.html
PowerPoint Tutorial http://einstein.cs.uri.edu/tutorials/csc101/powerpoint/ppt.html
Dummies.com http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/
Free Online Dictionary of Computing http://foldoc.org/
Glossary of Internet Terms http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html
10 Little Courtesies... What Exactly Is “Netiquette”? http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/netiquette_101.html
Google Help: Cheat Sheet http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
Better Googling: Things You Didn't Know Google Does http://www.sreetips.com/google.html
Checklist of Internet Research Tips http://www.internettutorials.net/checklist.html
Search beyond LII (Recommended Search Engines) http://lii.org/search/file/searchtools
Big-search.com Engines Worldwide http://search-engines.hypermart.net/index.html
Urban Legends (See Urban Legends below)
Fraud (See Fraud below)
Identity Theft (See Identity Theft below)
Invisible Web: What It Is, Why It Exists, How to Find It, and Its Inherent Ambiguity http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/InvisibleWeb.html
CompletePlanet: The Deep Web Directory http://aip.completeplanet.com/
Yahoo! Search Directory: The Deep Web http://search.yahoo.com/search/dir?p=deep+web&fr=FP-tab-dir-t-t500&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8
The Incredible Internet: Smarter Surfing Starts Here http://www.incredibleinternet.com/index.php

Concordances

Strongs Exhaustive Concordance http://bible.crosswalk.com/Concordances/StrongsExhaustiveConcordance/
Nave’s Topical Bible http://bible.crosswalk.com/Concordances/NavesTopicalBible/
Thompson Chain Reference http://www.studylight.org/con/tcr/
Torrey’s Topical Textbook http://bible.crosswalk.com/Concordances/TorreysTopicalTextbook/
The Web Concordances and Workbooks http://www.dundee.ac.uk/english/wics/newwics.htm

Confucianism (See also Comparative Religions)

All We Need to Learn About Confucius and Confucianism http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tkang/welcome_files/topics.htm
Confucius, K'ung-fu-tzu or Kongfuzi http://www.friesian.com/confuci.htm
Confucius.org http://www.confucius.org/maine.htm
Essential Readings on Chinese Philosophy http://faculty.vassar.edu/brvannor/bibliography.html
The First Neo-Confucianism http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~nsivin/taixuan.html
Internet Sacred Text Archive: The Chinese Classics http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/
Neo-Confucian Philosophy (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/neo-conf.htm
Neo-Confucianism http://faculty.washington.edu/mkalton/NeoConfucianism.htm
Women and Confucianism (Women in World History Curriculum) http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson3.html

Consumer Information (See also Fraud and Identity Theft)

U.S. Consumer Gateway U.S. government) http://www.consumer.gov/
Consumer @ction http://www.consumer-action.org/
Consumer Credit Freeze: California Right to "Freeze" Your Credit History http://www.consumercreditfreeze.com/
Yahoo! Consumer Advocacy and Information
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/Consumer_Advocacy_and_Information/
Kelly Blue Book (for automobile/car values) http://www.kbb.com/
Dear Pharmacist: Suzy Cohen, R.Ph. http://www.dearpharmacist.com/

Conversion Calculators/Tables (See also Calculators and Weights and Measures)

Conversion Maestro http://www.tumcivil.com/r/conversionjava.shtml
Online Conversions http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Convert-me.Com http://www.convert-me.com/en/

Country Studies (See also People Groups, Virtual Libraries or search Latourette's Internet Research Links for individual countries)

Historical Country Names http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/hist_country_names.htm
African Studies Center: Country Pages http://www.africa.upenn.edu//Home_Page/Country.html
African Union http://www.africa-union.org
Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/
Aneki.com http://www.aneki.com/index.html
ArabNet http://www.arab.net/
Atlapedia: Countries A to Z http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm
Background Notes (U.S. State Dept.) http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
BBC News: Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Commonwealth Secretariat http://www.thecommonwealth.org/
Countries & Regions (The World Bank) http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/0,,pagePK:180619~theSitePK:136917,00.ht
Country Guides http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/worldguide/
Country at a Glance (U.N.) http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
CountryReports.org http://www.countryreports.org/
CountryWatch.com http://www.countrywatch.com/
Cultural Profiles Project http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/
ELDIS: Regional and Country Profiles http://www.eldis.org/country/
GeoHive: Global Statistics
http://www.geohive.com/
Infoplease: Countries of the World http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
International Monetary Fund Country Information http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm
LANIC - Latin American Network Information Center http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/subject/countries/
The Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
MENIC: The Middle Eastern Network Information Center http://menic.utexas.edu/
Middle Eastern, Armenian, and Central Asian Studies http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/
MisLinks: Continental http://www.mislinks.org/contin/index.htm
MSU Global Access http://www.msuglobalaccess.com/
NationMaster.com http://www.nationmaster.com/countries
One World – Nations Online http://www.nationsonline.org/
OneWorld Country Guides http://us.oneworld.net/guides/countries
Portal to Asian Internet Resources http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/PAIR/
Portals to the World (Library of Congress) http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
WWW Virtual Library: Asian Studies http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources http://www.etown.edu/vl/
Yahoo! Countries http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/

Current Events (See News)

Development (See International Development, Sustainable Development, Community Development)

Dictionaries/Thesaurus: general

AllWords.com http://www.allwords.com/
Dictionary.com http://www.dictionary.com/
Merriam-Webster http://www.m-w.com/
Visual Dictionary Online http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
YourDictionary.com http://www.yourdictionary.com/

Dictionaries/Thesaurus: specialized

Acronym Finder (acronyms, abbreviations and initials) http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/
Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/
Catholic Glossary http://www.archmil.org/ourfaith/glossary.asp
Concise Dictionary of Religion http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~nurelweb/concise/WORDS-A.html
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/
Dictionary of Theology (The Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry) http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
Easton ’s Bible Dictionary http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/EastonsBibleDictionary/
An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/personal/kraemer/edcm/index.html
Genealogy Dictionary http://www.genealogy.com/00000736.html?Welcome=1085149211
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/index.html
Holman Bible Dictionary http://www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/
King James Dictionary http://www.studylight.org/dic/kjd/
Language Dictionaries http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages.html
Language Dictionaries and Translators http://www.word2word.com/dictionary.html
Librarians’ Internet Index: Dictionaries by Subject http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?sm=fr10%3BSubTopic
1043%3B00http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lii.org%2Fia%2Fdata%2Fdemo1%2Ftopic%236912%3BDictionaries&more=SubTopic10

Milon: English Hebrew Dictionary http://www.milon.co.il/
Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary http://www.webopedia.com/
Smith’s Bible Dictionary http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/SmithsBibleDictionary/
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words http://www.mf.no/bibel/vines.html
The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs and Body Language Cues http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm

Digital Libraries (See Virtual Libraries, Books, Free Online and Libraries)

Directories (See also Phone Books/Directories)

711 Christian Directory http://search.711.net/
Best of the Web Directory http://botw.org/ (See also Best of the Web)
BUBL Information Service http://bubl.ac.uk/index.html
CompletePlanet: The Deep [Invisible] Web Directory http://aip.completeplanet.com/
CrossSearch Directory http://www.crosssearch.com/
Directory of Development Organizations http://www.devdir.org/
Directory of Religious Centers http://www.pluralism.org/directory/
Gary Price's List of Lists http://www.specialissues.com/lol/
MisLinks: A Web-based Missions Directory http://www.mislinks.org/
Mission Finder: Classified Directories of Christian Mission Opportunities http://www.missionfinder.org/
Mission Resource Directory http://www.mrd.org/
The Nation Directory http://www.thenation.com/directory/
World Christian Resource Directory http://www.missionresources.com
Yahoo! Christian Denominations and Sects http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/
Faiths_and_Practices/Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Services: Be Prepared http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/
National Next of Kin Registry http://nokr.org/nok/restricted/home.htm
Ready: Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed. http://www.ready.gov/index.html
Disaster Preparedness Information http://www.prepare.org/
Talking About Disaster http://www.redcross.org/disaster/disasterguide/
Emergency Preparedness Guide (detailed guidelines on water and food storage) http://www.melindalee.com/EmergencyGuide.pdf

Dissertations (See also Research: Academic)

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations http://www.ndltd.org/serviceproviders/scirus
Electronic Theses and Dissertations http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/
Research in Ministry (RIM) Online http://rim.atla.com/star/rimonline_login.htm
Foreign Doctoral Dissertations http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=23&l3=44&l4=25
Theses Canada Portal http://www.collectionscanada.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html
The British Library: Theses http://www.bl.uk/services/bsds/dsc/theses.html
ABES: Agence Bibliographique de l’enseignement supérieur http://www.abes.fr/abes/DesktopDefault.aspx?Loupe=Moin

Donate by Clicking

Care2.com http://www.care2.com/click2donate/
FreeRice.com http://www.freerice.com/
The Hunger Site http://www.thehungersite.com/
TheNonProfits.com http://www.thenonprofits.com/

Drawings (See Images)

Education (See also Faculty Resources and Tutorials)

Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence http://teaching.berkeley.edu/compendium/
Best Information on the Net: Hot Paper Topics http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
College and University Rankings http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
Global History and Geography http://www.archives.nysed.gov/education/ed_global.shtml
The Educator’s Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/
Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction http://www.libraryinstruction.com/evaluating.html
Ten Tips for Evaluating Student Writing http://www.manhattan.edu/services/wac/pages/responding_to_writing/tips_for_evaluating.html
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.free.ed.gov/
Gateway to 21st Century Skills http://www.thegateway.org/
International Reading Association http://www.reading.org/
Internet Guide to Religion: Pedagogy http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.asp
Intute http://www.intute.ac.uk/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
Learner.org http://www.learner.org/
Learningpage.com http://www.learningpage.com/
Librarians’ Internet Index: College and University Education http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?sm=ts78%3B1title%2Cdescr
iption%2Cpublisher%2Ccreator%2CallTags%2Ckeywor
ds%2Cextra_words%2Csearchableid7%3Bcollegefr10%3BSubTopic1443%3B00http%3A%2F%2Fwww.
lii.org%2Fia%2Fdata%2Fdemo1%2Ftopic%235932%3BCollege+and+University+Education

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Peterson's Guide to Colleges and Universities http://www.petersons.com/
RETAnet - Resources for Teaching about the Americas http://ladb.unm.edu/retanet/
Schools Online http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline/index.html
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.edu/
Teachers' Virtual School: History Department http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/historylessons.htm
Tutorials.com http://tutorials.learn.com/learncenter.asp?id=178409
WebTeach http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/teach/webteach.html
WorldWideLearn http://www.worldwidelearn.com/
Zoom School http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/
Journals
Academic Leadership (free articles online) http://www.academicleadership.org/
Didache: Faithful Teaching (free articles online) http://www.nazarene.org/education/didache/volumes/display.aspx