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Acronyms, Dictionaries, Thesauri

Acronym and Abbreviation List ArtLex: a Dictionary of Visual Art OneLook Dictionary
AltaVista Translation Page Glossary of Marine Biology; Random House Webster's College Dictionary Info. Please Almanac
American Sign Language Dictionary Life Sciences Dictionary Rogets II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd ed.
  Merriam-Webster Online Your Dictionary.com

 

Business, Finance, & Economics

Annual Report Gallery Currency Converter Forbes International 500
Best Business Schools 2004 (BusinessWeek Online) Economagic.com Economic Time Series Page International Directory of Marketing Research Companies & Services
Better Business Bureaus Forbes 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes
BigCharts.com Forbes Financial Glossary Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
  USDA AMS Market News (agricultural, poultry, and livestock prices) United States Economy at a Glance

 

Country & Travel Information

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Country Studies/Area Handbooks International Data Base
CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market) Currency Converter Rubicon's Digital Passport
CDC Cruise Ship Sanitation Exchange Rates from Around the World State Department: Countries and Regions Page
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign [non-U.S.] Countries Fodor's Travel Service Tourism Ofices Worldwide Directory
CIA World Factbook FOTW Flags Of The World World Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World
    World Time

 

Criminal Justice

Bureau of Justice Statistics Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-being by Race and Hispanic Origin -- Crime and Criminal Justice Chapter National Criminal Justice Reference Service Uniform Crime Reports
Florida Crime Statistics Florida Dept. of Corrections United States Department of Justice
  Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice  

 

Directories

AMA Physician Select Doctor Finder Better Business Bureau Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign [non-U.S.] Countries
Directory of Publishers and Vendors E-mail Address Locator FIU Faculty/Staff E-mail &Telephone Directory
Food Master: Equipment Directory Food Master: Ingredient and R&D Directory Hospital Locator
International Directory of Marketing Research Companies and Services Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locater National Inventors Hall of Fame
Nonprofit Locator via IRS Database of Exempt Organizations Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice

Telephone Directories

Telephone Directories on the Web FIU Faculty/Staff E-mail and Telephone Directory State of Florida Telephone Directory
SuperPages Toll-Free Internet Directory (ATT) Tourism Ofices Worldwide Directory
United States Representatives United States Senators U.S. Universities and Community Colleges
West Legal Directory WhoWhere (e-mail directory) Zip Code Lookup and Address Information

 

Education

ACT Test (American College Testing) Best Business Schools (BusinessWeek Online) Broward County Public Schools
District Data and Reports Changing America: Education Chapter CLAST (College-Level Academic Skills Test) Information
Condition of Education Digest of Education Statistics Distance Education Clearninghouse
Ed.gov Education Fast Facts FCAT (Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test)
Florida Department of Education Florida School Indicators Report GRE Online
Kids Count Data Book Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Competency-Based Curriculum
Statistical Abstract
District and School Profiles
Statistical Abstract
 
Statistical Highlights
Palm Beach County School District
Statistics
Peterson's Distance Learning State of the World's Children: Focus on Girls, Education, & Development Teacher Certification Requirements for 50 States
Test Prep Review TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) U.S. Universities & Community Colleges

 

Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. Columbia Encyclopedia via Info. Please Almanac Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia.com Encyclopedia Smithsonian Information Please Almanac

Entertainment

Actors and Actresses Aisle Say: the Internet Magazine of Stage Reviews and Opinion All-Movie Guide
Box Office Online Broadway Database Movie Database
Movie Glossary Playbill On-Line

 

FIU

FIU Graduate Catalog
FIU Undergraduate Catalog

FIU Bookstore FIU Events Calendars
FIU Factbook FIU Instructor Evaluations Online FIU Office of Planning and Institutional Research
FIU Faculty & Adminstrator Salary Information Password Protected FIU Schedule of Courses FIU Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Manual

 

Florida

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Broward County Government Broward County Public Schools
FCAT (Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test) Florida Bar Florida Community Colleges Fact Books
Florida County Atlas and Municipal Fact Book Florida Electronic Federal Depository Library Florida Legislature: Links from Online Sunshine
Florida Physician Profiles Florida Population from Census Florida Profiles
Florida Public Health Statistics Florida Restaurant Disciplinary Reports Florida School Indicators Report
Florida State University System Fact Books Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
JOSHUA Miami-Dade County Government Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Monroe County and the Florida Keys MyFlorida Palm Beach County Government
South Florida Business Journal South Florida Regional Planning Council State of Florida Telephone Directory

 

Government, International Agencies & Organizations

FirstGov Agency Links (all U.S. Federal Agencies) State and Local Government
THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet United States Geological Survey United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Representatives United States Senators United States Small Business Administration
African Union Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market)
Commonwealth OnLine Council of Europe European Union
Foreign Consular Officers in the United States Foreign Embassies in Washington, D.C. International Chamber of Commerce
International Monetary Fund League of Arab States MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Organization of American States OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
United Nations World Bank World Trade Organization

 

Health

AMA Physician Select Doctor Finder AMA Style for Citing Sources (Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals) American Dental Association Member Directory
American Hospital Directory - Comparative Hospital Data, Statistics, Information America's Best Hospitals 2001 (Article from U.S. News and World Report Online) Biomedicine and Health in the News
CDC Cruise Ship Sanitation Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-being by Race and Hispanic Origin -- Health Chapter Complete Home Medical Guide (3d edition
Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (3rd edition) FDA Food Code FDA's Bad Bug Book
Florida Physician Profiles Florida Public Health Statistics Food Safety Gateway
Foodborne Infections Health United States with Urban and Rural Health Chartbook Health United States with Adolescent Health Chartbook
Health United States with Health and Aging Chartbook Health United States with Socioeconomic Status and Health Chartbook Hospital Select Hospital Locator
Merck Manual Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Nine European Languages
National Center for Health Statistics: FaStats Social and Health Policies in OECD Countries: A Survey of Current Programmes and Recent Developments State Health Facts Online

 

Hospitality

American Hotel & Motel Association Basic Elements of Equipment Cleaning and Sanitizing in Food Processing and Handling Operations cooking conversion chart
CDC Cruise Ship Sanitation Cooks Tools Cooking Conversion Chart
Epicurious FDA Food Code FDA's Bad Bug Book
Fishery Market News Florida Restaurant Disciplinary Reports Food Master: Industry Directory
Food Safety Gateway Foodborne Infections HITIS (Hospitality Industry Technology Integration Standards)
Hospitality Net National Food Safety Database National Restaurant Association
Nations Restaurant News Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia Restaurant Industry Forecast (from the National Restaurant Association)
Rubicon's Digital Passport Tourism Ofices Worldwide Directory USDA AMS Market News (agricultural, poultry, and livestock prices)

 

Legal

Avalon Project at Yale Law School Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Constitution of the United States
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy Declaration of Independence Federal Register
FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources Florida Bar Internet Law Library
JOSHUA Legislative Source Book Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locater
Municipal Codes Oyez, Oyez, Oyez Supreme Court Cases, Decisions, Opinions from Project Hermes
THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet; United States Code West Legal Directory

 

Maps

Distance Calculator MapQuest Florida County Atlas & Municipal Fact Book
Historical Maps National Geographic Map Machine NewsBank InfoWeb Reference Maps
United States Gazetteer World Atlas: Maps & Geography of the World

 

Newspapers

el Herald Florida Newspapers Online Miami Herald
South Florida Business Journal Sun-Sentinel

 

Quotations

About.com: Quotations Bartlett's Quotations (10th edition, 1901) Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1950 - 1988)
Women's Voices: Quotations from Women

 

Science & Technology

ABCs of Nuclear Science Astronomical Data Online Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Calculator for Science and Engineering Engineering/Scientific Unit Converter EurekaAlert
Fundamental Physical Constants Geometry Reference Archives Glossary of Marine Biology
History of Mathematics Integrated Taxonomic Information System Life Sciences Dictionary
Mathematical Quotations Server Metric Converter Microbiology and Virology Dictionaries Online
National Inventors Hall of Fame NetFrog Online Conversions and Constants
Periodic Table of the Elements from WebElements Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia Science News (EurekAlert!) from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Sunrise Sunset/Moonrise Moonset Tables for the U.S. Tides USDA Plant Database

 

Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics Census 2000 Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Calculator for Science and Engineering Engineering/Scientific Unit Converter EurekaAlert
Fundamental Physical Constants Geometry Reference Archives Glossary of Marine Biology
History of Mathematics Integrated Taxonomic Information System Census Tract Lookup
Changing America Digest of Education Statistics Projections of Education Statistics to 2012
National Inventors Hall of Fame Economagic.com Economic Time Series Page Energy Quick Facts
FedStats Fishery Market News Florida Crime Statistics
Florida Profiles Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report Handbook of International Economic Statistics
International Data Base Kids Count Data Book National Center for Health Statistics: FaStats
Health United States with Urban and Rural Health Chartbook Social and Health Policies in OECD Countries: A Survey of Current Programmes and Recent Developments Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
State and County QuickFacts State and Metropolitan Area Data Book State of the World's Children Statistical Tables
Statistical Abstract of the United States Statistical Sources on the Web Stock Quotes
Current Market Conditions United States Economy at a Glance USDA AMS Market News (agricultural, poultry, and livestock prices)

 

Style Manuals & Writing Guides

AMA Style for Citing Sources APA Style APA Style for Citing Internet Sources
Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism FIU Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Manual MLA Style
Turabian / Chicago Style for Citing References Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation

 

Weather

Current South Florida Weather Radar Loop National Hurricane Center National Weather Service Southern Region
Weather Channel Weather (from Intellicast) Weather Underground
 
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