Resources

Topics and Information

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Directories

Links to online dictionaries, encyclopedias, Internet directories. Included are the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Oxford English Dictionary, and Best Information on the Net.

How to find information in the Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford Language Dictionaries online( Spanish, French, German and More...)

GV recommended Websites

Best Information on the Net – This site contains links to websites that have been reviewed by the librarians at St. Ambrose University. Included are links for Hot Paper Topics, Current Events, and Online Reference Resources, listed by subject

Library of Congress Virtual Reference

Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia

Roget's Thesaurus

Land of Quotes

Writing Aids

This page contains useful information for writing papers. Links to the APA and MLA Style Manuals; sites on plagiarism; criteria for evaluating websites.

APA Style Manual (Purdue University)

APA Style Manual (University of NC)

APA Style Manual: American Psychological Association

MLA Style Documentation(Purdue University)

MLA Style Manual (University of NC)

Chicago/Turabian Style(University of WI)

Chicago/Turabian Style Manual (University of NC)

CSE/CBE Style Manual (University of NC)

How to recognize plagiarism: the straight facts on how to avoid plagiarizing

Internet Detective

You quote it you note it: A fun tutorial on plagiarism

Law, Government, Census and Statistics

Links to government websites at local and national levels. Tax information, local and national legal codes, local ordinances, etc.It also contains links to the United States Census Bureau, Statistical Abstracts, almanacs, and the Iowa Census.

Legal Information Resources

U.S. Government Information

United States Legal Code

United States House of Representatives

Supreme Court of the United States

Internal Revenue Service

Iowa - Judicial Branch

Iowa List of State Officials

Iowa - Legislative Branch

Code of Iowa

Iowa Income Tax Forms

United States Census Bureau Statistics

Statistical Abstracts of the United States

Information Please Almanac

World Fact Book-CIA

Iowa Uniform Crime Report

Census of Iowa

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: FASTSTATS

History, Psychology and Sociology

Links to information sources in the areas of history, psychology, and sociology, include Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, Encyclopedia of African American History, and Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States.

Black Women in America

Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

GV recommended History websites

Nursing, Health and Medicine

Supplemental information for health-based research. Included are links to Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, Clinical Pharmacology, Iowa health information, and a Directory of Internet Health links.

Directory of Internet Health Links

Health Info Iowa

Iowa Department of Public Health

Education

Links to the Lesson Plan Library, Internet Tool for Teachers, Educational Materials, and more.

GV recommended websites

Iowa Department of Education

Lesson Plans Library

Educator's Reference Desk

National Center for Education Statistics

ESL Students

Educational Materials

Internet Tools for Teachers

In Time (UNI College of Education)

Business and Marketing

Supplementary Business resources. Included are links to the International Monetary Fund, Business website indexes, Economic Statistics, and Business ethics.

GV recommended Accounting websites

Business Internet Links

International Monetary Fund

Business Ethics

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

Religion and Philosophy

Links to the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation and the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion

Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

Art, Music, Theater and Literature

Links to Grove's Music and Art Online, Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature, Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture,World Art Resources and the Timeline of Art History among others.

GV recommended Art Websites

GV recommended Theater Websites

Continuum Companion to 20th Century Theatre

Grove Encyclopedia of American Art

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, Second Ed.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

GV recommended Literature Websites

Oxford History of Western Music

GV recommended Music Websites