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MEL.org is a Michigan Department of Education repository of information - search on many topics here or click on M.O.R.E. for educational subject searches (click on the plus sign to open the folder, then click the icon next to the topic).

Accounting

• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) statements, guides, drafts and other current information.
• Tax and Accounting Site includes links to guides, laws, associations, software, finance and investing
• The Electronic Accountant The accountant's Web magazine and resource guide
• Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  
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American Sign Language

• American Sign Language site with demonstrations of words from an index of words from ASL University.
• ASL Pro site supports the ASL Education Community.

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Anthropology

• American Anthropological Association Their Web site includes a listing of Anthropological Resources for students on the Internet.
• Anthropology Resources on the Internet is a comprehensive listing of sites, journals, and other information. This award-winning site was started by Allen Lutins in 1995. Bernard-Olivier Clist is the current curator.
  
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Art

• Art History Research Centre
• Art History Timeline provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Art History Resources on the Web
• Great Buildings Collection
• The History of Art Virtual Library
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Art Image Browser from the School of Information at the University of Michigan. This is a database of art, architectural, and museum object images.
• AskArt.com is a database of 24,000 North American Artists. Use to find information about artists and their work.
• Union List of Artist Names Searchable database provided by the Getty Institute.
• ArtLex: dictionary of visual art
  
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Astronomy

• Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Includes links to its resources including the Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac (MICA).
• StarDate astronomical data provided by The McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. In addition to current astronomical information, the site includes a glossary, a searchable database of moon phases, sunrises and sunsets, and a calendar of meteor showers.
• Parallax Project provided by the University of Pittsburgh's Library. It is an extensive, searchable database of star information.
• Sloan Digital SkyServer Explore Tool provided by a number of institutions and organizations around the world.
• The American Meteor Society provides information on meteor showers, fireball sightings, visual observing, radio observing and spectroscopy.
• Earth and Moon Viewer allows several different views with additional information.
• Astronomy topics provided by ipl2, hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology.
  
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Automotive Technology

• JD Power Automotive Business Center
• Michigan Secretary of State. This site includes links to information provided under the Bureau of Regulatory Services including: auto repair facilities & mechanics, facility licensing, mechanic certification, and other information.
• University of Michigan Automotive Research Center
• Michigan State University Engine Research Laboratory
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology International Motor Vehicle Program
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  
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Biology

• Taxonomy Browser from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
• Plants Database from the United States Department of Agriculture.  Search by scientific name, by state, by characteristics.
• BioZone is a nice starting point to topics in biology including animal behavior, animal biology, cell biology, ecology, genetics, microbiology, and plant biology.
• Cirrusimage digital images and information on North American Insects and Spiders
• Life Science Dictionary provided by the University of Texas.
• The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online  This site "contains Darwin's complete publications, thousands of his private papers and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published."  Also contains reference materials and other documents pertaining to Darwin.
• Darwin Digital Library of Evolution includes original manuscripts and other materials related to Darwin's theory.
• Functional Genomics presented by Science Magazine. Includes current news on genome research.
• Nearctica presents the natural world of North America. This site deals with mother of the family Noctuidae. Established by Dr. Robert W. Poole and Dr. Patricia Gentili.
• All the Virology on the Web for microbiology students. Provided by Tulane University School of Medicine.
• Microbes.info - The Microbiology Information Portal. "A microbiology information portal containing a vast collection of resources including articles, news, frequently asked questions, and links pertaining to the field of microbiology."
• Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections This site contains images and information from one of the world's largest collections of well-preserved, sectioned and stained brains of over 100 different species of mammals.
• Anatomy of the Human Body as presented by Henry Gray in 1918. The searchable site includes over 1200 drawings.
• Scirus a search engine for scientific information.
• General Biology section from the Michigan Electronic Library.  Click on Science then click the icon next to one of the biology topics.

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Business

• Economic Statistics Briefing Room provided by the U.S. Government.
• PR Newswire Business and financial news including stock quotes.
• CNN Financial News
• Business, Economics and Jobs section from the Michigan Electronic Library. Includes links to accounting, international business, marketing, real estate and other areas.
• Free Management Library non-profit information provided by The Management Assistance Program. 
  

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• International Business

  • US Census Bureau International Program Center The International Data Base (IDB) is located at this site. Use this database to locate populations statistics on a variety of variables. Includes demographic, social and economic profiles of countries and geographic regions of the world.
  • US Department of Commerce Includes information from the Bureau of Industry and Security Administration, International Trade Administration, and other divisions. The Department of Commerce posts the Country Commercial Guides at the Market Research section of the Export.gov web site. The Commercial Guides cover economic and political issues, marketing, trade regulations, customs, investment information, business travel, trade statistics and other important commercial concerns.
  • US Department of State Publishes general Background Notes on countries. Use these to find information on the history of a country, politics, education, and other social issues.
  • Statesman's Yearbook is a source for current political, economic and social information. Login needed for off-campus access.
  • The Central Intelligence Agency provides a wealth of information regarding countries in The World Factbook. Use the factbook to find maps, flags, boundaries and other detailed information on countries of the world.
  • Global EDGE provided by Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business. Global business information.
  • Business, Economics and Jobs section from the Michigan Electronic Library. Includes links to accounting, international business, marketing, real estate and other areas.
    
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Chemistry

• A Visual interpretation of the table of elements provided by the Royal Society of Chemisty (UK).
• WebElements Periodic Table
• Chemistry-Based animations and movies provided by a professor from Sam Houston State University. Includes capilliary electrophoresis, spectroscopy, chromatography, chemiluminescence and miscellaneous topics.
• Chemistry.org provided by the American Chemical Society. Includes research, current news and information for students and teachers.
• Searchable Material Safety Data Sheets provided by Cornell University.
• ChemFinder locate descriptions of chemicals searching by chemical name, CAS Number, molecular formula, or molecular weight.
• ChemInfo from Indiana University.
• The Molecule of the Month contains lots of research papers on molecules.
  
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College Success Center

• Reading 134C Library Skills Worksheets
  
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College Success Seminar (CSS)

• Library Exercise sheet
• CSS Power Point demonstration
• Evaluation form
  
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Communications

• American Communication Association
• Douglass: Archives of American public address by Northwestern University
• Gifts of speech Women's speeches from around the world.
• Media History
  
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Computer Information Systems

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point
• Novell 
• CiteseerX The NECI Scientific Literature Digital Library.
• File Extensions Index
  
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• Internet Information

  • The World Wide Web Consortium The W3C was founded to promote effective use of the Internet. The site contains a wealth of information about Internet activities and protocols.
  • Bandwidth speed test Test your Internet line speed.
  • Computer Incident Advisory Capability from the Department of Energy. Use this site to check for Internet hoaxes such as viruses, chain letters, etc.
  • Urban Legends This site contains information on email hoaxes and chain mail.
  • First Monday Peer reviewed Internet journal.
  • Internic
  • The Elephant's Toolbox includes a Domain Name Translator and additional Internet tools provided by Cotse.
  • CERT Computer Emergency Response Team. Deals with security issues regarding the Internet.
  • Smartbooks Books about the Internet.
  • Internet Topical Index from the Internet Public Library (IPL) and Librarians' Index to the Internet.
  • PC Webopaedia-computer technology terms
  • Learn the net: an Internet guide and tutorial
    
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• Programming

  • Programmer's oasis
    
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Criminal Justice

• FBI
• Michigan Department of Corrections
• Michigan State Police
• National Association of Police Organizations, Inc.
• National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
• The Nation's Courts Directory
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• Criminal justice links
  
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Dance

• An American Ballroom Companion provided by The Library of Congress and part of the American Memory Collection. Dance instruction manuals from 1490 to 1920.
• Ballet Dictionary with video. Provided by the American Ballet Theatre
• US Swing Dance Server originally provided by Cornell University staff.
• Ballroom Dancing resources that include videos of the dances.
• Copyright of Choreographic Works written by Julie Van Camp, a philosophy professor at California State University, Long Beach.
  
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Drafting

• Drafting Resources provided by CivilWorld.com.
• Cadaylyst Magazine (formerly Cadence Magazine)
  
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Economics

• Resources for Economists on the Internet sponsored by the American Economic Association.
• WebEc sponsored by Helsinki School of Economics, Finland.
• EconData.net sponsored by the Economic Development Administration.
• The Fed in Print An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research.
• EconoMagic.com: Economic Time Series Page offers a wealth of databases.
• Economic Information Systems Provides metro, state and national statistical information.
• How Much is That Worth Today? an interactive source which may be used to compare the value of the dollar from 1720 to present. 
  

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Education

• Searchable ERIC Database
• ERIC Assessment and Evaluation Test Locator. This is a joint project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, the Educational Testing Service, the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, and others.
• The Gateway to Educational Materials The searchable site contains links to lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources.
• Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction
• Index of Education Resources from the Michigan Electronic Library. Click on Browse by Subject, then one of the Education categories.
• Children's Book Authors, Illustrators & Series on the Web
• The Children's Literature Web Guide Provided by David K. Brown, Director, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources.
• Database of Children's Literature by Lisa Bartle, University of California. Provides a searchable database, chat window to ask Lisa questions.
• Children's Literature Association of College & Research Libraries 
  

  Teaching Reading

  • Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) from the University of Michigan School of Education.
  • International Reading Association
  • Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication from University of Indiana (formerly ERIC)
  • Learning to Read: Resources for Language Arts and Reading Research
  • America Reads
  • North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Literacy
  • Reading & Language Arts Resources on the Internet provided by librarian George Suttle.
• Michigan Teacher Network developed under a grant from the Michigan Board of Education.
• Muskegon Intermediate School District includes a directory and links to Muskegon County schools.
• Michigan Department of Education
• Teacher Resource / Jobs Resource from TeAch-nology - The Art and Science of Teaching with Technology®
  
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Electronics / Electrical

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
• Electronics Plus
• Electronic Component News (ECN) provided by Cahners Business Information
  
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Engineering

• Engineering provided by Internet Public Library/Librarians' Index to the Internet.
• Engineering site provided by the National Society of Professional Engineers
  
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English

• Composition/Writing

  • Grammar, Usage and Style resources
  • The Writer's resource
  • Literature Research Center Guide to Conducting Literary Research
  • Evaluating Web Resources provided by Widener University librarians. A great source of information on the 5 criteria that should be applied when assessing Web resources.
  • A Pocket Style Manual by Diane Hacker. Companion Web site.
  • Citing Electronic Sources including InfoTrac, FirstSearch, WilsonWeb, and ProQuest articles.
  • Duke Libraries Guide to Library Research includes a nice works cited section.
  • KnightCite a project of the Hekman Library at Calvin College. The online form allows users to enter sources to see how to properly cite them as References or in Works Cited pages. Uses MLA, APA, and Chicago. Use with caution as results may not be accurate for all types of resources and styles.
  • Landmarks Citation Machine allows users to enter sources to see how to properly cite them as References or in Works Cited pages. Uses MLA and APA styles. Use with caution as results may not be accurate for all types of resources.
  • Online Writing Lab (OWL) provided by Purdue University. Contains information on general writing, grammar, research, and documenting sources (including MLA and APA formats).
  • Modern Language Association
  • APA Writing Style Guide recommended by the American Psychological Association
  • Merriam-Webster online dictionary and thesaurus.
  • RefDesk resources for almanacs, dictionaries, facts, news, audio word pronunciations, and more
  • dMarie Time Capsule site to assist in writing about what was going on when you were born and as you were growing up. Also helpful is Decades.Com
  • Literature Research at Muskegon Community College.
  • English 101 orientation for off campus students (Power Point)
    
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• Mythology

  • The Encyclopedia Mythica
  • Bulfinch's Mythology
  • MythNet from Classics Unveiled.
  • Mythology from the University of Michigan.
    
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• Poetry

  • Representative Poetry Online provided by RPO Editors, University of Toronto Department of English, and University of Toronto Press. This a comprehensive site covering many aspects of English poetry. Included is a glossary of poetic terms, a searchable database of poetry, and a timeline of poets and poetry. Contains nearly 3,000 poems by 400 poets.
  • A Timeline of English Poetry
  • Rhyming Dictionary
  • The Academy of American Poets includes biographical information, discussions, and real audio clips of poems.
  • Modern Poetry Archive sponsored by the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Arts Council.
  • American Verse Project provided by the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative
  • Bartleby.com Includes several anthologies. Poems by Dickinson, Eliot, Frost, Keats, Sandburg, Shakespeare, Whitman, Wilde, Wordsworth, Yeats and many others.
    
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• Reading

  • International Reading Association
  • Literature Resources for the High School and College Student
  • Literature and Author Information Resources available at Hendrik Meijer Library/Information Technology Center and online.
  • Database of Children's Literature by Lisa Bartle, University of California. Provides a searchable database, chat window to ask Lisa questions.
    
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• Shakespeare

  • Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
  • The works of the Bard searchable fulltext of plays and sonnets.
  • Shakespeare Web 
  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (MIT)
  • Shakespeare and more resources provided by Michigan Electronic Library. Click on English Language Arts then the link next to Shakespeare
  • Check out the Shakespeare videos in Hendrik Meijer Library.
    
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Foreign Languages

• Foreign Language Resource Center provided by New Hampshire Department of Education. Includes 14 Resource Centers in various language groups, including Central Asian, Slavic, East European, African, Middle East and South Asia as well as language research centers.
• Transparent Language download center.
• Language provided by Michigan Electronic Library. Click on one of several Language categories.
  
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• Chinese

  • Learn Chinese from the BBC in the United Kingdom with grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
  • Background Notes on China provided by the U.S. Department of State.
    
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• French

  • Learn French from the BBC in the United Kingdom with grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.
  • Background Notes on France provided by the U.S. Department of State.
    
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• German

  • Learn German from the BBC in the United Kingdom with grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.
  • Background Notes on Germany provided by the U.S. Department of State.
    
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• Spanish

  • Learn Spanish from the BBC in the United Kingdom with grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. 
  • Background Notes on Spain provided by the U.S. Department of State.
    
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Geography

• Maps
  • Live Search Maps offering high quality land, road, and detailed aerial maps.
  • Country Maps from the CIA World Factbook
  • Best Maps: City Maps, State Maps, Road Maps, World Maps, and Map Links provided by Starting Page.
  • Outline Maps provided by Houghton Mifflin's Education Place.
  • Maps provided by About.Com.
  • Interactive Web-Mapping Tool provided by Cornell University.
  • Maps provided by Ask.com.
• Virtual Geography Department sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Includes resources on cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), urban geography, physical geography and other topics in the geographical and earth sciences.
• The World Fact Book
• World Population Data Sheet provided by the Population Reference Bureau
• U.S. Department of State Background Notes give country information such as geography, history, people, economy, and politics.
• Earth and Moon Viewer from different satellites.
• Geography topics provided by Internet Public Library/Librarians' Index to the Internet.
  
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Geology

• The IRIS Consortium Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology. Contains current and archival seismic information.
• Interactive Web-Mapping Tool provided by Cornell University.
• Earth and Moon Viewer from different satellites.
• The Structural Geology Page provided by Kevin Smart at the University of Oklahoma. Includes atlases, data sets, and other geological information.
• National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering Earthquake engineering research provided by the University of California Berkeley.
• The Geological Society of America
• Earth Sciences section of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
  
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Graphic Reproduction/Photography

• click on Visual Arts provided by Michigan Electronic Library
• Photography provided by Internet Public Library / Librarians' Index to the Internet.
  
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Health

• Health and Medicine Provided by Internet Public Library / Librarians' Index to the Internet.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Office of Dietary Supplements ODS from the National Institute of Health; information on vitamins, minerals, and supplements
• American Public Health Association
• Healthworld online
• Healthfinder Service of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services
• National Center for Health Statistics 
• Health Information Resources click Browse Subjects, then Health; choose the topic and click on the icon, provided by Michigan Electronic Library
  
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• Nutrition

  • Searchable USDA Nutrient Database provided by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service. Information on food contents include vitamins, minerals, lipids, amino acids, and caffeine. The site also includes information on retention factors, isoflavones, carotenoids, Vitamin K, trans fatty acids, and sugar.
  • NNCC Nutrition Database National Network for Child Care provided by Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension System.
  • Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
    
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History

• Muskegon County Museum contains local history information. Includes essays written by Tom Carlson about businesses, buildings, landmarks, people and events in Muskegon's history such as Continental Motors, the Occidental Hotel, and the Muskegon Lassies.
• American National Biography contains biographical information on more than 18,000 "people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture."
• NetSerf The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
• A History of the Crusades is the online version of the six-volume set edited by Kenneth M. Setton and published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
• TEAMS Middle English Texts for the study of Medieval literature.
• Historical Maps provided by Ancestry.com.
• American Memory Historical Collections provided by the Library of Congress.
• AMDOCS Documents for the Study of American History provided by the University of Kansas. Includes documents from 800 through current history.
• Cornell Making of America Collection
• Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame Information on Historical Michigan Women
• Great American Speeches Large database of speeches.
• Colonial Currency provided by the University of Notre Dame, Department of Special Collections.
• The Wars for Vietnam Many primary documents relating to the Vietnam War. Documenting the American South is a collection of digitized books from the University of North Carolina.
• Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy.  Great site for full text documents. 
• History Matters provided by George Mason University.
• How Much is That Worth Today? an interactive source which may be used to compare the value of the dollar from 1720 to present.
• dMarie Time Capsule for dates in history from 1800 to present. How much did bread cost on the day you were born? What were the top songs in 1969? The period from 1800 to 1875 currently does not contain information from all areas.
• InfoPlease Year by Year starting with 1900.
• Best of History Web Sites provided by history teacher Thomas Daccord. An extensive listing by time period.
• History provided by Internet Public Library / Librarians' Index to the Internet.
• African American history sources. Many of the above sites include historical information about African Americans. (For example, Documenting the American South.) The following are specifically about African Americans.
  • Events in African American History provided by Gale Resources. Includes a Quiz to test your knowledge of African American History.
  • African American Odyssey provided by the Library of Congress.
  • African Americans Webpage provided by Howard University. A comprehensive source arranged by  subject areas including art, education, history, science & technology, and music.
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture includes information about research, collections, manuscripts and exhibitions relating to African American culture. This site also includes a well organized site of Images of African Americans from the 19th Century. The Schomburg Center is a research branch library of the New York Public Library.
  • Africans in America Resource Bank provided by PBS.
  • U.S. Department of State Gateway to African American History
  • The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences provided by Princeton University.
  • The Underground Railroad presented by National Geographic.
  • Celebrating Black History provided by TIME.com.
    
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Humanities

• Annotated Webliography of Humanism provided by Dr. Peter Derkx, associate professor history of humanism at the University for Humanist Studies (Universiteit voor Humanistiek) at Utrecht in the Netherlands. This page was last updated in 2007.
• New American Studies Web provided by Crossroads
• Arts & Letters Daily a news source for the humanities. Includes articles and links to book review sites, newspapers and other news sources.
• Humanities websites from the National Endowment for the Humanities
  
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Hydraulics / Pneumatics

• How Stuff Works site provides informations on hydraulics and hydraulic systems.
• Hydraulics and Pneumatics information site from Penton publishers.

 

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Library Skills

• Introductory Materials (Word document used in class.)
• Information Literacy - six modules developed at MCC to increase your information literacy
  
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Machine Technology

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Metrology World
• MatWeb Material property data.
• Cyberman a manufacturing technology resource provided by Michigan Technological University.
• Precision Micromanufacturing Processes provided by Dr. Craig Friedrich, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University. Includes a micromechanical machining glossary.
  
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Manufacturing Technology

• Manufacturing and Technology News with free articles (and subscription articles).
• Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center with information on Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Costing, and Quality Management.

 

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 Materials Technology

• Materials Technology from Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
• Materials Research Society
• Materials Information Society

 

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Massage Therapy

• American Massage Therapy Association includes their journal and other information for students and practitioners.
• Massage Therapy Foundation includes a research database and abstracts of journal articles.
  
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Mathematics

• Cornell University Library Math Book Collection contains over 500 digitized mathematics books in their fulltext.
• Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics. a "comprehensive, and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers."
• Mathematical Functions Database provided by Wolfram Research. A searchable database of over 37,000 mathematical formulas.
• The Geometry Center by University of Minnesota.
• Math Archives Resource for both students and teachers hosted by University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• S.O.S. Mathematics provided by Math Medics, L.L.C. Contains great math refresher materials from algebra to differential equations.
• Prime Numbers Chart and Calculator Prime numbers.
  
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Music

• All-music guide
• Classical Composers Database: links and searchable database by Jos Smeets
• Free Sheet Music Guide A source for many free public domain editions of classical music.
• Operabase
• The Red hot jazz archive
• Music Topics provided by Internet Public Library / Librarians' Index to the Internet.
  
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Nursing

• PubMed Medline Database provided by the National Library of Medicine
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This site also contains Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends This is a monthly journal with archives back to 1995.
• Health Sciences EJournals site made available by the National Library of Medicine.
• Rx List The Internet Drug Index. Use to look up warnings, indications, contraindications, and other drug-related information. Searchable by generic name, brand name, manufacturer, NDC code, or imprint.
• Merck Manual
• On-line medical dictionary
• Searchable USDA Nutrient Database provided by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service. Information on food contents include vitamins, minerals, lipids, amino acids, and caffeine. The site also includes information on retention factors, isoflavones, carotenoids, Vitamin K, trans fatty acids, and sugar.
• GlobalRPH provides an index to common medical terminology searchable by prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
• Michigan Health & Hospital Association includes the 2010 Michigan Hospital Report
• Health and medicine provided by Internet Public Library/Librarians' Index to the Internet.
  
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Philosophy

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy provided by Dr. James Fieser at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
• EpistemeLinks.com Philosophy Resources on the Internet
  
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Physical Education

• Sports Resources Provided by Michigan State University
• National Athletic Trainers' Association materials provided to support their mission which is to "enhance the quality of health care for athletes and those engaged in physical activity".
• Sports Topics Provided by Internet Public Library/Librarians' Index to the Internet. 

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  • Running

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  • Recreation

    • Recreation and Leisure collection provided by Michigan Electronic Library
    • Outdoor recreation topics Provided by Internet Public Library / Librarians' Index to the Internet.
    • Entertainment and Leisure topics provided by Internet Public Library / Librarians' Index to the Internet.
      
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Physical Science

• PSIgate Physical Sciences Information Gateway.
  
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Physics

• American Institute of Physics
• Physics and Astronomy On-line education and reference
  
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Political Science

• National Constitution Center provides information on the U.S. Constitution. The site includes the Constitution and many documents relating to American constituional history: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Virginia Declaration of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Federalist Papers, Bill of Rights, Reconstruction Amendments, and others.
• Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy.  Great site for full text documents. 
• C-SPAN.org contains a wealth of legislative information. A good source for current information on the U.S. Congress, elections, presidential administration and commission hearings.
• Thomas legislative information from the Library of Congress. 
• Political database of the Americas provided by Georgetown University
• Gerald R. Ford Presidential Digital Library
• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
• Massachusetts Historical Society
• Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
• The Papers of Benjamin Franklin
• The Papers of George Washington
  
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Psychology

• Encyclopedia of Psychology provided by the Department of Psychology at Jacksonville State University.
• Internet Mental Health: free encyclopedia of mental health information
• Classics in the history of Psychology
• National Institute of Mental Health
• American Psychological Association 
  

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Real Estate

• Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons Site includes licensing requirements and forms and publications.
• Michigan Board of Real Estate Appraisers
• Michigan Association of Realtors
• National Association of Realtors
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• International Real Estate Digest
  
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Respiratory Therapy

• Michigan Society for Respiratory Care
• Respiratory Care online is the journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care
• National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc.
• American Lung Association
• Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
  
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Sociology

• A Sociology Timeline from 1600 by Ed Stephan at Western Washington University.
• Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences provided by Athabasca University and the International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication.
• Dead Sociologists' Index includes additional links to sociology sites. Created by Larry Ridener at James Madison University.
• U.S. Census Bureau provides a wealth of statistical data. They make hundreds of reports available at their Publications page. Topics cover agriculture, business, housing, population and other areas. Included under Population are reports on marriage and divorce, health insurance coverage, poverty, labor, and many other topics.
• AmeriStat U.S. population data on marriage and family, health, poverty, labor, migration, education, fertility, children and mortality.
• State of the Cities 2000 provides information on population, employment, crime and other variables.
  
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Theater

• The Costume page-costuming resources
• Theatre and Drama
• Guide to theatre and performance studies by Ken McCoy (Stetson University)
• Ringling Collection Database of images, from the University of Florida digital collection, of actors and actresses 
• The Internet Broadway Database A searchable database of Broadway plays. It is provided by the Research Department of The League of American Theatres and Producers.
  
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Welding

• American Welding Society

• Welding Hazards Fact Sheet provided by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
  
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 Women's Studies

•  National Women's Studies Association
• Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame Information on Historical Michigan Women
• Women's Studies Section of Association of College and Research Libraries / American Library Association

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