Quick References

Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art 
National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institute
Timeline of Art History

Beaufort County
Beaufort County Map Stats
Beaufort County Statistics
Cultural Resources
Washington, NC, Detailed Profile

Citing Resources
Primary Source
KnightCite

Consumers
Annual Credit Report
Better Business Bureau

Copyright
Crash Course in Copyright
Copyright and Fair Use
Copyright Basics
Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Refresher
Distance Education and the TEACH Act
TEACH Toolkit – resource for understanding copyright & distance education

Countries
Country Studies
Internet Country Guides
World Factbook
Information Please

Distance Learning
What Makes a Successful Online Student?
Helpful Tips for Planning and Readiness for Online Instruction

Genealogy
Family Search
NC Census Records Online

Internet
Core Rules of Netiquette
Evaluate Web Pages
Evaluating Web Sites for Educational Uses
Internet Fraud

Job/career Search Information
NC Employment Security Commission
NC Office of State Personnel Job Vacancies
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Resume and Letter Writing
Types of Writing: Resumes

Law    
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Find Law
NC Offender Information
NC General Statutes
UNC Law Library
US Code Collection

Libraries
ECU
Duke
NCSU
State Library of NC
UNC – Chapel Hill

Miscellaneous
Find Answers in our Almanacs, Dictionary and Encyclopedia
How Stuff Works

Newspapers
Daily Reflector (Greenville)
News and Observer (Raleigh)
Washington Daily News
USA Today

North Carolina
Abortion Statistics
Census Information 
NC County Profiles
Public Schools Statistical Profile
Religion in NC
Sociology of NC
State and County Quick Facts (from U.S. Census Bureau)
State Demographics
Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in NC
Universities and Colleges in NC

Nursing
Culture Clues
Medical Ethics
Merck Manual Online Medical Library
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
PLoS – Medicine (peer-reviewed open access online journal)
RN Central (care plans)

Online Tools
Zoho Show - Create, edit, publish, and import Power Point presentations online.
TaDa List - Keep up with assignments and other tasks with an online "to do" list.
Google Docs - Create an online account for group collaboration on papers, presentations, etc.
Del.icio.us - Keep a personal web page bookmark list online; use anywhere; share bookmarks with friends.
GIMP - Free, open source alternative to Photoshop software.
eFax - Receive and send faxes online; fast, easy, and secure.
Flickr - Explore, upload, and share photos online; add captions to your photos or comment on others.
Google Page Creator - Create basic web pages without knowledge of HTML or other technical details. Free online storage space for your pages.
Math.com Online Calculators - Basic and advanced calculators.

Small Businesses
FindLaw for Small Businesses
US Small Business Association

Stock Market
Hoovers Online
NASDAQ
NYSE

Teaching
Children’s Resources: Authors and Illustrators     
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
NC Standard Course of Study
NCWiseOwl

Weather
National Hurricane Center
Weather Channel

Writing
UNC Writing Center
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
Elements of Style
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Plagiarism: what it is, how to recognize and avoid it    

 

If these resources do not meet your needs, ask a librarian.
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Page last updated May 2007.    

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