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On-line libraries
Ancient Library
http://www.ancientlibrary.com/
British Library
Yahoo: Academic Libraries
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/Academic_Libraries
The National Academies Press "Read 2,500 books on-line free!" Books in various fields can be read free on-line or purchased. Categories include science, health, medicine, environment, international issues, education, public policy, technology. Not all books have full free access on-line; others have excerpts or summaries available.
Ebrary
Blackmask - free e-books, mostly in public domain, so very good for classics, 19th century and early 20th century fiction, literature, translations, historical works, mythology, folklore, esoteric, etc. Books in English and other languages. Available in various formats including Word.
Literature.org - Classical literature on-line
Questia - a subscription-based full university library on-line - books and articles with subject guides and on-line research tools TIP: You might find it more economical to join Questia at the Lifetime subscription rate if you intend to study for several years or to take several degrees.
Making of America Books (approx 8500 books/texts on American social history)
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/about.html
The On-line Books Page
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Tradepub (trade and professional publications on-line FREE) - mostly restricted to USA and Canada addresses.
The WWW Virtual Library
Education Planet
Internet health library
http://www.internethealthlibrary.com
Intelihealth
Athealth.com - mental health info and resources
Science Daily - news and reports from various fields of science
Archive.org - internet archive of free materials incl. educational resources
E-books (including free e-books)
Flatworld Knowledge (FREE on-line textbooks on academic subjects. NB - Calamus students may request courses to be based on these textbooks for relevant degree majors that we offer.)
http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/
Blackmask
Literature.org
Questia
Making of America Books (approx 8500 books/texts on American social history)
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/about.html
The On-line Books Page
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Classics
in the History of Psychology
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/
Toodoc downloadable
e-books and articles
Reference
AlphaDictionary.com - multilingual dictionaries and language learning resources
http://www.alphadictionary.com
The Free Dictionary - includes various specialist dictionaries, acronyms and links to two free encyclopedias
http://www.thefreedictionary.com
Quotez
Dictionary
Onelook Dictionary
On-Line English Grammar
http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/
Infoplease
Refdesk
Itools
Quoteland
Yourdictionary
Encyclopedia.com
Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia
Guides to study techniques and academic writing techniques
The Flatworld Knowledge Handbook for Writers (available FREE on-line)
http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/printed-book/356439
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/chicago.html
The Chicago Manual of Style Online Best guide to style & presentation of theses, dissertations, academic papers.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
The Writer's Handbook at the Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/index.html
Using English for Academic Purposes
http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm
Academic Phrasebank
http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Waylink English - Academic Writing
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=60000
Learn Higher - Academic Writing Resources
http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/Students/Academic-Writing.html
ABC of Academic Writing
http://studymore.org.uk/gloess.htm
Academic Writing - produced by Liz Thackray based on Open University advice & other sources
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~nog/t171/academic/acwrite.htm
The Elements of Style (on-line edition)
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is copying someone else's work and making it
appear to be your own. This site will teach you how to
recognise and avoid it.
Good Luck IELTS - IELTS Academic Writing
http://www.goodluckielts.com/2-4-2-IELTS_writing_academic.html
International Students, Academic Writing and Plagiarism
YourDictionary.com - Academic Writing Skills
http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/Academic-Writing-Skills.html
Academic Writing Skills from change.freeuk.com
http://www.change.freeuk.com/learning/advskills/acadwrite.html
English At Home - good site for students who need to improve their English language skills. Free English lessons.
http://www.english-at-home.com
Used book dealers - Find that rare text!
www.abebooks.com www.abebooks.co.uk
Also find used books on www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk and other Amazon sites
General e-learning
Bookwolf - Free notes on classic and modern literature
Sessions.edu - on-line accredited design courses
Universalclass - e-learning on many subjects
http://home.universalclass.com
Free on-line course: Integrity 101: The Remarkable Benefits of Thinking and Learning With Nature
http://www.ecopsych.com/integrity1instr.html
One Day University
On-line lectures from top professors.
Some lectures are now available as ebooks for Kindle - search for "One Day
University" in www.amazon.com or
www.amazon.co.uk
Misc. study & RESEARCH resources
Intute
http://www.intute.ac.uk/
Scholarpedia
http://www.scholarpedia.org
Peer-reviewed science wiki concentrating on physics, astrophysics,
computational neuroscience, computational intelligence
Research Navigator
http://researchnavigator.com
Find & read journal articles and find specialised web links. Many fields
covered. Small subscription required or free subscription given with college
textbooks published by Pearson. Excellent for research papers.
Librarything
http://www.librarything.com
Catalogue your books on-line or browse other users' catalogues; get book
recommendations; book blogs and features.
Google for scholars - find journal articles!
Research it
http://www.itools.com/research-it
Find Articles
Academic Info
http://www.academicinfo.net/index.html
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