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resources for students / ON-LINE LIBRARIESCALAMUS DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES PAGEincluding many FREE RESOURCESNote: These resources are all external sites not connected to www.unicalamus.org in any way. We are not responsible for the content of any of the sites listed. Links to this page are welcome: please show the page name as "Calamus Distance Learning Resources Page". Please report any broken links or problems to webmaster@unicalamus.org Bookmark this page and visit again as we will be adding more resources - recommendations welcome to webmaster@unicalamus.org On-line libraries(also see the Misc study & research section) Ancient Library 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. www.nap.edu 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/ OCLC Online Computer Library Center (covering many fields of study, not just computing) Tradepub (trade and professional publications on-line FREE) - mostly restricted to USA and Canada addresses. www.tradepub.com The WWW Virtual Library Academic Info Education Planet Eric Cass Virtual Library - covering counselling and student services (NOTE - like most other resources on this page this resource is NOT part of CIU) http://ericcass.uncg.edu/virtuallib/newlibhome.html HRGateway (Human resources library) Internet health library http://www.internethealthlibrary.com Intelihealth Nutrition Navigator (Tufts University) Athealth.com - mental health info and resources (also see the Misc study & research section) E-books (including free e-books)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/ OCLC Online Computer Library Center (covering many fields of study, not just computing) Teaching Portal - Useful info and e-books on developing e-learning. http://www.teachingportal.com/
Classics in the History of Psychology ReferenceThe Free Dictionary - includes various specialist dictionaries, acronyms and links to two free encyclopedias http://www.thefreedictionary.com Xrefer 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 Eoffice - Reference (dictionaries, encyclopedias etc); Medical reference (encyclopedias, major health sites etc) Euroherb - European Herbal Practitioners Association - contains valuable info on herbal legislation in various European countries
Guides to study techniques and academic writing techniquesThe Elements of Style (on-line edition) Style Summary Site (APA style) http://www.uwsp.edu/education/apastyle/ Want to know more about what plagiarism is and how to avoid it? Web pages on this topic come and go - search for "plagiarism" on www.google.com Used book dealers - Find that rare text!Bookfinder Bibliodirect.com Used Book Central Abe Books www.abebooks.com www.abebooks.co.uk
General e-learningBookwolf - 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
Miscl. study & RESEARCH resourcesResearch Navigator Librarything Google for scholars - find journal articles! Research it http://www.itools.com/research-it Find Articles Academic Info http://www.academicinfo.net/index.html GreyDay Study Web Wannalearn About ScienceNet JOHNSTONIA A collection of resources for liberal arts and general university study from a retired professor. Includes FREE public domain e-texts and articles on literature, German arts, etc. http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/ InvisibleWeb - "Although most of the most popular
search engines such as Google, Lycos, etc. do a great job of locating material,
there's much material on the web that these search engines can't locate. To get
to that extra material, try using InvisibleWeb. InvisibleWeb will locate
material that other search engines won't. Visit InvisibleWeb by clicking
here." Writers Net - includes resources page
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