E-Reference Resources           Acronyms Country Information Population Information/Statistics Atlases/Gazetteers Dictionaries/Thesauri Quotations Biographies Encyclopedias Writing Resources Boston Government/ Historical Documents Zip Code/Postal Service Copyright               Acronyms: Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com Common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military. Atlases/Gazetteers: Columbia Gazetteer of North America http://www.bartleby.com/69 National Atlas http://nationalatlas.gov TOP Biographies: Biography Resource Center and Marquis Who's Who® On-Campus Access || Off-Campus Access Integrates Thomson Gale biographies with Marquis Who's Who® and full-text magazine articles, images, and website links. Search for current or historical people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text. TOP Boston: Museums Museums | History and Landmarks | Around Town Harvard University Museums http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu The Arthur M. Sackler Museum (Ancient, Islamic, Asian, and later Indian art); The Busch Reisinger Museum (Central and Northern European art, with a special emphasis on the German-speaking countries); The Fogg Art Museum (Western art from the Middle Ages to the present, with particular strengths in Italian early Renaissance, British pre-Raphaelite, and nineteenth-century French art); and the Straus Center for Conservation of art in the Harvard Collections. Institute of Contemporary Art http://www.icaboston.org Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum http://www.gardnermuseum.org John F. Kennedy Library http://www.jfklibrary.org Massachusetts Historical Society http://www.masshist.org/welcome Museum of Fine Arts http://www.mfa.org MIT Museum http://web.mit.edu/museum Museum of Afro American History, Boston http://www.afroammuseum.org/index.htm Home page links to the Black Heritage Trail, a walking tour. Museum of Science http://www.mos.org New England Aquarium http://www.neaq.org/index.flash4.html Paul Revere House http://www.paulreverehouse.org Peabody Essex Museum http://www.pem.org/index.html Located in Salem, Massachusetts, the Peabody collections spans 200 years of history, representing: American Decorative Arts; Asian, Oceanic and African Arts and Culture; Asian Export Art; Early American Architecture; Maritime Art and History; Native American Art and Archaeology; and Natural History. TOP Boston: History and Landmarks Museums | History and Landmarks | Around Town Boston History and Architecture http://www.iboston.org/index2.php Provides descriptions and histories of public art and architecture and biographies of historical figures. "Research goodies" includes population demographics for the city and specific neighborhoods, interactive maps, and a detailed description of Trinity Church. Boston Landmarks http://www.boston.world-guides.com/monuments_landmarks.html General tourist information on the City of Boston. Boston Massacre Historical Society http://www.bostonmassacre.net Complete research resource on the Boston Massacre. Boston National Historical Park: Virtual Tour of the Freedom Trail http://www.nps.gov/bost/planyourvisit/guidedtours.htm Emerald Necklace Conservancy http://www.emeraldnecklace.org/index.cgi Provides information on Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of the Emerald Necklace, restoration and maintenance project updates, and photos of the parks, including the Back Bay Fens and the Riverway. Historic Boston Photo Collection http://www.nps.gov/bost/planyourvisit/guidedtours.htm Mapping Boston http://mappingboston.com Includes maps from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection and links to map Websites. The book Mapping Boston, edited by Alex Krieger and David Cobb is available in the Emmanuel College Library: (GA430. M36 1999) TOP Boston: Around Town Museums | History and Landmarks | Around Town Boston Citylinks.com http://www.bostoncitylinks.com/black_heritage_trail.html Tourist information (hotels, restaurants, events, theater, nightlife, driving directions); searchable for historic and cultural sites. Boston Symphony Orchestra http://www.bso.org Central Artery/Tunnel Project—The "Big Dig" http://www.masspike.com/bigdig/index.html http://www.boston.com/globe/metro/bigdig Fenway Park http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark Also provides links to all major league baseball team Websites. TOP Copyright: The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance for Academic Institutions http://www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus United States Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov TOP Country Information: (See also Population Information/Statistics) Background Notes, U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn PRIME: Premier Resources in Management & Economics All Access Created in-house by our Library staff, this Management & Economics resource includes: Journal & Research Databases; Internet Resources; and Research Guides. The World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Prepared by the CIA and updated once a year. Gives an overview of each country, providing information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Listed by both country and information type. TOP Dictionaries/Thesauri: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed., 2000 http://www.bartleby.com/61 Dictionary Link http://www.dictionarylink.com A guide to free online dictionary and translation services with definitions in most languages, thesaurus, word of the day & encyclopedia links. English Homophone Dictionary http://www.earlham.edu/%7epeters/writing/homofone.htm Alphabetical list of sets of words with the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings. Oxford English Dictionary Click here to access Searchable version of the 20-volume set. Defines and identifies earliest known examples of words in written English. TOP Encyclopedias: Catholic Encyclopedia http://newadvent.org/cathen/ Volunteer project that provides many articles from the 15-volume print encyclopedia, published 1907-1912. Contains advertising. Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2000 http://www.bartleby.com/65 Encyclopedia Britannica Online On Campus Access || Off Campus Access Encyclopedia Smithsonian, Smithsonian Institute http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm Links to online Smithsonian resources. New Catholic Encyclopedia On Campus Access ONLY Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature Click here to access Science Direct (Elsevier) Reference Titles For Elsevier reference books online click here. * See Off-Campus Access information on the Finding Articles: FAQ web page. TOP Government/Historical Documents: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) http://www.archives.gov/index.html U.S. Federal Government Website with links to records of Congress, Federal Register, presidential libraries and more. Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet, Library of Congress http://thomas.loc.gov Contains legislative information including bills, congressional records, congressional hearings, and treaties. TOP Population Information/Statistics: Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov U.S. Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov National Center for Health Statistics Fast Stats A to Z http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm National Center For Educational Statistics http://www.nces.ed.gov Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development http://www.oecd.org Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab Find demographic statistics for the United States from 1878 to Present. Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor The UC Atlas of Global Inequality http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu University of California, Santa Cruz United Nations Population Information Network http://www.un.org/popin U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov International demographic and socioeconomic data. TOP Quotations: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919 http://www.bartleby.com/100 Creative Quotations http://creativequotations.com Simpson's Contemporary Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/63 TOP Writing Resources:     Commonly used style manuals are available for in-library use at the Reference Desk. Please refer to the style manuals to verify all information. American Psychology Association (APA): APA Style http://www.apastyle.org Discusses papers written in APA style. Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/workscited/ Duke University APA Style of Citation, Emmanuel College Access This tutorial, APA Style for Psychology, was created through a collaboration of the Psychology Department and Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College and based on the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. This style of citation is also used regularly by other disciplines, including business, education, and nursing. This tutorial has been reviewed by and is released with permission from the American Psychological Association. Access is limited to the Emmanuel community. The Chicago Manual of Style Online: Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide for common examples of materials cited: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html University of Chicago Press (based on 15th edition, 2003) Citation Style for Research Papers http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm Long Island University MLA FAQS http://www.mla.org/style_faq Discusses latest changes in the MLA handbook, sixth edition. Modern Language Association Style http://www.mla.org Refers to the MLA handbook (not available online). OWL: Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.     TOP     Zip Code/Postal Service: Zip Code Lookup http://www.usps.com/zip4 Post Office Locator http://mapsonus.switchboard.com/db/USPS United States Postal Service     TOP Last updated: 04/24/2008 Web site feedback: tuohyc@emmanuel.edu