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AllWords Dictionary
A dictionary, guide, community and more - AllWords.com provides a free English dictionary with multi-lingual search. AllWords.com also has links to many other websites for word lovers.

American Women’s History: A Research Guide
As noted in the Introduction to this site, “American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources.? What makes this site especially useful is the ease of navigation and intuitive layout. The guide has the depth to be useful to experienced scholars while at the same time being easy to use for the novice researcher. The links to primary sources on the Internet, categorized into seventy-five sub-fields, make this a goldmine for students studying American women’s history.

AskOxford.com
Provides searchable access to the Compact Oxford English Dictionary and many other helpful resources for writers and students.

Babylon-Pro
Babylon-Pro is a powerful information tool that instantly provides relevant information, translations & conversions for any word or value you click on.

Cyberschoolbus
This site serves as a valuable resource for primary and secondary school educators developing curricula focused on global concerns such as peace, poverty and work. “Country at a Glance",allows users to view statistics on the population, economy, health, technology, and environment as well as current news for a single member state. The interactive format is fun and easy to use; colors and charts present information in clear and meaningful patterns.

Dictionary.com
Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games, online translator and Word of the Day.

Encylopedia.com
Encyclopedia.com, the Internet\'s premiere free encyclopedia, provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps - all provided by eLibrary.

Fabilis
Free Online Encyclopedia

History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
Designed for teachers and students at the high school and college levels, History Matters is a gateway site to web-based materials about U.S. History. A search engine, as well as broad topical links, provide access to primary documents, images, audio files, and secondary articles that connect the user to people and places throughout U.S. History. Students can also find links to quality resources for guidance on research standards, citing material, analyzing primary sources, and evaluating web sites.

Language Automations
This site offers several glossaries by language for translating purposes. Information on translators and translation products is also provided.