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General/Reference Collection
The IPL General/Reference Collection is a collection of Internet resources gathered together with the needs of the Internet community in mind. It is not intended to be a comprehensive hotlist to all sites on every subject, but rather an annotated collection, chosen to help answer specific questions quickly and efficiently. Sources are selected according to ease of use, quality and quantity of information, frequency of updating, and authoritativeness.
Ready Reference Resources are available in the following subject areas:
- Business & Economics
- The realms of commerce and industry; the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and the management of economic systems.
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Accounting
| Banking
| Business Administration & Management
| Business Directories
| Commerce & Trade
| Consumer Issues & Services
| E-Commerce
| Economics
| Employment
| Finance
| Industry
| Insurance
| International Business
| Labor & Workplace
| Marketing & Advertising
| Non-Profit Organizations
| Real Estate
| Statistics
| Tax
| Business & Economics News
- Computers & Internet
- The machines, their connections, and their capabilities.
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Computer Hardware
| Computer Science
| Computer Software
| Cyberculture
| Internet
| Platforms
| Programming
| System Administration
| Computers & Internet News
- Education
- Schooling and instruction; the provision of knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose.
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Early Childhood and Pre-school
| K-12
| Alternative
| Special
| Higher Education
| Adult
| Vocational
| Teachers & Administrators
| Education News
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Activities of amusement and diversion.
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Arts & Crafts
| Books
| Fashion
| Food
| Games
| Hobbies
| Home & Garden
| Movies
| Music
| Outdoor Recreation
| Paranormal Phenomena
| Pets
| Radio
| Sports
| Television
| Theater
| Travel & Tourism
- Health & Medical Sciences
- Dealing with the condition of an organism -- its freedom from disease or the diagnosing and treating of disease or other damage to body or mind.
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Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco
| Alternative Medicine
| Anatomy & Physiology
| Consumer Information
| Disabilities
| Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes
| Donors and Transplants
| Exercise & Fitness
| First Aid
| General Medicine
| Geriatrics
| Health Care Management & Policy
| History of Medicine
| Injuries
| Medical Technology
| Men's Health
| Mental Health
| Medications & Pharmaceuticals
| Nursing
| Nutrition & Diet
| Occupational Health & Safety
| Oral Health & Dentistry
| Pain Treatment & Management
| Pediatrics
| Preventive Medicine
| Sexuality
| Specializations
| Surgery
| Veterinary Medicine
| Women's Health
| Professional Resources
| Health & Medical Sciences News
- Arts & Humanities
- Disciplines dealing with general cultural concerns, especially human values and the ability of the human spirit to express itself.
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Archives & Records Management
| Culture
| Fine Arts
| History
| Language & Linguistics
| Libraries
| Literature
| Museum Studies
| Philosophy
| Religion & Theology
- Law, Government & Political Science
- Rules and principles governing a community and enforced by a political authority; matters having to do with the control and administration of public policy in a political unit; the study of the processes, principles, and structure of government and of political institutions.
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Law
| Law Enforcement
| Government
| Political Science
- Regional & Country Information
- Resources that are related to a specific nation or region, but don't necessarily fit into other areas like history, culture, and travel. Includes topics such as geography, modern day history and current events, directories, maps, national libraries, and general reference sites.
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Africa
| Asia
| Australia
| Caribbean
| Europe
| Middle East
| North America
| South America
| South Pacific
- Reference
- Standard General Reference Aids.
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Almanacs
| Associations & Organizations
| Biographies
| Calculation & Conversion Tools
| Calendars
| Census Data & Demographics
| Dictionaries
| Encyclopedias
| Experts & How-To
| Genealogy
| Geography
| News & Current Events
| Periodical Directories
| Quotations
| Style & Writing Guides
| Telephone & Address
| Time & Weather
| Trivia
- Science & Technology
- The natural and physical sciences and their practical applications.
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Agriculture & Aquaculture
| Astronomy
| Chemical Sciences (Chemistry)
| Communications
| Controversial
| Earth Sciences
| Electronics
| Energy
| Engineering
| Environmental Sciences & Ecology
| Horology (Time Measurement, Clocks, Calendars)
| Life Sciences
| Mathematics
| Paleontology
| Physics
| Transportation
| Science & Technology News
- Social Sciences
- Studies of human society and of individual relationships in and to society.
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Anthropology
| Archaeology
| Psychology
| Sociology
| Ethnicity, Culture, and Race
| Gender & Sexuality
| People by Age Group
| Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
| Social Issues and Social Welfare
| Social Sciences News
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Last Updated Apr 25, 2002