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Education beyond the secondary level, especially education at the college or university level.

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Academic Info

http://www.academicinfo.net/

"Academic Info is an annotated subject directory that aims to be the premier educational gateway to online college and research level Internet resources. Even though the target audience is the college and university community, the subject guides will prove useful to high school and general users as well." A comprehensive resource that includes arts, humanities, sciences, reference, area studies, business, education, law & government, health & medicine, social sciences, digital libraries, library and information science, and job placement resources.

Author: Mike Madin (canhis@academicinfo.net)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Reference

Association of Research Libraries Statistics

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/newarl/

"Data on universities and libraries from 1962-1996, including numbers of students, PhD's awarded, graduate students, and information about the libraries such as monographs purchased, volumes held, reference queries, staff, and more. Click and select variables for customized reports."

Author: Geospacial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia Library (ssdc@fisher.lib.virginia.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Keywords: Libraries; Statistics

Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC)

http://www.cmec.ca/cicic/

Information about Canadian higher education standards and recognition by Canadian institutions of credentials from people educated elsewhere and vice versa.

Author: Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (cicic@cmec.ca)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Keywords: Postsecondary Education; Accreditation; Canadian Universities; Canadian Colleges

College E-Mail Addresses

http://www.qucis.queensu.ca/FAQs/email/college.html

A guide of the tools used to find electronic mail addresses, mostly useful for academic institutions. It describes helpful Internet tools like finger, whois/nicname, the Merit Network NetMail database, nslook/nslookup and hostq programs, Netfind, help/gripe/olc and postmaster. It also contains a list of email servers at institutions of higher education around the world and instructions on how to locate somebody who uses one of those servers.

Author: David Alex Lamb (dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Internet--Electronic Mail

Education--Higher Education

Keywords: Academic

The College Slang Page

http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~jasanders/slang/

If you know a college student and you sometimes wonder if they're speaking some other language that vaguely resembles English, this is the site for you. Here you'll find definitions of common words and phrases being used by the college crowd, along with usage information (i.e. this term is offensive) and information about the school and city from which the words originate. In addition, the site has a discussion of slang and why it is used. If you still have questions after all this, the site's creator, a communications professor, welcomes e-mail questions.

Author: Judi Sanders (jasanders@csupomona.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Reference--Dictionaries--English

Keywords: University; Students

College Times

http://www.nytimes.com/college/

"A searchable database of recent NY Times articles organized into a directory of related academic fields. Allows signing up for e-mail notification whenever there are new articles pertinent to any field."

Author: The New York Times Company

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Education--Education News

Reference--News & Current Events

Google University Search

http://www.google.com/universities.html

"Google's University Search enables you to narrow your search to a specific school website. Try it for things like admissions information, course schedules, or alumni news. To get into your target school, just click the name."

Author: Google Inc. (webmaster@google.com)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Keywords: search engine

INFOMINE - Government Information Resources

http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?govpub

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to United State Federal and California state government. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activites at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Author: Lynne Reasoner (reasoner@ucrac1.ucr.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US State & Regional

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government

Keywords: California

INFOMINE - Internet Enabling Tools

http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?enable

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to the Internet itself. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activites at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Author: Steve Mitchell (smitch@ucrac1.ucr.edu)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Internet

Education--Higher Education

INFOMINE - University Instructional Resources

http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?univ

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to university education. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activites at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Author: Steve Mitchell (smitch@ucrac1.ucr.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Education--Higher Education--Faculty & Administration

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections

http://infomine.ucr.edu/

INFOMINE is a virtual library holding a collection of thousands of annotated and indexed links to important university-level research and educational tools on the Internet. Links are divided in a variety of subjects, which can be browsed or searched by keyword. Subjects include social sciences and humanities, instructional resources, visual and performing arts, sciences, the Internet, and government information.

Author: Library of the University of California, Riverside

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Reference

Institute of International Education (IIE)

http://www.iie.org/

The Institute of International Education is a program designed for "men and women to study, conduct research, and receive practical training outside their own countries." "IIE administers 240 programs through which almost 18,000 men and women from 170 nations benefit annually. IIE forges partnerships between the public and private sectors to design and implement international programs and to provide technical assistance in all countries and all fields, including: Education, Business and Management, Science, Energy, Engineering, Environment , Arts and Humanities, Journalism, Human Rights." Contains program descriptions and application deadlines. Open to students, faculty, and professionals.

Author:

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Education--Higher Education--Faculty & Administration

Keywords: Fulbright Scholars; USIA; International; Research; Study Abroad; Fellowships

myLITsearch

http://www.mylitsearch.org/

"myLITsearch is a search engine for those who are looking for information from or about  the world's academic community." It allows users to search for research publications of all kinds (e.g.,articles, book chapters, books, theses, conference papers) as well as researchers' CVs, universities, and academic departments. myLITsearch does not provide direct access to the full text of these publications, and is only intended to assist in finding about a particular publication. Contents of myLITsearch are the result of information entered by researchers at getCITED.org.

Author:

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Education--Higher Education--Faculty & Administration

Reference

Keywords: Citations; Academic literature; Research; Scholarly

The Office of Learning Technologies

http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/

The Office of Learning Technologies is a Canadian government agency that "works to raise awareness about the opportunities, challenges, and benefits of technology-based learning." The site includes publications and a library with searchable databases. It also features resources for practitioners, educators, and instructors and resources for learners who are interested in online and distance education and training. This site is available in French and English.

Author: Office of Learning Technologies

Subjects:

Education--Alternative

Education--Higher Education

Education--Adult

Keywords: distance learning; computers

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries

http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

A searchable directory of public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities and trade shools, and public libraries in the United States.

Author: National Center for Education Statistics (library@inet.ed.gov)

Subjects:

Education--K-12

Education--Higher Education

SearchEdu.com

http://www.searchedu.com/

A seach engine restricted to Web pages in the .edu (U.S. higher education) domain, covering over 20,000,000 pages. Sorts results via popularity and keeps cached versions of indexed pages (both a la Google).

Author: MaxBot.com (webmaster@searchmil.com)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Students.gov

http://www.students.gov/

The goal of this site is to provide a suite of online government services and information to meet the specific needs and interests of the student community - people who are pursuing or are considering post-secondary education. Get information about planning and paying for your education, internships, military service, community service, and more.

Author: United States Government - National Partnership for Reinventing Government

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government--Executive--Agencies

Keywords: students; government services

UNESCO - Studying Abroad

http://www.unesco.org/education/studying_abroad/

"You are interested in studying abroad in an institution of higher learning, but do not know how to go about it? You do not know if your academic qualifications will be accepted as an admission requirement for further studies? You need updated information on higher education systems, admission procedures or access models world-wide? The Studying Abroad site on Access, Mobility and Quality Assurance in Higher Education provides answers to these and other questions. Tertiary education policy makers, members of the university community, and Secretariats of Regional Committees, this site has resources for you."

Author: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (f.jouot-belhami@unesco.org)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

The University of Michigan International Center

http://www.umich.edu/~icenter/

This nationally well-regarded site has a wealth of information about working, studying, or traveling abroad, with FAQ's and links to useful information such as hostel and scholarship sites. While the information regarding study abroad opportunities is directed toward University of Michigan students, the rest of this site is useful to anyone interested in going abroad, not just to the Univerisity of Michigan community.

Author: Vivian Luk (lluk@umich.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel & Tourism

Keywords: Study Abroad; Work Abroad;

World Lecture Hall

http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/

"The World Lecture Hall (WLH) contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials." The range of subjects covered is vast, since this constitutes a virtual university. Institutions from around the world are represented. This searchable site is hosted by the Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services of the University of Texas, Austin. Links are also provided to sites with materials for U.S. universities, community colleges, and grades K-12.

Author: Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services, University of Texas at Austin (pubs@www.utexas.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Keywords: Lecture Notes; Syllabus

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