Key Links

General Reference Webliology

(Note: These sites are recommended, but go outside the control and maintenance of IWU.)

Author Profiles at ChristianBook.com - Gives biographical information for comtemporary Christian authors and musicians
Biography.com
Biography-Center - Over 10,000 biographies with more than 5,000 in English.
Literary Index - Biographical information from the Gale Group
Lives, the Biography Resource
Refdesk.com - My Facts Page: Biography/Who's Who
Colleges and Universities

Brewer's Phrase and Fable
Cambridge University Press Dictionaries - Includes dictionaries of English, American English, phrasal verbs and idioms
Focus on MedTerms.com - Medical dictionary
FOLDOC Free Online Dictionary of Computing
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesurus
One Look Dictionaries - Access to over 600 dictionaries, both general and subject specific
Thesaurus.com (type word into the search bar on gold banner) Includes access to other kinds of dictionaries and reference works, too.
Webopedia - Searchable dictionary for computer/internet related terminology
yourDictionary.com - More than 1800 dictionaries from over 250 languages.

Academic Success Center
American Heritage Book of English Usage - Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English
AskOxford.com: Better Writing
Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation - Provided by Owl Online Writing Lab from Purdue University
Grammarly - Enter text and get an immediate report. This is a service for IWU students and you must use your IWU email address for the registration process.
Guide to Grammar and Writing - Provided by Capital Community College, Hartford, CN
Writing Skills - Provides help with writing essays and research papers.

After the Day of Infamy - "Man on the street" interviews done right the attack of Pearl Harbor
American Family Immigration History Center - Searchable database of the Ellis Island records
First World War.com - "cultural, historical, and social documentation of "the Great War."
Freedom: A History of US
Historical Sounds in MP3 Format - from the Free Information Society
HyperHistory.online - Contains over 2000 files, covering 3000 years of world history.
Napoleonic Guide - Focusing on French history between 1796 to 1815, including extensive information about Napoleon.
National Security Archive: Sept. 11 Sourcebooks
Speeches from the History Channel.com - Requires a media player
World War I: Trenches on the Web - An internet history of the great war.

Better Homes and Gardens
Cooking and Metric conversion calculator
eHow - Step-by-step instructions on how to do just about anything, and buy the stuff you need to do it.
Fabric stain removal guide
Home Depot - Includes fix-it, build-it, grow-it, decorate-it, and install-it guides
Home Maintenance and Repair - From Michigan State University
How Stuff Works
Learn2.com - Step by step instructions for unique and everyday concerns
megaConverter - The Web (and the universe's) best place to figure what equals what.
Repair Clinic
Today's Homeowner - Includes back issues of the magazine and a materials calculator.

AllReaders.com - Book review search engine
Bartleby.com - Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse
Bibliomania - The leading online literature library with hundreds of searchable full text classics: a superb educational resource.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature -literary history & criticism
ClassicReader.com - Full-length classic stories, poetry, Shakespearean works, and reference works are made available.
LitLinks - Info About great stories, poems,plays, essays, and critical
articles. Organized alphabetically by author within five genres.
MasterTexts - The texts of masterpieces.

National Address Server - Allows you to type in an address and it formats it for U.S. Post Office regulations, including the zip+ and barcode.
Zipcodes

American Medical Association Online Doctor Finder
Anthrax: The Facts You Need
Calculate your Body Mass Index
CBS Healthwatch
Complete Home Medical Guide
DisabilityInfo.com - Provided from the government, it makes an attempt to bring together information that is helpful regarding disabilities.
Emergency First Aid Index
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
Health Topics A - Z
HealthLink Plus
Healthfinder
HerbMed - Is a project of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc, provided as a freely available, public resource.
Learn CPR
National Center for Infectious Diseases Travelers' Health - Health information on specific destinations. What to know before you go.
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis Library
Medicare: Nursing Home Compare - This site tries to provide detailed information about the performance of any Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing home in the U.S.
Merck Manual
Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Quackwatch - Your guide to health fraud, quackery and intelligent decisions
YourSurgery.com - Easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures.

Books

Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble
BookBrowse
This site attempts to provide reviews and recommendations from the most recently published books.
Books and Culture - Reviews on books from Christianity Today
Borders
Fatbrain
FreeBooknotes.com

Movies
All Movie Guide
ChristianAnswers.net - Videos reviewed on the basis of language, violence, sexual content, etc.
Internet Moving Images Archive: Movie Collection [Requires RealPlayer] - Archive of over 900 movies (not Hollywood movies) that reflect the culture of the 20th century. Requires good bandwidth to download.
Internet movie database
Movie guide from Crosswalk.com - Family-oriented reviews by Mi8chael Elliott and Holly McClure
Movieguide - Free family features and movie reviews by Dr. Ted Baehr
Movie Reporter: Know Before You Go - Film & video reviews from a Christian perspective
Netflix
Plugged In - Video reviews from Focus on the Family
Rotten Tomatoes

Music
All Music Guide
CD Now.com
The Ultimate Band List
Tunes.com

Television
Epguides.com - Episode lists for over 1550 TV shows.