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В помощь студентам и школьникам

Авторская коллекция рефератов
Коллекция рефератов, курсовых и дипломных работ. Заказ рефератов, поиск работы для студентов и школьников.

Российская Коллекция Рефератов
одна из старейших коллекций рефератов

Коллекция Рефератов н а Куличках
очень удобный дизайн, хорошая скорость,    множество оригинальных работ.

Коллекция рефератов "Сессия ОНЛАЙН"

Именные коллекции рефератов
именные коллекции рефератов различных авторов при "Коллекции рефератов на Куличках".

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Архивы

The Internet Library Of Speeches
Search for famous speeches, by speaker or topic. Also check out the automatic speech writer and speech writing tips from a professional.

NewJour
Descriptions and links for literally thousands of newsletters and journals available on the Internet.

Project Gutenberg
Search or download text from more than 1,000 public-domain "etexts". Most are works of classic literature..

THOR Electronic Journals
A select directory of both fully electronic journals and the electronic versions of print journals, from all academic disciplines.

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Календари и временные зоны

The Time Zone
Look up the current time in more than 600 cities around the world.

The Worldwide Holiday and Festival Guide
A directory of special days, organized by nation and religion, with additional links to other holiday reference guides.

World Time Zone Map
Use this map to get a quick glimpse of the local time anywhere in the world.

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Словари и справочники

Acronym Finder
A searchable database of more than 70,000 common acronyms and abbreviations, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military.

American Business Jargon Dictionary
No "fuzzwords" here: the bottom line is that this is a great glossary of terms and phrases frequently used by American business people.

American Slanguage
Use this unique dictionary to choose a city and learn to talk like the locals.

The Ethnologue
Say again? The Ethnologue database contains information on more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries.

Foreign Languages for Travelers
Common words and phrases for more than 60 languages, including a search engine that will translate a word or phrase into all 60 languages.

A Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Wouldn't it be great if someone created a Web site that helped you master the art of rhetorical questions? Look no farther.

Guide to Grammar and Writing
An extensive guide to English grammar, with a helpful feature that allows you to "Ask Grammar" questions and get personalized responses.

InvestorWords
If you don't know zero-minus ticks from contango, this glossary of over 5,000 financial definitions will give you just the ROI you're looking for.

Jargon Scout
Jargon Scout aims to give you advance warning of jargon that is just about ready to hatch into the Net's language.

The King's English
How do you say it? Search the classic second edition (1908) of H. W. Fowler's guide to the proper use of the English language.

Lexical FreeNet
Lexical FreeNet allows you to search for relationships between words, concepts, and people - a combination thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, pun generator, and concept navigator.

The Literary Dictionary
A selective dictionary of words that first made an appearance in books, plays, poems, comic strips, and mythology.

NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary
Mozilla meets MAE-West isn't the name of an upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio film, but you can find definitions for these terms and many others here (smileys too :-).

One-Look Dictionaries
Search for definitions of more than 1.5 million words in 220 online dictionaries.

The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
If you're looking for the perfect rhyme, seek no further—this site's divine.

Spellweb
This "democratic" spell-checker compares two words and returns the "preferred" spelling, by checking occurences in AltaVista or HotBot.

The Ultimate Silicon Valley Slang Page
From "chatfly" to "zapping," a compendium of words used by residents of the famous "valley of nerds."

A Web Of Online Dictionaries
A directory of more than 500 online dictionaries representing over 140 different languages.

Whatis.com
This encyclopedia of the Internet has over 1,500 definitions/topics, with more than 5,000 hyperlinked cross-references and over 3,000 links to sites for further info.

Wordbot
Wordbot turns every word on a Web page into a link. Clicking the link gives you the definition of a word, in English or numerous other languages. Try it!

Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
Roget meets Webster—this integrated dictionary and thesaurus is a one-stop reference source for words.

The Word Spy
A dictionary of recently-coined and interesting words and phrases. Each new word has a definition and a usage quote.

World Wide Words 
World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution.

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Энциклопедии и альманахи

Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition
This outstanding reference work features 17,000 articles with more than 170,000 links to other resources on the Web.

Encarta Online
Concise version of Microsoft's Encarta CD ROM encyclopedia. Relatively complete, with good cross-referencing of topics.

Encyclopedia Mythica
An online encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend. Search for Gods, heroes, mythic places, or even information about mere mortals who lived long ago.

Encyclopedia of the New Economy
Wired Magazine's redefinitions of "a world in which people work with their brains instead of their hands... a world so different its emergence can only be described as a revolution." *Ahem.*

The Household Cyclopedia
1881's "complete and practical library" of all the "useful and domestic arts," from Dr. Henry Hartshorne. These are scanned images of the actual pages.

Information, Please Almanac
The venerable almanac, which evolved from the famous quiz show program, is now online, searchable and almost unbeatable as the resource for finding even obscure facts.

The Old Farmer's Almanac
Your source for "useful" information: tide tables, planting charts, recipes, weather predictions, more.

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Поиск библиотек

Access to Library Catalogs
Direct access to the online catalogs at more than 220 libraries, both inside and outside the United States.

The Library Of Congress
Search the world's largest library, using Keyword Search, Browse Search, an Experimental Search System (ESS), or use the Alphabetical Index.

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Цытатники

Project Bartleby
Search for quotations from classic authors, and from the ninth edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.

Quotations from About.com
Find the perfect quote -- whether it be for a research paper or your email signature, with quotation links from Quotations Guide Ray Gallagher.

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Каталоги и поисковые машины

Area Code Look-Up
Find area codes by entering city name and state (or Canadian province).

Barcode Specifications
Specifications for barcodes of all types, including a web interface that allows you to interactively create your own barcodes.

Calculators Online Center
Links to thousands of scientific, math, financial, engineering, hobby and a vast variety of other online calculators.

Cliche Finder
The best thing since sliced bread for finding that picture perfect cliche. Worth its weight in gold.

Flags of the World
Find the true meaning and nuances of vexillology among the more than 1500 pages of text and 2400 images of flags.

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
This "geoserver" has info on 900,000 places, with vernacular, English, and historical names, as well as additional information about the places.

Internet Research Starting Points
Suggested starting points for research in arts & literature, science, engineering & technology, government information, and social science materials.

Quoteland.com
Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in every fashion possible.

Research-It!
Research-It! is a virtual "Swiss army knife" for searching for language, library, geographical, financial, shipping, and internet information.

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Статистические ресурсы

InfoNation
View and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.

Statistical Resources on the Web
Links to statistical resources covering any imaginable topic. From the University of Michigan's Document's Center.

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Тезариусы

Roget's Thesaurus
Find the perfect word, term, expression or mot juste to express your meaning, essence, thrust, argument or intent.

Visual Thesaurus
These pictures are worth a thousand words. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations. Requires Java.

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