Title: Speech Accent Archive Provider: Program in Linguistics, Department of English, George Mason University Subject Heading/s: English language --Accents and accentuation. LC Class: PE1128 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: Presents almost 900 speech samples from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph and are carefully transcribed. The archive is used by people who wish to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers. Added 5/9/2008

Title: MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching Provider: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching Subject Heading/s: Teaching--Aids and devices; LC Class: LB1027 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: MERLOT is a "searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials" that are organized into twelve learning material types: simulation, animation tutorial, drill and practice, quiz/test, lecture/presentation, case study, collection, reference material, learning object repository, online course, and workshop and training material. Includes links to assignments, a virtual speakers bureau and personal collections of resources from participants. Materials can be accessed by discipline. Free membership extends privileges. Added 3/3/2008

Title: Middle Englsh Compendium Provider: University of Michigan Subject Heading/s: English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Dictionaries; English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500 LC Class: PR1119 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: "The Middle English Compendium has been designed to offer easy access to and interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED bibliographies, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources." Added 3/3/2008

Title: A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 Provider: American Antiquarian Society and the Digital Collections and Archives of Tufts University Subject Heading/s: Elections--United States--Statistics; LC Class: JK1967 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: A New Naiton Votes is searechable by candidate, by office, by year and by state. Datasets can be downloaded for easier offline analysis. The site is a collaborative effort of the American Antiquarian Society and the Digital Collections and Archives of Tufts University and is still under development. As of 12/2007, DE KY ME MD MS RI SC were not yet available. Added 12/10/2007

Title: American Soccer History Archives Provider: Dave Litterer Subject Heading/s: Soccer--United States LC Class: GV944 Reference Category: Histories Description: A repository for a broad range of information about American soccer. Includes statistices, history and a collection of essays. The year-by-year coverage "gives detailed summaries of league action, tournament results, major competitions, and significant news." Added 11/15/2007

Title: Open Source Shakespeare Provider: Bernini Communications LLC Subject Heading/s: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 LC Class: PR2754 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: Presents "the 1864 Globe edition of the complete works" (plays, sonnets, other poems) as well as a concordance. Searching options include the text, characters and the concordance. Provides links to other Shakespeare-related sites. Added 10/11/2007

Title: OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web Provider: University of Aukland Library Subject Heading/s: Statistics LC Class: HA12.5 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: A collection of freely available, official statistical sources arranged by country, region and subject. Includes statistics compiled by organizations as well as local, national, regional and international entities. Added 10/2/07

Title: Constitution Finder Provider: University of Richmond School of Law Subject Heading/s: Constitutions LC Class: K3157 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: "A collection of constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents" for 211 countries/governmental entities. Links are to posted texts elsewhere on the Internet. Added 10/2/07

Title: Encyclopedia of Earth Provider: Environmental Information Coalition Subject Heading/s: Earth sciences--Encyclopedia LC Class: QE5 Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: An "electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society." Can be searched by topic, author or keyword. Added 10/2/07

Title: Association of Religion Data Archives Provider: Association of Religion Data Archives Subject Heading/s: Church statistics--United States; Religions--Statistics LC Class: BL2525 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: This interactive site provides over 350 data files on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other summary reports."

Title: Buddhanet.net Provider: Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. Subject Heading/s: Buddhism LC Class: BQ Reference Category: Guides Description: Provides a broad range of primary and secondary texts, art works, study guides, an e-book library, a history time-line, information on ceremonies and rituals, and a global directory of Buddhist organizations. Added 5/9/07

Title: Performing Arts Encyclopedia Provider: Library of Congress Subject Heading/s: Performing arts--United States; Performing arts--Bibliography LC Class: PN1584 Reference Category: Bio-bibliographies Description: "The Performing Arts Encyclopedia serves as a guide to the collections and resources at the Library of Congress that pertain to music, theater, and dance. . . Each collection or resource has a descriptive summary and additional information when available. If the collection has been digitized or is available online, a link to it will be provided." Added 5/3/07

Title: Digital Egypt for Universities Provider: University College of London Subject Heading/s: Egypt--Antiquities LC Class: DT 77 Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: "A learning and teaching resource" on ancient Egypt across all disciplines. Divided into eight topics: Archaeological Record, Art and Architecture, Communication Technologies, Ideology and Beliefs, Technology and Industry, Contacts between Peoples, Social History, and The Exact Sciences. Each division includes a bar of tabs to access a timeline, maps, an index and resource guidance. Added 5/2/07

Title: John Locke Bibliography Provider: John C. Attig Subject Heading/s: Locke, John, 1632-1704--Bibliography LC Class: B1296 Reference Category: Bibliographies Description: A bibliography of works by and about John Locke, Includes a John Locke Chronology, a master list of John Locke Manuscripts, a name/title index and a subject index. Added 5/2/07

Title: EnviroLink Provider: EnviroLink Network Subject Heading/s: Human ecology--bibliography; Environmental protection--bibliography; LC Class: TD Reference Category: Bibliographies Description: Serves as an environmental information clearinghouse, "providing access to thousands of online environmental resources." Added 4/27/07

Title: Poetess Archive Provider: Miami University (Oxford Ohio) Subject Heading/s: Poetry; Poetry--History and Criticism LC Class: PN1111 Reference Category: Bibliographies Description: "A bibliography of over 4,000 entries for works by and about writers working in and against the “poetess tradition,” the extraordinarily popular, but much criticized, flowery poetry written in Britain and America between 1750 and 1900." Added 4/27/07

Title: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections Provider: Research Connections Subject Heading/s: Child care--research; Education, preschool LC Class: HQ772 Reference Category: Databases Description: Research Connections is a comprehensive and easily searchable collection of more than 10,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. In addition to basic and advanced searching options, the collection can be browsed by state, author, and subject. Provides links to information on "Understanding Research", research data, major state and federal policies, and research funding. Added 3/23/07

Title: Doing Business in . . . Provider: HLB International Subject Heading/s: Investments, Foreign; Trade regulation LC Class: HF3000 Reference Category: Guides Description: This is a collection of booklets "designed to give some general information to those contemplating doing business" in any of some 100 countries. The booklets have been prepared by "HLB International, a worldwide organisation of professional accounting firms and business advisers." Added 3/23/07

Title: Wiktionary Provider: Wikimedia Foundation Subject Heading/s: English language Dictionaries Polyglot; LC Class: P261 Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: A "multilingual dictionary with definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, sample quotations, synonyms, antonyms and translations." This English-language version provides definitions for words in over 120 different languages. Links take you to versions in other languages. Added 11/15/06

Title: Dictionary of Anthropology Provider: Anthrobase.com Subject Heading/s: Anthropology--dictionaries LC Class: GN11 Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: "The dictionary consists of thematic entries, treating various terms, topics and schools in anthropology and related sciences, and personal entries, containing short biographies of well-known anthropologists and other authors with relevance for anthropology." Added 10/24/06