Selected Internet Resources D-F
Dentists, Dictionaries,
Do-it-yourself Guides, Drugs, Education,
Emergency Management, Employment, Encyclopedias,
English Language, Ethics, Exhibitions--Directories, Florida Parks and Recreation,
Foreign Exchange, Forms
- Dentists
(See also: Health,
Drugs,
Physicians,
Medical
Care)
- Florida Dental
Association Member Search
Search for a dentist by name, location, school and more. Information given includes
schooling, contact information, speciality and any affiliations.
Access/Source: Florida Dental Assocation.
- Dictionaries
(See also: English
Language)
- Systran
Translates webpages and text to and from a variety of languages.
Access/Source: Infoseek Corp.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
"Search for any boldface term in the dictionary. That includes main entries,
inflected forms (e.g., plurals, past tense forms), variant spellings, run-on
entries (e.g., homographs with a different part of speech or phrases derived
from the main entry), and entries that can be found in the Abbreviations, Foreign
Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of the
print dictionary." Also includes a thesaurus.
Access/Source: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
- On-Line Dictionaries
Many English and foreign language dictionaries, thesauri, and related
sources.
Access/Source: YourDictionary.com.
- Roget's Thesaurus
"Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus"
Access/Source: University of Chicago.
- OneLook.com
Offers multiple dictionary searches for given words and provides links to dictionaries
that list that word.
Access/Source: OneLook
- Do-it-yourself Guides
- eHow.com
Offers "step-by-step instructions on how to do just about anything, and
buy the stuff you need to do it."
Access/Source: eHow, Inc.
- KnowledgeHound
This site claims to be the "Web's biggest directory of free how-tos. We
also offer original content in our 'KH How2s' section." Searchable or browsable
by subject, such as arts and humanities, health and fitness, money and law, career
and life skills, hobbies and crafts, recreation, the environment, and more. Also
includes links to tutorials and tips for holidays and events.
Access/Source: Knowledge Hound.
- Drugs
(See also: Medical
Care, Physicians)
- MedicineNet
Pharmacy
Alphabetical list of medicines by both brand and generic name. Click on a name
and get detailed information regarding class, dosage, interaction, side effects
and more.
Access/Source: MedicineNet & Information Network, Inc.
- RxMed
Information on prescription drugs searchable by drug name.
Access/Source: Rx Med & Rx Net Inc.
- Drug Policy Alliance Full
Text Library
Searchable library of full-text documents related to drug policy.
Access/Source: The Lindesmith Library.
- Employment
See also: Job
Hunting
- Employment Standards Administration
Information on federal contract compliance programs and enforcement, labor and
management standards, workers compensation programs, as well as the Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA), minimum wage, and overtime information.
Access/Source: U.S. Department of Labor
- Education
- Education Department (U.S.)
Information for students, parents, educators including news, programs, available
grants and funding, financial aid, educational resources, and national educational
policy.
Access/Source: U.S. Department of Education.
- Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC)
"The mission of the ERIC system is to improve American education by increasing
and facilitating the use of educational research and information to effect good
practice in the activities of learning, teaching, educational decision making,
and research, wherever and whenever these activities take place."
Access/Source: National Library of Education.
- Emergency Management
(See also: Hurricanes)
- Florida
Division of Emergency Management
Information for the state of Florida including hurricanes, tropical storms and
homeland security.
Access/Source: Florida Division of Emergency Management.
- Terrorism and Crisis Resources
Links to web resources dealing with terrorism and crisis management. Access/Source:
Clearwater Public Library System
- Encyclopedias
(See also: Dictionaries)
- Encarta
Access to Encarta Online Encyclopedia.
Access/Source: MSN Encarta
- World
Book Online
CPLS offers access to World Book Online from inside the library and outside the
library with a library card.
Access/Source: World Book Online
- English Language
(See also: Dictionaries)
- Elements of Style
By William J. Strunk, Jr. A standard for grammar and concise writing.
Access/Source: Project Bartleby.
- English Server
Information about writing, grammar, e-journals, resources for students and teachers,
discussion boards, many things a writer might need.
Access/Source: Iowa State University
- Ethics
- Codes of Ethics
Online Project
A "collection of over 850 codes of ethics on the World Wide Web... including
codes of ethics of professional societies, corporations, government, and academic
institutions."
Access/Source: Illinois Institute of Technology.
- Exhibitions - Directories
- Trade Show Central
"Trade Shows, Conferences & Seminars...service providers, and ...venues
and facilities around the world." Search by name, industry category, date,
and location.
Access/Source: Trade Show Central.
- Florida Parks and Recreation
- Pinellas County Parks and Recreation
Information on trails, parks, beaches and recreation in Pinellas County.
Florida State Parks
Information on Florida State Parks from Caladesi Island to Wakulla Springs.
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection-Recreation and Parks
Find a Florida State Park.
City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation
Information on park and recreation facilities in the City of Clearwater.
- Foreign Exchange
- Current : Yahoo! Quotes Foreign Currency
Exchange Table
Up-to-the-minute rates for 8 major currencies.
Access/Source: Yahoo! Quotes/Reuters NewMedia Inc.
- Historic : 164 Currencies
Converter by OANDA
"View any exchange rates among the 164 currencies for any day since 1 January
1990 through today."
Access/Source: Olsen & Associates, Switzerland.
- Monthly : UN Operational Rates
of Exchange
201 currencies listed. A comprehensive list, but only issued monthly. $1.00 US=listed
rate.
Access/Source: United Nations.
- Forms
- Florida Department of Business and Professional
Regulation Forms On-Line
Includes Division of Hotel and Restaurants, CPA, Real Estate, Division of Regulation,
and Generic Department Forms.
Access/Source: Department of Business and Professional
Regulation.
- Florida
Family Law Rules, Opinions and Forms
This page contains the Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules, No. 89,955,
in which the Florida Supreme Court amended a number of the family law rules and
completely revised all family law forms. They are broken into individual files
for viewing, printing and/or downloading.
Access/Source: Supreme Court of the State of Florida.
- Legal Forms
Links to Legal Forms Collections & Indexes, Forms Dealing with Particular
Issues, and Government Forms. As with all legal information, consult a lawyer
to determine your needs and whether or not these forms are applicable in your
case.
Access/Source: FindLaw.
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