University of Calgary
Arctic Institute of North America: Photographic Database
This page takes you to a database of over 8000 photographs of the Arctic from the late 1800s through the 20th century. The photos are from scientific expeditions, military and police patrols, explorers, etc. The largest set is from the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Breadth First Search and Its Uses
A short tutorial for breadth-first search and its uses.
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Nbi National Bridge Inventory Database Search Form
NBI National Bridge Inventory Database search form from Nationalbridges.com allows one to enter the information related to a specific rail line in order to acquire related bridge information.
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Us College Search: College Database
The US College Search datatbase is a good resource for high school students, parents, and anyone looking to go back to college. We maintain a database of 9,734 4-year Universities, 2-year Colleges, Junior Colleges, Vocational Schools,...
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Learning Link Finders: Filtering an Excel Database
This course will teach you to filter an existing Microsoft Excel database and extract records meeting your criteria. It will cover Data Form Searches, AutoFiltering, Filtering to Match a Selection, and Advanced Filters. A Live Database...
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Geologynet: Online Mineral Database
Search for mineral formulas and crystal structures by entering the keywords or mineral names on this mineral database.
College Grad
College Grad: Entry Level Job Search
If you are looking for an entry level job after graduation, search this database of entry level job opportunities for college students and recent grads.
College Grad
College Grad: Internship Search
If you are an undergraduate or graduate student looking for an internship, co-op or summer employment, search our database of internship opportunities.
University of Texas at Austin
Uta: Lanic: Fidel Castro Speech Database
The University of Texas provides this searchable database of archived speeches by Cuban President Fidel Castro. Search by type, key words, or year.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Refining Internet and Database Searches
This lesson discusses how to refine a search to produces better results. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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College of the Holy Cross: Bridges to Art
Through a partnership between the Worcester Art Museum and College of the Holy Cross, gain access to the libraries of both institutions. Search by subjects including artist, style, subject, and more. A teaching manual is available for...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences Collections
A searchable database of minerals and gems. Search by keyword or pre-defined characteristics. A Help section is available as well for aid in searching.
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Directory of Open Access Journals
Over 400 scholarly journals are searchable for free at this database that is continually growing. Some of the subjects are pretty narrow, but good for finding that specific article on a special topic.
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My Perfect Resume: Resumes, Cover Letters, & Other Job Search Correspondence
Are you preparing Your cover letter and resume for the first time? Are you wanting use the Internet to post them online? This site provides resources to assist you in the process of preparing your documents.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institute Research Information System
A site from which to search databases of collections belonging to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and for information on hundreds of thousands of artworks in public and private collections worldwide. For serious researchers only,...
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L Soft: Cata List Catalog of Listserv Lists
This site is the catalog of LISTSERV lists. From this page, you can browse any of the 72,524 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites. This information is...
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Iucn Red List: Threatened Species
The IUCN Red List is a global database of information about threatened species which is used by conservation groups around the world to focus their efforts. A search for a species reveals detailed information about it, the threats it...
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Umuc: Secrets of My Research Success
This 35-minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student. It takes him through the various research process steps: understand how to locate background information on his topic by showing...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Poets
This site provides a searchable database of the biographies of more than 2500 contemporary and classic poets. Browse all poets, filter the list by state and schools & movements, or search by name.
University of Oxford (UK)
University of Oxford: Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads
At this website, access over 30,000 ballads from various periods in literary history. Explore the ballads through primary texts, sound files, and images. Click on "Browse/Search," in the left frame of the website to either browse the...
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Allrecipes
This site has a huge database of recipes. Find what you want to eat here and then follow the recipe for a delicious treat.
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Bayou State Periodical Index
A subject index to articles in nearly ninety Louisiana periodicals published between 1958 and today. The database can be searched by keyword, subject heading, author or title.
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Wild About Gardening: Encyclopedia
Get information on 575 different plant species using the WILD About Gardening Encyclopedia. Information is provided and can be searched under the following categories: Scientific Name,Common Name, Plant Type, Native Province, Zone,...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences Collections
Search the database of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History for gems & minerals, meteorites with images, or petrology & volcanology.