Research Links

Research Resources

Updated: 28 January 2008

Actors' Equity Association, est. 1913. http://www.actorsequity.org/
Annual Credit Report. Free report. https://www.annualcreditreport.com/
California Arts Council, Sacramento, CA. http://www.cac.ca.gov/
craigslist.com for classified ads worldwide. http://www.craigslist.org/about/
Currency Converter for 164 Currencies. http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic
Darwin Awards: A Chronicle of Enterprising Demises. http://www.darwinawards.com/
Haunted America Tours. http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/
Kairos. "…[R]hetoric, technology, & pedagogy." http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/
National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC. http://www.nea.gov/
The New York Times Book Review. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/
Political Research Associates. http://www.publiceye.org/
Rotten Tomatoes: Movie & game reviews. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
Travelocity: Airfares, hotels. http://www.travelocity.com/
Typing Test.com: How fast can you type? http://www.typingtest.com/
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. http://whc.unesco.org/en/map/ (map of sites), http://whc.unesco.org/en/list (list)

COMBATING RACISM
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union): Racial Justice Program. http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/index.html
AAAA (American Assoc. for Affirmative Action) for HR professionals. http://www.affirmativeaction.org/
"Being church & overcoming racism," WCC (World Council of Churches). http://www2.wcc-coe.org/ccdocuments.nsf/index/plen-4-en.html
"Bullying & Racism," Lawpack UK. http://www.lawpack.co.uk/bullying.asp
Color Q World: Interracial Interactions Btwn. People of Color. http://www.colorq.org/default.aspx
EEOC (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). http://www.eeoc.gov/
"How Not To Be Racist: A rosy outlook on life makes some people immune to racial prejudice." http://discovermagazine.com/2007/oct/how-not-to-be-racist
HRW (Human Rights Watch): Defending human rights worldwide. Multilingual. http://www.hrw.org/
"Language of Closet Racism." http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/papers/langofracism2.html
National MultiCultural Institute, Washington, DC. http://www.nmci.org/
NNIRR (National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights). http://www.nnirr.org/index.php
Race in the Workplace: How diversity, race and racism affect our working lives. http://www.raceintheworkplace.com/
Say NO to Racism, New Brunswick, Canada. http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/sayno.htm
"A Short History of American Civil Rights Laws." http://www.withylaw.com/history.htm
SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center): Intelligence Project, monitors U.S. hate groups. http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intpro.jsp
"Theological Deconstruction & Reconstruction in the Fight against Racism," WCC (World Council of Churches). http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/echoes/echoes-17-06.html
Tolerance.org: SPLC project. http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp
ZNet Race Watch. Resources on immigration, institutional racism, culture. http://www.zmag.org/racewatch/racewatch.cfm

COMBATING SEXISM
"Alongside racism, sexism must be addressed," HRW (Human Rights Watch). http://hrw.org/press/2001/09/racism-women.htm
Equal Rights Advocates. http://www.equalrights.org/
National Council of Women's Organizations. http://www.womensorganizations.org/
NOW (The National Organization for Women). http://www.now.org/
"Style Manual: Nonsexist Language." http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/style/language-bias.html

MEDIA
Democracy Now! Community media collab. http://www.democracynow.org/
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Defending Freedom in the Digital World. http://www.eff.org/
Iconoculture Advisory Services. Consumer trends. http://www.iconoculture.com/
MuniNetGuide. Municipal related research. http://www.muninetguide.com/
NetworkWorld.com. Info tech news. http://www.networkworld.com/aboutus/default.html
New America Media (est. 1996). Ethnic news media collab. http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/
NNDB: tracking the entire world. http://www.nndb.com/
Publishers Weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Daily Moon Position for Your Location. http://www.dailymoonposition.com
JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Robotics, Caltech, Pasadena, CA. http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/
Live from Mt. Wilson! (CA) http://nightskylive.net/mw/
NASA: Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html
NetFamilyNews.org: Kid-tech news for parents. http://www.netfamilynews.org/
time and date.com: Time zone converter, day & night world map. http://www.timeanddate.com/
Tonight's Sky. http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/
U.S. Naval Observatory. Astronomical Applications Dept. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/index.php

SEARCH ENGINES
Dogpile.com metasearch, includes Google, Yahoo! Serach, Live Search, Ask.com, About.com, etc.
Excite.com
Google.com, includes Netscape
Lycos.com
Mamma.com metasearch
MetaCrawler.com metasearch
Yahoo.com, includes AltaVista

SYMBOLS
Crest Japan: Family crests. http://eps.crest-japan.net/index_en.php
Design for You: Japanese Symbols. http://www.dsfy.com/index.htm
Symbols.com: Western Signs & Ideograms. Search by graphic or word. http://www.symbols.com/
Symbols.net: Signs, Glyphs, & Symbols. http://www.symbols.net/
Western African Wisdom: Adinkra Symbols & Meanings. http://www.welltempered.ent/adinkra/htmls/adinkra_index.htm

URBAN LEGENDS, HOAXES, & SCAMS
About.com: Urban Legends & Folklore. http://urbanlegends.about.com/
Symantec Security Response. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
Urban Legends & Superstitions. http://urbanlegendsonline.com/
US-CERT (U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team), Dept. of HL Security. http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-009.html
Warphead.com. Urban legends. http://www.warphead.com/modules/news/

WRITERS' RESOURCES
The Authors Guild. http://www.authorsguild.org/
Merriam-Webster online dictionary. http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Merriam-Webster visual dictionary. http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
PEN USA, nonprofit writers organization. http://penusa.org/go
Writer Beware blogs by A. C. Crispin and Victoria Strauss. http://accrispin.blogspot.com/
Writer's Digest Magazine. http://www.writersdigest.com/
Writers Guild of America, West. http://www.wga.org/

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