I have mentioned the Library of Congress Catalog before, but they have updated it.
http://catalog2.loc.gov/
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I have mentioned the Library of Congress Catalog before, but they have updated it. http://catalog2.loc.gov/
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This is useful if you have to check a whole lot of bacteria names, strains and accession numbers. Long considered the ultimate anatomy textbook, there is an online version of the 1918 edition (which Wikipedia says is in the public domain) at
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It can't always be relied on, for example: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1895939/Village-of-Denshaw-falls-victim-to-Wikipedia-hackers.html but the more academic parts are more likely to be correct and, as a first port of call, it can rescue you from daft mistakes, or highlight possible errors. http://www.google.com/help/features.html There are a great many references you don't need any more, because of Google's clever tricks. For example, to convert psi (pounds per square inch) to MPa (megapascals), you don't need a conversion chart and a calculator; Just put your problem into Google in the form '100 psi in MPa'. http://catalog.loc.gov/
For correct presentation of references, sometimes I have to hunt down the correct details. The Library of Congress Catalog holds information on a great many books and other published matter, and can come up trumps where other sources fail. http://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog.html
Lousie Harnby's blog is an excellent and comprehensive resource for editors and proofreaders. Like a magpie, she collects lots of advice on websites, publicity, professional development, and suitable technology; she also posts a regular review of useful links., and new stuff. If you file your tax return, or pay tax, or want to find details of tax allowances, then you need to find the website of your tax office. For me, that is Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ I check the personal allowances, and other regulations, and I file my tax return online (and have my tax calculated for me). I don't pay my tax online, although I could, though, because I prefer to support my local post office. http://maps.google.co.uk/
Atlases are important, not only to check place names, but also for rivers, routes, distances and so on. I usually use Google maps, because it's so easy. I've mentioned Google scholar, but did I mention that you can also use it to search US patents? Just make sure that the patents box is ticked.
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