Professional Women's Networks:
Online Tools & Resources
Women's
Professional Network
Business Plan Resources for Women
Grants
for Women
American
Women's History -- A Research Guide
Keyboard
Tips
for working without a Mouse
How
Web Pages Work -- You can put anything you want on a Web page,
from family pictures to business information. Learn how to create,
upload and promote your pages so they're available all over the
world!
Consumer
World is a public service, non-commercial* guide cataloging
over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources.
whatis.com --
A knowledge exploration tool about information technology,
especially about the Internet and computers. It contains over
4,000 individual encyclopedic definition/topics and a number
of "Fast Reference" pages. The topics contain about 12,000
hyperlinked cross-references between definition-topics and
to other sites for further information.
Choose
the Best Search for your Information Need
NoodleQuest:
Develop the optimum Web-based search strategy, based on your research
topic.
MyBookmarks
-- Access bookmarks from anywhere at anytime.
FreeLists,
a service providing free, commercial-grade Internet mailing lists
to all. The lists are all internet and technology-related. A free
focal point for technology-inclined individuals and groups on the
Internet. We do it all without the Support of advertisements, ensuring
the highest-quality mailing list experience for you and your users.
Google
labs showcases favorite ideas that aren't quite ready for prime
time. Your feedback can help improve them. Play with these prototypes
and send your comments.
(The
search engine Google got its name from the word "googol," which
refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it. Amusingfacts.com)
"Sites
such as Dogpile, Mamma, and Metacrawler, which harvest results
from a number of the Web's
best-known large search engines, can be quite interesting.
It's intriguing to see how one query can return such different
results from various engines. Such variations in results also help
illustrate that no one search engine has a monopoly on "knowing" the
Web."
NoodleBib
is a Web application that allows you to create and edit MLA and
APA-style source lists (i.e. MLA Works Cited Lists, APA Reference
Lists, etc.) online. Add and edit references on the fly. They take
care of punctuation and producing a polished source list that's
correctly formatted and ready to print!
NoodleLinks
database of academic bibliographies.
Quick
Cite: Quickly generate an MLA-style citation for a single source.
Chilling
Effects Clearinghouse -- Do you know your online rights? Have
you received a letter asking you to remove information from a Web
site or stop engaging in an activity? Are you concerned about liability
for information that someone else posted to your online forum? Understand
the protections intellectual property laws and the First Amendment
give to your online activities.
Word
Spy! This Web site and its associated mailing list are devoted
to recently coined words and phrases, old words that are being
used in new ways, and existing words that have enjoyed a recent
renaissance. These aren't "stunt words" or "sniglets," but new
words and phrases that have appeared in newspapers, magazines,
books, press releases, and Web sites.
Vault "The
best place on the Web to prepare for a job search."
Industry
Resources Reports is a valuable free resource for business appraisers,
business owners, and other parties interested in business valuation
and related topics. Subjects covered include valuation publications,
economic data and forecasts, industry overview, issues, and trends,
industry outlook and forecasts, financial benchmarking, compensation
surveys, public company information, transaction data, valuation
discounts and premiums, legal and tax resources, business publications
libraries, market research reports, company profiles and credit
reports, trade association directories, appraisal associations,
appraiser directories, valuation newsletters, and valuation forums.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Industry Over views (global
Tax
Strategies for Small Business - The Biztax eGazette is a free
newsletter dedicated to teach you legitimate strategies that will
reduce your taxes and increase your profits.
Census
2000 Data CensusScope is an easy-to-use tool for investigating
U.S. demographic trends, graphics and exportable trend data, CensusScope
is designed for generalists and specialists.
Insurance
-- The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) to improve understanding
of business insurance -- what it does and how it works.
Losing
the war on patents -- A catalog of searchable IP databases maintained
by government, academic and institutional sites, as well as commercial
sites. The list now includes specialized U.S. and international
patent databases, records from the European Patent Office and six
countries and trademark registration databases from 20 states.
Computer
Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)
- Lawyers focus on issues raised by computer and intellectual property
crime. Attorneys advise federal prosecutors and law enforcement
agents; comment on and propose legislation; coordinate international
efforts to combat computer crime; litigate cases; and train all
law enforcement groups. Other areas of expertise possessed by CCIPS
attorneys include encryption, electronic privacy laws, search and
seizure of computers, e-commerce, hacker investigations, and intellectual
property crimes.
Free
Download -- The
Directory of Development Organizations 2003 -- Canada and United
States of America -- (Other Countries)
The Directory lists 29,500 contacts of organizations that offer
(non-) financial Support , market access, information and advice
to the enterprise and poverty-reducing sectors in low-income countries.
Contact details include the organization's mail and street address,
telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address and Web page details,
if available. This Directory is intended to provide a comprehensive
source of reference for development practitioners, researchers,
donor employees, and policymakers interested in private sector development
and poverty alleviation in low-income countries. Prepared to facilitate
international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development among
NGOs, research institutions, governments and private sector organizations,
the Directory is a compilation of contact data for private sector
development (micro, small an medium-sized enterprises) and poverty
reduction. A wide range of organizations is included: international
organizations, government ministries, private sector institutions,
development agencies, universities, research and training institutes,
NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development
consulting firms. These promote private sector development and poverty
alleviation, through: the financial sector and microfinance, trade
and business development services, rural development and appropriate
technology, small enterprise development and policy reforms, community
development and social protection, gender and participation, environment
and health, research, training and education.
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Kari Sable 1994-2005 |
