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Merriam-Webster Online 

Complete Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Bartleby.com 

Complete American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's II Thesaurus, and other English language reference titles.

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law 1996 Edition

Keyword search for legal definitions.

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Nolo's Law Dictionary (updated monthly)

Legal definitions in plain-English for more than one thousand legal terms.

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Acroynm Finder

Find out what any acronyms, abbreviations, or initials mean.


Encyclopedias
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Britannica.com  

Full-text, updated edition of the freely available Encyclopedia Britannica. UW-Madison patrons can also access the more complete Britannica Online.

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Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia  

Plain-English articles on law-related topics.


Directories
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Infobel Telephone Directories on the Web

Index of online phone books worldwide, including reverse look-ups.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Directory 

Directory of UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff.

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Martindale-Hubbell 

National and international lawyer and law firm directory. 

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West's Legal Directory via FindLaw 

National lawyer and law firm directory. 

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WisBar Lawyer Search  

Directory of Wisconsin licensed attorneys.

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Low Cost Legal Resources in Dane County

Directory of free and low cost legal services available in Dane County, WI.

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ABA Approved Law Schools  

Directory of law schools approved by the American Bar Association.

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LexisNexis Directory of Law Reviews

Online directory of law reviews and scholarly legal periodicals with contact information.

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State Bar Examiners  

Directory of State Bar Examiners with contact information and web site links.

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LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory 

Directory of federal government agencies as represented in the United States Government Manual. 

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Hoover's Online 

Company profiles including contact information, company descriptions, news, and financial information.

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Free Edgar  

Securities and Exchange Commission filings for publicly held corporations.  

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Guidestar 

Profiles of nonprofit organizations in the United States. Contains information about operations and finances.

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Wisconsin DFI's Corporate Registration Information System (CRIS) 

Profiles of Wisconsin corporations. Contains legal business name, date of registration, current status (incorporated, organized, merged, dissolved, etc.), description (corporation, llc, cooperative, etc), registered agent, and previously used entity names.

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Wisconsin License, Permit, & Registration Services  

Profiles of Wisconsin's licensed business, education, or health professionals, as well as licensed business entites. Includes date the license was granted, the current status, and whether the licensee has ever been reprimanded. Information about applying for licenses in Wisconsin also available.


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Statistical Resources on the Web  

Topical directory of government statistics available on the Internet.

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WisStat

Demographic and economic statistics for the state of Wisconsin, its counties and smaller communitites.

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American FactFinder

Population, housing, ecomonic, and geographic statistics from the US Census Bureau.

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FedStats 

Statistics from United States government agencies compiled by the Federal Interagency Council of Statistical Policy.

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CenStats 

Statistics compiled by the United States Census Bureau. Includes Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, County Business Patterns, US International Trade Statistics, Detailed Occupation by Race and Sex, USA Counties, and more.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Statistics compiled by the BLS on employment, compensation and working conditions, productivity and technology, and prices and living conditions. The latter includes Consumer and Producer Price Indexes.

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Criminal Justice Statistics 

Statistics compiled by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.


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Google Maps

Interactive atlas of the United States spans continental level to rural back roads.

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United States Gazetter  

Maps and census data for United States cities from the US Census Bureau.


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BabelFish

Translates web pages and text in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

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Promt's Online Translator

Translates web pages, text, and email messages in French, German, Spanish, and Russian.

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Systran Internet Translations Technologies

Translates web pages and text in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.


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