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...for
people keen to access information about
accelerated learning and associated mind technologies...
The FactFinder Portal
...get the information you need, as quickly as you are able...
...without the need to manually wade through huge reference books...
Page contents
...a few of the options from which you can choose...
General searches
UK education, science & gov't sites
Encyclopedias and museums
Other reference sites
On-line books
Communicating in words
Information portals of
interest to those living and working in the UK
South-West information
Yahoo,
Yahoo UK, Yahoo
business-to-business
Yahoo is one of the most respected search engines on The
Web. The UK version helps those who want a UK focus for their search.
In addition, there is the B2B (Business-to-Business) contact page.
.Net
Top 100
.nets magazines top 100 for the last few months. Several
categories to select from.
Up to a 1000 of the best sites in the world summarised.
Sites.com
A
site that mixes a search engine with comments and a 'best of' selection.
computer
portal
If the information is computer-related, then jump to our
computer portal.
sport
portal
If the information is sport, health, fitness or diet-related,
then jump to our sport portal.
Newfeeds
Access circle-of-excellence newsfeeds on a variety of topics.
Amazon
in the UK, Amazon
in the US
Looking for books, music or video on a particular subject.
BBC
- TV, ITV - TV, Channel
4 TV, Sky TV, Living
TV, Sci Fi Channel
Portals to various television service sites.
Note: In addition to the above, three paper-based publications worth investing in are: the seasonally updated webguide associated with the UK magazine Computer Active, the book Rough Guide to the Internet, and the book/disc reference entitled Hutchinsons Directory of Websites. The advantage of paper-based guides is that you can flick though them off-line.
The
UK National Grid for Learning
An absolutely huge portal for every subject currently taught
in UK Schools.
EBSCO
A huge data-base of material published in thousands
of journals is available from the EBSCO site. Some of the entries are
synopsis-only. Other entries are full text.
ERIC
Another huge international database of publications
relating to education can be found at the ERIC site.
NISS
index, NISS
sub
NISS is a gateway to research in the academic community.
BECTA
BECTA specialises in educational technologies developed
in the UK.
College of St Mark & St John library
links
Marjon's student and staff access to electronic information.
Also see our extensive list of educational technology sites.
Encyclopaedia
Britannica
Access articles paid for by advertising.
Museums
around the world
A list of museums and galleries around the world that have
an on-line presence.
UK
Science Museum
An example of a museum of the web
Ready
Reference Site
Site designed using a library classification system.
Research
Central
Nicely designed to get you up to speed in a wide variety
of subject matter.
Study
Web
Designed for use in schools and colleges.
project
gutenberg, classics
archive,
on-line books, bartleby
great books on-line.
Collections
of books that are no-longer in copyright, many include classics of literature,
history and philosophy.
Bartleby,
rules of grammar, Lynch,
getting an A in English.
Advice
on writing more eloquently.
Cambridge
Dictionary, dictionary.com
Two dictionaries and sets of writer's resources.
Webster's
Thesauraus
For those who need more than a dictionary.
bartlett's
collection of quotes
Quotes for every occasion.
rhymezone
For the frustrated poet.
American
slang, UK
slang 1, UK
slang 2, London
slang
Slang words for those that need to know them.
...if you want more stories then try our storyville portal.
Information portals of interest to those in the UK
Air
and travel, deckchair.com
Air
and travel, lastminute.com
Air
and travel, air ticket centre
Audio,
video and dvd, Amazon UK,
Audio, video and dvd, Jungle.com,
Audio, video and dvd, Blockbuster,
Car
and travel, Avis
Car and
travel, Hertz
Cinema,
scoot cinema guide,
Cinema, filmweek,
Cinema, popcorn,
Cinema,
VUE (formerly warner village),
Cinema, internet movie database,
Directories,
Allexperts.com,
Directories,
infoplease.com,
Directories,
Scoot,
Directories,
Yellow Pages UK,
Directories,
Yellow Pages US,
Family,
raisingkids...
Financial,
The Economist,
Financial,
Financial Times,
Financial, FT your money,
Financial,
Investor guide,
Financial,
Motley Fools,
Financial,
Smart money,
Financial, Wall
street journal,
Financial, Yahoo finance,
Govt,
agencies,
Govt,
information service,
Govt,
UK local gov index,
Govt, UK govt Yahoo listings,
Govt,
post office,
Health,
see circle-of-excellence sport links,
Holidays
and travel, Saga,
Holidays
and travel, Thomas Cook,
Holidays
and travel, Travelstore,
Holidays
and travel, UK hostels,
Holidays
and travel, Internet Travel Service,
Maps,
Streetmap UK,
Maps,
Automobile Assoc,
Maps,
Michelin,
Maps,
RAC,
Maps,
map machine,
Maps,
Xerox PARC mapweb,
Shopping,
British shopping links,
Shopping,
consumer gateway,
Shopping,
shopsmart.com,
Shopping,
Which on-line,
Telephone,
directory enquiries, UK,
Television,
Guardian Unlimited TV,
Theatre,
London
theatre guide,
Theatre, UK
theatre web,
Trains,
Railtrack info,
Trains,
Trainline,
Trains,
Thamestrains,
Weather,
WeatherChannel.
Information Portals for those in the South-West of the UK
Academic
Support for Businesses in the South-West,
Cornwall and Devon
business links home, links
+ directory,
GreenEvents
portal,
This
is Plymouth Portal,
Plymouth
Community Groups,
"This
is" portals for:
Cornwall,
Exeter,
N Devon,
S Devon,
westcountryholidays.com.
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