| June 12 - 800 Dictionaries! 160 Languages!! |
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A Web of On-Line Dictionaries
A translators' definition of heaven;-)) What more could you ask for than a visit to A Web of On-line Dictionaries, with multilingual dictionaries for every language imaginable, thesauri, grammars, language guessers, linguistics. This 'oldie but goodie' is always worth another visit.
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| June 12 - Serfs on the Net |
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NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Ready for a trip back in time? Visit NetSERF, a collection of links to medieval resources on the Net. Be prepared to wander through medieval art, architecture, culture, history, law, and more. Don't forget to add the glossary to your bookmarks. And some fun features: a cool medieval site of the week and a random medieval link, just in case you can't make up your mind where to go first.
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| June 12 - Dictionary of names |
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An Onomastikon
Who sits around reading dictionaries, right? Ahem. Guilty. An Onomastikon, a Dictionary of Names promises hours of entertaining... yes, I do have a tendency to get lost in the strangest places;- This is a "collection of names from around the world which was initially intended to help provide character names for live role-players. It includes short historical backgrounds, male and female first names or personal names, and surnames or family names, from many countries and periods." So if that joyous event is ahead of you, or you are just plain curious - this will keep you busy for quite some time.
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| June 11 - International Law |
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Kime's International Law Directory
Yet another interesting law site from an international perspective, I rather liked the way the legal system is presented by country. Kime's International Law Directory "includes useful information such as that on the enforcement of foreign judgments, and notes on the legal system." It provides notes on the country's system, info on enforcement of foreign judgements, more.
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| June 11 - International Development |
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Links To the World
This selection from Canada has a broad title, and wide range of topics - perfect for an upcoming weekend when there is time to browse about and get an idea here, an idea there. To the World is a collection of sites related to international development, developed by the International Development Research Centre Library. Geographic regions covered include Africa and the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America - as well as Canada and Ottawa, since this is a Canadian site. Subjects range from the environment to fisheries, from health sciences to social sciences, and more.
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| June 11 - Books Online |
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The On-line Books Page
What's that? More time on your hands? Good, you'll need it if you stop by at The On-Line Books Page, a "directory of books that can be freely read on the Internet." Choose from thousands - that's right! - and search by author, title, or subject. Seriously, translators need quotes from the original text at times - here's a great source for that. Not so seriously - enjoy it;-
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| June 10 - Statistics |
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OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
OFFSTATS provides links to sites "offering free and easily accessible social, economic and general data from official or similar 'quotable' sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series." Listed by country, or topic, find statistics from banks, governments, statistics offices, and more. If numbers are your thing, this is hog heaven...
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| June 10 - The Orient |
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Encyclopaedia of the Orient
Visit North Africa and the Middle East from the comfort of your armchair by clicking over to the Encyclopaedia of the Orient. It "covers all countries and cultures between Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in south." Aimed at high school and university students, the site contains original material, with more added weekly. The structure of the site lists all the topics in a frame on the left; it all looks exotic to yours truly; i recognize couscous...
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| June 10 - Asia |
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Asia in the World Economy
From Harvard, the purpose of Asia in the World Economy is to provide a comprehensive Web site on Asia today. While emphasizing economics, there are also links to information about "all aspects of Asian countries and the region as a whole, including historical sites, galleries of photographs, and information on government, politics and society in its broadest meaning." Time for a journey...
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| June 9 - "Cyber Documentation" |
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Adminet
The aim of AdmiNet is "to become a Cyber-Documentation Center delivering general information about governmental authorities and public services." Check information by country, click on the interactive map for European legal sites, information about world governments, a whole page devoted to francophonie, and quite a nice collection of EU links. Quite a few bookmarks for the collection, all in all...
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| June 9 - Legal info |
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Lawlinks
This site from the Tempelman Library at the University of Kent highlights UK legal resources in particular, but has excellent international and EU links as well. Lawlinks includes legal sites for France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, Australasia, more. In other words, if legal is your bag, and you want more than the US, check this site out - there is plenty to get lost with here.
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| June 9 - French legal Web resources |
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French translator's jurisconsult
Wow. A model of what we translators could use for every language, every subject - the French translator's jurisconsult offers Web resources for the legal translator with "speedy access to terminology and quick background information on specific angles of French law designed for the busy translator." Including topics such as Sources of law, with codes and laws, terminology used in context, and the ubiquitous list of glossaries, this site deserves its bookmark and a long, long visit. To Mr. Harbottle - chapeau!;-
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| June 8 - To market, to market |
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Marketing Virtual Library
This "comprehensive resource for marketing, selling, advertising, promotion and E-commerce" comprises the Marketing Virtual Library. The sites have been evaluated to be of interest to academics, professsionals, students - and translators (no, they didn't say that, I did;-). Maintained by West Chester University, this site is part of CERN's World Wide Web Virtual Library.
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| June 8 - Doctor, Doctor |
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RxMed
Prescribing information and patient handouts are two useful resources offered in RxMed. This peer-reviewed site for family physicians has information helpful to the medical translator, as well.
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| June 8 - Money, money, money |
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InvestorWords
"The biggest, best, investing glossary on the Web" - that's the billing for InvestorWords. Actually, it says it's the biggest, online or off; 5000 words with 15,000 links between related terrms. Once you've learned the words and want more context, try the link for InvestorGuide.
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| June 7 - Language, Literature, Culture... |
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The English Browser
Essentially a collection of links, The English Browser will take you to newspapers, books, magazines, academic subjects, language, literature, Blackwell's, Amazon, universities, English departments, bilingualism, English-only, R. Crumb, Columbus, American culture, Japanese culture - have a few hours (days?) to spare for exploration? Hmmmmmm....
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| June 7 - Fast times, fast company |
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Fast Company Themes and Sections
Sometimes a Web site or article strikes me as the type of material that, if I'm not translating about it today, I will be tomorrow. Check out the concepts and jargon at the Ezine Fast Company. I just have a feeling, we're going to be seeing more about these ideas...
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| June 7 - Unicorns, dragons, gnomes, faeries... |
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The Encyclopedia Mythica
From Arthurian legend to Roman mythology, with Greek, Haitian, and Latvian mythology in between: you'll find it all in the Encyclopedia Mythica. Over 5000 articles on "mythology, folklore, legends, and more." Read about the legendary, the imaginative, the supernatural, the godly, oh my! Even images to see, and talk about family trees, check out the section on genealogy. And then there are the links; oh yeah, be prepared to spend some time!
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| June 6 - Energy |
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US Energy Information Administration
Variety is the spice of any translator's assignments; the Net allows us to find the resources to get the job done. Next time you need to learn more about petroleum, coal, electricity, natural gas, etc., check out the US Energy Information Administration. Loads of info, the words you need - and even country specific information in the international section. Don't forget to visit the page of links. Gold mine territory, no doubt about it.
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| June 6 - Commercial Guides |
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Country Commercial Guides
US embassies prepare the information included in these country commercial guides. "These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis." Useful for info, useful for terminology, useful for getting lost a while...
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| June 6 - InfoNation, please... |
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InfoNation
Intended for school kids, but I rather enjoyed it: compare statistics for UN member nations with InfoNation. You can also find complete statistical data about any single country at Country at a Glance.
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