| June 26 - Archaeology |
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ArchNet
This gateway to archaeology provides links to evaluated sites by region, academic department, subject areas, museums, journals, more. The site index is available in French, German, Dutch, Catalan, Italian, and Spanish, though the links are still in English. Enjoy the featured site, as well as links to museums on the web. Time...
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| June 26 - Literary Criticism |
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Online Literary Criticism Collection
"The Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection contains 2504 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period." Now, if you can't get sufficiently lost there - try the links in the resource guide; that will surely do it on a Saturday afternoon.
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| June 26 - Asterix |
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The International Asterix Collections
A curious collection of the many languages in which the comic Asterix is available. View images of the covers; get lists of titles in various languages; links to other Asterix sites; for the Asterix fan who is also a fan of languages!
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| June 25 - The Euro |
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Euro: everything you need to know...
Financial services group UBS presents a site in English, German, French, and Italian with all you need to know about the Euro. Read about the basics, including a glossary, studies of the Euro in different countries, a calculator for downloading, and of course check the links.
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| June 25 - Cheers |
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The Webtender: An Online Bartender
Browse or search for drinks, see the bartender's handbook, links to drinks that are alcoholic or nonalcoholic, wine, beer, recipes, drinking games - even a random drink selected from the database, if you can't make up your mind!
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| June 24 - German Language Sources |
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German Studies Web
The German Studies Web is "designed to provide access to scholarly resources in German Studies, including all German-speaking countries." Links to German newspapers, references, book publishers, politics & government, and more.
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| June 24 - Labor Glossary |
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ILOTERM
ILOTERM "provides English, French, Spanish and German equivalents of terms in the social and labour fields." English, French, Spanish, and German terms in the social and labor fields.
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| June 24 - Technical Writing |
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Online Technical Writing Textbook
This online technical communication textbook is from Austin Community College. Chapters include applications, document design, examples, processes, and guidelines.
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| June 23 - Spain, Portugal |
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Iberian Studies Web
Not exactly my neck of the Internet woods, this site seems to be a gold mine for Spanish and Portuguese translators. "The Iberian Studies Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in Iberian Studies (for Spain, Portugal and Andorra)." Its links include this site from the Spanish Embassy in Canada, Si, Spain. Or try this collection of Spain-based search engines. Lit translators may find links to publishers in Spain, Portugal, and Andorra helpful. The Portuguese Embassy in London features LusoCultura. I looked for one Portuguese link that did not work - but hacking back I found this site for the Instituto Camoes, all in Portuguese - but it looks fascinating!
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| June 23 - EU |
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The European Union Information Sources
This site differs from other EU sites in that it provides substantial background information about each link and the office that backs it. "This is a basic guide, as of December 1998, for the businessman, lawyer, academic and interested public with a need for information about the EU. It covers the fundamentals of EU publishing, legislative procedures, print resources, and electronic information." Each link is accompanied by extensive background information. Good one.
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| June 23 - ISO 14000 |
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ISO 14000 Info Center
Expect a few environmental links in the next few days; it's what I'm working on right now. Here is a site dedicated to the International Environmental Management Standard. I'll be starting with these overviews of the program. Lots of links to surf further...
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| June 22 - Corporate Info |
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Corporate Information
This is an amazing collection of information about companies by state, by country, by sector, and by just about anything else you could imagine. Corporate Information gives links to information both in English as well as to to sites in each country's language. A large variety of sites are included for each country; corporate information, country information, sector information - choose your favorite country, and see where it takes you, it will be worth the surf!
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| June 22 - Fish |
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Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia
And for a change of pace: fish! Visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia, "a compilation of data in several formats that assists with the accurate identification of fish species." Browse by family name, common name, scientific name, and more. Each entry contains photos of the fish and its marketed forms, physical properties, and chemical taxonomic properties. As always, be sure to check the site's page of links, worth as much as the site itself!
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| June 21 - NATO |
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NATO Official Homepage
For translators dealing with current events, access to NATO's homepage can be helpful. The site itself is available in French and English; there is also a page of documents available in other languages, including Dutch, Czech, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian. Check here for the latest news. And sometimes the links of a site like this may be more valuable than the site itself.
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| June 21 - The Americas |
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Political Database of the Americas
Available in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, the Political Database of the Americas provides reference materials, primary sources, and statistics on constitutions, electoral systems, political parties, executive, judicial, and legislative institutions, and more. The Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies has provided this information "to fill a void in the electronic informational resources available to students, academics, policy analysts and government officials on Latin American politics." Searchable by country or by keyword. Be sure to see the page of Links, including both governmentaland non-governmental organizations, and these links to other Latin American sites on the web.
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| June 21 - Skateboarding |
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Skateboard Science
Why did I select a site on skateboarding? Because I know translators have had to deal with the subject, so when I found this excellent resource on the Web, complete with glossary, it had to be included. The site offers a 'webcast' of a skateboarding event, as well as the physics of skateboard tricks, and skateboard equipment (now I know what to call those funny parts spread about my garage). Just one of the many subjects about which translators are expected to be experts - makes life interesting;-
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| June 20 - Journalism |
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Banned for Life
Journalists share their pet peeves: "This page is devoted to those expressions so hackneyed and insufferable that they should be forever banned from the nation's news reports." Something for us to consider - or at least enjoy a good chuckle.
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| June 20 - Standards |
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The Standards Page
Looking for information about the latest standards? ISO, DIN, ANSI, DOE, and the rest of the alphabet soup? Bookmark this page of Standard Documents and Links to Standard Documents to have it all gathered in one place. Categories include standard organizations, individual ISOs, audio formats, computer programming languages - and if it is not listed, there is even a wishlist just in case someone might have it bookmarked somewhere. Handy.
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