Legal & Reference

Area Codes - Numerical list of US area codes

CopyLaw.com
Legal subjects and resources relating to the publishing industry

Court Records
This is a clearinghouse site for the current discussions about privacy and access to court records that are arising as courts automate and put more information on the Internet.

Newseum
Each morning, by 9:30 a.m., over 300 newspapers from around the world submit their front pages to this museum of news via the Internet.

NOLO - Law for All
Free legal advice about trade and copyright law. Also, a resource for legal scene research.

OneLook.com
An online dictionary site that functions as a search engine for words

Preditors and Editors
A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers

Questia
Worlds largest online library

Quick Facts
US government census bureau facts about people, places, and businesses

Resources for Poets
A wealth of resources for poets with limited time and money

Stanford University
Copyright and fair use information with links to additional resources

The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
Style guides for MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE (CSE) with sections on plagiarism, documentation, quotation, research, and general writing mechanics

Time and date.com
Find time zone information for any location in the world

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and trademark information and research

wordiQ.com
An English dictionary, encyclopedia, computer terms, language translations, thesaurus, medical dictionary, bible dictionary, almanac search, and more--on one page.

Weather.com
Check the current weather forcast for your community, find historic high and low temperatures, get realistic information for story settings or travel.

Writer's Dreamtools
A collection of tools to enhance writers' and students' creativity including historical events by day and decade, collection of lists, slang, humorous quotations, etc.


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