Monthly Archives: February 2007

Etymology Resources

DatabasesList of LCC Library Research Databases

BooksList of English Language Etymology Dictionaries

Websites

  • Online Etymology Dictionary – www.etymonline.com
  • FunWords – www.funwords.com
  • Word Detective – www.word-detective.com/backidx.html
  • Sign up for Word of the Day from the Oxford English Dictionary
    Send an email to wotd@oed.com with the following message: subscribe oedwotd-amer-l. Leave the subject line blank.

    Writing 121 – Mullen

    Please post a comment about one thing you learned today that will help you with your research for Writing 121.

    Writing 121 – Manning

    Please post a comment about one new thing you learned from today’s session that will help you with your research for Writing 121.

    Writing 121 – Rife

    Please post a comment about one thing you learned in the session today that will help you with your next writing assignment.

    Biology 120 – Creature Feature Web & Library Resources

    Here are some resources to help you with the Creature Feature assignment. Comment on this post to add other useful resources.

    Suggested Web sites

    Michigan eLibrary – Science and the Environment
    http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=54

    Animal Diversity Web
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/

    BIOSIS
    http://biosis.org

    BiologyBase – covering the world of life
    http://biologybase.com

    The Tree of Life Web Project
    http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html

    Library Resources

    Atlas of Endangered Species
    Ref QH 75 .A85

    Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
    Ref QH 302.5 .E53

    Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia
    Ref QL 3 .G7813

    Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms
    Ref QH 83 .S89

    Walker’s Mammals of the World
    QL 703 .W222