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  • Galaxy - Galaxy is a searchable directory of Internet sites, and the Psychology section is outstanding in its content and format. Find links to organizations, discussion groups, quality online publications, and products and services. Explore the link "Surveys and Tests."

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  • GAO Reports on Terrorism - General Accounting Office reports on terrorism from 1980 to the present.

  • GeoClock Sunlight Clock Home Page - GeoClock shows the current time (based on your computer's clock) with a high quality map of the earth. The current sun position is displayed, and the parts of the earth in sunlight and twilight are highlighted. This display is automatically updated every few seconds. Local sunrise, sunset, the sun's azimuth and elevation, and times around the world are also displayed.

  • Geographer's Craft - Designed for classes at the University of Colorado Boulder, this site features brief articles on geography topics, especially mapping, and an extensive list of geography-related web sites.

  • Geographic Name Server - Locate U.S. geographic features (mountains, canyons, lakes, bridges, etc.) by name, then create simple maps of their location.

  • Geographic Names Information System - "The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates."

  • Geography at About.com - This guide to geography web sites features sections on cartography, cultural geography, a selection of maps (including maps in the news), GPS and GIS, physical geography, and geography education.

  • Geography Network - From the site: "The Geography Network is a global network of geographic information users and providers. It provides the infrastructure needed to enable the sharing of geographic information between data providers, service providers, and users around the world. The Internet is used to deliver geographic content to the user's browser and desktop. Through the Geography Network, you can access many types of geographic content including live maps, downloadable data, and more advanced services. The Geography Network content is distributed at many locations around the world ..."

  • Geography Resource Center - Part of The Geographer's Craft, a guide to geography sites. Includes sections on Journals, Professional Organizations, Academic Departments, and Geo-Spatial Data Sets.

  • Geological Time Machine - UCMP Web - Maintained by the University of California, Museum of Paleontology, this site explains geologic time frames from the Precambrian period to today (the Holocene period within the Cenozoic era).

  • Geology in the Parks - A "non-technical approach to geology." The Basics covers geologic maps, plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, and geologic time. There's information for geologic features including geomorphic provinces, sand dunes, caves, glaciers, and coasts.

  • Gifts of Speech - Texts of speeches by women, mostly contemporary, including Nobel Prize winners, authors, and politicians.

  • Gigablast - Create a customized search engine which will cover up to 500 sites; requires knowledge of html coding.

  • Gilmore Commission - Web site of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction; includes the commission's five reports to Congress.

  • GIS Data Depot - The GIS Data Depot provides a large selection of geographic spatial data in various formats from various sources at one location on the Web. Topographic maps in the form of Digital Raster Graphics (DRG's)can be downloaded with a fee. Digital Elevation Models (DEM's) and other formats are also downloadable. The data catalog includes an alphabetized list of countries with the following subject areas: Administrative/Political Boundaries, Geologic, Hydrography, Hypsography, Landuse/Land Cover, Transportation, and Utilities. The content offered by "Geocomm" is constantly changing and updated.

  • GISLinx - Extensive categorized listing of GIS sites, some with annotations.

  • Global Education Digest 2005: Comparing Education Statistics Across the World. - A UNESCO publication (pdf file). Previously published as the UNESCO Statistical Yearbook, which ceased paper publication in 1997.

  • Global Positioning System - GPS (Global Positioning System) is a satellite-based radionavigation system developed and operated by the U.S. Department of Defense. The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center presents information on GPS. Included at the site are: ---General overview of GPS ---FAQs on GPS ---GPS almanacs ---GPS empheris data ---GPS satellite information ---Notices of potential GPS interruptions ---NANUs (Notice Advisories to NAVSTAR Users)

  • Global Positioning System Primer - A brief overview of what GPS is and what it does, including links to related resources. The GPS Primer may also be printed in PDF format.

  • Global Positioning Systems Overview - A basic introduction to GPS for the novice, with many useful links to GPS resources. Part of the Geographer's Craft site.

  • Global SchoolNet Foundation Home Page - A resource for global project-based learning, problem-based learning, and online collaborative learning.

  • Global Show-n-Tell - Home Page - An art gallery for children ages 0-17. They load their art to the site. Art seems exclusively related to animals.

  • Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by David M. Glick

  • Glossary of Financial and Business Terms - Compiled by Cambell R. Harvey. J. Paul Sticht Professor of International Business, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. Site sponsored by the New York Times.

  • Glossary of Poetic Terms - Poetry enthusiast, Robert G. Shubinski, has drawn upon a number of print reference sources to put together this glossary.

  • Good Money Home Page - Good Money is for investors interested in socially and environmentally responsible investing, consuming, and business practices. The site is designed for both novices and professionals. Lists of funds meeting the set criteria are provided including: "ECOTRAVEL," "The 1997 Directory of Social Investors & Consumers," "Over 100 Socially & Environmentally Screened Funds," and "Canadian Ethical, Environmental and Social Funds." The lists provide contact information and the option to request a prospectus and application for select funds. No "bad company" lists appear on this site. It is clean, well-organized, simple to use. It also provides a "HOW-TO GUIDE" for socially responsible investing in addition to background information and articles on Good Money and its achievements.

  • Google - Needs no introduction; be sure to check the Advanced Search for many great search limits.

  • Google Blog Search - Search only blogs.

  • Google Co-op - Many customized search options. Requires log-in, but is free.

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  • Google Groups - Searches Usenet or newsgroup postings (formerly DejaNews)

  • Google Scholar - Focus on scholarly and academic sources, including a variety of scholarly journals. Note that subscriptions may be required to access full articles! Try one of Pfau Library's article databases first...

  • GPS : A New Constellation - GPS : A New Constellation Score: 20 GPS (Global Positioning System) "is an aerospace technology that uses satellites and ground equipment to determine position anywhere on Earth. .... GPS has drastically changed methods of navigation and is fast becoming important in everyday life."

  • GPS FAQ's - Provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a very brief FAQ. Include information about GPS status.

  • GPS Information from the Stanford GPS Lab - The GPS Research Laboratory works with the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Arinc, NASA and U.S. Coast Guard to pioneer systems that augment the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Galileo. These augmentations broadcast differential corrections to improve accuracy, provide error bounds in real time, and/or mitigate radio frequency interference.

  • GPS Primer - An excellent illustrated resource about GPS. Includes nine pages of content plus images, from the Aerospace Corporation.

  • GPS World - Online version of the print publication GPS World features articles about GPS applications, product and industry info, and a buyer's guide. Look under their "Features" section for articles, and under "Resources" for an index and useful links to other GPS sites.

  • Graphbib - graphbib, a collection of over 15,500 unique references to published content in the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques. The search engine (MySQL 4) supports Boolean search terms. Results can be sorted by author, year, title, or relevance.

  • GrayLIT Network - Developed by the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), in collaboration with DOD/DTIC, NASA, and EPA, the GrayLIT Network is a portal for technical report information generated through federally funded research and development projects. The GrayLIT Network was released in early response to recommendations from a May 2000 Workshop on the concept of a Future Information Infrastructure for the Physical Sciences held at the National Academy of Sciences.

  • GrayLIT Network: a Science Portal of Technical Reports - "The GrayLIT Network makes the gray literature of U.S. Federal Agencies easily accessible over the Internet. It taps into the search engines of distributed gray literature collections, enabling the user to find information without first having to know the sponsoring agency."

  • Great American Speeches - Companion to a PBS television miniseries, this site features a speech archive which offers a mix of text, audio, and video clips. "Could you be a politician?" offers a chance to read from a teleprompter. Also includes ideas for teachers and an American history game. Requires Shockwave & RealPlayer.

  • Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing - Many ideas for improving classroom teaching for many different marketing courses.

  • GreenJungle: Investment Education Home Page - This web site is sponsored by Peter W. Johnson Jr., a registered investment advisory firm located in Sunnyvale, California. The firm provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and qualified plans. The web site provides insightful, educational, information in the area of funds investment. Links to articles such as: "What is a Mutual Fund?" and "How to Choose a Mutual Fund," are some of the features provided to visitors of this site. This site also offers a very useful section titled "Investigate Before You Invest" which provides the addresses and telephone numbers of investment broker screening and regulatory agencies. This source is useful for individuals learning about mutual fund investment.

  • GSFC Earth Sciences Distributed Active Archive Center - This is an earth sciences data archive metasite. Information on access to large collections of data/images/information can be found in the following subject areas: Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Dynamics, Field Experiments, Hydrology, Interdisciplinary,Land Biosphere, Ocean Color.

  • Guide to Communication Programs - Listing of academic degree programs in communication offered by U.S. and Canadian universities.

  • Guide to Grammar and Writing - An extremely useful site sponsored by the Capital Community-Technical College.

  • Guide to Poisonous Plants - There are pages on more than 100 poisonous plants in this guide. Information on each plant includes common and botanic name; color photograph; description; habitat; animals (including people) affected; toxic principle; gastrointestinal, nervous, integumentory, and other system symptoms; and treatment. Search by common name or symptom, e.g., lameness, vomiting, weight loss, death.

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