Sitios recomendados de marzo

Aquí están los primeros sitios recomendados del ciclo 2007. La bibliotecaria, Silvina Sala, ha trabajado en la investigación y clasificación de material disponible en la web, a manera de apoyo bibliográfico para el trabajo de aula de las distintas asignaturas.

Confiamos en que el aporte será también de utilidad para los padres, como una ayuda para «separar el trigo de la cizaña», dentro de la complejidad de la web. Así podrán beneficiarse en forma personal y también colaborar mejor con sus hijos en la realización de investigaciones u otras tareas académicas.

Este mes, las recomendaciones nos traen Best Free International Statistics Reports Online:

The World Factbook 2007 – Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency’s annual World Fact Book provides a reliable resource for information on independent states, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, uninhabitable regions, and oceans. Each entry typically includes concise physical and demographic statistics, an economic overview, as well as communications, transportation, and military information.

WDI – World Development Indicators 2006 – World Bank
The publication is the World Bank’s premier annual compilation of data about development. The 2006 WDI includes more than 900 indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.

WEO – World Economic Outlook 2006 – International Monetary Fund
The publication presents the IMF staff’s analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries. It focuses on major economic policy issues as well as on the analysis of economic developments and prospects.

OECD in Figures 2006-2007 – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The 2006-2007 edition of OECD in Figures contains key data on OECD countries, ranging from economic growth and employment to energy, trade and migration.

2007 Index of Economic Freedom – The Heritage Foundation & The Wall Street Journal
The Index of Economic Freedom measures and ranks 161 countries across 10 specific freedoms, things like tax rates and property rights.

Statistical Review of World Energy 2006 – BP
The Review tells the story – and history – of world energy through the numbers behind the energy market headlines.

GEO – Global Environment Outlook Year Book 2007– United Nations Environment Programme
The 2007 Year Book includes global and regional overviews of significant developments over the past year. It highlights linkages among ecosystem health, human well-being, and economic development; examines new thinking on the value of ecosystem services and the threat from ecosystem degradation; and describes recent research findings and policy decisions that affect our awareness and response to global change.

Otros sitios recomendados (anteriores):
* Diccionarios / Enciclopedias online gratuitos

* Diccionarios / Dictionaries
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Cambridge offers their dictionaries online for free at this site – Cambridge International Dictionary of English, Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary of American English, The Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms, and The Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Simply type in the word then click on the dictionary in which you want to check the definition.
Cambridge University Press, 2006

Collins Word Exchange
Collins Word Exchange revolutionises the way words are collected and enter the dictionary – throwing open the doors of language research and recording to embrace words from anybody and everybody! At Collins Word Exchange not only can you search… the Collins English Dictionary, texting abbreviations, internet links and SCRABBLE® scores, access a wealth of advice on grammar and usage, and test your language skills, but you can also add your own words to the dictionary.
Collins

Merrian-Webster Online
This searchable and browseable online dictionary and thesaurus for English are interconnected, offering audio pronunciation, etymologies, and occasional illustrations. Merrian-Webster Online also has free Premium access (alter viewing a brief ad) to electronic versions of their popular Collegiate series dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia; the Third New International Dictionary, Unabribged; French-English and Spanish-English dictionaries; an atlas; a style guide; and a medical dictionary.
Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc.

Ask Oxford
The Oxford University Press’s reference website offers the opportunity to search their Compact Oxford English Dictionary, Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2nd edition), along with expert advice on writing and solving gritty grammar problems.
Oxford University Press, 2006

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Online English dictionary, with photo illustrations, audio files of selected word pronunciations, example sentences, and lesson plans for teachers.
4th ed. Longman

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.
4th ed. New York: Bartleby.Com, 2000

Real Academia Española
Permite acceder al texto completo de la última edición del Diccionario de la Lengua Española, 2001 – y también Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, 2005. Bajo el título Ortografía se puede descargar la obra Ortografía de la Lengua Española, 1999. Es el sitio de referencia de la lengua española.
Madrid: Real Academia Española, 2006

Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française
Permite acceder a la versión en desarrollo de la 9e éd. -1986. Fuente de consulta esencial de la lengua francesa.
Paris: Académie française, 2006

Online Etymology Dictionary
A free, fully searchable dictionary creating etymologies in alphabetical order, divided into smaller sections for manageable viewing. Contains a list of abbreviations to aid browsing of etymologies and links to other etymological resources.
Douglas Harper, 2001

* Enciclopedias / Encyclopaedias
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Reference resource searchable by keyword, phrase, or question. A selection of atlases, year reviews, subject areas, and timelines are browseable, and access to full features is restricted to subscribers. Chicago: Britannica, 2006

Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia
Spanish version Wikipedia: «la enciclopedia libre Wikipedia» is a free, web-based encyclopedia edited by its readers. Each of its over one million articles may be edited, corrected, or updated by anyone in the world. Readers are encouraged to correct spelling, fix grammatical errors, check the accuracy of information, translate articles into one of over 150 languages available on the site, and update biographical information. The site’s aim is to «create a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.»
Florida: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, 2006

Columbia Encyclopedia
Containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references.
6th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001–04

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Considered the most important work of literary history and criticism ever published, the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing.
New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1907–21; New York: Bartleby.com, 2000

BDS Library, Dec. 2006