Titles beginning with 'F'

Fabric Origami Workshop
http://www.fabricorigami.com/: This site "features detailed instructions, photos, and diagrams to make origami boxes and items just by folding fabric." Other site inclusions are a FAQ and a list of recommended books for those at any level of skill.
Fabulous Facts About Australia
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/index.jsp: Geographic and geologic history of Australia. Includes maps, dimensions, information about landforms (deserts, mountains, etc.), and the landscape of Australian capital cities.
The Face of Russia
http://www.pbs.org/weta/faceofrussia/: Explore who the Russian people are, their character, conflicts, art, culture, and more through this PBS site's timeline of Russian history and reference section, which includes a bibliography and a history of the Cyrillic alphabet.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html: This helpful site contains profiles of past and present African American men and women scientists in the fields of science and engineering. The areas of biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, medicine, and general inventors are just some of the fields of study included. This site contains biographies, photographs, and bibliography lists may be helpful for further research.
Factbites
http://www.factbites.com/: "Factbites presents the user with full, meaningful sentences from every site in the search results." Topic- rather than keyword-based, the site can return results on what you want to know that don't include the words you typed in. Uncommon word combinations can lead to no or poor results.
Factbites: Where results make sense.
http://www.factbites.com/: Factbites is a hybrid of a search engine and an online encyclopedia that provides coherent sentences and links to related topics in the results.
FactCheck.org
http://www.factcheck.org/default.html: A nonpartisan fact checking organization. Established at the University of Pennsylvania, it critiques select political speeches, ads, and issues in order to provide accurate information.
FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political FactCheck
http://factcheck.org/: "A nonpartisan, nonprofit, 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." Site monitors the "factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases."
Facts About Blood
http://www.aabb.org/Content/About_Blood/Facts_About_Blood_an...: This site provides answers to all your questions about blood donation. Topics include facts about blood donation, who should donate, what to expect when donating, how blood is screened and processed, and other information related to transfusions.
Facts About Blood Cholesterol
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/wyntk.htm: Explains what cholesterol is and why it is important. Describes the types of cholesterol and has lengthy dietary recommendations for reducing cholesterol levels.
Facts About Cardiomyopathy
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/cm/cm_what.html: Introduces types of cardiomyopathy, diagnoses, treatments, and describes the courses of the diseases.
Facts About Sleep Apnea
http://www.medem.com/search/article_display.cfm?path=n:&mstr...: The nighttime breathing disorder is described along with its occurence rates, causes, effects, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Facts on Coronary Heart Disease
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/: The National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute provides a set of information intended to educate those trying to prevent heart disease , as well as those with heart disease. The site explains the different types of cholesterol, ways to lower cholesterol, and provides a resource library for further exploration.
Facts on Tap
http://www.factsontap.org/: Facts on Tap: Alcohol and Your College Experience is described as a "comprehensive alcohol and other drug education, prevention, and intervention program for college students." This website includes information on drugs, alcohol and the body, alcohol and sex, alcohol and commuter students, and the ways in which substance abuse affect college students.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcra.htm#602: This site contains the text of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Act ensures that financial institutions protect the privacy of their patrons, and that the credit histories of those patrons are accurate and private.
FairTest: The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
http://www.fairtest.org/: A non-profit advocacy organization that works to show there are better ways to evaluate schools, teachers, and their students than standardized tests. This site offers alternatives to standardized test and focuses on racial, class, and gender concerns.
Fairy Tales: Reading & Research
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48473: This IPL pathfinder describes and categorizes Fairy Tale resources. For hundreds of years, fairy tales have been read by children and adults alike, instructing, fascinating, and horrifying us by turns. The print and Internet resources listed here are geared toward recreational readers, parents, teachers, and students
Fallen Fruit
http://www.fallenfruit.org/: A new idea towards alleviating hunger, this site features a map of publicly accessible fruit trees that are fruiting around the Los Angeles area. There is also information on neighborhood food resources for particular areas.
FAPE
http://www.fape.org/: "The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) project is a strong partnership that aims to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities. It links families, advocates, and self-advocates to communicate the new focus of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project represents the needs of 6 million children with disabilities."
Families for Early Autism Treatment
http://www.feat.org/: FEAT is a non-profit organization of parents, educators, and other professionals dedicated to providing world-class education, advocacy and support for the Northern California autism community." This site provides information and advocacy resources to parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, as well as information about FEAT to professionals.
Family Education Network
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/: "The FamilyEducation Company's mission is to help parents help their children succeed. We provide parents with the information and resources they need to actively participate in their children's learning process." This site addresses topics related to children of all ages and contains resources dealing with schools, news and policy, parenting, the Internet, health, learning activities, and recreation, among other topics.
Family Education: Standardized Tests
http://school.familyeducation.com/educational-testing/study-...: From the Family Education Network, this site has information about standardized tests. It includes articles, ways to get ready, tips, and practice questions for elementary through high school.
Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act (FERPA) Title 20 Chapter 31 Subchapter III US Code
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode20/usc_se...: This law protects the privacy of all students in schools funded by applicable programs in the Department of Education. FERPA defines privacy of school records, who may access school records, and under what conditions the records may be released.
Family Information Center
http://reading.indiana.edu/www/indexfr.html: Includes two magazines: Parents and Children Together Online, featuring original stories and articles for parents and children to share together, and Parent Talk. There are also external links to many other sites useful for parents.
Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers
http://www.fphandbook.org/: Comprehensive family planning handbook with information on methods of contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and reproductive health issues. Though intended for doctors in developing countries, the information is understandable for laypeople, and available in several languages.
The Family Tree of North American Railroads
http://www.spikesys.com/Trains/fmly_tre.html: "A chart of major railroad company mergers, takovers and controls that have taken place since 1900." Freight carriers only. From the Webville and Hypertext RR Co.
Family Village - A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/: Family Village offers many links on disability related subjects. Physical, mental, and learning disabilities are covered. Enter the library to find links about disabilities. Enter the school to find information on accessibility.
familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/: "Health information for the whole family." Browse by topic or by specific conditions. Includes several tools, such as a dictionary of medical terms and health calculators. A "Smart Patient Guide" helps you manage your healthcare, from choosing a doctor to paying the bills. Searchable.
FamilyHistory.com: Society Hall
http://www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/: The Society Hall is the most comprehensive directory of genealogical and historical societies on the Web. It allows you to search for geneological associations by name and geographical location. The rest of the FamilyHistory.com site is a collection of message boards for genealogical researchers. The site has boards under three topics: surname, geographical area, and geneological project (e.g. adoption, passengerships from England, etc.) and each topic is searchable. Message boards include postings from people looking for and sharing genealogical information.
familyrecords.gov.uk
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/: "Familyrecords.gov is a portal designed to help anyone wishing to carry out research on their family history using UK and Irish government resources. Resources of use to family historians are held by many different national and central government institutions in the UK and Ireland. Finding out which of the many institutions holds the information a researcher needs can be quite a complex process. This site aims to simplify that process by providing one point of access that will give researchers the information they need and direct them to the correct institution. Initially we are providing information on records, links to web sites (both of the member institutions and of other family history resources) and news of events and new services of interest to family historians. Where possible we have linked to web resources; where not we have given, or pointed to, details of how to access material. As more and more resources go online we will bring you news of these new developments. We also provide information about how researchers can make enquiries of the member institutions."
FamilySearch
http://www.familysearch.org/: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints provides this site, which lets you search their Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, Pedigree Resource File, and web sites (by last name only). A free registration feature also lets you collaborate with other genealogists.
Famous Adoptees and Foster Children
http://www.dil.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm: "Biographical directory of influential and famous persons who were adopted or spent time being raised by people other than their biological parents."
Famous Austrians, Germans, and Swiss
http://www.german-way.com/german/famous.html: In English. This site provides an A-Z list of famous Germans, Austrians, and Swiss, including political figures, artists, actors, and others. Each entry includes birth date, death date where applicable, and a short biography.
Famous Modern Ghost Stories
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15143: Originally published in 1921, this book of ghost stories is available online at Project Gutenberg. Contributors include Edgar Allen Poe and Guy de Maupassant.
Famous Poets and Poems
http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.com/: Browse among 550 popular poets and 22,000 poems. Find portraits, short biographies, quotes, bibliographies and links to other resources dedicated to a particular poet. Poets are organized by name, birth date, nationality, and other factors.
Famous Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm: Offers accounts of many of the most famous trials in world and American legal history, such as the Salem witchcraft trials, the Rosenbergs case, the Scopes "Monkey" trial, the Amistad affair, and the O.J. Simpson Trial among others. Includes articles , court records, and other official documents.
Fanblogs.com
http://www.fanblogs.com/: A place to rant and read rants if you love college football (and, it seems, beer) created by Pete Holliday and Kevin Donahue. The site’s numerous contributors cover and comment on all the conferences with all the insider pop culture references you would expect from college alumni.
FANDOM - Superman Homepage
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php: "Everything you ever wanted to know about the Man of Steel. This site contains information on Superman comics, movies, television shows, animation, radio, music, action figures, trading cards and much more! "
FANDOM - The Entertainian
http://www.mania.com/: News, reviews, and commentary from the world of the cinema, plus discussion forums and Web links. "A must see for all die hard movie fans. Daily updates from Ian Ebright and his staff including movie news and rumors, exclusive Insider scoops, reviews for the latest films and in-depth analysis on Hollywood trends and filmmaking. In addition, there are first look photos from upcoming films, interviews with actors and filmmakers, and more.
FAOSTAT Statistics Database
http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx: "FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual database currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics in the following areas: production, trade, food balance sheets, food aid shipments, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, forest products, fishery products, population, and agricultural machinery."
FAQ - Career in Archaeology in the U.S.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/dlcfaq.html: "Answers to basic questions about a career as an archaeologist in the U.S." Includes a bibliography of recommended books and other materials about archaeology, and a listing of archaeology-related Internet resources.
FAQ: Current Usenet Spam Thresholds and Guidelines
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/spam-faq/: "This article is intended to describe the current consensus spam thresholds and ensure that the definitions of these terms are availible. It is believed that most, if not all, spam cancellers use these terms and definitions in their work; however, many other people use the terms inappropriately, which leands to confusion in discussions. This is an informal FAQ aimed at clarity and understanding, not anal-retentive correctness."
FAQ: Kosher Food (rec.food.cuisine.jewish)
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/kosherfaq.htm: Frequently Asked Questions - Kosher Foods explains what constitutes kosher foods; includes a glossary of non-English terms, and lists of Internet resources, commercial resources, restaurants, etc.
FAS Community Resource Center
http://www.come-over.to/FASCRC/fascrc.htm: The FAS Community Resource Center is a resource for parents and others affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Topics covered on this site include: FAS Facts, FAS symptoms, FAS Intervention During Childhood, and many articles about how fetal alcohol exposure affects behavior.
Fastball: "Now entirely devoted to the playoffs. We feature batter-by-batter results and scores from every playoff game updated every few minutes, more than 1,000 wire stories, stats and schedules, photos, hourly audio sports reports, chat and bulletin boards. In-depth coverage of the Braves includes articles from the writers who cover them every day."
FastWeb (Financial Aid Search Through the Web)
http://www.fastweb.com/index.ptml: A free searchable database of over 180,000 scholarships, grants, loans and fellowships. You can set up a personal profile to search against, and fastWEB can notify you of new sources that match your profile when they are added to the database.
Fat Birder
http://www.fatbirder.com/: "Fatbirder is striving to be the world's greatest resource for birders it has more than 1,400 pages covering every country of the world, every US, Canadian & Australian State & Province and every UK County as well as all aspects of birding - ornithology, birdwatching as a hobby, conservation, where to buy optics, holidays etc.; where to stay and much much more."
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Web-Based Encyclopedia
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/: The FARS webpage features a chart of national motor vehicle traffic crash data from 1994-2002. In addition, users may down load NHTSA statistical reports and query the FARS database.
FATFREE: The Low Fat Vegetarian Archive
http://www.fatfree.com/index.shtml: "Welcome! This archive has over 4000 fat free and very low fat vegetarian recipes as well as information about healthy very low fat vegetarian diets. But you don't have to be vegetarian or eat low fat all the time to enjoy one of these recipes. Browse and enjoy!"
Fatherhood Online
http://www.fatherhood.org/: This site is a service of the National Fatherhood Initiative. Find a variety of resources on being a committed, responsible, and loving father.
Fats and Cholesterol - The Good, The Bad, and The Healthy Diet
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html: Hosted by the Harvard School of Public Health this website includes facts about cholesterol and the connection it has to heart disease. Uniquely, the site analyzes specific types of fat in common oils and fats. Also, there is information about the relationship between dietary fats and different types of cancers.
Favorite Poem Project
http://www.favoritepoem.org/: Robert Pinsky, a poet and the author of this site says, "If a poem is written well, it was written with the poet's voice and for a voice. The purpose of this site is to share the Favorite Poem Project with the widest possible audience." The Favorite Poem Project shows audio and video of people reading their poems. Students of all ages are invited to participate.
FCIC: Small Business - Starting and Managing a Business Links
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/links/sm69links.htm: The Small Business section of the U.S. Government Consumer Information Center has links to government and private websites offering resources for small businesses.
FDA Drug Safety Podcasts
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/podcast/: Podcasts providing information and warnings about drugs
FDIC Institutions
http://www2.fdic.gov/IDASP/: "The FDIC Institution Directory (ID) provides the latest comprehensive financial and demographic data for every FDIC-insured institution, including the most recent quarterly financial statements, with performance and condition ratios."
FED101: The Federal Reserve Today
http://www.kc.frb.org/fed101/: An interactive guide to the U.S. Federal Reserve system, including History, Structure, Monetary Policy, Banking Supervision, and Financial Services.
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
http://www.fasab.gov/: The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board promulgates accounting principles for federal government reporting entities. This website provides access to all publications issued by FASAB including exposure drafts, the volume of original pronouncements, newsletters, minutes and meeting agendas.
Federal and State Tax Forms
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/govdocs/taxes.html: A gateway site providing links to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and to sites for each of the fifty states to access tax information, publications and forms online.
Federal Aviation Regulations
http://www.landings.com/_landings/pages/fars.html: Searchable, full text of FAA and relevant NTSB regulations in HTML format. Arranged by subchapter and part.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/: FBI home page. Includes FBI facts and figures, history, crime alerts, crime statistics, reports on major investigations, more.
Federal Citizen Information Center- Privacy Resources
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/privacy_resources.htm: This site contains a list of sites that provide information on financial, internet, medical, and identification privacy. Many of these sites contain information on citizens’ legal rights under the laws, and links to the full texts of privacy laws. While some of these sites are run by the government, others are non-government sites which provide concise explanations of citizen’s legal rights under the law.
Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/: "The mission of this independent government agency is to encourage competition in all communications markets and to protect the public interest. In response to direction from the Congress, the FCC develops and implements policy concerning interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable" Searchable site includes news, hot topic issues and other communications information.
Federal Courts Finder
http://www.law.emory.edu/caselaw/: Website maintained by Macmillan Law Library at Emory University Law School. Contains links to all Federal Circuit Courts and their past opinions from 1995 - present, searchable by keyword.
Federal Courts Law Review
http://www.fclr.org/content/fclr.htm: Articles are from scholars, judges and distinguished practitioners. The editorial board, composed primarily of United States Magistrate Judges and law school professors. Publication of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
http://www.fdic.gov/: "The FDIC is the independent deposit insurance agency created by Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's banking system." Sections include the FDIC Corporate Library and consumer information.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): Statistics on Depository Institutions
http://www2.fdic.gov/sdi/index.asp: FDIC Statistics on Depository Institutions or SDI allows you to generate financial reports and statistics on FDIC-insured institutions. The FDIC insures deposits in banks and thrift institutions, and it identifies, monitors, and addresses risks to the deposit insurance funds.
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/: "The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections." Site users may view reports on individual or party violations, or learn how to submitt a complaint.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov/: FEMA is an independent agency of the federal government designed to be a "comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery." This site has information on disaster assistance, current weather storms updates, news, flood insurance informaiton (aimed at both the public, local and state governents, and lenders) , as well as career opportunities, a kids section and updates on FEMA projects.
Federal Government Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/federal.html: Guide to U.S. government resources online, organized by topic, alphabetical index, and searchable.
Federal Government Resources: Historical Documents
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedhis.html: A portal to government documents from throughout American History, hosted by the University of Michigan Documents Center.
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics
http://www.agingstats.gov/: Collection of statistics on aging from a variety of government agencies.
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
http://www.childstats.gov/: "This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment,and education. "
Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov/: Has biographies about justices, historical and educational materials about the Supreme Court. Established by Congress in 1967.
The Federal Judiciary Homepage
http://www.uscourts.gov/: "The purpose of this site is to function as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government."
Federal Magistrates Judges Association
http://www.fedjudge.org/: Links and general information about the federal courts. Some content password-accessible only, for federal judges. Contains references to law reviews and articles.
Federal Register Online via GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html: "The Federal Register is the official publication for Presidential Documents and Executive Orders as well as Notices, Rules and Proposed Rules from Federal Agencies and Organizations." Issues from 1995 (volume 60) to the present are searchable. Searches can be restriced by volume, section, and date.
Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE)
http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html: This site makes hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. Resources are organized by subject areas and also can be found through full-text and quick searches, as well as by date added under the New Resources link. New resources are added monthly from the 51 participating Federal agencies.
Federal Statistical Office Germany?Geography
http://www.destatis.de/themen/e/thm_geography.htm: In English or German. The Statistical Office provides information about the geography of Germany such as climate, elevation, and topographic features. Graphs are included in some of the topic areas.
Federal Trade Commission - Information Privacy & Security
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html: Part of the Federal Trade Commission’s mission is to protect the privacy of US citizens. On this site, which is part of the FTC site, one can read information and find laws about protecting personal privacy and the privacy of children. At this site, there is also the FTC’s Privacy Agenda which details the FTC’s efforts to protect the privacy of the US citizens.
Federal Trade Commission: E-Commerce & Internet
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/tech.shtm: The Federal Trade Commission offers consumer and business information related to e-commerce and the Internet on subjects including automobiles, online shopping, spam email, web scams, credit reporting, privacy, health, education, energy, ID theft, investments and telemarketing.
Federal Web Locator
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/fedloc.html: "A service provided by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy" and intended to be a comprehensive source for Federal Government information arranged by agency and sub-agency. Lists all known Federal Government web servers.
The Federalist Papers
http://memory.loc.gov/const/fed/fedpapers.html: After the United States Constitution was ratified, The Federalist Papers argued the merits of becoming part of the Union. This site breaks the Federalist Papers into each paper from Federalist Paper No.1 to Federalist Paper No.85.
The Federation For American Immigration Reform
http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage: Website of the non-partisan, not-for-profit group dedicated to immigration law reform. The site provides current news and research publications as well as legal and historical information and links to encourage support for increased border security, an end to illegal immigration, and a reduction in immigration levels.
Federation of American Scientists - Nuclear Resources
http://www.fas.org/nuke/: This site offers a comprehensive listing of information pertaining to nuclear weapons and issues of arms control. There is a detailed guide to countries with nuclear weaponr capabilities including graphical representations., nuclear weapon FAQ's, a page devoted to intelligence findings on nuclear threats, news archives of over 30 countries as well as numerous links.
The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors
http://www.fohbc.com/: "The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) is a non-profit organization for collectors of historical bottles and related collectible items." Its "primary goal is educational as it relates to the history and manufacture of historical bottles and related artifacts." This website has a wealth of information about collecting bottles. There is an extensive reference section of books and magazines, a listing of affiliated clubs by U.S. and Canadian geographic regions, a calendar of shows and auctions, and a collectors database searchable alphabetically by name, region, and even by the types of bottles they collect.
Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/affiliates/fnchs/about/about.h...: "The Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies is a coalition of societies, associations, and commissions located throughout the state that are dedicated to preserving and promoting history in North Carolina."
FedLaw
http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm: Menu-based guide to Internet sites related to United States laws and regulations and other legal resources. Part of the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE).
FedStats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
http://www.fedstats.gov/: "More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use. FedStats' major features include: An 'A to Z' index that provides direct access to detailed data listings in 275 categories; A keyword search capability that enables users to search Web sites linked to FedStats; 'Fast Facts' links, which allow users to visit either the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms or an on-line version of the most frequently requested tables from the Statistical Abstract of the United States; An 'Agencies' heading that allows users to link to the Web sites of Federal statistical agencies, or select from a menu of predetermined key words for those agencies; A 'Programs' heading that offers 14 groups of agency data program summaries, in areas ranging from agriculture to transportation; A 'Regional Statistics' heading that offers data that is broken down into geographic areas -- frequently at State or county levels; and Links to agency contacts, press releases, and government statistical agencies outside the United States.
Feeding America
http://feedingamerica.org/: Feeding America is the leading hunger-relief charity in the country, supporting a network of food and hunger related agencies across local communities. Provides links and information for becoming involved in the fight against domestic hunger.
Feminism FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/feminism/: This comes from the soc.feminism newsgroup. Many of the questions pertain specifically to the newsgroup, but there is also information about feminism, and some sources for further research.
Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org/: "The Feminist Majority and The Feminist Majority Foundation are committed to empowering women and winning equality through research, the sharing of information of value to feminists everywhere, and effective action. Our work is supported by the generosity of tens of thousands of caring feminists -- women and men -- all across the USA and around the world." This site provides information about FMF programs and projects, and contains press releases and access to the Feminist Majority Report (newsletter.) Information about internships, conferences and key policy issues are also provided.
Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia.
http://feministsf.org/: This site is essentially a complex bibliography that lists and cites and describes science fiction & critical works from a feminist perspective. Plots may be described in whole, including details that would constitute a "spoiler" for some people. Works that are already complete are reviewed, discussed, and described, and consequently there are spoilers.
Feminist Theory Website
http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/: Explore feminist theory by field, geography, or by individual feminists. Each page for types of feminism and nations of the world contains a bibliography and links to other resources. Available in English, French, or Spanish.
Feminist Women's Health Center
http://www.fwhc.org/: Explore health issues specific to women and read personal stories and poetry.
Feminist.com
http://www.feminist.com/: The primary goal of FEMINIST.COM "is to help make networking for women -- both off and online -- easy to do." FEMINIST.COM wishes to "become a place where women can meet, exchange ideas, get information, build a business, become active, participate in government and empower themselves and the world around them -- a woman's cyber community if you will." The site provides links to women's health issues, activism, women-owned business, various resources and information links, as well as access to articles and speeches on feminist topics. The site is searchable.
Femspec
http://femspec.org/index.html: An interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to critical and creative works in the realm of fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore and other supernatural genres.
The Fertility Race
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/fertility...: "In the late 1990s, Minnesota Public Radio broadcast this series on infertility and the social issues related to advanced reproductive technologies. Listen to the original audio, or explore insightful articles on the history of American attitudes toward infertility, surrogate motherhood, the vast and profitable fertility industry, a generation of test-tube babies, and sperm and egg donation. There's a wealth of unbiased information here -- glossaries, statistics, personal accounts, photo albums, and links to organizations across the fertility spectrum."
festivals.com
http://festivals.com/: A directory of festivals and other events around the world, organized by topic and date. There is also a backstage area where those who organize and put on festivals and events can exchange ideas.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence
http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/: General information on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and information about the federal government’s efforts to combat FAS.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Handbook
http://www.usd.edu/cd/publications/fashandbook.cfm: This downloadable booklet includes information about educational needs of FAS children, a glossary of terms, list of websites, bibliographies of articles, videos, and books. PLEASE NOTE: to download this booklet you must have Adobe Acrobat.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Information Page
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/: This page is provided by the Centers for Disease Control ( Department of Health and Human Services) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), and provides information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. The site offers fact sheets, FAQs, publications, educational materials, and other resources. It can also be accessed in Spanish.
Fibromyalgia Network
http://www.fmnetnews.com/: The website provides educational materials on fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Included is information about the illness, resources, avocacy, equipment, and coping techniques.
FIBT: Bobsleigh and Skeleton
http://www.bobsleigh.com/: Learn about sled sports, including the lastest news on video. Click the menu in the upper left-hand corner of the screen to find the history of bobsledding and skeleton, or tobogganing.
Field Museum of Natural History
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/: The Field Museum of Natural History is a wonderful site for kids, parents, and teachers. It has lots of pictures, information and activities. Don't miss the "Life Over Time" exhibit!
The File Room
http://www.cd.sc.ehu.es/FileRoom/documents/index.html: "The File Room is an illustrated archive on censorship that you can browse, as well as add cases to." You can browse the archive by date, location, grounds for censorship, or medium. Each case includes a picture, a description of the artwork, of the incident, and the result. The website also provides a bibliogaphy and list of anti-censorship resources.
The File Room Censorship Archive
http://www.thefileroom.org/: Originally begun by an artist, this site is now maintained by the National Coalition Against Censorship and covers censorship, suppression of information, libraries, public repositories of information, and more.
FileInfo.com
http://www.fileinfo.com/: FileInfo.com is a resource that allows a user to search their database for different file extensions that one might find on their computer. The website also identifies what program is needed to open the different types of files. This website works for both Macs and PCs. This site used to be called FileInfo.net.
Filipino Librarian
http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/: "For those interested in knowing more about the Philippines, Filipiniana, Philippine libraries and Filipino librarians."
Golden Raspberry Award
http://www.razzies.com/default.asp: This is the official site of the "Razzies", awards given to the worst films of the year. The site provides a history of the awards, an archive, and news and reviews of current bad movies.
Film Experts
http://members.tripod.com/~olnot/index-4.html: "There are those of us who like to see films, discuss them and even take it one step further by studying them....And then there are those individuals who wish to take on the task of producing them. With this in mind REA Film has established a team of U.S. and International film experts who wish to share their expertise by answering your questions ranging from the history of film to the workings of the motion picture industry. " Also features a best film site of the week.
Film Festival Source
http://www.filmfestivalsource.com/: A categorized, searchable list of film festivals from around the world. You are able to search the list by title, type (animation, documentary, etc.), and country. There are nearly 600 festivals currently listed and each entry has a weblink, e-mail contact, submission deadlines, and brief description of the festival. Free submissions are accepted and you may add / modify your own film festival listings (web administrators reserve the right to refuse any submission and they are first set to 'pending approval').
The Film Festivals Server
http://www.filmfestivals.com/index.shtml: This site features coverage of current and past film festivals around the world, film reviews, and a searchable listing of all film festivals from 1995 to the present.
Film Genres
http://www.filmsite.org/genres.html: "General overview of 25 film genres with recommendations and a history of films in each category."
Film Noir
http://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html: Discussion of the roots, derivatives, primary characteristics, and famous examples of film noir.
Film Sound Design
http://www.filmsound.org/: Film Sound Design offers an introduction to film sound. Includes an extensive number of terminology guides, an extensive bibliography and academic articles.
Film Underground
http://www.filmunderground.com/: A favorite site among independant filmmakers. Contains articles and information for every stage of the filmmaking process. Staff of the site answer questions and assist filmmakers with referrals. It also facilitates networking between filmmakers and the movie industry.
Film.com
http://www.film.com/: A film forum, which features news, reviews, film festival information, and a film discussion message board. Searchable.
Filmfodder
http://www.filmfodder.com/: Mac Slocum and company are movie zealots justifying their obsessions by sharing reviews and, less often, movie news.
Filmlot - Sources for New and Independent Filmmakers
http://www.thefilmlot.com/: This resource for independent filmmakers provides links to support a film in every stage of development, a networking page to connect directors and crews and a list of upcoming film festivals. The site also features articles, interviews and recent entertainment news.
Filmmaker.com
http://www.filmmaker.com/: This site is an online resource for filmmakers on a budget. Its mission is to exchange information helpful to the production and distribution of films and film-related projects and includes articles, FAQs, a dynamic database of links to other sites, and film and video-related files for downloading.
Filmmaking.net
http://www.filmmaking.net/: Filmmaking.net provides reference and community for new and independent filmmakers around the world. The site includes articles, discussion forums, answers to frequently asked questions and links to buy new and used books and equipment for filmmaking.
Films in Lingua Italiana / Italian Language Films
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/Italianfilm.html: Repertorio di film italiani con informazioni su regia, cast e sulla trama. Inoltre, alcune descrizioni presentano anche un link a bibliografie di articoli e recensioni del film presentato. In inglese.
Italian films repertory with information on the direction, cast and plot. In addition, some descriptions also present a link to bibliographies of articles and reviews of the film shown. In English.
FilmWise
http://www.filmwise.com/: FilmWise features "movie quotes, unique text and visual quizzes, contests and the infamous Invisibles," quizzes which challenge you to identify characters who've been removed from film stills -- except for their clothes.
The FilmZone
http://www.filmzone.net/: Articles on independent, foreign and Hollywood film makers. Discussions of film "relics"; reviews of current movies, videos and soundtracks; interviews of moviemakers. Contains a searchable archive of previous articles.
Filtering Mail FAQ
http://www.ii.com/internet/faqs/launchers/mail/filtering-faq...: All the gory details about how to filter your incoming e-mail.
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
http://www.finaid.org/: This very comprehensive guide to financial aid information on the World Wide Web covers a great deal of information. There is information about undergraduate, graduate, and military loans and scholarships as well as a section on saving for college.
Financial Planning and Retirement
http://www.aarp.org/money/financial_planning: The AARP's method to help start your investment planning. It has information on checking, budget, investing, insurance, and retirement planning.
Find a Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/: Information about "Where everybody who was anybody is buried..." Includes photos. It's searchable by name, location, birthdates and death dates, and "claim to fame."
Find Counseling.com
http://www.findcounseling.com/: Provides background and contact information for mental health professionals nation-wide. Therapists are searchable by specialty, zip code, gender, patient age group and more. Find key terms in the medical glossary, psychology news briefs, and links to mental health organizations.
Find Law.com: Patents
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/23intellectprop/02patent/: This site contains thousands of legal sites, cases, codes, forms, law reviews, law schools, bar associations, law firms, experts, CLE courses, and much more.
Find Sounds
http://www.findsounds.com/: This search engine lets you "search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples"
Findability.org
http://findability.org/: A "perpetually evolving collection of links to people, software, organizations, and content related to findability" -- "the quality of being locatable or navigable." Dedicated to the specific topic of findability.
FindArticles.com
http://findarticles.com/: This intensive archive contains articles dating back to 1984 from several hundred magazines and journals. Search for articles by topic: Arts & Entertainment, Automotive, Business & Finance, Computers & Technology, Health & Fitness, Home & Garden, News & Society, Reference & Education, and Sports.
Finding Art Images
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48440: This IPL pathfinder will help you find images of art works in print and Internet resources. This includes pictures of paintings, sculptures, and more.
Finding Book Reviews
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/bookreviewFARQ.html: How can I find a review of the latest John Grisham novel on the Internet?
Finding Data on the Internet
http://nilesonline.com/data/: "A Journalist's Guide to some of the best sources online to check facts, find statistics and track down reputable information. After all, an information professional isn't much use without information. This is your starting point to find the data you need, online."
Finding Dulcinea
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/: Web directory that scans the internet for reputable, high-quality, and trustworthy information for novice and experienced web searchers alike. Authors and editors produce informative web guides on diverse subjects. Spanish edition "Encontrando Dulcinea" also available.
Finding It Online: Web Search Strategies
http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/: "A free interactive tutorial on using search engines, subject directories, and specialty databases to find information on the Internet fast and effectively."
Finding Journal Articles
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/articleFARQ.html: I need an article that appeared in the Journal of Fluid Dynamics in January 1970.
Finding Obituaries
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/77286: This IPL pathfinder provides a starting point for locating obituaries. This notices, generally appearing in newspapers, are difficult to find online. These resources will help you locate newspapers as well as genealogy resources online.
Finding Out-Of-Print Books
http://marylaine.com/bookbyte/getbooks.html: Can't find that book you loved as a child in the bookstore? This site will help you navigate the world of out-of-print books. It includes advice on the steps to take to find these books, what to do if you don't remember the title or author, and even information on various used book dealers.
Finding People
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/findingpeopleFARQ.html: I just know my best friend from elementary school is online, but I can't figure out how to get her email address.
Finding Statistics
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48530: This IPL pathfinder will help you find statistical information that is available in print publications and on the Web. It focuses on locating statistical information produced by the United States Government.
Finding Telephone Numbers
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/phoneFARQ.html: How do I look up a phone number online?
Finding Used and Rare Books and Their Prices
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/usedbookFARQ.html: How can I find out what this book published in 1930 is worth? I'm trying to find a rare, valuable book.
FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com/: A comprehensive collection of legal information available over the Internet, organized by topic. Searchable.
FindLaw for Small Business
http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/: General and legal information relevant to small businesses. Its "Self Help Legal Guides" on topics such as "Business Formation", "Business Planning", "Finance", and "Human Resources" include articles, web links, FAQs and forms.
Finishing.com: the home page of the finishing industry
http://www.finishing.com/: Finishing.com is the home page for the metal finishing industry. The contents of the site include three interactive forums: an active Hotline-Letters site where technical questions can be posted for peer discussion and evalution, and two commercial RFQs - one to post for a jobshop to do plating, coating, and finishing, and another to post for products and services. Companies and individuals may post through the Help Wanted and Situation Wanted lists. Consultants, software and training, and other related links of interest to the finishing industry are grouped in this one location for easy access.
Finnish Pronunciation
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/finnish.pronunciation.html: "How to pronounce Finnish," for English speakers.
First Amendment Center
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/: A forum for discussion and information about First Amendment issues including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government.
The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html: "15,000 pages of original historical material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century. The collection is drawn from the holdings of the University of Chicago Library and the Filson Historical Society of Louisville, Kentucky. Among the sources included are books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, scientific publications, broadsides, letters, journals, legal documents, ledgers and other financial records, maps, physical artifacts, and pictorial images. The collection documents the travels of the first Europeans to enter the trans-Appalachian West, the maps tracing their explorations, their relations with Native Americans, and their theories about the region's mounds and other ancient earthworks. Naturalists and other scientists describe Western bird life and bones of prehistoric animals. Books and letters document the new settlers' migration and acquisition of land, navigation down the Ohio River, planting of crops, and trade in tobacco, horses, and whiskey. Leaders from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to Isaac Shelby, William Henry Harrison, Aaron Burr, and James Wilkinson comment on politics and regional conspiracies. Documents also reveal the lives of trans-Appalachian African Americans, nearly all of them slaves; the position of women; and the roles of churches, schools, and other institutions."
1stHeadlines
http://www.1stheadlines.com/: Compare headlines from over 300 newspaper, broadcast and online media sources. Updated every 15 minutes.
The First Ladies of the United States
/about/first_ladies/: A White House Historical Association site with pictures and biographies of the U.S. First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.
First Monday
http://firstmonday.org/: First Monday is a peer-reviewed journal, which publishes original articles about the Internet and the Global Information Infrastructure. It has an outstanding search engine, covering many areas of information economics and social policy.
First Nations Development Institute
http://www.firstnations.org/default2.asp?id=69: Non-profit organization supporting economic development in Native American communities. Website offers research publications on economic and financial issues, in addition to training and funding information for entrepreneurs and business leaders.
First Person Plural Adoption History
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2000/firstpersonplural/historical....: Timelines of Korean history in the twentieth century and the "political, social and economic events that have shaped Korea and its people," as well as histories of international adoptions in general and adoptions from South Korea in particular.
First World War.com: A Multimedia History of World War One
http://www.firstworldwar.com/: Includes many original articles and online exhibits relating to World War I from many perspectives, including military, political, and social history. Includes "The Causes of World War I", a timeline, "The Battles", memoirs, prose and poetry, and more.
First Year French - Digital Audio: French Alphabet
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/: The sounds given to the letters of the alphabet in French, available in RealAudio format from the University of Texas at Austin.
FirstGov for Consumers: Health
http://www.consumer.gov/health.htm: FirstGov for Consumers "is a 'one-stop' link to a broad range of federal information resources available online." These pages include all of FirstGov for Consumer's links on consumer health. Topics include: Aging/Elder Care, Buying Smart, Choosing Quality Health Care, Diet and Weight Control, Disease, Drugs, Exercise and Fitness, Health Risks & Prevention, Medical Procedures, Safety and Accident Prevention, Smoking/Tobacco Information.
Firsts - The Book Collector's Magazine
http://www.firsts.com/: Published for over fifteen year, Firsts is a valuable resource, providing information, entertainment, and an excellent portal into the delightful world of book collecting. This is their official website featuring many informative articles such as a guide to "The Fundamentals of Book Collecting" and a "Quick Reference Guide to Grading Books."
Fish & Seafood Online
http://atn-riae.agr.ca/seafood/: On this site, you will find a series of fact sheets on various species of fish and shellfish produced in Canadian waters. You can also access a directory of Canadian fish and seafood suppliers. Highlights of Canada1s seafood trade performance for 2000 are included on a statistics page, an industry overview gives you all the facts and figures, and an events calendar will tell you which international trade shows will have a Canadian presence."
Fish FAQ
http://www.wh.whoi.edu/faq/index.html: "A bouillabaisse of fascinating facts about fish."
Fish Information Service
http://fins.actwin.com/: "An archive of information about aquariums. It covers both freshwater and marine, tropical and temperate."
Fish of the Great Lakes
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/: This page, produced by the Sea Grant Institute at the University of Wisconsin, provides information about the various species of fish, both native and invasive, found in the Great Lakes. Also provides fishing tips, a guide to cooking and eating Great Lakes fish, and some general information on anatomy and identification.
FishBase
http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm: "The purpose of this page is to give you background information on FishBase, a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes. FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and many more. FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science."
Fitness & Exercise
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48472: This IPL pathfinder is designed to help you find more information about fitness and exercise. Print and Internet resources are cover topics such as fitness programs and journals, exercises, nutrition, sports, and healthy lifestyles.
Five A Day The Color Way
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/: This site encourages the reader to eat 'five a day' fruits and vegetables. Look for an explanation of the health benefits, recipes, and information on nutrition and nutrition research all about fruits and vegetables.
Five Criteria for evaluating Web pages
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit...: Provides a concise set of standards to use when judging the content of a Web page for use in research: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage.
Flags of All Countries
http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html: Graphics of flags of 192 countries and other independent states.
The Flags of the Native Peoples of the United States
http://www.tmealf.com/DH/: Pictures, history, and explanations of over 60 Native American flags and the increasing use of flags among Native tribes. Scroll down the page to get to the list of flags available.
Flags of the World
http://www.fotw.net/flags/: "A site devoted to vexillology. Here you can read more than 1500 pages and view more than 2500 images about flags. Search the site by country, geography, keyword, title or last modification date."
Flamenco-world.com: La web del flamenco
http://www.flamenco-world.com/flamenco.htm: Online magazine and other resources about the Spanish Flamenco culture--cante (song), dance, and guitar. It includes artist interviews, news, CD reviews, sample audio files, and video. There is an encyclopedia of flamenco artists, a dictionary of terms, and a "cyberpeña" (cyber club) for flamenco enthusiasts. Available in both English and Spanish.
Flash Slideshow Maker
http://flash.dvd-photo-slideshow.com/: "Flash Slideshow Maker is a Flash album creator to make animated photo slide show with SWF file as the output format. It transforms your digital photo collection to Macromedia Flash file format (SWF) which you can share your memorial moments with your family or friends on your own homepage, post on your Blog or upload to your own website."
Flashcard Exchange-The world's largest flashcard library
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/: Flashcards are web based version of the regular 3 x 5 index cards. This web site application can be used to create tailor made flashcards on any topic. The flashcards can also be printed and downloaded.
Flat Batteries
http://www.flatbatteries.com/load.html: Dedicated to the joys of modern and classic gaming, and promoting gaming as a legitimate art form. Focus is on "Game Star Heroes," the authors' list of the best games of all time, and info about gaming history. Special features include editorials, list of overrated games, list of cool female game characters, and a great list of links.
CheapTickets: Flight Tracking
http://www.cheaptickets.com/trs/cheaptickets/flighttracker/f...: "You can find out about current flights between major cities within the United States. Remember that this is real time flight data so it only shows flights that are flying, have recently flown, or are about to take off." You can find a flight by airline, flight number, and time and receive updated information about flight departure, arrival and delay times, and gate information.
Flight-History.com
http://www.flight-history.com/: "Flight-History is dedicated to capturing aviation history. The archives feature a growing collection of photographs, stories and aircraft specifications. The site includes the aviation artwork of several artists."
Florida Department of Education Curriculum and Instruction
http://www.fldoe.org/bii/curriculum/sss/: Education content standards for grades K-12 in the state of Florida. Provides the academic standards and proficiencies set for students at each grade level in areas such as math, reading, science, social studies, and more. Standards are available in PDF format.
Florida - Internet Public Library Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/fl1.html: This Internet Public Library resource lists official state sites for state government, library, historical society, museum, archives, parks, travel and tourism, kids, and other sites of interest specific to Florida as well as interesting facts and people associated with the state.
Florida Democratic Party
http://www.fladems.com/: Official site of the Democratic Party in Florida.
Florida Department of Health
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/: The FDH website provides information on vital records, health services and programs, health statistics, environmental standards, emergency preparedness, licenses and certifications in the state of Florida.
Florida Electronic Library
http://www.flelibrary.org/: This site offers access to resources including electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books. It includes topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. It provides information for all age groups, including homework help for students and resources for teachers.
Florida History Internet Center
http://www.floridahistory.org/: History and travel and tourism information about the state of Florida. Includes The Floridians, an interactive textbook about Florida history. Also has free experts to answer Florida-related questions, free Florida photographs and materials, and travel guides.
Florida Memory Project: The Florida State Archives
http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/memory/: "Provides a web-based structure for primary records that illustrates significant moments in the state's history, provides educational resources for students of all ages, and makes available collections useful for historical research. Each component of the Florida Memory Project utilizes original documents, photographs, and other materials from the collections of the Florida State Archives."
Florida Plants Online
http://www.floridaplants.com/: Covers "plant, landscape, garden, design, and nursery information" for Florida's native flora!. Although many links are specific to Florida plant life, articles on topics such as mulching or poisonous plants are useful for anyone interested.
Republican Party of Florida
http://www.rpof.org/: Official site of the Florida Republican Party.
Florida State Archives
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm: The Florida State Archives is mandated by law to collect, preserve, and make available for research the historically significant records of the state, as well as private manuscripts, local government records, photographs, and other materials that complement the official state records. Online collections include World War I service cards, Florida Confederate pension application files, a photographic collection, the Call & Brevard family papers, Florida's early Constitutions, and Spanish land grants.
Florida State Archives Photographic Collection
http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/memory/PhotographicCollection/: "The Florida Photographic Collection is a nationally recognized component of the Florida State Archives and contains over 790,000 still photographs and approximately 2,000 movies and video tapes. The collection spans a wide range of visual images from copies of mid 15th Century maps to current photographs. In a concentrated effort to make the collection available to the largest possible audience, the Florida State Archives applied for grant funding under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) to digitize a large part of the collection and to make it accessible through the internet. This web site is a result of that project. We will continue to add photographs to the site as they are cataloged and scanned." Searchable.
Florida State League
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/index.jsp?sid=l123: Official website of Class "A" league, starting ground for Major League Baseball players. Teams are in Brevard County, Palm Beach, Clearwater, Daytona, Duneden, Fort Myers, Jupiter, Lakeland, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Tampa, and Vero Beach.
State Library of Florida
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/: This site introduces the State Library of Florida, including its collections, online resources and databases, and Ask a Librarian service.
FloridaLawFirm, IT and the Law
http://www.floridalawfirm.com/: Contains information about the fields of law and IT. It discusses how to meet the legal requirements of electronic discovery. There is also a blog that has the newest information and case law.
FluffyKnitterDeb
http://fluffyknitterdeb.blogspot.com/: Who days you can't knit in a warm climate? Debbie lives in Florida and she turns out fabulous socks, shawls and tops all year long. Check in for her free sock patterns and lovely pictures of her knitting assistant, Pumpkin the cat.
Fluxblog
http://www.fluxblog.org/: An mp3 blog that features new songs daily. Read reviews of user submitted music and listen to some tracks featured in mp3 format.
FlyBase
http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/: A searchable database that provides extensive genetic information for the fruit fly, Drosophila. It provides various search engines for differing genetic tools such as genes, vectors, nucleotide sequences. It also includes a 73,000+ citation bibliography about Drosophilia and an address book of researchers as well as basic information on genes, gene products, genetic maps, genetic tools, and gene products related to Drosophila.
FOCUS Families
http://www.focusfamilies.org/focus: "FOCUS Families provides 'Information, Education and Support' ™ to those affected by Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) & Septo Optic Dysplasia (SOD) world wide." The site offers online support groups, information, current research, glossary, and a story center.
Fodor's
http://www.fodors.com/: Fodor's famous travel guide to hotels and restaurants is now available on the Web. Search for restaurants or hotels by city, with options to search by name or by criteria (location, price, cuisine etc.)
FOI Letter Generator
http://www.rcfp.org/foi_letter/generate.php: This is a service of the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press. This template asks for all information necessary in a FOIA request, and then creates a printable letter.
FOIA Principle Contact Information for Federal Government Departments and Agencies
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/foiacontacts.htm: This webpage provides information including the name, department, address and phone number for all of the principle FOIA contacts at each department or agency.
FOIA Web Sites for Federal Government Departments and Agencies
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/other_age.htm: The links on this page, provided by the Department of Justice, go directly to the FOIA section of the listed department or agencies web site. Each department or agency lists slightly different information ranging from its own FOIA policy to necessary contact information, to a reading room of materials made public by a FOIA request.
Folk Alley
http://www.folkalley.com/: Listen to streaming folk music 24 hours a day. This online radio station plays only folk, world, and acoustic music. Free registration is required.
The Folk File : a Folkie's Dictionary
http://www.folklib.net/folkfile/: A dictionary of terminology from the world of folk music, including entries for folk artists. Browsable alphabetically.
Folklife Online Exhibitions
http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/online_exhibitions.html: Online exhibits based on the cultural research of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Exhibits include pictures and descriptions from various traditions and cultures.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html: Resource providing links to mythology texts. Arranged alphabetically, users can browse everything from popular fairy tales to Russian ghost stories.
Folklore Discussion List
http://listserv.tamu.edu/archives/folklore.html: The archives of the folklore discussion list at Texas A&M University. You can join the list, search the archives, or browse by date.
folkmusic.org
http://www.folkmusic.org/: Information on folk and other acoustic music.
Follow the Money: The Institute on Money in State Politics
http://followthemoney.org/: "The nonpartisan Institute for Money in State Politics tracks contributions in all 50 states and makes this data easily searchable online". This non-profit organization provides data on who is giving and who is getting money within state politics via their searchable database.
Fonts in Cyberspace
http://www.sil.org/computing/fonts/: A site with links to downloadable, free and shareware fonts for 120 languages.
Food & Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/: A directory of credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more.
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
http://www.foodallergy.org/: Promotes "education, advocacy, research, and awareness" about food allergies. The site contains resources, allergy-free recipes, school-based education kits, and allergy-related news.
Food Allergy Survivors Together
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/FAST/: "Food Allergy Survivors Together (FAST) is a free online support group for children, teens, and adults who have allergies, or have an allergic family member or friend." Includes advice and recipes.
Food and Nutrition
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/household_en.stm: This comprehensive site gives information about nutrition and household food security along with resources and links.
Food History News
http://www.foodhistorynews.com/: This site contains directories of historic food museums, classes, literature, and regional interest groups. It provides a limited number of historic recipies.
Food in England Since 1066 -- A Vegetarian Evolution?
http://www.ivu.org/history/renaissance/food-england.html: "This series of articles looks at the trends in animal-based and plant-based diets in England over almost the last 1,000 years. There appears to have been a gradual increase in human sensitivity towards animals (at least in English humans), which has inevitably been reflected in the choice of food. For this reason there are also examples of the treatment of animals and other closely related topics. All are extracts from The English: A Social History 1066-1945, by C. Hibbert, Grafton Books. Original sources are given."
The Food Lover's Glossary
http://foodstuff.com/English/: Browsable glossary of words relating to food and cooking.
Food Products Association
http://www.fpa-food.org/index.asp: This site contains information on food science, safety and public policy.
Food Research and Action Center
http://www.frac.org/: "Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country." This site includes current news and analyses of hunger issues, lists federal food aid programs, and information on the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in America.
Food Resource: A Source of Science-based and Business Savvy Information for the Food Industry
http://food.oregonstate.edu/: Food Resource has a Food & Ingredients digital library, many food links, and frequently asked questions about food topics, such as "doughnuts" or "chemicals". Although hosted by the Oregon State University Web, a single individual with a food science background maintains this site.
Food Safety and Nutrition Information
http://www.ific.org/food/?PROACTIVE_ID=cecfcfcec8cbcacccac5c...: Contains information about nutrition at various staages of life and other food/nutrition related issues, such as food allergies, sweetners, and food additives.
Food Safety at Home
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/Food_Safety_at_Home_P...: Advice on how to prepare food safely, including updates on issues and information for holidays
The Food Section
http://www.thefoodsection.com/: From the "About the Food Section" page: "Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised on the mean streets of the "Gourmet Ghetto" of Berkeley, California, Josh Friedland has pursued a lifelong passion for cooking and dining. In July 2003, he turned his obsession into The Food Section (thefoodsection.com), a pioneering weblog about food, wine, and travel. Based in New York City, The Food Section publishes original food writing and photography and scours the web for links to culinary news and events, recipes, and gastronomical ephemera."
Food Share Learning Centre
http://www.foodshare.net/toolbox_main.htm: A very interesting site including information about community, container and rooftop gardening, community kitchens, gardening with children and a month-by-month guide.
Food Timeline: Food History Research Tips
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaqa.html: Helpful advice and tips about how to conduct research on particular foods. Includes a list of "Tools of the Trade" and a glossary.
FoodFuture
http://www.foodfuture.org.uk/: "The Food and Drink Federation foodfuture programme aims to improve public understanding of genetic modification. The programme has initiated wider discussion of the technology the perceived benefits and disadvantages as well as the ethical and moral concerns. " The website gives background information on GM foods and a balanced analysis of its pros and cons. Also includes consumer information.
Foodgoat
http://foodgoat.blogspot.com/: Rochelle Ponsaran, Ladygoat, is usually the author of this blog, describing all the food she and her husband, Foodgoat, eat. More food-related news and discussions than recipes, this blog discusses the bas o haut couture, from White Castle sliders and confessions about wanting to see Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle to creating Jambalaya.
Foodie
http://blog.foodienyc.com/: Advertising executive Joe DeSalazar started this blog as a personal log of dishes and recipes. DeSalazar has spent years perfecting techiniques of master chefs. This New Yorker has been a chef in three-star restaurants and writes his own food column.
FoodieView
http://www.foodieview.com/index.jsp: Search over 400,000 free recipes by cuisine category, by ingredients, or even by name of famous chef.
The Foosball Source
http://www.foosball.com/: Foosball from A to Z including the complete rules, a player gallery, playing instructions, history of the game, tournament information, and images and movies.
Foot Web
http://www.footweb.com/: "Resource for finding information about foot related health care problems, foot care providers, as well as footcare products."
Footnotes to History
http://www.buckyogi.com/footnotes/: This site is dedicated to providing information about former nations that are largely unknown, and not referenced in many textbooks. Many of these nations were short-lived, quite small, or ethnic regions.
The Footrule
http://www.footrule.com/: "Units conversion offering a very extensive range of categories and units. This interactive facility not only converts between units but also includes descriptions of usage and definitions of many of the units."
For The Love of LEDS
http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/: "For The Love of LEDs is a site ... containing real-world test results of all kinds of different light emitting diodes & LED flashlights. Featuring the world's first "Virtual LED Museum" where milestone LED technology is on display, and "The Punishment Zone," where LED flashlights & utility lights come to die." Includes frequently asked questions about LEDs, archive of LED specimens 1960 to present, and examples also organized across the color spectrum.
TheForce.Net
http://www.theforce.net/collecting/: A site for fans of the Star Wars films. It has everything associated with the phenomenon that the six films have created. Read current news features, reviews of video games and books, find a Star Wars club near you, tour an online museum of fan art, read fan fiction, participate in online polls, view a checklist of toys, and more.
Foreign Films.com
http://www.foreignfilms.com/: Search for information and reviews of foreign films or browse by country, genre or language. This site includes lists of top foreign films by decade, voted on by visitors to the site, and has lists of foreign films that have won awards.
Foreign Languages for Travelers
http://www.travlang.com/languages/: Are you studying a foreign language? Would you like to learn how to say "yes" or "please" in dozens of languages? At the Travlang site, you can listen to basic words and phrases, such as numbers and "thank you," being said in over 60 languages.
Foreign Relations of the United States
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/: "The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity." Select volumes from the Nixon, Johnson, and Kennedy administrations are available online.
U.S. Census Bureau - Foreign Trade Statistics (FTD)
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/: The Foreign Trade Division formulates and develops overall plans and programs for the collection, processing, review, linkage with other economic data, and dissemination of statistical data regarding various aspects of the export and import trade of the United States and foreign trade shipping.
ForeignMBA.com
http://www.foreignmba.com/: ForeignMBA.com is an excellent resource for students from other countries considering pursuing their MBA in the United States. It contains school profiles, lifestyle adjustment advice and much more. Of particular interest is an unofficial list of companies known to hire foreign nationals. For employers, this web site offers information on immigration policies and other considerations when hiring someone from a different country.
Foreignword.com
http://www.foreignword.com/: Foreignword.com è un sito che permette l'accesso e la consultazione incrociata di oltre 260 dizionari online in più di 70 lingue. Inoltre, espone i prodotti software più recenti e offre spazio in rete e scambio di conoscenze fra traduttori interessati.
"Foreignword.com has created a site that centralizes the access to on-line dictionaries and glossaries, gives an overview of the latest translation software products, allows exchange of knowledge among translators and offers web-space to interested translators." The main feature is a meta-search dictionary that searches over 260 on-line dictionaries in more than 70 languages.
Forensic Science in Australia - Internet Resources
http://www.nifs.com.au/F_S_A/FSA_frame.html?Links.asp&1: A directory of Internet links about forensic science in Australia. Also includes related topics such as police and law enforcement, university programs in forensic studies, institutes and societies, publications and the law.
Forest History Society
http://www.foresthistory.org/: A non-profit research and education organization that "promotes and rewards scholarship in the fields of forest, conservation, and environmental history." Search the database for photos and information on the world's forests. Educational resources, fellowships, and award information are also available.
Forest Protection Portal: Ecological Science Based Forest Preservation & Conservation Advocacy
http://forests.org/: A portal for items related to forests and rainforest conservation. Contains links to activism, research, news and information websites.
Forestry Library
http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/index.html: The University of Minnesota's Forestry Library site has information not only about the library's services, but also a collection of online research tools, including the forestry library databases, electronic journals, and internet sites.
Formosa
http://academic.reed.edu/formosa/formosa_index_page/Formosa_...: "This digital library gathers images of Taiwan and its various peoples. These textual representations, woodcuts, maps, and linguistic data originally published in European and North American books and journals during the 19th Century." This site is searchable.
Fortune 500
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/: This site lists almost all you ever wanted to know about the Fortune 500 including the current list of companies, lists of the CEO's, Industry Medians, and Top Performers.
Forum for Education and Democracy
http://forumforeducation.org/: Articles, research reports, and blog posts on public education reform issues by the conveners of the Forum, who include Deborah Meier, Theodore Sizer, and Linda Darling-Hammond.
The Forum Romanum
http://intranet.grundel.nl/thinkquest/: This award winning site was created by three high school students from the Netherlands. It covers information on the Roman Forum as well as interesting facts on Roman history and religion. The site provides biographical information on ancient Roman figures as well as covering aspects of daily life. It also provides users with a short quiz and anecdotal stories." At this web site you find a description of the Roman Forum between 100 BC and 100 AD. The Roman Forum was the centre of ancient Rome. At this web site the Forum is the centre of exploration. It will be the starting point for a great variety of wanderings. Many interesting aspects of Rome and its inhabitants can be met. Descriptions and views of many historic buildings can be found."
forWindows.com
http://www.forwindows.com/: "forWindows.com was launched to replace the outdated site Paperbits Support Center for Windows NT founded in 1996. The goal of this site is to offer you help and support on the Microsoft Windows operating systems. We want to make this site a one-stop for you to locate and to manage device drivers, downloads, and technical support information. Our more ambitious goal would be to turn this site into your personalized portal for help and support on the Microsoft Windows platforms."
The Foundation Center
http://foundationcenter.org/: The Foundation Center is a non-profit organization devoted to serving the information needs of grantmakers and grantseekers. The website's Reference Desk has a FAQ page organized by topic, and an online reference librarian who takes questions by e-mail.
Foundations Associates
http://www.dualdiagnosis.org/: This site from a not for profit 501(c)(3) provides resources on dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorder ("affected by both an emotional or psychiatric illness and chemical dependency"), including full text articles, success stories, and a directory to list treatment programs and other resources.
4 International Careers & Job
http://www.4icj.com/: "4 International Careers and Jobs is a world-wide directory of quality job sites and career resources and a free starting point for finding overseas jobs and work abroad." It offers free and fee-based connections to international employment agencies regarding seasonal work, government jobs, internships, full-time jobs, and other services. Some foreign newspapers are linked to this site.
4000 Years of Women in Science
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/: Features biographical information of over 100 women inventors, scholars, writers, mathematicians and astronomers throughout recorded history.
Fourth World Documentation Project
http://www.cwis.org/fwdp/fwdp.html: The Center for World Indigenous Studies is an independent, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.
Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?p=about&c=s...: Hyperlinked database of information about historical shipping vessels which cruised the Great Lakes. Search by ship name, builder(s), owner(s), type of ship, year built, or other criteria.
Fractal Art FAQ
https://www.fractalus.com/fractal-art-faq/: Extensive FAQ on fractal art and the mathematical theory behind fractals. Many of the FAQs include illustrations and references to websites, articles, and books on fractal images, mathematical physics, and programming.
Fractal Geometry
http://classes.yale.edu/fractals/: Introduction to fractals for students without advanced math skills. Covers Mandelbrot and Julia sets; basic concepts, rules, and functions; and fractals in literature, music, history, economics, architecture, and nature.
Framing Canada: A Photographic Memory
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/framingcanada/index-e.htm...: A searchable collection of digitized photographs from the files of Library and Archives Canada, covering 1843 through the mid-20th Century. This collection documents the history of Canada and the history of Canadian photography. Included is an essay on "Decoding Photographs."
France Diplomatie
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/: This website provides information about foreign policy, current news in France, visiting France, useful addresses, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The site is also available in French and Dutch.
France Profile: Geography
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/fr-france/geo-geography: Statistics and comparative data on France's population, land, and climate.
Franklin Pierce Law Center: Avoiding Intellectual Property Problems
http://www.piercelaw.edu/tfield/avoid.htm: Site contains links to information on patents, copyrights and trademarks, as well as trade secrets and related IP rights.
Free Breather
http://www.asthmalearninglab.com/: "We at FreeBreather are dedicated to helping you face the challenge of asthma head-on and get back to living your life the way you want." A comprehensive site discussing all aspects of asthma focused on all age groups. Includes news, tips for talking to doctors, health tips, pollen reports, and activities. Stores custom information with free membership.
Free Business Planning Information and Resources from BizPlanIt
http://www.bizplanit.com/free.html: Offers free business plan information, advice, articles, links, book suggestions, and a free monthly newsletter. The 'Virtual Business Plan' presents tips and examples for each section of a business plan.
Free Clip Art Island
http://www.freeclipartisland.com/: A "huge selection of free clipart". Clip art arranged according to more than 250 catagories. All art is original and created by Adrea Satre. Site encourages users can also send in requests for new clip art creations.
Free Computer Tutorials
http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/: Free courses and tutorials on basic computing, Microsoft Word and Excel, web design, CSS, Javascript, and PHP.
The Free Dictionary
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/: This website provides access to English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, and Russian dictionaries; English-language Medical, Legal, and Financial dictionaries; a Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and other language resources.
Free Email Address Directory
http://www.emailaddresses.com/: A well put together and thorough guide to free e-mail services on the Internet (mostly Web-based). Each entry has a description of the features for the service, and users are invited to post comments. Includes guides for beginners.
Free Food Recipe Online
http://www.foodrecipeonline.com/: Chinese cuisine, seafood, chocolate, and fruit are the kinds of free recipes that can be found at Food Recipe.
The Free Internet Bread Recipe Archive: Bread Net
http://breadnet.net/: "This archive was started with the notion that although it is impossible to break bread with ALL the PEOPLES of the WORLD, at least through the global medium of the Internet we can SHARE some recipes!" Includes both traditional and bread machine recipes. Searchable. Also includes a listing of Internet bread baking and recipe resources.
The Free Library
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/: Compiles an enormous amount of published material - journals, magazines, blog postings, and classic literary texts. Organized by subject, author, or title.
Free Management Library
http://www.managementhelp.org/: Web directory. The Free Management Library provides extensive how-to management information to nonprofit and for-profit managers with very limited resources.
Free Medical Journals.com
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/: "Dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet." You can find journals sorted by specialty or title.
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
http://foldoc.org/: A dictionary of computing "acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history," and more!
Free Online Bidirectional English-Japanese Dictionary
http://dict.pspinc.com/: "To use the dictionary, simply type in the word you would like to find in the box below and press the Search button. To find a Japanese definition of an English word, type in the English word. To look up a Japanese word, you must type in kana or kanji to find the definition. You can also use wildcards ( * ) in your search."
Free Patents Online
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/: Database of patent descriptions, searchable by keyword or by patent number.
Free Pint
http://www.freepint.com/: "A free fortnightly email newsletter sent to over 10,000 subscribers where library and information professionals in the UK tell how and where to find the best resources on the Web." Web site has access to current and archived issues.
Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods
http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/: Contains links to free resources on social research methods and program evaluation. With an emphasis on different methods and how to do research while adhering to professional standards and protecting the rights of human subjects.
Free Sample Business Plans
http://www.bplans.com/: Make a business plan, view sample plans, get templates, calculate starting costs, and get advice on funding, growing, and running a business.
Free-Translator.com
http://www.free-translator.com/: Free-Translator.com offers language translation services for all file types and languages, as well as free translation for text and websites. They have several translation dictionaries: English to French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Norwegian, and then back to English. Users can also compare results with three other top online translation dictionaries.
FreeBookCentre
http://www.freebookcentre.net/: Freebookcentre.net contains links to thousands of free online technical books. These include core computer science, networking, programming languages, Systems Programming books, Linux books and many more.
FreeBooknotes.com
http://www.freebooknotes.com/: "FreeBooknotes.com is dedicated to finding all of the sites with free book notes (similar to "cliff notes") and indexing all the individual free study guides and free book summaries for you on one easy to navigate site. What we've done is gone through all these reputable book summary sites and added a link to each individual guide on our page for that book."
Freedmen's Bureau
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/HIUS403/freedmen/bureau.html: The site contains historical informaiton about the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. "The Freedmen Bureau, as it was commonly called, was to address all matters concerning refugees and freedmen within the states that were under reconstruction." Site offers images, primary sources, and links to other resources.
F2be (The Freedom 2be Natural Learners)
http://www.f2be.com/: "The F2be hopes to help challenge current perceptions about what education is all about. It suggests that the old systems are no longer relevant to today's technological society and that education should increasingly be about valuing learning, thinking and feeling abilities over the simple acquisition of knowledge." The site provides listings of articles, organizations, schools, as well as an A-Z Theories page to help users understand philosophies, approaches, and types of schools in the alternative education movement.
Freedom Machines
http://www.pbs.org/pov/freedommachines/: Created in connection with a public television documentary about assistive technology and its impact on the lives of people with disabilities. Includes a photo gallery on the principles of universal design, an explanation of assistive technology, a lesson plan for classroom teachers, and updates on information included in the film.
The Freedom of Information Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/foiastat.htm: The Department of Justice provides the full-text of the Freedom of Information Act after the most recent amendments in 2002.
Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room
http://foia.fbi.gov/: The FBI has placed on-line some of its most frequently-requested documents released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FBI Documents related to celebrities, spies, gangsters, crime, and unusual phenomena are available for your perusal.
Freedom of Information Clearinghouse
http://www.citizen.org/litigation/free_info/: The FOI Clearinghouse, provided by Public Citizen, a national non-profit public interest organization, is a web site that contains an introduction to FOIA, information on making requests, and legal research and litigation resources. Public Citizen focuses its efforts on fighting government secrecy, and since 1972 has been involved in more FOIA litigation than any other organization.
Freedom of the Press Publications
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=16&year=2005: Reports, with statistical analysis, about the freedom of the press throughout the world. Full reports are available, in addition to brief reports about each country, a press freedom map, and various tables and charts.
Freedom to Read -- Censorship in Canada: Challenged Books and Magazines
http://freedomtoread.ca/: Contains information about banned books and censorship in Canada. Provides information about Freedom to Read Week in Canada. Also contains links to Freedom to Read artwork and posters, censorship news, and a list of books and magazines banned in Canada over the past few decades.
FreeFoto.com
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp: "FreeFoto.com is one of the largest collections of free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet. The comprehensive, yet easy to navigate site features 50 main sections with over 1000 sub headings. The photographs are free to private non-commercial users and for sale to other users. FreeFoto.com contains over 28,000 images with new pictures being added every week." Searchable.
The Freestyle Frisbee Page
http://www.frisbee.com/: Includes basic and advanced tips, tournament schedule and results, and an FAQ. A glossary is under construction.
FreeTranslation.com
http://www.freetranslation.com/: A free service which uses machine translation to translate Web pages, e-mail messages, chat messages, and other text. Translations are not exact, but they do provide the "gist" of foreign language documents. Translation is available between English and the following languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
French Assistant
http://www.frenchassistant.com/default.asp: "This site helps you learn French online. You can learn and practice FREE using our online French language lessons and unique question generator. It's free and cool!"
French Dictionary (Thresor de la langue française, 1606)
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/ARTFL/projects/dicos/TLF-NI...: Searchable version of the 1606 edition of Jean Nicot's Thresor de la Langue Française, a French language dictionary containing over 18,000 entries. From ARTFL Project.
French Feminist Theory
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/wstudies/frenchfem.html: A site dedicated to Helene Cixous, Luce Irigary, Julia Kristeva, Rosi Braidotti, Simone de Beauvoir, Monique Wittig, and Catherine Clement. Contains primary and secondary texts, interview, biographies, and bibliographies.
French Language Course
http://www.jump-gate.com/languages/french/: The French Language Course "is intended to allow you to understand written French (newspapers, articles, magazines, signs on the road during your next trip in France, etc.) and to write a letter to a French friend or correspondent." It is a good introduction to written French.
French-English Food Dictionary
http://www.provencebeyond.com/food/eng_french_food_dict_1.ht...: This source is a non-searchable food dictionary. Users have the choice of listing it French to English, or English to French. You can jump to a specific letter of the alphabet within the dictionary and learn about what different foods are called in the French and English customs.
Frequency and Stroke Counts of Chinese Characters
http://technology.chtsai.org/charfreq/: "This is a list of frequency of usage and number of strokes of the 13,060 Chinese characters defined in the BIG-5 coding scheme." With links to other Chinese language and Chinese computing websites.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the Multicast Backbone (MBONE)
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~hgs/internet/mbone-faq.html: "This file is based on a text version at ISI, but parts have been extensively modified." The FAQ discusses, what MBone is, how to participate, what hardware and software is required to join, and why you would want to participate.
Frequently Asked Questions About Parapsychology
http://www.deanradin.com/para1.html: Answers to frequently asked questions about parapsychology, "the scientific and scholarly study of certain unusual events associated with human experience, compiled by an ad-hoc group of scientists and scholars..."
Frequently Asked Questions from alt.zen
http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/faq.html: Addresses a few of the most frequently asked questions from the alt.zen newsgroup. Subjects include "What is Zen?," sitting meditation (zazen). Also includes a glossary and an introductory reading list.
Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics
http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~alopez-o/math-faq/math-faq.html: An FAQ from the Usenet group. It includes the answers to mathematic puzzlers such as why 0.999... equals 1 and a discussion of famous problems such as the four-color problem. Available in graphical and text only versions.
Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
http://content.lib.washington.edu/fishweb/index.html: "An ongoing digital collection of images related to freshwater and marine topics, in all their diversity. It includes images of fish, shellfish, and marine mammals, pictures of fish hatcheries and dams and vessels, materials related to polar exploration, regional and traditional fisheries, and limnological (freshwater) subjects. Its scope is global... All images here are indexed under subject, Category, Original Captions, Geographic Location of Image, etc."
Frida by Kahlo
http://www.fbuch.com/fridaby.htm: Mexican artist and icon Frida Kahlo’s paintings were highly autobiographical, and this site integrates them into a chronology of her life. The times, culture, and people of her life are discussed in relation to her paintings. Also contains links to similar information about two other iconic figures in Kahlo’s life, Diego Rivera and Leon Trotsky.
Friedbeef’s Tech
http://www.friedbeef.com/: Friedbeef’s Tech is a weekly blog dedicated to solving everyday problems with simple technology. Includes useful tips, ultimate guides, and sections on Freeware, Firefox and Web 2.0 among others.
Friends of Libraries USA
http://www.folusa.org/: Provides programs and publications to groups teaching citizens how to develop local library Friends organizations for fundraising, advocacy and promotion of libraries.
The Froggy Page
http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/: Included are many articles and links to find everything you wanted to know about frogs. Also included are songs, poems and tales about frogs. There are also files of frog sounds that can be heard through RealAudio.
From Colony to Country: A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/military/: Library and Archives Canada offers this bibliographical pathfinder for readers with a general interest in Canada's military heritage.
From Jesus to Christ
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/: From the PBS Frontline documentary of the same name. Traces the history of Christ.
From Jesus to Christ: the First Christians
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/: "This site is anchored by the testimony of New Testament theologians, archaeologists and historians who serve as both critics and storytellers. They address dozens of key issues, disagreements and critical problems relating to Jesus' life and the evolution of Christianity. Throughout the site, maps, charts (for example, the fortress of Masada), ancient texts (including Perpetua's diary), pictures of the archaeological discoveries, ancient imagery, and audio excerpts from the television program complement and illuminate the scholars' commentary."
From Language to Language
http://www.langtolang.com/: From Language to Language has translation dictionaries for about 18 languages, including Swahili, Romanian, Serbo_Croat, and Esperanto. All dictionaries work both ways, and can be used from any language to any language. The site also contains language alphabets, quizzes, dictionaries for phones, browser integrated dictionaries, and language for travel aids.
From Revolution to Reconstruction
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/: "A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times." A collection of documents, biographies, essays and outlines covering American History (especially strong from the American Revolution until Reconstruction.) The large outlines are taken in great portion from USIA publications. The site provides a search function.
From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/: "Presents 397 pamphlets from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, published from 1824 through 1909, by African-American authors and others who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and related topics. The materials range from personal accounts and public orations to organizational reports and legislative speeches. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Kelly Miller, Charles Sumner, Mary Church Terrell, and Booker T. Washington."
Frommers.com Podcast
http://www.frommers.com/podcast/: "Kelly Regan, editorial director of Frommer's Travel Guides, and David Lytle, editorial director of Frommers.com, bring you up-to-date, opinionated travel information that will inspire you to hit the road."
Frontera NorteSur
http://frontera.nmsu.edu/: FNS provides online coverage of events along the U.S.-Mexico border, drawn from a variety of news sources. Areas of focus include commerce, immigration policy, health, and the environment, among others. Also contains a "Border Facts & Maps" section with information on population, politics, maquiladoras, and further subjects relating to border studies.
Frontier League
http://www.frontierleague.com/: With teams in Chillicothe, Crestwood, Evansville, Sauget, Florence, Ozark, Columbia, Kalamazoo, Richmond, O’Fallon, Rockford, and Washington.
Frontline : The Gulf War
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/index.html: This is the companion website to the PBS Frontline documentary "The Gulf War". It offers transcripts of interviews with participants in the war from both sides, as well as maps, a chronology of the conflict, and descriptions of the weapons employed during the war.
Fruits & Vegetables- Home & Landscape Horticulture
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/vegprogram/index.htm: This page provides a directory of leaflets published by the University of Delaware Extension. Leaflet topics range from growing techniques to pest management for specific fruits and vegetables.
FTA Links to State Tax Pages
http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/link.html: Federation of Tax Administrators (of U.S. states) provides links to internet sites of state treasury departments which have an internet presence. Some of the states have posted downloadable state tax forms and other information of interest to taxpayers, including taxpayer information publications. The FTA site describes the general contents of each state's site within its link page. The site also includes several charts showing the 50 states' tax rates for income taxes, sales taxes and many other taxes.
FTA State Tax Rates and Structure
http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/tax_stru.html: "This page is a table of contents for various tables prepared by the Federation of Tax Administrators summarizing state tax structures." The tables are available in HTML or PDF formats and include information on state income, sales, and excise taxes.
Fuel Economy
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/: Information on automotive fuel economy fom the U.S. government. Includes MPG ratings for models of automobiles from 1985-2001, plus infrmation on advanced technology, hybrid vehicles, and alternative fuels.
Funbrain.com
http://www.funbrain.com/: Have fun with math, science, history, geography, and play other games too! There is even stuff for parents and teachers.
Fundamental Physical Constants
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/constants_e...: Values for fundamental physical constants, in HTML format.
FunTrivia.com : the Trivia Website
http://www.funtrivia.com/: A collection of trivia fun, including an encyclopedia of trivia, thousands of quizzes, hundreds of crosswords, links to interactive trivia public competitions, questions for designing your own trivia tournament, and user forums. FunTrivia.com bills itself as the "World's Largest Trivia and Quiz Site."
Furl - Your Favorite Bookmarked URLs
http://www.furl.net/: "An easier way to save and share your online discoveries. Find Web sites that others have Furled, Save a copy of any web page with one click, Share anything you've Furled -- or keep it private."
Future Movies
http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/: This is a British site with movie reviews and features about upcoming releases of American and foreign films. It also contains interviews with filmmakers and other people in the film business.
FX Glossary: A compendium of common FX terms
http://www.character-shop.com/glossary.html: Glossary of terms and techniques used in movie, TV, and theatre special effects.

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