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| Encyclopaedia Britannica Online is one of
the most authoritative sources of information available and includes the
complete encyclopedia. It is presented online in three editions, targeting
different age groups. You can connect to Britannica from anywhere using
your library card. Type 09P and the numbers after CEP on your library card
e.g. 09P12345678 Encyclopaedia Britannica: Age Group 18 and Over |
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Britannica Student: Age Group 12 to 18. Type 09P and the numbers after CEP on your library card e.g. 09P12345678 |
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Britannica Junior: Age Group 5 to 11. Type 09P and the numbers after CEP on your library card e.g. 09P12345678 |
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| Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. It contains millions of articles in most subject areas. | |||
| Facts, information, biographies, and definitions from over 100 online encyclopedias and dictionaries | |||
| Middle East and North African topics | |||
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Ask A Librarian: Get free expert advice, whatever the problem. |
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| Bartleby.com is one of the major Internet publishers of literature, reference, verse, quotations and non-fiction works. | |||
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| Callcosts.ie is an interactive website that has been developed by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) to help consumers to compare the cost of personal/non-business mobile, home phone and broadband price plans. | |||
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| Great Web Sites for Kids is a database of web sites for children selected and recommended by librarians in the US. | |||
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ibiblio is a digital library and archive project comprising a ‘collection of collections,’ hosting a diverse range of publicly available information and source software, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies. |
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| Peak Directory is an online resource to aid in searching the internet | |||
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| Refdesk aims to index, review, and publish quality, credible information-based Web sites and to assist readers in navigating and extracting needed data from these sites. Refdesk is free and family-friendly. |
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| IPL2 - The Internet Public Library: Large selection of links to online resources on all topics. Relaunched in January 2010 as 'ipl2', the revamped online guide to 'information you can trust' on the web is edited by librarians and volunteers, hosted by a consortium of colleges and universities in the US with library science programmes. |
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| ConvertIt converts measurements, currency, time zones | |||
| Currency converter site | |||
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| bab.la Dictionary offers translations in many different languages, ranging from colloquial and regional expressions to more technical or field-specific vocabulary. |
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| The national terminology database for the Irish language. | |||
| A free online collaborative dictionary. | |||
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| Online Dictionary and Thesaurus. | |||
| Over 600 dictionaries indexed. | |||
| Online translation dictionary for English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. | |||
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| Directory of free online books and free ebooks on all topics. | |||
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| BorrowBooks.ie allows you to search across the Irish public libraries’ online catalogues to locate and request an item which is not held in your own library service. | |||
| OpenThesis is a free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents, coupled with powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools. | |||
| Oxford Bibliographies Online, featuring British & Irish Literature and Victorian Literature was developed cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide and offers exclusive, authoritative research guides. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this cutting-edge resource guides researchers to the best available scholarship across a wide variety of subjects. You can connect to this service from anywhere using your library card, or you can use it from any of the public access PCs in our branch libraries. | |||
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| Wikipedia’s List of Bibliographic Databases | |||
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| General and selective lists of books. Lists of books by their subject, author and series. Lists of fiction books and manuscripts. | |||
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| The AAs routeplanner for Ireland | |||
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| Explore the world from your computer | |||
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| View maps and directions | |||
| OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project which aims to create a free editable map of the world. It relies on volunteers with local knowledge to enter data. A website for Irish volunteers is available at http://www.openstreetmap.ie/ | |||
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| Ireland’s National Mapping Agency |
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| Search the world’s historical newspaper archives | |||
| The Irish Times daily online | |||
| Irish Times Archive contains every page of The Irish
Times published since 1859 Connect on-site from library |
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| One of world’s premier liberal newspapers | |||
| Newspapers and news sources worldwide | |||
| A directory of magazine and newspaper websites | |||
| Thousands of newspapers worldwide | |||
| World Newspapers, Magazines, and News Sites in English |
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| BT (UK) Phonebook online | |||
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| Links to world-wide white and yellow page listings | |||
| Republic of Ireland phonebook online | |||
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| Articles on Western Christian theology | |||
| Topics relating to Catholicism | |||
| Contains articles on mythology, folklore and religion | |||
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| Philosophy related articles | |||
| Portals to essential Jewish topics | |||
| Philosophy subjects |
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| AskAboutIreland is an initiative of public libraries together with local museums and archives in the digitisation and online publication of the original, the unusual and the unique material from their local studies' collections to create a national Internet resource for culture. | |||
| Online Witness Statements, Press Cuttings, Photographs and Sound Recordings relating to the revolutionary period in Ireland from 1913 to 1921. | |||
| CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. | |||
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| An online catalogue of the registered papers of the Office of Chief Secretary of Ireland from 1818 to 1822 held in the National Archives of Ireland, facilitating public access to one of the most valuable sources of original material for research on Ireland in the first half of the nineteenth century. A catalogue of Papers from 1823 to 1852 will be added as they are completed. | |||
| Clare County Library List of Genealogy Websites | |||
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| A website is dedicated to the programme of commemorations relating to the significant events in Irish history that took place between 1912 and 1922. | |||
| Incorporates text from the 19th century encyclopedia of the same name. Focuses on topics of cultural and historical Greek and Roman significance. | |||
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| DIPPAM is an online virtual archive of documents and sources relating to the history of Ireland and its migration experience from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. The archive includes the Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland (EPPI), the Irish Emigration Database (IED) and Voices of Migration and Return (VMR). | |||
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| Database of immigrants to the USA from 1892-1924 | |||
| Female convicts were transported to Van Diemen's Land from 1803, when the colony was founded, to 1853, when transportation to the island ceased. Some female convicts transported to New South Wales also made their home in Van Diemen's Land. This website contains a database of transported women with background information on the convicts and on convict institutions. | |||
| This website lists free Books and Journals on the topic of Irish, Irish-American and Irish-Canadian Genealogy which can all be read online, and some downloaded. | |||
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| A guide to the current state of play with the digitisation of Irish genealogical records. Includes a summary of the projects currently underway at The Irish Genealogical Project, The General Registry Office, The National Archives, PRONI, The National Library of Ireland, The Valuation Office, The Ordinance Survey of Ireland, Irish Libraries, The Registry of Deeds and Eneclann Ltd. | |||
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| A web-based collection of selected historical materials
from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary
immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset
of the Great Depression. |
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| This website lists the 49,000 Irish soldiers who died during the First World War or as a result of wounds sustained during battle. | |||
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| A portal linking to archival collections throughout the island of Ireland. |
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A database of the 4112 destitute young women from Workhouses throughout Ireland who emigrated to the Australian colonies during the Famine years of 1848 to 1850 under Earl Grey’s Famine Orphan Scheme. The women from Clare are selected here. |
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| Links to Irish history sites and newspapers | |||
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| Irish History Online is a bibliography of Irish historical writing from earliest times to the present. It lists material published since the 1930s, with selected material published in earlier decades and includes bibliographic information on books and pamphlets, articles from journals, and chapters from books of essays, including Festschriften and conference proceedings. |
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| Irish Lives Remembered acknowledges Irish friends, family and those who shaped our Irish heritage. It provides an online facility to those living at home and abroad to remember their deceased loved ones, celebrate their life and honour their Irish roots. | |||
| The Irish Manuscript Commission. Digitised versions of many of The Irish Manuscript Commission’s backlist of publications including The Inchiquin Manuscripts, Calendar of Ormond Deeds, The Civil Survey, Abstracts of Wills from the Registry of Deeds and the Correspondence of Daniel O’Connell. | |||
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| This project aims to index all of the names that appear in the memorial books at the Registry of Deeds which is a repository of records of wills and land transactions in Ireland and other deeds from 1709. | |||
| This site is a portal which allows people interested in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 to exchange information and build up a more complete understanding of the activities of the Young Irelanders in Tasmania and abroad. It aims to bring together community groups, descendants, historians and scholars to consolidate the knowledge that exists in Tasmania and elsewhere about the Young Irelanders’ time and stories. | |||
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| Entries on notable Australians who have died | |||
| Entries on notable Canadians | |||
| The original 19th century version; a biographical reference for deceased persons notable in British history | |||
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology |
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| Focuses on topics dealing with Greek and Roman mythology and people | |||
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| Omnium Sanctorum Hiberniae is a blog dedicated to the saints of Ireland giving the feast days and history of Irish saints and articles on the early Irish Church | |||
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| Seanda is an annual publication of the NRA Archaeology Section, which was first published in December 2006. Its role is to communicate the results of NRA-funded archaeological investigations to the general public in a non-technical, easily understood format. | |||
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| Ainm.ie contains a collection of Irish-language biographies featuring the lives of those who have made a unique contribution to the Irish language over the last five centuries. | |||
| The Corpus of Electronic Texts, brings the wealth of Irish literary and historical culture to the Internet. It has a searchable online textbase consisting of 11.5 million words, in 1016 contemporary and historical documents from many areas, including literature and the other arts. | |||
| Clare County Library List of Literary Websites | |||
| Clare County Library List of Literary Websites for Children | |||
| Clare County Library List of Library Websites | |||
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| The first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks with over 25,000 items (July 2008) in its collection. The collection consists primarily of works of literature from the Western cultural tradition in English. In addition to literature such as novels, poetry, short stories and drama, Project Gutenberg also has cookbooks, reference works and issues of periodicals. | |||
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| A daily calendar of engaging stories about literary history | |||
| The Million Book Project provides access to 1.5 million online texts | |||
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| British and Irish Legal Information Institute and Irish Statutes from 1922 to the present, Statutory Instruments, 1922-1998, case law (decisions of the Supreme Court, 1999-, the High Court, 1996-, Competition Authority, 1991- and Information Commissioner, 1998-) and the Irish Law Reform Commission papers and reports, 1976. This site is complemented by the Irish Legal Information Initiative which offers Statutes from 1999 to the present, Statutory Instruments, 2002 to the present, a comprehensive index to High Court and Supreme Court judgements and an index to articles in Irish legal periodicals. | |||
| Extensive databank of statistics on Ireland available. | |||
| Childrensdatabase.ie containing Irish Government policy documents and annotated websites was created by the Office of the Minister for Children. Its purpose is to provide access to research and information on children for policy-makers, Government departments, academics, voluntary organisations and the general public. | |||
| Public Service information provided by the Citizens Information Board | |||
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| Information and links to the web sites of all government departments, the Dáil and the Taoiseach.. | |||
| Access to Parliamentary debates in full text from 1919. Committee debates are available from 1999 and reports from 2002. Acts are available in full text from 1922 and bills with explanatory memoranda from 1997. | |||
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| Website contains the presidential assent to bills, lists of statutory instruments and the texts of some government orders, court notices, bankruptcy notices, regulations, etc. from 2002 to the present. | |||
| A database comprising the Acts of the Oireachtas, Statutory Instruments and Chronological Tables of the Statutes. | |||
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| Register of Electors, County Clare | |||
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| Indispensable business tools on how to inspire, cultivate and grow comprising talks from the best people in the field on how to start a business. | |||
| The Irish Point of Single Contact brings together
information on procedures and services to those intending to establish
a business in Ireland. Topics covered include registration, health and
safety, taxation, funding/support and employment rights. |
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| A comprehensive overview of free resources and information on government organisations and agencies that support those seeking employment and that support Irish businesses. |
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| Vison-net is now available, free of charge, to all members of Clare County Library. To access the service click on this link and log in using your library card number. Vision-net is an internet based service which gives you immediate online access to information on every Irish and UK company registered. | |||
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| Visual and audio recordings of the world's species | |||
| A public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers in computer and information science. | |||
| The natural heritage of County Clare | |||
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| Extensive coverage of computers and technology |
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| The Dictionary of Irish Architects contains biographical and bibliographical information on architects, builders and craftsmen born or working in Ireland during the period 1720 to 1940, and information on the buildings on which they worked. | |||
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| DOAJ provides free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals covering most subjects and languages. There are over 3,000 journals in the directory, over 1,000 of them searchable at article level. | |||
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| Seeks to categorize all 1.8 million known species on the planet | |||
| Encompasses articles on the topic of mathematics | |||
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| A freely-accessible Web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The GS index includes most peer-reviewed online journal of the world's largest scientific publishers. GS allows users to search for digital or physical copies of articles, whether they be online or in libraries. | |||
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| Weather forecast for County Clare from Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service | |||
| Covers astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. | |||
| A comprehensive search engine focused on scientific information. Not all of the results include full text. | |||
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| Wikipedia’s List of Academic Databases and Search Engines | |||
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| A large, informative site covering multiple styles of music | |||
| Links to resources for the study of art history | |||
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Database of audio releases | ||
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| The Internet Movie Database A searchable database of actors and films and TV programmes | |||
| First published in 1984, the Irish Arts Review
is the definitive journal of art and design in Ireland. |
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| A database of Irish films | |||
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| A national public reference archive and resource centre
for the traditional song, instrumental music and dance of Ireland. |
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| Encyclopedic database of song lyrics | |||
| Database of audio albums | |||
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| Music Matters brings together the entire music community to talk about why music matters to them and to help you, as music fans, connect with the music you love both on the high street and online. | |||
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| Biographies and discographies of rock bands | |||
| A searchable database of films. It provides reviews and it scores films based on the reviews that that film has received. This site gives you an idea whether or not it is worth taking the trouble to see a particular movie. | |||
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| Busuu provides free online language learning in 12 languages including free connection with native speakers worldwide. | |||
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| Free language courses in Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese and Italian | |||
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| An eLearning company, based in Galway, offering free online courses and certification in a wide range of disciplines | |||
| The world’s largest digital library of education literature | |||
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| A free online tutorial on how to use Excel. | |||
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| A free online course in Microsoft Excel | |||
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| Resources and activities in science for Primary and Secondary schools. Also Home of Science Week. | |||
Education: Junior & Leaving Cert |
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| Aimed at 5th and 6th year students, this site offers notes, exam tips, tricks, sample questions and advice on a variety of Leaving Cert courses. | |||
English: |
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| This site has notes, links, resources and a blog aimed at Leaving Cert English students. | |||
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| An English blog with useful resources, links and insights into the English Junior and Leaving Cert courses. It also publishes pupils’ writings. Run by the English Department of St Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin. | |||
Irish: |
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| A website for anyone studying Irish for the Junior or Leaving Cert. Run by the Irish Department of St Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin | |||
French: |
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| Useful resources and links for students of French. Run by an Ireland-based French teacher. | |||
Maths: |
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| A US-based educational website offering free high quality maths and science material that can be used by teachers, students, schools and parents. | |||
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| This site consists of previous year's exam questions and their suggested model answers for the Junior and Leaving Cert maths papers. The site started by a father – Peter Lee - when his own children were doing the Leaving Cert. | |||
Science: |
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| The Frog Blog contains short & snappy science articles on a rich array of topics, from astronomy to zoology. Run by science teachers at St Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin. | |||
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| This website is a guide through the main topics covered in the Leaving Certificate Biology Course. Plenty of notes and diagrams. | |||
| This site has Leaving Cert physics, biology and applied maths, with notes for Junior Cert physics, chemistry and biology. Run by physics teacher, Noel Cunningham of King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown, Co Dublin. | |||
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| A website developed for Leaving Cert students of geography at Presentation School, Wexford | |||
History: |
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| Run by Dominic Haugh, a history teacher at St Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Shannon, Co Clare for his Leaving Cert history pupils, the site deals with course topics, research projects and past exam papers. | |||
Education: Higher Education |
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| A guide to accredited online schools by subject, state or degree level. | |||
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| Find Your Context helps you find the perfect degree for your life, goals, and circumstances. | |||
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| Coursera partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. | |||
| EdX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that features learning designed specifically for interactive study via the web. | |||
| Set up by Salman Khan, this online academy has over 10 Million students offering courses in Maths, Science, Computer Science, Finance & Economics and the Humanities. | |||
| A complete list of Massive Open Online Courses (free online courses) offered by the best universities and entities. | |||
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| Free online courses from the world's leading universities. Yale, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and many others are sharing lectures and videos with lifelong learners from all around the world. | |||
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| Comprehensive resources and up-to-date information on how to choose the best online MBA program to fit your needs. | |||
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| An online University which aims to provide mass higher education for free. | |||
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| Full text, searchable articles from January 1994 to present | |||
| Provides access to 430 medical journals | |||
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| Access to bibliographic information including MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. | |||
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| A job search engine that searches vacancies from all UK career sites, job boards and recruitment agencies and collaborates with UK and International Universities and countless public agencies. | |||
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| jooble is a job search engine that searches job sites world-wide, including Ireland. | |||
| Neuvoo is a job search engine that indexes jobs directly for free from companies' career websites, placement agencies and job boards. | |||
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| recruit.net allows job seekers to instantly find millions of jobs from thousands of web sites with a single search. The site delivers job listings from corporate web sites, job boards, recruitment agencies and numerous other sources including instant free access to over 20,000 job listings in Ireland. | |||