URL's for the Students of Dr. James G. Duvall III, of Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA SPRING SEMESTER 2009FALL 2008
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Anthropology 130 -- Cultural Anthropology
1. An extremely large reference of hundreds of links to resources in anthropology. http://www.socsciresearch.com/r7.html
2. An even larger list of resources in all fields of anthropology. http://www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/socialsci/antres.html#5
3. Anthropology Page (Voice of Shuttle) UC Santa Barbara http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2703
4. Electronic anthropology journals linked through UC Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/OPTO/ejourn.html
5. Ethnologue. This site is dedicated to an understanding of the thousands of languages that exist. http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/ethnologue.html
6. Ancient Egypt Site--Good Descriptions of Ancient Egypt http://www.ancient-egypt.org/
7. DNA-Genealogies of American Indians and the Book of Mormon. www.exmormon.org/whylft125.htm
8. Human Rights Law and the Demonization of Culture. www.aals.org/am2004/merry2004.pdf
9. Prentice Hall's Research Navigator http://www.researchnavigator.com
Anthropology 125 -- Introduction to Archaeology (top of page)
1. California Division of Forestry Archaeology page. www.fire.ca.gov/php/index.php
2. Topical Archaeology sites -- ArchNet. http://www. archnet.asu.edu/
3. World Wide Web Sites on Anthropology. http:// www.anthro.net/
4. Archaeological Resources on the Web. http://www.educationindex.com/archeol/
5. Archaeology Electronic Journals. archnet.asu.edu/other/journals.html
6. Easter Island Home Page. Armchair traveler view of this archaeological paradox. http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html
7. Chinese Archaeology. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/chbro_intro.htm
8. The Cave of Lascaux. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Geography 120 -- Physical Geography
1. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Geography Links page created by Dr. James Duvall of Contra Costa College (This page has dozens of links to physical geography locations). http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/sc/stralink.html
2. United States Geological Survey Home Page. http://www.usgs.gov/
3. Link to Current disaster preparedness and recovery websites. http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/level3_disaster.html
4. Link to weather, ocean, and climate information on the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.noaa.gov/
5. Link to current weather forecasts. http://www.intellicast.com/
6. National Weather Service. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
7. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Data Resources. http://www.noaa.gov/climate.html
8. Answers about glaciers: how they form, why they move, and what causes them. http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/EDUCATION/GLACIERS/
9. Geology Central. The internets largest database of virtual fieldtrips. http://welcome.to/geologycentral
10. This site contains an interactive Geologic Time Scale. This is definitely a must-see! http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Geography 150 -- California Geography (top of page)
1. California State Library -- Many sources of information on the state of California. http://www.library.ca.gov/
2. Culture of California. This portal for the My California website has a great amount of information about California. http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
3. People of California. This portal for the My California website has a great amount of information about California. http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
4. State Department of Finance -- Many statistics on the state of California. http://www.dof.ca.gov/
5. State Demographics data -- State Demographics Unit. http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/Demograp/druhpar.htm
6. California State Parks -- All 275 parks are described here. http://cal-parks.ca.gov/
7. California National Parks -- All 23 parks are described here. http://www.nps.gov/parklists/ca.html
8. California National Forests -- All 18 national forests are described here. http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation
9. Office of Emergency Services -- State of California emergency planning agenecy. http://www.oes.ca.gov/
10. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- http://www.fema.gov/
11. United States Census Bureau California Statistics. http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ca.html
Anthropology 140 -- Physical Anthropology
1. The Famous Skull Module of the anthropology department of CSU Chico. It is fantastic. Much to learn here. http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/Module
2. Mega Research Site for Physical/Biological/Forensic Anthropology. This is the largest site I have ever encountered for anthropology. It is organized into various subfields of physical anthropology. Furthermore, it even has links to all of the major anthropology journals. Many articles are also listed as are web sites of various anthropological organizations. Research on this site can almost be infinite. http://www.unipv.it/webbio/dfantrop.htm
3. The Smithsonian Institution has a site (of courese) which is quite varied. Some of it deals with anthropology and archaeology. Another must see! http://www.si.edu/resource/start.htm
4. Medical anthropology site produced by General Electric Corporation. http://www.crd.ge.com/esl/cgsp/projects/medical/
Geology 120 -- Physical Geology (top of page)
1. Map analysis sheet. http://www.nebraskastudies.org/1100/1100_1001_005.html
2. Petrographic Atlas. http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/
3. A wonderful reference site for maps of almost anywhere. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/map_sites/map_sites.html
4. A great source for free topographic maps that you can print on your printer! http://www.topozone.com/
5. Free satellite imagery. http://www.terraserver.com/
Utility Programs that I have tested (Download for Free)
1. Free virus killer program. Stop-Sign. Many free products to protect your computer. http://www.stop-sign.com/
2. Free email account available to anyone who can get on the internet -- http://www.hotmail.com/
3. Free email account and internet access!! Super great deal! -- http://www.juno.com/
4. Computer Radio Show Web Page with excellent troubleshooting features and the latest news in computer technology. -- http://www.everythingtechnology.com/
Geography 130 -- Cultural Geography (top of page)
1. United States Census Bureau. One of the better places for demographic information. http://www.census.gov/
2. The California Department of Finance. Wonderfule demographic information for the state.
http://134.186.99.249/html/demograp/druhpar.htm or the homepage http:www.dof.ca.gov
3. The Environmental Protection Agency. Many environmental topics are discussed here along with much data on environmental hazards.
http:www.epa.gov
4. This site has map-driven toxic release data for the United States. It is easy to view. http://www.scorecard.org/
5. California has many environmental protection web sites. The site that compiles these is http://yosemite.epa.gov/water/surfnote.nsf/FTsearchForm?readform&Limit=300&Query=Field+State+California
6. California Air Resources Board. http://arbis.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm
7. State Water Resources Control Board. http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/
8. United Nations Population Web Page. http://www.un.org/popin/
Search Engines
1.Google: Probably the best search engine out there. http://www.google.com/
2. Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com/
3. Go.com: http://www.go.com
4. Bookfinders.com. One of the best ways to find used and out of print books. You can order directly on line: http://www.bookfinder.com/?src=google-co http://www.bookfinders.com/?src=google-co
Weather Resources (top of page)
1. Contra Costa College Current Weather (Sponsored by the Earth Sciences Dept.): http://www.contracosta.edu/weather/index.html
2. National Weather Service Forecasts for Alameda/Contra Costa, CA
http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:ca007#t2
3. National Weather Service Surface Prognosis Chart for the Western United States http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/94f.gif
4. National Weather Service GOES 8/10 Northern Hemisphere Composite SECTOR IR image http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsc.html
5. A good commercial weather site: Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com/
6. Another good commercial weather site: http://www.accuweather.com/
Magazine, Library and Reference Resources (top of page)
Primo Research Site of the Year: This is the Contra Costa College database page. You may log on using your last name and social security number where it says bar code. This is your single best source for articles. Remeber, do not use abstracts. Good luck and good hunting.
http://www.contracosta.edu/library/databas.htm
1. Pegasus (UCSB Library online catalog) http://www.library.ucsb.edu/catalogs/pegasus/pegasus.html
2. MELVYL System (UC Library System online catalog) http://melvyl.cdlib.org/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=cdl90
3. Various Reference sources. You should browse this page just to see what is available. http://www.refdesk.com/
4. ABC television network. Many information sources available, including weather. http://www.abc.com/
5. MSNBC. This is a cooperative web page between Microsoft and the NBC television network. Many research possibilities including weather. http://www.msnbc.com/
6. CBS television network. Once again, a great research tool. http://www.cbs.com/
7. CNN. The premier Cable News Network. Research possibilities abound. http://www.cnn.com/
8. The best newspaper deal going. You must sign up for this service with the New York Times, but it is free! You can even research their archives through this site! http://www.nytimes.com/
9. Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus (Totally free!). This site will look up any word for you and display a variety of information about it. http://www.m-w.com/
10. The New Utopia Site. Based on Robert Heinlein and Ayn Rand philosophy. A wonderful adventure into what could be? http://www.new-utopia.com/
11. Discover Magazine online. A very good science resource for the general public. http://www.discover.com/
12. Contra Costa College Home Page (Go to the Library section for more online resources.) http://www.contracosta.cc.ca.us/
13. Kim Komando's Radio Show. All about computers and the web. She constantly updates her page and has many interesting utilities linked to it. http://www.komando.com/
Medical Information (top of page)
1. This is rated as the best medical site on the web by CNN. http://webmed.com/
2. Dr. Dean Edell's medical web page. This page is a true medical resource. It deals with prominent medical issues and will even guide you through a personal health profile. Give it a try. http://www.healthcentral.com/
3. Very useful medical dictionary. CancerWeb free medical dictionary. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?action=Home&query=
4. Kaiser Permanente has a myriad of health information for your use. http://kaiserpermanente.org/
Essay Writing Primers: These sites are very good sites for practicing your essay writing skills.
1. http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
2. http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/
3. http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/
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