UK Clickable Map of UK Academic and Research Institutions
Excellent site - select specific information before clicking on the map by using the options on the left hand listing, e.g. student union, library, admissions etc.

Writing a CV

Country Information (including flags and maps)

CIA World Factbook
Facts, maps, statistics etc. on countries and cities worldwide. Identifies capitals and alternative names.

Flags of all Countries
Latest national and regional flags with a few city emblems.

Map Collection (Perry Castaneda Library)
Online maps worldwide. Features areas of latest political interest in detail.

Multimedia Mapping
Very detailed interactive map of the UK with zoom facility.

Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
A selection of links to country and regional information worldwide.

Currency Converter

Onanda

xe.com
Includes a facility for checking the daily exchange rate

Dictionaries & Thesauri

Online Dictionaries
Links to over 1,000 dictionaries in over 200 languages.

Thesaurus.Com
Based on Roget`s Thesaurus, this can be browsed by subject category or index.

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Entertainment

Football
Official site of the FA, which gives all the latest news and includes women's football.

Internet Movie Database
A wealth of information about films, actors, television (mostly American programmes).

LondonNet
Comprehensive guide to going out in London, with listings of top attractions, clubs, cinema, music and much more.

Music Search
An American site which covers most genres of music. Information about bands, singers, instruments and many aspects of the music business

This is London
Evening Standard online site for what's on in the capital.

General Subject Guides

Archives Hub
A national gateway to descriptions of archives in UK universities and colleges.

HERO
The new national website for higher education in the UK.

M25 - Web Guide
Higher Education libraries in Greater London searchable by subject.

PINAKES - Subject Launchpad
Main academic gateways sites.

Intute new face of RDN
High quality internet resources selected by experts in each subject area. Good supporting interactive materials. For specific subject areas select the Virtual Training Suite button on screen.

The WWW Virtual Library (UK mirror site)

London

Elephant & Castle
Guide to local news, events and shopping.

Government Office for London
Details of transport, housing, arts, crime etc. in the capital and the development of the Greater London Authority.

Local Government
Link to Southwark Council. Most of the London Boroughs have a web site, e.g.
Information on local regeneration, history, business expansion etc.

London Innovation
Business and planning from the London Development Agency.

South Bank London
A guide to what's happening on the South Bank.

Your London
The official on-line guide to London's public and community services.

NewsNews

BBC
Latest and archived news, weather, links to programme support (radio and TV) plus extensive BBC Education site.

CNN
Best for breaking news, political commentaries etc. and worldwide coverage from this US source.

Newspapers
Links to thousands of newspapers worldwide.

Press Association
News centre with accurate and authoritative sources.

Politics and Government

Directgov
Information from UK Government departments.

Dod on-line
Information on UK Parliaments and Assemblies, Civil Service and the EU.

The National Archives
UK government records, with access to digitised public records, including family history and academic sources.

Parliament Live
Broadcasting live from Westminster

UK Parliament
Information about both Houses, including the progress of Bills and the work of Committees and the Law Lords.

Quotations

Bartleby.com
John Bartlett's famous collection of quotations searchable by author or keyword

Study Guides

Advice on Academic Writing
University of Toronto site.

Exam Stress
Advice from the Imperial College Health site about study and exam strategies.

Help Sheets
Produced by CLSD and include advice on referencing using the Harvard and Numeric systems, and OSCOLA for Law resources. There is also a helpsheet dealing with plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Learn Higher
Resources for staff and students, including advice about academic writing, referencing, and doing research.

Paradigm Academic Writing Assistant
Practical interactive site for both inexperienced and advanced writers of essays and assignments.

Telephone Directories

BT PhoneNet UK
UK on-line telephone directory, business and residential

Royal Mail
Royal Mail postcode finder

Business
Thomson UK business directory

Yell.com
UK Yellow Pages

Times and Dates

timeanddate.com
Calendar and world clock

Translators

Babel Fish Translation

Dictionary.com Translator

Travel

Britain Express
The UK travel and heritage guide

Foreign Office
Country by country advice for travellers and services available to Britons overseas if it all goes wrong!

London Congestion Charge
BBC guide to the charge, with maps.

Lonely Planet
Information on a range of destinations worldwide

Megabus
Budget intercity bus travel in the UK

Public Transport Information
Covers all types of public transport within the UK, including timetables and fares.

Rail Enquiries
National Rail timetable enquiries and access to live departure boards

Transport for London
Useful Journey Planner and an Interactive Map. Covers all modes of transport including river and trams.

Weather

Meteorological Office
UK weather forecast from the Met Office

BBC Weather
UK and world weather

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