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West's Encyclopedia of American Law
Online access to West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2004, 13 vols, and the 2005-06 American Law Yearbook update volume. These provide information on thousands of legal topics, issues, court decisions, biographies, definitions of legal terms, and more. (Gale)
Westlaw
Search LEGAL information: codes, cases, secondary legal information, etc. You can also search NEWS and BUSINESS info.

PDF Reference Guide: 10 Quick Tips for Using Westlaw
World Tourism Organization (WTO) e-Library
The e-unwto library provides access to WTO publications (in many languages), including publications, reports, and documents. Covers: ecotourism, market research and trends, planning & management policy, poverty alleviation, sustainable development, etc.

W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
A terrific collection of interactive tutorials covering HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, browser scripting, server scripting, multimedia, and more. Interactive pages let you alter the code and see the results of your changes.
Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
The "Internet Guide to Religion" is "a selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion."
Web Accessibility: Guidelines for Administrators
"This publication provides guidance to non-technical administrators regarding how to assure that websites in their organizations are accessible to everyone." Discusses Sec. 508 and ADA guidelines.

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Web Accessibility: The CITA Section 508 Home Page
The Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) maintains this site so that "federal employees and the public can access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508" for Web site accessibility.

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Check out the 16 guidelines covering Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications.
Web Design References
A gateway to resources covering many areas of Web design: accessibility, CSS, color, Flash, JavaScript, PHP, XML, etc. From the University of Minnesota--Duluth.

WebElements: The Periodic Table on the Web
This easy to use site provides all kinds of information about the elements, including: background info, chemical and physical data, crystallographic, nuclear, electronic, biological, and geological information.

Weissmann Online
Travel reports for countries, states, and cities. Descriptions, things to do, etc.
What is Plagiarism? (Southern Miss)
An interactive tutorial that includes exercises and tests to assess your knowledge of plagiarism. Some parts are a bit dated, so use carefully. From the University of Southern Mississippi.
What is Plagiarism? (Turnitin)
Maintained by Turnitin, this site offers helpful information on plagiarism, including a Plagiarism 101 tutorial, help with citations, an "Ask the Experts" section, and resources.
White House
Information about the President and Vice-President, past Presidents and First Families. Search the full-text archive of current papers and speeches by the President and more.
White House 101: Facts and Fun for All Ages
Information about the White House that will appeal to all ages--especially children. Find out about past and current Presidents and Vice-Presidents and their families--including their pets!
WHO: World Health Organization
The WHO is the United Nations specialized agency for health issues.

Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine
This is not a "search engine." It's a "computational knowledge engine." It generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base, instead of searching the Web and returning links. Great for factual, statistical, and numerical information.
World Bank eAtlas of Global Development
This free, online site allows anyone to view maps and graphs of more than 175 indicators from the World Bank's development database. Covers economic, environmental, educational, health, and poverty statistics.
World Trade Organization: Statistics
The WTO's databases and publications provide extensive access to international trade and tariff data.

WorldCat
WorldCat allows you to search thousands of library collections! When viewing results, you can enter your location and directly link to the item in local library catalogs.

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Need help? Watch a tutorial: WorldCat: A Tutorial
Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing
Need help with the writing process? This guide from the Univ. of Chicago offers a lot of help with the entire process. It covers how to: interpret your professor's assignments, create an argument, write your first draft, and polish it into a final paper.
Writing the Literature Review
A collection of Web resources providing guides and sample literature reviews. From Empire State College.
WWW Library Directory
Provides access to thousands of libraries and library-related Web sites from around the world.