African newspapers and newsfeeds http://www.afrikan.net/anews4.html Resources for getting information on African issues. added June 27, 2000 Cesar Chavez Bibliography http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/chavez/biblio/ Works (books and other media) about activist Cesar Chavez. added June 27, 2000 Database of African-American Poetry http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/aapd.html The Database of African-American Poetry, 1760-1900, is a collection of over 2,500 poems, based on William French's bibliography, Afro-American Poetry and Drama 1760-1975. added February 26, 2001 Electronic Reference Desk http://scholes.alfred.edu/ref_desk/ref.html Dictionaries, zip code finders, weather, acronyms, and more. added July 25, 2000 Fulbright Scholarships http://www.iie.org/cies/ The Council for International Exchange of Scholars sponsors Fulbright Scholarships. American literature is one of many disciplines in which Fulbrights are awarded. added July 18, 2000 Glossary of Poetic Terms http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html A Unique Guide for the Study of Poetry featuring: Phonetic pronunciation; Cross references; Broad range of definitions; Hyper-linked keywords & cross references; Poetic quotations; Writers' guidelines. added July 20, 2000 Internet FAQ Consortium http://www.faqs.org/ Repository of FAQs from Usenet and beyond. Useful reference for all, but of course heavy on the computer info. added August 31, 2000 literature online http://lion.chadwyck.co.uk/ A virtual library of more than 290,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose written between 600 and the present day. It is a full text database: in other words, the actual text of the printed work is included in each case. Available on a paid subscription basis only. added February 26, 2001 MacGuffin Guide to Detective Fiction http://www.macguffin.net/ Searchable database of all information having to do with detective fiction. added April 6, 2000 Modern Language Association (MLA) http://www.mla.org/ Association for scholars who study literature. The annual conference is the place to announce books to professors. Sponsors book prizes and publishes the MLA Style Guide, a must for those who publish scholarly books or essays on literature. added April 13, 2000 Online catalogue of NY Public Library Research Libraries http://catnyp.nypl.org/ added July 13, 2000 Virtual Reference Desk http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/ Brought to you by the Purdue University Library added June 27, 2000 Websters Dictionary and Thesaurus http://www.m-w.com/ added July 25, 2000 WriteContent Editorial and Freelance Services http://www.writecontent.com/index.html WriteContent works with authors, publishers, agents, and other professionals to create excellence in their writing projects. This roadmap will show you why every good author needs a good editor. added July 26, 2000