Archive for the ‘Glossaries’ Category
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Direct mail glossary
Below, for your edification and learning, are definitions of terms and jargon used at Alan Sharpe’s direct mail copywriting agency and in the direct mail industry. He adds a new definition each Wednesday morning. Enjoy!
Source: Sharpe Copy Inc.
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Reference: Encyclopedia: Food: Cooking Terms and Definitions
The content for the Food Network Encyclopedia comes via The New Food Lover’s Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst, 1995 by Barron’s Educational Series.
Entries can be keyword searched OR browsed by first letter.
See Also: Culinary Q&A
See Also: Cook Weights and Measures
See Also: Oven Temperatures and Conversions
See Also: Recipe Power Search
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Glossary: Spam Terms
From the Internet security experts at Sophos. From Address harvester to Zombie.
Source: Sophos
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Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Atlas: United States: Emergency Preparedness Atlas, U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored preparation of this atlas to support local/regional planning and response efforts in the event of a bioterrorism or other public health emergency. In the atlas, case studies in six areas illustrate the location of nursing homes relative to population and various emergency preparedness regions. There are also maps of the location of hospitals and nursing homes in all 50 States and the District of Columbia…The atlas includes State-specific maps and case studies.
See Also: Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies: Special Needs and Potential Roles
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Thanks to Pete Weiss for the news tip.
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
Salary site PayScale raises $8.8M
Since 2001, the company has compiled a database of employee information such as compensation, benefits, level of education and experience from thousands of workers.
Like other databases PayScale offers both free and fee-based services including the Anonymous Salary Reports.
Source: Puget Sound Business Journal
See Also: Other Web Databases with Salary Info (Our Suggestion, Use More than One)
+ Economic Research Institute
Also offers cost of living data. A large amount of ERI provides is fee-based services.
However, the Salary Survey Finder is available at no charge. An excellent resource. Think of it as an index to industry specific salary surveys (with links). Also, ERI provides this free glossary of over 2,000 business terms used in compensation and benefits administration.
Additionally, Salary Expert (via CareerJournal) uses some ERI data and is free.
+ Salary.com
Again, some reports are free, others available for a fee.
+ Vault
You’ll need to be a paid Vault member to gain access to most of the material
+ Indeed.com
Another interesting feature at Indeed are their Job Trend charts.
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
A full text book (306 pages; PDF) introduction to time and frequency that was written for readers of just about all ages about. Published as NIST Monograph 155, 1999. An excellent resource for both the classroom and the reference desk.
More books, articles and pamphlets from NIST about time and timekeeping.
Glossary of Time and Frequency Terms
Source: NIST
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Chemistry Glossary Added to NLM’s Division of Specialized Information Services Website
The Second Edition of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) “Glossary of Terms Used in Toxicology” has been added to the National Library of Medicine (NLM)’s Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) Web site. The Second Edition glossary contains definitions and explanatory notes for terms frequently used in the multidisciplinary field of toxicology. It also contains a list of abbreviations and acronyms used in toxicology, a list of abbreviations and acronyms used by international bodies and by legislation relevant to toxicology and chemical safety, and a listing of the classifications of carcinogenicity according to the weight of evidence available.
Source: Specialized Information Services, NLM
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Plantfacts
PlantFacts has merged several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center.
Web – Internet search engine – Most concentrated search engine dealing strictly with plants. Over 260,000 pages of information from every land-grant university in the U.S. and several government institutions across Canada. Also includes academic information about college degree programs, requirements, scholarships, career opportunties, research projects, and online courses.
Images – (formerly Plant Dictionary) – A searchable database of high quality images featuring Ornamental plants, Turf, Plant Diseases, and Insects.
Videos – Collection of 200 short gardening how-to videos, ranging from tips on basic landscaping to lessons on deadheading roses. Hosted by Tom McNutt, gardening expert for NBC4 in Columbus.
FAQs – Illustrated answers to over 800 commonly asked Gardening Questions, ranging from when to plant annuals to watering large shade trees.
Glossary – Illustrated definitions of commonly used horticultural terms.
Source: Ohio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
Financial Aid Glossary
Dear Student,
Unfortunately, financial aid has become so complicated that it has developed a secret language of its own. Use this dictionary to translate the jargon, acronyms and buzzwords into plain English.
Source: FinancialAidLetter.com
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Saturday, April 28th, 2007
Marine Protected Areas Virtual Library
The MPA Virtual Library contains over 1,900 records, many with links to full-text, of information resources dealing with the science, management, and other issues pertaining to marine protected areas. The database contains records in four collections: Bibliography (publications, print and online, including articles, books, manuals, research papers, reports, and proceedings); Conferences and Workshops; Institutions and Organizations; and Web Sites. It is searchable by author, title, controlled keywords, abstract field, or general keywords. The publications within this database are also browseable by 17 MPA sub-topical theme bins.
The library also includes a collection of useful web resources and notable additions (updated monthly).
See Also: Data: US MMA (Marine Managed Areas) Inventory
Searchable databases, map creations tools.
Glossary: Marine Protected Areas (MPA)
+ MPA FAQ’s
See Also: More Research Resources
See Also: MPA Fact Sheets
Source: NOAA and the U.S. Department of the Interior
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
EAC to Provide Spanish Language Glossary of Election Terms
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) today voted to adopt a glossary that provides a translation of key election terms from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. The glossary is available at www.eac.gov and EAC will distribute copies to jurisdictions throughout the nation.
“We had an obligation to update this helpful tool for Spanish-speaking voters and the election officials who serve them, and I am very pleased to announce we have gotten the job done,†said EAC Chair Donetta Davidson. “Thank you to staff and everyone who helped us update this glossary for the first time since 1979.
“But our work is not done — next we will translate this glossary in other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Tagalog to ensure that election officials have the tools they need to help all of America’s voters successfully cast their vote.â€
The Glossary of Key Election Terminology contains 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States. To ensure the translations were culturally and linguistically appropriate, terms were translated and reviewed by a multi-dialect team of translators representing four of the main regions of origin of the Hispanic population living in the U.S. Those regions are Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Central America.
Direct to glossary
Source: United States Election Assistance Commission
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Saturday, April 21st, 2007
Two resources from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
1) Acronyms
Browse by letter, narrow by category.
2) Glossary
Browse or search. From “A ‘Tier’” to “Year of Exhaustion”
Source: CMS
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Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Glossary of Church Terms
This glossary of Church terms was prepared for the 1987 visit of Pope John Paull II to the United States and revised for his visits in 1993, 1995 and 1999.
The terms are arranged in three categories:
Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Glossary of Eye Conditions
From Achromatopsia to Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
Source: American Foundation for the Blind
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
NACS: Glossary of Industry Terms
Find the real meaning of industry terms for the convenience and petroleum marketing industry. This glossary is the most robust resource for this industry for terms, acronyms, formulas and much more.
Source: National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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