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Library Links
The U.S.
Library of Congress Catalog
One of the best sources to find out about all
books that are published in the U.S.
Academic
Libraries in the U.S
A listing of the main academic libraries in the
U.S., organized by regions.
Libdex
The Library Index. This is an index of catalogs in over 18,000 libraries
throughout the world. Includes a list of libraries by catalog,
many of which offer web-based OPACs (On line Public Access Catalogues).
ACM Digital Library
A searchable database of ACM publications, with downloadable abstracts and
articles.
General Knowledge
GLOSSARIES OF IMAGING TERMS:
Glossary
1,
Glossary 2,
Glossary 3,
Glossary 4,
Glossary 5
Encyclopedia.com
A good source for topics of general knowledge.
English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus of the English Language (includes audio
pronunciation).
Multilingual Dictionary
Dictionaries for two-way translations between dozens of languages and English.
Dictionary of Computing
A dictionary of computing terms hosted by the Imperial College Department of
Computing.
Webopedia
A dictionary of Internet terms, including their history, description, and use.
Wikipedia
An encyclopedia written collaboratively by its readers. Contains numerous
articles of interest to individuals with an interest in image processing.
Illuminating Engineering Society
of North America(IESNA)
The experts on illumination technologies.
IEEE History Center
A repository of on-line information preserving the legacy of electrical
engineering and computing.
The NIST Reference on
Units and Constants
The authoritative site on definitions and historical background of units and
constants.
Unit Measure Conversion
A set of comprehensive unit conversion tables.
Hobo-Dyer Equal Area Projection Map of the World
This is a World map that uses equal areas so that you can compare the size of
different countries and continents.
Math Links
Math Archives
The premiere guide to sites on mathematics and related
topics.
MathWorld
A
comprehensive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.)
PlanetMath
"Math for the people by the people."
Handbook of Mathematical Formulas
The famous U.S. Department of Commerce's handbook edited by Abramowitz & Stegum.
University Links
Universities of the World
This
link provides URLs for most of the universities in the world:
Image
Processing Research Groups
Image
Processing Groups: A Worldwide List
A list of most image processing
and computer vision groups throughout the world.
Patent Offices
The following sites deal with patents, trademarks,
and other issues related to intellectual property.
Patent
Offices Around the World
U.S. Patent Office
European Patent Office
Japan Patent Office
The U.K. Patent
Office
Australia
Patent Office
Delphion
(Contains indexes of world-wide patents and also the IBM patent database.)
The link
ipnewsflash.com
lists current press releases, notices, and court decisions regarding patents and
other issues related to intellectual property. The link
www.FreePatentsOnline.com provides free
patent searches using a proprietary search engine. The link
Patent Retriever
has free downloads of US, European, and PCT patent applications as PDF files.
U.S. Government
FirstGov
The "one stop"
for U.S. government information, linking on the order of 50 million pages across all
three branches of the federal government.
FedStats
The gateway to
statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. This site also includes a
link to numerous agency online databases.
Time
Zones
World Clock
Dates and times in all the major cities of the world.
World
Registry of WWW Domain Extensions
Countries and Their Domain Extensions.
See also
Worldwide
Registry List of Extensions.
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