Professor Pamela Oliver Department of Sociology

My Links

This page includes links for my own use.

Frequently Used Links

• UW Directory
• Public library catalog
• My UW
• Learn@UW login
• On line my links page
• Local Madison Weather NOAA Weather Madison
• Microsoft Update Site
• Sociology On-Line Timetable:  Fall  Spring  Summer
• SSC home Squirrelmail Server Status
• Wisconsin CCAP
• Wisconsin OJA
• Seeing Segregation On Line
• Google Advanced Search
• Google Advanced Image Search
• University Academic Calendar
• Live Journal Friends Page
• L&S Departments List
• Pay City of Madison bills on line
• CC 1
• Scorecard
• CC Wood
• Sprint telephone bills Cell phones
• TDS phone
• TDS internet
• Countrywide
• Honda
• NSF Fastlane
• National Science Foundation Social Science Programs
• L&S "Research" Page
  • IRB web kit
  • L&S Human subjects page
• Research & Sponsored Programs
• MMSD email directory
• WISCONSIN DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• UW Food Service Nutritional Information and Weekly Menus
• Spam assassin instructions
• Factcheck.org
• Matlab info
• Windows Update
• Virgin Mobile
• AAA
• Wisconsin Tourism Page
• My List of Wisconsin Resorts
• Jacob Holdt's photos of people

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Health Insurance

• Assurant Health (this link is to Fortis Health, their former name)
  • Link to their student health plan
• Ehealthinsurance.com This is an on-line health insurance vendor. Click on the "student" link to bring up a dialog that asks your zip code to give you a quote.
• NOTE: Got these links from a magazine. We have NOT YET investigated them regarding fiscal solvency, comparison to other plans, etc.

Info Sources (Some require UW IP or ID)

• Public library catalog
• Madison Public Library site (includes recommended Internet sites, a very useful collection)
• Annual Review of Sociology
• MADCAT UW (Includes link on right to "my account")
• Books in Print UW
• Criminal Justice Abstracts UW
• Annual Reviews UW
• JSTOR UW
• Social Science Information Gateway
• Social Sciences Virtual Library
• Yahoo Social Science
• Reference Librarians can answer some questions by email
• About.com sociology site
• Evaluation & Research Methods site hosted by Gene Shackman
• Federal statistical sites gateway with indices by topic, agency, etc.
• MathWorld Incredibly rich on-line encyclopedia of mathematics.
• Searches. http://www.google.com/ (comprehensive)
• http://www.northernlight.com/ (good for specific orgs)
• http://www.directhit.com/ (popularity)
• http://www.alltheweb.com/ (fast can be customized)
• Cyndi's list. For genealogy, but includes links to government agencies, maps, etc.
• Bartleby.com An on-line book source that has a huge reference collection, including Columbia Encyclopedia, dictionaries, the Bible, Gray's Anatomy, etc.
• http://www.factmonster.com/ Lots of facts
• http://www.infoplease.com/ InfoPlease Almanac
• http://www.pbs.org/ PBS site has an enormous amount of links to sites relevant to its programming in a wide variety of areas, including history and science.
• http://www.historychannel.com/ a commercial site mostly advertising their own shows, but detailed "exhibits" contain links to encyclopedia entries and relevant web sites. A search on keywords will bring up short summaries.
• Wisconsin Policy Research Institute There is no index to their many reports and articles which speak to public policy issues in Wisconsin, focusing on education, welfare and social services, criminal justice, taxes and spending, and economic development; also conducts a Wisconsin poll. There are also quite a few casino articles.
• Political references. A huge gateway site, links to government agencies, parties, organizations, issues, etc. Much of it is by subscription. The "almanac" is free.
• Homework sites: http://school.discovery.com/ The "student" section has homework helpers, links to lots of sites with information. http://www.highschoolhub.org/ homework help, test properaration. http://www.infoplease.com/ InfoPlease Almanac plus sub-sites for kids. http://www.learn.com/ on-line short courses in a wide variety of topics www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides study guides, short outlines. writing.colostate.edu/tools.htm writing skills tutorials. http://www.hungrymindsuniversity.org/ data base of distance learning opportunities
• Calculators on Line Lots of them: statistical, mathematical, scientific, specialized (e.g. physics, chemistry), conversions (e.g. clothing sizes, calendar systems), construction. An amazing collection of links.
• Statistical Resources This page links to lots of pages with on-line statistical functions, including many forms of regression, curve-fitting, distributions, calculators, distributions, sample size & experimental design calculators, etc.
• Maps
• maps.expedia.com comprehensive maps site
• Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) site. Look up court cases by name, county, etc.

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News, Weather,Time

• CNN
• NewYork Times
• Washington Post
• LATimes
• IndyMedia Madison
• Madison Newspapers (Wisconsin State Journal & Capital Times)
• The Madison Times
• Internet Public Library (includes International Newspapers On-Line)
• African News Portal to African news sites
• http://www.politics.com/ a popular site but includes links to organizations for elections and issues
• http://www.stateline.org/ is devoted to state political news
• http://www.un.org/ is the United Nations site
• TV Listings
• 21 Wisconsin Public Television
• 3 CBS
• 15 NBC
• 27 ABC
• MPTV Milwaukee Public Television
• Madison Local Weather Forecast Meteorlogix
• NOAA Weather Madison
• Road Conditions List- Weather
• Road Conditions - Construction
• NOAA Weather Madison
• Weather.com Madison weather
• Local WORT listener-supported radio
• WorldTimeServer comes up with a web page that lets you find the correct time anywhere in the world, plus a program you can download for automatic updates. Wisconsin Time
• Australian Time Zone Chart gives you the current time anywhere.
• Sunrise/Sunset from Naval Observatory

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Useful Resources (Money, Directories, Education etc.)

• http://www.555-1212.com/ directory asssistance
• Post Office
• Federal Express
• United Parcel Service (UPS)
• Airborne Express
• Madison Metropolitan School District
• Memorial High School College ratings site Links to many different sets of rankings
• FAFSA online
• College Board (SATs, Profile, etc) Money
• Credit Union Webbranch
• New Site for CC Accounts
• Sprint telephone bills
• American Express
• Pay City of Madison bills on line
• Kids Mutual Funds AmericanFunds Oppenheimer Funds
• Savings Bond page
• UW's employee benefits information Note: this is a page of "forms" with very little text. TSA (403(b)) plans are under "tax savings plans." Includes the university's reports on funds' performance, advice for investors, forms to change allocations & accounts, etc.
• UW web page of employee resources with links
• UW Food Service Nutritional Information and Weekly Menus
• Fidelity 403b Accounts Page:
• Eric Kobren's Mutual Fund Investors Association MFIA
• Fidelity Monitor follows a "new economy" model.
• http://www.taxtrimmers.com/LINKS.HTM links to various financial/investment resources (selling their own services, but also links to IRS, investment services, etc.)
• Advice for Kids about Investing
• Checks Unlimited
• http://www.carfax.com/ Check use car VINs on line.
• Cost of Living Comparisons in Different Cities
• Consumer Reports OnLine
• CultureFinder.com Locate cultural events in all cities.
• Kelly Blue Book Used car prices etc.
• Ergonomic computer work site at Cornell
  • Guidelines
• Negative Slope Keyboard Vendors
  • http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/tray1.htm
  • http://www.catskillsupply.com/kinevolreg.html selling the kinesis arm & tray
  • http://www.situsinc.com/accespg.htm A different firm, sells keyboard arm & tray
  • http://www.creativeof.com/ergo/cnttrays.html [bought from this one]
  • http://www.onlineorganizing.com/Ergonomics_Links.htm links to firms that sell ergonomic supplies
• HS Reunion Site
• Exercie Calorie Calculators
  • Life Clinic
  • How Can I Lose Weight . com
  • Caloriesperhour.com (disabled back button)
  • Energy consumption calculator
• World language maps. Cool site by Shippenburg University professor

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Local Info

• The Madison Times
• Isthmus
• Soup Restaurant: simplysoupco.com
• Thai Orchid
• Madison Repertory Theatre
• MadStage theatre information in Madison
• Madison Metropolitan School District
• MMSD email directory
• Memorial High School
• Maps of Wisconsin http://www.wisconline.com/maps/stateuse.html
• Wisconsin on line. http://www.wisconline.com/
• Also http://www.wisconsin.com/ a portal site.
• Local WORT listener-supported radio
• MadisonDining.com Madison restuarants -- reviews, links to pages, ads. (Site has some broken links.)
• List of restaurants by someone in CompSci Dept with commentary
• DANEnet is a non-profit, community-owned Internet site which focuses on the information needs of the Dane County (Wisconsin) community. Site includes links to local community groups, neighborhood organizations, recreational groups, political groups, religious groups.http://www.danenet.wicip.org/
• Wisconsin Democratic Party
• Milwaukee Art Museum
• Museum Tickets site (national)
• Madison site listing local businesses and non-profits, by category
• University Book Store
• Madison City Assessor
• Dane County Registrar of Deeds
• Wisconsin Circuit Court Access
• City of Madison
• Bus System
• Van Galder Bus
• Madison Maps
• Madison Campus Ministry now merged into The Crossing.

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Professional & Administrative

• Classroom characteristics (Facilities Planning and Management) Links to media characteristics of classerooms and PDF of all general assignment classrooms
• UW web info site + logos
• Logo download site
• Wisconsin Union TITU scheduled
• Steps of Preparing an NSF proposal (my summary)
• NSF Fastlane
• L&S "Research" Page with info, human subjects & other forms, etc
• Research & Sponsored Programs home page includes budget forms, FAQs and frequently needed info, etc.
• Graduate School Research Committee Competition
• GRE online Group Differences Report
• International Sociological Association
• Political Sociology web site
• WISCONSIN DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• Dean of Students: Information for Faculty Index Page
• Info for Students on Student Conduct http://www.wisc.edu/students/conduct/studconduct.htm
  • "What happens if you are accused of misconduct?"
• Info for Faculty on Student Conduct http://www.wisc.edu/students/conduct/facconduct.htm
• Academic Misconduct: Faculty Procedures
• Learning Support Services
  • LSS Media Catalogue (titles only)
  • A-V Services
• Government Publications page has a wide range of useful sources & links on many topics. A very extensive "subject areas" index is a very useful way to find relevant materials.
• Wisconsin Office of Sponsored Programs
• Graduate Student Stipends
• Standard Forms, including Federal (courtesy Marquette) http://info.orsp.mu.edu/forms.html
• Federal OMB site http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/index.html
• Texas forms site http://tram.east.asu.edu/forms/index.html
• GSA on line forms site, can fill out forms on line or offline using free downloadable software, including standard OMB forms.
• Anti-plagiarism sites.
• http://www.plagiarism.com/ A commercial site by Glatt Plagiarism Services selling anti-plagiarism software, include self-detection software for inadvertent plagiarism; software is $300 each for teaching about plagiarism & screening for it, or $500 for both. This software screens for plagiarism by having the student fill in missing words from his/her own paper.
• http://www.plagiarism.org/ and http://www.turnitin.com/ are linked sites from http://www.iparadigms.com/ an information-tracking firm. Their service allows professors to register a class; students submit through turnitin.com, and all papers are checked against a wide variety of internet sites for originality; pricing assumes institutional cost-sharing.
• http://www.integriguard.com/ Cost is $5 a month, students submit through the service, papers are checked against every other paper that has been submitted through the service.
• UW Parking & Transportation home page
  • Lot Full report page
• Quantitative Research links
  • North Carolina Stata tutorial. This is REALLY GOOD.

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Religion Etc.

• Lectionary Resources Page
• Oremus Bible Browser (New Revised + King James + Psalter etc) An Anglican site; oremus.org is an Anglican prayer site.
• United Church of Christ
• Call to Renewal, Covenant Against Poverty
• US Catholic Bishops Conference page on social development and world peace.
• Salt of the Earth A Catholic social justice site published by the Claretian Missionaries, a Roman Catholic religious community of priests and brothers committed to "seeing the world through the eyes of the poor.
• "Catholic Social Justice Teachings JustPeace.Org An individually-maintained site with many links.
• Theology Library on Justice and Peace Canadian Catholics & Episcopal.
• Catholic Social Teaching Office for Social Justice, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
• Faith and Social Justice An individual's site with an emphasis on religious humanism & democratic socialism: lots of links.
• Unitarian Universalist Faith in ActionLong list of social justice links
• Concordance to sacred texts
• Bible Search
• BibleCrossWalk on line translations, extensive historical commentaries
• A Church's list of Bible research resources Lots of well chosen links.
• Bible Commentary resources
• New Revised Standard Bible full text on line
• New English Translation on line plus resources
• EBible Teacher. Some free, lotsof inexpensive computer resources for Sunday School, including graphics and PP presentations + maps
• Job
  • http://bex.nsstc.uah.edu/RbS/JOB/job.html A Seminary Student's extended discussion of Job from many perspectives
• Christian Alliance for Progress . Reclaiming Christianity.
• I am a Christian Too Progressive blog
• Re-Discovery Institute This site is a very elaborate critique of intelligent design featuring a "critique" of the periodic table of the elements.

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Support/Info

• Corel/WordPerfect office community site. Clip art, tips, etc.
• http://www.aportis.com/ Aportis, vendor of Brainforest.
• Brainforest Tech support
• Dell Support
• http://www.bookholder.com/ Book stand.
• Fosamax links: Fosamax National Osteoporisis Foundation NIH Osteoporosis site
• Cuisinart Parts Large pusher & sleeve assembly: DLC-018BTX
  • http://www.kitchen-classics.com/dlc-8.htm DLC-018BG large pusher & sleeve assembly $34.50 + $4.50 shipping & handling
  • CU-DLC018BGTX large pusher & sleeve assembly $33.50 http://www.goodmans.net/ + $7 - $.60 shipping
  • http://www.totalvac.com/cuisinartdlc8parts.htm Code: DLC-018BGTX Price: $31.25. free shipping over $50. + $5.95 standard shipping under $50.
  • http://www.hardistys.com/cuisinart_parts.php $34.98 + SH cannot see until after ordering
  • http://www.smallappliance.com/ Cuisinart DLC-018BAGTX - Cuisinart Replacement Large Pusher & Sleeve Assembly w/Small Pusher [Part # DLC018BAGTX] *** This pusher sleeve LOCKS into the lid. If you are replacing a pusher sleeve that DOES NOT LOCK into the lid you must purchase a new lid. *** $36.99 Free shipping over $40. [if we need a bowl too, SH is free]
  • http://www.culinaryparts.com/ LARGER PUSHER SLEEVE ASSEMBLY 7 & 8 SERIES,GRAY (NO PUSHER) Cuisinart´s large pusher sleeve assembly allows for easy slicing/shredding of whole fruits and vegetables. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you have a DLC-7, DLC-7E, DLC-7P, DLC-8, DLC-8e or DLC-8F, you may need to upgrade all of your Lexan parts because of improvements in the connections. Please contact our Parts Advisors at 1-800-543-7549 before ordering and they will assist you in determining the parts required. Item # CUDL-018BG Our Price $34.99 + $8.25 shipping
  • http://www.shaverspot.com/CuisinartParts.html $32.99 + 8.99 SH warns about possible need for new bowl as well

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Shopping

• JCPenney
• On-Line Flowers, delivered through FedEx http://www8.proflowers.com/
• Mail order food gifts: Figis Harry and David
• Harriet Carter. Miscellaenous Objects.
• Candy
  • BulkCandy at $4-$6 a pound (good prices on JellyBelly). Seems to be the cheapest.
  • JellyBelly site
  • See's Candy
  • 18004 candy shop sells Jelly Bellys.
  • Sweetys another shop.
• Dried Fruit: (see also Bulk Candy)
  • MedUSACorp pineapple $15/5lb, Calif Apricots $35/5lb, Turkish apricots $20/5lb Also has Jelly Bellies for $30/5 lb (sale $25) - assortment?
  • VineTreeOrchards Nuts & fruits
  • SunOrganicFarm
  • BulkFoods.com
  • California Flavors
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Friends Etc.

• Philosopher Yogi
• Becky Dominguez web site design Mambo Yaya
• Chuck

Travel:

• airlines Northwest http://www.nwa.com/
• American http://www.im.aa.com/
• Delta http://www.delta.com/ Delta shows available seats graphically.
• United
• National Airlines
• Dane County Airport
• http://www.beadandbreakfast.com/
• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
• http://www.canada.worldweb.com/
• http://www.washingtonian.com/
• http://www.visiteurope.com/
• Auto Rental
  • National $199/week $324 10 days. Includes tax. Standard full UW corp ID 5766241, with discount $292 for standard. (premium sold out)
  • Dollar $356 ($386 including tax) unlimited mileage Dodge intrepid, standard full
  • Avis $440 including tax etc.
  • Alamo $452 regular. UW corp. full $314 + tax = $340, premium $357+tax code BX copr ID 146214
  • Thrifty 2 week rate with taxes $428
  • Hertz $419 inc. tax
• Wisconsin Tourism Page
• My List of Wisconsin Resorts
• Nova Scotia tourism (link from here to on-line reservation system)
• AAA

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Science Sites

• The Why Files at UW
• www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs
• http://www.space.com/
• www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs
• http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
• vector.cshl.org/dnaftb
• abcnews.go.com/sections/science
• Frank Potter's Science Gems Many links to all sorts of science topics.

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Interesting Stuff

• http://www.beadandbreakfast.com/ a site devoted to classics, myths, etc. Lots of pictures and details about ancient civilizations.
• http://www.thepuzzlefactory.com/ puzzles & games
• http://www.scifi.com/ movies, tv shows.
• http://www.jass.com/ Jazz site
• http://www.mrqe.com/ movie reviews
• http://www.filmsite.org/ movie reviews
• http://www.cagle.com/ editorial cartoons
• http://www.comics.com/ commics
• http://www.allmovie.com/ info about films.
• http://www.cortlandreview.com/ On-line audio poetry.
• DVD reviews MRQE (movie review query engine) links to LOTS of movie reviews on other sites
• Personality tests. http://www.davideck.com/
• http://www.bookreview.com/ a book review site, emphaszing books they think are overlooked.
• www.nyt.com/books Book reviews + more, NYTimes book review.
• http://www.sfsite.com/ Science fiction novel reviews.
• Books in Print with Reviews (UW only)
• Songs/hymns http://ingeb.org http://www.pdmusic.org Whispering Hope lyrics, MIDI tune The Cyber Hymnal
• Patrick O'Brian homepage at Norton

Temp Links (for short-term projects or searches)

• Robert Coles video
• Academic Regalia
  • http://www.harmonyonstage.com/capandgowns/doctoralgowns.html Cheap to nice, low end $80 high end around $500.
  • http://www.academic-regalia-depot.com/ Different URL, exactly the same pages as above,
  • http://www.capandgowndepot.com/ Yet another URL with exactly the same pages. Tam 6-sided $ 78 + shipping. Sized. includes tassel.
  • http://www.oakhalli.com/academic.html Custom regalia, presumably expensive
  • http://www.milligans.com/caps&gowns.html Mostly high school, but has very inexpensive ($40) faculty robes. Need catalogue for hoods.
  • http://www.brownsgrad.com/mastdoct.htm Has both inexpensive (under $80) and moderate (around $250) options. Also sells hoods. Tam 8-sided $40 including silk tassel, + $6 shipping. Sized. order page
  • http://www.academicapparel.com/caps/robes_doctoral.html Robes around $300, hoods about $65, tams about $65
  • http://www.robeshop.com/academic.htm Robes in the $300-$500 range, hoods, tams.
  • http://www.jostens.com/college/capsgowns/facultyregalia/index.asp Mostly sells rings, offers 1 faculty robe about $350-$450.
• Phone Cards
  • http://www.click4prepaid.com/index.asp On-line virtual prepaid phone cards. Expire in 1 year. 4.5 cents/minute 60 second rounding
  • http://www.pincity.com/ another on-line virtual. 2.9 cents local access, 4.5 cents toll free. 1 minute rounding.
• Gilbert & Sullivan Resources
  • http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/html/opera_index.html
• Synchronization software
  • http://www.smsync.com/ Description seems good. $35. Download demo. Lots of positive reviews. Backs up specific files and folders, which have to be set up. Seems to be what I have in mind.
  • http://www.sobolsoft.com/filecompare/ shareware, virtually no online documentation. home page is just a very long list of links to downloadable program.s

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Questions or Comments? Email Oliver -at- ssc -dot- wisc -dot- edu. Last updated January 17, 2008 © University of Wisconsin.