Research links of the week

Just a few from last week, but they are good ones:

Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary

Health08.org, news and links on health care as an issue in the presidential campaign, from Kaiser Family Foundation. A page for journalists provides background, including a side-by-side comparison of candidates' plans.

World Almanac for Kids: the adult version may not be online, but there's good stuff in here (PDF versions).

Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories.

America's Top Donors: list of $1 million+ donors and their charities, from Philanthropy.com.

Plant Information Online identifies, describes plant species and can locate a plant in a nursery nationwide. From U. of Minnesota Libraries.

Scitopia: Search over 3 million documents, plus patents and government data. Some documents require membership in a participating society, or payment.

Universal Digital Library from Carnegie-Mellon, over 1 million books online.