Onelook - One word describes OneLook: comprehensive, as in covering completely. This site collects definitions from more than 100 dictionaries.

Web of Online Dictionaries - "...linked to more than 1,000 dictionaries in 200 different languages."

Biographical Dictionary. - "...more than 27,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary - "...pronunciation dictionary for North American English that contains over 100,000 words and their transcriptions."

BooksOn-Line by Author - 9000+ listings of online books. Search form or alpha directory.

Literary Resources on the Net - "An incredibly comprehensive collection of Web sites related to literature & the humanities. Includes Syllabi and Other Course Materials for Literature Courses." Searchable.

Gale's Literary Index - Doing a report on an author, or need to find literary criticism about a particular work of literature, but aren't finding any useful information on the Internet? This free index lets you search it by author or by title. Then it will tell you which reference books you can find the information in.
 

The Harvard Classics & Shelf of Fiction - "The most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time comprises both the 50-volume '5-foot shelf of books' and the the 20-volume Shelf of Fiction. Together they cover every major literary figure, philosopher, religion, folklore and historical subject through the twentieth century."

Humbul Humanities Hub - Searchable, browsable collection of Internet resources in the fields of: English, History, Philosophy, History & Philosophy of Science, Theology, Religion, Modern Languages.

The Internet Book Information Center - A guide to book and literature related Internet resources, arranged in a narrative style.

Perseus Digital Library - An evolving humanities digital library. Presently collects materials on classics/antiquity, Victorian London, natural philosopher Robert Boyle, the history of Tufts University, and part of the Library of Congress-sponsored American Memory collections.

PoemHunter.com - A database of nearly 36,000 poems, modern and classic, that allows searching by poet name, poem title, and poem text.
Index Translationum - International bibliography of translations. A free database for researching whether a book has been translated into another language.

Poetry Portal - An informative collection of links about poetry from styles, literary appreciation, and online poetry to workshops, and how to get published.

Project: Gutenberg - "Our collection of E-texts is mainly about Literature..."

eNature.com: Bringing Nature to Life - By the National Audubon Society - This site features online field guides of over 4800 species. Each guide has color photos and data about the species. There is also an advanced bird finder that can help you identify a bird based on features such as its habitat, feather color, and body shape.

Bug Bios - This site offers an entomological insect database complete with photos and descriptions. There's also an online cultural entomology digest with articles that explore the role of insects in human culture, and an excellent butterfly wing learning unit that covers their structure, design analysis, pattern formation, and adaptational benefits.

Epidemic! The World of Infectious Disease - Ever wonder why some microbes are harmless, while others can be deadly? This detailed and provocative site is the on-line version of the temporary exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History.

Nature Sound Studio - Want to hear what the Pine Barrens Tree frog sounds like? This amazing site is the work of Lang Elliot, who has collected amazing wildlife sounds from all over the world. Excellent audio quality and great images create a wonderful, immersive experience.

Arachnology -This page calls itself "The Arachnological Hub of the World Wide Web," and once you visit you'll see why. The site contains tons of information on spiders and their relatives. Check out the "Pictures and Movies" section. It gave me the creeps!

Wildflowers - The purpose of this site is to organize wildflower information in one place and to identify other related WWW resources.

The Garry Laboratory: WWW Virology Servers - Looking for ebola, herpes, hantavirus? This site has got 'em, or information on them anyway. This comprehensive page lists servers for general virology, specific viruses, microbiology, AIDS, emerging viruses, electronic journals, scientific societies, government sites and much, much more.

The Bird Site -This is an excellent site about birds, including images of such things as bones and internal organs. Topics covered include: evolution & diversity, anatomy & physiology, adaptations & behavior, flight mechanics, and conservation. You can even listen to bird songs!

Places of Peace and Power - Martin Gray, an anthropologist with a keen interest in sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions, created this site to share photographs and descriptions of some of the 900 sacred sites in 40 countries that he has visited.

Burns Archive - Collection of over 700,000 vintage photographs specializing in medical and historical images. Services offered include stock photograph licensing, research, and creation of exhibitions and documentaries.

Pictures of the Year International - "The Pictures of the Year International competition is conducted annually to recognize excellence in photojournalism by honoring press photographers, editors and the institutions where they are employed. Winning images from POYi have challenged photographers across the globe to push themselves to see more critically. Publications noted for their outstanding use of photographs have inspired re-thinking and redesign at other media outlets."

Photo Study Collection Database - "...contains approximately two million photographs, primarily black and white, that document works of art and architecture. Approximately half of the photographic holdings are represented in The Photo Study Collection Database."

The Picture Collection - "The Picture Collection Online is an image resource site for those who seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials. It is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923."

World Bank Photo Library - "offers a unique collection of 50,000 high quality images focusing on global development, some of the subjects features in the library include: agriculture, architecture, cultural heritage, fisheries, education, environment, health, schools, nutrition programs, transportation, urban development and water issues."

Art of the First World War - "100 paintings from international collections to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the First World War...An exhibition of 110 paintings brought together by the major history museums of Europe. World War I as seen by 54 painters on both sides." Under the patronage of UNESCO

Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN) - "...is the Web's most complete bibliographic resource for the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property...A worldwide network of libraries and documentation centres contribute data on their combined holdings, including previously unavailable material from private sources, to the BCIN database...BCIN is a trusted resource for professionals, museums and other heritage organizations. It now contains nearly 200 000 citations, including the first 34 volumes of the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (AATA), published between 1955 and 1997."

Great Buildings Collection - "This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds."

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