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Utah State University Libraries - Go here for information about USU
Libraries including USU Libraries departments, services & resources.
USU Libraries Internet Resources Page
- Go here for hotlinks to agriculture, business, engineering, family
life, humanities, arts & social science, government publications & maps,
& Internet search engines.
UC Berkeley & Internet Resources
- go here for links to Internet resources arranged by academic
discipline.
Internet
Resources Collection
- A collection of Web sites chosen by librarians, emphasizing major
collections rather than individual pages.
Info Surf: Research Guides & Internet Resources by Subject
- A to Z subject listing of significant internet resources.
Academic Info
- Go here for subject gateways, reference desk, student center &
more.
Librarians' Index to the Internet
- Keyword search or subject browse a directory of more than 7,900
Internet resources selected & evaluated by librarians.
Internet Scout Project
- Librarians & educators choose the best resources on the Internet for
the education community.
Argus Clearinghouse - Go here for links to arts & humanities,
business & employment, communication, computers & information
technology, education, engineering, environment, government & law,
health & medicine, places & peoples, recreation & science & mathematics,
social sciences & social issues & more. Each Internet resource receives
an Argus evaluation rating.
Infomine Scholarly Internet Resources Collections -
Key word search for Web pages & full-text
publications in the biological, agricultural & medical sciences;
government information; instructional resources; Internet enabling
tools; maps & GIS; physical sciences, engineering, computing & math;
regional & general interest; social sciences & humanities; musical &
performing arts
Michigan Electronic Library
- Gateway to business, economics, education, government & politics, law,
health, humanities & arts, media, recreation & leisure, sciences &
environment, social issues & services, reference & more.
Meta-Subject Index to Government Information -
A subject index to full-text government publications.
Contains nearly 1400 entries.
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of
Information - Comprehensive A to Z subject
index to resources on the Web.
Internet Resources by Subject
- A-Z directory of Internet resources by subject.
The Direct Page
- Go here for archives & library catalogs, books, U.S. & foreign
government, humanities, news sources & serials, science, subject
specific links, bibliographies & bibliographic aids, business &
economics, U.S. state & city government, legal, ready reference, social
science & more.
Internet Public Library
- Go here for hotlinks to all subjects to include online magazines &
serials, newspapers, online texts, Web searching & much more.
Search IQ
- Go here for subject directory of search engines listed by category.
The Best Information on the Net
- Important sites by major field of study (compiled by librarians from
St. Ambrose University)
Links
- Art, astronomy, business, careers & jobs, citation guides, child
development, colleges & universities, economics, education, ethics,
federal publications, folklore, financial aid, geography, government,
Internet, legal resources, libraries around the world, literary
resources, medical resources, nursing, news & weather, paranormal
phenomena, philosophy, psychology, religion, report writing, search
engines, sociology & social work, U.S. history, virtual reference
sources & more.
Information Please - One-stop guide to all subjects on the Net to
include: world, sports, entertainment, U.S., people, business &
economics, living, society, & science & technology.
Galaxy - Gateway to I- net
libraries, dictionaries, acronyms, calendars, flags, census data,
clocks, Internet networking, zip codes, quotations, telephone
information, encyclopedias & more.
The WWW Virtual Library: All Subjects
- Extensive links to agriculture, computer science, communications &
media, education, engineering, humanities, information management,
international affairs, law, industry & economics, recreation, regional
studies, science & society.
Encyclopedia Britannica Internet Guide - Gateways to art &
literature, business & economy, education, health & medicine, history,
law & government, news, philosophy & religion, science & technology,
mathematics, social sciences & society, sports, world geography &
culture
Librarian's Resource Center -
Directories, dictionaries, topical guides, business & finance, library
catalogues, citing electronic references, magazines & journals, Web page
development, Web site evaluation, publishers homepages, & more.
Yahoo Explore the Internet -
Hotlinks around the world, education, entertainment, financial,
government & politics, health, literature, masterpieces & art, news &
media, shopping, sports, legal, history & much more.
All Subjects on the Net - Key
word search for world-wide hotlinks to all subjects on the Net.
My Virtual Reference Desk -
Fast access to all subjects, easy navigation, & comprehensive content
Bob Jensen's Bookmarks - Go
here for hotlinks to accounting, arts, literature, recreation, sports,
business, finance, education, government, law, legislation, news,
travel, weather & more.
Schemes for Organizing the Web
- Web sites organized by classification systems: alphabetic, numeric,
alphanumeric, & controlled vocabularies
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of
Information - A Web site that provides
alphabetic access to all aspects of electronic publishing to include:
print & non- print materials, periodical articles, monographs &
individual chapters in collected works, & more
Refdesk -
A one-stop site for all things Internet including news, weather, sports,
reference, encyclopedia (50 areas), facts on file, FAQs, tutorials,
search engines, Win95, free stuff, and games. Includes over 20,000
links.
LibrarySpot
- Reference collection including dictionaries, encyclopedias,
newspapers, maps, reading lists, and quotations.
IPL Associations on the Net - Search
Associations on the Internet through the Internet Public Library.
DeskRef - Sources
for quick answers to reference questions.
What Do You Want to Know Today? -
Ancient and classic culture, literature and languages
search and retrieval tool.
The Virtual Community of Associations - Online
directory of U.S. associations.
Trussel's
EclectiCity - Links
cataloged in the form of on-line publishing: stories, articles,
dictionaries, bibliographies, song-lists, word-lists, phone-lists,
translations...
Virtual
Learning Resources Center
- Search within or across subject specific
databases or web sites, full-text magazines, internet news sources, or
electronic text archives.
ReferenceDesk.org - A
large categorized collection of reference links to over 600 different
sites.
The Spire Project
- A
collection of articles guides by a professional researcher on country
profiles, UN information, commercial databases... - covering commercial,
library & Internet resources. Also released as FAQ & Shareware.
World Web City - Information
and links to the cities and communities of the world.
Alpha Search - search for
academic gateway pages
Academic Info
- quality links to all major subjects
Awesome Lib.
- 14,000 reviewed resources.
New York Public Library
- Frustrated by the growing number of pay-per-view Web archives? Your
local library's Web site might be able to help, though you may need a
library card to enjoy full access. For example, New York Public Library
cardholders can read issues of The New York Times online
for the past year, and anyone in the world can ask the librarian any
question. You'll find encyclopedias, community information, and more
than enough reasons to ensure that your library card is up-to-date.
InfoMine - Incredible
scholastic resource by the University of Riverside, California.
Internet Quick Reference
from UTAH State University
Australian Libs.
- Another tremendous library source from the folks down under searching
multiple libraries.
National Lib. of Australia
- Search specific to the National Libraries of Australia.
Vassar Libraries - Search by subject or keyword.
San Francisco Public Lib. - Search
by keyword, subject, author, title, call number, "et cetera."
Library of Congress
- By both keyword and alpha index.
Fathom
- the source for online learning. This archive, provided by Columbia
University, offers access to the complete range of free content
developed for Fathom by its member institutions. Columbia encourages you
to browse this archive of online learning resources, including lectures,
articles, interviews, exhibits and free seminars. You can find
additional online resources from Columbia University at
http://www.columbia.edu/ and from
the members of the Fathom consortium at their own websites.
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Onelook
- One word describes OneLook: comprehensive, as in covering completely.
This site collects definitions from more than 100 dictionaries, ranging
from garden-variety Merriam-Webster's to the (who knew?)
Yiddish-Hebrew-English-German-Russian Picture Dictionary. We love being
able to see definitions from such a variety of sources (and it frees up
a lot of bookshelf space).
WWWebster Dictionary
- From the time-honored Merriam Webster company.
Web of
Online Dicts. - "...linked to more than 1,000 dictionaries in 200
different languages."
Roget's Thesaurus - Use a
categorical or alphabetical index or a search form .
Biographical Dict.
- "...more than 27,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world"
Slanguage Dictionary - All those
words that give English it's flavor.
Acronymfinder
- When you need an acronym PDQ, check Acronym Finder. If you're caught
in a snafu over instant-messaging jargon like ROTFL (rolling on the
floor laughing) or technical specifications like kbps (kilobits per
second), Acronym Finder can track it down, ASAP.
Fonetiks.org: the Online Language Laboratory
- Want to learn to speak Thai or Brazilian Portuguese? This online
language laboratory can help. It features easy to use audio tutorials on
some of the world's major languages. You will need the free
Flash Player to listen.
Online ASL
Dictionary
- A visual dictionary of American Sign Language. Some things can only be
said in pictures, and this site uses animated photographs to display the
beauty and meaning of sign language words and phrases.
Poetry Daily
- A new poem every day, news, and a poetry archive make this site worth
a visit and a bookmark.
Poets.org: Listening
Booth
- Poetry is best when read aloud. Head to the listening booth to hear
music made from words. You will need the
RealPlayer.
Glossary of
Political Economy Terms
RootsWeb - Large list of
genealogical database searchers.
Reference of
Theoretical Terms
Scholars' Guide to the WWW
Researchpaper.com
- A great resource for those needing inspiration. The site has tips and
ideas to help with your writing. The site even includes a chat room so
you can talk to other students.
Internet Classics Arch.
- "Mainly Greco-Roman works (some Chinese and Persian), all in English
translation."
Online Medeval and Classic
Lib.
"..collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical
and Medieval civilization."
BrainPop
- best education animation.
Ancient Scripts of the World
-
Take a look at some beautiful ancient scripts, and explore the
phenomenon of human language.
Glossary of Genetic
Terms
- by the National Human Genome Research Institute: Division of
Intramural Research. Learn the language of genetics! Listen to
geneticists explain important genetic terms and view diagrams to help
you understand human genetics.
Recent Ovidian
Bibliography - "...publications relating to Ovid from 1990-present."
Encyclopedia.com - "...more
than 14,000 diverse articles to the resources available on Infonautics'
popular online research service."
Museum of Ancient Inventions
- Did you know the first battery was invented around 250 B.C.E.? Can you
imagine what it looked like? This cool virtual museum of ancient
inventions has photos of replicas of fascinating inventions and tells
how these models were made.
BooksOn-Line by Author - 9000+ listings of online books. Search form
or alpha directory.
MIT's Shakespeare -
Wonderful resource for finding the works of the beloved bard.(Hopefully
the search will be restored soon.)
biographie.net - Biographies
across the web in 4 languages.
Biography - "...puts over 20,000
of the greatest lives, past and present, at your fingertips."
Literary Calendar - This
delightful site has been with Beaucoup almost since Beaucoup started.
Well worth a visit.
Poetry - Gopher search of poetry.
Mythology -
"Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our
own language cannot be understood and appreciated."
Argos - "...designed to cover
the ancient and medieval worlds."
Bibliomania - Keyword search
allows search through all or each of 5 categories or literature.
Poetry Portal
- An informative collection of
links about poetry from styles, literary appreciation, and online poetry
to workshops, and how to get published.
Poetry Daily
- A new poem every day, news, and a poetry archive make this site worth
a visit and a bookmark.
Medieval Drama Links -
Information on everything from set design to medieval props and makeup.
There are over 200 links. A great site for drama teachers.
American Literary Classics-A
Chapter a Day - As is recommended by this site, make a resolution
for the New Year to keep up with your reading! I didn't think reading
could be so engaging through the Internet but this site proved me wrong.
The chapter is supplemented with reader's comments and additional
supplmentary readings.
History and Politics Out
Loud - Hear Politically and
historically important speeches at this searchable audio archive.
Ency. Mythica - "An
encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legend."
Bible Gateway - Search by
passage or keyword.
Project: Gutenberg - "Our
Collection of E-texts is mainly about Literature..."
ALEX
- "...documents collected in the subject areas of English literature,
American literature, and Western philosophy."
Koran - Use either
the search or browse link.
Online Medeval and Classic
Lib. - "...ollection of some of the most important literary works of
Classical and Medieval civilization."
Mythology - "a site dedicated
to making your search for myths, legends, folklore, and religions both
past and present easier and more enjoyable."
Koran - Use either
the search or browse link.
SOSIG
Catalogue
- "... the Internet equivalent of an academic research library for the
social sciences."
Sociological Subjects -
Use the search form or browse through a huge alpha list of categories.
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Social Sciences Virtual Library
Directory of Catholic
Internet Directories
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contains extensive links of Catholic Internet Directories.
Bible.org
- Foundation for Biblical Studies
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
- the
granddaddy of biblical links pages; very extensive, well organized and
regularly updated; compiled by Torrey Seland, Volda College, Norway
Sacred Scripture
Resources
-
extensive annotated lists of biblical resources, from the Archdiocese of
Chicago's seminary library.
The
Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources
- excellent collections of links "For Teaching and Learning in Theology
and Religion"; see their section on "Archaeology and Bible," especially
their pages on Archaeology and Classics, Bible: General, Hebrew
Bible/Old Testament, New Testament.
Theology Library
-
comprehensive site of catholic faith and moral resources on the web.
Internet
Theology Resources
- from the Alcuin and Clemens Libraries at the College of St. Benedict
and St. John's University, Collegeville, MN.
Religious
Resources on the Net - extensive religious resources.
Bjorn's
Guide to Philosophy
- A very well-organized site with information on a number of famous
philosophers. The site contains biographical information, published
works, links to other sites and discussion groups. Worth a visit and a
bookmark!
Philosophy
Research Base
- Stumped by the difference between existentialism and buddhism? Despite
its dry title, this is an amazing research site, with countless
cross-referenced links to philosophy on the Web.
Political
Information
- A targeted search engine for politics, policy & political
FedStats
- The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
Fast Facts:
Almanacs, Factbooks, Statistical Reports
6 Billion Human Beings -
An online exhibit from the Musee de l'Homme. Find out how fast the
world's population is growing and why it may slow in the next century.
Presented in French and English.
GovStartPage.com
- Your Start Page to Government on the Web.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
Statistical Resources on the Web -
statistical Resouces - gateway to statistics in:
agriculture, business & industry, comprehensive subjects, consumers,
cost-of-living, demographics, economics, foreign governments, foreign
trade, government finances, health, housing, labor, military, education,
politics, energy, environment, science, sociology, finance & currency,
transportation, foreign economics, weather & more.
International Statistics
- Go here for economic, social, & demographic statistics from around the
world.
Encyclopedia of Psychology
- Psychology websites search options.
Today in History
- Pick a date and get a list of historical events for it.
Guide to
History on the Web - Best search engine.
Best History Sites
- Award-winning portal
created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts.
The American Memory
- "Historical Collections for the National Digital Library"
All Health -
Super site with a searchable database of articles, chat, and message
forums by topic.
The Health
Channel
Great site, with on-call professionals, news, advice, and the #1 health
search engine
Tree of
Life
- This collaborative Web project, produced by biologists from around the
world, provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth,
their history, and characteristics.
U.S. Geological Survey
-
Visit the nation's largest earth-science research and information
agency. Access to maps, reports, and information to help students,
educators, and researchers protect the earth's resources.
NASA Earth Observatory
- Through informative articles and spectacular images you will learn how
NASA scientists are unraveling the mysteries of climate and
environmental change.
Environmental
Organization WebDirectory - The
ultimate hotlist for environmental issues. The listings are very
comprehensive and are annotated.
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.
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.
DNA Interactive
- This terrific site commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the
discovery of the structure of DNA. You'll find an interactive timeline,
learn how the code was cracked, find out how the discovery of the
structure of DNA changed the field of biology, and see a chilling
section on eugenics. By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Dolan DNA
Learning Center. You’ll the Flash Player
Player.
Space.com
- Read the latest space exploration news at this site. You can also
watch videos of space shuttle landings, look at spectacular photos of
space, and play entertaining astronomy quiz games. If you're a kid or
just feel like one, make sure you visit the fun and educational "spaceKids"
part of the site.
CosmoNet
- Explore the origins of the universe, theoretical physics, and more at
this excellent ThinkQuest site.
Cosmology and Astronomy -
Complex cosmological terms and theories are explained using simple,
everyday language. Learn about anti-matter, quasars, quantum mechanics,
and more.
Earth and Universe
- Graphically not the most engaging site, but does provide an excellent
audio and visual presentation on the universe. The site focuses on
stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Well worth the visit.
The
Virtual Sun - An informative tour
about the sun. This site includes lots of fascinating images and MPEG
movies. You can choose to take a tour in English or view it in Dutch.
MIR Space
Station Page - The Mir Space
Station Page. Current Mir news and more.
Solar
System Live - This site provides an
interactive view of the solar system. You can set the time, date,
viewpoint, and more. There is also a link to the "Earth Viewer" which
shows the day and night regions of the earth.
Window to the
Universe
- Attractively presented and very informative--this site provides an
introduction to the Universe. Topics include, "Our Planet," "Space
Missions," "Our Solar System," "People," and much more.
World Wide Arts Resources
- The definitive Arts and Culture Information Gateway
The Complete
History of the Discovery of Cinematography
- This site is unusual in that it documents ancient history leading to
the birth of cinematography. This historical chronicle starts with the
discovery of the pinhole image around 900 B.C., and ends in the late
1800s A.D.
120 Years
of Electronic Music - Learn the
history of electronic music from the musical telegraph of 1876 to the
Kurtzweil synthesizer of 1983.
Cartoonbank.com - "On the
Internet, nobody knows you're a dog," one canine remarks to another in a
New Yorker cartoon by Peter Steiner. The New Yorker is known for its
clever cartoons from respected cartoonists, including Charles Addams and
Jack Ziegler. Now you can find your favorite New Yorker cartoons online
(even if you are a dog). You can browse through hundreds of cartoons by
subject, or search for specific cartoons. You can even download cartoons
(for a fee) to include in your next PowerPoint presentation.
The Customer's Manifesto -
Perhaps most relevant to genealogists is the site's costume history,
which displays illustrations and photographs of period costumes as well
as fashion timelines. Click on any image to examine a costume more
closely.
EduFind
- Digital education search.
PedagoNet
-
"Learning resources search engine."
Education World
- Educators' best friend
Educating.Net
- portal to the world of knowledge
The History of Education
- This is a well-organized index of links and information on the major
ideas, movements, and individuals who have influenced education over the
past 300 years. A calm and clear visual design, too.
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