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Research Websites

[Internet Resources evaluated by the Librarians]

NOTE: Other resources can be found: Paper Topics A - Z,
and
Subject Resource Series
Auto, Automobiles, Vehicles, Motor Vehicles : see Automotive |
Aviation: see AVIATION Resources page |

B
Biographical Sources:
General
| Architects | Government | Medical | Scientific | Women|
Business: see Business Resources |

C
Computers/Internet:
see Computers |
Criminal Justice |
CURRENT EVENTS
|
G
Government/ Politics: see Government |

H
History: American History | Minorities in America | Presidents |

L
Labor |
Law:
see Law |
Libraries: Local Libraries and Library Consortia [RI, MA, CT] |
National Libraries
| Virtual Libraries |

M
Mathematics |
Medicine:
see Medicine and Health |
Movies:
see Film |
Music |

Library Resources: The Library owns many books, media and periodicals that cover a wide range of related topics. Click on the buttons below each listing of websites to access the online catalog for a listing of materials on related topics that are in the Library. To search the online catalog for any other related topics, click on this button:Online Catalog


Architecture
For a comprehensive Architecture listing, see
Architecture and Architectural Related Information

Also see Bridges

Art and Artists
Art Project, powered by Google
URL: http://www.googleartproject.com
"Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces." [01/12]
Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
URL: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
"...definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet." Thousands of artists, 10’s of thousands of artworks and links. [11/07]
Google Web Directory: Artists
URL: http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Art_History/Artists/
Alphabetical listing of artists and related categories.
[03/11]
National Gallery of Art
URL: http://www.nga.gov
Our national collections in Washington DC described online. Digital libraries of artwork that easy to search by artist, title, subject, more.
[11/07]
National Portrait Gallery
URL: http://www.npg.si.edu/
"The American nation has set aside a place to keep generations of remarkable Americans in the company of their fellow citizens: the National Portrait Gallery."
[11/07]
NYPL Digital Gallery
URL: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/
Superb collection of thousands of images from the New York Public Library [NYPL] including maps, posters, prints, photographs spanning art, literature, architecture, nature, etc.
[11/07]
Prints and Photographs Reading Room
URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
The Library of Congress has an organized and searchable database of a million digital images. Not all are in the public domain, so be careful how you use the images.
[11/07]

Smithsonian American Art Museum - SAAM - Collections
SIRIS- Smithsonian Institution Research Information Service
URL: http://www.siris.si.edu/
Gateway to millions of online recrods, 100's of thousands of images from the Smithsonian collections. Library Archives and Research Catalogs.
[01/12]


Auto
For a comprehensive listing of automotive and automobile information, see
Automotive Resources
page.


Aviation
For a comprehensive listing of Aviation information, see
Aviation Resources
page.


Biographical Sources

Architects, Biographical information on Building Resources
(see Architectural Resources page)

General
A&E's Biography.com
URL: http://www.biography.com/
Brief biographies in a searchable/browsable database. Arts & Entertainment network. [03/08]
A&E's Biography.com Black History Month
URL: http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
Biographies of great African-Americans. [03/10]
Author Pseudonyms
URL: http://www.trussel.com/books/pseudo.htm#aka
Database of author's alternate names or AKA (also known as), aliases, and nicknames.
[11/07]
Biographical Dictionary
URL: http://s9.com/
tens of thousands of “notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day."
[11/07]
National Inventors Hall of Fame
URL: http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
Short bios on inventors. Search or browse by inventor, invention, induction date.
[11/07]
Who 2?
URL: http://www.who2.com/index.html
Famous people short bios.
[11/07]

Government
American Presidents: Life Portraits
URL: http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Biographical information, video clips.
[11/07]
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present
URL: http://bioguide.congress.gov
Easy to use search for historical biographies of politicians.
[11/07]
Internet Public Library's POTUS: Presidents of the United States
URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Excellent, well-organized resource for President biographies.
[11/07]
President's Hall
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
Brief biographies of the presidents and summaries of major events during their term(s) in office.
[03/11]

Medical
Who Named It?
URL: http://www.whonamedit.com/
"...a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person." [11/12]

Scientific
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
URL: http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
Excellent source: Over 1000 biographies of scientific standouts, with references, images, sponsored by Wolfram Research.
[11/12]
WWW-VL: History: Internet & W3

URL: http://vlib.iue.it/history/internet/
Excellent first source for a wide range of research tools including historical chronology of events, and influential people, dictionaries, encyclopedias, organizations, biographies, more.
[11/12]

Women
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/
"...a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)...professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of women's architectural organizations, from around the world."
[11/12]


Business
For a complete listing of online resources, see Business Resources page for a comprehensive guide to business and corporate research.


Computers/ Internet
For a complete listing of online resources, see Computers.

For Reference and other materials available in the library,
see the
Computer page of the
Subject Resource Series.


Current Events
A good listing of events -- spanning politics, weather, situations --
that you hear about in the news.
See the
CURRENT EVENTS page.


Economics
WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics
URL: http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/
An incredible selection of links in this virtual economics library. Helsinki School of Economics, Finland.
[An older resource no longer being maintained. ] [11/12]


Education
The Educator's Reference Desk
No longer available.
[11/07]
ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
URL: http://www.eric.ed.gov
Widely considered the number 1 reliable index of education articles. Has undergone numerous in revisions. ERIC is currently also available in the library, via EBSCOhost. [11/12]
FastWeb
URL: http://www.fastweb.com/
Search for scholarships and colleges. Check the privacy policy. Registration required. [11/12]
GEM (Gateway to 21st Century Skills, formerly Gateway to Educational Materials)
URL: http://www.thegateway.org/
Thousands of free quality resources for teachers, instructors. [11/12]
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES): Annual Report
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/annuals/
Education statistics include: The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics, School Crime and Safety, and Education Statistics Quarterly.
[11/12]
Universities Worldwide
URL: http://univ.cc/
Links to thousands of universities in hundreds of countries. [11/12]

Environment
See the complete Environment page that includes Pollution, Climate Changes such as Global Warming, Land Wilderness and Wildlife issues, Recycling, more.

Film, Video

Pangea Day
Pangea Day
URL: http://www.pangeaday.org/
Pangea Day taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion while uniting millions of people to build a better future. [11/12]

Awards
CINE: Celebrating Excellence in Film and Radio
URL:
http://www.cine.org
CINE awards the Golden Eagles for excellence in documentary and other informational film and video production. [11/12]

Directors
Hitchcock Basic Film Techniques
URL: http://www.borgus.com/think/hitch.htm
Film techniques developed by Alfred Hitchcock. Topics include "camera is not a camera" , point of view editing, and using humor to add tension. From an independent filmmaker.
[11/12]
Ingmar Bergman Face to Face
URL: http://www.ingmarbergman.se/
Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007). Details about Bergman's films such as "Fanny and Alexander," "The Seventh Seal," and "Wild Strawberries." From the Ingmar Bergman Foundation.
[11/12]
TCM Movie Database
URL: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/
An extraordinary excursion into rare studio production and publicity material. Search for many film directors, and plenty of information about films. From Turner Classic Movies. (TCM)
[11/12]

Documentary Films
Center for Independent Documentary
URL: http://documentaries.org/
"
CID is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to collaborating with independent filmmakers, offering assistance and support in bringing their films to completion." [11/12]
Elements of Mass Communication: An Interactive Cybertext
URL: http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv_ind.htm
Includes histories of film, radio and television. Ron Whittaker, Ph.D.
[11/12]
TED.com: Ideas worth spreading
URL: http://www.ted.com
TED stands for TEchnology, Entertainment, Design
TED is a product of the Sapling Foundation, whose intention "is to foster the spread of great ideas...[and] aims to provide a platform for the world's smartest thinkers, greatest visionaries and most-inspiring teachers, so that millions of people can gain a better understanding of the biggest issues faced by the world, and a desire to help create a better future."
[11/12]

Film Industry
BFI: British Film Institute
URL: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Excellent. Source for more than 800,000 films (worldwide coverage with emphasis on British and US productions. Sight and Sound magazine. Archive of issue indexes back to 1998.[11/12]
Film Reference
URL: http://www.filmreference.com/
Excellent alphabetical reference for Actors, Directors, Films and Writers and Production Artists.
[11/12]
Film Society of Lincoln Center

URL: http://www.filmlinc.com/
"America’s pre-eminent film presentation organization, The Film Society of Lincoln Center was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, to recognize and support new filmmakers, and to enhance awareness, accessibility and understanding of the art among a broad and diverse film going audience." [11/12]

The Monster that Ate Hollywood
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood/
Interviews and links to articles and other sources about the film industry from Frontline, a PBS series.
[11/12]
NewEnglandFilm.com
URL: http://www.newenglandfilm.com/
"The online magazine & resource for 38,000+ local filmmakers & video makers."
[11/12]
Rhode Island International Film Festival
URL: http://www.film-festival.org/
Information about the festival with applications for entering films or securing internships.
[11/12]
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/specialfx2/
Explains how special effects for the movie, Titanic, were created. Other films as well.
[11/12]

Film Literature (Film and Television periodicals)
Film Literature Index [FLI]
URL: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp
"The FLI online database contains citations to film, television and video articles, reviews and book reviews. The FLI Online contains approximately 700,000 citations to articles, film reviews and book reviews published between 1976-2001. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles."

Maintained by Indiana University.
[11/12]

Independent Films
Independent Film Channel
URL: http://www.ifctv.com
"The Independent Film Channel (IFC) is the first channel entirely dedicated to presenting independent film, unedited and commercially uninterrupted 24 hours a day."
[11/12]
Sundance Institute
URL: http://www.sundance.org/
"Founded by Robert Redford and dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work."
[11/12]

Movie Guides (current movies)
All Movie Guide
URL: http://www.allmovie.com
Search from almost a quarter million titles, with ratings, synopses, and "same feeling" movies.
[11/12]
APAPOP: Asian Pacific American Pop Culture
URL: http://www.apapop.com/
"The purpose of AsianAmericanFilm.com is to build an engaged, involved, active, and excited audience for Asian American films." [11/12]

Movie Guides (historical)
America at Work, America at Leisure:
Motion Pictures from 1894-1915

URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awlhtml/
American Memory, Library of Congress.
[03/11]
Based on the Book
URL: http://www.mymcpl.org/books-movies-music/based-book
Database of movies released from 1980 to the present that were based on books. Provided by Mid-Continent Public Library, a consortium of Missouri public libraries.
[03/11]
Internet Movie Database
URL: http://www.imdb.com/
An amazon.com company, website appearance similar. Searchable database of movies, independent films. Short plot synopsis, reviews.
[12/07]
IPL2: Internet Public Library: Movies
URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/
Put "movies" in the subject search box.
[03/11]

Movie Magazines Listing
Film and Movie Magazines can be easily located with a Google search, but for quick links to 1000's of magazines both current and dead, try here >>

The Site of Movie Magazines
URL: http://www.moviemags.com/forum/

Reviews
At-a-Glance Film Reviews
URL: http://www.rinkworks.com/movies/
Quick reference guide to reviews and rating, listed by date and genre with links to the Internet Movie Database for in-depth information. Personal site, worth the look. [11/12]

MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine
URL: http://www.mrqe.com/
The Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE) is a database of links to online reviews -- written by professionals and amateurs and drawn from hundreds of sources including newspapers, magazines and fan sites.
[11/12]
Rogerebert.com
URL: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Reviews of current movies, more than you ever want to know about all kinds of movies. [11/12]

Video
Videojug: Get good at Life
URL: http://www.videojug.com/
"Since launching in September 2006, VideoJug has grown into the world’s most comprehensive library of free factual video content online. Our professionally-produced, high definition videos cover every conceivable topic and the site is the definitive online 'encyclopaedia of life'." [11/12]
Videomaker
URL: http://www.videomaker.com
Online magazine, full-text, 1994 - present
[11/12]

Library Resources (books, periodicals, media):
BroadcastingTelevision Broadcasting Television News
Cinema
Film
Media
Mass Media - U.S.


Government
For a comprehensive Government listing see > Government page


History

American History

General
American Memory from the Library of Congress
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Library of Congress American Memory collection of browsable topics. Included are manuscripts, images, documents, timelines.
[11/12]
Best of History Websites: an EdTech Teacher Resource
URL: http://www.besthistorysites.net
Annotated list of websites arranged by period and rated by reviewers.
[11/12]
A Biography of America
URL: http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/
Organized by key events that shaped America, this Anneberg Foundation website is a companion to their videos and telecourse. [11/12]
David Rumsey Map Collections
URL: http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Over 10,000 maps online focusing on rare historical maps of North and South America of the 18th and 19th centuries. May require viewer download.
[11/12]
Year by Year: 1900-(almost present)
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
Quick simple Facts on history, the media, sports, literature, and news for the last century.
[11/12]

American Revolution
American Revolution: Lighting Freedom's Flame
URL: http://www.nps.gov/revwar/
"The official National Park Service American Revolution Web Site." Excellent source materials.
[11/12]
The American Revolution:
National Discussions of our Revolutionary Origins

URL: http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/
Michigan State University's educational site on the American Revolution.
Excellent source materials. [11/12]
Liberty! The American Revolution
URL: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
PBS series offers substantial resources and a bibliography.
[11/12]

Civil War
Civil War @ Smithsonian
URL: http://civilwar.si.edu/
"Produced by the National Portrait Gallery and dedicated to examining the Civil War through the Smithsonian Institution's extensive and manifold collections. Since the war itself, 1861–1865, the institution has been actively collecting, preserving, and remembering America’s most profound national experience." [11/12]

World War II
The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight

URL: http://www.pbs.org/itvs/thegoodwar/

Historical materials on conscientious objectors and pacifism during World War II.
[11/12]

Minorities in America

African Americans
African American Perspectives
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html
Searchable database of historical pamphlets from 1818-1907. Library of Congress collection: American Memory.
[11/12]
Africans in America
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
PBS. "America’s journey through slavery is presented in four parts, each with a historical narrative, a resource bank, and a teacher’s guide."
[11/12]
Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement
URL: http://www.sitins.com
Print and multimedia resources on a pivotal point in the Civil Rights Movement.
[11/12]

Jewish Americans
Center for Jewish History
URL: http://www.cjh.org/
"The Center for Jewish History is one of the great public Jewish historical and cultural institutions in the world, and its mission is clear: To foster the creation and dissemination of Jewish knowledge and to make the historical and cultural record of the Jewish people readily accessible to scholars, students and the broad public."
[11/12]

Women
Discovering Women's History Online

URL: http://digital.mtsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/women
Maintained by Librarian Ken Middleton of Middle Tennessee State University, this site has dozens of women-related topics, state by state listing of collections, andfinding aids for primary and secondary documents.
[11/12]
Women In Military Service For America Memorial
URL: http://www.womensmemorial.org
History of US military women by era, oral histories, and a photo collection.
[11/12]
Women's History
URL:[long URL]
Library of Congress American Memory collection highlights Woman's suffrage, the history and culture of women in America. Manuscript collection.
[11/12]

Presidents

General Information and Links
American Presidents: Life Portraits
URL: http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Video archive of all American presidents.
[11/12]
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Excellent, well-organized resource for President biographies.
IPL: Internet Public Library.
[11/12]
Presidential Libraries (National Archives)
URL: http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/index.html
"NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) ensures, for the citizen and the public servant, for the President and for the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential evidence."
[11/12]
President's Hall
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
Brief biographies of the presidents and summaries of major events during their term(s).
[11/12]

Presidential Libraries, Museums, Archives overseen by the Office of Presidential Libraries in NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)
(13, in alphabetical order)
[03/11]

Bush, George Herbert Walker
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
URL: http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/
Presidential time served 1989-1993. [03/11]
Carter, Jimmy
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
URL: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/
P
residential time served 1977-1981. [03/11]
Clinton, William Jefferson
Clinton Presidential Center
URL: http://www.clintonfoundation.org

Presidential time served 1993-2001. [03/11]
Eisenhower, Dwight David

The Eisenhower Center
URL: http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/
Presidential time served 1953-1961. [03/11]
Ford, Gerald R.
Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
URL: http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
Presidential time served 1974-1977. [03/11]
Hoover, Herbert

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum
URL: http://hoover.archives.gov

Presidential time served 1929-1933. [03/11]
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
URL:
http://www.lbjlibrary.org/

Presidential time served 1965-1969. [03/11]
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum
URL: http://www.jfklibrary.org/
Presidential time served 1961-1965. [03/11]

McKinley, William
McKinley Museum
URL:
http://www.mckinley.lib.oh.us/
Presidential time served 1933-1945. [03/11]
Nixon, Richard Milhouse
Nixon Presidential Materials
URL: http://nixon.archives.gov
Presidential time served 1969-1974. [03/11]
Richard Nixon Foundation
URL: http://nixonfoundation.org/
Center for the National Interest (formerly Nixon Center)
URL: http://www.cftni.org/

(under construction)
[03/11]
Reagan, Ronald
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library
URL: http://www.reaganlibrary.com/

Presidential time served 1981-1989. [03/11]
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
URL: http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/

Presidential time served 1933-1945. [03/11]
Truman, Harry S.
Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library
URL: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/
Presidential time served 1945-1953. [03/11]


Labor
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library
URL: http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/library/
"...strengths of the collection are labor history, labor and culture, labor and the arts, labor relations, organization studies, international labor issues, trade unionism and collective bargaining." University of California, Berkeley.
[11/12]


Law
For a comprehensive Law listing see > Law page arranged by legal topic.


Libraries

Local Libraries and Library Consortia

Rhode Island

The Athenaeum
See The Providence Athenaeum below.
Brown University Library
URL: http://josiah.brown.edu/
JOSIAH is the name of the Brown University online catalog. Resources may also be searched via InRhode. Contact a NEIT librarian to borrow specific materials. [11/12]
HELIN Libraries
URL: http://131.128.70.2/
Higher Education Library Information Network, most RI Academic Libraries. [11/12]
InRhode
URL: http://inrhode.uri.edu/
"InRhode - combines the resources of Brown University's library database, Josiah, with those of the HELIN Consortium library database. Also includes holding information of the formerly CRIARL Union List of Serials."
[11/12]
OLIS: Office of Library and Information Services
URL: http://www.olis.ri.gov/
State of Rhode Island Department of Administration for libraries.
[11/12]
OSL: Ocean State Libraries
URL: http://www.oslri.org/
OSL is the RI Public Library system, formerly CLAN, Cooperating Libraries Automated Network.
[03/11]
The Providence Athenaeum
URL: http://www.providenceathenaeum.org
The Providence Athenaeum is the 4th oldest library in the country, and is a membership library. "...founded in 1753 as a member-supported library, [The Anthenaeum] will provide a collection of books, other materials and programs to anyone, of any age, who loves reading, appreciates literature, and enjoys intellectual discovery." Currenlty the online catalog also includes the RISD collection. Contact a NEIT librarian to borrow specific materials. [01/09]
RISD - Rhode Island School of Design
URL: http://library.risd.edu/
RISD library and the Providence Athenaeum Library are combined. Contact a NEIT librarian to borrow specific materials. [01/09]
Rhode Island State Library
URL: http://sos.ri.gov/library/
Research Tools, Publicatians, and Everything RI. [03/11]

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
URL: http://mblc.state.ma.us/
Massachusetts state agency that supports, improves, and promotes library services throughout the Commonwealth. Check the Libraries Catalog page for the Virtual Catalog and the 9 Automated Networks that include 300 public libraries, 38 academic libraries and other special and school libraries.
[11/12]
Massachusetts Libraries
URL: http://libraries.state.ma.us/
"Find a library near you."
[11/12]

Connecticut
Connecticut Libraries
URL: http://www.iconn.org/FindALibrary.aspx
A complete listing of all libraries in Connecticut. [01/09]
Connecticut State Library
URL: http://www.cslib.org
[01/09]
Connecticut State Library: Law and Legislative Reference
URL: http://www.cslib.org/llru.htm
[01/09]

National Libraries or national listings of libraries
LIBCAT: A Guide Library Resouces on the Internet
URL: http://www.librarysites.info/index.htm
Library listing also includes local listings and over-arching associations. Libraries listed by Country with direct links.
[11/12]
Library of Congress

URL: http://www.loc.gov
"The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with nearly 128 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 57 million manuscripts.
The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations." [03/11]
Library of Congress Online Catalog
URL: http://catalog.loc.gov/
Catalog of LC. [11/12]

Library of Congress Classification Outline
URL: http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/lcso0001.htm
LC Classifiation system for librarians.
[11/12]
lib-web-cats
URL: http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/
Online catalog source for all the libraries in the world, emphasis on North America.
[11/12]
PublicLibraries.com: Public Libraries, Building blocks of our Community!
URL: http://www.publiclibraries.com/
Easy listing by state of public, presidential,state and other libraries.
[11/12]

Virtual Libraries
Best Information on the Net: Hot Paper Topics
URL: http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
Compiled by St. Ambrose University, Iowa.
[11/12]
California Digital Library (CDL)
URL: http://www.cdlib.org
"The CDL was founded by the University of California in 1997 to take advantage of emerging technologies that were transforming the way digital information was being published and accessed. Since then, in collaboration with the UC libraries and other partners, we assembled one of the world’s largest digital research libraries and changed the ways that faculty, students, and researchers discover and access information." [03/11]

Digital Library Building Blocks: Glossary
URL: http://www.cdlib.org/gateways/technology/glossary.html
"This glossary of terms for digital librarianship can help you distinguish OAI from an IOU, and familiarize you with acronyms, terms, and phrases such as METS, 'XML Gateway,' and 'behaviors metadata.'" [03/11]

Digital Librarian: a Librarian's choice of the best of the web
URL: http://www.digital-librarian.com/
Easy to use subject links, not searchable. [01/08]
Digital Collections and Content [IMLS: Institute of Museum and Library Services]
URL: http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/
“Digital resources from libraries, museums, and archives –This project is a collaboration among the University of Illinois Library, the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership, and a lifetime of learning.” The database of images and printed material can be searched by subject, by name of the object, by place, or by collection to which the item belongs. Excellent resource.
[02/08]
Gary Price's List of Lists: Special Issues
URL: http://www.specialissues.com/lol/
Links to sites that include rankings of products, people, places.
[02/08]
Internet Public Library
URL:http://www.ipl.org/
"Provide library services to Internet users. Activities include: finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating information resources; and direct assistance to individuals." Maintained by the University of Michigan, School of Information Studies. [01/08]
Librarian's Internet Index
URL: http://www.ipl.org/
Formerly the Librarian's Internet Index (LII). "In January 2010, the website "ipl2: information you can trust" was launched, merging the collections of resources from the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII) websites." [03/11]
LibrarySpot
URL: http://www.libraryspot.com/
An easy to use free virtual library. [01/08]
refdesk.com
URL: http://www.refdesk.com/
"Refdesk has three goals: (1) fast access, (2) intuitive and easy navigation and (3) comprehensive content, rationally indexed." Compiled by Bob Drudge. [01/08]
Sound Archive Catalogue [The British Library]
URL: http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/x/0/49/%20;%20charset=UTF-8

"The catalogue includes entries for almost two-and-a-half million recordings held in the Sound Archive and is updated daily. It is one of the largest catalogues of its kind anywhere in the world, covering both published and unpublished recordings in all genres from pop, jazz, classical and world music, to oral history, drama and literature, dialect, language and wildlife sounds." [11/09]

Virtual Reference Shelf
URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
"Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress." [01/08]
Weapons of Mass Instruction
URL: http://iis.syr.edu/
No Longer available. Formerly "The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD)" a project of the Information Institute of Syracuse (Syracuse University).
[03/11]
WWW Virtual Library
URL: http://vlib.org/
"The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the VL pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web." [02/08]


Mathematics
American Mathematical Society
URL: http://www.ams.org/
"Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life." Headquarters in Providence, RI.
[03/11]
Internet Mathematics Forum
URL: http://mathforum.org/library/toc.html
From the Math Forum at Drexel, browse math topics.
[02/08]
The Museum of HP Calculators
URL: http://www.hpmuseum.org/
Hewlett-Packard calculators from 1968 to 1986, also slide rules and calculating machines.
[02/08]


Medicine
See the separate Medicine and Health page


News
See complete listings of many news sources on the News Resource page

Library Resources (books, periodicals, media):
Television NewsMass Media - U.S.

International News
To locate online newspapers from anywhere in the world:
Newspaper Index
URL: http://www.newspaperindex.com/
Listing of newspapers from all over the world with front pages of each. No US papers. [06/08]
Online Newspapers
URL: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Thousands of newspapers from all over the world, includes United States. [06/08]


Public Opinion Polls
AAPOR: American Association for Public Opinion Research
URL: http://www.aapor.org/
"The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) is the leading professional organization of public opinion and survey research professionals in the U.S., with members from academia, media, government, the non-profit sector and private industry. AAPOR members embrace the principle that public opinion research is essential to a healthy democracy, providing information crucial to informed policymaking and giving voice to the nation’s beliefs, attitudes and desires."
[02/08]
Angus Reid Global Monitor
URL: http://www.angus-reid.com/

Track global opinion on a variety of important current issues.
[05/10]
CMOR: Council for Marketing & Opinion Research
URL: http://www.cmor.org
“CMOR is a non-profit organization that works on behalf of the survey research industry to improve respondent cooperation in research and to promote positive legislation and prevent restrictive legislation which could impact the survey research industry.”
[02/08]
Gallup Organization
URL: http://www.gallup.com/
"Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than 70 years. Gallup employs many of the world's leading scientists in management, economics, psychology, and sociology. Gallup consultants help organizations boost organic growth by increasing customer engagement and maximizing employee productivity through measurement tools, coursework, and strategic advisory services." [02/08]
NCPP: National Council on Public Polls
URL: http://www.ncpp.org/
‘The National Council on Public Polls (NCPP) is an association of polling organizations established in 1969. Its mission is to set the highest professional standards for public opinion pollsters, and to advance the understanding, among politicians, the media and general public, of how polls are conducted and how to interpret poll results.”
[02/08]
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
URL: http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/
"Founded in 1947, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is the leading educational facility in the field of public opinion. The Center exists to promote the intelligent, responsible and imaginative use of public opinion in addressing the problems faced by Americans and citizens of other nations." University of Connecticut. [02/08]
Zogby International

URL: http://www.zogby.com/
" Zogby International has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe... Mission: "To Offer the Best Polling, Market Research, & Information Services Worldwide Based on Accuracy & Detailed Strategic Information." [02/08]


Religion
See the
separate Religion page


Search Engines
See the separate page Recommended Search Engines and Internet Search Tips


Social Sciences
Research Resources for the Social Sciences
URL: http://www.socsciresearch.com/
Comprehensive listing of web resources -- Social issues by topic. Subsidiary project of McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
[Note: dead links, but still a viable resource.] [02/08]
Social Sciences Electronic Journals
URL: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/ejournal.htm
World Wide Web Virtual Library: list of online journals for the social sciences.
[02/08]


Science and Technology
How Stuff Works
URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm
"clear, reliable explanations of how everything around us actually works."
[08/10]
SciNet Science Search
URL: http://www.scinet.cc/
Searchable Web directory for science, nature, engineering, and medicine.
[08/10]
Science.gov
URL: http://www.science.gov/
"Science.gov is a gateway to government science information and research results. Currently in its fifth generation, Science.gov provides a search of over 42 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 2000 scientific Websites."
[08/10]
Technology Review
URL: http://www.technologyreview.com/
"Since 1899, Technology Review has been MIT's magazine of innovation. Our mission statement "to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society" defines the unique value that Technology Review's delivers making it a vital resource for business decision makers in emerging growth and global 2000 companies."
[08/10]
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
URL: http://www.greatachievements.org/
"The goal of the Greatest Achievements project is to celebrate a remarkable century of technological achievement. Initiated by the National Academy of Engineering, this project is a collaboration with the American Association of Engineering Societies, National Engineers Week, and 27 other professional engineering societies." [08/10]
Computer Science: A guide to Web Resources
URL: http://libguides.library.albany.edu/csci
Links for all things in computer science, including meetings, biography, compilers, dictionaries, software, algorithm collections, journal abbreviations... University Libraries, University of Albany (SUNY)
[08/10]


Statistics
See a Comprehensive Listing of many kinds of Statistics including HEALTH, CRIME, FIRE, EDUCATION, MEDICAL and much more on the new>>


United States
Other related web sites can be found on the Government page.

50states.com
URL: http://www.50states.com/
Includes miscellaneous information about each state, such as flags, state song, bird, mineral, tree, etc.
ERsys.com
URL: http://www.ersys.com/
Detailed information about major metropolitan areas of the country.
U.S. Department of State
URL: http://www.state.gov/
"The State Department is the lead federal agency responsible for U.S. foreign affairs. The Department of State helps to shape a freer, more secure, and more prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing the President's foreign policy." [/08]


World

Country Information
CIA World Fact Book
URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Excellent rersource for maps and detailed information about countries. [03/11]
CountryWatch.com
URL: http://www.countrywatch.com/
"CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world." [11/09]
Guide to Law Online
URL: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php
The Law Library of Congress provides an alphabetized list of countries, and includes their constitutions, information pertaining to their executive, legislative, and judiciary bodies, and other links. Includes Nations of the World, International, Multi-national, much more. [03/11]
Library of Congress Country Studies
URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world." [Note: Information presented is up to 1998, and because of funding has not been further updated. This site offers excellent concise historical data for little known countries.] [11/09]

Political Resources on the Net
URL: http://www.politicalresources.net/
Political sites sorted by country, links to parties, organizations, governments, media. [11/09]
Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources from Around the World
URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Excellent source material selected by Library of Congress subject experts. [11/09]
U.S. Department of State: Background Notes
URL: http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/
"Background Notes are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States." [11/09]
World Information
URL: http://www.worldinformation.com/
"WORLDINFORMATION.COM provides country related information on key business sectors in the world’s major markets. The business sectors covered include finance, international investment, property and energy. It also provides information on every country in the world, from the Head of State to exports to natural resources to election results and airport departure taxes." [11/09]
World Statesmen
URL: http://www.worldstatesmen.org/
"An online encyclopedia of nations, colonies, international organizations and religious groups. Country maps, chronologies, facts, flags, and multiple indexes will help you explore world history."
A personal website of Ben Cahoon. [11/09]

Maps & Geography
Blank & Outline Maps
URL: http://geography.about.com/od/blankmaps/Blank_and_Outline_Maps.htm
About.com collection of blank maps of counties, states, and countries. [03/11]
Library of Congress Country Studies
Geodata.gov
URL: http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos
"Your One Stop for Finding and Using Local State, and Federal Geographic Data" Also includes and entire section on making your own map with specific data. [11/09]
Geography from the USGS (U. S. Geological Survey)

URL: http://geography.usgs.gov/

Excellent first source for map info. [11/09]
Geography Network
URL: http://www.geographynetwork.com/

Many resources for geography and GIS info. Links to free apps. [11/09]
Google Maps
URL: http://maps.google.com/
Set parameters, get maps. [11/09]
National Geographic Maps
URL: http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps
Excellent source for all kinds of maps. [11/09]



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