New England Institute of Technology: Research Websites, Internet Resources

Art and Artists
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. [11/07]
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]

Auto
For a comprehensive listing of automotive and automobile information, see
Automotive 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. [11/06]
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/history/presidents/
Brief biographies of the presidents and summaries of major events during their term(s) in office. [11/07]

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." [02/07]

Scientific
World of Biography, Eric Weisstein's
URL: http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
Excellent source: Over 1000 biographies of scientific standouts, with references, images, sponsored by Wolfram Research. [08/08]

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." [11/07]

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. [12/07]

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

Environment

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

Film, video

Pangea Day, May 10 2008:
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. [03/08]

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. [06/06]

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. [08/07]
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. [08/07]
Biographies of Film Directors
URL: http://tcmdb.com
Search for many film directors, and plenty of information about films. From Turner Classic Movies. (TCM) [08/07]

Documentary Films
Center for Independent Documentary
URL: http://documentaries.wordpress.com/
" CID is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to collaborating with independent filmmakers, offering assistance and support in bringing their films to completion." [11/07]
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. [11/07]
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." [03/08]

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. Excellent research database. Sight and Sound magazine. Archive of issue indexes back to 1998. [03/08]
Film Reference
URL: http://www.filmreference.com/
Excellent alphabetical reference for Actors, Directors, Films and Writers and Production Artists. [12/07]
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." [03/08]
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. [12/07]
NewEnglandFilm.com
URL: http://www.newenglandfilm.com/
"The online magazine & resource for 38,000+ local filmmakers & video makers." [12/07]
Rhode Island International Film Festival
URL: http://www.film-festival.org/
Information about the festival with applications for entering films or securing internships. [12/07]
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. [12/07]

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. [11/07]

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." [12/07]
Sundance Institute
URL: http://www2.sundance.org/
"Founded by Robert Redford and dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work." [11/06]

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. [12/07]
Asian American Film
URL: http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/
"The latest scoop on Asian American films and filmmakers." [11/06]

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. [12/07]
Based on the Book
URL: http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/
Database of movies released from 1980 to the present that were based on books. [12/07]
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]
Internet Public Library: Movies
URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ent50.00.00/
Links to sources on films, filmmakers, and performers. [12/07]

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. [12/07]
Rogerebert.com: Movies and More
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. [12/07]
Sight and Sound Top 10 Poll
URL: http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/topten/
Critics and directors picks for best films. Once a decade poll. [12/07]

Video
Videojug: Life explained.on film.
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'." [03/08]
Videomaker
URL: http://www.videomaker.com
Online magazine, full-text, 1994 - present [03/08]

Government
For a comprehensive Government listing see > Government page

History

American History

General
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Library of Congress American Memory collection of browsable topics. Included are manuscripts, images, documents, timelines. [06/06]
Best of History Web Sites
URL: http://www.besthistorysites.net
Annotated list of websites arranged by period and rated by reviewers. [12/07]
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. [12/07]
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. [12/07]
Year by Year: 1900-2007
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
Facts on history, the media, sports, literature, and news for the last century. [12/07]

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. [01/08]
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. [01/08]
Liberty! The American Revolution
URL: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
PBS series offers substantial resources and a bibliography. [01/08]

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." [01/08]

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. [01/08]

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. [01/08]
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." [01/08]
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. [01/08]

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." [01/08]

Women
American Women's History: A Research Guide
URL: http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html
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. [01/08]
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. [01/08]
Women's History
URL:http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?
category=Women's%20History
Library of Congress American Memory collection highlights Woman's suffrage, the history and culture of women in America. Manuscript collection. [01/08]
Women's Rights
URL: http://usinfo.state.gov/dd/eng_democracy_dialogues/womens_rights.html
Documents and links compiled by the U.S. Department of State. [01/08]

Presidents

General Information and Links
American Presidents: Life Portraits
URL: http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Video archive of all American presidents. [01/08]
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Excellent, well-organized resource for President biographies. IPL: Internet Public Library. [01/08]
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." [01/08]
President's Hall
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
Brief biographies of the presidents and summaries of major events during their term(s). [01/08]

Bush, George Herbert Walker
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
URL: http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/
Carter, Jimmy
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
URL: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org
Clinton, William Jefferson [11/06]
Clinton Presidential Center
URL: http://www.clintonfoundation.org
Eisenhower, Dwight David
The Eisenhower Center [08/05]
URL: http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/
Ford, Gerald R.
Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
URL: http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
Hoover, Herbert
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum
URL: http://hoover.archives.gov
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
URL: http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald [01/05]
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library
URL: http://www.jfklibrary.org/
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
URL: http://www.jfklibrary.org
McKinley, William
McKinley Museum
URL: http://www.mckinley.lib.oh.us/museum/default.htm
Nixon, Richard Milhouse [11/06]
Nixon Presidential Materials
URL: http://nixon.archives.gov
Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace
URL: http://www.nixonfoundation.org
[Note: This library is not affiliated with NARA-- the National Archives and Records Administration.-- Records of the Nixon White House years are not located at the Nixon Library.] [02/06]
Nixon White House Phone Calls
URL:http://www.c-span.org/executive/presidential/nixon.asp
C-SPAN presents tapes that can be listened to online of President Nixon's 1971 and 1972 years.
Reagan, Ronald [01/05]
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
URL: http://www.reagan.utexas.edu
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Digital Archives
URL: http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/
Truman, Harry S.
Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library
URL: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/index.html

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. [01/08]

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

Libraries

Local Online Libraries
Brown University Library [01/08]
URL: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/index.php
Connecticut Libraries
URL: http://www.iconn.org/FindALibrary.aspx
A complete listing of all libraries in Connecticut. [01/08]
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
URL: http://mblc.state.ma.us/
Massachusetts state agency that supports, improves, and promotes library services throughout the Commonwealth. [01/08]
Rhode Island State Library
URL: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/library/
Links to laws & legislative information, state agencies & officials, state publications clearinghouse, variety of state, local and federal links. [01/08]

National Online Libraries
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." [01/08]
Library of Congress Online Catalog
URL: http://catalog.loc.gov/
Catalog of LC. [03/08]
Library of Congress Classification Outline
URL: http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/lcso0001.htm
LC Classifiation system for librarians. [01/08]

lib-web-cats
URL: http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/
Online catalog source for all the libraries in the world, emphasis on North America. [01/08]

Library Consortia
Fenway Libraries Online
URL: http://flo.org/
Academic and Special Interest Libraries in the Boston Area.