- over 300,000
images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collection of
the New York Public Library, including historical maps, vintage posters, rare
prints, photographs, and more.
http://digitalgallery.nypl.orgWebsites for Research
Internet Public Library - contains links to over 2300 serials available online, links to over 1600 critical and biographical sites about literary authors, searchable list of over 1100 associations on the web, over 7700 books available on the web, and much more. http://www.ipl.org
Encarta - includes an Encyclopedia, Dictionary, and Atlas. http://encarta.msn.com
Merriam-Webster Online - Online dictionary/thesaurus. http://www.m-w.com
Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary Thesaurus - http://www.wordsmyth.net
Bartlett's Book of Quotations - http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett/
Consumer Price Indexes - Monthly indexes are available for the U.S., the four Census regions, and some local areas. http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm
- over 300,000
images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collection of
the New York Public Library, including historical maps, vintage posters, rare
prints, photographs, and more.
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org
Statistical Resources on the Web - Includes hundreds of statistical files from a variety of primarily governmental sources arranged under 24 topics, such as education, foreign economics, foreign trade, government finances, health, science, and weather. http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
United Nations Homepage - http://www.un.org
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/
Universal Postal Union - Useful for looking up international zip codes. http://www.upu.int/
American Demographics Online - An excellent search engine allows the user to locate authoritative statistical data on a wide scope of demographic topics from a range of sources. http://www.demographics.com/
FedStats - Comprehensive source for government statistics produced by more than 70 federal agencies. Search via broad topic areas, regions, alphabetical keyword index, or federal agencies. http://www.fedstats.gov/index.html
MapQuest - Interactive street atlas of the continental United States provides mileage, street maps, and driving directions. Includes trip planning information for cities, hotels, restaurants, attractions, and weather http://www.mapquest.com/
CIA World Factbook -Useful information on countries, including statistical information and outline maps. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Associations on the Net - Directory of Internet sites for professional and trade associations, cultural organizations, political parties, advocacy groups, academic societies, and research institutions. http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
Foundation Center - Directory of foundations with links to homepages and downloadable information such as grant applications and financial reports. http://fdncenter.org/
Tips on searching the Web for Information - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/files/128.html
SuperPages.com - Search Yellow Pages for businesses, or People Pages for individuals. Reverse lookup is a handy feature. http:www.superpages.com
US Postal Service Zip Code Directory - Zip Codes listed by mailing address or city, postal abbreviations, and other useful mailing information. http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/
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Citation and Style Guides: APA - http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/apa.pdf
Citation and Style Guides: MLA - http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/mla.pdf
Citation and Style Guides: Turabian - http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/turabian.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions from the Modern Language Association - http://www.mla.org/style_faq
Online!: a Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources - Includes the full text of four chapters from this helpful book. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/index.html
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Using the Internet for Research (from Illinois State University Library) - http://www.mlb.ilstu.edu/ressubj/subject/intrnt/research.htm
Evaluating Internet Resources (from ISU) - http://www.mlb.ilstu.edu/ressubj/subject/intrnt/evaluate.htm
Guide to Searching the Internet (from ISU) - includes links to various search engines & databases. http://www.mlb.ilstu.edu/ressubj/subject/intrnt/search.htm
Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism : Documentation Guidelines (Duke University) -- http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm
Online Writing Lab (Purdue University) - Contains writing guides, grammar tip sheets, style manuals, research paper guidelines, and more. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Guide to Grammar and Writing - A comprehensive guide for grammar and basic writing, this Web site has a wealth of information. The grammar portion of the page gives rules and examples followed by quizzes. The composition portion of the page discusses paragraph development and the principles of essay composition. A highlight of this site is Ask Grammar, whose icon is a rocking-chair grandmother. Ask Grammar provides opportunity for users to submit questions; answers are posted to a Grammar Log. Other features of the site include a book list of grammar resources, online resources, quotations, and writing bloopers. Review excerpt: Choice F '99 v36n6 http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
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AltaVista - uses Yahoo content with a fresh interface. Tabs above the search box help you find images, sound files, video, human category listings, etc. http://www.altavista.com
Google - a crawler-based service with comprehensive coverage of the web along with great relevancy. http://www.google.com
Open Directory - uses a host of volunteer editors to catalog the web. Can also be searched via the powerful Google engine by clicking 'more »' and then 'Directory.' http://dmoz.org/
Yahoo! - originally a directory, where human editors organize web sites by topic, but now crawler-based, with supplemental 'category' links. http://www.yahoo.com
Teoma - a crawler-based search engine owned by Ask Jeeves. Has a 'Refine' feature which offers suggested topics to explore. http://www.teoma.com
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Statistical Abstract of the United States - Primary US statistics from 1995 trhough 2003, as published by the Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-02.html
Tax information from the IRS - http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
FirstGov - The official U.S. gateway to all government information, lets you search by organization, topic, or what you want to get done. http://www.firstgov.gov/
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet - Full text of all versions of House and Senate bills searchable by keyword(s) or bill number, as well as full text of the Congressional Record and daily proceedings on the House and Senate floors. Includes pointers to House and Senate web sites, directories of House members and Senators, and links to committees. http://thomas.loc.gov
US Census Bureau - Contains recent statistical information (as recent as a few months). http://www.census.gov
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ABC News - In addition to featuring national and international news, ABC's news site also features recaps and transcripts and selected video clips back through late April 1997 from many of its news programs, including Nightline, 20/20, and PrimeTime Live. Searchable. http://abcnews.go.com
Cable News Network -Headlines and stories from CNN. Sections include US News, World News, Business, Weather, Sports, Entertainment, Sci-Tech, Food, Health, Nature, Politics, Style. http://www.cnn.com/
Crosswalk.com News Channel - today's news, but from
the perspective of a Christian world view. Sections include Headlines,
National News, World News, Religion Today, Culture, and Politics. Also has handy
links to commentary by Cal Thomas, Chuck Colson, Family News in Focus, and
others. http://news.crosswalk.com/
MSNBC - Provides the latest news and feature stories, including business, sports, technology, and weather. http://www.msnbc.com
AccuWeather - Weather forecasts (5 and 10 days) and current conditions for the United States and the world. Plus special weather sections for home, travel, health, marine, golf, gardening, aviation, and agriculture. Also features astronomical timetables (sun, moon and planet rises and sets). http://www.accuweather.com
Intellicast - delivers detailed weather maps online combined with constant updates throughout the day and night. In addition to U.S. and World weather reports, Intellicast provides specialized forecasts for outdoor recreation and sports enthusiasts. Sections relevant to individuals interested in golf, skiing, sailing and NASCAR racing are included. Forecasts for U.S. national parks are also available. http://intellicast.com/
National Hurricane Center - The National Weather Service's Tropical Prediction Center is the "official" source for tropical storm info. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
The Weather Channel - The internet version of cable TV's Weather Channel. Current weather information and forecasting for the United States are easily accessed. This site also offers educational resources, such as the "weather classroom." Weather news, advisories and facts of interest are available, as is the Weather Channel's TV schedule. http://www.weather.com/
Columbia Journalism Review Research Page - Columbia Journalism Review has compiled his page of resource guides and sources. http://www.cjr.org/html/resources.html
Poynter Institute for Media Studies - Resources for researching current topics in the news with including links. Topics have a good list of links and go back to January 1995. http://www.poynter.org/research/reshotres.htm
FACSNET - Links to qualified sources and background material on a wide range of public policy issues. http://www.facsnet.org/
Newspaper Archives on the web - This list of archives is posted on the SLA News Division Website and lists newspapers in both US and non-US newspapers that contain online archives, beginning dates for the archives, and any fees (if applicable) associated with searching the archives. http://metalab.unc.edu/slanews/internet/archives.html
College News Online - A list of college and university newspapers. http://www.collegenews.com/campusnews.htm
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| Online Periodicals | Unless otherwise noted, these periodicals are the current periodical only. Some offer backfile searches for a fee. All are complete texts unless otherwise noted. |
Chicago Tribune Online - http://www.chicagotribune.com
Washington Post Online - http://www.washingtonpost.com
New York Times Online (requires free registration) - http://www.nytimes.com
Christian Science Monitor Online - http://www.csmonitor.com
Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com
USA Today - http://www.usatoday.com
USNews & World Report - http://www.usnews.com
Time Magazine (excerpts only; archives to 1994) - http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/
Newsweek Magazine - http://www.newsweek.com
Fortune Magazine (archives to 1995) - http://cgi.pathfinder.com/fortune/
Money Magazine - http://www.pathfinder.com/money/plus/index.oft
Life Magazine - http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/
Cambridge University Press Journals Online - contains tables of contents and abstracts for journals published by CUP to registered users (registration is free) - http://www.journals.cup.org/
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Miami Herald - http://www.herald.com/
Orlando Sentinel - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/
Palm Beach Post (excerpts only) - http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/
Tampa Tribune - http://www.tampatrib.com/
Sun Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) - http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
French-English Dictionary - Translations both from French to English and from English to French.
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/FR-ENG.html
German Dictionary - Translations of over 170,000 words from both English and German. http://dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/dict-search.pl
Sign Language Dictionary - American Sign Language page with actual people signing words along with written instructions and some mnemonic aids. http://dww.deafworldweb.org/asl/
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Religion/Philosophy and Bible Study Resources
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Bible Gateway - 86 Scripture versions, includes 20 in English, 8 in Spanish translations and 39 other languages. Additional resources include full text of 16 IVP New Testament Commentaries. http://bible.gospelcom.net/ |
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| Bible.org - Offers the online NET Bible (New English Translation), and a Biblical Studies area with over 3,000 online studies, organized by topic or book of the Bible. http://www.bible.org/index.htm |
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Blue Letter Bible - an online interactive reference library continuously updated from the teachings and commentaries of selected pastors and teachers who hold to the conservative, historical Christian faith. Study tools include commentaries, charts, outlines, audio, video, images, and map resources. http://www.blueletterbible.org |
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Crosswalk.com Bible Study Tools - 17 Bible translations, 11 commentaries, 6 dictionaries, 3 concordances, 2 lexicons, and several other online books. Much of this is classic material in the public domain, but still very useful. http://bible.crosswalk.com |
Christian Classics Ethereal Library - offers hundreds of classic Christian books. All are readable online and downloadable. Some book formats support Palm Docbook, Microsoft Reader, and/or XML. Some are available as MP3 downloads for offline listening. http://www.ccel.org |
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The Jewish Encyclopedia - complete 12 volume classic, published 1901-1906, with over 15,000 articles and illustrations. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com |
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Testament Gateway - is a directory of internet resources on the New
Testament, with annotated links on everything from Greek New Testament
to Jesus in Film. It is produced by Dr. Mark Goodacre, Department
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Pray the News - is the primary outreach tool of the Carmelite Monastery of Indianapolis, a blend of news items and prayer tools. Each week, the Sisters post a different story from the media. Below the article text is an "Our View" link, where one of the sisters offers her reflection. In addition, the site offers insights to the contemplative way of prayer, and to a liturgically based spirituality. http://www.praythenews.com/Pray.htm |
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World Wide Study Bible - conceived as a means of organizing all of the Bible-related resources on the World Wide Web according to scripture reference. Includes an enormous number and wide variety of resources -- commentaries, meditations, sermons, pictures, word studies, musical settings, historical or archeologic notes. http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/ |
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sciBASE - gives you indexing (and some abstracts) from a substantial database of scientific, technical and medical research literature. sciBASE currently includes approximately 30 million articles published since 1993 in more than 30,000 journals, updated daily with approximately 10,000 new articles. Full text is not included, but immediate digital delivery (for a fee) is available for over 500 current journals, and you can also purchase articles online from other journals. http://www.thescientificworld.com/scibase/search.asp
World Conservation Centre Conservation Databases - The stated mission of the WCMC is to provide "information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources," and to help "others to develop information systems of their own." At this site there are links to 6 databases/services: "Species," "Protected Areas," "Forest," "Marine," "National Biodiversity profiles," and "WCMC Library Catalogue." http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cis/index.html
Atlas of the Human Body - Sponsored by the American Medical Association, The Atlas of the Human Body provides general information concerning various body structures. The information is limited to a small number of systems including the muscular, skeletal, circulatory, and reproductive systems. Review excerpt: Choice N '98 v36n http://www.ama-assn.org/insight/gen_hlth/atlas/atlas.htm
Marine Biology Web - The site's most useful feature is its up-to-date guide to pertinent original literature. These hierarchically arranged reference lists were contributed by experts in the subfields of functional biology, ecological processes in marine systems, reproduction and larval ecology, marine environments, applied marine biology, and speciation, biodiversity and community processes. Review excerpt: Choice Jy/Ag '98 v35n11/12 http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library - http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/
National Audubon Society - http://www.audubon.org/
PhysLINK - PhysLINK was created in 1996. Serving as a very useful resource for physics teachers, students, and researchers, the site provides useful links to many departments and sources of information, such as Reference, Societies, Journals, History, News, Companies, and Software. Review excerpt: Choice Jl/Ag '98 v35n11/12. http://www.physlink.com/
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Discovery Health - There is a lot of content at this searchable Discovery Channel site. There is current health news, a section on Diseases & Conditions with encyclopedias on diseases, injuries, surgery, and medical tests, and links to further references such as MEDLINE, a medical dictionary, and clinical trials. Articles by physicians about diseases and other health topics appear in the Expert Opinion section and Healthy Tools has calculators for calories burned by activity, basal metabolic rate, blood alcohol content, body mass index, cost of smoking, and heart rate. Description: Librarians' Index to the Internet http://health.discovery.com/
HealthAtoZ ...family health site - Includes a suite of Web sites, interactive tools, community tools, and information centers featuring a directory of health and medical Internet sites, all of which have been individually reviewed and rated by HealthAtoZ's staff of healthcare professionals. Description: About HealthAtoZ http://www.healthatoz.com
Mayo Clinic - Provides access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com
WebMD - Offers health news, articles, research reports, condition-specific centers and support communities, interactive tools and programs, as well as online health and lifestyle products. http://webmd.com/
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American Experience: Vietnam - This is the site for the Public Broadcasting System's controversial series "Vietnam: A Television History," released in 1983. The site's primary feature is a transcript of each of the 13 one-hour videos (which are available for viewing from the PBA library media collection). The click-on features include a fact sheet; mini-biographies of the major Vietnamese, Cambodian, and American participants; a chronology; reflections on the war by Vietnamese and Americans; essays on weapons employed by both sides, My Lai, and the M.I.A. issue; and a reference section. Review excerpt: Choice N '98 v36n3 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/vietnam/index.html
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - http://www.ushmm.org/index.html
Chronology of Russian History - http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/chrono.html
Internet Modern History Sourcebook - The overwhelming majority of the documents are primary sources, but interpretative pieces do appear. The site is organized into eight chronological (and wholly traditional) divisions beginning with the Reformation. Each section is subdivided into themes such as Liberalism, and Nazism and World War II. Review excerpt: Choice My '98 v35n9 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Internet Classics Archive - The Archive is a user friendly access to about 400 texts of "popular Greek and Latin literature" in translation. There is a search engine for this site and links to other relevant sites. Review excerpt source: Choice, March 98, Vol. 15, No.7 http://classics.mit.edu/index.html
Ancient World Web - Ancient World Web is an immense index of resources including Web sites, listservs, institutions, and organizations, all of which concern the ancient world. AWW defines "ancient" as generally before 700 CE but no later than 1000. The Meta Index can be sorted by geographical region and by topic. Review excerpt: Choice S '98 v36n1 http://www.julen.net/aw/
The Embassy Page - Information on various countries. http://www.embpage.org/index.html
Policy.com - Policy.com is intended to appeal to students of public policy issues. About 30 issues are covered (e.g., crime, health care, affirmative action, trade, foreign policy) and are updated frequently, in some cases daily. http://www.policy.com/
Spartacus Encyclopedias - Three different encyclopedias on British History 1700-1950, including WW I & II. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWtitle.html
Stateline.org - A research organization operated by the Pew Center on the States, Stateline.org includes significant daily news on state policy. It covers education, healthcare, taxes, election reform, the environment, welfare reform, and a host of additional issues. http://www.stateline.org
Vietnam History Homepage - The sources include newspaper articles, book reviews, personal stories, Web pages, a few documents, some photographs, and miscellaneous other items. Review excerpt: Choice N '98 v36n3 http://www.bev.net/computer/htmlhelp/vietnam.html
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Libweb - A directory of over 7,700 library websites http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/
LINCCweb -
Catalog of over
3 million items in Florida's 69 community college campus libraries.
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MyLibraryService - The "virtual catalog" of SouthEast Florida Library & Information Network (SEFLIN), which can simultaneously search over 12 million holdings in the catalogs of over 30 local libraries and an additional 16 information databases. http://www.MyLibraryService.org |
On-Line Books Page - At the University of Pennsylvania Library. This site allows you to look up over 11,000 full text online books. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
WebLUIS - The electronic catalogs of Florida's state-funded universities http://webluis.fcla.edu
Current Topics in Psychology - The main section of the site is an alphabetical and briefly annotated list of 56 specific topics that are generally links to papers, or pamphlet-type information produced by government, professional, self-help, or nonprofit organizations. A narrow frame to the left of the main section is an alphabetical list of comprehensive or megasites. Some of these sites are the home pages of organizations from selected links presented in the main section. Review excerpt: Choice Ap '98 v35n8 http://www.fenichel.com/Current.shtml
Dr. Joseph A. Kloba's Psychology/Counseling Link List - The Palm Beach
Atlantic University Associate Provost, Professor
of Psychology, and Director of the Master's Program in Counseling Psychology
keeps a select list of quality sites on his web page.
http://faculty.pbac.edu/klobaj/linksof.htm
Online Psych - A comprehensive information service with useful links to many different
areas of mental health concern. http://www.onlinepsych.com/index.html/
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ERIC - A digital library of education-related resources, sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Education, consisting of 1.1 million bibliographic records
describing journal and non-journal literature from 1966 to 2003, with over
107,000 full text non-journal documents added.
http://www.eric.ed.gov
Online Instrument Encyclopedia - http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html
Worldwide Internet Music Resources (from Indiana University) - http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/
Children's Literature Web Guide - http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Resource Guides & Indexes for Children's Literature - http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/guides.html
Children's Book Awards - http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
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Florida Government Homepage - contains links to state agencies, committees, organizations, and commissions for the state of Florida. http://www.state.fl.us/fgsd_html/access.html
Palm Beach Interactive - West Palm Beach area news, weather, and activities. http://www.gopbi.com/
Compiled by Thomas R. Feller, Jr., updated by PBA Library staff
Sources: Illinois State University Homepage, Florida State University Homepage, Florida Atlantic University Homepage, College of DuPage Homepage, Carson-Newman College Homepage, Yahoo!, University of Miami Homepage, Palm Beach Atlantic University Library Reference Bookmarks