ball.gif (1653 bytes)THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER AND INTERNET REFERENCE AND SEARCH TOOLS
UPDATED 01/27/06

Listed below are links to some of our recommended reference sites on the Internet.  It is by no means meant be a comprehensive list.  There is no way we can catalog the entire Web!  :-)  It may, though, be a helpful starting point in your search.  Please feel free to ask the library media center staff for help in finding things on the Web.  We are "Web Wizards!"

 000-GENERAL INFORMATION

000--GENERAL INFORMATION

010--BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CATALOGS, INDEXES

Sunlink on the world wide web
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu
SUNLINK is a union catalog sharing the resources of almost all of Florida's K-12 public school libraries. This database can search the Naples High library catalog, or the search may be expanded to include other school libraries in Collier County or throughout Florida.  Books found in other library are available through interlibrary loan.
WWW 017 SUN    LIBRARY CATALOGS; LIBRARY INFORMATION NETWORKS
020--LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, INFORMATION CENTERS
Collier County Public Library home page
http://www.collier-lib.org/
Main site for the Collier County Public Library.  Information about the library and its programs, online resources, and a searchable catalog.  Collier County residents with a valid library card may reserve items online.
WWW 027 COL    LIBRARIES; LIBRARY CATALOGS; LIBRARY INFORMATION NETWORKS

Refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
Features a directory of Web Sites on research on the Internet compiled by Bob Drudge from Refdesk.com, Inc. Provides access to online reference materials such as encyclopedias and links to information on mental health, aviation, computer software, health, and much more.
WWW 025.04 DRU    WEBSITES-DIRECTORIES; INTERNET SITES-INDEXES; RESEARCH-COMPUTER NETWORK RESOURCES

030--ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedia Americana
ncludes 45,000 articles and more than 25 million words have been contributed by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines  and cover all academic fields and curriculum topics.  Also includes hyperlinks and links to magazine articles. NOTE: This is a password protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current password.
WWW 031 ENC  ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Encyclopedia.com
http://go.grolier.com
Provides users with a simple, one-stop research site, composed of  articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. The site links more than 50,000 diverse articles to the resources available on Infonautics' online research service. A free Internet-based encyclopedia, but does include commercial advertising.
WWW 031 ENC  ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
http://go.grolier.com
Based on the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia, this on-line encyclopedia contains thousands of new and expanded articles, extensive hyperlinking, bibliographies and links to other sources  of information on the Web. NOTE: This is a password protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current password.
WWW 031 GRO  ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
http://encarta.msn.com/
Browse encyclopedia articles,  images, features, activities and related Web links that  have been organized by category. Please note that this is the "basic" commercial version--not all links or sources will be available unless you purchase access to the complete version.
WWW 031 ENC    ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

New Book of Knowledge
http://go.grolier.com
This encyclopedia, designed for younger students and those with lower reading levels, includes thousands of articles, written by over 1,800 authoritative contributors, and many special features. NOTE: This is a password protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current password.
WWW 031 NEW   ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en Linea
http://go.grolier.com
This a full-length online encyclopedia conceived and developed with the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas as its focus. Based on the print encyclopedia, Cumbre en línea contains some fifteen thousand articles in six million words, supplemented by over six thousand photographs. NOTE: This is a password-protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current password.
WWW 031 NUE    ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES, SPANISH ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Guinness world records
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/home.asp
Searchable database of world records based on the book of the same name.  Categories include arts and entertainment; big and small things; sports; earth and space; human achievements; human beings; living world; money and busines; science and high tech; society and global events; transport and engineering, and miscellaneous.
WWW 032 GUI   CURIOSITIES AND WONDERS; WORLD RECORDS

040--NOT USED
050--PERIODICALS (MAGAZINES)
Infotrac web : Naples High School
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/naples_hs
Infotrac Web provides access to reference books, newswire services and periodicals. NOTE: This is a password protected site. NOTE: This is a password-protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current USERID and password.
WWW 050 INF    PERIODICALS

Student resource center
http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/name/Napl11256
The Student Resource Center (SRC) contains thousands of primary documents, biographies, essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text of 600 magazines, photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips. A search done in SRC will include all of the DISCovering resources plus newspapers, magazines and wire services. In addition to searching the SRC, you may search each DISCovering database specifically for information on authors, United States history and world history. NOTE: This is a password protected site.  Please check with the library media center staff for the USERID and password.
WWW 050 STU    AUTHORS-BIOGRAPHY; AUTHORS-HISTORY AND CRITICISM; LITERATURE-HISTORY AND CRITICISM; PERIODICALS; UNITED STATES-HISTORY; WORLD HISTORY

Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
A calendar of the heavens, reporting the precise movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets, and related events like weather and tides. There are forecasts of changing consumer trends over the next year, essential gardening tips, recipes from all corners of North America, informative and entertaining features on events of historical interest, amazing facts, and fun pieces of wit and wisdom.
WWW 051 OLD    ALMANACS

060--ORGANIZATIONS, MUSEUMS
WWW virtual library museums pages
http://www.icom.org/vlmp
A world-wide guide to online museums.
WWW 069 WWW    MUSEUMS
070--JOURNALISM, NEWS MEDIA, PUBLISHING
CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com
News and information from around the world.
WWW 070.4 CNN    NEWS AGENCIES-INTERNET RESOURCES

El Nuevo Herald digital
http://www.elherald.com
The Spanish language version of "The Miami Herald."  Includes links to Spanish language news services throughout the Americas. (Scroll down the homepage--the link will be on the right-hand side.)
WWW 070.4 ELN    NEWS AGENCIES-MIAMI (FL)-INTERNET RESOURCES

MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp
News and information from around the world.
WWW 070.4 MSN    NEWS AGENCIES-INTERNET RESOURCES

Naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News)
http://www.naplesnews.com/
News and information from around the world, with a special focus on the Naples area and Collier County.
WWW 070.4 NAP    NEWS AGENCIES-NAPLES (FL)-INTERNET RESOURCES

News now : top stories : National Public Radio
http://news.npr.org
News and information from around the world.
WWW 070.4 NEW    NEWS AGENCIES-INTERNET RESOURCES

The online NewsHour (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour
News and informtion from around the world.
WWW 070.4 ONL    NEWS AGENCIES-INTERNET RESOURCES

080--GENERAL COLLECTIONS
090--MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE BOOKS

 100 PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY

100--COLLECTIONS OF PHILOSOPHY, GENERAL WORKS ON PHILOSOPHY

Guide to philosophy on the Internet
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/philinks.htm
Index of resources on philosophical topics  from bioethics and fuzzy logic to transhumanism, philosophical societies and associations, journals and newsletters, bibliographies, newsgroups.  Detailed list of links to major philosophers. Search engines limited to philosophical topics also provided.
WWW 100 GUI    PHILOSOPHY

Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html
Searchable encyclopedia of philosophy. Includes in-depth    explanations for terms. Entries are often detailed and usually include links to other web resources, bibliographies, and lists of related essays in the encyclopedia.
WWW 100 STA    PHILOSOPHY

110--METAPHYSICS
Introduction to metaphysics
http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/METAPHI.html
Introduces the subject of metaphysics.
WWW 110 INT    METAPHYSICS; PHILOSOPHY
120--SYSTEMS OF PHILOSOPHY
130--POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY, OCCULTISM, PARANORMAL PHENOMENA
140--SPECIFIC PHILOSOPHIES
150--PSYCHOLOGY
Encyclopedia of psychology
http://www.psychology.org
This site is designed to to facilitate browsing in any area of psychology. It includes original information generated by respected researchers and practitioners in various fields of psychology as well as a database of links to websites providing information about scientific psychology.
WWW 150 ENC    PSYCHOLOGY
Psych web
http://www.psychwww.com
A personal web site containing a broad collection of psychology related information and links for students and teachers of psychology.
WWW 150 PSY    PSYCHOLOGY

WWW virtual library: psychology
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/psi
A collection of psychology resources arranged by resource type. Includes general psychology resources and links to professional societies.
WWW 150 WWW    PSYCHOLOGY

160--LOGIC
170--ETHICS (MORAL PHILOSOPHY)
180--ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
190--MODERN PHILOSOPHY

 200 RELIGION

200--GENERAL WORKS ON RELIGION

Religion, religions, religious studies
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel/
Provides resources on world religions, alternative and new religions, religious experience and mysticism, modernity and religion, and the academic study of religion. Created by Gene R. Thursby, Associate Professor, University of Florida.
WWW 200 REL    RELIGION
210--GENERAL RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS
220--BIBLE
230-280--CHRISTIANITY
290--ALL OTHER RELIGIONS

 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES

300--SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL CONDITIONS

Howard W. Odum Institute poll item database query page
http://www.irss.unc.edu/data_archive/pollsearch.html
A search engine for finding the results of a variety of public opinion polls.  Polling information is limited to the period from the 1960s to the present.
WWW 303.3 HOW    PUBLIC OPINION POLLS; STATISTICS
AFRO-American almanac: African-American history resource
http://www.toptags.com/aama/index.htm
The AFRO-American Almanac is an on-line presentation of the African in America. A historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. From the beginning of the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to the present."
WWW 305.896 AFR    African Americans-Biography; African Americans-History; African Americans-Social issues; Almanacs
310--GENERAL STATISTICS
Census Bureau home page
http://www.census.gov
Statistical information based on the United States census. Includes historical information as well as data from the 2000 census.
WWW 310 CEN    CENSUS; STATISITICS; UNITED STATES-CENSUS; UNITED STATES-STATISTICS; VITAL STATISTICS
Finding data on the Internet
http://www.robertniles.com/data
A guide to finding statisical information on the Internet.  Includes explanations of varies ways of defining statistical results including mean, median, percent, per capita, standard deviation, margin of error, data analysis, and sample sizes.
WWW 310 FIN    STATISTICS; UNITED STATES-STATISTICS; VITAL STATISTICS

Statistical resources on the web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html
Extensive index to statistical information on the Web.  Arranged topically with large number of topics.
WWW 310 STA    STATISTICS; UNITED STATES-STATISTICS; VITAL STATISTICS

Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com
Statistical information plus access to encyclopedia, dictionary and other reference databases.
WWW 317.1 INF
320--POLITICAL SCIENCE - GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, CIVIL RIGHTS
330--ECONOMICS
340--LAW
350--PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Federal Web locator
http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
Resource tool to assist users in finding federal government information on the World Wide Web. Provides access to the legislative, judicial and executive (with departments) branches, independent agencies, quasi official agencies, federal gboards, commissions and committees, and non-governmental federally related sites.
WWW 351 FED    GOVERNMENT INFORMATION-UNITED STATES-DIRECTORIES; ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES-DIRECTORIES; UNITED STATES-POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov
Official Web portal to the U.S. Government. Provides access to over 51 million pages of government information from national, state, local, and tribal governments.
WWW 350 FIR    UNITED STATES-POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
IPL POTUS: Presidents of the United States
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS
Includes background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.
WWW 353 POT  PRESIDENTS-UNITED STATES

The American president
http://www.americanpresident.org/home6.htm
This educational outreach website is meant for teachers, students, scholars, and all parties interested in the office of the Presidency. It is based on the PBS series "The American President" and includes basic facts, a detailed biography, and a picture gallery for each American president.
WWW 353 AME    PRESIDENTS-UNITED STAES; UNITED STATES-POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

360--SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO COMBAT SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Crime statistics and data
http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/cj-data.htm
Links to sources for crime-related statistics on the Internet.
WWW 364 CRI    CRIME-STATISTICS; STATISTICS
370--EDUCATION
380--COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION
390--CUSTOMS AND FOLKLORE
Encyclopedia mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/
An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, legends, and more. Contains thousands of definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
WWW 398    FOLKLORE-ENCYCLOPEDIAS; MYTHOLOGY-ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Aesop's fables: online collection
http://www.AesopFables.com/
A collection of over 650 fables arranged alphabetically with accompanying moral of each fable.
WWW 398.2    FABLES

 400 LANGUAGES

400--GENERAL WORKS ON LANGUAGE
410--LINGUISTICS

WordReference.com(Foreign Language Dictionary)
http://wordreference.com/
Multi-lingual translating dictionary (German/English-English German, French/English-English/French, Spanish/English-English/Spanish, Italian/English-English/Italian).
WWW 418  TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING
420--ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com
Provides a general English language dictionary and thesaurus plus links to additional resources including crosswords, word search puzzles, grammar sites, etc.
WWW 423 DIC  ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES; ENGLISH LANGUAGE-DICTIONARIES

Merriam-Webster dictionary online
http://www.m-w.com
Includes the content of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus plus additional features including "Word of the Day" and "Word Games."
WWW 423 MER  ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES; ENGLISH LANGUAGE-DICTIONARIES

A rhyming dictionary for poetry and songwriting
http://www.writeexpress.com/online.html
Finds end rhymes, last syllable rhymes, double rhymes, beginning rhymes and first syllable rhymes.
WWW 423 RHY  ENGLISH LANGUAGE-RHYME-DICTIONARIES

Thesaurus.com
http://www.thesaurus.com
Provides an English language thesaurus based on Roget's thesaurus.
WWW 423 THE  ENGLISH LANGUAGE--SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

430--GERMANIC LANGUAGES
440--FRENCH LANGUAGE
450--ITALIAN LANGUAGE
460--SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
470--LATIN
480--CLASSICAL GREEK
490--ALL OTHER LANGUAGES

 500 NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS

500--GENERALITIES ON SCIENCE

The new book of popular science
http://go.grolier.com
"Provide users with the entire scope of a science from most general to most specific and most elementary to most complex. Complementing the articles are hundreds of bibliographical references, scores of tables and special features." Includes late-breaking science news, lesson plans, and other special features relate related to science. NOTE: This is a password-protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current USERID and password.
WWW 500 NEW    ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES;  NATURAL HISTORY; TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE; SCIENCE--ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
510--MATHEMATICS
520--ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES
530--PHYSICS
540--CHEMISTRY
550--EARTH SCIENCES
560--PALEONTOLOGY
570--LIFE SCIENCES
580--BOTANY
590--ZOOLOGY

 600 APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

600--GENERALITIES
610--MEDICINE
620--ENGINEERING
630--AGRICULTURE
640--HOME ECONOMICS

RecipeSource : your source for recipes on the Internet
http://www.recipesource.com/
A extensive collection of recipes arranged by type and by country.
WWW 641.5 SOA    COOKING
650--BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
660--CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
670--MANUFACTURING
680--MANUFACTURING - SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES
690--BUILDINGS

 700 ARTS AND RECREATION

700--GENERALITIES ABOUT THE ARTS

Art on the web
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/Artweb_noframes.html
Over 1200 links arranged by category covering a wide assortment of art-related category. Includes major sections on ancient art, Renaissance art, architecture, and photography.
WWW 700 ART    ARCHITECTURE; ART; PHOTOGRAPHY; RENAISSANCE ART

Artcyclopedia: the fine art search engine
http://www.artcyclopedia.com
This Web site provides visitors with an encyclopedic resource on art. Visitors can use the artist search to find information on any of over 7,500 great artists in history or click to browse through the artists by movement, medium, subject, nationality, or by alphabetized name. In addition, the site features current art headlines and information about art museums around the world.
WWW 703 ART    ART-ENCYCLOPEDIAS; ART-HISTORY-ENCYCLOPEDIAS; ARTISTS-ENCYCLOPEDIAS

710--CIVIC AND LANGSCAPE ARTS
720--ARCHITECTURE
The great buildings collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com/
"Documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds."--from home page.
WWW 720 GRE    ARCHITECTS-BIOGRAPHY; ARCHITECTURE
730--PLASTIC ARTS, SCULPTURE
740--DRAWING, "MINOR ARTS" SUCH AS ANTIQUES, CRAFTS, GLASSMAKING
750--PAINTING AND PAINTINGS
760--GRAPHIC ARTS
770--PHOTOGRAPHY
780--MUSIC
Worldwide Internet music resources: song lyrics; libretti
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/songlyr.html
A list of almost forty sites on the Internet that provide song lyrics.
WWW 782.42 WOR   Popular music-Texts.
790--RECREATIONAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

 800 LITERATURE

800--GENERALITIES ON LITERATURE AND WRITING, COLLECTIONS OF LITERATURE

World's best poetry
http://www.bestpoetry.com
The World's Best Poetry Online is an excellent resource for finding poems and information on poets and poetry. NOTE: This is a password protected site. Please check with the library media center staff to obtain the current USERID and password.
WWW 808.81 WOR    POETRY-COLLECTIONS; POETRY-HISTORY AND CRITICISM; POETRY-BIOGRAPHY

The quotations page
http://www.quotationspage.com/search.php3
Searchable database of several quotation resources on the Internet.
WWW 808.88 QUO    QUOTATIONS

IPL online literary criticism collection main page
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
Contains thousands of critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works searchable by author, title, or nationality and literary period.
WWW 809 ONL    LITERATURE - HISTORY AND CRITICISM, CRITICISM

Novelguide: novel resource guide and literary analysis
http://www.novelguide.com
An online source for literary analysis.  Novelguide includes such categories as novel summaries, character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme analysis, top ten quotes, and author biographies, as well as a topic specific literary search engine.
WWW 809 NOV    LITERATURE-HISTORY AND CRITICISM; LITERATURE-STORIES, PLOTS, ETC.

810--AMERICAN LITERATURE
820--ENGLISH LITERATURE
830-890--LITERATURE OF OTHER LANGUAGES

 900 GEOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY

900--GENERAL GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Best history websites
http://www.besthistorysites.net
Teacher evaluated sites for prehistory, ancient and biblical history, medieval history, U.S. history, early modern European history, 20th century usitory, Worold War II, art history, general resources and maps.
WWW 900 BES    ART-HISTORY; HISTORY; WORLD HISTORY; WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
DISCovering world history
http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/name/Napl11256
DISCovering World History provides users with a contextual understanding of the commonly studied people, events, and social movements that have shaped the world in which we live. Includes essays on such topics as government and politics, art, dance, film, music, business and the economy, science and technology and social history.  Includes more than 1600 in-depth essays; more then 1600 full-text biographies of notable people; an interactive timeline of more than 16,000 world events, synchronized with 60 related era overview essays; more than 200 essays on individual country histories; and more than 100 primary documents. The information can be accessed through a number of search paths and can also be retrieved through thousands of hypertext links. NOTE: This is a password protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current USERID and password.
WWW 909 DIS    WORLD HISTORY

Internet medieval sourcebook: selected sources index
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1.html
Presents the index to Internet Medieval Sourcebook featuring thousands of electronic texts on medieval history compiled by Paul Halsall of Fordham University. By clicking the subject index, the users can get full-text information on the subject. Provides information on how to use the index and guide to contents.
WWW 909.07 INT    MIDDLE AGES-HISTORY-SOURCES; EUROPE-HISTORY-476-1492-SOURCES

910--GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL
Background notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/
"Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically. Background Notes for some countries are currently unavailable.  The main page is arranged by geographic region.  International organizations include the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (updated 3/92), the European Community (updated 1/93), the Organization of American States (updated 5/00), and the United Nations (updated 7/00)."
WWW 910 BAC    GEOGRAPHY; WORLD POLITICS, 1965-

Cultural profiles project
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html
This site was designed as an informational tool about the origin of immigrants to Canada.  The site, however, is a useful tool for anyone looking for general information about countries of the world.
WWW  910 CUL    GEOGRAPHY; WORLD POLITICS, 1965-

World factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Extensive reference work containing basic information
about countires, including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.  Also includes brief introduction and color flag for each country.
WWW 910 WOR   GEOGRAPHY; WORLD POLITICS, 1965-
Map machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps
Country maps, flags, facts and profiles by National Geographic
WWW 912 MAP    ATLASES

World atlas and world maps: maps and geography of the world
http://geography.about.com/science/geography/library/maps/blindex.htm?once=true&
"Includes maps and geographical information for the following entities: alphabetical listing of countries and continents, blank outline maps of each country, countries listed by continent and region, U.S. States and Territories, cities of the  world, oceans, Territories and Dependencies, and the CIA World Factbook."
WWW 912 WOR    ATLASES

Historical maps of the United States: the Perry-Castaneda library map collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/histus.html
Includes digital images of maps in the collection, as well as links to historical maps of the United States from other sources.
WWW 912.73 HIS    ATLASES-UNITED STATES; HISTORICAL ATLASES-UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES-HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY-MAPS

The national atlas of the United States of America
http://www.nationalatlas.gov
Map-like views of America's natural and sociaocultural landscapes based on a print version originally published in 1970.
WWW 912.73 NAT    ATLASES-UNITED STATES

States and Capitals
http://www.50states.com
A guide to the 50 states of the USA, with information about geographic location, area, capital city, colleges, universities and community colleges, constitution, economy, geology, newspapers, population, tourism and weather. Includes images of flags for each state as well as information on state bird, state motto, state song, and other state emblems.
WWW 917.3    UNITED STATES; STATE EMBLEMS

920--BIOGRAPHY, GENEALOGY, HERALDRY, FLAGS
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com
A good, basic source of biographical information, especially for strong on living people including entertainers and sports stars.
WWW 920 BIO    BIOGRAPHY

Lives: the biography resource
http://amillionlives.com
"Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. Individual lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous. Group biographies about people who share a common profession, historical era or geography. Also general collections, resources on biographical criticism and special collections."
WWW 920 LIV    BIOGRAPHY

WilsonWeb: Wilson biographies plus
http://wilsonweb2.hwwilson.com/
Includes in-depth biographical profiles on both historical and living figures from ancient times to the present. Also provides links to current coverage of your person of interest from over 4,000 periodicals. NOTE: This is a password protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current USERID and password.
WWW 920 WIL    BIOGRAPHY; PERIODICALS

Flags of the world
http://flagspot.net/flags
Thousands of pages and images related to flags.Indexed by country, title, or keyword.
WWW 929.9 FLA    FLAGS

World flag database
http://www.flags.net
A large collection of national and state flags with large and small images. In many cases historical and regional flags are included. Original drawings were supplied by the Flag Institute.
WWW 929.9 WOR    FLAGS

930--THE ANCIENT WORLD
940--GENERAL HISTORY OF EUROPE
950--GENERAL HISTORY OF ASIA
960--GENERAL HISTORY OF AFRICA
970--GENERAL HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA
Native American sites
http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
A personal web site providing "access to home pages of Native American Nations and organizations, and to other sites that provide solid information about American Indians."
WWW 970.004 NAT    NATIVE AMERICANS
DISCovering U.S. history
http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/name/Napl11256
DISCovering U.S. History provide users with a contextual understanding of the commonly studied people, events, and social movements that have shaped America. Includes essays on such topics as government and politics, art, dance, film, music, business and the economy, science and technology and social history. Includes more than 2,000 in-depth essays; 1579 full-text biographies of notable people; an interactive timeline of nearly 10,000 U.S. events, sychronized with a historical context timeline of world events and related era overview essays; essays on individual state histories; and 163 primary documents. The information can be accessed through a number of search paths, and can also be retrieved through thousands of hypertext links. NOTE: This is a password protected site. Please ask the library media center staff for the current USERID and password.
WWW 973 DIS    UNITED STATES-HISTORY.
980--GENERAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AMERICA
990--GENERAL HISTORY OF OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

INTERNET SUBJECT DIRECTORIES

BUBL LINK 5:15
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/search.html
A well-organized (by Dewey number and by subject) collection of links to great sites on the web.  It is definitely worth your time to check here when you need to do research!

INFOMINE
http://infomine.ucr.edu
Scholarly resources selected and annotated by librarians.

LIBRARIANS' INDEX TO THE INTERNET
http://lii.org/
Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness. It's meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.

YAHOO
http://www.yahoo.com
Yahoo is not really a "search engine."  It is a subject directory created by people rather than computers. Contains many commercial and personal links submitted to Yahoo.

SEARCH ENGINES
Listed below are only a small sample of the thousands of search engines available on the Internet
ALTAVISTA
http://www.altavista.com
Indexes both Web sites and Usenet Newsgroups. Simple and Advanced Search options are provided. Searches can be limited to images, sounds, and videos.  A good source to find pictures on the Internet.

DITTO.COM
http://www.ditto.com
Searches the net for images only.

EXCITE
http://www.excite.com
Indexes both Web sites and Usenet Newsgroups. Excite can look for ideas closely linked to the words in your search.

FAST Search
http://www.alltheweb.com
Formerly called All The Web, FAST Search aims to index the entire web. One of the largest indexes of the web.

GOOGLE
http://www.google.com
Uses link popularity as a primary to rank web sites. High relevancy and a huge index of the web.

INFOSEEK
http://www.infoseek.com
ndexes Web sites, newsgroups, news wires, premier news, e-mail addresses, company profiles, Web FAQ's. Searches may be limited by site, link, URL, and title.

WEBCRAWLER
http://www.webcrawler.com
Indexes web sites. Searches can be limited to titles or summaries.

VIVISIMO
http://vivisimo.com/
Arranges results in "clusters" of related topics.

MULTIPLE-SEARCH SEARCH ENGINES
Multiple-search search engines are also a good way to expand your search.  They take your key words and search a number of specific search engines.
ASK JEEVES
http://www.askjeeves.com
If you like to search using "natural language" rather than key words, try this search engine.

DOGPILE
http://www.dogpile.com
A fast metasearch engine that obtains results from up to 14 different search engines.

METACRAWLER
http://www.metacrawler.com
Searches major search engines, eliminates duplicates and summarizes results.
 


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