Search Engines:
Northern
Light: This search engine combines in one search
a large full-text Web-page database with a Special Collections
database (summaries and citations free, full-text fee-based)
of information containing more than 7,000 magazines,
journals, books, newspapers, pamphlets, and newswires.
What's unique about this search service is its Custom
Folders approach to refining or broadening searches.
Results are grouped into "folders," so you can click
on one to refine or focus your search.
Yahoo!: Yahoo!'s
strength lies in the fact that it is primarily a subject
index that has been cataloged by humans rather than
indexed by machines, thus eliminating many irrelevant
sites. Yahoo! is best when used to browse a category.
Its categories are arranged in an hierarchical structure
so you can narrow your search by moving through the
indexes. Use Yahoo! to obtain a broad view of a subject
discipline.
About.com: This
site already has several hundred annotated guides to
areas of interest on the Internet, each maintained by
a "guide" with subject expertise. Similar to the Virtual
Library in that each directory is maintained by a different
person, different in that all the directories are maintained
on the same server and with the same design templates.
Google.com: This
search engine's results ranking is primarily based on
the number of other pages linking to a particular page.
Default operator is AND. Excellent for simple searches.
In addition to the largest database of Web pages, they
have indexed more than 13 million PDF files.
Hotbot: HotBot
was designed so that even novice users can perform sophisticated
searches with the click of a button. It is very efficient
when searching for a broad term that can be limited
by certain modifiers.
Librarians'
Index to the Internet: Searchable, annotated subject
directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated
by librarians for their usefulness to the public library
user's information needs. It's meant to be used by both
librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient
guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.
eserver.org: Accessibly
Online Publishing: The EServer is a unique website
where 226 scholars, readers, artists and writers gather
to share and discuss their works.
refdesk.com:
"Refdesk is only about indexing quality Internet sites
and assisting visitors in navigating these sites. At
Refdesk that is all that counts and that is all that
will ever count."
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Art: Art
Museums | Art Resources
Art Museums:
The Louvre
Museum, France: Established in 1793 by the French
Republic, the Louvre Museum is one of the earliest European
museums. Divided into 7 departments, the Louvre collections
incorporate works dating from the birth of the great
antique civilisations right up to the first half of
the XIXth century, thereby confirming its encyclopedic
vocation.
New York's Metropolitan
Museum of Art: Information since 1870, the Metropolitan
Museum's collection now contains more than two million
works of art from all points of the compass, ancient
through modern times. About 3,500 objects—fifty highlights
from each of the Museum's curatorial departments as
well as the entire department of European Paintings—can
be searched by artist, period, style, or keyword.
The
Art Institute of Chicago: The museum houses more
than 300,000 works of art within its 10 curatorial departments.
Among its great treasures are the legendary masterpieces
A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte--1884 by Georges
Seurat, American Gothic by Grant Wood, Nighthawks by
Edward Hopper, and 33 paintings by Claude Monet.
The Splendors
of Imperial China: Heralded by scholars and critics
as the greatest exhibition of Chinese art ever presented
in America, Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from
the National Palace Museum, Taipei spans over 4.000
years of Chinese history and features nearly 350 of
the finest and most famous works from the National Palace
Museum, Taipei, whose holdings are based on the personal
collections of China's emperors.
The State
Hermitage Museum – St. Petersburg, Russia: Situated
in the centre of St Petersburg the State Hermitage Museum
is housed in five magnificent buildings created by celebrated
architects of the 18th to 19th century. Put together
throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections
of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development
of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the
20th century.
The Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston: Since its opening in 1876, the
Museum of Fine Arts has had an unwavering commitment
to education. Along with the Museum School, we offer
a continuum of learning that promotes the visual arts
to people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests.
National Gallery of Art,
Washington D.C.: The National Gallery of Art houses
one of the finest collections in the world illustrating
major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic
arts from the Middle Ages to the present.
The Museum of Modern
Art: The Museum of Modern Art was the first museum
to devote its programs and collection entirely to the
modern movement, and the quality and diversity of the
Museum's collection offers an unparalleled overview
of modern and contemporary art.
The
Prado Museum: Discover part of the Spanish Heritage
throughout a website specially designed to fully enjoy
the art. In the Prado Museum you not only enjoy one
of the biggest art galleries in the world, but sculptures,
drawings and other artistic treasures. Contained within
its walls is more than a century of history.
The Guggenheim
Museum: The insistence of its founders on a wholly
new kind of art seen in a wholly new kind of space set
the Guggenheim on its path. Throughout its history,
it has stood as a groundbreaking institution geared
as much toward the promise of the future as the preservation
of the past.
Musee d'Orsay,
France: The Musée d'Orsay is a national museum which
opened to the public in December 1986 in order to show,
in all its diversity, the artistic creation of the western
world from 1848 to 1914.
The Tate Galleries,
United Kingdom: The Tate galleries house the national
collection of British art from the sixteenth century
to the present day, including the Turner Bequest, and
the national collection of international modern art.
African Art Museum:
Welcome to the collection of African tribal art featuring
over 1,000 artifacts from 100 ethnic groups. Items on
display include wooden and bronze statues, masks, religious,
ritual and domestic objects, furniture and weapons.
Learn about art, culture and history of each ethnic
group.
The Mississippi
Museum of Art: As Mississippi's largest art museum,
Mississippi Museum of Art is home to some very extraordinary
works of art. And it's not simply the best in local
and regional art that we have on display. Every year,
some of the best exhibitions in the nation come to Jackson.
The Van Gogh
Museum: The Collection section is organised into
three parts, featuring the work of Vincent van Gogh,
the work of other artists and the history of the museum
collection. Just like in the museum, Van Gogh's work
is organised chronologically into five periods, each
representing a different phase of his life and work:
The Netherlands, Paris, Arles, Saint-Rémy and Auvers-sur-Oise.
The Diego
Rivera Museum: Diego Rivera 's legacy to modern
mexican art was decisive in murals and canvas; he was
a revolutionary painter looking to take art to the big
public, to streets and buildings, managing a precise,
direct, and realist style, full of social content.
The Andy Warhol Museum:
The Andy Warhol Museum is a vital forum in which diverse
audiences of artists, scholars and the general public
are galvanized through creative interaction with the
art and life of Andy Warhol. The Warhol is ever-changing
and constantly re-defining itself in relation to contemporary
life, using its unique collections and dynamic, interactive
programming as tools.
The
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: The Museum's Permanent
Collection of more than 130 works by Georgia O'Keeffe
is the largest in the world. It includes examples of
the artist's work from 1915 to 1979/1980. The collection
represents the many subjects that interested O'Keeffe
during the seven decades she was an active artist. Many
of the artist's most important, best-known works are
in the Museum's collection, including abstractions,
bones, cityscapes, flowers, landscapes, still lifes,
and sky pictures.
The
Claude Monet Museum: This is a website dedicated
to Claude Monet's art and includes a biography, information
on his gardens in Giverny and Vernon, his works, and
his art currently being displayed in museums.
The
Cezanne Museum: Website currently in French, with
an English version coming soon.
The J.W. Waterhouse
Museum: Beautiful website dedicated to the art of
J.W. Waterhouse, a pre-raphaelite who combined mythology,
poetry, and mystique femme fatale in his art. This online
collection includes 93 paintings throughout five decades
of his work.
National Portrait Gallery: Hall of Presidents :
This is a gallery of portrait paintings of Presidents.
Each painting has a short description next to it about
the artist and the style of art he used.
Art Resources:
ArtSource:
A gathering point for networked resources on Art and
Architecture. The content is diverse and includes pointers
to resources around the net as well as original materials
submitted by librarians, artists, and art historians,
etc.
Artcyclopedia.com:
This website's mission is to become the definitive and
most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the
Internet. The site only provides references to sites
on the World Wide Web where artists' works can be viewed
online.
Art
History Resources on the Web: A website dedicated
to the history fo art from pre-historic times to Twentieth
century art, including information on art from Asia,
Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. A very helpful website
for any art student or teacher.
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Biography:
Biographical
Dictionary: This dictionary covers more than 28,000
notable men and women who have shaped our world from
ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can
be searched by birth years, death years, positions held,
professions, literary and artistic works, achievements,
and other keywords.
Biography.com:
Search the Biography.com database for over 25,000 of
the greatest lives, past and present.
American
Memory: Historical Collections for the National
Digital Library. American Memory is a gateway to rich
primary source materials relating to the history and
culture of the United States. The site offers more than
7 million digital items from more than 100 historical
collections.
Biographies
of Women Mathematicians: These pages are part of
an on-going project by students in mathematics classes
at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate
the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
History
of Mathematics: This website gives access to lists
of the more than 1300 mathematicians with biographies
in their archive. There are also links to a list of
30 articles on the history of various topics in mathematics,
a list of more than 60 curves with their history and
properties, and a list of mathematicians whose birthday
or anniversary of their death is the current day.
A
Deeper Shade of History: Events and Folks in Black History:
You can look at some interesting facts for this particular
week in Black History. The information is updated weekly,
usually on Sunday or Monday.
Biography
/ Who's Who Virtual Reference Desk's list of sites
for individuals and groups is helpful for students working
on biography reports for class.
POTUS: Presidents
of the United States: In this resource you will
find background information, election results, cabinet
members, notable events, and some points of interest
on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical
documents, audio and video files, and other presidential
sites are also included to enrich this site. back
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Business/Economics:
Outline
of American Economics: Examines how the U.S. economy
works and how it has evolved over the past 225 years.
Considers forms of business enterprise, the role of
financial markets, how government shapes the economy
and seeks to manage the pace of economic activity, the
agricultural sector and U.S. farm policy, the changing
role of labor, and current U.S. policies on trade and
international economic affairs.
Big Charts:
BigCharts is the world's most comprehensive and easy-to-use
investment research web site providing access to professional-level
research tools like interactive charts, quotes, industry
analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market
news & commentary.
Business Week
Online: A popular and excellent business magazine
made available online.
CNNfn: CNN's financial
news network online.
Fortune:
Online version of Fortune magazine, with up-to-date
information on the stock market.
U.S. Securities & Exchange
Commission: The primary mission of the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors
and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
U.
S. Census Bureau: Enables one to explore the census
data from 1990 and 2000.
New York Stock Exchange:
Innovative technology, products and services make the
NYSE the market of choice for investors and issuers
throughout the world.
Merrill Lynch: Market
data and stock quotes for individual investors, small
businesses, and corporations.
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Colleges/Financial Aid:
Financial Aid | SAT
and ACT Links | U.S. Colleges
Links
Financial Aid:
FAFSA on the Web:
The on-line version of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid.
Fastweb.com:
Links to over 1 billion dollars in scholarships, colleges,
and jobs.
Funding
Your Education: An introductory publication for
students not yet enrolled in a postsecondary school,
provides general information about the U.S. Department
of Education's federal student financial aid programs
and how to apply for them.
FinAid: FinAid
has a stellar reputation in the educational community
as the best Web site of its kind. It's comprehensive,
it's informative, it's objective--and it's the first
stop on the Web for students looking for ways to finance
their education.
The Mental
Edge: Free SAT/ACT/GED review; also general courses
3rd through 12th grades.
Peterson's Education
Center: Welcome to the most comprehensive and heavily
traveled education resource on the Web, brought to you
by Peterson's-the nation's leading provider of educational
content, including college search and selection, test
preparation, and lifelong learning.
Quintessential
Careers: A Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide.
This section of Quintessential Careers is all about
teens! You'll find stuff to help you get a job, get
a summer job, find a career, find a college, find financial
aid, find a college major(s) and minor(s), and more.
SAT and ACT Links:
SAT
Dates: SAT Program Test Dates for the current year.
SAT
Question of the Day: SAT question changes every
day, and gives explanation for correct answer.
ACT
Dates: ACT Program Test Dates for the current year.
ACT Home Page: Official
website of the American College Testing Program.
C3Apply:
A joint effort by ACT & College Net, including not only
search engines, but financial need estimators as well.
College PowerPrep:
This site includes free ACT and SAT preparation online
to help students test better.
Quiz
Hub: The Quiz Hub is a collection of high-quality
interactive learning quizzes that help K-12 students
enhance their core knowledge of English, French, German,
Italian, Spanish, geography, government, history, art,
music, mathematics, earth science, biology, chemistry,
and physics. The Quiz Hub also promotes analytical thinking,
memory, and typing skills.
U.S. College Links:
50States.com:
Links of all colleges and universities in the U.S.,
and includes a link to all community colleges.
College
Board Online: The mission of the College Board is
to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college
and opportunity. Its members include more than 3,900
schools, colleges, universities, and other educational
associations.
College View:
A free online college search service, also provides
tips for finacial aid and scholarships.
Embark.com: This
is a website that assits students in applying to 4-year
colleges and universities, community colleges, techincal
and career programs, and MBA or executive education
programs. It also provides non-U.S. students what they
need for undergraduate, graduate, and business schools,
or to study English.
ULinks.com: This
site has website links to over 2200 colleges, universities,
tradeschools and much more, all listed by category,
state and alphabet. You can also use their database
to find all essential info about any college or university
you want anywhere in the USA.
CollegeNET:
Launched in 1995, CollegeNET is the #1 portal for applying
to college over the web. Not a diskette, CD, or download
system, CollegeNET lets applicants complete, file, and
pay for their admissions applications entirely through
the internet. Over 500 colleges and universities.
Colleges
and Careers: Part of High School Hub, this section
of the site provides links to a variety of colleges,
entrance exams, financial aid and scholarships, career
guides, opportunities, and entrepreneurships.
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English/Writing:
Bartleby.com:
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference
and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually
curious with unlimited access to books and information
on the web, free of charge.
Indispensable
Writing Resources: You'll find everything on and
off the Net that you could possibly need in writing
or researching a paper, including links to all sorts
of reference material, links to writing labs, links
to Web search engines, and links to writing-related
Web sites.
OWL - Purdue
University's Online Writing Lab: OWL offers information
about the Writing Lab and OWL, handouts for students
and teachers, workshops and presentations, and internet
resources.
Common
Errors in English: A website created by a Professor
of English at Washington State University discusses
the most common errors made in English and explanations
for why they are made and how to correct them.
Grammar
and Style Notes: A Rutgers University Professor's
website designed for public and student usage in grammar
and style.
Guide to
Grammar and Writing: A helpful guide to writing
and English grammar created by a Connecticut community
college professor.
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Geography/World:
Outline
of American Geography: This site considers the physical
environment of the United States — landforms, climate,
soils, and vegetation — in terms of its impact on the
country's cultural, regional, and political development.
An excellent site published by the International Information
Programs, a government publication.
Local
Times Around the World: This guide attempts to list
all of the world's countries, and many of its islands.
Times consider Daylight Savings Time. Except for the
Atlantic, Pacific and Caribbean Islands, islands are
often included with either the sovereign country listing,
or with the nearest continent.
Atlapedia:
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political
maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries
of the world.
50 States and Capitals:
Pick a state and find out information about the state,
its capital city, and other state-related facts.
Maps
and Geography of the World: This online World Atlas
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 & region, U.S. states and territories,
cities of the world, oceans, and territories and dependencies
- The CIA World Factbook.
International Affairs
Resources: This section of the WWW Virtual Library
system presents over 2000 annotated links in a wide
range of international affairs topics.
CIA
World Fact Book: This includes a country listing,
field listing, maps, and appendixes. This is a very
helpful site.
Mapquest: A
helpful tool that creates maps of areas where you want
to travel, and also gives driving directions from one
location to your destination.
Governments
on the WWW: Comprehensive database of governmental
institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public
broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental
institutions etc. Includes also political parties. Online
since June 1995. Contains more than 17000 entries from
more than 220 countries and territories as of December
2000. Frequently updated.
InfoNation:
InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that
allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical
data for the Member States of the United Nations.
Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments:
This site lists all members of government positions
in all countries. The list was last updated on August
31, 2001.
embassy.com:
This is a resource of and for the Washington, D.C. foreign
embassy community.
LANIC: The
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is
affiliated with the Institute of Latin American Studies
(ILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin. LANIC's
mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information
to, from, or on Latin America. Our target audience includes
people living in Latin America, as well as those around
the world who have an interest in this region.
National
Geographic Online: The official website of National
Geographic magazine, it includes an index to features
from past issues, and a variety of world information.
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Government/Politics:
Outline
of U.S. Government: What makes U.S. government uniquely
American...its Constitution, the separation of powers,
the concept of "checks and balances," the decentralized
roles of state and local governments, and a citizenry
with wide opportunity to be part of it all.
Images
of American Political History: A collection of over
500 public domain images of American Political History
Federal
Internet Guide: The USA Jobs Web site, sponsored
by the United States Office of Personnel Management,
lets would-be government workers search current federal
vacancies by category, including Y2K initiatives and
summer employment. Users can compare federal salaries
and benefits before downloading an application, and
employers can post listings. The site also offers special
listings for students and veterans.
SpeakOut.com: SpeakOut.com
is the place to go to make a difference. To not only
learn about issues, but react to them. In addition to
being a fun and informative destination Web site, SpeakOut.com
is an online opinion research company that allows you
to tell it like it is. We take the traditional market
research focus group and political polls and put them
online while inviting you to tell politicians, political
parties, corporations, marketers and special interest
groups how you feel and why. Make your voice heard loud
and clear with SpeakOut.com's new interactive polls.
CIA's Home
Page for Kids: A website by the CIA created for
young people in order to teach them how the CIA works.
Votenet The most
comprehensive source for campaign solutions and traditional
and internet-based issue advocacy tools. Votenet is
the one-stop shop for all things political.
FedStats The
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, a
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal
agencies.
Constitution
Day: A digital classroom project of the National
Archives to celebrate the 210th anniversary of the signing
of the U.S. Constitution
Political
Science Resources on the Web: A University of Michigan
librarian created this website that includes links to
area studies, class assignments, political methodology
and grants, dissertations, political professions, foreign
politics, political theory, indexes, reference tools,
international relations, related disciplines, internet
guides, state and local governments, statistics, and
United States politics and elections.
Federal
Government Resources on the Web: Another area of
the same website as above, which includes info about
the national budget, the three branches of government,
laws and constitution, civil service, copyright, patents,
regulations, taxes, grants, and historical documents
pertaining to the government.
Government
Resources on the Web: Another section of the above
website created to inform the public about the US Government
and other foreign governments.
Common Cause:
Common Cause is a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying
organization promoting open, honest and accountable
government. Supported by the dues and contributions
of over 200,000 members in every state across the nation,
Common Cause represents the unified voice of the people
against corruption in government and big money special
interests.
Concord
Coalition: The Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan,
grassroots organization advocating fiscal responsibility
while ensuring Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
are secure for all generations.
THOMAS: Legislative
Information on the Internet. Includes broadsides from
the Constitutional Convention and Continental Congress,
the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers,
and the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and
subsequent amendments. Background, describing the origin
and impact of the documents, is also provided.
The White House:
The official website of The White House.
POTUS:
Presidents of the United States. In this resource you
will find background information, election results,
cabinet members, notable events, and some points of
interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies,
historical documents, audio and video files, and other
presidential sites are also included to enrich this
site.
FedWorld Information
Network: A program of the United States Department
of Commerce. What FedWorld can offer is a comprehensive
central access point for searching, locating, ordering
and acquiring government and business information.
U.S. Government
Printing Office: The official website of the GPO,
provides insight on its facilities, personnel, role
in the government, funding, and services.
U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency: "In keeping with the President's
philosophy of government, EPA is promoting market-based
solutions to environmental challenges, focusing on environmental
results over bureaucratic process, and building partnerships
with the American people."
Governments
on the WWW: Comprehensive database of governmental
institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public
broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental
institutions etc. Includes also political parties. Online
since June 1995. Contains more than 17000 entries from
more than 220 countries and territories as of December
2000. Frequently updated.
FirstGov: FirstGov
is the only official U.S. Government portal to 47 million
pages of government information, services, and online
transactions. It also features a topical index, online
transactions, links to state and local government, options
to contact your government, and other tools so you don't
have to know the name of the government agency to get
the information you want anytime you want it.
International
Information Programs: The Office of International
Information Programs (IIP) is the principal international
strategic communications service for the foreign affairs
community.
National Archives and
Records Administration: NARA is an independent Federal
agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing
the management of all Federal records. Our mission is
to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that
documents the rights of American citizens, the actions
of Federal officials, and the national experience.
U.S. Department of
State: The Department of State is the lead U.S.
foreign affairs agency, and the Secretary of State is
the President's principal foreign policy adviser. The
Department advances U.S. objectives and interests in
shaping a freer, more secure, and more prosperous world
through its primary role in developing and implementing
the President's foreign policy.
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Health:
Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids: The Campaign for Tobacco-Free
Kids is fighting to free America's youth from tobacco
and to create a healthier environment. The Campaign
is one of the nation's largest non-governmental initiatives
ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction
and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Nutrition
Café: A website that teaches kids how to eat healthy
and to pay attention to good nutrition through the use
of online games.
Rate
Your Plate: By answering a short questionaire about
your eating habits, you'll find out if you're eating
healthy or not.
Mayo Clinic:
This site helps find answers to your health questions.
There is a section on first aid, diseases and their
conditions, and drug prescription information.
National Center
for Health Statistics: NCHS is the Federal Government's
principal vital and health statistics agency. Since
1960, when the National Office of Vital Statistics and
the National Health Survey merged to form NCHS, the
agency has provided a wide variety of data with which
to monitor the Nation's health.
Office
of Rare Diseases: ). Here you can find information
on more than 6000 rare diseases, including current research,
publications from scientific and medical journals, completed
research, ongoing studies, and patient support groups.
Online Medical
Dictionary: The OMD is a searchable dictionery and
contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology,
chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant
biology, radiobiology, science and technology. It includes:
acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions, standards, institutions,
projects, eponyms, history, in fact anything to do with
medicine or science.
CPR: You Can Do
It!: A website that demonstrates how to perform
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on adults, children
and infants.
National Institutes
of Health: The National Institutes of Health today
is one of the world's foremost medical research centers,
and the Federal focal point for medical research in
the U.S. The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge
that will lead to better health for everyone.
The Merck Manual:
A website based on the medical reference book, where
an individual may find information on most medical problems.
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society:
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-
based voluntary health organization. This is their official
website.
U. S. Food and Drug
Administration: This is the official website of
the FDA, and provides information about diseases, drugs,
and the latest news about the products they regulate.
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History:
General History | American
History | British History
General History:
National Women's History
Project: The National Women's History Project is
a non–profit organization dedicated to recognizing and
celebrating the diverse and historic accomplishments
of women by providing information and educational material
and programs.
The National
Women's Hall of Fame: The Hall is home to exhibits,
artifacts of historical interest, a research library
and office. "To honor in perpetuity these women, citizens
of the United States of America whose contributions
to the arts, athletics, business, education, government,
the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been
the greatest value for the development of their country."
National
Museum of Women's History: This exhibit examines
the development of a distinct female political culture
and imagery that evolved to promote voting rights for
women.
100
Years: Women In Sports: Throughout the 20th century,
women have broken barriers and stereotypes while striving
to excel in athletics. The risk-takers and innovators
over the last 100 years have paved the road to success
for future generations in amateur and professional sports.
This
Day in History from The History Channel: Excellent
website for historical information. Includes history
of the automotive industry, Civil War, Cold War, crime,
entertainment, literary, Old West, technology, Vietnam
War, Wall Street, and World War II.
HyperHistory
Online A History Timeline: HyperHistory presents
3'000 years of world history with a combination of colorful
graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps.
The Smithsonian Institution
Home Page: The Smithsonian Institution was established
in 1846 with funds bequeathed to the United States by
James Smithson. The Institution is as an independent
trust instrumentality of the United States holding more
than 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust
for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge". The Institution
is also a center for research dedicated to public education,
national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences,
and history.
Essays
in History: Essays in History, the annual
journal sponsored by the Corcoran Department of History
at the University of Virginia, is now in its fifth decade.
In 1991, with the support of the Electronic Text Center
at the University of Virginia Library, it became one
of the first on-line academic journals and has appeared
solely in an electronically published format since 1994.
A peer-reviewed journal by the graduate students of
the Corcoran Department of History, Essays in History
seeks to publish articles based on primary sources in
all fields of history by all scholars, from undergraduates
to tenured professors.
American
Graduate An e-journal of social and cultural history
for graduate students, based at the University of Southern
Mississippi
American History:
The History
Place: Main exhibits on the History Place's website
includes sections on the American Revolution, U.S. Civil
War, 20th Century topics, World War II, Vietnam War,
Presidents of the United States, Nazi Germany and some
miscellaneous world history links.
www.civilwar.com:
This excellent resource for Civil War information includes
a timeline, essays about the battles, places, music,
documents and a list of helpful links.
Civil
War Photographs at the Library of Congress: The
Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118
photographs. Most of the images were made under the
supervision of Mathew B. Brady, and include scenes of
military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle
after-effects. The collection also includes portraits
of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection
of enlisted men.
National
Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution:
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
was founded on October 11, 1890. Objectives: Historical
- to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and
women who achieved American Independence; Educational
- to carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell
address to the American people, "to promote, as an object
of primary importance, institutions for the general
diffusion of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened
public opinion… " and Patriotic - to cherish, maintain
and extend the institutions of American freedom, to
foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid
in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.
National Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution: The purposes
and objects of [this] corporation are declared to be
patriotic, historical, and educational, and shall include
those intended or designed to perpetuate the memory
of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during
the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence
of the American people.
American
Memory: Historical Collections: American Memory
is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating
to the history and culture of the United States. The
site offers more than 7 million digital items from more
than 100 historical collections.
Lewis and
Clark: A PBS website that includes an archive and
plenty of information on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
This is a very helpful tool for junior high school students.
NPS Links to the
Past: Explore America's past and meet people, see
places, and view objects. Use tools for learning and
take web classes, get guidance and do research. Find
grants and assistance and apply for money to help preserve
the past.
USHistory.org:
Created and hosted by the Independence Hall Association
in Philadelphia, USHistory.org aims to bring American
history to life on the Internet for visitors worldwide.
Currently their "congress" of websites includes the
Betsy Ross homepage, a 65-stop walking tour of America's
"Most Historic Square Mile," the Liberty Bell homepage,
7 walking tours of Philadelphia neighborhoods, biographies
on early Americans, a VRML of Independence Hall, the
Valley Forge Historical Society site, the Brandywine
Battlefield site, the Freedoms Foundation at Valley
Forge site, a town crier component, and a very auspicious
start to an ambitious Virtual Marching Tour of the entire
American Revolution.
United
States History Research Page: This is a page dedicated
to listing in alphabetical order any website that would
benefit a student's research and study of the United
States. Excellent list, but no date is listed for when
it was last updated.
American Studies
at The University of Virginia: This undergraduate
program has an extensive website that could be useful
to anyone. Information is posted about programs, a museum,
hypertexts, cultural maps, and an electronic classroom.
A Hypertext
on American History: An interesting site that covers
American history from the colonial period to modern
times. The site covers subjects as in history, economy,
literature, government, and geography. It also includes
extensive information about each of the Presidents.
Outline
of American History: This extensive and extremely
helpful outline was published by the International Information
Programs, a government publication. How the United States
has been transformed from its origins as an obscure
set of colonies on the Atlantic coast a little more
than 200 years ago into what one political analyst terms
"the first universal nation."
Liberty!
The American Revolution: PBS Online are pleased
to present the official online companion to LIBERTY!
The American Revolution, a series of six one-hour
documentaries originally broadcast on PBS November 23,
24, and 25, 1997. Headlines, timelines, resource material
and related topics---a potpourri of information on the
American Revolution. Picture this: Daily Life in the
Colonies, the Global Village, and a Military point-of-view.LIBERTY!
is the story of the American Revolution---two and a
half decades of debate and rebellion, war and peace.
It begins in the aftermath of the French and Indian
War and ends with the creation of the Constitution.
The
4th of July : The links below will take you to America's
Historic Documents. These are the pieces of history
upon which our nation was founded, and within which
our current liberty is rooted. All the documents are
complete and unabridged, including George Washington's
Farewell Address.
The King
Center : Excellent site that includes a history
of events and biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
his philosophy, an explanation for the holiday, and
how the community can gt involved. There are also links
to more information and resources. There is also information
about Coretta Scott King.
MLK Online :
This is another site about Martin Luther King, Jr.,
that includes a biography, holiday information, multimedia,
speeches, quotes, a bookstore, and links.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Test Your Knowledge : A
helpful little quiz that tests your knowledge of Civil
Rights events and of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.
British History:
Anglo-Saxon
England Index: This is a Britannica online webpage
dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon period. It contains wonderful
timelines, narrative histories, church histories, biographies,
historical maps, and lists of kings, bishops, and abbotts
for particular regions.
Angelcynn: Anglo-Saxon
Living History 400–900 AD: "We seek to create all
aspects of life in the period; food, crafts, warfare,
pastimes, in fact everything that made up the life of
these first English people. Angelcynn lays great stress
on all manner of details that comprise the clothing,
weaponry, artefacts and most importantly, the culture
of this distant age."
Anglo-Saxon
Culture: A website created by professors at Georgetown
University to assist students in finding information
about the Anglo-Saxon period. Links include the Electronic
Beowulf Project, Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, art and archaeology,
living history, teaching resources, Anglo-Saxon Studies
organizations, journals and scholarly publications,
and related resources.
British History:
Another great website by Britannica Online that focuses
on the monarches, church history, regional history,
documents, timelines, myths and legends, and biographies
of the King Arthur era.
The British Library:
British Library Public Catalogue (BLPC) is the enhanced
replacement for our online catalogue OPAC 97 and is
available free via the Web. BLPC contains details of
over 10 million books and other material covering every
aspect of human thought from 1450 to the present day.
An attractive new interface provides appropriate on
screen help at all times. Other features include advanced
searching and ordering functions and the ability to
display non-Roman character sets.
English
History and Heritage Guide: A Britian Express website,
this page allows a researcher to browse by time period,
and includes information on British culture, battles,
and biographies.
The Viking Network Web:
A Norwegian website, in both English and Norse, which
provides students information on the Viking culture,
battles, travels, raiding, trading, and maps of areas
where Vikings settled.
The Medieval Sourcebook: The Internet Medieval Sourcebook
is organized as three main index pages, with a number
of supplementary documents. For teachers who wish to
refer students to the Sourcebook, the Selected Sources
section is the best starting point for selected and
excerpted texts for teaching purposes. There are also
full texts of medieval sources arranged according to
type, and a section titled "Saints' Lives" devoted to
ancient, medieval and Byzantine hagiographical sources.
Herot:
This site lets you listen to Beowulf in Old English,
provides a map of Anglo-Saxon England, lists Norse gods
and goddesses, includes a Beowulf bibliography, and
suggests more Gaelic resources.
Dr Sam Newton's
Wuffings' Website: This site aims to provide a focus
for the study of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia
and its Wuffing dynasty. There is genealogical & historical
information on the Wuffing family and see some of the
wonders of the royal ship-burial. There are several
pictures of artifacts and treasure from this burial
ground.
Old
English at UVA: This is a link to the university's
studies in Old English, and this site provides information
about the courses offered, a tour of Anglo-Saxon culture,
Old English typefaces, software, online bibliographies,
and more resources.
Stonehenge,
Wiltshire: Here is Britannica's page on Stonehenge,
which includes an article from The Arthurian Encyclopedia.
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Languages: Foreign
The Paris Pages:
The Paris Pages are now more than seven thousand in
number. In them you can find diverse information about
la ville Lumière - The City of Light.
Foreign
Languages for Travelers: This is an excellent website
featuring basic lessons for 80 languages for travelers..
Qué Ondas Spanish
language guide to El Salvador in Spanish!
Interactive
Finger Spelling & Braille Guide: This site has guides
for demonstrating the alphabet using sign language and
Braille. It also provides basic information about how
Braille works.
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Literature:
American Literature
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Literature | Literary References
American Literature:
Outline
of American Literature: Follows the path taken by
American literature as it has moved from the pre-colonial
days of orally transmitted tales of Native American
cultures, through the periods of realism, romanticism,
and experimentation, to the prose and poetry of the
past 50 years. This outline is by Kathryn VanSpankeren,
an editor for the International Information Programs.
British Literature:
Charles
Dickens, 1812-1870.: A short biography of Charles
Dickens, primarily about his life before he wrote A
Christmas Carol.
Shakespeare Bookshelf: The Internet Public Library
has included quick links to the complete works of William
Shakespeare, plus study guides, discussion groups and
criticism.
World Literature:
Bulfich's Mythology:
This Bulfinch's mythology in three volumes on-line approaches
"The Age of Fable: or Stories of Gods and Heros," "The
Age of Chivalry: or Legends of King Arthur," "Legends
of Charlemagne: or Romance of the Middle Ages."
Classical
Myth: The Ancient Sources: This site is designed
to draw together the ancient texts and images available
on the Web concerning the major figures of Greek and
Roman mythology. We were most interested in bringing
together the ancient sources and illustrations, but
have included some Renaissance images that were just
too good to leave out. The site is primarily intended
for the use of Greek and Roman Mythology students at
the University of Victoria, but feel free to look around!
Greek
Mythology: This website very simply links the various
gods and goddesses together with very brief descriptions
of each. A helpful tool to use to familiarize a student
with the other gods and goddesses.
Greek Mythology:
A very in-depth and excellent website providing links
to a large variety of sites, mostly focusing on each
god, goddess, myth, creature, figures, heroes, places,
and the Titans. Some of the characters are linked together
within their descriptions.
Mythology:
"For thousands of years people have associated objects
in the sky, the Earth, and aspects of their physical
world with the gods and goddesses of their cultures.
Through these pages, find out about the gods and goddesses
of different cultures around the world, and the works
of art people have created to give them expression."
Mythology
Project: This site was originally designed as a
teaching supplement to CLA 212 Classical Mythology at
Princeton. It was designed to provide convenient access
to the most important images (classical and later) used
in the course, and to ancient sources from the Perseus
Project Digital Library. The use of hypertext also makes
it possible to show how the myths link with each other,
whether through their characters, the places involved
or through themes. This project was not designed to
be used as a dictionary. The entries on characters are
designed to highlight their place in the web of mythology,
not to give full information. Also, many of the entries
are only accessible through links from other characters.
Myths
and Legends: A collection of links and sites that
are dedicated to world mythology, the main page lists
information about mythologies from Mesopotamia, Egypt,
Isreal, Palestine, Africa, the Caribbean Islands, Australia,
Lebanon, Syria, Persia, India, Armenia, China, Tibet,
Korea, Japan, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan,
Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Serbia, the Baltic states,
Albania, Indonesia, Philiphines, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, Britian, France, Spain, and including those of
the Greeks, Romans, Norse, Celts, Native Americans,
Aztecs, and the Mayans. So many to look at!
Roman
Gods and Associates: Here is a collection of small
pages dedicated to each Roman god and goddess. There
is not much information on this site, but it will give
a little more detail about each one's area of responsibility.
Literary References:
Everypoet.com:
"This site is deep, so start digging. Dig dig dig. Burrow.
Scurry to and fro. Dig deep enough, and you will discover
a wealth of poems and poetry resources, from vibrant,
populous forums for posting and commenting on poetry,
a Poetry Showcase where you may submit your own poems
and enjoy the poems and reading recommendations of your
fellow poets, a full-text archive of classic poems,
and a remarkably extensive, useful poetry links collection
and bookstore."
Poets.org: Visitors
to the website of The Academy of American Poets can
find essays on poetry, biographies of more than 200
poets, text of nearly 600 poems, and RealAudio of eighty
poems read by their authors; learn all about the Academy
and its programs; discuss poetry and share their own
work with fellow web travelers; find out what poetry
events are happening in their towns; and much more.
Poet's
Corner: This site's goal is to create the largest,
most diverse, and most user-friendly public library
of poetic works ever assembled. The materials on display
are selected from an inventory of thousands of works
by hundreds of authors, transcribed and gathered here
by the Editors and by many volunteer contributors from
around the world.
The
Electronic Bookshelf: This is a good site to use
at home and to download on your computer the full text
of these classic novels.
Author
Links: This website will take you to superbly created
sites dedicated to specific authors, such as Franz Kafka,
Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Parker, William Faulkner,
George Orwell, and many others.
Literary
Resources on the Net: A helpful tool for any student
working on a literary paper, this website provides links
to essays and criticism by classifing them by subcatergories
such as Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian,
American, and Women's literature.
Internet
Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection:
The IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection contains
4637 critical and biographical websites about authors
and their works that can be browsed by author, by title,
or by nationality and literary period.
Bartleby Library
at Columbia University: Bartleby.com publishes the
classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free
of charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each
and every Internet participant. Over 17,000 up-to-date
biographical entries are classified under 140 categories
such as fields of science or national histories and
literatures. There are links to quotations and full
texts of various sources, includng literary articles.
The
On-line Books Page: This is an index of books available
free online. Our local index includes more than 14,000
English works in various formats that meet these criteria.
All should be free for personal, noncommercial use.
You can search the listings by author and title, browse
new listings, browse by author, by title, by subject,
or serial archives.
Amazon.Com, Barnes
and Noble, Random
House: These are links to three of the best bookstores
on the internet today. These also will quote excerpts
from reviews of books.
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Mathematics:
The
Teacher and Kids Home Page - Math Links: Here is
a website which lists a few more links to math related
sites. This site would be helpful to a variety of students
in the field of mathematics.
MEGA Mathematics!:
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has created a site
caled The MegaMath project which intends to bring unusual
and important mathematical ideas to elementary school
classrooms so that young people and their teachers can
think about them together.
Math
and Science Gateway: This Gateway, maintained by
Cornell Theory Center, provides links to resources in
mathematics and science for educators and students in
grades 9-12, although teachers of other levels may find
these materials helpful. We are committed to providing
a wide range of educational resources to the national
community.
Ask
Dr. Math: A website solely created for the asking
and answering of math related questions. They do keep
an archive of previously answered questions, and there
is also a Math
Library to browse. Students submit questions to
Dr. Math by filling out our Web form. Answers are sent
back by e-mail, and we then gather the best questions
and answers into a searchable archive organized by grade
level (elementary, middle school, high school) and topic
(exponents, infinity, polynomials, etc.). We recommend
using the Dr. Math searcher to find what you want (try
keywords like fibonacci, fractal, or proof), and investigating
the Dr. Math FAQ (topics include prime numbers, pi,
the golden ratio, Pascal's triangle).
Mathematical
Sciences Career Information: Have you ever wondered
what a mathematician working in industry or the government
does all day? You can look in the Archives at an alphabetical
listing of over 90 career profiles of mathematicians
working in nonacademic positions. Or, you can Search
the Archives by key word, employment sector or degree
and access the profiles, forums and applications of
the mathematicians previously profiled in the Mathematical
Careers Bulletin Board.
A+ Math: Welcome
to Aplusmath.com! This web site was developed to help
students improve their math skills interactively. Visit
our game room and play exciting games like Matho and
Hidden Picture...Test your math skills with our Flashcards!
Try out the new Math Word Find puzzle. Create and print
your own set of flashcards online! Try out the Flashcard
Creator. See the Worksheets section, where you can print
worksheets to practice offline. Try the Homework Helper
to check your homework solutions.
The National
Math Trail: The National Math Trail is an opportunity
for K-12 teachers and students to discover and share
the math that exists in their own environments. Students
explore their communities and create one or more math
problems that relate to what they find.
McTutor
History of Mathematics: This award-winning site
is dedicated to providing biographies of Mathematicians
throughout the ages. The has 1162 biographies, as well
as 626 "portraits" and over 28 Mb of material. The biographies
can be found through chronological time periods or by
the name index. The MacTutor site also gives you the
opportunity to click on various locations of a geography
map to find who was born there and that person's biography.
The length of the biographies range from about four
paragraphs to multiple pages depending on how much is
known about the mathematician.
Maths
Net: Thi site has several puzzles students can solve
using mathemetical skills, a couple of calculator models,
resources for various areas of mathematics, and software
that can be downloaded.
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Mississippi:
General Mississippi | Mississippi
Colleges & Universities
General Mississippi:
Ancient
Architects of the Mississippi: This National Park
Service website discusses the various Native American
tribes that lived in the South and Mississippi Delta
area. Mound-builders are mentioned, and several Native
American landmarks in Mississippi were mentioned.
Mississippi
authors: A University of Mississippi creation, The
Mississippi Writers Page is a showcase for the many
writers, both past and present, who have called the
Magnolia state home. Biographies of the writers, information
about their books and other publications, and bibliographies
of other information sources (including literary criticism)
are among the features available here. It is an ongoing
project.
State
of Mississippi Government Information: This page
also created by the University of Mississippi provides
state links and government information on the executive,
judicial, and legislative branches,plus other various
Mississippi webpages. It was last updated Summer 2002.
Visit
Mississippi: "Look here if you are doing a school
report about Mississippi, or if you are just curious
about the Magnolia State. You'll find many items of
interest, including, facts, symbols, helpful links,
and trivia about Mississippi."
The Mississippi
Business Journal: The Mississippi Business Journal
strives to deliver essential business news and information
to its readers and advertisers and the communities it
serves in an accurate, timely, interesting and profitable
manner by working together with vision, enthusiasm and
integrity.
The Mississippi
Review: This literary journal is published by the
University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Writers,
and seasonal publication. Various literary selections
of poetry, essays, or stories from each issue are published
on the website
Madison County
Journal: This is the local Madison County newspaper's
website where feature stories are posted. The paper
is distributed every Thursday.
The Clarion-Ledger
Online: Mississippi's daily newspaper is available
online and in print. Online updates are frequent during
the day.
Cool
Buildings of Jackson: A Millsaps College professor
has put up a site for some of Jackson's historic buildings:
"Cool buildings in Jackson, Mississippi? Oh yes, despite
the so-called "improvements" of urban renewal in the
1960's and 1970's, quite a few amazing buildings have
survived in Jackson. Here are some of my favorites.
"
Jim Buck
Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forest/National Agricultural
Aviation Museum: Discover Mississippi's rich agricultural
history at this Jackson museum. Step back in time and
retrace the agricultural progress that played such a
vital role in this state's history, as you rediscover
the spirit of Mississippi's small-town living.
Mississippi
Department of Archives and History: The Mississippi
Department of Archives and History, established in 1902,
is the second oldest department of archives and history
in the United States. Today the Department administers
the following major public programs: state archives
and library, museums and historic sites, historic preservation
programs, public records management, and publication
programs.
Mississippi Private
School Association
Mississippi Museum
of Art: As Mississippi's largest art museum, Mississippi
Museum of Art is home to some very extraordinary works
of art. And it's not simply the best in local and regional
art that we have on display. Every year, some of the
best exhibitions in the nation come to Jackson.
Mississippi Colleges & Universities:
Alcorn State University
Belhaven College
Blue Mountain College
Delta State University
Jackson State University
Millsaps College
Mississippi College
Mississippi State
University
Mississippi University
for Women
Mississippi Valley
State University
Rust College
Tougaloo College
University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Medical Center
University of Southern
Mississippi
William Carey College
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Music:
Naxos
Classical: This helpful Learning Zone site has biographies
on composers, a glossary, an introduction to classical
music, how to build a collection, how to enjoy a live
concert, and lists music in the movies. Easy to navigate
and fun website for anyone interested in classical music.
Introduction
to Reading Music: Some people think trying to read
music is hard and difficult. The following set of pages
will try to introduce the most important topics in reading
music in a very easy to understand way. Don't expect
to fly through all the lessons and understand. As with
anything new, it'll appear complicated and complex but
as you look at the examples and read the explanations
it will make sense.
Musical
Instrument Encyclopedia: The Musical Instrument
Encyclopedia is a Web site that lets you experience
a sampling of instruments, complete with images and
music samples.
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News/Current Events:
National Public Radio
Webpage: This is the official site of National Public
Radio. Information about news broadcasts, feature stories,
and music can be found on this website.
Online
Newspapers The Internet Public Library has compiled
newspapers from around the world. They are catergorized
by continents, then by country. Some newspapers are
viewable in both English and the country's native language.
OnlineNewspapers.com:
This site has also compiled various newspapers from
around the world and linked to their online versions.
This site may have a larger variety from each country,
including national papers to propaganda news.
CNN Interactive:
CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news
and information delivery. Staffed 24 hours, seven days
a week by a dedicated staff in CNN's world headquarters
in Atlanta, Georgia, and in bureaus worldwide, CNN.com
relies heavily on CNN's global newsgathering team of
almost 4,000 news professionals. CNN.com features the
latest multimedia technologies, from live video streaming
to audio packages to searchable archives of news features
and background information. The site is updated continuously
throughout the day.
USA Today:
One of the nation's popular daily newpapers has now
become available online. Articles are updated frequently
during the day.
New York Times Online:
One of the most popular newspapers in the nation, The
New York Times is now available to its readers online.
The Clarion-Ledger
Online: Mississippi's daily newspaper is available
online and in print. Online updates are frequent during
the day.
The Mississippi
Business Journal: The Mississippi Business Journal
strives to deliver essential business news and information
to its readers and advertisers and the communities it
serves in an accurate, timely, interesting and profitable
manner by working together with vision, enthusiasm and
integrity.
The Washington
Post: A national newspaper which focuses upon politics,
givernment, and international affairs.
U.
S. News and World Report: This weekly magazine stays
on top of national issues, world affairs, politics,
government, and national concerns.
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Reference:
Online Encyclopedias
| Thesaurus & Dictionaries |
General Reference | Other
Online Encyclopedias:
Exploring Ancient
World Cultures: This introduction into ancient world
cultures has been porivided to internet users by the
University of Evansville, and focuses on the Near East,
India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Islam, and Europe.
Artcyclopedia.com:
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