Arts & Humanities
AIGA
Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century "14 in-depth studies
of works by various artists represented in the National Gallery of Art"
Art Museum Network
Artcyclopedia
"Explore 125,000 Great Works of Art"
Graphic Artists Guild
Global Campus: Fine Arts
History of Photography: Pinhole Cameras to the Daguerrotype
History of Photography: Timeline
IPL2: Arts & Humanities
Languages
BBC offers free 12-week beginner's courses in various languages
Life of the People: Realist Prints & Drawings... 1912-1948
MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine
"the largest online database of movie reviews' --Library Journal
Music History Timeline
National Endowment for the Arts
National Jukebox
"Historical Recordings from the Library of Congress"
North Carolina ECHO
"... doorway to the special collections
of North Carolina's libraries, archives, and museums."
North Carolina Jazz Musicians
NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts)
promotes the freedom of individual artists to develop and create and provides
the public with opportunities to experience and understand their work
Performing Arts Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Printing Industries of America
Prints&Photographs Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Recorded Sound Reference Center
The Library of Congress
Smarthistory.org
"a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the
traditional art history textbook.
Smithsonian
Visual Communication Quarterly
Vocational Information Center: Graphic Design and Printing Career Guide
Voice of the Shuttle
web page for humanities research
WannaLearn.com: ... Computer Art and Graphic Design
Web Gallery of Art
"contains over 11,600 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between
the years 1150 and 1800
WebMuseum, Paris
Wikipedia: Commercial Art
Wizard of OZ
"explores the publishing history, stage & film adaptations, & famous artifacts..."
World Wide Arts Resources
"access to artists, museums, galleries, art history, arts education, performing arts, classified
ads, resume postings, arts forums, news and more" around the world
Business & Economics
AEA: American Economic Association
AllPages.com
"Online Yellow Pages and Business Directory"
Autotropolis
excellent tool for searching for new and used cars
BioNetwork
"leading network of specialized education and workforce training for the pharmaceutical and
biomanufacturing industry"
Business Reference Services
The Library of Congress
Capital Flow Analysis
free information provided "to teach and promote the use of national flow of funds accounts as
a method of explaining supply and demand in capital markets"
CNNmoney
CNN financial network
Consumer Price Index
U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Council for Economic Education
Digital Librarian: Business & Finance
Economic Indicators
U.S. Census Bureau: where they get those economic indicators you always hear about...
Economics
About.com's website on the subject
EH.net
provides "a wide range of internet-based services to economic historians, historians of
economics, economists, historians, related social scientists and the public.
Findlaw: Law and Economics
Free Management Library
free resource library "to provide leaders and managers (especially those with very
limited resources) basic and practical information about personal, professional and
organizational development."
Global Campus: Business
Google Finance
Hoover's Online
information on more than 28 million public and private companies
Information Economy
"Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues"
IPL2: Business & Economics
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Jim Garven's Blog
"a blog exploring the intersection of risk management, insurance and finance" managed by
James R. Garven, Ph.D.
Library of Economics and Liberty
Measuring Worth: Five Ways
to Compute the Relative Value of a US Dollar, 1744-present
NASDAQ
investment information, stock quotes (will only load in Internet Explorer)
NYSE Euronext: New York Stock Exchange
New York Times Business Day
Quote.com
investment information and stock quotes
Practical Money Skills
Financial Literacy for Everyone, by Visa
Realtor.com
Official Site of the National Association of REALTORS®
Reference for Business
SuperPages.com
"connecting buyers and sellers"
Thomas Net
"the most comprehensive resource for industrial information."
U.S. Census: Business & Industry
economic programs of the US Census
US National Debt Clock
ValueLine.com
WebEc
World Wide Web Resources in Economics
World Clock 2010
ongoing estimated statistics of world vital statistics, energy, environment, crime, food and more
WWW Virtual Library: Business and Economics
Non-Profit Business -- Financing
Foundation Center
Small Business
Reference for Business "small business owners can browse over the 600 articles
that detail information about financial planning, market analysis, sales, business plans,
tax planning, human resource issues and more"
Small Business Center Network Isothermal Community College
Small Business Law Lawyers.com
ZoomInfo
excellent search engine for people, companies, and jobs!
Careers/Jobs
Career Descriptions, Data and Schools "information on hundreds of employment categories and thousands of schools, to help people find and pursue careers..."
Career Preparation
CareerOneStop
"Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor"
County Salaries in North Carolina (current year)
UNC School of Government
Graphic Artist's Place
graphic design page with links to jobs listings and other useful information for grahic artists
Green Jobs Ready
Prepare for a career in a "green" area
Occupational Outlook Handbook
searchable info on qualifications, earnings, job outlook, etc. for specific jobs and careers
Vocational & Technical Education Center
"Research top trade schools or online school listings and search by colleges,
degree programs, state or zip code."
Job Search Engines
Careerjet
"an employment search engine"
CareerBuilder
job hunter; post your resume online
Find Your Spot
"find great jobs in the best places"
Jobirn.com
chat with potential employers
Jobs Search Engine
Monster.com
"helps you explore the possibilities and find the opportunities that are right for you."
Indeed
"Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages" (Hint: search for "any"
jobs in a city to get entire list)
NationJob.com
"Job search engine, careers, employment, and resume services for job seekers"
Net-Temps
"the leading job board for temporary, temp-to-perm and full
time employment through the staffing industry"
SnagAJob.com
"largest part-time job site in the U.S."
Yahoo Job Listings
ZoomInfo
put your profile on the web for potential employers
Jobs Outside the Country
jobs.ac.uk
"The UK's leading academic job site"
Local, State and National Resources
CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
South Carolina State E-Recruitment System
South Carolina Virtual OneStop
provided by SC Job Service
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Special Occupations
Absolutely Health Care
resume database, nationwide employer links, and job postings in 100 categories of health care
ArtJobOnline
search for jobs in the arts
BioNetwork
"leading network of specialized education and workforce training for the pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing industry"
Computer Jobs Help
Constructionjobs.com
construction employment
EducationDegree.com
for teachers or wanna-be teachers
EngineeringJobs.com
post your resume, look for jobs, with links to engineering tools and references & societies and organizations
Environmental Jobs and Careers
employment for the environment
Forensic Science Careers
"showcasing the work of a number of forensic science experts who ... provide a clear and concise description
of their forensic speciality, along with links to quality information resources"
Graphic Design Jobs
"searches job sites, company career pages and associations for graphic design jobs"
Guru.com
"The world's largest online marketplace for freelance talent."
Health Career Center
"highly relevant, reliable and up-to-date job search, career development, and employment information"
Health Care Jobs at Job Search Engine
Masters in Nursing
guide to institutions offering Masters degrees in Nursing
Medical Coding and Billing Degree Guide
MedicalWorkers.com
"Our company is driven by a single purpose: to be the #1 source for jobs within medical."
NCPublicSchools.org
teaching jobs in North Carolina
NursingCareerZone.com
"a free resource provided by the Graduate Educational Information Service (GEIS)...
to enhance student outcomes and promote academic excellence"
Nursing Jobs
search jobs at allnurses.com
NursingJobs
at Exam2Jobs.com: nursing jobs, resumes, and posting online
Nursing Schools Guide
"Over $9 million in nursing scholarships listed"
Online Nurse Practitioner Programs
"dedicated to connecting prospective nurse practitioner students to accredited online degree programs"
Teacher Certification Degrees
"is a valuable resource to those looking to explore, start or expand a career in education"
Teacher Jobs
"largest teacher placement service...accredited by Nat. Assoc. of Teacher Agencies"
Tips & Help for Jobseeking, Resumes, Cover letters, Interviews, etc.
Glassdoor.com "Let employees tell you the best places to work" (Library Journal, v136#7)
GotResumeBuilder.com
Job Search Toolkit
State Library of North Carolina site with "Resources libraries can use to help their community get back to work"
JobStar Central
free help on resumes and cover letters
NationJob.com
"Job search engine, careers, employment, and resume services for job seekers"
Webpages with Multiple Links
Best of the Web: Careers
links to many helpful Internet sites
Digital Librarian: Employment
Consumer Affairs & People
Consumer Information
Baby Sign Language
"a great way to help you communicate with your pre-verbal baby"
Better Business Bureau
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
list of direct government loans to the public
eXtension
"an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from
the smartest land-grant university minds across America"
Consumer Product Safety Commission
"work[s] to ensure the safety of consumer products"
Federal Citizen Information Center
Pueblo, CO
Home Energy Saver
"The first do-it-yourself energy audit tool"
Identity Theft Resource Center
Local Census
"Local Census is a completely free website: Providing a plethora of statistical
information about the United States of America"
MemberoftheFamily.net
"Get the nursing home care your loved one deserves"
MoneySavingTips.org
N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company
National Do Not Call Registry
register at this site to prevent telemarketing calls to your phone number
RoofHelper
"roofing advice and and contractor service"
SaferProducts.gov
"consumers, child service providers, health care professionals, government officials and public
safety entities can submit reports of harm involving consumer products."
U.S. Census -- Population
and Household Economic Topics
population and household economic topics
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
World Clock 2010
ongoing estimated statistics of world vital statistics, energy, environment, crime, food and more
Finances/Money
Money Basics free online instruction on money management
Money Smart Week
ALA and the Reserve Bank of Chicago partnership for Money Smart Week
Practical Money Skills for Life money skill games for all ages
Smart Investing @ Your Library
offers grants for doing non-biased, non-sales investing workshops
Social Invention
(inventing ideas to solve social problems)
Global Ideas Bank
Education
American Association of Community Colleges
EDUCAUSE
"Transforming Education Through Information Technologies"
Back to College
information for returning students on financial aid, online degrees and much more
BioNetwork
"leading network of specialized education and workforce training for the pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing industry"
Campus Technology
technology for higher education (was Syllabus)
Certified Nursing Assistant
ChristianConnecter.com
a comprehensive list of Christian colleges in the US by region
Chronicle of Higher Education
College Scholarships, Colleges and Online Degrees
search for scholarships and financial aid, get tips for ACT and SAT test prep,
view lists of colleges and universities in the US and online
degrees and distance education
Colleges with Programs for Learning Disabled Students
Collegeboard.com
prepare for the new SAT; get SAT test scores; use College QuickFinder & MatchMaker
CollegeNET
schools, colleges, scholarships, financial aid
Community College Review: Isothermal Community College
Community College Week
Digital Librarian: College & University
Digital Librarian: Education
Distance Education Clearinghouse
articles, programs, technologies
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
formerly Black Issues in Higher Education
ecollegefinder.org
"dedicated to inspiring and informing college students with comprehensive online tools and information"
ED.gov: US Department of Education
EducationDegree.com
for teachers or wanna-be teachers
Education Online Search
Educational Software Directory.net
"your guide to learning software resources on the net"
Educations.com
"find your education abroad"
eLearners.com
2669 online college degrees
Find Online College Courses
"the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of free online college classes available
GCFLearnFree.org
"creates and provides quality, innovative online learning opportunities to anyone who wants to improve the technology,
literacy and math skills needed to be successful"
Get Recruited by Colleges & Universities
"Let colleges and universities find you"
Global Campus
instructional materials, resource sharing for educators
goENC.com
mathematics and science education
IPL2: Education
Isothermal Community College's Instructional Resources
assessment, copyright and plagiarism, learning strategies, and other sites
Languages
BBC offers free 12-week beginner's courses in various languages
Learning Communities: National Resource Center -- Directory
provides information about institutions across the United States that offer learning community program
Masters in Nursing
guide to institutions offering Masters degrees in Nursing
MERLOT
"MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online
learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments."
MIT OpenCourseware
"a free and open educational resource (OER) for educators, students, and self-learners around the world"
National Education Association (NEA)
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
North Carolina Community College System Distance Learning
North Carolina Community College System
NEA: National Education Association
Online-Colleges-and-Degrees.com
ranks the top twenty online colleges and online degrees
Online Degrees, Financial Aid and Scholarships
"You will find that associates degrees, bachelors degrees, masters degrees, doctoral degrees, and certificate and certification programs
are available in more than 100 fields of study."
Online Masters
"a realistic look at what it means to obtain your masters degree online"
Online Psychology Degrees.com
"the biggest and most accurate directory on the web of both online and campus-based Psychology degree and certificate programs"
Peters Online Typing Course
"a set of free online typing lessons and typing exercises for beginning typists"
Petersons.com
Peterson's Guide online
PremierStudentLoan.com
"provides information about financial aid, scholarships, grants, college loans and the student loan consolidation process"
SearchEdu.com
"over 20 million university & education pages indexed & ranked in order of popularity"
School of Government
at University of NC at Chapel Hill
Sheppard Software
free educational games in math, science, geography, chemistry, vocabulary, animals and trivia
Study-tourism-abroad.com
"offers hospitality and tourism educational courses for international students"
Women's Colleges in the United States of America
sorted by state and by type
World Lecture Hall
class materials created and shared by faculty worldwide
Financial Assistance
College Foundation of North Carolina
scholarships, low-interest loans & tax-advantaged savings programs
eStudentLoan.com
learn about financial aid--compare student loans--search for scholarships
FastAid Free Scholarship Search
FastWeb
"Find the most scholarship money and learn how to get it"
FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)
"hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government"
Guaranteed Scholarships
"scholarships listed on this page are all guaranteed"
Athletic Scholarships for College
Literacy -- Childhood
National Children's Literacy Website
ideas for promoting literacy in child care and home settings
Reading is Fundamental
parents' involvement in their children's reading is critical
General Reference
Biography
Biography.com
biographical information on demand
Shmoop: Biography
General Research & Information
About.com
"a trusted information source"
Academic Info
"Your Gateway to Quality Educational Resources" --user-supported nonprofit organization
Best Information on the Net
O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University --excellent resources for writing a paper; choose Resources by Major,
Hot Paper Topics, or Alphabetical Index
Biblica
"search the Bible by word or phrase"
Dan Markstein's Toonopedia
"A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge"
Digital Librarian: Directories
Digital Librarian: Reference
DMOZ: Open Directory Project
the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web"
encyclopedia.com
"free encyclopedia... provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia
Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition"
eXtension "an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America"
Global Gateway
The Library of Congress. "World Culture and Resources"
HighBeam Research
"search more than 80 million articles from the archives of over 6,500 newspapers, magazines,
journals, and other publications"
ibiblio
"a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history,
science, politics, and cultural studies"
INFOMINE
Search 20,000+ Academically Valuable Resources"
InfoPlease
online almanac
Internet Movie Database
IPL2
Internet Public Library
Kidsmart
"a guide to early learning and technology for home and school"
Library of Congress Wise Guide
"designed to introduce you to the many fascinating, educational and useful
resources available from the nation's library and one of the most
popular Web sites of the federal government."
Main Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Ngram Viewer Google: "When you enter phrases ... it displays a graph showing how
those phrases have occurred in a corpus of books ... over the selected years"
SearcheBooks.com
searches full text of books in electronic format on the net
Start Squad
"the very best place to start" for kids to find information
Timeline Index
indexes timelines of various categories ("who, what, when, where, which")
U.S. Census Bureau
Who Owns What
Columbia Journalism Review's "online guide to what major media companies own... [plus] a
selected list of articles... about media ownership"
World Clock -- Time Zones
Zip Code Lookup
US Postal Service
ZoomInfo
excellent search engine for people, companies, and jobs!
Geography
Census Bureau Geography
Chamber of Commerce International Directory
Chamber of Commerce.com
CityTownInfo.com
"the easy way to find info on thousands of US cities and towns"
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
"contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy" (Area Handbook Program)
European Union "the official site of the European Union"
USA Games
Sheppard Software's games for learning states, capitals & US geographical features
World Digital Library
"makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format,
significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world."
World Factbook
country profiles, maps, history, geography, people, government, economy, military
Language
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
(via Yahoo.com)
Babel Fish
Yahoo's translation tool
Baby Sign Language
a great way to help you communicate with your pre-verbal baby
Bartleby.com
great books online: dictionaries, thesauri, familiar quotations, etiquette, the Bible...
Dictionary.com
dictionary & thesaurus, translation tools and subject dictionaries
Free Translation
"an easy-to-use site for rapid translations"
Languages
BBC offers free 12-week beginner's courses in various languages
Legal Dictionary Lawyers.com
Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus
Online Etymology Dictionary
TechWeb'sTechEncyclopedia
lists acronyms related to computers and the Internet
The Free Dictionary
Transparent Language
"The Internet Language Community"
Wordnik
"a place for all the words, and everything known about them"
Wordsmyth
dictionary and thesaurus
yourDictionary.com
a web of online dictionaries: language, grammars, translations, specialty dictionaries, "'nyms" and more
Libraries, Catalogs and Other Resources
Amazon Book Search
CMC Library Consortium
home page
CMC Library Consortium Member Libraries:
Mooneyham Public Library
Polk County Public Library
Rutherford County Library
Libdex
...a worldwide directory of library homepages, web-based library catalogs, Friends of the
Library pages and library e-commerce links
Library of Congress
Library of Congress Classification Outline
New York Public Library
North Carolina Public Libraries on the Web
State Library of North Carolina
WorldCat
find items in libraries near you
Measurement
Date Duration Calculator
"calculates the duration, counting the day count and the number of days, months and years between two dates"
MeasuringWorth.com
"six ways to compute the relative value of a U.S. dollar amount, 1790-2005"
Metric-U.S. Measurement Conversions
Search Engines/Indexes/Guides
About.com
"practical advice and solutions to everyday life" from expert Guides
Alltheweb.com
"largest, freshest, and most comprehensive search engine
Ask.com
Brarydog.net
"use this site to create a personalized web page with access to dozens of...resources
(encyclopedias, newspaper and magazine databases, etc.) and links to your favorite search tools"
BUBL Link
"Catalogue of Internet resources"
Free Internet Encyclopedia
organizes internet information into easily searched categories
Google Blog Search
Google Book Search
Google Finance
Google News
Google Scholar
HiBeam Research
"brings you the best research sites on the Web"
Infomine
"Scholarly Internet Research Collections"
Internet Archive
"a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form"
Intute
"Helping you find the best websites for study and research"
IPL2
"information you can trust"
IPL2 for Kids
Lycos People Search
find people, companies, business & investing information, other services
Knowhow
a highly "graphic" search engine
Learn the Net.com
"Internet Owner's Manual"
LSU Libraries Subject Guides
Metacrawler
Netiquette
"the do's and don'ts of online communication"
RefDesk
"Fact Checker for the Internet"
Search.com
Search Engine Showdown
compares search features and scope of search engines and finding aids
SearchEngineWatch.com
behind the scenes look at how and how well they work, reviews, tutorials
Successful Internet Searching Strategies
INFOsphere
Science
National Science Foundation
TryScience
"your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology"
Statistics
2010 Statistical Abstract: The National Data Book
for the United States
Infoplease: United States Statistics
Infoplease: World Statistics
State and Metropolitan Data Book, 2006
Statistics.com
"the site to go when you need to find statistical data"
World Clock 2010 ongoing estimated statistics of world vital statistics, energy, environment, crime, food and more
Telephone
AT&T Country and City Codes
telephone codes for calling around the world
CountryCode.org International Dialing Codes
Trivia
Cool Quiz
a great trivia resource
Literature
Books
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."
Bulfinch's The Age of Fable, or Beauties of Mythology
(1913, via Bartleby.com)
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes
(1855)
Cliffs Notes
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Digital Book Index
provides listings of both free and for-pay e-books
eserver.org
accessible online publishing on a wide variety of topics of interest
Google Book Search
National Academies Press
4000+ books published by NAP available in downloadable PDF format for free!
Ngram Viewer Google: "When you enter phrases ... it displays a graph showing how
those phrases have occurred in a corpus of books ... over the selected years"
Online Books Page
"facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet"
Project Gutenberg
Questia
"the world's largest online library" of full-text humanities and social sciences books and articles
Reading Poetry
Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison's Writing Center
Renascence Editions
"An Online Repository of Works Printed in English Between the Years 1477 and 1799
Shmoop: Bestsellers
Treasures in Full: Caxton's Chaucer
"William Caxton’s two editions of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales,
probably printed in 1476 and 1483" from the British Library
Universal Digital Library
"million book collection"
Magazines/Journals
Campus Technology
technology magazine for higher education (was Syllabus)
Digital Librarian: Magazines & Journals
NewsLink
American Journalism Review index & rating of magazines & journals
Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
The Library of Congress
North Carolina Periodicals Index
Open J-Gate
"Open J-Gate is an electronic gateway to global journal literature in open access domain"
Project MUSE
scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences and mathematics available by online subscription
Questia
"the world's largest online library" of full-text humanities and social sciences books and articles
U.S. News & World Report
Video Librarian Online
Quotations
Bartleby.com Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Creative Quotations
Inspirational and Motivational Quotes
Mathematical Quotations Server
Furman University
Quotations Archive
quotations on love and marriage
Quotations Home Page
Quotations Page
Quoteland
Thinkexist.com
Research
AuthorLinks Bedford/St. Martin's LitLinks
resources in literature
Digital Librarian: Literature
Global Campus: Literature
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
English Literature on the Web
another good site containing a large number of links to resources
Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech University
IPL2:
Literature
Literary Gothic
a Web guide to all things concerned with literary Gothicism, which includes ghost stories,
"classic" Gothic novels and Gothic fiction"
Literature, Arts & Medicine Database
"annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video and art..."
Manuscript Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Poetry
Paris Review -- Interviews now provides free access to all of its interviews, back to 1953
The Library of Congress
Poetry Foundation
"exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience"
Romantic Circles
scholarly info on Shelley, Byron, Keats, etc.
Shmoop.com: Literature
an excellent collection of information on various aspects of many often-studied
books, plays and short stories, named "Best of the Internet" in PC Magazine
Shmoop.com: Poetry
a useful collection of information on aspects of often-studied poems named
"Best of the Internet" in PC Magazine
Victorian Web (Authors)
excellent information on authors and their backgrounds
--Flannery O'Connor Sites
Flannery O'Connor
article from A Celebration of Women Writers
Flannery O'Connor
from Internet Public Library's Online Literary Criticism Collection
O'Connor, Flannery
Literature, Arts & Medicine Database: click on annotated works
--Metaphysical Poets and John Donne sites
Questia: John Donne Links to online books and articles
--Shakespeare Sites
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
total text of Shakespeare's works, created by Jeremy Hylton
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Plays of Shakespeare Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Resource Center
Shakespeare's Sonnets
"All the sonnets are provided here, with descriptive commentary attached to each one, giving
explanations of difficult and unfamiliar words and phrases, and with a
full analysis of any special problems of interpretation which arise."
William Shakespeare, King Lear (1604-5?)
webpage for a class at Goucher College
Medicine & Health Sciences
Aetna Intelihealth
"featuring Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information"
AllRefer.com: Health
health "information that is authoritative and up-to-date"
Best Nursing Degree.com
"This website contains the most comprehensive directory on the web of accelerated BSN and direct entry MSN programs"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CiteHealth
limited information on institutional health providers and brief statistics on city location
Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch (NC)
Digital Librarian: Health & Medicine
Domestic Violence
Medlineplus Health Information
Free Medicine Program
those with low income may qualify for free prescriptions
healthfinder.gov
US government gateway site to consumer health and human services
Healthopedia
a medical and health consumer information resource containing
comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources
Health Career Center
highly relevant, reliable and up-to-date job search, career development, and employment information
Internet Health Resources
infertility education, services and products
JAMA & Archives
Master's in Nursing
guide to institutions offering Masters degrees in Nursing
MayoClinic.com
MedicineNet.com
medical dictionary, references, links and news
MEDLINEplus
health information: diseases, conditions, and wellness issues
Merck Manuals Online Library
Mesothelioma Cancer Center
information on and help for the cancer caused by exposure to asbestos (among other causes)
Mondofacto Medical Dictionary
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)
"to provide education, information, technology, research, training, and services to improve
health outcomes in Western North Carolina through partnerships and neutrality"
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
NC Health Info
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
North Carolina Institute of Medicine
North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Omni Medical Search
"The most comprehensive medical search platform on the internet focusing on results from authoritative sources."
Includes Web, News, Images, Forums and MedPro search categories
Reuters Health
WorstPills, Best Pills
Public Citizen -- "your expert, independent second opinion for prescription drug information
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
"devoted to improving the world's diet, preventing obesity, and reducing weight stigma" (Library Journal, v136#7)
Natural Sciences
(sciences that deal with phenomena
observable in nature, incl. geology, chemistry, physics, etc.)
Chemical and Other Safety Information
from the Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at Oxford University...includes MSDS information
Global Volcanism Program
volcanic activity reports, geographic & geologic information for volcanoes during the last 10,000 years
Astronomy
Astronomy Games
Sheppard Software's free games
Environment
Airhead.org Emissions Calculator
you can learn how much air pollution you create
A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science
Union of Concerned Scientists: Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions
Earth Portal
"a comprehensive resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment"
Encyclopedia of Earth
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
US Dept. of Energy "bringing you a prosperous future where energy is clean, abundant, reliable, and affordable."
Environmental Defense
"finding ways that work"
Environmental Law Lawyers.com
Environmental News Network
"working to educate ... about environmental issues facing our Earth."
Environmental Resource Center
industry news and links to state environmental agencies
Hands on the Land
"provides a national network of field classrooms to enhance kindergarten through high school student-learning"
Solar Living Institute
the Institute provides practical, education by example and hands-on workshops on renewable energy, green building,
sustainable living, permaculture, organic gardening and alternative, environmental, construction methods
Scorecard
"The pollution information site" -- chemical information service about your
community provided by the Environmental Defense Fund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Global Warming
Climate
World Wildlife Fund perspective
Global Warming International Center
"sponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global warming and its mitigation"
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
"The role of the IPCC is to assess the scientific, technical and socio-economic information
relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change."
Population Connection
"education and action for a better world"
Weather
Beaufort Wind Scale
Stormfax Weather Almanac -- scale for measuring wind speed
CNN.com/WEATHER
Digital Librarian: Weather
National Snow and Ice Data Center
"NSIDC manages and distributes scientific data, creates tools for data access, supports data users, performs scientific research, and educates the public about the cryosphere"
National Weather Service
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
North Carolina & Other State Info
50states.com
Lots of facts and useful information links arranged specific to each of the 50 United States of America
Action for Children: North Carolina
"Working to make North Carolina the best place to be and raise a child."
ACCESS North Carolina
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's accessibility information for all visitors with disabilities
American Law Sources On-line--North Carolina
County Salaries in North Carolina (current year)
Explore the States
The Library of Congress
Government Records Branch of NC
NC Office of Archives & History
Labor Market Information
Employment Securit Commission of North Carolina
Local Census
"Local Census is a completely free website: Providing a plethora of statistical information about the United States of America"
National Conference of State Legislatures
NC Health Info
Netstate.com
has "ALL the symbols!" of the different states
North Carolina
"Official Website of the State of North Carolina"
North Carolina Chamber
news, events and member services
North Carolina Community College System
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Agricultural Statistics
North Carolina Department of Insurance
North Carolina Department of Labor: Wage & Hour Fact Sheets
North Carolina Department of Revenue
file electronically or get state tax forms online
North Carolina Department of State Treasurer Retirement System
North Carolina General Statutes Table of Contents
linked to sections of the General Statutes
North Carolina InfoPlus
North Carolina Institute of Medicine
North Carolina Jazz Musicians
UNC Asheville: Ramsey Library Special Collections
North Carolina Links Collection
Joyner Library, East Carolina University
North Carolina Newspaper Locater
"Search by County, Town, or Newspaper Title and Date Range"
North Carolina Newspapers
links to, addresses of, and county summaries
North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
state administrative rules
North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management
North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal (Commissioner of Insurance)
North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal (Commissioner of Insurance): Engineering and Codes
state building codes, electrical codes, etc.
North Carolina Public Libraries on the Web
North Carolina State Board of Elections
register to vote online-- click on Voter Registration
North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
North Carolina State Data Center
North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA)
Rutherford County Mapstats
statistics for Rutherford County, NC
State Government Information
Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, Library of Congress
State Library of North Carolina
State of North Carolina Dept. of Administration: Purchase & Contract
Textile Heritage Initiative
an organization recognizing "the uncountable contributions made to our region by the South’s cotton mill people"
Textile Heritage Museum
University of North Carolina Reports and Publications
USA Games
Sheppard Software's games for learning states, capitals & US geographical features
Public Affairs & Law
Copyright, Patents & Trademarks
Artgally Artist Copyright Law
Copyright: U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright Website
"the ultimate copyright portal providing real world, practical copyright information for over a decade"
Compleat World Copyright Website
Cyberlaw Encyclopedia
copyright law resources
FreePatentsOnline
"provides fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents and patent applications"
Intute: Social Sciences: Law
Resources for Copyright
University of Delware Library
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Elections / Voting
FactCheck.org
"monitor[s] the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players"
MAPlight.org
"illuminates the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes"
National Mail Voter Registration Form
Federal Election Commission-- register to vote online! available in Spanish or English
PolitiFact.com
"a scorecard separating fact from fiction"
Federal Government
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
list of direct government loans to the public
Code of Federal Regulations
Explore Government Documents
Univ. of Michigan Document Center
Federal Internet Guide
Internal Revenue Service
tax forms and publications online
Mobile Apps check your tax return, look for jobs, and LOTS more
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Government Bookstore
"official online bookstore for U.S. Government publications ... from the U.S. Government Printing Office"
USA.gov
official information and services from the U.S. government
White House
General Reference
Digital Librarian: Politics
Environmental Law Lawyers.com
Find Lawyers & Firms Martindale.com
FindLaw
Law Library of Congress
The Library of Congress
Legal Dictionary Lawyers.com
NationalIssues.com
"unbiased, objective information on some of the leading issues of the day"
NC Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour Fact Sheets
Shmoop: Civics
Small Business Law Lawyers.com
Thomas Government Resources
information sources for legislative research and links to legislative branches & sites with info
on the Capitol building and the U.S. Congress
UNdata
"22 databases - 60 million records" on "employment, education, energy, environment, health,
population, refugees and much more"
Who Owns What
Columbia Journalism Review's "online guide to what major media companies own... [plus] a selected list of
articles... about media ownership"
Legal Advice
American Law Sources On-line
Artgally.com Artist Copyright Law
LegalZoom
online legal service
Legal Forms
USlegalforms.com
"over 36,000 legal documents and forms"
FindLaw court forms & contracts
legal forms and business contracts ... designed for legal professionals"
Special Issues
FBI's Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Website
access to FBI records
Freedom Forum
dedicated to freedom of the press and freedom of speech
Southern Poverty Law Center
internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against
white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups
Tobacco Products Liability Project
div of Public Health Advocacy Institute: tobacco industry, news and legislation
State Government
Action for Children: North Carolina
"Working to make North Carolina the best place to be and raise a child."
County Salaries in North Carolina (current)
Find a Senator or Representative GovTrack.US: find your North Carolina representatives by your district on the map
Find Your Representative
US House of Representatives: find yours by zip code
Government Records Branch of North Carolina
North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry
Politics1.com: North Carolina
"Your complete directory of North Carolina candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State [sic] Senator..."
Supreme Court
Legal Information Institute
US Supreme Court decisions
Supreme Court Opinions
FindLaw
U.S. Supreme Court
on FindLaw: past & upcoming cases, docket, Supreme Court history, newsletters, hot topics
Tax Forms
Individual Income Tax Forms and Instruction
North Carolina Department of Revenue
Internal Revenue Service -- Forms and Publications
Federal tax forms
Social Sciences
(sciences that deal with the study of
people in society, incl. sociology, psychology, economics, history, etc.)
Intute: Social Sciences
"a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research,
evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists"
Cultural Studies
African and Middle Eastern Reading Room
The Library of Congress
American Folklife Center
The Library of Congress
Ancient Cultures of Middle America:
Aztecs, Nahuatl, Tenochtitlan
information about ancient cultures of Middle America on the website of the Univ. of Minnesota at Duluth
Asian Reading Room
Library of Congress
Born in Slavery
Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
"contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy" (Area Handbook Program)
Documenting the American South
"provides Internet access to texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature, and culture"
European Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Federal Research Division
The Library of Congress
First Nations Histories
"Compact histories" of Native American tribes
Hispanic Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
comprehensive info on a volunteer site
Languages
BBC offers free 12-week beginner's courses in various languages
Meeting of Frontiers
The Library of Congress. "A bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the
American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East,
and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
NAACP.org
Omaha Indian Music
Parallel Histories: Spain, United States, & the American Frontier
The Library of Congress. This "project represents progress toward the realization of a vision shared by leaders of
esteemed cultural institutions in Spain and the United States."
Secret Routes to Freedom:
The underground railroad experience
U.S. Department of State
World Factbook
Country profiles, maps, history, geography, people, government, economy, military
Geography
Background Notes
(on countries of the world) U.S. Dept. of State
Centers for International Research
The Library of Congress
Encyclopedia of Alabama
"well-designed site on the history, culture, and geography of a U.S. state"--Library Journal
European Union "the official site of the European Union"
Geographia.com
Geography & Map Reading Room
The Library of Congress
Geography Games
Sheppard Software
Library of Congress Country Studies
full text of Area Handbooks Series volumes on countries of the world
Portals to the World
The Library of Congress
World Digital Library
makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary
materials from countries and cultures around the world.
History
American Memory
The Library of Congress
America's Story from America's Library
The Library of Congress
Best of History Websites
"aims to provide quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented resources online in a
wide range of categories"
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Documenting the American South
"provides Internet access to texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature,
and culture
Eyewitness to History
"History through the eyes of those who lived it"
Great Buildings Collection
"gateway to architecture around the world and across history"
History Place
great online history exhibits
History.com
"the best search in history"...also, study guides, speeches, "This Day in History"
Hyperhistory Online
"2000 files covering 3000 years of history"
Lincoln/Net
Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project: full text access to "historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's
Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches"
Motion Picture and Television Reading Room
The Library of Congress
National Jukebox
"Historical Recordings from the Library of Congress"
OnThisDay.com
daily historical facts and events, famous birthdays, world history, music history
People's Century, 1900-1999
Companion to the PBS television series
Shmoop: US History
a new educational website for high school and college students, named "Best of the Internet" in PC Magazine
Textile Heritage Initiative
an organization recognizing "the uncountable contributions made to our region by the South’s cotton mill people"
Textile Heritage Museum
at Glencoe, NC
Top 10 Historical Sites on the Internet
Today In History
The Library of Congress
Midlife
AARP: American Association of Retired Persons
Administration on Aging
Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI)
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Social Security Online
"The Official Website of the Social Security Administration"
ThirdAge
Yahoo Directory: Seniors
Parenting
Baby Sign Language
"a great way to help you communicate with your pre-verbal baby"
Child Care Aware
"America's most trusted child care resource"
iVillage: Pregnancy and Parenting
National Parenting Center
Zero to Three
National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
Population
Datafinder
Population Reference Bureau
Population Reference Bureau
central clearinghouse of population information
Population Action International
"an independent policy advocacy group working to strengthen political and financial support worldwide
for population programs grounded in individual rights
Social Issues
Domestic Violence Fact Sheet
HumanTrafficking.org
"has country-specific information such as national laws and action plans
and contact information on useful governmental agencies"
Homework Center: Social Issues
(Multnomah Co. Library) information on social issues from multiple viewpoints
Southern Poverty Law Center
"internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and
its tracking of hate groups"
Women's Studies
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
in the Rare Book, Manuscripts, and Special Collections Library at Duke University
Writing Resources
Creative Writing Prompts.com
Elements of Style
William Strunk, Jr.
The English Teacher: Teaching Creative Writing
Explication vs. Analysis
Kansas State site
Fiction Writing (About.com)
Google Scholar
Help with Writing About Drama
Furman University
PIZAZZ: People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling
designed principally for ESL students, but fun for anyone
PoeWar.com
a site by John Hewitt "with well over 100 articles, a job center, a freelancer's center and the most
recent addition, education about money"
Scholarly Journals v.
Popular Magazine Articles
UTSA Library's site on how to tell the difference
Plagiarism.org
"designed to help educators and students develop a better sense of what plagiarism means in the information age,
and to teach the planning, organizational, and citation skills essential for producing quality writing and research"
Wordnik
"a place for all the words, and everything known about them"
WWW Virtual Library -- Evaluation of Information Sources
Writing About Fiction
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing About Literature
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing Center
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Writing Center Guide to Writing About Film
George Mason University
Writing a Literature Paper: Guidelines,
Suggestions, Strategies
University of Michigan-Dearborn site
Yahoo Search Directory:
Creative Writing
Avoiding Plagiarism
Avoiding Plagiarism
help from Isothermal Community College Library
Avoiding Plagiarism
De Pauw University Writing Center examples of what is and isn't
How to Avoid Plagiarism
The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
(OWL)
Hamilton College Writing Center
Writing Tutorial Services
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Citing Resources
APA Documentation
Writer's Handbook
A Brief Guide to Documenting and
Quoting Resources
Chicago/Turabian Documentation
Writer's Handbook
Citation Machine (Son of)
"an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers,
and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties
Citing Sources
Duke University Libraries; a very helpful, well-organized site
Documentation Styles for Citing Resources
help from Isothermal Community College Library and links to the University of Wisconsin, Madison
EasyBib
"the automatic bibliography and citation maker" (includes MLA 7 format)
MLA Documentation
Writer's Handbook
NoodleTools
Quick Cite
MLA style citations built by simply typing in resource information
Research and Documentation Online
Bedford / St. Martin's information on MLA, APA, Chicago, CPE citation styles -- with sample papers in each style!
General Advice on Writing
Argumentative, Persuasive Essays
Internet Public Library Teenspace
How to Begin to Write:
Organization, Introductions and Conclusions
by Ella Berven, the Roane State Community College Online Writing Lab
Research & Writing Step By Step: Step 6: Writing the Paper
Internet Public Library
Draft and Revise a Research Paper
Thompson/Gale
Help for Term Paper Writers: Hot Paper Topics
from O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University website
Explication vs. Analysis
Kansas State site
Film and Media Studies
George Mason University
Help with Writing About Drama
Furman University
Writing About Fiction
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing About Literature
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing a Literature Paper:
Guidelines, Suggestions, Strategies
University of Michigan-Dearborn site
How to Write an Introduction/Conclusion
OWL
Purdue University, Indiana
LEO
St. Cloud State University, Minnesota
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Research Guide
Cambridge, MA
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay:
Write the Introduction and Conclusion
by Kathy Livingston
Technical Writing
(Some of this information is also useful
as general advice in writing papers.)
How to Write Well
Scrutiny of the Introduction
by Jon Claerbout of Stanford University, CA
Technical Writing
by Dr. Ronald B. Standler
Some Advice on Writing a
Technical Report
by Alan T. Sherman, Univ. of Maryland
