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Could not Access Requested Page Related Web Sites:16th- Early 20th Century Maps of Africa
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/collections/mapsofafrica/ | This searchable/browsable site features digital images of over 100 antique maps of Africa with accompanying text dating from the 16th Century to the early 20th Century. From the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies (Africana Library) at Northwestern University. |
2007 Chicago Humanities Festival
http://www.chfestival.org/festival/index.cfm | The 18th Annual Chicago Humanities Festival takes place October 27 through November 11 at various venues throughout the city of Chicago. This year's theme, The Climate of Concern, brings together a wide variety of experts and writers who will "explore the most important long term issue facing civilization today." Something for everyone in this sprawling, eclectic festival. |
A Vacancy on the Court
http://partners.is.asu.edu/~george/vacancy/index.html | An exhaustive site on the Supreme Court, its present compostion and the process of nominating and confirming new members prepared by Dr. George Watson is a Parents Association professor of political science in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Prof. Watson is looking to inform citizens on the process not sway opinion. |
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/ | This resource was created to help teachers supplement course materials on Chinese history. These pages include a colorful illustrated timeline of Chinese history, with sections on geography, Buddhism, calligraphy, military technology, homes, gardens, clothing and graphic arts. Each section includes a bibliography and a comprehensive teacher's guide in .pdf format. |
Abebooks
http://www.abebooks.com | First launched in 1996, Abebooks (formerly the Advanced Book Exchange) is the largest online marketplace for books, with currently more than 80 million titles from 14 million booksellers in its catalog. Most books listed are used books, many are rare or out-of-print, and a growing number are new books. The company is based in Victoria, Canada with offices in Düsseldorf, Germany and Oviedo, Spain and the US. |
Academic Earth
http://academicearth.org/ | "Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to a world class education." View any one of thousands of video lectures from the world's leading thinkers for free.
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Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/ | The most comprehensive poetry site on the web offers biographies and selected poems for hundreds of poets living and dead, plus historical and critical essays, resources for teachers, listings of regional poetry centers, a national calendar of poetry events, discussion group guides, and a great deal more. |
Acronym Finder
http://www.acronymfinder.com/ | Acronym Finder's database of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms contains more than 3 million entries. You can search by acronym or browse by category. |
Adherents.com
http://www.adherents.com/ | A comprehensive resource for students and researchers of world religion, Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 43,870 statistics and religious geography citations: references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. |
Adolescent Health
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec801e457a | From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a mash-up of fact sheets, data, research and other resources relating to such adolescent health topics such as alcohol and drug use, sexual behaviors, nutrition, skin cancer, and youth violence. Also included is a table of data and statistics organized by state, territory, & locality. |
African American Collections in the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/afam/afam-home.html | Look here for a tour of the Library of Congress' stunning collections of documents, manuscripts, photos, speeches, periodicals, pamphlets, and other resources on the history and contributions of African-Americans. |
African American History Month
http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/ | The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.
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African American Odyssey
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html | This exhibition explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. It showcases the African American collections of the Library of Congress, displaying more than 240 items, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings. |
African American Writers: Online E-texts
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/afroonline.htm | Hosted by James Madison University, this site offers biographical information on as well as the writings of a host of African-American writers, ranging over time from Jupiter Hammon in the 1700s to contemporary writers. |
African Voices (Smithsonian)
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/ | This well-illustrated site provides an overview of African history from pre-historic times through the ascendance of the Nile Valley civilization, the slave trade and colonialism, the South African apartheid struggles, to the present day. The education section includes a bibliography and a comprehensive list of annotated links to related web sites. |
Al-Islam.org
http://www.al-islam.org/ | Provides information about Islamic history, religious texts, law, practices, and various Muslim peoples. Includes digital copies of the Quran (Koran) in multiple languages. The site is maintained by the non-profit volunteer organization Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. |
America's National Game: The Albert G. Spalding Collection of Early Baseball Photographs
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/?collection=AmericasNationalGame&col_id=198 | From the New York Public Library's Digital Gallery, a collection of over 500 photographs, printed illustrations and drawings of baseball, baseball players and early teams from the sport's seminal era. The collection - donated in 1921 - was assembled by the 19th century baseball player and sporting goods retailer Albert G. Spalding. |
America.gov: Telling America's Story
http://www.america.gov/ | This site delivers information about current U.S. foreign policy and about American life and culture. It is produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. The site includes domestic and foreign news, photos, video, podcasts, and links to publications. |
American Art, American City
http://www.terraamericanart.org/aaac/ | Sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art, American Art American City is a Chicago-wide initiative designed to promote awareness and appreciation of historical American art, shining a spotlight on exciting collections, programs, and exhibitions found throughout the city.
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American Baptist Churches - USA
http://www.abc-usa.org/ | The Web site of the American Baptist Church, offering national and international directories to affiliated churches, plus information about the mission, history and beliefs of the Church. |
American Indian History and Related Issues
http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/ | This site "is dedicated to the presentation of unique artwork, photographs, video and sound recordings which accurately reflect the history, culture and richness of the Native American experience in North America." Hosted by California State University at Long Beach. |
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/ | Web page of the largest professional association of librarians in the world; includes extensive information for the public about intellectual freedom, literacy, access to information, and information technology. |
American Meadows Wildflower Information Lookup
http://wildflowerinformation.org/ | A searchable and sortable catalog of native wildflower species, providing tools for wildflower identification, wildflower pictures, regional wild flowers, and an index of endangered wild flower species. Includes a glossary. |
American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ | Oral histories, fiddle tunes, and early baseball cards are only three of the over 90 digitized collections from the Library of Congress that include "photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving pictures." Searchable by keyword, topic, original format, digital format, time period, and geographic origin. |
American Presidency Project
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ | The American Presidency Project contains over 69,000 primary source materials relating to the American presidency, including speech transcripts, proclamations, press conference transcripts, addresses to foreign legislatures, and commencement addresses. Also included are selected audio and video files of presidential addresses. Materials are searchable and browsable by President, date, document category and Public Papers Document number. Hosted by the University of California at Santa Barbara. |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
http://www.recovery.gov/ | "Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going... The money is being distributed by Federal agencies, and soon you'll be able to see where it's going -- to which states, to which congressional districts, even to which Federal contractors. As soon as we are able to, we'll display that information visually in maps, charts, and graphics."
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American Religious Data Archive
http://www.thearda.com/ | Administered by Penn State University, ARDA collects and provides extensive information on religious adherents, religious freedoms, demographics, and other social measures from countries around the world. A section on U.S. congregational membership provides demographic information at the national, state, county and metropolitan level. Survey-based data archives and learning modules provide extensive information on the social, political, and cultural dimensions of various religious denominations. |
American Social and Cultural History (Smithsonian Institution)
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/start.htm | A collection of links to online exhibits, pathfinders, bibliographies, and other resources from the Smithsonian Institution website. Part of the "Encyclopedia Smithsonian," an online collection of frequently requested topics. |
American Women in the Arts - the Chicago Renaissance
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/awia/esmw.html | Yale University mounts a visual collection of works and narrative by and about women in early 20th century America. This segment of the exhibit focuses on Chicago. |
Ancient Americas
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ancientamericas/ | The website of the Field Museum's permanent Ancient Americas exhibit provides information and resources relating to the epic history of the pre-European cultures on the two American continents. Virtual expeditions to archeological sites, digital collections, and a rich array of educational content including links to related websites make this a great starting point for research about the history of the Americas between the Ice Age and the period of European colonization. |
Ancient Greece
http://www.ancient-greece.org/ | An informative and well-illustrated guide to ancient Greece, covering art and architecture, politics, 0lympics, geography, mythology, peoples, war, history, and other topics. |
Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History
http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/ | This online exhibit from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute illuminates the historical “cradle of civilization” through lessons and artifacts organized around multiple themes: archaeology, prehistory, the first farmers, the first cities, daily life, religion, the role of women, the invention of writing, literature, mathematics and science, art and architecture, government and warfare. |
Andante
http://www.andante.com/ | The site for the classical music enthusiast provides access to a list of 180,000 compositions, the Concise Grove Dictionary of Music, CD and concert reviews, essays, interviews, discographies, and more. Access to much of the premium content requires membership. |
Animal Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ | Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan. An advanced search tool allows a user to call up species accounts fitting any combination of descriptors. Contents can also be accessed by browsing among several animal groups. |
Annual Christmas Bird Count
http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/ | If you've thought about birding but haven't tried it yet, the Audubon Society is holding its annual Christmas Bird Count, Dec. 14 - Jan. 5. They're looking for volunteers like you. |
Annual Reports for Investors
http://www.annualreports.com | Convenient site to look up annual reports. Reports contain useful information such as names of Board of Directors. |
Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America
http://www.abaa.org/ | An information-rich website for collectors, dealers and scholars interested in antiquarian books. Resources include informative articles about all facets of the rare book field, introductory material (including an online glossary) for the beginning collector, a calendar of book fairs, a searchable database of books for sale by ABAA-affiliates, and valuable links to additional resources. |
APA Help Center
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/ | From the American Psychological Association (APA), brochures, tips and articles on the psychological issues that affect physical and emotional well-being. Includes information on alcoholism, disaster aftermath symptoms, workplace psychology, stress, depression, family problems, and the connection between mind and body. Also includes a "Find a Psychologist" page.
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Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America
http://www.ailla.utexas.org/ | Maintained by the Anthropology and Linguistics Departments at the University of Texas at Austin, this site provides access to a digital archive of recordings and texts in and about the indigenous languages of Latin America. Access to archive resources is free of charge but registration is required. |
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
http://arctic.fws.gov/ | The Refuge has been in the news lately. The official web site gives an overview of what the Refuge is. The original 'Arctic National Wildlife Range' was created in 1960 by Public Land Order 2214 "For the purpose of preserving unique wildlife, wilderness and recreational values..." |
Are You Registered?
http://www.voterinfonet.com/ | The Cook County Clerk's office hosts this information-rich web site for voters in the upcoming elections. You can learn here about offices up for election, early voting procedures and sites, polling places, and you can even search the Election Department's database to confirm that you are registered to vote. |
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (J. Paul Getty Trust)
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/ | AAT is a structured vocabulary of around 34,000 concepts, including 131,000 terms, describing fine art, the decorative arts and architecture, and includes brief definitions and some brief citations for bibliographic sources. The database is one of three sources collectively known as the Getty Vocabularies, which also include the Union List of Artists' Names and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/ | Information about the Art Institute's collections, special exhibits, calendar of events and educational programs. |
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ | Artcyclopedia indexes over 2,100 art sites, and offers over 75,000 links to an estimated 180,000 artworks by 8,500 renowned artists. References are only provided to sites where artists' works can be viewed online, therefore most of the artists represented here are painters, photographers or sculptors. |
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ | Artcyclopedia provides access to over 8500 artists and over 180,000 paintings and sculpture exhibited in institutions around the world. The site permits users to search by artist name or artwork title, or to browse by name, medium, nationality or subject. |
Arts and Letters Daily
http://www.aldaily.com/ | Hosted by the Chronicle of Higher Education, this site presents timely, noteworthy, thought-inspiring and controversial opinion pieces and review essays from a wide variety of sources including daily newspapers, scholarly journals and magazines (print and online). |
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html | Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated with community festivals, government-sponsored activities, and educational activities for students. This year's theme is "Lighting the Past, Present, and Future." |
AsiaSource: Language Resources
http://www.asiasource.org/reference/language.cfm | Portal site to Asian language instruction resources, including general resources, lessons, pronunciation guides, dictionaries, related software and fonts. Over two dozen languages represented. |
Ask Dave Taylor
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/ | Tech guru, Dave Taylor, tries to help out some of those less knowledgeable in the tech arena. Maybe you will find your questioned answered here. |
Atlas of Early Printing
http://atlas.lib.uiowa.edu/index.html | Attention bibliophiles this is an amazing web site that encourages you to explore the development of printing in 15th century Europe through 3d animated material and interactive features.
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Atlas of the Body: Anatomy and Medical Illustrations
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html | The American Medical Association provides this online human anatomy guide, illustrated with drawings. Be sure to scroll to the right on your screen if you don't see the images immediately. |
Avalon Project (Yale University Law School)
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/ | A comprehensive online source of primary documents in full-text, encompassing North American colonial and U.S. history from 1492 through the present. |
Baroque Music Page
http://www.baroquemusic.org/ | Includes several essays on composers and various aspects of the Baroque, information and links to Web sites on many of the composers and musicians of the period, recommended recordings, and a Baroque music sampler. |
Bartleby
http://www.bartleby.com | Bartleby offers free access to online editions of dozens of standard reference resources, including the American Heritage Book of English Usage, American Heritage Dictionary, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Columbia Encyclopedia, Roget's II, Columbia Gazeteer, Gray's Anatomy, Oxford Shakespeare, Strunk's Elements of Style, and much more. |
Baseball As America (The Field Museum)
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/baseball/index.html | This site offers a rich collection of Chicago baseball trivia, a baseball timeline and a unique "beyond the ballpark" section focusing on the culture of baseball, with lists of baseball books and movies. |
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
http://www.give.org | from the website--"The Alliance reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the voluntary BBB charity standards.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers guidance to donors on making informed giving decisions through our charity evaluations, various "tips" publications, and publishes the quarterly Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Guide ."
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BBC Food
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/ | This site offers a searchable and browsable directory of recipes from the BBC's cooking shows, including vegetarian and seasonal dishes. It also includes interviews with chefs, feature articles, a glossary, and sections on healthy eating, children's nutrition, and cooking basics. |
BBC Languages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ | This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation has online beginning language courses in French, Spanish, German, and Italian, as well as introductory educational media in a variety of other languages. The audio and video enhancements are great for travelers and students. |
Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL)
http://www.bdsl-online.de/ | Digital version of the Eppelsheimer Köttelwesch covering the years 1985-1995 and containing over 140,000 citations to references in German literature and linguistics. |
Bikely
http://www.bikely.com/ | Biking has never been so easy. This site, content developed by regular bike riders, gives you a blow by blow description of biking routes. It is searchable and a great way to discover a bike route for your commuting or pleasure rides. |
Biography
http://www.biography.com/ | Website of the Biography Channel, providing access to programming schedules, episode guides, and a searchable database of over 25,000 brief biographical entries. |
Biology Online
http://www.biology-online.org/ | An excellent source for homework, research projects and general interest, the site is currently separated into four main areas: the Tutorials section offers comprehensive information in 11 broad subject areas; the Biology Dictionary offers definitions to over 60,000 terms; the Directory offers categorized links to other biology sites; and a Discussion Forum allows you to post questions and share insights. |
Black Friday Sales
http://bfads.net/ | You will find a compendium of "Black Friday" sales information at this site. Black Friday being the day after Thanksgiving bargain prices. Here's another site to try as well. Black Friday Info |
Black Past - Resource Center
http://www.blackpast.org/ | "BlackPast.org, an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. These materials include an online encyclopedia of over 1,500 entries, the complete transcript of over 125 speeches given between 1789 and 2008, over 100 full text primary documents, bibliographies, timelines and four gateway pages with links to 50 digital archive collections." |
Blackwater USA
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Blackwater_USA | Sourcewatch has compiled a primer on Blackwater, a private military contractor, currently the subject of Senate hearings for its role in Iraq. Much of the content is footnoted so you can search the original sources. But FYI Sourcewatch is a wiki and content is provided by the general public. |
Blue Letter Bible
http://blueletterbible.org/search.html | A comprehensive collection of search tools including over 165,000 pages of concordances, lexicons, dictionaries, commentaries, images, and Bible versions. |
BLUFR
http://blufr.com/ | Strictly for fun, this web site challenges you with a statement to declare it a bluff or not. See how well others do and learn lots of trivia to boot. |
Bonjour de France!
http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/ | Le magazine pour practiquer le Francais et dialoguer sur Internet: a comprehensive resource for students and instructors, offering grammar instruction, vocabulary excercises, games and more.
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BRIDGE HOUSE MUSEUM
http://bridgehousemuseum.org/home/ | Chicago's newest museum, the McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, is nestled inside the southwest bridge tower on the Michigan Avenue Bridge and tells the story of the Chicago River. Grand opening is June 10. |
British History Online
http://www.british-history.ac.uk | From the website: "British History Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historiacal Research and the History of Parliament Trust, [the site] aims to support academic and personal users around the world in their learning, teaching and research." |
BuddhaNet
http://www.buddhanet.net/ | BuddhaNet is an on-line cyber sangha hosted by the Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. It includes educational resources, directories of Buddhist communities and regional centers worldwide, e-books and other downloadable material, multimedia and interactive pages for kids.
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Bugaboo Daytrips
http://www.bugaboodaytrips.com/ | Visit this fanciful site if you love to travel and have little kids tagging along! It's a unique day trip guide to several key cities around the world including Chicago. |
Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ | From the U.S. Department of Justice, statistics about crime and crime victims, drug-related crime, criminal offenders, law enforcement, courts and sentencing, corrections and justice system expenditures. |
Campus Explorer
http://www.campusexplorer.com/ | High school students and their parents may want to explore this site to find suitable choices for the college experience. |
Car Allowance Rebate System
http://www.cars.gov/ | CARS is a federal program that helps you purchase a new, more fuel efficient vehicle when you trade in a less fuel efficient vehicle. |
Cars of the Future
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/car/ | The "Car Talk" brothers of PBS fame take you on a humorous and informative look at what the car of the future might look like. Check out some models that are on the road today. |
Celebrate Earth - the Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/earthday/ | "Earth Day is April 22! Get green tips, offset your carbon emissions, volunteer...and make a difference!" That's the message from the Nature Conservancy. Their web site has links to all. |
Center for Book Culture
http://www.centerforbookculture.org/ | Now housed at Illinois State University's Milner Library, the Center for Book Culture continues to publish and promote innovative international writing and writers through the Dalkey Archive Press, the Review of Contemporary Fiction, and CONTEXT. Explore this site for extensive author interviews, essays and biographical material. |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ | Everything you'll ever want to know about diseases in any country of the world, health information for international travelers, and the latest updates on current disease outbreaks. |
Changing the Present
http://www.changingthepresent.org/ | In this season of giving, a novel web site to help you explore different options for gift giving that can "change the present." |
Charity Navigator
http://www.charitynavigator.org/ | During this season of giving, you may want to evaluate some of the possibilities by using this site, an independent evaluator of charitable entities. |
Chemical Information SIS (National Library of Medicine)
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemical.html | This site provides access to a database citing thousands of chemicals, including "synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases." The ChemIDplus Lite tool allows searching by chemical name or registry number; with ChemIDplus Advanced users "search and display ... registry number, chemical name, molecular formula, structure, physical and toxicological properties plus locator and classification data." Hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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ChemiCool
http://www.chemicool.com/ | An excellent resource for chemistry students and teachers alike. From the home page you can identify the names, properties and characteristics of every element represented on the periodic table; the site also includes a searchable/browsable chemistry dictionary, plus graphing and conversion tools and an online forum. |
ChemInfo (Indiana University)
http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/ | ChemInfo is designed to help students and researchers locate and learn how to use chemical information resources on the Internet. Resources include the Chemical Acronyms Database, Chemical Reference Sources Database, Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry (portal), and the Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials (portal). The site also includes course material posted by IU faculty. |
Chicago Ancestors
http://www.chicagoancestors.org/ | The Newberry Library has put together this portal for folks who want to explore their Chicago area ancestry and neighborhoods. |
Chicago Ancestors
http://www.chicagoancestors.org/ | This site, developed by the Newberry Library, contains maps and data of interest to genealogy and local history researchers in the Chicago area. It also allows users to contribute data and commentary to the entries. |
Chicago Architecture Foundation
http://www.architecture.org/ | The Chicago Architecture Foundation is dedicated to advancing public interest and education in
architecture and related design. This site offers authoritative and informative articles on Chicago and world architecture, as well as exhibition, program and walking tour listings. |
Chicago Botanic Garden
http://www.chicagobotanic.org | This site offers extensive information on all plant species, plus a very useful database of information on plants that are well-suited for the Illinois climate: bestplants.chicago-botanic.org. Look here for additional information on research and educational programs. |
Chicago Historical Society
http://www.chicagohistory.org/ | The Chicago Historical Society is devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the history of Chicago and Illinois to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications. On this site you can view numerous online exhbits, and search ARCHIE (Access for Researching Chicago Historical Information Electronically) the CHS online catalog.
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Chicago Humanities Festival
http://www.chicagohumanities.org/ | An extravaganza of ideas, events and discussions that happens annually throughout Chicago...this visually attractive web site gives you all the details. |
Chicago Landmarks Collection
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/List.html | This site provides information on landmark buildings in the Chicagoland area and includes maps and information on styles and architects. Hosted by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
http://www.cso.org/ | The official CSO home page presents a concert schedule, orchestra history, ticket information, and the Symphony Center seating chart. |
Chicago: The City in Art
http://www.artic.edu/aic/students/mural_project/ | Hosted by the Art Institute of Chicago, this online exhibit reproduces the murals that adorn Chicago's public school buildings, all produced between 1900 and 1945. Each exhibit includes lesson plans, a bibliography and links to related resources. |
China Vitae
http://www.chinavitae.com/ | Provides browsable and searchable biographical information on hundreds of Chinese leaders in government, the military, education, business, and the media. The site also tracks the appearances and travel of up to 200 leading Chinese officials. Maintained by Wen Wei Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.
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ChinaLinks
http://chinalinks.osu.edu/ | Annotated links to over six hundred China and Chinese language and linguistics related websites. Maintained by Marjorie Chan, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Ohio State University. |
Chinese Characters and Culture
http://www.zhongwen.com/ | This online Chinese-English dictionary provides the traditional etymologies of each Chinese character, explaining (on English) the derivation of the character's shape, pronunciation and meaning. |
Chinese Text Initiative
http://etext.virginia.edu/chinese/ | Hosted by the University of Virginia Library, this site offers browsable/searchable access to hundreds of Chinese texts with accompanying English translations. Included are Tang Shi San Bai Shou (300 Tang Poems), Gu Yao Yan (Traditional Chinese Ballads and Proverbs), Shi Jing (Book of Odes), Hong Lou Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber), Yu Xuan Ji (Complete Poems), and more.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library
http://www.ccel.org/ | Providing access to hundreds of full text materials, CCEL is probably the single most comprehensive online source of Christian theological texts. This collection can be browsed alphabetically by author and title, and can be searched by keyword. Materials are offered in a variety of formats, including html, pdf, txt, Microsoft Reader or Palm DocBook formats, and in some instances even MP3. |
CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html | The online edition of an excellent source of information for over 200 nations. Select a country and read about its current issues, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. |
Cities of the World
http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/digilib/cities | This site hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee presents over 6,100 photographic images from the collections of the American Geographic Society Library. The images selected for this project focus on architecture, city life, people, transportation and other aspects of the urban landscape The pictures were taken by photographers Harrison Forman and Harold Mayer between 1942 and 1994. |
Classic Short Stories
http://www.classicshorts.com/ | Here is a selection of short stories, full text and available for you to read on your computer screen. Hopefully, they reside in the public domain. |
Classical Language Instruction Project (Princeton University)
http://www.princeton.edu/~clip/ | The CLIP Project provides students of classical languages with a method to acquire the sound of spoken Greek and Latin through recitations of famliar texts. Requires IE 4+ and Shockwave/Flash. |
Classics in the History of Psychology
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/ | This academic site offers documents of historical significance for the study of psychology, browsable by author and topic. The range of authors extends from ancient times to the mid-20th century. |
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
http://'www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org | Here you can view dockets for Civil, Chancery, Law & Domestic Relations cases in the Cook County Circuit Court. Criminal cases are NOT included in docket search. You can also download court forms, view the the circuit court rules, and search the court calendar. |
Cliffs Notes
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/ | Free online access to many of the titles in the Literature Notes series organized in the following categories: Books & Novels, Drama & Plays, Philosophy & Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Short Stories. |
Clipmarks
http://www.clipmarks.com/ | This free web-based service allows you to cut, paste and store online content. You can search it and share it with the Clipmarks community... another feature of the social networking world. |
College Navigator
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ | Maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics, this site allows you to search for U.S. colleges by name, location, type of institution, and programs/majors. Entries provide information about expenses, financial aid, enrollment, admission, athletics, and more. Additional resources include prep tests and information about career choices. |
Collegiate Times - Virginia Tech Student Newspaper
http://collegemedia.com/ | This student newspaper has taken a leading role in reporting the tragic events that took place on Virginia Tech's campus. National news agencies are following the lead of the college reporters. |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Index
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ | "Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a term used to describe a diverse group of healing systems that are not presently considered to be part of mainstream medicine." This site is a helpful introduction to this growing field. |
Computer History Museum
http://www.computerhistory.org | Established in 1996 in Mountain View, CA., the Computer History Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history. The web site offers access to information relating to Museum events and exhibits, and provides and browsable/searchable access to its online computer history timeline and other information-rich digital exhibits. |
Congresspedia
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Congresspedia | Hosted by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy, Congresspedia is a wiki-based, collaborative "citizens encyclopedia on Congress." It includes biographies of all members of the U.S. House and Senate, congressinal research tools, links to current stories on congressional activities, and several original articles on federal legislative topics. |
CONJOINED TWINS - BBC NEWS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5255982.stm | This website looks at the most recent separation surgery in the U.S. and also explores this rare birth occurence in terms of ethical and medical questions. |
Constitution Finder
http://confinder.richmond.edu | Hosted by the University of Richmond School of Law, this portal site offers browsable access to the constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents of every nation of the world where those documents are available online.
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Consumer Health Information
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/ | A portal site to health-related consumer information from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), offering authoritative information on food and nutrition, weight loss, medicines, medical procedures, even animal health. The site includes special articles on featured topics as well as subscriptions to e-newsletters in various categories of information. |
Consumer Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ | Maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC), this site offers hundreds of downloadable publications, information about the latest product recalls and scams, updates of consumer news from various Federal agencies, and a calendar of consumer- related events. |
Consumer Reports
http://www.consumerrreports.org | Provides ratings, buying guides, product reviews and consumer information from Consumer Reports magazine and Consumers Union. Although the full text of most ratings and buying guides are available only for a fee, there is plenty of good information here for prospective consumers. |
Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/ | From the U.S. Department of Energy, this site provides information on how to use the energy in your home, vehicle, and workplace more efficiently. You can also learn how to use renewable energy to generate electricity, heating, cooling, and water heating. Also included is an energy glossary, dozens of free, downloadable publications, and online energy cost calculators.
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Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/postmodern.html | This site, hosted at the University of Colorado-Denver, offers links to information about postmodernism and critical theory, and to resources focusing on such critical thinkers as Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Jurgen Habermas, Martin Heidegger, Jacques Lacan and others. |
Contemporary Writers in the UK
http://www.contemporarywriters.com/ | This unique, searchable database contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers - biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs. Searchable by author, genre, nationality, gender, publisher, book title, date of publication and prize name and date. |
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
http://ccrd.info | Search by PIN number to find mortgage information and state and federal liens. View images of liens online for fee |
Copyright & Fair Use in Teaching
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use_and_teaching | This page, hosted by the Center for Social Media of American University, seeks to help media literacy educators understand their rights under the doctrine of fair use in order to help them more effectively use media as an essential part of their teaching. The project is supported in part by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
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Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html | Produced by the Library of Congress, this series contains studies of 100 countries, with particular attention to current cultural details, values and issues. |
DailyMed
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/about.cfm | Hosted by the National Library of Medicine, DailyMed provides high quality information about marketed drugs. The site provides health information providers and the public with current, comprehensive, searchable and browsable information on medication content and labeling. |
DC Voting Rights and Representation
http://about.dc.gov/statehood.asp | The House recently passed a bill to give DC voting rights in the House and Senate. The District of Columbia has put together this informational site to explain the current situation and drive for voting rights. |
Deutsche Grammatik, Online Wörterbuch (CanooNet)
http://www.canoo.net/ | An excellent bilingual collection of resources on German vocabulary and grammar. Includes specialized dictionaries as well access to the LEO German/English dictionary. |
Dialang Projekt
http://www.dialang.org/ | Created with support from the European Commission, this site offers self-tests that give you feedback on your strengths and weaknesses in any of the 14 major European languages. |
DIGITAL HISTORY
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/# | Developed in collaboration with the University of Houston, the Chicago Historical Society, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and several other entities the site includes an online American history textbook, an interactive timeline, a multimedia section, and a very rich selection of primary source materials. |
Digital Past
http://www.digitalpast.org | Digital Past is a local history digitization project undertaken by libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural venues in northern Illinois in partnership with the North Suburban Library System in Wheeling, Illinois. Digital Past contains collections from nearly 30 institutions of varying topics and formats including 35,000+ records in over 100 collections.
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Digital Scriptorium
http://scriptorium.columbia.edu/ | Hosted by the Columbia University Libraries, the Digital Scriptorium is an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts containing over 4,000 catalog records and 15,000 digitized images. Records and images are browsable and searchable by author, title, scribe, artist, shelfmark and participating institution. |
Digital TV 101
http://www.myetv.org/television/dtv/ | "This is a short course designed to teach you more about the exciting but sometimes byzantine world of digital TV and HDTV." Great material for consumers. |
Diotima
http://www.stoa.org/diotima/ | Named for Diotima from Mantinea, mentioned in Plato's Symposium, this site serves as an interdisciplinary resource for scholars pursuing gender studies around the ancient Mediterranean, and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. This site includes course materials and links to many on-line resources, including articles, a bibliography, book reviews, databases, and images. |
Documenting the American South (UNC)
http://docsouth.unc.edu | Documenting the American South (DocSouth) provides searchable/browsable access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture. It supplies teachers, students, and researchers at every educational level with a wide array of resources that can be used for study, teaching, and research. The site is maintained by the University Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
Donors Forum of Chicago
http://www.donorsforum.org/ | A non-profit membership association of grantmakers, individual donors and advisors. Its aim is to advance philanthropy through networking resources and other sources of knowledge. The forum also serves as a public resource and advocate for the philanthropic sector through outreach and lobbying. |
Drug Information Portal
http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp | Launched in February 2008, this searchable/browsable database provides information about over 12,000 prescription and non-prescription drugs, dietary supplements, illicit drugs, and drugs pending FDA approval. Also includes news, featured drugs, and related resources. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM); database compiled from NLM and other government sources. |
EARTH SHOTS
http://www.earthshots.org/ | There are some amazing photographs on this site that features a new winning photo every day. Anyone may enter Earth Shots' Photo of the Day contest. |
Eat Well Guide
http://www.eatwellguide.org/index.cfm | Sustainability is the new eco friendly initiative. This web site helps you connect with restaurants and markets that deal with sustainable food vendors. You will find helpful recipes, information and links. |
Eat Well Guide
http://eatwellguide.org | The Eat Well Guide® is a free online database for finding fresh, locally grown and sustainably produced food in the United States and Canada. Listings range from stores, to farms, to restaurants, to local bakers and butchers, and visitors can search by location, keyword or category to find good food. |
Economics 101
http://stocks.about.com/ | About.com has a long history on the Internet and claims to provide expert guides who offer information and tutorials on hundreds of topics, ranging from asthma to action movies, home repair to home cooking, gadgets to getaways. Here they try their hand at the vexing U.S. stock market. Bear with the annoying popups.
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Einstein's Big Idea
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/ | This companion site to the WGBH NOVA program about the story behind Einstein's energy equation offers the complete production transcript, plus a collection of related articles and interactive features, educational resources, and multimedia. |
Electronic Resources for Classicists
http://www.tlg.uci.edu/index/resources.html | This comprehensive directory of links on classical studies is possibly the best portal for finding authoritative resources on the subject. 20 categories are offered, providing access to such resources as texts, bibliographies, archives, publications, and organizations. |
Emerald Ash Borer
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/ | Once again, it is time to watch for these insects that are so devastating to Ash trees. Contact phone numbers and the latest reports on insecticides are available here. |
EMERALD ASH BORER INFESTATION IN WILMETTE
http://www.agr.state.il.us/newsrels/r0613061.html | A second Illinois Emerald Ash borer infestation was confirmed in Wilmette in mid-July. This state press release introduces the problem and provides links to sites that give more information and color pictures of the insect. |
Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html | Everything you want to know about world mythologies: images, a pronunciation guide, and articles on gods and goddesses; legendary animals and supernatural creatures; links to other mythology and folklore pages on the Web |
Encyclopedia of Chicago
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/ | The Encyclopedia of Chicago hosts thousands of historical resources including articles, photos, cartoons, maps, broadsides and newspaper articles. Advanced navigation features make it easy to browse, search and even purchase elements of the Encyclopedia. Developed by the Chicago Historical Society, Newberry Library and Northwestern University.
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Encyclopedia of Life
http://www.eol.org | The Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative reference database that seeks to provide information on all known (approximately 1.8 million) species of life on Earth. Conceived by E. O. Wilson (Harvard), Chris Thompson (Smithsonian Institution) and Daniel Janzen (University of Pennsylvania), the project is funded by the MacArthur Foundation and the Sloane Foundation. |
Endangered Species Kids Corner
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/ | Intended for teachers and students, this site from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program offers a variety of materials and resources that demonstrate how damage to ecosystems and the loss of animal habitats can lead to dimished biodiversity. Links to a rich collection of online bibliographic and multimedia content make this site a useful classroom resource. |
Engineers (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm | Online entry from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, summarizing the educational requirements, employment outlook, and general nature of work for career engineers in a variety of disciplines. Includes extensive statistical information. |
Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/ | This site provides access to information about scientific instruments used within Europe prior to the 17th century, including astrolabes, armillary spheres, quadrants, nocturnals, compendia, surveying instruments, and more. Hosted by the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, the British Museum, London, and the Museum Boerhaave, Leiden. |
EpistemeLinks - Philosophical Resources on the Internet
http://www.epistemelinks.com/ | A portal site which includes over 19,000 categorized links to philosophy resources on the Internet. Browse the site by philosopher or topic, or by selecting from among several categories including Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, E-Texts, Academic Links and much more. |
Ethics on the World Wide Web
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/ethics/ethics_list.html | A project of the School of Communications at California State University, Fullerton, this site covers such topics as ethics in business, law, medicine, sports, the environment, the media, the military, science, and government. |
Ethics Updates
http://ethics.sandiego.edu | From the website: "Ethics Updates is designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students. It is intended to provide resources and updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics." The site, maintained by a philosophy professor at the university of San Diego, offers searchable/browsable access to resources and information relating to theoretical and applied ethics. |
Ethics Updates
http://ethics.sandiego.edu | From the website: "Ethics Updates is designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students. It is intended to provide resources and updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics." The site, maintained by a philosophy professor at the University of San Diego, offers searchable/browsable access to resources and information relating to theoretical and applied ethics. |
Ethnologue
http://www.ethnologue.com/ | This site catalogs more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries, organizing languages according to language families. It includes a bibliography, list of abbreviations, maps, and a ranking of the top 100 languages by population. |
Euclid's Elements
http://math.furman.edu/~jpoole/euclidselements/euclid.htm | Hosted by Furman University, this site combines the complete text of Sir Thomas Heath's translation of Books 1 - IV of The Elements with suggested reading sequences and other tutorial material developed for mathematics students. |
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu | A comprehensive annotated collection of links to primary Western European historical documents available on the web in facsimile or transcript form. Each collection of links is ordered by country and date. Hosted by the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. |
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ | The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California, and was one of the first science museums to build a site on the web. The site offers hundreds or articles and exhibits, instructions for over 500 simple science experiments, plus live and archived audio/video webcasts. One of the best educational sites on the web. |
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm | Exploring Ancient World Cultures is an on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds. EAWC curently includes informative chapters, chronologies, e-texts and links to images relating tto the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe. |
Export.Gov
http://www.export.gov | This site brings together resources to help with business planning. "The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration manages Export.gov as a collaborative effort with the 19 Federal Agencies that offer export assistance programs and services" |
Fall Colors and Illinois Road Trips
http://www.enjoyillinois.com/features/route66.aspx | "Enjoy Illinois" has a list of the top six road trips in Illinois that will soon be spectacular with fall colors. Follow the links for detailed information and maps. |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
http://www.fema.gov | This site provides information on FEMA’s current activities, a list of recent disasters and emergencies organized by state and territory, an online emergency assistance application, and a guide for preparedness. A list describing the several kinds of disasters that affect the U.S. is provided, together with a list of programs and activities for individuals and communities faced with emergencies. |
Federal Judiciary
http://www.uscourts.gov/ | Maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. courts, this site serves as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the federal government. Provides access to forms, court rules, statistical information, plus a directory to each of the federal Circuit/District Courts. Electronic access to court filings is available through the Pacer service. |
Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE)
http://www.ed.gov/free/ | Comprehensive collection of information-rich teaching and learning resources compiled by more than 30 Federal agencies. Includes teaching and learning resources, curriculum materials, and numerous links to pertinent educational sites. |
FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/ | FedStats provides access to statistical data from over 70 federal agencies. It also provides access to the Statistical Abstract of the United States and the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. Maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. |
Ficlets
http://ficlets.com/ | Described as "literary legos" Ficlets are very short stories written collaboratively through the Internet. This is for the creative writer who isn't too proprietary about the product. |
FishBase (World Fish Center)
http://www.fishbase.org/ | Maintained for the benefit of research scientists, fishery managers and zoologists, FishBase is a searchable, browsable knowledge base containing detailed information on every species of fish known to science. It was developed at the WorldFish Center in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and many other partners, and with support from the European Commission (EC), and a consortium of international research institutions. |
Flu.gov
http://www.flu.gov/ | One stop place for flu information featuring critical, current information on seasonal and H1N1. People are invited to submit their flu-related questions to be answered by the experts at CDC. Also includes a new, timely question and answer that is selected for posting each day.
and an interactive map in partnership with Harvard Children’s Hospital which gives people access to location-specific information. |
Fokus Deutsch
http://www.learner.org/resources/series104.html | A video instruction series in German for high school and college classrooms and adult learners originally produced for public television by WGBH Boston, Inter Nationes, and the Goethe-Institut. The site offers 48 fifteen-minute episodes, filmed using native German speakers, covering topics such as work, travel, and social life. |
Fone Finder
http://www.fonefinder.net | Enter area code and prefix of a phone number to find its geographic area and phone carrier. It works for cell phone numbers as well. |
Food Network
http://www.foodtv.com/ | From cable's Food Network, this web site provides access to a searchable database of over 20,000 recipes, plus articles about cooking techniques, party ideas, quick and easy meals, dinner and dessert recipe collections, sweepstakes, culinary travel, healthy eating and more. |
Food Safety
http://www.FoodSafety.gov | This searchable/browsable site from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration serves up timely links to food-related product advisories and health warnings, and offers an abundant menu of tips regarding safe food preparation, cleaning and storage. Referred sites include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. |
Food Time Line
http://www.foodtimeline. | Here's an imaginative site that explores the history of foods and recipes. Links to other Internet sources abound. |
Fora TV
http://fora.tv/ | Think giant forum and plenty of them. ForaTV delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's political, social and cultural issues and enables viewer to join the conversation. |
Foreign Language Test Database
http://www.cal.org/calwebdb/fltest/ | Hosted by the University of California's Center for Applied Linguistics, the Foreign Language Test Database offers a searchable collection of secondary and college level tests in languages other than English. The database currently contains more than 140 tests in 63 languages from Afrikaans to Yiddish. |
Forum Romanum
http://www.forumromanum.org/ | Presented as a collaborative project among scholars, teachers, and students with the broad purpose of bringing classical literature online, this site offers a comprehensive collection of materials for students of the classical world, including the Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum, a digital library covering texts and translations from Latin literature, encompassing the earliest epigraphic remains to the Neo-Latinists of the eighteenth century. |
France in America /France en Amérique
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/ | Hosted by the Library of Congress through a partnership with the Bibliothèque nationale de France, this bilingual site offers digital access to complete books, maps, prints, and other documents from the collections of the partner libraries that illustrate amd illuminate the history of relations between France and the United States. |
Free Medical Journals Online
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com | Hosted by Amedeo Medical Literature Service, this site offers free full text access to over 1300 international medical journals, including British Medical Journal, JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine. (Some journals embargo content until a few months after publication.) Access is by journal title, subject, or language.
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From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/haventohome/ | This site from the Library of Congress features more than two hundred treasures of American Judaica augmented by a selection of materials from other cooperating cultural institutions. The site includes historical timelines, a bibliography, and a broad collection of exhibits richly illustrated with color photos and scanned documents.
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FX Converter - Currency Converter for 164 Currencies
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic | FXConverter (Foreign Exchange Currency Converter) offers up-to-date exchange rates provided from authoritative market data contributors. Historical exchange rates are also available. Users may choose to read the site in any one of seven languages. |
Gallica
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ | From the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, a digitization project providing access to 90,000 texts, 80,000 images, and hours of audio files. Covergee ranges from the Middle Ages to the 19th century and a encompasses complete range of subjects including history, literature, science, philosophy, law, economics, and political science. |
Garden.org
http://www.garden.org/home | The National Gardening Association has lots of how to's and information for the budding or experienced gardener, something for everyone. |
Gene Almanac - Dolan DNA Learning Center
http://www.dnalc.org | Hosted by the Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC) - a unit of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - this site offers access to a rich menu of educational resources relating to genetics and health. Resources include an exhibit on the American eugenics movement, cancer biology, a primer on DNA, genes and heredity, a multimedia guide to genetic disorders, and much more. |
George Washington: A National Treasure
http://georgewashington.si.edu/ | Hosted by the Smithsonian Institution, this site portrays the first U.S. president through a multifaceted exploration of the portrait painted by Gilbert Stuart, offering an interactive look at the portrait through its symbolic, biographical and artistic dimensions. The site also includes a chronology of Washington's life, a Town Hall with several discussion forums, a section for children, and more. |
German Literature Resources
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wess/wesslit.html | Maintained by the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Librarries, this page (from German Studies Web) offers a comprehensive collection of annotated links to the best German literature resources on the web. |
GET HUMAN
http://www.gethuman.com/us/ | Frustrated by the electronically generated response you get when calling a company? This consumer produced web site will help you "get a human" response quicker.
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GETHUMAN
http://www.gethuman.com | Scroll down at bit and click on "gethuman database". Has secret and easy methods of reaching a human on the phone at credit companies, governmental organizations, internet providers and more. Reach live people at Amazon.com and SBC DSL support. This site was listed in the Citizen's Utility Board newsletter. |
Go Frugal Blog
http://www.freeshipping.org/blog | FreeShipping.org The "Go Frugal" Blog is a creation of FreeShipping.org. The parent site and the Go Frugal Blog are all about money-saving ideas from some of the web's foremost deal-hunters, savvy shoppers and cost-conscious bloggers.
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Gov Gab
http://blog.usa.gov/ | Not to be left, behind the U.S. government has its own blog and the handy subject links on the right hand side of the blog will guide you to the latest government information. |
Grants.gov
http://www.grants.gov/ | A one-top access point for over 900 grant programs offered by more than two dozen Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov provides a searchable database of grant opportunities and guides you through the grant writing process. You can even sign up for email notification of new grant opportunities. |
Great Buildings Collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com/ | An online multimedia encyclopedia of world architecture, this site provides searchable and browsable information about hundreds of landmark buildings leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds. |
Greek Grammar on the Web
http://perswww.kuleuven.be/~u0013314/greekg.htm | Hosted by the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium), this portal site has sections devoted to the history of anvient greek, introductory courses, grammar, dictionaries and lexica, and classical texts. |
Greek Philosophy Archive
http://graduate.gradsch.uga.edu/archive/greek.html | Hosted by the University of Georgia, this site offers translations of selected works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, and Plotinus. Links to additional online versions of classical texts are provided. |
Green Hybrid
http://greenhybrid.com/ | High gas prices have consumers investigating the green solution - hybrid cars. This site gives you unbiased reviews for the hybrids on the market. |
Greendex
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/greendex/index.html | National Geographic and the international polling firm GlobeScan have just conducted their second annual study measuring and monitoring consumer progress toward environmentally sustainable consumption in 17 countries around the world. |
Greener Choices
http://www.greenerchoices.org/home.cfm | Consumer Reports Magazine has a web site dedicated to energy efficient and environmentally friendly choices for the consumer. You will find tools such as energy calculators, rebate information, food label meanings as well as links to information about local energy, recycling and sewage treatment services. |
Guide to ACA-Accredited Camps
http://www.acacamps.org/ | Formerly published in print format, this comprehensive, searchable guide lists over 2,300 camps that have been accredited by the American Camps Association. ACA-accredited camps meet up to 300 standards for health, safety, and program quality. |
H2ouse.org
http://h2ouse.org/ | Look here for water saving tips for your home. The interface is lively and interactive. Also has a section on water conserving gardening. |
Harvard Review of Philosophy
http://www.harvardphilosophy.com/ | An annual journal of professional philosophy including work by or interviews with many of the major figures in contemporary philosophy. Selected articleas and interviews are available in full text; issues published since 2003 are embargoed. |
Haz-Map (National Library of Medicine)
http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/ | Haz-Map provides access to NLM's database of occupational-related chemical and biological agents such as metals, gases, mineral dust and pesticides. Haz-Map links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms. From NLM's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program. |
Health Grades
http://www.healthgrades.com | Complications and mortality rates for 28 kinds of care at 5,000 hospitals (free); reports on doctors, including board certification and disciplinary actions ($13). |
Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/ | Healthfinder is a reliable, comprehensive health information resource on the web produced by the government. Written for the lay person. |
Helpful Gardener
http://www.helpfulgardener.com/ | Spring is officially here and this web site will help jump start your gardening efforts. You will find ads but overall the content is worthwhile and includes organic gardening information. |
Hidden Truths: The Chicago City Cemetery & Lincoln Park
http://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/ | Drawing on a range of historical sources and documents, Pamela Bannos, a lecturer at the Northwestern University, has created an online multimedia exhibit which delves into the history of the cemetery, Lincoln Park, and by extension the shifting urban landscape in this part of Chicago. |
HippoCampus Alegebra
http://hippocampus.org/Algebra/ | Hosted by the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, HippoCampus offers comprehensive tutorials in a rich multimendia format for high school students. Tutorials are keyed to specific sections in the most widely used standard texts. Browsable by subject or textbook section. |
HippoCampus American Governement
http://hippocampus.org/American Government/ | Hosted by the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, HippoCampus offers comprehensive tutorials in a rich multimendia format for high school students. Tutorials are keyed to specific sections in the most widely used standard texts. Browsable by subject or textbook section. |
HippoCampus Biology
http://hippocampus.org/Biology/ | Hosted by the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, HippoCampus offers comprehensive tutorials in a rich multimendia format for high school students. Tutorials are keyed to specific sections in the most widely used standard texts. Browsable by subject or textbook section (if available). |
HippoCampus Environmental Science
http://hippocampus.org/Environmental Science/ | Hosted by the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, HippoCampus offers comprehensive tutorials in a rich multimendia format for high school students. Tutorials are keyed to specific sections in the most widely used standard texts. Browsable by subject or textbook section. |
HippoCampus Physics
http://hippocampus.org/Physics/ | Hosted by the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, HippoCampus offers comprehensive tutorials in a rich multimendia format for high school students. Tutorials are keyed to specific sections in the most widely used standard texts. Browsable by subject or textbook section.
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HippoCampus U.S. History
http://hippocampus.org/US History/ | Hosted by the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, HippoCampus offers comprehensive tutorials in a rich multimendia format for high school students. Tutorials are keyed to specific sections in the most widely used standard texts. Browsable by subject or textbook section.
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Historical Book Arts Collection
http://content.lib.washington.edu/historicalbookartsweb/ | The University of Washington's Special Collections Division is the Libraries' main repository for material on the art and history of the book which includes examples of printing, type design and founding, illustration, handmade paper, and historic book bindings as well as modern artists' books. |
Home Energy Saver
http://hes.lbl.gov/ | This government site requires some homework on your part but the results could save you a bundle. |
Hoovers Online
http://www.hoovers.com/ | A searchable version of the well-known directory of American and foreign businesses. Search for specific companies by name or ticker symbol, browse industry directories, identify key individuals and read the latest company news.
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Household Products Database
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/index.htm | National Institutes of Health (NIH) database on household products that contains consumer toll-free numbers, contents of products, proper use, hazards and treatment, etc. This site could be helpful for science fair projects, too. |
How Products Are Made
http://www.madehow.com | This site (the online edition of the 7-volume How Products Are Made published by Gale Thompson) describes the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. Users can browse through alphabetical lists of products, or search by keyword. .
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Hulu - Online Video Service
http://www.hulu.com/ | Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites — all for free, anytime in the U.S. |
Hybrid Cars
http://www.hybridcars.com/ | This website, dedicated to hybrid cars, may help you in your quest for a more energy efficient car. |
Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Lawyer Finder
http://www.iardc.org/lawyersearch.asp | Look here to see if a lawyer is currently licensed in Illinois, or check for a history of disciplinary action. |
Illinois Clicks!
http://www.illinoisclicks.org/ | Illinois CLICKS! is an information website with browsable and keyword-searchable access to quality internet resources, each reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians, and organized for optimal usability by all Illinois citizens. |
Illinois Harvest
http://illinoisharvest.grainger.uiuc.edu/ | Illinois Harvest is a free public gateway site combining search, aggregation, and discovery services. It provides organized and thematic access to digitized and born-digital resources about Illinois, created by Illinois scholars, or included among the digital collecctions of The University of Illinois Library. The portal now indexes DigitalPast, a digitization project of the North Suburban Library Association featuring local history items from the Chicago suburbs. Wilmette's collection can be seen at http://cdm.digitalpast.org/wlk.php?CISOROOT=/wilmette001 |
Illinois School Funding
http://www.aplusillinois.org/index.asp | A+ Illinois is a statewide campaign led by groups and individuals committed to real reform in the quality and funding of public education for all Illinois children. Their website provides data on the current state of affairs. |
Illinois Supreme Court
http://www.state.il.us/court/ | This site offers keyword-searchable and browsable access to all published Supreme Court opinions since 1996. Users may also access appellate court opinions as well as the full text of the Supreme Court Rules, the docket for the current term and schedule of oral arguments. The site also offers an enormous amount of consumer-related legal information. |
Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
http://www.roman-empire.net/ | This comprehensive web site provides a rapidly increasing collection of resources on the history of Roman empire. The content covers a vast number of subjects, such as Rome's founding, religion, army, emperors, and more. Find information about Roman emperors and leaders by selecting a name from a list. This site also contains a portrait gallery and a pictorial tour of Rome. |
Inderstanding MARC Biblographic
http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/ | Hosted by the Library of Congress, this site defines and explains the utility of MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging) records. It provides a brief overview of bibliographic formats and includes several pages of reference materials for catalogers and technical services librarians. |
Infospace
http://www.infospace.com | Offers multiple reverse look-ups, including businesses near an address. Free site can also do a reverse address. |
Insects at the Smithsonian
http://www.mnh.si.edu/insect/ | This is a portal site offering access to information about the insect world from each of the Smithsonian affiliated institutions. Resources include a virtual tour of the Orkin Insect Zoo and the related teacher's guide (in pdf format). |
Inside Cancer - Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology
http://www.insidecancer.org/ | The site, produced by the Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, offers an overview of cancer biology through four multimedia presentations: Hallmarks of Cancer, Causes and Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment, and Pathways to Cancer. Each section includes a glossary and multiple pages of illustrative and historical information, including audio and video content. |
Insurance Information Institute
http://www.iii.org/ | Consumer information to help you make informed decisions about your insurance needs. |
International Children's Digital Library
http://www.childrenslibrary.org | A searchable/browsable digital library of children's books from 42 countries spanning 11 languages. The mission of the ICDL is to build a collection that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the organization aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community. |
Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org | Look at vanished website or older versions of current ones. Useful for finding defunct companies. |
Internet Archive Wayback Machine
http://web.archive.org/ | Browse through millions of web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. To start surfing the Wayback Machine, type in the web address of a site or page where you would like to start, and press enter. Then select from the archived dates available. Also available are special texts, audio, moving images, and software that have been added to the collections.
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Internet Bird Collection
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/ | The IBC is a non-profit endeavour with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world's avifauna. It includes video, photos, and sounds and allows registered users to post content. |
Internet Broadway Database
http://www.ibdb.com/ | IBDB provides a comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway, including all "title page" information about each production. IBDB also offers historical information about theatres and various statistics and fun facts related to Broadway. Created by the Research Department of League of American Theatres and Producers, the national trade association for Broadway.
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Internet Guide for Chinese Studies
http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/index.html | Hosted by the Sinological Institute at Leiden University in collaboration with the Institute of Chinese Studies (Heidelburg University) and the Berlin State Library, this annotated portal site offers searchable/browsable access to a rich variety of authoritative resources on Chinese history, philosophy, arts and literature, economics and law. |
Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing
http://www.eevl.ac.uk/ | EEVL provides access to a wide body of engineering, mathematics, and computing information available on the Internet. Resources include e-journals, databases, bibliographic databases, and access to the Engineering E-journal Search Engine (EESE), Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM), Offshore Engineering Information Service and a comprehensive index of UK engineering websites.
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Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com/ | Covers nearly all movies, including the latest releases and movies in production. The advanced search engine allows searches by title, country, cast member, production company, or other entries. A film glossary, local cinema schedules, movie quotes, and news from film festivals are also available here. |
Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB)
http://www.isfdb.org/ | Hosted by The Cushing Library Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection and Institute for Scientific Computation at Texas A&M University, the ISFDB links together various types of bibliographic data: author bibliographies, publication bibliographies, award listings, magazine content listings, anthology and collection content listings, and forthcoming books.
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iSerenity
http://www.iserenity.com/index.htm | iSerenity provides "ambient sound environments at your desktop for relaxation and solitude. 31 sound and image environments to choose from, and counting." |
Italian Language and Literature
http://www.library.yale.edu/Internet/italianlanglit.html | From Yale University Library, a rich collection Italian literary materials and resources, including research guides, Italian-language reference materials, and links to electronic texts and bibliographies. |
Japanese Text Initiative
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/ | Sponsored by the University of Virginia Library and the University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library, the Japanese Text Initiative offers browsable/searchable access to dozens of classic Japanese compilations and texts. The site also offers a Japanese-English dictionary and other reference tools. |
JPG MAG
http://jpgmag.com/ | This bi-monthly magazine asks you to contribute your own photos on suggested themes, and vote on the photos to be included in the next issue. |
Kanji alive (University of Chicago)
http://kanjialive.lib.uchicago.edu | A free web-based learning application for beginning-to-intermediate students of Japanese who wish to learn or practice Kanji. Requires the Quicktime plug-in. |
Kelley Blue Book
http://www.kbb.com/ | Access Kelley Blue Book listings of new and used car prices, plus links to Internet sites for buyers and sellers of new or used vehicles. |
Kenilworth Historical Society
http://www.kenilworthhistory.org/ | The online home of the Kenilworth Historical Society, with information about archival and library holdings and current exhibits. Information about membership and volunteer opportunities is also provided. |
King James Bible (LDS)
http://scriptures.lds.org/ | An online edition of the King James Bible, with supplementary material including audio, a Bible dictionary, topical guides and maps. |
Labyrinth (Georgetown University)
http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/ | An excellent portal to medieval studies hosted by Georgeown University. The Labyrinth's easy-to-use menus and links provide searchable and browsable access to databases, services, texts, and images on other servers around the world. |
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/ | This site provides teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case. Resources include background summaries and excerpts of opinions, and an Activities section containing short excercises and in-depth lessons. |
Language Portal: A Translation and Interpretation Digital Library
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language_portal/ | Migration Policy Institute’s Language Portal gives you hundreds of state and local agency documents used to provide services to Limited English Proficient clients, including contracts, planning reports, and translated material. Begin with the basic search function, or use the advanced search to narrow your query by specifying a service area, keyword, service delivery component, or language. |
Learn Spanish
http://www.studyspanish.com/ | Provides free online tutorials with audio, cultural notes, grammar, vocabulary, verb drills, and links to helpful sites. Basic content is free for beginners; advanced learners must subscribe to access premium content. |
Learning Chinese Online
http://www.learningchineseonline.net | A directory of online resources which cover pronunciation, conversation, characters, grammar and reading. Also included are directories to additional online resources, including additional learning materials, dictionaries and resources for teachers. Maintained by Dr. Tianwei Xie,
Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies, California State University at Long Beach |
Learning Page Lesson Plans (American Memory Project, Library of Congress)
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/ | This site helps educators use the American Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture. It provides tips and tricks for using the American Memory collections, as well as activities, and lessons that provide context for their use. |
Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ | From the Cornell University Law School, a comprehensive collection of federal and state law, court opinions, and detailed topical summaries with links to related legislative, statutory, and appellate court authorities. Also includes an online guide to legal citation based upon the Bluebook and the ALWD Citation Manual. |
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
http://invention.smithsonian.org/ | The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center is part of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Its web site provides access to wealth of information on invention and innovation in U.S. history, including articles, online exhibits, virtual galleries, and the Modern Inventors Documentation Program (MIND), a database of invention-related archival material in the United States. |
Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org/ | Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter maintained by the California and Washington State Libraries. You can search and browse among tens of thousands of annotated website links organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related subtopics. |
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/ | Search the online catalog, or learn about events, publications, facilities and services at the home page of the nation's library. Browse through special online galleries including American Memory, American Folklife Center, Global Gateway, or the Poetry Room. The site also offers links to resources for library professionals and teachers. |
Library of Congress Webcasts
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/ | Using RealPlayer (available as a free download) you can watch and listen to webcasts produced by the Library of Congress on a variety of subjects and themes. |
Life Magazine Photo Archive
http://images.google.com/hosted/life | Life and Google have worked together to make available an incredible collection of photos from the archives of Life Magazine, some of which have never been published before. |
LIFE ORGANIZERS
http://www.lifeorganizers.com/ | This commercial site contains office and home organizing articles, tips, and fresh, easy ideas on how to get rid of clutter from every part of your life, from the garage to your filing cabinet to your spiritual matters. Though you will see ads, there is plenty of free advice and assistance. |
LingNet
http://www.lingnet.org | Hosted by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, LingNet offers a rich collection of online course materials for both written and oral foreign language instruction. The Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS) offers over 1100 reading and listening lessons in 12 languages. The Area Studies (Countries in Perspective) series, also hosted on LingNet, provides highly detailed cultural, economic, historical and political information about selected regions of the world.
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Live Mocha - Free Online Language Learning
http://www.livemocha.com/ | A free, interactive language learning resource with self-paced lessons and a community of language learners who can interact with each other. Requires registration. |
Local Harvest
http://www.localharvest.org/ | It's time for farmer's markets and this resource will help you find one close to you as well as provide links to lots of other "local harvest" resources. |
Local Home Real Estate Market
http://files.chicagotribune.com/homes/flash/default.php | The Chicago Tribune's Median Price Heat Map provides a snapshot of the home real estate market. Select from the map or the drop down menu in your county. Other relevant statistical information is also provided. |
Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians
http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/locating.htm | Published and hosted by the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, this online version (in PDF files) of the print volume provides basic information about California and Federal legal materials. Despite its focus upon the state law of California, it serves as a very useful primer on legal research techniques for librarians working outside the legal environment. Chapters include "How to Read a Citation," "Basic Legal Research Skills for the Non-Law Librarian," "Legal Reference vs. Legal Advice," and "Building and Maintaining a Basic Legal Collection." |
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ | In addition to information about specific worldwide destinations, there are general travel tips. The Blue List has interesting ideas for things to do. |
Luminarum: Anthology of English Literature
http://www.luminarium.org | A rich collection of English texts covering the Medieval period through the Restoration and 18th Century. Each entry is supplemented with critical essays and links to external resources including entries from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature (1907–21), the Encyclopedia Britannica, Eleventh Ed. (1910), and other public domain sources.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
http://www.lyricopera.com | The official Web site of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, providing information about the current season, casts, ticket info and other programs and educational services. |
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
http://turnbull.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/ | Hosted by the School of Mathematics at University of St. Andrews, Scotland, this browsable/searchable resource contains the biographies of over 1600 mathematicians, cross-referenced to articles on mathematical topics, chronologies and external resources. |
Making of America (Cornell Digital Library)
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/ | Searchable images of 19th century books and journals. From the site: ". . . [A] digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction ... This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints." |
Malcolm X Project
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/mxp/ | Columbia University is constructing a comprehensive web site on the life of Malcolm X, the dynamic African American activist, who was assassinated on Feb. 21, 1965. The site is unique in that many of the resources are contemporaries of Malcolm X or scholars and the links are primarily video downloads of their recollections and research. |
Mammal Species of the World (Smithsonian Institution)
http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ | A searchable, browsable database of mammalian taxonomy from the updated 3rd edition of "Mammal Species of the World" (Johns Hopkins University Press), compiled by the American Society of Mammalogists. Each citation includes common and scientific names, distribution, endangerment status, and an illustration. Hosted by the National Museum of Natural History's Department of Systematic Biology, Division of Mammals. |
Mark Twain Project Online
http://www.marktwainproject.org | The Mark Twain Project Online offers access to digital copies of texts and correspondence relating to Mark Twain, constituting an online critical edition, fully annotated, of everything Mark Twain wrote. MTPO is a collaboration between the Mark Twain Papers and Project of The Bancroft Library, the California Digital Library, and the University of California Press.
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Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
http://lawyers.martindale.com/ | Locate lawyers or law firms anywhere in the country. This site offers a database that allows you to search for a lawyer or law firm by name, or by location and practice area. |
Masterpiece Theater's American Collection
http://ncteamericancollection.org/ | This site was created in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English and written by English teachers all over the country. It features teaching resources, lesson plans, author profiles, online links, student areas, and behind-the-scenes production news on the films that will be seen on the series and the works of American literature on which they are based. |
MathWorld
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ | MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, and math enthusiasts. Included are separate sections devoted to the various fields of mathematics: algebra, calculus, geometry, statistics, as well as theoretical mathematics, plus an area devoted to cryptograms, puzzles, and even humor. The site is frequently updated to include new material and incorporate new discoveries. |
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/ | Clear, well-presented medical information from a reliable source. The search feature is easy to use and the resulting articles easy to navigate.
Information on healthy living as well as diseases or conditions. |
MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.medlineplus.gov/ | This consumer-oriented site includes a medical encyclopedia and dictionary, a browsable directory of information on prescription drugs and nonprescription herbs and supplements,a health topics library (including interactive body maps) as well as access to a number of specialized health-related subject areas. |
Menu Pages
http://chicago.menupages.com/ | Take the mystery out of Chicago restaurant dining and peruse the menu pages of restaurants. The site provides convenient neighborhood and cuisine cross listings.
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Merck Manual of Medical Information
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/ | This web version of the Merck Manual provides comprehensive information on all medical topics from "Accidents and Injuries" to "Womens' Disorders." The site includes a trade/generic drug name index, full-color anatomical drawings, and photographs, audio and video content not available in the print version. The site is searchable and browsable. |
Middle English Compendium
http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/m/mec/ | Hosted by the University of Michigan, this site offer access to a Middle English dictionary, a bibliography of Middle English prose and verse, a "Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse," as well as links to related web resources. |
Milton Reading Room
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/ | The site "contains all of Milton's poetry in English, Italian, Latin, and Greek, and selections of his prose. Almost all of the works presented here have been fully annotated; most have solid introductions as well." There is a bibliography of selected criticism and links relating to biographical, chronological, and other historical perspectives of Milton. From the English Department at Dartmouth College. |
Modern American Poetry
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/ | An online companion to the Oxford Anthology of American Poetry, this site offers selected texts, commentary, criticism, images, interviews and links to external resources covering the accomplishments of over 160 American poets. Hosted by by the Department of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
Movie Review Query Engine (aka "Marquee")
http://www.mrqe.com/ | This online database provides access to reviews of more than 68,000 films. The site also offers access to various best movie lists, archival film festival information, showtimes, forums, and more. |
Museum of Contemporary Art
http://www.mcachicago.org/ | MCA is one of the nation's largest institutions devoted to art produced since 1945. The website offers information about current and upcoming exhibits, educational programs and hours of operation. |
Music Map
http://www.music-map.com/ | Put in the name of an artist or musical group to find the names of other musicians you might like. Results will be displayed in a "tag cloud." A great way to find something new to listen to. |
My Punch Bowl
http://www.mypunchbowl.com/ | This party planning site is one stop place to help pull together all you need for a successful party including custom invitations. Free registration is required. |
My Wonderful World
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/ | National Geographic tests your geographic literacy and supplies some wonderful ideas to parents who are seeking to raise geography-smart kids. |
MyHeritageResearch.com
http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/myHeritageResearch.php | Searches across more than 400 sources ranging from World Cemetery Records to the Wisconsin Historical Society. Free to search. To acess results, individual databases may charge fees or require a subscription. To use, searcher must download a software application. |
MYMONEY
http://www.mymoney.gov/ | MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning to buy a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you do it better. |
MyPyramid.gov
http://www.mypyramid.gov/ | Hosted by the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, MyPyramid offers information on how to develop and stick with a healthy dietary regime, no matter what your age, gender or activity level. Includes information for adults of all age levels, interactive content for kids, and special content and resources for dietary professionals. |
NADA Appraisal Guides
http://www.nadaguides.com/ | Current National Automobile Dealers Association values for used vehicles (including aquatic vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, RVs, motor homes, campers and vintage automobiles). Start by selecting the type of vehicle, then the name of the manufacturer. After the year, model, and options are entered, the current value is calculated. Also, try the Compare Vehicles feature to compare up to four new or used vehicles simultaneously! |
Nathional Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ | Weather alerts and updates as the Hurricane season moves into full swing. |
National Archeological Database (NADB)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/TOOLS/nadb.htm | A databank and communications network for the archeological and historic preservation community established to improve access to information on archeological activities nationwide. This resource is maintained through a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) at the University of Arkansas. |
National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/ | The website of nation's repository for historical documents and other media. Here you can visit dozens of informative and well-illustrated online exhibits, consult genealogical resources, request military service records, and access the entire contents of the digitized collections by browsing or searching the Archival Records Catalog, which indexes NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries.
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National Atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov | This comprehensive site, the online descendent of the Statistical Atlas of the United States, offers political/geographical maps, maps based on biology and wildlife, agriculture, weather and history. Additional resources include printable maps, a map maker tool, and a rich collection of articles on cartography and the history of map making. |
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/ | The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing education data in the United States and other nations. View and use publications and data products on education information. Includes the Global Education Locator, a searchable directory of U.S. public and private schools, school districts, universities, and public libraries. |
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ | From the Centers for Disease Control, comprehensive access to national health statistics and survey findings, as well as special NCHS reports, data tables and conference materials. |
National Climatological Data Center
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ | Browsable access to a comprehensive collection of current and historical climatological data sets. Annual, monthly, daily and hourly reports are available from over 2800 U.S. sites. Most data sets are freely accessible, but some are only available by subscription. |
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ | Information on a variety of mental health topics organized by condition, discussing signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Additional information is provided on medications, clinical trials, suicide prevention and conditions associated with age and gender categories. The site also includes a browsable geographic directory of mental health services and facilities. |
National Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp | The National Inventors Hall of Fame honors the women and men responsible for significant technological advances. You can browse the database of inventors and inventions and access an alphabetical and chronological (by the date of induction) index of inventors and inventions. Short biographies of the inventors include a brief description of their invention. |
National Museum of African American History and Culture
http://nmaahc.si.edu/ | Conceived from the very beginning as a fully virtual precursor to the museum to be built on the Washington Mall, the new National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening its doors on the Web prior to its physical existence. The NMAAHC Museum on the Web focuses upon the collected reminiscences of ordinary Americans. These stories, called "memories" are collected as text, images, and audio uploads in the virtual Memory Book where website visitors are encouraged to submit their own histories, traditions, thoughts and ideas. Memories are then associated visually with other aspects of the museum's holdings and scholarship, such as photographic portraits from the Let Your Motto Be Resistance traveling exhibit or the Save Our African American Treasures program. |
National Organization for State Medical & Osteopathic Board Executive Directors
http://www.docfinder.org | Find out if any disciplinary action has been taken against a physician.
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National Park Service - Travelers Info on History and Culture
http://www.nps.gov/history/travelers.htm | This portion of the NPS web site is for travelers, both virtual and real, who want to visit U.S. parks that are significant for historical or cultural reasons. |
National Register of Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nR/ | The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of cultural resources valuable enough to preserve under the guidelines of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Search the National Register Information System (NRIS) to locate all listed properties. |
National Science Digital Library
http://nsdl.org | Hosted by the National Science Foundation, this site provides access to high-quality, accurate, and practical educational resources in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research. |
National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv | Hosted by George Washington University, the National Security Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also provides searchable/browsable access to its repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States. |
National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov | NASA has developed special portions of its web site for students, educators, researchers, the space industry, and even NASA employees. Content includes homework help (sorted by grade level), a web-accessible search engine of photographic images, a reference section on NASA history and statistics, a timeline of air and space achievements, a dictionary of aeronautical terms, NASA TV, and much more.
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National World War One Museum
http://www.libertymemorialmuseum.org/ | The National World War I Museum web site features an illustrated chronology of the war, historical essays, excerpts from the diary entries and correspondence of American servicemen, a virtual tour of the museum, documents and images from the museum archives, and other World War I-related materials. |
Natural Hazards Center (University of Colorado)
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/ | The Natural Hazards Research Center web site provides links to full-text articles from newsletters, journals, and white papers published by the Center. The site also provides access to the “HAZLIT Database and Search Engine,” an online catalog of more than 22,000 citations describing the holdings in the Center’s (nonlending) library. |
New Advent Catholic Website
http://www.newadvent.org/ | A highly comprehensive portal to resources relating to world Catholicism with links to catechisms, encyclicals, the complete 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholic media sites, and numerous other sources. |
New User Tutorial
http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/tutor/welcome.htm | This site has been designed to teach new computer users fundamental computer skills such as using the mouse, entering commands in dialog boxes, double clicking, and using Windows functions. |
Newsweek Interactive Primary Map
http://www.newsweek.com/id/68123 | Newsweek's interactive map will help keep you up-to-date on the primary elections and delegate counts. |
Night Sky Network
http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/ | Hosted by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this website is maintained for amateur astronomers and astronomy clubs to provide access to information about the science, technology, and inspiration of NASA's missions. The site Includes a directory of U.S. astronomy clubs, a planner for astronomy events, and links to resources for amateur astronomers.
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NMNH Paleobiology Website (Smithsonian)
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/ | Hosted by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, this web site offers several rich content areas in the field of Paleontology including dinosaur and fossil-related exhibits, plus a glossary, image gallery and numerous other resources. |
Nobel Laureates
http://nobelprize.org/ | The official website of the Nobel Foundation, providing biographies, interview transcripts and bibliographic material relating to the Nobel Laureates in each category for which the prize is awarded. |
Noesis: Philosophical Research On-line
http:// | This site, hosted by the University of Evansville, provides access to searchable philosophy on the Internet, including the content of a number of online philosophy journals, philosophical associations, faculty web pages and encyclopedic resources. |
North American Mammals (Smithsonian Institution)
http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/ | This site provides a searchable database of all living mammals of North America. Users may search by geographic region, species name, family tree or conservation status. Includes detailed descriptions, images, and distribution ranges for more than 400 mammals native to the North American continent. Hosted by the National Museum of Natural History. |
Northern Illinois Community Theater
http://www.nicoth.com/ | Listings of local theater groups and current productions, user-submitted theater reviews, and the Callboard, a listing of open auditions, theater staff position openings, a Set/Prop distribution board, and a local talent database. |
Norton Anthology of English Literature
http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/ | Extensive summary overviews of the major periods covered in the Norton Anthology: Middle Ages, 16th Century, early 17th Century, Restoration and 18th Century, Romantic Period and 20th Century. The author index includes selected texts (viewable in .pdf format), and audio readings include recordings by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, W. B. Yeats, W.H. Auden, Seamus Heaney, Dylan Thomas, Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin and others. |
Nutrition and Health (University of Illinois)
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/nutrition.html | A rich bounty of information on nutrition and health from the University of Illinois Extension. This site provides articles about sports nutrition, healthy snacks, shopping for healthy foods at food markets and produce stands, kids and food, and more. Also included is a directory of U-Pick farms in Illinois and NW Indiana. |
O'HARE AIRPORT PASSENGER GUIDELINES FOR CARRY ON LUGGAGE
http://www.ohare.com/ | In response to developments in Britain, the airports have instituted new guidelines for carry on luggage. Stay abreast of this information before you travel to the airport. |
Obama Transition Web Site
http://www.change.gov/ | President-elect Barack Obama has now assembled his transition team and as America waits for the orderly change in government you can check here for the latest information on appointments and initiatives. |
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm | The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.
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Official Inaugural Schedule of Events
http://inaugural.senate.gov/2009/ | Look here for details on the Inauguration including schedules and helpful information for those planning to attend. |
Official Meetings Facilities Guide (OMFG)
http://www.omfg.com | Designed for the meeting planner, this directory offers up-to-date property details including contact and pricing information. |
OneLook Dictionary Search
http://www.onelook.com/ | Search more than 900 dictionaries at once or browse specialized resources, such as the reverse and rhyming dictionaries. Includes a useful wildcard feature that allows you to search for a word even if you aren't sure of its correct spelling. |
Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/ | An online etymological dictionary based upon several standard sources, including Weekley's "An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English," Klein's "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language," "Oxford English Dictionary" (second edition), "Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology," Ayto's "20th Century Words," and Chapman's "Dictionary of American Slang." |
Panoramas: The North American Landscape in Art
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Landscapes/ | This browsable exhibit of landscape art from Mexico, the United States and Canada divides its subject into four themes: the Evolving Landscape, The Social Landscape, the Mythic Landscape and the Personal Landscape. Each theme is further divided into multiple discrete categories with related educational content. Available in English, Spanish and French. |
PARKITECTURE IN WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS
http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/parkitect/ | Take a nostalgic look at early twentieth century rustic design and naturalism in the architecture of buildings in a selection of the nation's western parks. |
Perfoming Arts in America 1875 - 1923
http://digital.nypl.org/lpa/nypl/lpa_home4.html | This rich online collection provides a browsable/searchable database of 16,000 digitized archival materials from NYPL's Performing Arts Library collection. Included are "clippings from a broad range of newspapers; composite photographs, called "keysheets" that contain large numbers of reduced-size promotional shots; music sheet samples featuring popular music, show-tunes, jazz and dance music; photographs of theater, dance, and popular performance; and publicity posters and lobby cards, the latter produced in the early years of the film industry and used in theater lobbies to promote films." Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
http://pewforum.org/ | The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. Focusing on four specific areas (politics, law, domestic policy and foreign affairs) the PFRP web site offers free access to news, survey data, transcripts and publications. |
Philosophy Around the Web: Individual Philosophers
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/philosophers.html | This site provides links to approximately one hundred and fifty philosophers, each offering access to additional sources and to the writings of the philosophers themselves, if available. Coverage ranges from the pre-Socratics to the present day. Coverage is limited to the classical and Western European canon. |
PhilSci Archive (University of Pittsburgh)
http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/ | PhilSci Archive is an electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science. It is offered as a free service to the philosophy of science community. The goal of the Archive is to promote communication in the field by the rapid dissemination of new work. Browsable and searchable by subject, conference or publication year. |
Phone Scoop
http://www.phonescoop.com/ | This site covers developments in the mobile/wireless world and if you're in the market for a new phone, you might want to pay them a visit. |
Photo Net
http://www.photo.net/ | Equipment reviews, photography exhibits, plus tips and techniques for professional photographers and camera hobbyists. |
PhysicsCentral
http://www.physicscentral.org/ | Hosted by the American Physics Society, PhysicsCentral provides a rich collection of physics-oriented resources, including articles about the history of physics, current research, tutorials and other educational media, an "Adopt-a-Physicist" forum that connects students with researchers, and an abundance of additional resources for teachers. |
Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/ | Hosted and maintained by the USDA, the PLANTS Database provides standardized information about plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, crop information, automated tools, onward Web links, and references. |
Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/ | This dynamic and information-rich site provides Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theater listings and seating charts, as well as theater news, trivia, quizzes, and historical awards information. |
Podcasts from Oxford University
http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ | With the dollar doing poorly against the pound, sit back and enjoy the heady lectures of Oxford's best with out spending a dime. |
Poésie Française
http://poesie.webnet.fr/ | This site offers access to over 6,000 French poems from the 15th to the early 20th century. The collection is searchable by author, title, century, country, and keyword, and provides links to related resources on the web. |
Poetry Magazine
http://www.poetrymagazine.org/ | The online home of Poetry Magazine, with featured content from current and past issues, as well as essays, archival material, digital images of the magazine's earliest editions, and more. |
Poets' Corner
http://theotherpages.org/poems/ | An online poetry database providing access to nearly 7,000 copyright-free English poems, including well-known classics. Search by author, subject, or title/first line. |
PoliticalMoneyLine Campaign Contributions
http://www.fecinfo.com | Provides names and addresses of people who contributed $200 or more to a political campaign |
Popular Baby Names (Social Security Administration)
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ | What were last year's top 20 most popular baby names? What was the most popular baby name in the year you were born? The Social Security Administration provides a searchable directory of the most popular baby names since 1879--the birth year of the earliest individuals to have applied for a Social Security card. |
Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html | Electronic resources on the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts. Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
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Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/ | Search this site to find the biographies and voting records of federal legislators, learn about their policy positions on dozens of domestic and foreign issues, special interest group ratings and campaign finance data. Also includes the texts of speeches and major public statements. |
Rail Europe
http://www.raileurope.com/us | Provides information on the 18-country Eurailpass, 5-country Europass, and single-country passes for Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. From here you can book all types of European rail passes and tickets online. For point to point tickets, check out “fares and schedules.” |
RAND-MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
http://www.rand.org/ise/projects/terrorismdatabase/ | Compiled and hosted by the RAND Corporation and the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, this online project includes two RAND databases, the RAND Terrorism Chronology Database and the RAND-MIPT Terrorism Incident Database, which together contain detailed information on global terrorist incidents from 1968 to the present. To access the TLB's image archives or filter search results by date, region or terrorist organization, choose "Advanced Search." (See also RAND's "Voices of the Jihad Database" in this index.) |
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (Association of College and Research Libraries)
http://www.rbms.nd.edu/ | Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS)of the Association of College and Research Libraries "strives to represent and promote the interests of librarians who work with rare books, manuscripts, and other types of special collections." Professionals will appreciate the links to online cataloging aids and educational resources. This site also contains useful information for non-professionals, including guidelines to follow when attempting to evaluate old books. |
Ravinia Festival
http://www.ravinia.org/ | Ravinia is the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but also hosts dozens of additional classical and popular music events over the spring, summer and fall. Visit this site to obtain schedules and information for the Pavilion, the Martin Theatre, and Bennett Gordon Hall. Also included are seating charts as well as information about dining, parking, and special programs. |
Recall List for Consumers
http://www.recalls.gov/nhtsa.html | "To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls." |
Recorded Sound Reference Center (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/ | This site, hosted by the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress, includes an online catalog of holdings, searchable/browsable access to selected digital recordings (including recorded poetry), tips for preserving sound recordings, a page describing collection highlights, and guides and reference aids (including a radio format/genre terms guide for catalogers). |
Red Studio
http://redstudio.moma.org/ | Red Studio, developed by New York's Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with high school students, explores issues and questions raised by teens about modern art, today's working artists, and what goes on behind the scenes at a museum. Includes interviews with artists and curators, a "talk back" forum, interactive media and art contests. |
Redistricting Game
http://www.redistrictinggame.org/ | The Redistricting Game is designed to educate, engage, and empower citizens around the issue of political redistricting. The Redistricting Game was created at the USC Game Innovation Lab - part of the USC School of Cinematic Arts', Interactive Media Division. It was developed for the USC Annenberg Center for Communications. |
RedRoller.com
https://www.redroller.com/shippingcenter/home | Generates all-in-one price quotes and delivery speeds from FedEx, DHL, the U.S. Postal Service and regional carriers Eastern Connection and Overnite Express. UPS isn't letting Redroller access its rates. Instead use Iship.com, owned by United Parcel Service. Pakmail.com also offers quotes on shipping.
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Reel Classics (The Classic Movie Site)
http://www.reelclassics.com/ | A comprehensive site on classic movies, containing over 2500 entries on films, actors, directors, producers and all facets of studio film production in the classic era. |
Religion and Law International Document Database
http://www.religlaw.org/ | Hosted by the BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies, this site provides searchable/browsable access to a comprehensive collection of freedom of religion laws from numerous countries and international organizations. |
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
http://www.quaker.org/ | This site pulls together links to a great variety of resources on Quakers both in the U.S. and elsewhere. Included is a directory of Quaker organizations, Meetinghouses, bibliographies and the full text of historically significant Quaker writings, and much more. |
ReligiousFacts
http://www.religionfacts.com/ | ReligionFacts is a comprehensive, objective guide to world religions and religious topics. This site offers detailed articles and treatments of specialized topics along with just-the-basics overviews, facts and figures, timelines, maps, glossaries, and comparative charts.
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REUNITE
http://www.reunite.com/ | This site is a portal for those looking to reunite with biological parents or adopted children. Many tools to help you getted started. |
Road Trip America
http://roadtripamerica.com/ | Now that summer is almost here it may be time to plan a road trip. Check out this site that tries to cover all the basics of planning a great road trip. |
Roadside Architecture
http://www.agilitynut.com/roadside.html | If you are taking a road trip this summer, here's a site that will point out the roadside stops worth visiting that don't always appear in the guidebooks. |
Roadtrip America
http://www.roadtripamerica.com | A fun site for planning road trips of any length. You'll find information on RV travel, camping, and special vehicles, e.g. 4X4s and motorcycles. |
RussNet
http://www.russnet.org/ | Hosted by the American Council of Teachers of Russian, this site "provides Russian-language learning services and products - information, language modules, courses, materials, in-service teacher training, databases, discussion forums, and gateways to other Russian language resources." |
Save Chicagoland Transit
http://savechicagolandtransit.com/ | With a definite point of view this site covers the details of the current transit crisis. It is worth exploring for the amount of data they have compiled about the transit system for Chicagoland. |
Science.gov
http://www.science.gov/ | Science.gov is a browsable/searchable gateway to science information provided by the Science.gov Alliance, a collaborative endeavor of 16 U.S. government science organizations within 12 Federal agencies. |
Scirus
http://www.scirus.com | Scirus is among the most comprehensive science-specific search engines on the Internet, providing access to over 250 million science-specific web pages and as well as indexed content from access-controlled sites such as Elsevier's ScienceDirect, NASA, MIT CourseWare, Project Euclid, BioMed Central and Scitation. |
SciTechResources.gov
http://www.scitechresources.gov | A companion web site to the more consumer and student-oriented Science.gov, SciTechResources.gov provides a comprehensive gateway to Web resources for the scientist, engineer or technologist. |
Scitopia
http://www.scitopia.org | Scitopia is a federated search engine providing access to he holdings of over a dozen leading science and technology societies. Over three million full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals and conference papers spanning 150 years of science and technology can be searched through the site. |
SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business
http://scorechicago.org/ | Whether starting or running a small business, counselors are available for personal assistance.
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Seat 61.com
http://www.seat61.com/ | Enjoy travel by train or ship. This website covers all the basics and then some for travel featuring but not exclusive to these alternate methods. It's run by a single individual with a great sense of humor and a love of the adventure. |
Serious Eats
http://www.seriouseats.com/ | A blog for serious foodies...although casual gourmets will also find luscious photos, interesting food tips and latest trends in dining. |
Serve.go
http://www.serve.gov/index.asp | Serve.gov is your online resource for not only finding volunteer opportunities in your community, but also creating your own. This is an initiative of the Obama administration. |
Sheet Music Consortium
http://digital.library.ucla.edu/sheetmusic/ | This site provides browsable and searchable access to digitized sheet music and -- in some cases -- the original page covers and advertisements that offer evidence of the cultural context in which the songs were published. A project of the Sheet Music Consortium (UCLA, Duke University, Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University). |
Simply Checklists
http://www.simplychecklists.com/index.asp | If you need to get organized or are looking for a way to stay on top of your responsibilities, these handy prepared checklists may be just the ticket. |
Skin Deep - Cosmetic Safety Database
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/about.php | Skin Deep is an online safety guide for cosmetics and personal care products. Skin Deep currently contains information on nearly 17,212 unique personal care product ingredients, as culled from ingredient labels on 29,920 products and from the scientific and industry literature on personal care products. |
Slow Food
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ | No, it's not waiting in line at a fast food chain...find out about this sensible and growing lifestyle choice. |
Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse
http://sbdcnet.org/ | Goal to meet information needs of small business owners.
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Smithsonian Photography Initiative
http://photography.si.edu/ | This site showcases the Smithsonian's gigantic collection of photographic images. "The site also includes Enter the Frame, an interactive interface where visitors can browse images from 19 Smithsonian museums, arrange selected images into sequences, and tag, or apply descriptive keywords to images. Sequences can then be saved, and viewed by subsequent visitors." |
Sociolog.com
http://www.sociolog.com/ | A categorized portal to online sociology-related web sites with links to general and specific topic resources, university departments, research institutes, journals and other resources. Hosted and maintained by Julian Dierkes of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. |
Sojourners
http://www.sojo.net | The Sojourners community began at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, in the early 1970s when a handful of students began meeting to discuss the relationship between their faith and political issues, particularly the Vietnam War. The current organization grew out of its descendent, the Sojourners Community of Columbia Heights (DC). The Sojourners web site includes blogs, selected feature articles, discussion guides and an organizational directory.
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Solar Decathlon
http://www.solardecathlon.org/ | The Solar Decathlon joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. See what they designed.
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SparkNotes
http://www.sparknotes.com/ | Online study guides for many high school and college subjects, with literature guides to hundreds of classic works, from 1984 to Yellow Raft in Blue Water. |
Sports-Reference.com
http://www.sports-reference.com/ | A comprehensive, one-stop site for your sports-related reference and statistical needs. The site is actually a portal to 4 related sports reference sites: Baseball-Reference.com, Pro-Football-Reference.com, Basketball-Reference.com, and Baseballbooks.net. |
Spring Into Action!
http://www.physiotherapy.ca/npmtips.htm | Safety tips prepared by the the Canadian Physiotherapy Association tell you how not to strain and stress your body as you work in your garden this growing season. |
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html | Hosted by Stanford University and consisting of contributions from academics representing each major university in the U.S. and Canada, this encyclopedia features hundreds of articles. A "What's New" section features the latest entries. The encyclopedia is searchable and browsable.
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State of Illinois Business Portal
http://business.illinois.gov/ | Find information for starting and running a business including access to forms and applications.
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Stateline.org
http://www.stateline.org | Hosted by the Pew Research Center, Stateline.org is a news source that offers daily reports and analysis on government and policy trends in the 50 states. In addition to offering free access to staff-generated news stories, Stateline.org links to hundreds of daily newspaper articles and provides statistical data for state-by-state comparisons. |
Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ | Find data on U.S. population, income, housing and other subjects, plus state rankings and frequently requested tables from the U.S. Census Bureau. This site also includes access to the text of Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970. |
Still Tasty
http://www.stilltasty.com/ | Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide - Save Money, Eat Better, Help The Environment; a resource for answering those pesky questions |
TARP and the Current Economic Crisis
http://cop.senate.gov/thecrisis/ | This web site helps the lay person understand what is happening in current economic crisis and how well TARP is doing. It is place to start if you want to explore government's role in the process. |
TARP Bailout
http://bailout.propublica.org/main/summary | Frequently updated database that tracks every dollar and every bailout recipient compiled by ProPublica, an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest |
TechSoup
http://www.techsoup.org/ | TechSoup (a service of CompuMentor) provides instructional articles and worksheets for nonprofit staff members who utilize information technologies, as well as technology planning information for executives and other decision makers. Introductory articles and message board support are aimed at those who are without experience using technology. |
TED Ideas Worth Spreading
http://www.ted.com/index.php/ | "inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers." The attractive audio and visual elements of this web site and its noble intent makes for an interesting web place to visit. |
Tex's French Grammar
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/ | Tex's French Grammar is the integral grammar component of Francais Interactif, an online French course from the University of Texas at Austin. Includes authentic, spoken French language via digital audio and video clips, a French grammar reference (Tex's French Grammar), self-correcting French grammar exercises, vocabulary and phonetics sections, Internet-based activities, comparative cultural polling, and an electronic workbook. |
Text of Financial Bill Under Consideration by Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov/ | This website is a great place to start for government information. You will find links here to the House and Senate versions of the bill. |
Textkit: Greek and Latin Learning Tools
http://www.textkit.com/ | Textkit provides several free downloadable Greek and Latin grammars and readers, as well as tutorials, lexicons and dictionaries. The site currently provides over 146 downloadable books. This popular site is an excellent place to begin learning the classical languages or to check on a grammatical issue you note in a particular text. |
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
http://aagpbl.org | This site is dedicated to the women who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s and 50s, and includes articles, historical information, team rosters and photographs. |
The Bahais
http://www.bahai.org/ | The official web site of the Bahai faith, including links to substantial information about beliefs, practices and Bahai community life and social teachings. Also included are links to basic writings, teachings, and international Bahai communities. |
The Beazley Archive
http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk | The Beazley Archive, an affiliate of the University of Oxford, hosts a repository of classical period images related to art and archaeology. The Archive aims to make its original and electronic archives on classical archaeology and art available as widely as possible. . . .” The site offers bibliographies, a dictionary of classical terminology (and personages) and provides searchable/browseable access to tens of thousands of quality photographic images. |
The Big Bang Machine
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26439957/ | MSNBC has a super interactive site that lets you look inside Europe's Large Hadron Collider. "The $10 billion particle accelerator is the biggest, most expensive science machine on earth, designed to probe mysteries ranging from dark matter and missing antimatter to the existence of extra, unseen dimensions in space."
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The British Museum: Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html | The site is divided into ten chapters which address themes or topics relevant to ancient Egypt. Within each chapter, information is presented in a narrative form, supplemented by additional sections which allow the student to explore content arbitrarily, and to excercise analytical skills within the context of a theme or topic relevant to ancient Egypt. |
The Catholic Worker Movement
http://www.catholicworker.org | The official web site of the Catholic Worker Movement founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933. The site contains a directory of Catholic Worker communities, a history of the movement, and links to finding aids to the Dorothy Day - Catholic Worker Archives at Marquette University. The site also includes bibliographies of works by and about the Catholic Worker Movement. |
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
http://darwin-online.org.uk/ | Hosted by the University of Cambridge, this site contains Darwin's complete publications and many of his handwritten manuscripts. There are over 50,000 searchable pages and 40,000 images. Most of the publications are also available in audio (mp3) format. |
The European Library
http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org | The European Library is a portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals - both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It also offers digital exhibits of bibliographic rarities and other treasures from individual member libraries. |
The Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/ | Intended for grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, and philanthropy professionals, the Foundation Center's web site provides information and instruction on funding research, assistance with proposal writing, tools for locating prospective funders, philanthropy-related news and research, and contact information for local Foundation Center locations. The "Foundation Finder" database includes over 73,000 private and community foundations in the U.S. |
The Green Guide
http://www.thegreenguide.com/ | National Geographic has put this site together with practical tips and strategies for your everyday life. |
The Gutenberg Bible at the Ransom Center
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenberg/ | Digital replica of the entire Gutenberg Bible, together with selected transcriptions and short essays book publishing before the use of movable type, the spread of printing, and the anatomy of a page of the Gutenberg Bible. This copy, one of only five complete examples in the United States, is located at the University of Texas. |
The Hindu Universe (HinduNet)
http://www.hindunet.org/ | The Hindu Universe is a portal site that offers access to several thousand Hindu-related resources on the web. The "Hindu Universe Resource Center" offers faceted links useful for finding information on such topics as art, scriptures, temples, worship, philosophy, customs, history, and interfaith relations. A project of the Hindu Students Council. |
The Internet Classics Archive
http://classics.mit.edu/ | Aesop's Fables, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Plato's Republic, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and more! |
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/ | Fully searchable, the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy can be browsed alphabetically, by keyword, or by a timeline of philosophical movements. Most of the articles in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy are original contributions by specialized philosophers around the Internet; these are identifiable by the author's name at the foot of the article. Others are are temporary, or "proto articles," and have largely been adapted from public domain sources. |
The Japanese Page
http://www.thejapanesepage.com | More than just a Japanese language instruction site, "The Japanese Page" is a dynamic social environment including chat, interactive forums, articles, a wiki, and games that allow users to communicate with one another as they learn. Includes instructional material on Hiragana, Katagan and Kanji. |
The Miracle of Fall
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/fallcolor/ | University of Illinois Extension put together this informative web site that will get you in the mood for a weekend getaway to see some fall colors. |
The Mysterious Bog People
http://www.bogpeople.org/bog_uk/index.html | Archaeology buffs will find this site fascinating. Visit the world of the "bogpeople" of northwestern Europe who lived approximately 10,000 years ago. |
The Noble Qur'an
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/ | The full text of the Qur'an ("Qor-Ann," "Koran") with an index and keyword search tool, plus a history and various additional study tools. Hosted by the University of Southern California. |
The Official Academy Awards Database
http://www.oscars.org/awardsdatabase | The Academy Awards Database provides access to a complete record of past award winners and nominees. The site features basic and advance keyword searching (film title, song title, nominee, award category, award year) as well as an index of browsable data collections. Hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
The ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies (CUNY)
http://www.the-orb.net/ | Hosted by the College of Staten Island, The ORB is a peer-reviewed site serving instructors and students of medieval studies. The ORB Encyclopedia features links to other web sites togther with essays and bibliographies by scholars. A section called "What Every Medievalist Should Know" provides bibliographies browsable either by topic or alphabetically. The Reference Shelf section offers links to full-text translations of ancient and medieval works. An e-Texts area has links to translations of medieval texts. |
The Paleontology Portal
http://www.paleoportal.org/ | This colorful, information-rich site offers learning material for researches of all ages. Resources include online lectures, course curricula, interactive maps and image galleries, plus links to related resources elsewhere. Produced by the University of California Museum of Paleontology together with the Paleontology Society, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University)
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ | The Perseus Project provides comprehensive searchable/browsable access to online primary source material in the humanities. The collection, which includes many materials in the original language, is particularly strong in Ancient Greek and Roman materials and in English Renaissance materials. |
The Phrase Finder
http://www.phrases.org.uk/ | An archive of the meanings and origins of thousands of phrases, sayings and idioms. Searchable and browsable, this site can be used to locate phrases related to particular words, to learn the meaning of a phrase, or to identify the origins of phrases. |
The Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ | The Physics Classroom is an online interactive tutorial covering basic physics concepts. The lessons use an easy-to-understand language to present common physics principles discussed in high school physics courses. The site was originally developed for physics students at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois. |
The Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy
http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/ | Maintained by the Rockefeller Institute of Government and funded by the The Pew Charitable Trusts organization, The Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy was formed "to increase awareness among ... policy makers, religious and civic leaders, and the media, of the critical issues related to faith-based social service programs." The web site offers access to research materials, publications, and an online database of state-specific initiatives. |
The Skeptiseum: The Skeptical Museum of the Paranormal
http://www.skeptiseum.org/ | A browsable exhibit of images and descriptions of artifacts associated with paranormal beliefs from around the world hosted by the publisher of Skeptical Inquirer magazine. |
The Story of Africa (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/ | This site examines the history of the African continent in its multiple dimensions, including early history, regional kingdoms, traditional religions, colonialism, slavery and independence struggles. Each section includes the complete recording from the related BBC radio broadcast in streaming audio. |
The Vatican
http://www.vatican.va/ | Official site of the Vatican, with links to the Vatican Museums, Library and Archives. Additional pages are devoted to the Roman Curia and to the liturgical calendar. Includes the full text of the New American Bible, Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Code of Canon Law, and more.
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The Walk Score - Find a Walkable Place to Live
http://www.walkscore.com/ | Type in any address and find the walk score for that area including amenities available within a walking distance. Guaranteed to please those of you who have vowed to leave a lighter "footprint" on the environment. |
TheNobleQuran.Com
http://www.thenoblequran.com/ | Provides browsable/searchable access to the Surahs and permits users to add verses to customized schemas: a collection of verses that are all related or which pertain to a particular topic. Includes Arabic commentary by Ibn Katheer, Tabari, and Qurtubi. |
Thomas (Legislative info from the Library of Congress)
http://thomas.loc.gov/ | With Thomas you can track the status of current federal legislation or trace the history of previous legislation (through the 93rd Congress), access the full text of bills pending before Congress, and even search multiple Congresses. You can also access the Congressional Record, Session Calendars, and monitor activities on the House Floor in real time (updates posted every 15 minutes). |
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive
http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/ | This site from the University of Virginia Library includes over 1,700 digitized images of documents authored by Jefferson, plus another 2,700 excerpts, all accompanied by transcriptions. The site also includes a full text biography and the full text of "The Jefferson Cyclopedia" with over 9,000 browsable entires. |
Thomas Jefferson Papers and Electronic Archive
http://www.thomasjeffersonpapers.org/ | This website presents full-color images and transcriptions of manuscripts selected from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts at the Massachusetts Historical Society. The site presents digital images and searchable transcriptions of Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book and Garden Book (his personal records relating to his farm holdings and gardens), a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence, and digital images of (and searchable descriptive information about) two manuscript library catalogs and over 500 of Jefferson's architectural drawings and sketches. |
ThomasNet (Thomas Register of American Manufacturers)
http://www.thomasnet.com/ | A comprehensive resource for information on suppliers of industrial products and services in North America. This site provides searchable/browsable access to industrial manufacturers and suppliers, product news, and a directory of downloadable CAD drawings. |
Tikkun
http://www.tikkun.org | Web site of Tikkun,a Jewish publication calling for social justice and political freedom in the context of new structures of work, caring communities, and democratic social and economic arrangements. Includes selected articles on politics and society, spiritual activism, and Jewish culture. |
Timeline of Art History (MoMA)
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm | A chronological and geographical exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by representative art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. Each page includes a chart of time periods, a descriptive overview, a map of the region, and a list of key events. Search by artist, subject, special topic, or accession number. |
TOEFL
http://www.toefl.org/ | Here is all the information you need about the Test of English as a Foreign Language: dates and locations around the world for both the computer-based and paper-based tests, tutorials and practice questions, and details of the Test of Spoken English. |
Top 100 Tools for Learning
http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/ | The Top 100 Tools for Learning, many of them free and web based, are listed by Jane Hart of the Centre for Learning and Performance Technology. Many gems to pick from. |
Tornado FAQ
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ | The Storm Prediction Center has compiled a host of interesting questions about tornadoes and has conveniently supplied answers and relevant links. |
TV.COM
http://www.tv.com/ | This site allows you to track your favorite shows and find out the tv schedule for your cable or satellite service Requires free registration to customize.
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Twelve Germiest Places In Your Life
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21423163/ | Grab a box of wipes and read on. As cold and flu season approach, get a jump on how to avoid getting your next bout. |
U. S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/ | Access the most recent census data with a current (estimated) population count and current economic indicators. Use American Factfinder to generate a custom profile of any American community, or use additional tools to access area profiles, economic indicators, and current population estimates. |
U.S. Census Bureau: Voting and Registration
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html | This government site provides voting and registration statistics from population surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, along with population estimates, historical time-series date, and research reports. |
U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/ | "As the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems." The "Science Topics" page includes a browsable directory of resources relating to geology, natural resources, climatology, oceanography, and much more. |
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
http://religions.pewforum.org/ | The Pew Forum on Religion & Public life has compiled an impressive collection of statistics on the religious affiliation of the American public. |
Ultimate Roller Coaster
http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/ | Thrills and chills for the kid in you...visit this web site for everything you always wanted to know about roller coasters and amusement parks. |
United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/ | Internet home of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). From this site users can search the USPTO database of registered patents, file patents online, and search for trademark registrations. |
United States Trademark Search
http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm | Good source to see what company owns a particular brand. Trademarks may be registered on the state level instead. There is no online searching of Illinois trademarks. |
UrbanRail.Net
http://www.urbanrail.net | One resource for urban rail systems throughout the world; need a map of Bangkok's system - all right here. |
Vegetable Directory - University of Illinois Extension
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/directory.html | Check out this timely directory of common vegetables grown in Illinois gardens. Along with recipes, you will find a comprehensive entry on each vegetable useful to the gardener and consumer. |
Virtual Reference Shelf (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html | An extensive list of selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress. These resources are maintained by the Library's Electronic Reference Team and are a companion for the LOC's "Ask a Librarian" service. |
Virtual Tourist
http://www.virtualtourist.com/ | Here is an easily accessible "social networking" site organized around travel. You will find traveler tidbits for just about any part of the world. Entries created by anyone willing to key in the information. |
Visual Elements Periodic Table
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_fla.htm | Hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry, this colorful and dynamic site offers access to chemical data for individual elements, as well as introductory educational material in both .html and .pdf formats. |
Visual Merriam Webster Dictionary
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/ | This online visual dictionary is rich in detail; a perfect resource to add to your online reference "books." |
Voices of the Jihad Database (RAND Corporation)
http://www.rand.org/research_areas/terrorism/database/ | Compiled and hosted by the RAND Corporation, this online database compiles interviews, speeches, and publications of jihadist leaders, their militant supporters, and fellow travelers. Most content is in English translation and is indexed by date, author, affiliated group, online source, and keyword. (See also RAND's "Terrorism Knowlesge Base" in this index.) |
Walt Whitman Archive
http://www.whitmanarchive.org/ | A scholarly resource including hypertext manuscripts and critical, bibliographic and teaching materials. Also includes images and a rare recording of Whitman reading from his poem "America." |
Weather Safety & Precautions
http://www.weather.gov/safety.php | From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), links to safety procedures and precautions for heat waves, lightning strikes, hurricanes, tornadoes, hunderstorms, rip currents, floods, severe winter weather, sun exposure and more |
WebCASPAR
http://caspar.nsf.gov | Hosted by the National Science Foundation, the WebCASPAR database provides access to science and engineering resources from a great number of academic sources. WebCASPAR emphasizes S&E, but its data resources also provide information on non-S&E fields and higher education in general. Free registration required. |
WebMath.com
http://www.webmath.com/ | This site offers instant math homework help for students at all levels. Choose from sevral math fill-in-forms into which you can type the math problem you're working on. Linked to these forms is a powerful set of math-solvers that can immediately analyze your problem, and when possible, provide you with a step-by-step solution and explanation. |
WESS Medieval and Renaissance Web
http://www.library.jhu.edu/departments/rsc/other/wessubj/WESSMedRen.html | WESS Medieval and Renaissance Web provides browsable access to texts and criticism for Western Middle Ages and the the Renaissance. It includes subscription databases as well as access to free sites. Hosted by the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. |
WESS Web (Association of College & Research Libraries)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wessweb/index.html | Maintained by ACRL’s Western European Studies Section, focuses on information useful to Western European Specialists. Separate pages are available for French Studies, German Studies, Iberian Studies, and Italian Studies. Resources are arranged by subject and by type (newspapers, library catalogs, etc.)or can be searched by keyword. |
WGN Radio Milt's File
http://wgnradio.com/weblog/miltsfile/index.html | Milt Rosenberg, director of WGN radio Extension 720, compiles this file of links to magazines, newspapers, and blogs on subjects including current political events, social issues, art, science, literature, and history. |
WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System)
http://www.who.int/whosis/en/ | The World Health Organization Statistical Information System provides access to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from all WHO-affiliated technical programs. Information includes worldwide mortality, life expectancy, health financing, immunization, nutrition statistics and much more. |
Wiki.thePPN
http://wiki.theppn.org | A wiki site that hosts an enormous amount of information about J-pop and other Asian popular culture. The site includes a glossary of terms, a well-maintained calendar of events, and a detailed clickable directory of information categories on the main page. The site currently hosts more than 8,700 entries. |
WikiRage
http://www.wikirage.com/ | From the site: "This site lists the pages in Wikipedia which are receiving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time. Popular people in the news, the latest fads, and the hottest video games can be quickly identified by monitoring this social phenomenon." |
Wiktionary
http://www.wiktionary.org/ | A lexical companion to the open-content encyclopedia Wikipedia, Wiktionary is an open source, collaborative project to produce a free, multilingual dictionary with definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, sample quotations, synonyms, antonyms and translations. Special features include a "Word of the Day" weekly translations and (as of this writing) 18 foreign language phrasebooks. |
Wilder Shores: Lady Travellers of the 18th and 19th Centuries
http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/wildershores/ | Read the accounts of the travels of adventurous ladies in the 18th and 19th centuries. This exhibit from UCLA features books and manuscripts, both by and about, women who traveled to these regions. |
Wilmette Historical Museum
http://www.wilmettehistory.org/ | The website of the Wilmette Historical Museum lists Museum hours and describes permanent collections as well as current programs and exhibits. It also provides information on how to research Wilmette homes, families and the history of the community and the region. Also included are links to related online resources as well as information about membership and volunteer opportunities |
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ | This site provides educational material about the earth and space sciences for use by the general public. The site offers a rich array of resources, including articles, movies, animations, and data sets that explore the earth and space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. The site is written in three reading levels approximating elementary, middle school and high school reading levels; users can select the appropriate reading level from tabs located at the top of every page. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. |
Woman Challenge 2007
http://www.4woman.gov/woman/ | For National Women's Health Week, the Office on Women's Health sponsors an 8-week national physical activity challenge called the WOMAN (Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation) Challenge. Check the web site for details and ideas on how to get moving. |
WordReference English-Italian Dictionary
http://www.wordreference.com/enit/ | Hosted by Wordreference.com, this online dictionary contains 50,000 terms, plus forums where users can communicate with native speakers. |
World Animal Net
http://worldanimal.net/ | An online version of the print directory of worldwide animal shelters and protective habitats. Includes a browsable and searchable directory to over 17,000 organizations with 10,000 links to Web sites, plus many related resources. |
World Digital Library
http://www.wdl.org/en/ | The World Digital Library is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and other institutions from around the world to mount a multilingual, multicultural collection of primary materials. The collection includes manuscripts, maps, books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, and photographs. Browse by place, time, topic, type of item, or institution. |
World Monuments Fund
http://www.wmf.org/ | You may not get there but you might still like to see it preserved. That's the idea behind World Monuments Fund an organization dedicated to saving the world’s most treasured places.
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World Series
http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp | Major League Baseball's main event, the world series, is currently a cliff hanger and will be resuming as soon as the weather cooperates. View the offical web site for stats, updatesm, player information and much more. |
World War One Color Photos
http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/ | This is a collection of French photos from WWI that are in color; something most of us didn't think was possible. Great for browsing and they somehow make the subjects that much more contemporary. |
World Wide Web Consortium
http://www.w3.org/ | The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. W3C primarily pursues its mission through the creation of Web standards and guidelines designed to ensure long-term growth for the Web. Over 400 organizations are Members of the Consortium. W3C is jointly run by the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) in the USA, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) headquartered in France, Keio University in Japan, and has additional Offices worldwide. |
WorldWideScience.org
http://worldwidescience.org/ | WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway offering one-stop access to over 25 national and international scientific databases.
WorldWideScience.org is maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). |
Wright American Fiction 1851-1875
http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/ | From Indiana University, a collection of 19th century American fiction, as listed in Lyle Wright's bibliography American Fiction, 1851-1875. There are currently 2,887 volumes included (1,763 unedited, 1,124 fully edited and encoded) by 1,456 authors. Browsable (by author) and searchable by title, author, keyword and publisher. |
Yelp, Real Reviews, Real People
http://www.yelp.com/chicago | "The ultimate city guide that taps into the community's voice and reveals honest and current insights on local businesses and services on everything from martinis to mechanics." You need to register to add your voice to the mix.
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YouTube Awards
http://www.youtube.com/ytawards | YouTube, the online video sharing web site, has announced their award winning videos for this year. Selected by the YouTube community, these videos represent the broad spectrum of free videos developed and shared by thousands of people and available through YouTube. |
Zillow - Real Estate Valuations
http://www.zillow.com/ | For sellers, buyers and the just plain curious, this site gives you real estate values for your property and neighboring properties. You can list your property for sale or search property for sale. Easy and fun to use. |
ZipSkinny
http://zipskinny.com/ | A fun interface that lets you get the "skinny" on any zip code area. Graphical options are an attractive visual component. |
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