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General Research

Directory of Open Access Journals - Directory of free, peer-reviewed, online research journals.
ipl2 - Offers subject pathfinders, an online reference service, and websites chosen by librarians.
Worldcat - Searchable catalog of books in public and academic libraries across the country.

Art and Architecture

Cities & Buildings Database - Digitized images of buildings and cities from all over the world.
Design Addict - "The portal for modern and post-modern design."
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art - Preview the Blanton's art collection online.
The National Gallery of Art - Tour the NGA's extensive art collection online.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts - See the NMWA collection online.
SmARThistory - An excellent site containing art history timelines, color reproductions and videos.
Timeline of Art History - Chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art.

Business and Economics

Ad Council - Explore the ad campaigns of the leading producer of public service announcements (PSAs).
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre - Provides coverage of practices of four thousand businesses.
Consumer Price Index - Data on the prices paid for consumer goods and services in the U.S.
Hoover's Online (Limited free version)- Company, industry, and market intelligence. Free company overviews.
Library of Economics and Liberty - Provides articles on economics and an economic encyclopedia.
National Retail Federation - Scores of retail-related data are available for free on this site.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) - Government data on career prospects in the U.S.
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR) - Official financial filings of all companies operating within the U.S.
U.S. Small Business Administration - Addresses issues unique to the small business environment.
World Bank Group - Financial information for and about the world's developing nations.

Education

ADL Curriculum Connections - Non-biased and multicultural lesson plans.
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature - Searchable reading list of award-winning children's literature.
Discovery Education Classroom Resources - Offers a Lesson Plan Library, a Curriculum Center, and more!
Doing What Works - Site sponsored by the Department of Education, focusing on effective teaching practices.
The Gateway to Education Materials Project - Portal to over 50,000 K-12 online learning materials.
Merlot - Collection of peer-reviewed, higher education, online learning materials.
National Center for Education Statistics - Federally collected data related to education.
NDLTD: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations - Online collection of theses and dissertations.
New Teachers Home Page - Created by educators, this is an exceptional site for the beginning teacher.
Round Rock ISD Annual Compliance Training Guide - Study guide for the Teacher Certification Exam.
SchoolGrants - Offers K-12 related grant opportunities and proposal examples.
Texas Digital Library Theses & Dissertations - Repository for the work of Texas grad students.
Texas Education Agency - Learn more about TAKS tests, TEKS codes, and AEIS reports.
The Theory into Practice Database - Contains summaries of 50 major theories of learning.

Geography

CIA World Fact Book - Provides detailed information on countries around the world.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names - Locates geographic places and states official names.
MultiMap - Offers maps from around the world.
NationMaster - Graphically compare other nations using data from CIA World Factbook, UN and OECD.
National Atlas - Offers thousands of diverse maps about North America.
Worldmapper - Includes world maps in various categories, including population and birth rate.

Health and Nutrition

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry - Disseminates federal public health data.
Flu.org - Government site with information on the flu (seasonal and H1N1).
Food and Nutrition Information Center - Government site that provides resources for health professionals.
Food Safety - Government site that offers fact sheets on food safety and federal regulations.
Global Health Facts - Provides in-depth health statistics for hundreds of countries around the world.
Healthfinder.gov - Key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services.
Influenza Evidence-based Information Portal - Collection of key resources about influenza.
Mayo Clinic - Authoritative and current health information from Mayo Clinic physicians.
The Merck Manual Online Medical Library - Online version of Merck's series of healthcare books.
NAT - Analyze the nutrient content of food quickly with this online database.
National Center for Health Statistics - Statistics on birth, death, and general health in the U.S.
National Library of Medicine - Review health topics, drug info, and medical encyclopedias.
NetWellness - Over 55,000 pages of information on health topics from three major universities.
Organized Wisdom - Best web resources as chosen by expert search guides and physician reviewers.
SearchMedica - Search engine that limits searches to recommended medical websites.

Nursing

AllNurses - A nursing discussion board, where nurses and nursing students can discuss relevant topics. Also contains links to blogs, articles, and websites.
Nursing World - Website for the American Nurses Association. Presents information about the profession, including ethical standards and policies.

History

Ancient/Classical History

Digital Roman Forum - Explore detailed digital reconstructions of the Forum Romanum.
The Giza Archives Project - Comprehensive online resource for scholarly research on ancient Egypt.
The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook - Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece and Rome.
The Internet Jewish History Sourcebook - History of Jewish communities throughout the world.
The Perseus Digital Library - Digital library of ancient primary texts.

Texas History

Handbook of Texas - Encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
Portal to Texas History: Concordia University - Gateway to Texas history materials, plus historical photographs of Concordia University.
Resources 4 Educators - Portal from UNT containing documents from Texas history.
Texas Almanac - Includes information about Texas history, culture, religion and townships.
Texas Beyond History - Archaeological and historical research on the cultural heritage of Texas.
Texas Heritage Online - Access to Texas' historical documents and images.

U.S. History

African-American Odyssey - Historical documents on the African-American experience.
American Slave Narratives - The oral histories of 2,300 former slaves collected during 1936 - 1938.
American Memory - Amazing site from the Library of Congress, many primary documents
The American Presidency Project - One of the most comprehensive sites dedicated to the presidency.
American Women - Women's history and culture within the U.S.
BlackPast.org - Provides primary and secondary materials on six centuries of African American history
The Carlyle Letters - 32 volumes of letters from an important Victorian-era couple.
Charters of Freedom - Digital images of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Chronicling America - The pages of 36 American newspapers from 1900 - 1910.
Colonial Williamsburg - Interactive exhibits from the largest living history museum.
Discovering American Women's History Online - Database providing primary resources about US women's history.
Documenting the American South - Digital collection of primary and secondary sources regarding southern history.
Duke Collection of American Indian Oral History - Transcripts of interviews with American Indians from 1967-1972.
Footnote - "The place for original documents online." National Archives materials on the web.
France in America - Books, maps, and prints describing French influence in North America.
George Washington Papers - Largest Washington collection in the world, full-text primary sources.
Immigration to the United States, 1789 - 1930 - Books & photographs from Harvard libraries' archives.
In the First Person - Letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives, most available for free.
JFK Video: The Dallas Tapes - Historic footage of the JFK assassination from the KDFW archives.
Library of Congress Flickr Project - Collection of historical photographs including color images from the 1930s-40s.
Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs Reading Room - 13.7 million images of U.S. life.
The Living Room Candidate - A collection of presidential campaign commercials, 1952-present.
Making of America - Full-text primary sources, including "War of the Rebellion."
National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults - Offers over 1200 documents from the National Archives.
Pictures of the Civil War - Activities, places, and portraits of the Civil War.
The Presidential Timeline - Access part of the collections of 12 presidential libraries across the U.S.
Voting America: United States Politics 1840 - 2008 - Animated maps of American political history.
War of the Rebellion - Full-text primary source, dating back to 1880.
The Warren Commission Report - Full-text report regarding the assassination of JFK.

World History

The Internet Modern History Sourcebook - Information on the Reformation to the 21st Century.
Feminine: Medieval Women and Gender Index - Women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
News Archive Search - "Building the World's Largest Searchable Archive of Historical Newspapers."
World History Matters - Scholarly articles and primary documents on world history.
The World History Network - Provides a review of e-materials for research and teaching.

Journalism and News

BBC News - World news from the BBC.
The Center for Public Integrity - Non-profit dedicated to producing responsible investigative journalism.
HeadlineSpot - Searchable site includes links to countless online news sources.
ipl2: Newspapers & Magazines - Extensive collection of newspaper and magazine links from around the world.
Journalism.org - Offers journalism resources, state of the news briefings and daily headlines.
Newseum - Includes hundreds of full-color front pages from around the world and links to newspaper sites.

Literature and Film

The Academy of American Poets - Essays, interviews, poems and audio clips of poetry.
Academy Awards Database - Past winners, nominees and statistics on award categories.
Allmovie - Searchable synopses, biographies, reviews and more.
Antislavery Literature Project - Traces the origins of multicultural literature in the U. S.
Bibliomania - Full-text classics and study guides.
The Camelot Project - Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies and basic information.
Geoffrey Chaucer Online - Includes the Electronic Canterbury Tales and information on Chaucer's work in context.
The Internet Archive - Provides media coverage, online texts, an archive of moving images, and more.
The Internet Movie Database - Plot outlines, cast overviews, trivia and quotes.
Library of Southern Literature - Primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history.
The Online Books Page - Links to over 25,000 free online books.
The Online Medieval and Classical Library - Important literary works of Medieval civilization.
The Paris Review - Contains some free features, such as interviews and commentary of great authors.
The Poetry Foundation - Free, open-source, poetry, poet bios, educational material, and an informative genre guide. Indexing tools and TOC access for Poetry magazine.
Project Gutenberg - First and largest collection of free ebooks.
Treasures in Full - Full-text of rare historic works from the British Library.
The William Blake Archive - Digitized illuminated books blur the boundaries of art and literature.

Mathematics

American Mathematical Society - Biographies, guides, and reviews of all things mathematical.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians - Illustrates the achievements of women in mathematics.
Explore Learning - Offers a catalog of modular, interactive math simulations called "Gizmos."
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Features bios of mathematicians and "famous curves."
The Math Forum - "Ask Dr. Math" section offers mathematics advice from experts.
The Math in Movies Page - Fun site that reviews movies based on their treatment of math topics.
Math Vids - Free video math tutorials.
Number Theory Web - Number theory routines, links to number theory centers and individuals.
Unsolved Problems - Features some well-known unsolved mathematics problems to puzzle over.
WolframAlpha - A "computational knowledge engine" that provides answers to mathematical and statistical queries.

Music

Allmusic - Searchable biographies, discographies. music samples, reviews and more.
Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads - Over 30,000 ballads from the 16th - 20th centuries.
Cantus - Database of thousands of Latin ecclesiastical chants.
Digital Mozart Edition - Entire catalog of Mozart's compositions plus critical commentary.
Historic American Sheet Music - 3,042 pieces, published in the U.S. between 1850 and 1920.
IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library - Offers free sheet music from the public domain.
The Organ Site - Images and history of 2,315 organs worldwide.
The Pipe Organ - Extensive information about the pipe organ. Contains a glossary of organ terms.
The Red Hot Jazz Archive - Songs, films, images, biographies, and critiques on jazz up to 1930.
Smithsonian Folkways - Provides a library of American folk music, as well as access to Folkways magazine.

Performing Arts

Internet Broadway Database - Offers information on historical and current New York theater productions.
Performing Arts in America (1875 -1923) - Details the birth of modern American entertainment.
Performing Arts Encyclopedia - The Library of Congress' website on the History of the Performing Arts.

Philosophy

Argument Mapping Tutorials - Learn how to successfully map your arguments!
Ethics Updates - Reports on current professional and popular literature on ethics.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Encyclopedia and guide to philosophy, created by philosophy professors.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Entries written and updated by experts in the field of philosophy.

Psychology

AllPsych Online - Provides links to hundreds of cross-referenced psychology sites.
American Psychological Association - Recent news, glossary of terms, how to use APA citation style.
National Institute of Mental Health - Federal agency for research on mental and behavioral disorders.
Archives of the History of American Psychology - Images of historic instruments as well as papers.

Religious Studies

The Association of Religion Data Archives - Statistics and reports on international religious belief.
BibleGateway - Read and research scripture online in the translation of your choice.
The Catholic Encyclopedia - 1917 edition - a historical perspective on the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Digital library of hundreds of Classic Christian texts.
Encylopedia Mythica - Articles on the mythology, folklore and religion of world societies.
Index of Saints - Extensive list of saints and angels of the Catholic Church.
Project Wittenberg - Works by and about Martin Luther and the Lutheran Church.
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic - Religious influence and freedom of faith.
Wabash Center - Guide to Internet sources on major world religions.

Science

General Resources

Highwire Press - Largest repository of free, full-text, peer-reviewed content hosted by Stanford.
Intute - Searches EEVL, GEsource, and PDIgate for freely available web sources.
National Science Digital Library - Interactive resources and images in the sciences.
Scirus - The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet.
Skeptic.com - Scientific society dedicated to investigating controversial claims.
U.S. Geological Survey - Offers data on biology, geography, geology by state or at the national level.

Biology, Environmental Science

Alternative Fuels Data Center - Studies on biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, and propane.
BiologyBrowser - Free resources from Thomson Reuters on the life sciences.
Biotechnology Industry Organization - Largest organization representing biotechnology interests.
Edwards Aquifer - Collection of images and essays on this unique groundwater system.
Encyclopedia of Earth - Peer-reviewed, online reference articles about the Earth and its environment.
Encyclopedia of Life - Scientific information about the species of the Earth.
Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental science, research, and education efforts.
Primate Info Net - Provides original content and links to resources about nonhuman primates.
National Agriculture Library - Government info on livestock, crops, research and technology.
Scitable - Free science articles, currently focusing on genetics; registration is required.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Data on air quality, water and waste management.
Water Resources of the United States - Maps, data, and analysis of the nation's water systems.

Astronomy, Geology, Physical Science

Einstein Light - "The finer points of relativity in less time than it takes to eat an sandwich."
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy - Encyclopedias of astronomy, chemistry, and physics.
HubbleSite - Official site of the Hubble telescope features amazing images taken from deep space.
Mineralogy Database - Images and descriptions of 4,442 individual mineral species.
NASA Astrobiology - Covers the study of the origination and evolution of life in the universe.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Government data on the seas and skies.
National Geophysical Data Center - Provides geophysical data from the universe to Earth itself.

Sociology and Anthropology

Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History - Full-text ethnography's from 1907.
Global Distribution of Poverty - Graphically displays the global distribution of poverty.
ProCon.org - Website that explores the pros and cons of various controversial social issues.
The Socjournal - Provides full-text articles in the field of sociology.

Sports and Kinesiology

AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance) - News and job postings.
ESPN SportsCentury - Overview of outstanding athletes and achievements in sports in the 1900s.
Exploratorium: Sport Science - Discover the science behind your favorite sports!
Historic Baseball Resources - Biographies, photographs, and historic video from the Library of Congress.
Sports Reference - Statistics for baseball, football, basketball, and hockey.

U.S. Government

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Economy at a Glance - Provides statistics on the U.S. economy.
CensusScope - Easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends based on the 2000 census.
Fed Stats - Links to statistics for over 100 government agencies on topics. Includes A - Z topic list.
Federal Judicial Center - Federal judicial history, biographies of federal judges, and education programs.
Internal Revenue Service - Information about filing taxes, including forms and e-filing.
Open Congress - Provides extensive information on the recent work of Congress.
Open Secrets - Tracks industry donations to politicians and political parties.
Statistical Abstract - Statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the U.S.
Supreme Court Collection - Searchable archive of Supreme Court Decisions.
The White House - Official site of the executive branch of the U.S. government.
U.S. Census Bureau - Authoritative site for statistical information about the U.S.
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Official site of the Department of the Treasury.
U.S. House of Representatives - Examine voting records, track bills, and view summaries of debate.
U.S. Senate - Preview floor and session schedules and learn who's who in Congress.
USASpending.gov - Searchable site providing data on federal government spending.

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