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Internet Public Library (IPL) boasts over 20,000 books available online free of charge.
"Reading Room" texts, which include the works of famous authors, poets and playwrights
searchable by title, author, and subject. Other library goodies include several subject collections
(e.g., arts & humanities, business, computers, social science, etc.), almanacs, calendars,
dictionaries and a link to Project Gutenberg with 6000 titles and reference works.
There are special IPL areas devoted to young children and teens.
At this information-rich online Reference desk compiled by the Library of Congress, you can
explore several subject areas arranged alphabetically for easy access. There are links to almanacs,
calculators, clocks, encyclopedias, quotations, health/medical topics, and much more. The Language
and Literature section for example, links to goodies such as Aesop's Fables online, APA Electronic
Reference formats, plus Quoteland quotable quotes. A Recently added section for "Children,
Teachers, and Parents" provides URL connections to Federal Resources for Educational Excellence,
Library of Congress Live, and FirstGov for Kids (a portal to Federal Web sites for young children).
Librarians get to show you how helpful they can be at this searchable subject directory with annotated
descriptions of nearly 10,000 Internet resources. Before the Librarians' Index (LII) lists a site, staff librarians
review it at least twice, so you can be sure there are no surprises when you pop in for a visit. Site links are
provided as a service to ensure that you and your students visit only "reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected
Internet resources." Topics include Arts & Humanities, Government & Law, Computers & Internet,
News Magazine & Media, Society & Social Issues, and many more.
This portal to more Web-based information than you'll ever have time to view rewards curiosity and puts
the fun back in browsing. You only have to follow items of interest. The comprehensive "rationally indexed"
and user-friendly online reference features Internet Beginner's Guides & Tutorials, a Site of the Day, resources
to combat Pop-ups, SPAM and Spyware, thumbnail snapshots of fast facts and quick reference items, US and
world newspapers, a subject index with more than 24 subject categories, plus a Facts Encyclopedia with
over 70 volumes of indexed subjects. Other site goodies include resources for folks who use the Windows
Operating System, a Daily Almanac, weather links, and Best of the Net URLS. There's a nugget behind
every point and click. Take a tour of what's available and see for yourself at the Mission Statement.
This Web site hosted by the National Institutes of Health provides a comprehensive health reference.
Explore its numerous medical articles and databases, online exhibits (at the time of this review there
was a special exhibit on the lives and achievements of U.S. women physicians), resources on the History
of Medicine, and materials about the human genome resources. Ask questions of the reference staff, explore
the personal papers of Nobel Prize winning scientist Joshua Lederberg, read about current health news,
research topics of toxicology and environmental health and much more. Students interested in human anatomy
should "head" for the Visible Human Project, to view 3D representations of male and female bodies complete
with anatomical cross-section images.
Developed and supported by several "partners," including the Library at the University of California,
Riverside, Institute of Museum and Library services, National Science Digital Library (NSDL) and
U.S. Department of Education, this goldmine of Internet-accessible information links to several search tools
and general topics such as Business & Economics, Cultural Diversity, electronic journals, Maps & GIS and
SocSci and Humanities. You'll also want to explore NSF's NSDL web site to access a virtual library of
science, technology engineering and mathematics resources.
Bartleby.com includes several information and reference tools. Its library of holdings can be accessed
easily through full-text searches (title, subject, and author) and hyperlinked cross-references. You can
download dictionaries and thesauri and consult up-to date editions of the Columbia Encyclopedia. Other
site treasures include the complete 70-volume Harvard Classics collection, the works of William Shakespeare,
plus a searchable database containing over 370,000 indexed Web pages, 86,000 quotations, and more than
10,000 poems.
LibrarySpot serves as a gateway to quality information on the Internet offering links to numerous online libraries,
high-quality online texts, encyclopedias, dictionaries, periodicals, quotations, and much more, it's designed for
quick information retrieval. On its Home page you can choose from several Must-See sites, articles, lists, and
interesting "did you know" facts. You'll also find a Reading Room area with links to books, headlines, journals,
library criticism, newspapers, poetry and speeches. Its Reference Desk area functions much like the Reference Desk
at conventional libraries with resources such as acronyms, Ask an Expert opportunities, biographies,
calculators, Quotations, White and Yellow Pages, and Zip codes.
100's of art images and links to art criticism, history, etc.
RedLightGreen RedLightGreen helps you locate the most important books and other research materials
in your area of interest, and find out whether what you need is available at your favorite library. Sign in, and
you can format and send citations any way you want: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian. Just click - and it's done.
Excellent resource for anyone interested in BOOKS!