Selected Websites

General research

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Websters Dictionary
• Roget's Thesaurus
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• MapQuest! Online Atlas
• Biographies Online (15,000 brief biographies)
• Newslink: Newspapers of the Nation and World
• College Newspapers
• Federal Government Information
• Yearbook of Experts, Authorities and Spokespersons
• Telephone Directories on the Web
• Toll-Free Phone Directory
• Zip Code Directory
• Home Pages of American Colleges and Universities
• Britannica Directory of Websites
• WWW Virtual Library (organized by subject category from A to Z)
• Reference Library (government documents, maps, dissertations, currency rates, zip codes, etc.)
• Index to Thousands of Online Books

Interdisciplinary Research Sites

• Choice Web Reviews URLS
  Lists sites selected by Choicemagazine.
• Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences
  Oldest, most authoritative directory of electtronic conferences for faculty and professionals. Includes discussion groups on H-NET.
• Indexes, abstracts, bibliographies, and Table of Contents Services
  Developed at the University of Houston, this site is oriented toward scholarly research and does contain some restricted access/commercial resources. Includes a "multidisciplinary " category.
• KnowledgeCite Database
  Demonstration database of combined resources, including ERIC, MEDLINE, and others. Integrated theauri, permitting users to enter one subject heading that automatically retrieves similar headings in other databases.
• NewJour
  Listings and descriptions of popular, professional, and academic e-journals. Keyword-searchable index and subject listing are available.
• UniGuide academic guide to the Internet
  Created or the higher education community, this resource is organized into subject directory.
• University of Waterloo Electronic Library Scholarly Societies Project
  Searchable by keyword or subject-browsable resource for worldwide scholarly societies and associations.
• World Lecture Hall
  A searchable directory of courses offered by faculty worldwide.

The above information comes from Stacey Kimmel at Lehigh University.

For much of the following subject-specific list I am indebted to Easywriter by Andrea Lunsford and Robert Connors (St. Martin's, 1997), Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age, by Diana Hacker, and to Betty Place (Hege Library).

Art

• WWW Virtual Library: Links to Art Sites
• History of Art Virtual Library: Links to Museums, Galleries, etc.
• National Gallery of Art
• National Museum of American Art<
• World Art Treasures
• Art History Resources on the Web
• Art Museums and Journals

Biology

• Biosciences Index (keyword searches)
• Pasteur Institute (keyword searches)
• WWW Virtual Libarary--Biosciences (journal links, others)
• National Science Foundation: Biology
• Centers for Disease Control
• National Institutes of Health

Business and Economics

• Galaxy Business General Resources
• Business Resource Center
• Securities and Exchange Commission Database
• International Business Resources on the Web
• A Business Researcher's Interests
• The Management Archive
• Business Week Online
• WEBEC (categorizes economics information available on web; lists journals)

Chemistry

• Beginner's Guide to Chemical Abstracts
• Virtual Library--Chemistry
• American Chemical Society "ChemCenter"
• Chemical Information Sources: Guide to Internet & Web Resources
• Molecular Visualization Tools and Sites
• Biochemnet

Classics

• Resources for the Classics
• Virtual Tour of the Acropolis
• Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World
• Guide to Greek Mythology
• Classic Theater
• Perseus Project
• Encyclopedia Mythica (mythology, folklore, legend)
• Classics Texts

Geology and Environmental Science

• GeoWeb
• Earth-Science Resources
• United States Geological Survey
• Biodiversity and Ecosystems Network
• Environmental Protection Agency
• EnviroWeb (virtual environmental library)
• Hydrology Web

History

• Index of Resources for Historians
• Historical Journals Online
• History Sites by Time Period
• History Sites by Subject
• Horus's Web Links to History Resources (search engine)
• National Historical Society: the History Net
• Modern History (1775-1945 texts, links, documents)
• Gateway to World History
• World History Archives
• Historical Documents from Western Europe
• Bedford Books Annotated List of Links to History Sites
• American Memory: Primary Sources from Library of Congress

Language and Literature

• Lexicon/glossary of Major Terms in Literary Criticism, Linguistics, and Rhetoric
• Resources in English Language and Literature (good place to begin research)
• Literary Resources on the Net
• Internet Poetry Archive (works by living poets, audio clips and general information)
• Literary Resources-Feminism & Women's Literature
• Project Gutenberg Master Index (complete books available on Web)
• Bartleby Library (literary texts online)
• International Gay and Lesbian Review
• American Studies Web
• Romance Languages Resource Page
• French Resources
• German Resources
• Electronic Text Center (English, French, German, Japanese, Latin)
• The Voice of the Shuttle (on-line resources for humanities scholars)

Mathematics

• Math Archives Undergrads' Page
• Math Archives Bibliographies
• The Most Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics
• AMS Mathematics on the Web
• MathSearch
• Eric's Treasure Trove of Mathematics (important terms and concepts)

Music

• Online Resources in Music
• Music Sources on the Web
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources
• Sibelius Academy Music Resources
• University of Maryland Music Resources

Philosophy

• American Philosophical Association Home Page
• Philosophy in Cyberspace: Guide to Philosophy-Related Resources

Physics

• AIP Physics Information
• Physics News
• HEPIC Global Search (keyword searching)
• The Net Advance of Physics (includes Physicist's Encyclopedia)
• American Physical Society
• WWW Virtual Library--Physics
• US Department of Energy
• NASA Homepage
• Astronomy and Space Science

Political Science

• Political Science Virtual Library
• US Congress Homepage with Links to Resources
• The White House
• Fedworld
• Legal Information Institute (Supreme Court decisions, other legal sites)
• Foreign Government Resources on the Web

Psychology

• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Galaxy Psychology Page (Clinical, Developmental, Educational, Experimental Lists)
• Behavior Analysis Resources
• Internet Mental Health

Religious Studies

• Archive of Christian Texts
• Institute for Christian Leadership (links to texts, early documents, organizations)
• Judaism and Jewish Resources
• Religious and Sacred Texts (includes Muslim, Hindu, Taoist, Mormon, others)

Sociology

• Social Science Sites
• Social Work and Social Services Websites
• Sociological Abstracts
• WWW Virtual Library--Sociology
• Internet Web Resources for Sociology
• A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace (links, paper-writing guides, inquiry help)

Theatre Studies

• Theatre and Dance (guide to resources, database of full texts of world dramas)
• Theatre Central (international links to theatre sources)

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