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Ready ReferenceCalendarsToday's calendar and clock page Calendar Zone--comprehensive categorized calendars.
Dictionaries and Style GuidesBartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations The Quotations Page Includes quotes of the day, motivational quotes, and a quote search. DirectoriesBigfoot.com Search through this global white-pages directory, containing millions of names, e-mail addresses, and websites. Switchboard Directory Provides millions of residential listings and business listings. Telephone Directories on the Web -Indexes online phone books with over 400 links to yellow pages, white pages, business directories, e-mail addresses, and fax numbers from 170-plus countries.
Encyclopedias
Columbia Presents the most recent edition (6th) in its entire full-text format, published in 2000.
Reference Desks
Martindale's the Reference Desk Index to online references, including links to more than 6, 700 on-line calculators and thousands of teaching files, multimedia tutorials, and databases.
Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 8,500 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. LII is meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.
The Virtual Reference
Desk Covers nearly 1,000 web pages arranged by subject, providing
access to carefully selected academic resources as well as 150,00 official
documents and governing agencies, departments, and
committees. |
American Zoological and
Aquarium Association Dedicated to the
advancement of zoos and aquariums in areas of conservation, education, science,
and recreation.
Animal Health, Well-Being, and
Rights Provides informative links to
many animals, from apes to wombats.
Electronic Zoo
Endangered Species
National Geographic Animals - Information and photos of animals with links to
other websites.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Information
Directory Links to professional
organizations, wildlife rehabilitation, animalia, photos, and more; from the
University of Minnesota.
Arab Gateway Aims to introduce non-Arabs to the Arabs and their culture.
ATLAPEDIA Profiles of each nation of the world, plus maps.
The CIA World Factbook Information on different countries: flag and map, geography, people, government, economy, communication, and defense.
Chiefs of State- for all countries, from the CIA website.
Columbia University’s African Studies Focuses on resources and research materials pertaining to Africa; the “official” African Studies site for the World Wide Web Virtual Library since 1999.
Governments on the WWW Information on foreign governments, parliaments, offices, embassies, and city councils from 200 countries.
International Health and Vaccination Requirements
Library of Congress Country Studies The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Russian and East European
Studies Focuses on the former Soviet Union and the states of Central and
Eastern Europe—the history, cultures, languages, politics, and traditions of the
region
Travel
Warnings Information provided from the U.S. State Department.
University of Texas: Center for Middle East Studies Focuses on all countries in the Middle East—their histories, cultures, languages, etc.
Western European Studies Section Supports studies and research in Western European affairs from ancient times to present; Published by the American Association of Research Libraries to promote the improvement of library services.
WCSU World Area Studies Internet Resources Covers leading information on countries, people, cultures worldwide; compiled by Western Connecticut State University’s department of social sciences.
Art Appraisal - A site to help people find out the value of various works of art.
Classical Music Resources Comprehensive collection of classical music links, includes composer homepages, chronologies, and databases.
Instrument Encyclopedia
Organized according to sound, the instruments are divided into percussion,
strings, wind, and electronic; developed in cooperation with the University of
Michigan School of Library and Information Science and the University of
Michigan School of Music.
Internet Movie
Database The most comprehensive movie database on the Internet. It
covers over 200,000 movies and TV shows, 400,000 actors, and 40,000 directors
and is expanding continuously.
International Sculpture Center Advances the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society; founded in 1960.
Louvre Click on link at bottom of page to specify language.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mozart's Musikalisches
Wurfelspiel This is the electronic implementation of a
musical
composition dice game which was written by Mozart in 1787. Mozart
wrote instructions, and a Table of Rules, plus 176 possible minuet measures and
96 possible trio measures. Users can create a minuet by selecting two numbers
representing different instruments--one for the right hand, one for the left.
Results are generated as sound files and also as musical scores.
Sheet Music - Links to free sheet music on the Internet
Tate Collection Holds the national collection of British art and international art.
Web Museum, Paris: Famous Paintings Exhibition Provides links to paintings dating from 1280 to present.
World Wide Art Resources Comprehensive gateway site to the arts--includes information on Architecture, Antiques, Dance, Film and much more.
Worldwide Internet Music Resources
BabyCenter Baby names with search tools.
I-Village Even more baby names.
Baby Zone Baby names for your baby.
Biographical Dictionary Includes more than 24,000 brief biographies of notable men and women from ancient times to the present.
biography.com Search through 20,000 paragraph-length biographies.
Invention Dimension Biographies of inventors from MIT's Invention Dimension site.
African American History and
Heritage Site
The African-American
Mosaic A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black
History and Culture
African American
Voices (Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History)
African American Web Connection
African American
World African American World tries to cover all things Black or African
American and does a good job at it. Includes history, arts and
culture, race and society, and biographical profiles. There is also a
timeline of African American history from the 1400s on with links to further PBS
readings and programs, a page for children, African American history teaching
modules, and pro and con opinions on social issues. Searchable.
Afro-American Almanac
Biographies
Biography .Com Black History
Month
The Black History
Calendar
Black
History-Exploring African-American issues on the web:
Black History Hotlist
Black
History Month- a list of links for kids
History of
Black Military Service
MUSEUM OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
Our
Shared History: African American Heritage This site showcases
United States National Park Service (NPS) resources related to African American
history and culture. It includes travel guides for exploring relevant national
parks, exhibits, and collections. Through numerous links, this Web site also
serves as a portal to NPS online resources on this subject.
Outstanding sites to celebrate
Black History Month
Poets of the Harlem
Renaissance and After
Schomburg Center for Research in
Black Culture (New York City)
SoulSearch
AbeBooks
This is a glossary of general book-related terms and abbreviations, with an
emphasis on those used in the antiquarian and rare book trade. Includes
terminology used to describe size and condition of old books.
Bartleby Library: Great Books Online
Includes full-text materials in the public domain made available free to the
public for educational purposes.
Best Books Lists For younger readers.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Fiction Database Offers romance novels, mysteries, and westerns with reviews, links to author websites, a pseudonym directory, and more.
Luminarium Presents English literature divided into three sections: Medieval, Renaissance, and 17th Century.
The Mystery Reader Focuses on the literary aspect of mysteries, offering reviews and ratings for six subgenres: detectives, suspense, romance, historical, thrillers, and cozy.
Native American Authors Contains primarily information on contemporary Native American authors, though some historical ones are also presented.
Project Gutenberg Free e-texts of literature in the public domain.
The Resource Center for Book Groups
Romance Novel Database Includes over 7,000 authors and more than 45,000 titles.
Talking Books - Providing free library service to Texans of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical, or reading disabilities-whether permanent or temporary.
Western Database Includes over 1,000 authors and over 7,000 titles.
Annual Reports The Public Register's site for free annual reports, over 2210 companies.
BondsOnline Provides news and information on municipal, corporate, and treasury bonds.
Brill.com Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive
Business Research From Business Lycos.com. SEC filings and Stock quotes.
CEO Express Offers links to newspapers, television news, business investing magazines, and search engines.
ClearStation Stock Picks: A & Z lists; recommended portfolios.
CNN and Money Magazine From CNN and Money Magazine. Encyclopedic site of financial information.
CompaniesOnline Search A Dun & Bradstreet free site. Search for information on over 100,000 public and private companies.
Entreworld.org Provides a world of resources for entrepreneurs—tips on franchising, marketing growth, assessing ideas, to name a few.
Forbes Forbes magazine website.
FreeEDGAR.com: Free live EDGAR data and
more...
Hoover's Online
INC 500 Yearly list of the fastest growing private companies.
Kompass - a site for international business research
MarketGuide's NetScreen NetScreen, a stock screening program (which is updated daily), uses the Market Guide database consisting of more than 9,000 publicly traded companies. Create sophisticated stock screens using Market Guide's free on-line NetScreen program
MoreBusiness.com. Provides “how to” information for those new entrepreneurs, such as marketing and selling ideas, tips and strategies for good business practices, templates for agreements and contracts, ideas for press releases, and much more.
NASDAQ Lists the securities of nearly
4,100 of the world’s leading companies.
Official Search Designed to get you to
the official or authorized web site.
Price's List of Lists An excellent directory for locating many "Best of..." lists available on the Internet. The lists are arranged under: Business, Education, Living, Politics, and Science.
Researching Companies Online A tutorial on how to find different types of free company information on the Internet.
RiskGrades Input your portfolio for grading & analyze the results against a host of benchmarks. What-if scenarios let you see whether certain trades would improve your risk/return and diversification profile.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Thomas Register of American
Manufacturers You have to register, but it is free.
U.S. Business Advisor Offers small businesses online access to guides and government forms needed to comply with regulations or apply for government-backed loans.
Autoshop Online Car-care tips and offers an analysis of your car problems.
Autoworld The accurate information and pricing source.
Crashtest.com Lists crash test results for many types of automobiles, from Acuras to Volvos.
Driver's Education - Instructions for parent-taught driver education for your teenager.
Edmunds Blue Book prices for new and old cars, results of road tests, reviews, and information on rebates and incentives.
Kelley Blue Book New Car Pricing and Bluebook Values
The Lemon Car Page Lemon laws for Texans.
NADA Get a car value, find a dealer, and more.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Testing results, recall information and more.
Texas Auto and Homeowner Insurance Rate Guides Free from the Texas Department of Insurance.
AARP Internet Tutorial Basic
browsing: tool bars, addresses, printing, etc.
About.Com Free
online tutorials
CNET If you want
news and information about computers and online technology, this is the
place.
CNET Shareware.com Most
powerful tool available for searching for and downloading freeware and shareware
on the Internet.
Compu-Kiss Columns,
links, tips, basic lessons on computer use.
Computer Literacy
Repository Free computer information.
Death to
Spam Learn about tracing mail, message filters,
legal issues, and more
Annoyances Focusing on solving
problems and eliminating annoyances with all modern versions of
MS Windows.
Go
60 Lessons for beginners, glossary of computing terms,
and more.
Internet
Tutorials Basic internet, research guides, search
engines, browsers, etc.
Make Windows Work
Better 104 tips to make Windows faster, easier, more
reliable.
MicrosoftEnable Tips on
customizing various Microsoft products for seniors with vision, hearing, or
other impairments.
Privacy
Bird Free utility from AT&T that automatically searches
for privacy policies at every web site you visit.
Protecting Your
Privacy Online Tip sheet from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Safe Shopping
Online:
American Bar Association
Website
SeniorNet
Online International organization of computer-using seniors (55+)
Visitors are welcome, and memberships are offered to those who wish to
join.
SeniorCitizens.com
Information on buying different kinds of computers.
Software Learning Mall Computer info and
web use for seniors. Free membership gives access to even more useful services.
Tech Encyclopedia
"More than 13,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts.... The source for
this encyclopedia is The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia."
Third Age 5-minute
tech tutorials for pc users to learn practical Web skills.
ZDNet This and the CNet site are the major
computer and online technology sites to visit for news, reviews and resource
collections.
Consumer Information Center Full text of hundreds of the pamphlets found in the catalog from Pueblo.
Consumer World Best starting point for consumer information on the web.
DealTime Free online comparison shopping service.
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guide Current information on dealer and manufacturer incentive and rebates, safety information, recalls since 1989, road test results, auto show highlights, and buyer advice.
Gas Price Watch Search your local gas stations, American and Canadian, for the lowest price. Also charts heating oil.
Healthfinder U.S. Department of Health links to consumer health resources.
Household Products Database of the National Library of Medicine is based on the Consumer Product Information Database which links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Crime Library From Courtroom Television Network.
Crime Statistics U.S. Department of
Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Death Penalty - A pro-death
penalty website.
Death
Penalty - An anti-death penalty website.
FBI
Jack the Ripper the
world's largest public repository of Ripper-related information.
Newstrench Subject
guide to thousands of FBI files (and their file numbers) that are now publicly
accessible through the Freedom of Information Act.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice
Statistics Over 10,000 tables displaying statistical data from over
2,500 public and private agencies, academic institutions, research
organizations, public opinion polling firms, and other groups.
Texas Sex Offender
Database
Texas Vine
VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday). It is a system now in
use in 1,200 communities in 36 states and two Canadian provinces. A
free service for crime victims and other concerned citizens. Provides basic
information on jailed offenders, case information and scheduled court events.
Notifies registered users of changes in offender jail status, case and court
events.
Disasterfinder
If you're looking for the latest links in
disaster information, the Disaster Finder finds them for you, and even lets you
preview your selections with brief site descriptions.
Disaster
Relief Joint
venture between the American Red Cross, CNN Interactive, and IBM providing
worldwide disaster aid and information.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Provides a wealth of information on different
aspects of disaster: fact sheets, survival, current disasters, training,
emergency contacts, photo library, storm-watch and current weather.
Relief Web A project of the
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. This site
focuses on the human response to catastrophe headlines link to articles and
press releases about recent disasters.
Terror-related Emergencies
- The Department of Homeland Security tells you how to prepare for explosions,
radiation, chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare.
Texas Critters - Learn
about poisonous snakes, spiders, scorpions, ants, bees and wasps you may
encounter in Texas.
Arts & Letters Daily
Outstanding links to newspapers, articles, book reviews, essays, and
opinion. A feast for the mind!
Astrology & Numerology -
Basic information about astrology and numerology.
Best Freebies on the
Net So they claim. Fonts, games, graphics,
contests, free samples, screen savers, etc.
Crossword
Puzzles Puzzles from American and British newspapers
and just about everything else for puzzle fans.
Crossword Puzzle Clue
Search Search engine help for
crossword clues, cryptograms, and anagrams.
Dream
Interpretation - Find out the meaning of your dreams with the
dream dictionary on this site, or submit a dream for interpretation.
Elderhostel Educational
adventures for adults 55 or older. Use it or lose it, Bunky!
Free Education on the
Internet 120
academic and vocation/technical topic areas.
Greeting Cards Send
an electronic card with a personalized message.
A sampling:
Blue Mountain
Arts American
Greetings
Greeting
Cards
3D
Greetings
Marlo
123
Greetings
Hallmark
Hobbies
Arts, crafts, collecting, pastimes, chat rooms for aficionados.
How Stuff Works Articles
explain how hundreds of things work, from elements of the human body to
space-age technology.
Knowledge
Hound Tutorials, guides, and tips on just about everything.
Recipe Source Over
70,000 recipes organized by ethnic group and type of dish.
Tutorials Get instant online
training in the subject of your choice. Conveniently divided into categories, or
use the search engine.
World Database of
Happiness The most wanted commodity studied scientifically: causes
and consequences.
Divorce Magazine Covers a good
variety of topics: money matters, health, legal briefs, children and divorce,
statistics, and much more, specifically for divorcees.
DivorceNet Provides legal forms,
advice, guest columnist Jim Gross, chat room, state-by-state resource centers,
tax breaks, interactive bulletin boards, and more.
Divorce Online Provides free
articles and information on financial, legal, psychological, real-estate, and
other aspects of divorce; also includes a professional referral section to local
professionals in your area
DivorceSupport.com Provides
helpful information about divorce, child custody and support, visitation rights,
separation, alimony, laws, etc.
US Divorce
Law
AdmissionsOffice College selection resource.
American School Directory A database of Web pages for each of the 108,000 K-12 schools in the U.S. Each site is loaded with pages of information, including number of students, number of homerooms, grades, phone and fax numbers, urls, school calendars, administrators, and even a local street map.
Braintrack University Index Billed as the "world's most complete education index," this site offers links to over 5300 universities, colleges, and technical schools in 152 countries.
ERIC The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. The ERIC online system provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are now available for free.
Fathom Whether you are a student, a professional looking to advance your career, or a lifelong learner, Fathom offers online courses and free seminars from member institutions.
Financial Aid Established in 1994, this award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive and annotated collection of student financial information on the web.
Free Education on the Internet 120 academic and vocation/technical topic areas.
Good Typing - Learn how to type
correctly in just a few hours using all your fingers.
Learn2Type
Free typing instruction service. Users must register to use.
Montgomery County
Schools
National Center for Education Statistics Statistics on literacy, assessment, and "Digest of Educational Statistics."
Peterson’s Since 1966, Peterson’s has helped to connect individuals, educational institutions, and corporations through its critically acclaimed materials and online sources.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
United States Department of Education Full text of education reports, grants, links to educational organizations.
Home School
Homeschool.com Lists top 100 educational sites on the Internet; sponsored by Sylvan .
Home School Legal Defense Association
Minority Home Schoolers of Texas
Texas Home School Coalition Connects people with local and regional support and maintains a network for home schoolers.
Colleges; Financial Aid
CollegeBoard.com The College
