General Reference
Ask Oxford
http://www.askoxford.com/?view=get
Search the Oxford Compact Dictionary online.
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
Search a site with 25,000 biographies and links.
Countries of the World
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html
Earth Calendar
http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php
Holidays around the world searchable by names, calendar date, or geographic region.
Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/
More than 7,000 articles about world mythology.
Foreignword.com
http://www.foreignword.com/
Holidays Around the World
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/holidays.htm
Learn how people around the world celebrate.
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Links to many research topics and information.
Martindale’s the Reference Desk
http://www.martindalecenter.com/
Links to many topics of interest.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/
Use a online dictionary and thesaurus.
New York City NYPL Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection
http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/
A collection of 30,000 pictures from magazines, newspapers, postcards, prints and photographs most before 1923.
Nobel Prize
http://nobelprize.org/
The history of the Nobel Prizes and their recipients.
The World Clock - Time Zones
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Find out what time is it anywhere on earth.
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Geography & Maps
Geography and Map Reading Room - Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/
Digital map collections from 1500-2004.
Country Reports
http://www.countryreports.org/
Detailed facts about hundreds of countries.
Country Studies/Area Handbooks - Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Descriptions and analysis of historical, political, economic, and
social systems of countries throughout the world.
Perry Castenada Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
Online maps of current interest, political and physical maps and more.
United Nations Cartographic Section
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/index.htm
Maps of all types including U.N. Peacekeeping missions.
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Timelines
Ancient Egypt
http://ehistory.osu.edu/ancient/egypt/timeline.cfm
Ancient Egypt timeline from 2920-30 B.C.
Food Timeline
http://www.foodtimeline.org/
The history of food from ancient time to present day.
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=2984
A interesting timeline with much detail.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Presents a Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
From ancient to present time searchable by artist, time period, region, or type of art.
Middle Ages 500-1500
http://ehistory.osu.edu/world/TimeLineDisplay.cfm?Era_id=5
Arranged by time period, government, art, science, religion, and daily life.
The Roman Empire
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/timeline/index.html
A timeline with additional links.
The Arts
African Art : Aesthetics and Meaning
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html
An electronic art exhibit from the Bayly Art Museum of the University of Virginia.
Art History
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Art history organized by time and country.
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Search artists, works of art, and museums on line.
ArtLex Art Dictionary
http://www.artlex.com/
Definitions of over 3,600 art terms with supporting images, pronunciation guide and quotations.
Artslynx International Dance Resources
http://www.artslynx.org/dance/index.htm
Links to all types of dance resources.
BBC Music Artist Profiles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/
An extensive resource for biographies and many aspects of music.
Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Information about classical music including composers.
Explore Art
http://www.getty.edu/art/
Browse by artists, type of art, and subjects at this site from the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Folk and Blues
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/folkandblues/main.htm
Learn about the history of folk and blues music in America.
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/INDEX.HTM
A comprehensive illustrated glossary.
Instrument Encyclopedia
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
An international guide to instruments searchable by type or geographic area.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Presents a Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
From ancient to present time searchable by artist, time period, region, or type of art.
Museums Around the World
http://icom.museum/vlmp/world.html
Links to museum web sites around the world arranged alphabetically by country.
Photography
http://www.42explore.com/photog.htm
A guide to the photographic arts with links to many sites.
Restoration Online
http://www.artsmia.org/restoration-online/
The art of restoring masterpiece paintings is explained with examples.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
http://www.rockhall.com/home/default.asp
Information about Cleveland's famous museum and its inductees.
Theatre and Drama
http://www.ecb.org/surf/theatre.htm
A comprehensive site with links to theatre arts.
Web Gallery of Art
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/welcome.html
A
virtual art gallery contains searchable databases of European paintings
and sculpture from the twelfth to mid-nineteenth centuries.
WebMuseum
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/
Comprehensive information about art history and artists.
World Languages
Take Off in French
http://www.askoxford.com/languages/fr/toi_french/introduction/
Online French language activities.
Take Off in Spanish
http://www.askoxford.com/languages/es/toi_spanish/introduction/
Online Spanish language activities.
Literature & English
A Celebration of Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/writers.html
Browse by author, time period, country or ethnicity. Contains varying information for each writer some biographical.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Complete text of all plays and poetry.
Literary Criticism - Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
Links to critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works.
LitLinks
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/
Links to fiction, poetry, drama and essays.
Magnetic Poetry Online
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Click and drags words to create you own poems online.
Poetry Archives
http://www.emule.com/poetry/
Thousands of full-text poems.
Poets.org
http://poets.org/
The Academy of American poets web site. Search for poems, poet information, and listen to audio recordings.
Representative Poetry Online
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/index.cfm
Contains over 3000 English language poems by over 500 poets with biographical notes.
Simply Haiku
http://www.simplyhaiku.com
A quarterly online journal of short form Japanese poetry.
Theatre and Drama
http://www.ecb.org/surf/theatre.htm
A comprehensive site with links to theatre arts.
Math
Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Dr. Math can help you.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Biographical essays and comments with some photographs of women mathematicians.
Graphics for the Calculus Classroom
http://www.ima.umn.edu/~arnold/graphics.html#jagged
Animated graphics developed by a professor for his first year calculus students.
History of Mathematics Archive
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
Biographies, history topics, and curves index.
Math Games
http://www.maa.org/news/mathgames.html
A variety of math games from the National Mathematics Association.
Mathworld
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
An extensive mathematic web site.
Religion
Overview of World Religions
http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/
Comprehensive data by region and religion.
Religions of the World
http://library.thinkquest.org/28505/inde1.html
Explore and learn about the world's religions.
The Religious Society of Friends
http://www.quaker.org/
Information about Quakers.
Virtual Religion Index
http://virtualreligion.net//vri/index.html
A comprehensive site with many links.
Your Guide to the Religions of the World
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/world_religions/
A
well-organized guide to Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism,
Judaism, and Sikhism which includes religious texts and audio.
Science
Astronomy
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
A real-time view of the earth and moon.
Hubble Site
http://www.hubblesite.org
The Hubble telescope at work.
NASA Space Flight Center
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/homepage.html
A searchable site which explores current information and studies of the universe.
The Nine Planets
http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/intro.html
Information and photographs of the planets of the solar system.
Star Journey
http://nationalgeographic.com/features/97/stars/
Journey through the stars with National Geographic online.
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Biology & Earth Studies
Animal Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
Detailed information from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
BioChemHub
http://biochemhub.com/biochem/biochemhub.cfm
Links to general biology and chemistry.
Biology News
http://www.accessexcellence.org/
New and interesting developments in all areas of biology.
Electronic Zoo
http://netvet
Many links to wild and domesticated animals including veterinary care.
eNature Field Guides
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/
Online guides to all types of animals, trees, and wildflowers.
Geology and Earth Science Online
http://geology.com/
Includes maps, satellite images and extensive information and links.
A Guided Tour of the Visible Human
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/
An interactive site with over 18,000 digitalized images of the human body.
Interactive Frog Dissection
http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu/Frog2/
Dissect a frog online.
National Ocean Service
http://www.nos.noaa.gov/
Information about ocean ecology, conservation, and research.
A Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/
A guide to creating a science project including links to other sites.
Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com
Latest science news in the online version.
Snow Crystals
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photos/photos.htm
All about snowflakes including photographs.
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Chemistry & Physics
42 Explore-Robots
http://www.42explore.com/robots.htm
Basic information and links to robot sites.
BioChemHub
http://biochemhub.com/biochem/biochemhub.cfm
Links to general biology and chemistry.
Eric Weissteins's World of Chemistry
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm
A comprehensive chemistry site.
Fear of Physics
http://fearofphysics.com/
Animated interactive ways to understand the principles of physics.
Jefferson Lab
http://www.jlab.org/
An online physics lab.
A Periodic Table of the Elements
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic
An interactive periodic table.
Physics Applets
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/
This well-organized site from the University of Oregon covers many aspects of physics.
Physics Central
http://www.physicscentral.com/
A user friendly site explains physics concepts.
Physics for Life
http://www.physics.org/life
An interactive way to learn about the physics of everyday life.
A Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/
A guide to creating a science project including links to other sites.
Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com
Latest science news in the online version.
Scientific Calculator for Chemists with Notebook
http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/calc4chem.html
Fully functional online scientific calculator.
Soda Constructor
http://sodaplay.com/constructor/index.htm
Create amazing online animated projects with soda straws. Take a look.
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Health & Medicine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/az.d
Health topics including statistics and studies.
Drug Abuse Resources
http://www.freevibe.com/
Information about the effects of drugs, peer pressure and more.
Medicine Plus
http://www.medlineplus.gov/
A medical encyclopedia, health topics and more.
Mental Health
http://www.ncpamd.com/Kids_Pages.htm
Articles, games, and book reviews.
Teens Health
http://kidshealth.org/teen/
Health issues online.
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History
United States History
The African-American Mosaic
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black history and culture.
Age of Exploration
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/intro.php#
Many links and information about early explorers from the Mariners' Museum.
American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement
http://www.amerianjourneys.org/index.asp
Primary sources describe early American experiences.
American Memory - Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
A digital representation of American History including the written and spoken word, prints, photographs, maps, and videos.
American Slave Narratives
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html
Former slave narratives provide a first-hand account of life on plantations, cities and small farms.
Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
Civil War History
http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/index.cfm
Digital History of the United States
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
The Harlem Renaissance
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/Harlem/
Hear the Presidents - Vincent Voice Library
http://www.lib.msu.edu/vincent/presidents/index.htm
Hear the actual voices of presidents of the United States.
In Motion-African-American Migration Experience
http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
http://www.tenement.org/
Take a virtual tour of a LES tenement.
Making of America
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
A digital library of primary sources including recently added NYC items.
Native American Sites
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html
This site is a treasure of information about Native Americans of the U.S.
Native Tech
http://www.nativetech.org
Native American culture, art, and technology.
Political Cartoons of Dr. Seuss
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/
A collection of cartoons created during World War II.
Vietnam War
http://ehistory.osu.edu/vietnam/index.cfm
Women in American History
http://search.eb.com/women/
World War II
http://ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/index.cfm
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World History
Ask Asia
http://askasia.org/
Information about the people, history, and cultures of Asia.
Best of History Web Sites
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
eHistory
http://ehistory.osu.edu/world/index.cfm
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm
The Face of Russia
http://www.pbs.org/weta/faceofrussia/
Hyper History Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Middle East History
http://ehistory.osu.edu/middleeast/index.cfm
The Story of Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index.shtml
African history from ancient to present time.
Women World Leaders, 1945 -
http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00women.htm
Women's Speeches from Around the World
http://gos.sbc.edu/
World War II
http://ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/index.cfm
Technology & the Internet
FOLDOC
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/
A free online computing dictionary.
Living Internet
http://www.livinginternet.com/
An organized tour of the history of the internet.