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Online Resources:

• NC LIVE

• Academic Search Premier
• Britannica's Original Sources
• Business Source Premier
• Contemporary Authors
• CountryWatch
• CQ Researcher
• Credo Reference
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
• NetLibrary
• Proquest Psyc Journals
• PsycARTICLES
• PsycINFO
• WorldCat

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MetaSearch Engines
Dogpile
Ixquick
Mamma
Metacrawler
Search.com

Digital Book Collections
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online

Electronic Text Center at UVa Library

International Children's Digital Library

The Online Books Page

PROJECT GUTENBERG

Digital Image Collections

NYPL Digital Gallery

Prints & Photographs Reading Room

Recommended Reference Websites

Recommended Websites by Subject

Recommended Reference Websites

Academic and Scholarly

• BUBL LINK
• INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections 
• LIBWEB
• The Scout Report 
• Scholar's Guide to WWW

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
• Dictionary.com
• Encyclopedia.com
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus 
• OneLook Dictionaries

Directories

• SuperPages.com
• Bigfoot Global E-Mail Directory
• Infospace
• Switchboard
• Telephone Directories on the Web
• Lycos People Search
• Yahoo People Search
• Zip Code Lookup

Government

• Firstgov
  Official government portal to government information, services, and online transactions.
• GPO Access 
  A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office with access to more than 800 official government databases includes Federal Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, Code of Federal Regulations, Commerce Public Laws, U.S. Code and more.
• The Library of Congress  
• THOMAS
  Full text and status of bills.
• U.S. Census Bureau: The Official Statistics.
  Statistics and links to government agencies.

Law

• Findlaw
  Legal Links
• LII--The Legal Information Institute
  Excellent starting point for legal information, includes U.S. Code
• North Carolina General Assembly
  N.C. Bills and Laws

Medical and Health

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Healthfinder
• HealthWeb
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
• Medem
• MEDLINE/PubMed (research)
• MEDLINEplus (consumer information)
• National Women's Health Information Center
• NOAH (New York On-Line Access to Health) 
• Rxlist.com: The Internet Drug Index
• WholeHealthMD.com

News

• ABC News
• AP-Newsday.com
• BBC
• Charlotte Observer
• Christian Science Monitor
• CNN
• Fayetteville Observer
• Laurinburg Exchange
• MSNBC
• New York Times
• NPR
• Raleigh News and Observer
• UNCG's News and Newspapers Online
• USA Today

• Washington Post
• WRAL-TV5 News

North Carolina

• Find NC
• NC @ your service
• North Carolina DMV
• North Carolina ECHO: Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
• North Carolina Encyclopedia
• State Data Center
• State Library of NC

Ready Reference

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Biography.com
• Biographical Dictionary
• Country Studies/Area Handbooks
• How Stuff Works
• Gallup Organization
• Info Please.com
• World Factbook
• Statistical Abstract of the USA

Travel

• MapQuest
• Expedia
• Fodor's Travel Service
• ParkNet
• Travelocity

Weather

• National Weather Service
• The Weather Channel
• WBTW Florence
• WRAL.com Weather

Recommended Websites by Subject                      

Art

• Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
• ArtLex - Art Dictionary
• Art Source
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)
• Mother of All Art and Art History Links
• National Gallery of Art   
• WebMuseum 
• Smithsonian Institution 

Biological Sciences     

• Academic Info Biology and Biological Sciences Gateway 
• Biochemlinks.com
• Biology Project 
• BiologyLinks 
• INFOMINE: Biological, Agricultural and Medical Sciences 
• National Biological Information Infrastructure Clearinghouse

Business/Economics 

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Business and Economic Resources (Internet Public Library)
• CNNMoney 
• Current Industrial Reports-U.S. Census
• EDGAR:Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, Corporation Filings with Securities Exchange Commission SEC)
• GlobalEDGE
• Hoovers Online
• NAICS: North American Industry Classification System
• Online Annual Reports 
  

Chemistry

• CHEMINFO (Chemical Information Sources)
• American Chemical Society 
• ChemDex: Directory of Chemistry on the WWW 
• General Chemistry Online 
• WebElements: The Periodic Table
• U.S. National Library of Medicine (Medline access)         

Communications/Theatre Arts  

• Internet Movie Database 
• Playbill On-Line 
  

Computer Science

• The Living Internet 
• Webopedia                            

Education            

• The Educator's Reference Desk
• ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
• The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
• International Children's Digital Library 
• NC Wise Owl
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
• Smithsonian Education
• Startsquad Kids' Portal
• U.S. Department of Education

• World View: An International Program for Educators

• Yahooligans                                       

English/Literature      

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
• Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
• MAPS: Modern American Poetry 
• Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
• Poetry Archive
• The On-Line Books Page 
• Online Literary Criticism
• VoS: Voice of the Shuttle 

Equine Studies/Therapeutic Riding

• Equisearch.com
• the HORSE.com
• NARHA: North American Riding for the Handicapped Association     

Forensic Science

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
• American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
• Crime and Clues: The Art and Science of Criminal Investigation
• Forensic Science Communications
• Forensic Science Resources
• Handbook of Forensic Services (FBI)
• International Journal of Digital Evidence (IJDE)
• Zeno's Forensic Site

History 

• American Memory (Library of Congress) 
• Ancient World Web 
• American Studies Web
• History Cooperative
• History News Network
• HyperHistory Online 
• Making Of America
• Prints & Photographs Reading Room

International Studies

• Country Studies
• Foreign Affairs Online
• NATO 
• United Nations 

Mathematical Sciences

• American Mathematical Society
• Mathematical Sources (Penn State)         
• The Wolfram Functions Site

Middle East

• History in the News: The Middle East
• MENIC
• Middle East Studies Internet Resources
• World Factbook

Music

• All Music Guide
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources

Philosophy          

• Philosophy Around the Web
• Philosophy Since the Enlightenment

Physical Education/Sports Sciences      

• AAHPERD.org: American Alliance for Health, PE, Recreation, and Dance
• PE Central   

Physics

• American Institute of Physics
• The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight
• Institute of Physics

Political Science      

• Congress.org
• FactCheck.org-Political Fact Check
• Political Science Resources on the Web
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States
• Speakout.com
• Students.gov: Student gateway to the U.S. Government
• Project Vote Smart
• N.C. General Assembly
• U.S. Senate

Psychology        

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• PsycPORT.com: Psychology in the News

Religious Studies

• Academic Info: Religion Gateway
• Adherents.com
• Bible Gateway
• Presbyterian Church (USA)
• Synod of the Mid-Atlantic
  

Science General

• arXiv.org - open access to e-prints in the Sciences
• Science.gov
• Scirus

Teaching Resources for Faculty

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Physical Sciences Resource Center
• Syllabus Finder - Center for History and New Media
• World Lecture Hall

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Date Created: 8/12/04

Date Updated: 11/13/06