General Reference Tools:

Bartleby Reference Desk - http://www.bartleby.com/reference
Info Please www.Infoplease.com
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org.
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
Library Spot http://www.libraryspot.com
Librarian’s Index to the Internet http://www.lii.org Merriam-Webster's Colleg
Purdue Ready Reference Desk - http://www.lib.purdue.edu/eresources/readyref/
RefDesk - http://www.refdesk.com
Virtual Library http://vlib.org/
Yahoo Ready Reference http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference
Online Dictionaries, Thesauri, Grammar
American Heritage Book of English Usage http://www.bartleby.com/64/ - grammar, style, diction, word useage, formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms.
Lexicool.com - www.lexicool.com - Large database of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/
Roget’s New Thesaurus – http://www.bartleby.com/62/ - 3rd edition (1995); 35,000 synonyms.
Semantic Rhyming Dictionary http://www.rhymezone.com
SYMBOLS.com - www.symbols.com - encyclopedia of graphic symbols.
WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server -: www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.html

MISC Online reference tools:

Bartleby Quotations www.bartleby.com
Calculator www.calculator.com
CIA World Fact book http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
Farmers’ Almanac http://www.almanac.com/
Library of Congress www.loc.gov
Maps @ National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/index.html
Nation Master www.nationmaster.com
National Archives www.nara.gov
Purdue Writing Center http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Quotations, Clichés & Proverbs www.FaganFinder.com
Online Books Page- full text books online   http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Project Gutenberg - full text books online  http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Online News Resources:

CNN News http://www.cnn.com
MS NBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
News Link http://newslink.org Newspapers, Broadcasters, and Magazines
New York Times Learning Network – For Students http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html
PBS www.pbs.org
BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk
Reuters  http://reuters.com
Kidon Media Links  http://www.kidon.com/media-link
NPR  http://npr.org
World News Network  http://www.wn.com

Biographical Information:

Start with the encyclopedia –General overview data and web links
See Wilson Biographies Online database available at most public libraries and many school libraries
 
Biography Resource www.amillionlives.com
Celebrity Profiles www.celebrityalmanac.com
Internet Public Library www.IPL.org In the biography section there is an extensive list of online biographical information sources.
Michigan Electronic Library Biography www.mel.org/index.jsp Type “biography” in the search box.
Official Site of A & E's Biography www.biography.com
Online Biographical Dictionary www.s9.com/biography/ “More than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day."

College Information

College Board Online www.collegeboard.com
College Source www.collegesource.org
National Collegiate Athletic Association www.ncaa.org
Peterson’s Colleges and Universities www.petersons.com
Princeton Review www.embark.com
US News Online, Colleges and Careers www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rank.index_brief.php
Transitioning to College - free collection of resources for college bound students

English

Literary History www.literaryhistory.com Guide of criticisms on web.
The Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism www.ipl.org/div/litcrit Browse by author, title, or time.
Literary Resources on the Net, placeRutgers University http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
John Hopkins Guide to literary criticism http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/hopkins_guide_to_literary_theory/
University of Pennsylvania’s Literary Site http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/Complit/Eclat/
Shakespeare on the Net http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
Literary Link http://theliterarylink.com/ High School Journalism Resource http://www.highschooljournalism.org/index.students.cfm

Fine Arts

Art a GoGo http://www.artagogo.com/ "Art over easy" -- this site provides links to museums, events, exhibitions, and ways to learn about art in an easy-to-read, jargon-free style.
Art History Resources on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ Artnet http://www.artnet.com/.
AskART http://www.askart.com/ AskART.com is the world's most comprehensive database about North American artists.
La Renaissance: PlaceNameWeb PlaceTypeMuseum placeCityParis http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/
The Artchive http://www.artchive.com/ Over 2,000 scanned images of fine art, historical background on art and artists, theory and criticism, and rotating "gallery" exhibitions.
the-artists.org http://www.the-artists.org/ Century and contemporary visual artists. The masters of the past hundred years are represented.
WebMuseum http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/ Provides access to visual images that are out of copyright.
The American Ceramics Society (http://www.acers.org)
Art History (http://www.lmu.edu/pages/3930.asp)
Art History Resources on the Web (http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html)
Art Public (http://www.art-public.com)
Art Source (http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/)
Gallaudet University (http://http://library.gallaudet.edu/ir/www-art-seh.html)
The Getty (http://www.getty.edu)
Internet Art Resources (http://www.artresources.com/guide/)
Mother of all Art and Art History Links Page (www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/)
Musei Vaticani (Vatican Museums) (http://www.christusrex.org/www1/vaticano/0-Musei.html)
National Endowment for the Arts (http://arts.endow.gov/)
Scholes Library Resources for Art & Design (http://scholes.alfred.edu/art_resources/artresources.html)
The Vatican (http://www.vatican.va)

History

United States

African American History http://www.blackhistory.com/
American & British History Resources http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/history/history.shtml Links to scholarly resources on the Internet, from Rutgers University, including documents, maps, treaties, statistics, gateway sites, sites by subject, sites by period, etc.
American Civil War http://www.sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war
American Studies http://www.cfdev.georgetown.edu/cndls/asw/aswsub.cfm?head1=History%20and%20Historical%20Culture%20 Historical Studies, Archival Resources, and General History Resources.
Best History Sites: www.ushistory.org
Civil War Yale University http://www.library.yale.edu/rsc/american/civil.html
Clamen’s Political Archives http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/clamen/misc/politics Copies of political documents, e.g. constitutional materials, trade agreements, treaties, etc.
Digital History: www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
Fifty States & Capitols www.50states.com
Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Historical Photographs and Images http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist
History Channel www.historychannel.com
Internet Public Library - Potus Project - Presidents of the placecountry-regionUnited States http://www.potus.com
Librarians’ Internet Index www.lii.org A lengthy listing of librarian vetted story sites.
Library of Congress American Memory Collection http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html Primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history – images also available !
Nation Master www.nationmaster.com
National Archives: www.archives.gov
National Endowment for the Humanities. http://edsitement.neh.gov
Native Americans www.nativeweb.org
PBS Online http://www.pbs.org/history
Presidents http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amerpres Meet the men who have held the highest office in the land, read essays about each president and historical documents related to the presidency.
The History Net: www.historynet.com
The History Place www.historyplace.com Browse by table of contents, subject, keyword, or title.

World

Africa http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
Africa http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html A selection of links, including Country Specific Page.
Africa www.africana.com
Asia www.AskAsia.org
CIA World Fact Book www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Digital History http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Electronic Embassy www.embassy.org European Documents – Primary http://www.library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs
History Central www.historycentral.com
History’s best – PBS http://www.pbs.org/history
Holocaust Links http://www.remember.org/index.html
Librarian’s Index to Internet www.lii.org Go to arts/humanities and select “history” then go to period or place of choice for a wonderful selection.
Library of Congress www.loc.gov Go to global gateway – portals to the world to take you to the website of every country in the world.
Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs
Library of Congress Handbook of Latin American Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
Nation by Nation – Basic Facts www.nationbynation.com
The History Net: www.thehistorynet.com
The addressStreetHistory Place www.historyplace.com
Timelines World www.timelines.ws
United Nations Home Page www.un.org
World History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

Ancient

ABZU Bibliography of Ancient Near East History http://www.etana.org/abzu/
Ancient History Sourcebook www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
Ancient Meso-American Civilizations http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/
Ancient/Classical History www.ancienthistory.about.com/
Connection for Medieval Resources http://www.netserf.org/
Exploring Ancient World Cultures http://eawc.evansville.edu/
Library of Congresses links to Websites for Classical and Ancient History www.loc.goc/rr/main/alcove9/calssics.html
Medieval History Links www.medievallinks.html
Online Reference Books for Medieval Studies http://www.the-orb.net/
The Perseus Digital Library http://www.perseus.tufts.edu
Why Do Civilizations Fall? http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/

Political Science

Government Sites Search Engine www.google.com/unclesam
Government Directory www.Firstgov.gov
Governments on the Web www.gksoft.com/govt/
Guide to City Sites www.officialcitysites.com
Legal Resources www.lawsource.com
Supreme Court Decisions www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
This Nation – student library section : http://www.thisnation.com/library/index.html
Supreme Court WWW Resource http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
The White House www.whitehouse.gov
Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/
US House of Representatives www.house.gov
US Senate http://www.senate.gov/

Languages

Informe! (Revistas en Español) (iConn.org): Full-text Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals. at iconn.org
About.Com: French Language http://french.about.com/ "The ultimate resource for students, teachers, and lovers of the French language: dictionaries, verbs, lessons, dialects, linguistics, games, quizzes, and much more."
All Info About Spanish Language http://spanish.allinfo-about.com/
Bonjour de France http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/ Learn French Online
Learn Spanish http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm

Math

Eisenhower Clearing House for Math & Science www.enc.org/features/dd
Eric Weisstein’s World of Math www.mathworld.wolfram.com
Math Idea www.mathforum.org
Measure 4 measure www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm
Web Math www.webmath.com

Music

American Music Resource http://www.amrhome.net/ AMR contains bibliographies, lists and text files about all styles of American music and related issues.
International Music Archives http://www.eyeneer.com/World/index.html
Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 – www.memory.loc.gov From the Library of Congress go to music section and search by time period.
Orchestra Net http://www.orchestranet.co.uk/ring.html
Worldwide Internet Music Resources http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ Developed by the Indiana University Music Library, this resource offers an index and links.

Philosophy

Philosophy Encyclopedia on the Web www.utm.edu/research/iep
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu/
Suber’s Guide to Philosophy on the Net www.earlham.edu/suber//philinks.htm

Science

The New Book of Popular Science is a database and can be found on our~ Electronic Resource page via Grolier Online, of this website. It covers numerous science, technology and medical topics.
Chemicool Periodic elements table and information http://www.chemicool.com/
National Science Digital Library Collection http://nsdl.org/collections/
PhotoNet at CalTech http://www.caltech.edu/archives/ The PhotoNet is a database of several thousand images on the history of science.
SciCentral http://www.scicentral.com/~ A clearinghouse for science information in all major categories.
Science for the Millennium www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/Expo/ A striking, beautifully designed online "virtual" museum. The exhibits range from Einstein to computers, from physics to biotechnology.
Science World http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/
Scientific American: http://www.sciam.com/
Smithsonian Museum www.si.edu
The Exploratorium www.exploratorium.edu Home page of the famous San Francisco Exploratorium.
The placeCityFranklin Institute Science Museum http://sln.fi.edu/
The Jason Project http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/scripts/JASON.html Founded in 1989 by the discoverer of the RMS Titanic. Each year, a two-week scientific expedition is mounted in a remote part of the world and broadcast in real-time.
The Worldwide Museum of Natural History http://www.wmnh.com/wmhome.htm Wide variety of information on the natural world, especially for geology and related fields.
Xpedition http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions~Provided by National Geographic, this is the "home of geography standards on the Internet. " Includes lesson plans, activities, maps, and a virtual museum. Look at the recommended links – great resource.

Sports/Health

ESPN.com www.espn.go.com
Health and placePlaceNameWellness PlaceNameResource PlaceTypeCenter (IConn database) : http://www.iconn.org/~access this link through our Electronic Resource page. Medical encyclopedia, Health Organization Directory, Health News, Drug and Herb Finder, Alternative Health Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Health Assessment Tools, and links to other sites.
Healthanswers http://www.healthanswers.com/
Healthcentral http://www.healthcentral.com/home/home.cfm
Sports Fans Of placecountry-regionAmerica – High School Focus www.sportsfansofamerica.com/Links/High_Schools/main.htm
The Science of Sports www.exploratorium.edu/sports
National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov
Medlineplus.gov

Statistics & Facts

County and City Data Books http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/ccdb/ This is the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data books.
FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov/ More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public, from local to international topics.
Global Statistics http://www.geohive.com/ Ranging from country profiles with their capitals, surface area, economy, and population, to the highest mountains in the world.
Historical Data: United States, 1790-1970 http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ Utilizing the power of the web, this interactive site enables you to create tables and charts with information about the people and the economy of the placecountry-regionU.S. for each state and county for all decades from 1790 to 1970.
Population Resources Bureau http://www.prb.org
US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Your Nation http://www.your-nation.com/ This site allows you to compare the various characteristics of any two countries of the world.

Citation Aides

Modern Language Association (MLA). www.mla.org/
American Psychological Association (APA) style www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
placeCityColumbia Style www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
Bibliographic tools:
www.Easybib.com A free internet tool to help you create bibliographies.
www.Noodletools.com AHS has secured a subscription to this site for creating bibliographies. Initially, you will need to create a personal account with user name and password. Several style choices are available and help for each kind of citation. These can be saved until the research is complete and then moved to MSWord for additional formatting. If you have any questions, please see the librarian for assistance.

Guides:

A great resource for online citation help… www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
Purdue University writing center guides - www.owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.htm
Duke University Library’s citation guides www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/works_cited.htm
Better Editor’s Citation Help Guide for Editor’s~ www.bettereditor.org/resources/style_guides/citation_guides.htm
Kathy Schrock’s Guide www.school.discovery.com/schrockguide/referenc.html
Plagiarism:How Not to Plagiarize, Proctor M., 2001 www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html
Plagiarism.org