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**The following links are to public domain web sites. They are not part of the North Library Site. The Library has no control over their content or availability.**
American History
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American Presidents/The Presidency
New! Living Room Candidate. Watch Presidential Campaign commercials back to 1952!
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- U.S. Presidents by White House Historical Association
- U.S. First Ladies by White House Historical Association
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- Art Research
- Art History Timeline by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Ask ART
- Artcyclopedia: the Fine Art Search Engine
- The Artchive - index to over 2000 works/ artist information
- Art History Resources on the Web
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- National Gallery of Art
- Virtual Library Museum Pages
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- Biographies
- A+E's Biography Page- over 20,000 searchable entries
- Academy of Achievement - biographies and interviews with Achievers
- Biography Center
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present
- More Biographies indexed by discipline - from Multnomah Library
- Dead or Alive - date of birth and date of death of over 6000 famous people
- Literature Web - 500 Author Biographies
- National Women's Hall of fame
- Nobel Prize winners
- PBS Biographies
- Political Graveyard - A database of history, politics and cemeteries
- Time Magazine Top 100 of the Century
- Women's Biographies - from People Spot
- 500 Most Important People of the 20th Century
- Who2 - find famous people fast
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- Careers
- BrainTrack - A university and career directory
- Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Career Center from U.S.News and World Report
- Career OneStop from Career InfoNet
- Occupational Information Network
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - Keyword searches for specific occupations.
- Students.gov - information portal to education, career, government
- StudentJobs.Gov - grants, scholarships, fellowships, internships, etc.
- What Can I do with this Major?
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- Colleges And Financial Aid
- Virtual College Tours
- American Educational Guidance Center:Colleges, Scholarships, Financial Aid
- College BoardSAT registration/practice, Colleges, Financial Aid
- College NetCollege information: Search, Apply, Aid, Tour
- College ViewCareers, Colleges, Aid
- College Profiles
- Counselor-O-Matic by Princeton ReviewCreate a profile and find your college
- Community College Information
- E-Podunk - College Town Profiles by state
- Fin AidThe Financial Aid Information Page
- Fast WebFree database of over 180,000 scholarships, grants & loans
- What Can I do with this Major?
- Students.gov - information portal to education, career, government
- StudentJobs.Gov - government grants, scholarships, fellowships, internships, employment
- FREE COLLEGE COURSES ONLINE!!!!
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Chemistry
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Consumer Information
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- Better Business Bureau
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- Teen Consumer Scrapbook
- Consumer Information Center of the U.S. government
- Consumer World's Consumer Resource Guide.
- CU Succeed - financial tools and information for teens
- EconEdLinks - Web links from Nat'l Council on Economic Education
- Economics
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- How Much Is it Worth Today?
- Economy from WhiteHouse.gov
- International Data Base - Socio-economic data for 227 countries
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- U.S. Dept of Labor - labor statistics
- CU Succeed - financial tools and information for teens
- Economic/Political Philosophers of the Past
- EconEdLinks - Web links from Nat'l Council on Economic Education
- WorldMapper - graphically depicts regional differences on various economic measures
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Endangered Species
- Animal Information and Photos from the National Zoo
- EndangeredSpecie.Com - The Rarest Information Around
- Endangered Species Page -links from University of Michigan.
- Red List of Threatened Species
- Environment
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Biomes of the World/ Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems
- Biomes of the World from FactMonster
- Biomes and Habitats
- Earth Trends - The Environmental Information Portal
- Environmental Defense Homepage
- Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA's "Where You Live" Site - search by zipcode for regional information
- National Geographic Magazine index (library has issues back to 1912)
- National Wildlife Federation
- Water Quality Information Center
- Renewable Resource Data Center from the U.S. Dept. of Energy
- U. S. Dept of Energy
- English (Literature)
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- WRITING
- Thesis Builder - help to make a thesis for a persuasive essay
- GRAMMAR - great links
- Grammar Bytes
- Virtual Salt - A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
- 11 Rules of Writing
- Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives
- Online Etymology Dictionary - word origins
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- Writing - Internet Resources for Writers
RESEARCH
American Transcendental Authors
POETRY
Representative Poetry Online
SHAKESPEARE
SHORT STORIES
European History
- European History Links
- Primary Source History Websites
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- Countries of the World
- Background Notes from U.S.State Dept.-
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- Country Studies from Library of Congress
- Portals to the World from Library of Congress
- Economic Country Briefings
- European Union - Questions and Answers
- European Constitution - What It Says
- European Constitution - actual text
- Embassy World - provides links to individual embassies and consulates.
- NationMaster.com - graphically compare statistics on various nations
- InfoNation - United Nations Cyber School Bus
- International Affairs Resources by WWW Virtual Library
- International Database - Socio-economic data for 227 countries
- Flags plus country information
- Maps - political and topographic maps of anywhere in the world
- OFFSTATS - free statistics from official sources
- Rulers - Heads of state and government.
- United Nation's Homepage
- World Atlas.com
- World Bank
- WorldMapper - graphically depicts regional differences on various economic measures
- World Religions from Sacred Texts Archive
- World Statesmen
- World Gazetteer - Population figures and Information
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- Health
- AIDS Information from US Health & Human Services
- Alcohol and Drug Information for Teens
- Alcohol Problems and Solutions
- Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide
- Center for Disease Control
- Dying to be Thin - NOVA Online Special on Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders Resources
- Evaluating Internet Health Infomation
- Family Doctor from the American Academy of Family Physicians
- Health Finder by U.S. Health and Human Services
- Health Statistics by State
- Inhalant Abuse - Information and frequently asked questions.
- Medline Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
- Mental Health Information by Internet Mental Health
- MERCK MANUAL ONLINE
- National Resource Center on AD/HD
- Nutrition.gov from the USDA
- My Pyramid.gov - interactive from the USDA
- Public Health Emergency - Preparedness and Response
- Teens Health - with special topics of interest to teens
- WebMD
- Women's Health Issues - National Women's Health Information Center
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- Homework help/School work
- Homework Center by Multnomah County Library
- Homework Helper by B.J. Pinchbeck "If you can't find it here then you just can't find it"
- My Homework Helper by RefDesk.com
- HomeworkSpot.com - Guide to online resources, grouped by grade level
- Math.com - Algebra and geometry help (also see Math resources below)
- National Geographic Research Center
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- Law/Government
- Famous Trials
- Thomas Legislative Information - Full text access and status of current U. S. bills.
- U.S. House of Representatives - home
- U.S. House - direct email form
- U.S. Senate - home
- U.S. Senate - phone numbers and email links
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present
- Congress Votes - Vote Database 1991-present
- State and Local Governments on the Web
- Judiciary - Federal Judiciary Homepage
- Pennsylvania's Bill Updates and information.
- Supreme Court Opinions
- American Law Sources Online
- FindLaw.com - solutions to your legal issues
- Free Advice.com - Layman's index to laws, lawyers, law school etc.
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- Library Searches
- **FIRST USE NORTH LIBRARY CATALOG**
- SCHLOWLibrary (including access to PowerLibrary)
- ACCESS PASearch all PA libraries
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- Library of Congress
- New York Public Library Digital Library
- Internet Public Library
- Library Spot
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- Maps/Geography
- Maps in the News - from Maps of the World
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- All the Worlds Maps-A Compilation of Each Nation's Maps,Including Cities
- Atlapedia Online- full color physical and political maps,key facts and statistics.
- American Ethnic Geography- pdf maps of ethnic and cultural groups
- Blank and Outline Maps - printable for personal or educational use
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- World Atlas.com
- National Atlas.gov
- National Geographic Map Machine
- How Far Is It
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Math
- Algebasics
- Algebra Homework Help at Algebra.Com
- Ask Dr. Math - Submit k-12 math questions.
- The Futures Channel - educational math/science videos
- The Math Forum
- Create - a - Graph
- Math Power-basic math, algebra, study skills, math anxiety
- SOS Mathematics, Tables and Formulas
- Mathematical Fiction Books
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- Movies
- All movie Guide - An online film and video database
- Based on the Book - covers movies based on books from 1980-2003
- The Internet Movie Database
- MSN Movie guide - summaries, reviews, schedules
- Metacritic
- Reel Classics
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Writing Film Reviews
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- Museums
- Museums of the World
- Musee - Interactive Guide to Museum Collections
- Museumstuff.com
- Museum of Online Museums (MoOM)
- World Art Treasures - sharing art through the internet
- The Smithsonian Institution homepage
- Smithsonian Interactive - History Wired
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- Music
- Classical Music Archives
- Choral Public Domain Library
- Berklee School of Music - Music files and online lessons
- Lyrics from LyricWiki
- Music Library Association - Sheet Music Collections
- Music for the Nation - Library of Congress: American Sheet Music Collection
- Mutopia – free sheet music to download
- National Association for Music Education
- Museum of Musical Instruments
- National Music Museum
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- Newspapers/Network News
- Today's Front Pages - 139 papers from 24 countries
- News and Newspapers Online -in native language
- First Headlines - US and International sites
- Centre Daily Times
- The New York Times on the web
- USA Today
- Newsweek Magazine
- Times Warner's Pathfinder
- U.S. News and World Report
- ABC News
- CBS News
- CNN Interactive
- CNN All Politics
- The C-Span Networks
- MS NBC News
- Nasdaq Newsroom
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- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State Web Site
- Pennsylvania's Official Tourism Website
- Pennsylvania State Digital Archives
- Pennsylvania State Archives: Document Heritage
- Pennsylvania History
- Pennsylvania State Parks
- E-Podunk -Pennsylvania Communities Profiles
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- Physics
- A Century of Physics Timeline
- American Institute of Physics
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- Fear of Physics - Physics explained, finally.
- Flash Animations for Physics
- Physics Central
- The Particle Adventure
- Physlink - The ultimate physics resource
- Primary Sources
- PRIMARY SOURCE History Websites
Oldmagazines.com
Recipes/Family and Consumer Sciences
- Recipe sites for Family and Consumer Sciences
- Nutrition.gov from the USDA
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- Holiday Foods
- Government Food Safety Information
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- The Nutrition Source from Harvard School of Public Health
- Medieval Cookery
SAT/AP/ ASVAB - Registration, Information, Preparation
- College BoardSAT registration/practice, College search, financial aid information
- Number2.com - Free Test Prep
- ABC's of the ASVAB
- Secrets of the SAT
- AP tests
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Science
- Science Update from AAAS- daily audio updates/weekly podcast
- The Futures Channel - educational math/science videos
- Biology in Motion - interactive, animated cartoons
- Biomes of the World
- Biomes and Habitats
- Biomes from the California Academy of Science
- DNA from the Beginning-fundamentals of genetics
- Global Warming - Frontline: What's Up with the Weather (PBS)
- National Science Foundation Digital Library
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Geographic
- National Geographic Magazine index (library has issues back to 1912)
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- Scientific American
- Science Photo Library
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Sociology/Social Issues
Dead Sociologists Index
Famous Sociologists
Theory Greats- profiles of 10 greats in the field of sociological theory
Social Issues Web Page Links
Speeches:
Earliest Voices - a gallery from the Vincent Voice Bank
United States
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USA.Gov, Official Website for Searching U.S. Government
SearchGov - search federal, state and military sites
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Students.gov - information portal to education, career, government
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Google's Government Source "Google Uncle Sam" - for information or documents
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Abbreviations and Acronyms of the US Gov.
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American Park Index
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Census Bureau
Census Data - Historical
Center for Disease Control
CityData.com, statistics of all US cities
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Congress Votes - Vote Database 1991-present
Disability.gov - Online Resource for American's with Disabilities
Documents - 100 Milestone documents of American History
Documents: Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Documents: National Archives and Records Administration Databases
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FBI
FedStats - Federal Statistics
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Government Printing Office Access
Health and Human Services
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
Judiciary - Federal Judiciary Homepage
Library of Congress
National Park Service
Postal Service
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50 State Blue Book Guide to Local Government
State and Local Governments on the Web
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U.S. Dept of Labor bureau of labor statistics
U. S. House of Representatives
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U.S. House - direct email form
U. S. Senate
White House
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Weather
- Accuweather for State College
- The Weather Channel for State College
- The Weather Channel's Storm Encyclopedia
- What Forces Affect Our Weather
Web/internet Information {computer}
- Web Site Evaluation Form
- Web Evaluation Page by Multnomah Library
- Critical Website Evaluation by Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators
- Netlingo - The Internet Language Dictionary
- Webopedia - Dictionary for Computer & Internet Technology
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