American History

Economics

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics

U.S. Economy at a glance - economic statistics from US Dept. of Labor

The State of Working America - from the Economic Policy Institute

How Much Is it Worth Today?

              Economy from WhiteHouse.gov

International Data Base - Socio-economic data for 227 countries

Economic Country Briefings

National Bureau of Economic Research

Free Lunch.com - Free Economic, Demographic & Financial Data

U.S. Dept of Labor - labor statistics

CU Succeed - financial tools and information for teens

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

Animal Info and Photos from the National Zoo

           Biomes (Map of World Biomes) from AnimalPlanet

Biomes of the World/ Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems

Biomes of the World from FactMonster

           Biomes of the World from Marietta College

Biomes and Habitats

           Biomes (World Biomes)

           Biomes (The World's Biomes) from the University of California Museum of Paleontology

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

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English (Literature)

WRITING

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

The Word Detective - slang/colloquial word and phrase origins

The Phrase Finder - look up phrase meanings or origins

Writing - Internet Resources for Writers

RESEARCH

Author Yellow Pages - find author's homepages and publishers pages on the web
The Complete Review - review index of over 1500 titles

Bibliomania - read, study, research, shop, search

Eye on Books by Bill Thompson - Author Interviews and Book Reviews

Literary Resources on the Net

Literature Web - 500 Author Biographies

American Literary Movements & American Authors

American Literary Movements

American Transcendental Authors

Bibliography Resources

Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance Collection from Library of Congress
Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485)

Sixteenth Century Renaissance Literature (1485-1603)

Plays - Electronic Text Archives and Plays Online

Classics Unveiled - Mythology and Latin word origins

POETRY

Poetry Analysis from Anathology of Modern American Poetry

Poets.org - Academy of American Poets

Representative Poetry Online

The Poetry Foundation - try the Poetry Tool to locate poems

The Poetry Archive - Recordings of Poets reading their works

European History Links

Primary Source History Websites

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Countries of the World

Background Notes from U.S.State Dept.-

CIA World Fact Book

Country Reports.0rg

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

Women's Health Issues - National Women's Health Information Center

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

Images - all public domain

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.

Law.com - legal information, e-law services and legal products on the Web.

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Library Searches

**FIRST USE NORTH LIBRARY CATALOG**

SCHLOWLibrary (including access to PowerLibrary)

ACCESS PASearch all PA libraries

PENN STATE - Pattee Library

Centre County Federation of Public Libraries

Library of Congress

New York Public Library Digital Library

Internet Public Library

Library Spot

Maps/Geography

Maps in the News - from Maps of the World

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

Geography Network - a world of information
Maps in Our Lives Exhibition - surveying, cartography, geodesy and GIS

Political and topographic maps - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

World Atlas.com

National Atlas.gov

National Geographic Map Machine

How Far Is It

U.S. Geological Survey topographical maps

Driving directions:

Google Maps

Live Local - maps from MSN

Map Quest - travel and driving directions

Map24 - European and UK travel and driving directions

Map24 - USA and Canada travel and driving directions

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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

Web Interface for Statistics Education

Movies

All movie Guide - An online film and video database

Based on the Book - covers movies based on books from 1980-

The Internet Movie Database

MSN Movie guide - summaries, reviews, schedules

Metacritic

Reel Classics

Rotten Tomatoes

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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

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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

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

Amusement Park Physics

Elemental Data Index from Physicis Laboratory of NIST

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 (May need to access from home or have the site unblocked)

Recipes/Family and Consumer Sciences

Recipe sites for Family and Consumer Sciences

Nutrition.gov from the USDA

My Pyramid.gov - interactive from the USDA

Holiday Foods

Government Food Safety Information

Food and Nutrition Information Center

The Nutrition Source from Harvard School of Public Health

Medieval Cookery

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

AP Central

Test Prep Review - free online prep tests for SAT, ACT, ASVAB, GED

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

NASA online

HubbleSite - images and information

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Geographic

National Geographic Magazine index (library has issues back to 1912)

Popular Science

ScienceResearch.com

Scientific American

Science Photo Library

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USA.Gov, Official Website for Searching U.S. Government

SearchGov - search federal, state and military sites

Students.gov - information portal to education, career, government

Google's Government Source "Google Uncle Sam" - for information or documents

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the US Gov.

American Park Index

Census Bureau

Census Data - Historical

Center for Disease Control

CityData.com, statistics of all US cities

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

FBI

FedStats - Federal Statistics

Government Printing Office Access

Health and Human Services

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

Judiciary - Federal Judiciary Homepage

Library of Congress

National Park Service

Postal Service

50 State Blue Book Guide to Local Government

State and Local Governments on the Web

U.S. Dept of Labor bureau of labor statistics

U. S. House of Representatives

U.S. House - direct email form

U. S. Senate

White House

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Accuweather for State College

The Weather Channel for State College

The Weather Channel's Storm Encyclopedia

What Forces Affect Our Weather

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