Guide to Websites

    

    General Information 
    Social Sciences, History & Business
    Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gender & Women's Issues
    Arts, Humanities & Literature
    Philosophy & Religion
    Science & Mathematics
    Medicine & Health
    Technology

General Information  

> General Websites
Internet Public Library 
Infoplease
Hot Topics for Term Papers (Saint Ambrose University)
Find Articles (Free Magazine and Newspaper Articles)
Newseum (today's front pages of hundreds of U.S. newspapers)
Digital Gallery (New York Public Library's database of images)
Find Books (OCLC WorldCat)
Project Gutenberg (Free books online)
Current Events (LibrarySpot)

> Dictionaries
Cambridge Dictionaries
One Look Dictionary Search
Language Dictionaries and Translators
Visual Dictionary Online
Online Etymology Dictionary

> Biographies & Award Winners (See Also Literature)
Biography.com 
Rulers & Heads of State/Government
World Political Leaders
Nobel Prize Winners
Pulitzer Prize Winners

> Country Studies
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
World Factbook (CIA)
Background Notes (U.S. State Department)
Country Profiles (BBC News)

> Statistics
University of Michigan Documents Center
Statistical Abstract of the United States
National Center for Education Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
U.S. Census Data
NationMaster (Comparative International Statistics)
Bay Area Census Data
Statistical Directory for Education & Social Science Librarians (Assoc. of College & Research Libraries)
State and Local Government
Social Explorer (Demographic Information)

> Student Life
FinAid
California Student Aid Commission
Student Aid on the Web
FAFSA
Transfer Information (ASSIST)
Guide to California Colleges & Universities (CPEC)
Housing & Jobs at Craigslist
Public Transit Information
AC Transit

> Careers
America's Career Infonet
Career Resource Library
The Riley Guide
California Employment Development Department
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
Occupational Outlook Handbook
JobStar San Francisco

> Associations
Associations and Organizations (Internet Public Library)
Weddle's Association Directory
United States Labor Unions (Inst. of Industrial Relations Library)

Social Sciences, History & Business 

> General Social Science
Social Sciences (Internet Public Library)
Social Entrepreneurs (College of Alameda)
Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues

> Political Science & Government
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (U.S. Government Printing Office)
American Presidency Project  (UCSB)
California Secretary of State (Elections and Voter Registration)
League of Women Voters
Project Vote Smart
California Voter Foundation
California Government Official Website
U.S. Government Official Website
Public Policy Institute of California
The Urban Institute
Annenberg Political FactCheck
GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)

> Law & Crime
FindLaw
California Codes
Law (Internet Public Library)
Crime Reports (FBI)
The Sentencing Project

> Sociology
The SocioLog

> Ethnic, Cultural, Disability & Racial Issues
African Americans (Howard University)
BlackPast.org
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Asian Americans (PBS)
Pew Hispanic Center
American Indian History (CSU Long Beach)
Muslim American Society
Jewish News Weekly of Northern California
DisabilityInfo.gov (U.S. Department of Labor)
Disability Studies (Association of College and Research Libraries)
Smithsonian Education: Celebrate History and Heritage Months

> Anthropology
American Anthropological Association
Anthropology Tutorials (Palomar College)
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples (Minority Right Group International)

> Psychology
American Psychological Association
Psychology Online Resource Central
Psych Web

Sample paper in APA format (Gallaudet University)
Help with APA citation format (Long Island University)
Library handout on APA format (College of Alameda)
APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University)
Citing Your Sources: APA and MLA Citation Styles (Eastern Washington University)
A Brief Introduction to APA Style ( Azusa Pacific University)
Writing in Style: APA Style Manual 6th Edition Training (University of Tennessee)

> Education
National Center for Education Statistics
Education (Internet Public Library)
U.S. Department of Education
Service Learning (National Service Learning Clearinghouse)

> History
Hyper History Guide
Best of History Websites
The History Channel
In The First Person (Oral histories, personal accounts of events)
This Day in History 
Time Magazine Archive (1923 - present)
Holocaust Encyclopedia

> U.S. History
National Museum of American History (Smithsonian)
American Memory (Library of Congress)
The National Archives (U.S)
Digital History (University of Houston)
History Matters 
California History (University of California)

> Economics & Business
(Also see Statistics category under General Information)
Federal Reserve System
Thomas Manufacturers Register
LaborNet
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
Yahoo! Finance
Small Business Administration

> Geography & the Environment
Environmental Sciences (Internet Public Library)
Geography (Internet Public Library)
U.S. Maps and Data (geodata.gov)
EarthTrends (World Resources Institute)
Encyclopedia of Earth

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gender & Women's Issues 

> Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Gender Issues
Queering the Web (Assoc. of College & Research Libraries)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resources (UCSF)

> Women's Issues
History of International Women's Day
Women's Studies & Issues Resource Sites
Women & Gender Studies Section & Links

Arts, Humanities & Literature 

> General Humanities & Art
Voice of the Shuttle - Humanities Research
Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC)
The Mother of All Art History Links (University of Michigan)
Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color

> Literature
The English Server
Literary Resources On The Net
Shakespeare (Palomar College)
Literary Award Winners (Powell's Bookstore)

> Poetry
The Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress

> Writing & Grammar
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Seven Steps of the Research Process (Cornell University)
Guide to Grammar & Writing
Citation Styles (Bedford / Saint Martin's)
Citation Style for Research Papers (Long Island University)
MLA Tutorial (Hunter College)
Citing Your Sources: APA and MLA Citation Styles (Eastern Washington University)
Writing a Thesis Statement (St. Cloud State University)
Writing Book Reviews (St. Cloud State University)
You Quote It, You Note It! - Citing Sources (Acadia University)
Credible Sources Count! - Evaluating Websites (Acadia University)
Sample MLA Paper

> Languages
Language Dictionaries and Translators

> Music
Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana Univ. School of Music)

> Communication & Speech
American Rhetoric
Say it Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches

Philosophy & Religion 

> Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

> Religion
Religion & Theology (Internet Public Library)

Sports

> Sports
Major League Baseball
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Basketball Association
National Football League
National Hockey League
Official Olympic Website
Women in Sports

Science & Mathematics 

> General Science
Science and Technology (Internet Public Library)
Scirus
The Scientific Method (University of Nevada)

> Mathematics
Mathematics (Internet Public Library)
Units of Measurement
Women Mathematicians

> Astronomy
Astronomy (Internet Public Library)

> Physics
Physics Central

> Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Periodic Table

> Geology
Earth Sciences  (Internet Public Library)
Mineralogy Database

> Biology
Biology Project (Univ. of Arizona)
Understanding Evolution (U.C. Berkeley)

> Human Anatomy
Human Anatomy Online
Anatomy Atlases

> Botany
Botanical Society of America

> Microbiology
Microbes.info

Medicine & Health 

> General Health & Medicine
Medline Plus Health Information
Medical Dictionary
Medscape from WebMD
Health and Medical Sciences (Internet Public Library)
County Health Rankings

> Dentistry
American Dental Association
American Dental Hygienists' Association

Technology 

> General Technology
How Stuff Works
Science, Technology and Society
How Products Are Made

> Computers
Webpage design (Univ. of Washington)
Computers and the Internet (Internet Public Library)
Web Searching Guides (Internet Public Library)

> Aviation
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Week Online

> Motor Vehicles
Under the Hood

> Agriculture, Food & Cooking
Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture

> Apparel Design
The Fashion Center, New York City
Apparel Search