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What's New on the Internet

Neat New Stuff on the Net - Marylaine Block
New This Week - Librarian;s Index to the Internet
The Scout Report and Archives
What's Hot this Week - Eldorado Public Library


Remembering September 11, 2001

11 September, 2001 Portal
America's War Against Terrorism
Terrorist Attacks on The US September 11
World Trade Tribute


News Sources

AJR Media - TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines
American Forces News
Associated Press
Breitbart.com
Broadcast Media Resources
C-SPAN- Public Affairs News
CNET- Technology News
Congressional Information Center
Corporate Information - Industry News
Editorial News - Getty Images
Fox News
GAO - Monthly Review
GPO - Legislative Branch Resources
GPO - Executive Branch Resources
GPO - Judicial Branch Resources
Google News
MSNBC
NPR - National Public Radio
News Directory.com
News Headlines - MyWay
News Link
News Wires 
Opensecrets.org - Guide to Money in US Politics
OYEZ - Supreme Court Multimedia
Pennsylvania Newspapers
Radio Station Locator
Radio Stations
Rocket News - News and Business Search Engine
State and Federal Issues
State of the Media
Television Networks
The Wall Street Journal
Today's Highlights - Answer.com
US Newspapers
US Magazines
WikiNews
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo World Summary

Weather

ACCU Weather
Current Weather - Satellite Images
Intellicast - Weather for Active Lives
National Weather Service- NOAA
NOAA Storm Watch
The Weather Channel
Weather and Climate Data


Maps and Satellite Images

50 States - Maps and State Info
Atlapedia Online
Color Landform Atlas of the USA
Earth and Moon Viewers
Earth Resource System - Maps, Charts, Data
Find a Place From Here to There - Travelocity
Flags of the World
Geostationary Satellite Server - NOAA
Google Local Maps and Satellite Imagery
Graphic Map's World Atlas
Historical Maps
Map Collection - UT Library Online
Map Machine-National Geographics
Map Quest
Maps of the US
Maps and Directions
MSN Maps and Directions
Online Maps - General and  Current Interest
Skyview Virtual Observatory
TerraServer - Satellite Photos
Visible Earth - NASA
World Fact Book


Statistics and Facts

American Fact Finder
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Capitol Impact - Government and Political Information
Census Bureau
Earth Resource Directory - Maps, Charts, Reports
Education Resource Organization Directory
Expect More - Performance Ratings of Programs
FEDSTAT
Finding Data on the Internet
Population Reference Bureau
Public Records Directory
Math - Statistical and Data Resources
NaCo - County Resource Directory
STAT USA
Statistical Abstract of USA
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
Statistical Resources on the Web
Virtual Gumshoe - Investigative Resources on the Internet


Health and Consumers

Better Business Bureau
Congress.org
Consumer Information Center
Consumer Legal Issues
Pharma-Lexicon
First Gov- US Government Portal
Health Finder
Health Web Information Sources
National Library of Medicine
Med Terms - Medical Dictionary
Travel.State.Gov
United States Government - Wikipedia
Web MD


Images, Clipart and Photographs

Architecture Visual Resource Library
CalPhotos - Plants, Animals, People, Landscapes
Copyright Free Photo Collection
Digital Collections - Digital Library Federation
Digital Librarian Images
Directory of Digitized Collections
Earth as Art Images
EROS - Earth Resources Observation and Science
Getty Art
Graphic Maps - Free Clipart
Hubble Space Images
Images, Clipart and Photo Resources
Image Resources - Yale
Image Sources - UM Collections
NASA Digital Image Collection
New York Public Library Digital Resources
Smithsonian Photographic Services
Symbols
Time and Life Pictures Search
US Fish and Wildlife Digital Image Gateway

Reference Lists

American University Ready Reference
Bartleby.com -Reference, Quotes Fiction, Non-Fiction
DeskRef
General Reference - INFOMINE
Government Spot
Hotlist Reference Franklin Institute
Internet Public Library Reference
Martindale's- The Reference Desk
Portals to the World
RefDesk.com
Reference Desk MEL
Searching the Internet
Yahoo Reference
Wikipedia Reference Tables


Subject Directories

About.com
Academic Links
Best Information on the Net
British Academy Portal - Humanities
Find Articles
Infomine Scholarly Resources
Internet Subject Directories - Digital Librarian
Intute - Web Resources for Education and Research
MEL - Best Internet Sites
MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resources
Open Directory Project
Resource Discovery Network
Start Spot.com
Voice of the Shuttle - Humanities
World Repositories Rankings
WWW Virtual Library
Yahoo.com


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Big List of Word Origins
Dictionary- Webster's
Dictionary Link
Encyclopedia Mythica
Glossarist.com - Dictionaries and Glossaries
Information Please - Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas, Almanac
Lib Web Library WWW Servers
LII Dictionaries
Medical Dictionary - MedTerms
OneLook Dictionary Search
Quick Research - Education World
School Libraries on the Web
Smithsonian Galaxy of Knowledge
The Free Dictionary - Olnine Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus
Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
Word Phrases and Origins
Wordsmyth


Free and Open Journals, Magazines and E-Books

Abraham Lincoln Digitized Books
Alex Catalog of Electronic Books
Audio Books for Free
Bartleby - Great Books Online
Bibliomania Free online Texts
Darlington Digital Library Digital Books
Digital Library Virginia Tech
EServer - Open Archives
EuroDocs - Online Source for European History
Free Digital Libraries and Books
Great Books and Classics
Journals - Open Access Journals
Journals and Newsletters - Free Online
National Academy Press - Books Online
Online Books - Bookspot
Online Books - UPenn
Online Books
Open Book Project
Oxford Text Archive - Literature Language and Linguistics
Page by Page Books
Penn State University - Classic Books
Project Gutenberg - Free Electronic Books
Pub Med - Free Archive of Life Science Journals
Textbook Revolution - Free Educational Materials
WikiBooks - Free Online Books
Wikipedia - Online Encyclopedia


Translation Resources

Babel Fish Translator
Free Online Translator
German to English Dictionary
Language Translators- Langenburg
Systran Tran- Translation Online Service
Website Translator
Your Dictionary


Libraries

Academic and Research Libraries
America's Library
Australian Library Gateway
Bookyards - Library to the World
Canadian Library Index
K-12 Libraries on the Web
Lib Dex - Library Index Worldwide
Lib-Web-Cats - Search for a Library
Library and Archives of Canada
Library Directory
Library Of Congress
Library Spot- Best of
Libraries Portal - UNESCO
LibWeb
National Art Library - UK
National Agricultural Library
NEEDS - Digital Library for Engineering
School Libraries Net
UK Higher Education and Research Libraries
UNESCO Libraries Portal
USA Academic Libraries on the Web


Museums

American Museum of Natural History
Museums in the USA
Museum Sites Online
Museum Spot
National Gallery of Art


Open Learning and Free Courseware

Tutorials and Learning Resources


Other Interesting Stuff

Association Gateway
Decades.com - Timelines
Ellis Island - Passenger Record Search
Gnooks - Welcome to the World of Literature
Inspirational Anecdotes
Internet Movie Database
Mega Converter
Open Secrets
Scholarly Societies
Signaling Techniques
Survival IQ
Surface Distance Between Two Points
Sun and Moon Data
Time - Official US Time
Time - The World Clock
Thinks.com Brain Games Puzzles and Pastimes
The Earth Calendar - Daybook of Holidays and Celebrations
US Zip Codes
Wilderness Survival
Whois.net - Domain Lookup

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