The
following websites were selected by AU faculty and library subject specialists
to provide “reliable” online sources.
Many
sites were selected to support specific library and classroom assignments.
Choose from the following Subject Areas
(See also Business)
Accounting Resources – This
University of Wisconsin-Madison University Library web site provides extensive links
to accounting resources.
AccountingWeb - AccountingWEB provides accounting
news, information, tools, resources and insight helping CPAs, accountants and
their clients prosper. Users may register for free content or additional
content with a paid subscription.
AICPA – American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. This professional association for
CPAs provides news, publications, and
AnnualReports.com – A list of
publicly traded companies and their annual and 10K reports. Search by Company
Name, Ticker Symbol, Exchange, Industry, or Sector.
Big Charts - Free access
to charts, reports, indicators and quotes for stocks, mutual funds and major
market indices. Allows creation of charts through interactive commands.
Business Ethics – Links to
articles, cases studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations
and associations, and other resources.
City of
Anderson, SC - Find out about public services and divisions of government, learn
about events and activities, or find a directory of elected officials.
CorpWatch - This
watchdog site includes news, exposes, analysis, and first person accounts of
corporate and globalization issues.
FASB - The mission
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve
standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education
of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Press releases, GAO Highlights, and financial reports of the
U.S. Government. Also contains the 2003 Revision to the Government Auditing
Standards.
Government Accounting
Standards Board The GASB provides
Institute of
Management Accountants (IMA) - An association
dedicated to the educating, certifying, and training management accountants and
corporate financial managers.
Internal
Revenue Service – The IRS, part of the US Dept. of Treasury,
provides tax
Knowledge@Wharton – Contains
research articles on Leadership, health economics, public policy, management,
business ethics, etc.
Rutgers
Accounting Web (RAW) – Great links to accounting resources.
SC.GOV – The official website of the state of
SCIWay – (pronounced
Sky-Way) This state site, also known as the South Carolina Information Highway,
covers many SC topics. Included is a business and industry directory.
South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants The SCACPA assists CPAs in
South
Carolina Board of Accountancy – SCBA provides information relevant to the
practice of accounting in
South Carolina
Comptroller General – Provides various state government reports
including the State of South Carolina’s Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report. Also Provides news and information about
Education, Business, Health, Public Education, Environment, and Tourism.
South Carolina
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation – Sometimes
called the LLR, this agency oversees more than two dozen licensing boards including
the Board of Accountancy.
South Carolina
Department of Revenue – SCDOR is responsible
for administering the state tax laws and collecting taxes. Tax guides and
rates, electronic payment system, and details of tax relief policies.
SEC Filings and Forms (Edgar) - The SEC requires all public companies (except foreign companies
and companies with less than $10 million in assets and 500 shareholders) to
file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically
through EDGAR.
U.S. GAAP – Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles in the
USASpending.gov – An attempt
to make government spending transparent. Look up government grants and
contracts, Users may search by recipient name, DUNS number, city, county, ZIP
code, congressional district, or recipient category (government, higher
education, nonprofits, individuals, for profits, other), or pull up the entire
list of recipients or transactions.
Yahoo! – Finance – Stock
quotes, market news, mortgage rates, etc.
Yahoo! – Finance – Education Center – Dictionaries and Tools, Investing 101, Personal Finance 101
Yahoo! -
Finance and Investment
Yahoo! – Finance and Investment – Accounting and
Auditing
Yahoo! - Loan
Center - Provides useful tips, calculators, and rate
data to help you choose an auto loan, mortgage, or personal loan.
African
American Biographical Database (1790-1950) - Biographies, photographs, illustration.
Circle Association -
A support group for African-American.
Gateway to African-American History -
Documents, articles, and links honoring and acknowledging the accomplishments
of African-Americans.
Museum
of Afro-American History - Dedicated to the preservation and
presentation of African and African American history and culture.
SC
African American History Online - Biographies of African Americans.
(See also History)
Africa South of the Sahara –
Selected internet sources on much of
African Studies Center –
Links to countries, K-12 Resources, languages, etc.
CIA World Factbook - Links to
Country
Reports.org - Countries
profiled from around the world. Here you will find over 6,600 pages and
6,400 related links on over 260 countries! Provides national anthems,
stats, flags, history, and profiles.
Country
Studies Area Handbook Series - Library of Congress - The Country
Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting
and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and
institutions of countries throughout the world.
Cultural
Profiles Project – This Canadian site provides an overview of the life and
customs in the profiled country. Countries are limited to those likely to
immigrate to
East Asia and Southeast Asia - An Annotated Directory of Internet
Resources
Economist.com
– Country Briefings – News, country profiles, forecasts,
statistics, and more.
LookLex/Encyclopaedia –
Formerly the Encyclopedia of the Orient, covers North Africa and the
Governments
on the WWW - Comprehensive
database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments,
ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting
corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Also includes
political parties.
History in the News – The Middle East
- History, culture, society, religion,
economics, politics, maps, news and media.
INCORE Conflict Data Service Regional
Internet Guide - These
Guides provide
Infonation - View and
compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the
United Nations.
International
Business Culture and Etiquette – Almost 50 countries are discussed.
Latin
American Network Information Center - Lanic - Access to
academic databases and information services, and information on and from
Organization
of American States – Provides
Political
Databases of the Americas – Provides reference materials, primary documents,
comparative studies and statistical data for countries in the
Portals to the World –
This Library of Congress Site provides
REENIC
(Russian and Eastern European Network Information Center) -
Descriptive and statistical information.
Russian Studies Program at
Bucknell - Links – Links to Art, Cities , Cuisine, Feminism , Folklore
Literature , Music , Philosophy , Religion, Theater , Holidays , Humor ,
Russian History , Russian , Language , Russian Business, and Russian Media.
U.S.
Department of State – Features
United
Nations -Includes daily news updates, pictorial
history, and descriptions of UN departments and offices
Western European Studies –
Regional and historical resources.
World
Press Review – World news from the world’s
newspapers.
World
Newspapers – Select a country, then select an
online newspaper.
WWW
Virtual Library – Regional Studies – Links to Asia,
Yahoo! –
Cultures – Food and Drink
(See also Interior Design)
(See also Museums)
AICT – Art Images for College Teaching –
Hundreds of free use images of art from around the world.
Archives
of American Art, the Smithsonian – Access to 14 million items.
AHRC
- Art History Research Center - The AHRC is
the first and foremost tool for art historical research on the internet. It
shares key resources and methods of online research so that art historians can
find the resources relevant to their work.
Art
History Resources on the Web – Links to art by country, historic
period, style, etc.
ArtCyclopedia
– The Fine Art Search Engine – Explore 125,000 works of art by artist,
title, museum, movement, nationality, etc.
ArtLex –
Art Dictionary or words, phrases, concepts. Most entries have active hyperlinks
to more
ArtMagick - ArtMagick
aims to bring hitherto obscure paintings, artists and art movements to a wider
audience, offering
ArtNetWeb -
Dedicated to viewing, discussing and promoting art online.
Art
Renewal Center (ARC International) – Thousands of
works of art, essays, and biographies. Excludes most modern and postmodern art.
Added Sept. 2009 Arts
Council Collection – The largest collection (7,500 works)
of modern and contemporary British Art including many contemporary artists.
ARTSEDGE -
Includes News, teaching materials and professional resources.
ArtsEdNet -
Provides lesson plans and resources for teachers with a specific focus on the
ArtSource –
A starting point for finding websites on art, architecture, ceramics, journals,
museums, etc.
Catalog of American Portraits - A survey of American
portraits in public and private collections across the United States and
abroad. The CAP encompasses portraits of American subjects or by American
artists, generally limited to one-of-a-kind likenesses such as paintings, sculpture,
drawings, miniatures, and silhouettes. National Portrait Gallery collections
are included in this portrait database, as well as portraits relating to NPG
exhibitions. If you wish to search NPG collections only, go to NPG
Collections Search.
Copyright
for Artists FAQ - Answers
to questions frequently asked by painters about copyright.
Added Sept. 2009 Image Urbis: Giuseppe Vasi’s Grand Tour of Rome – A geographic database that provides 240 engravings for
Vasi’s Delle Magnificenze di Roma in
the context of the famous map or Rome by Giambasttista Nolli. Uses may toggle
from 18th century images to modern photos.
Institute:
Arts and Humanities – The gateway to Art, Design, Architecture, and Media
Information on the Internet; arts and humanities database.
Internet Art Resources - Your gateway to
art and artists, galleries and exhibitions. Up-to-date information on current
and future art shows, emerging artists and world-renowned masters in the fine
arts as well as modern artisans working in every imaginable medium, including
wood, glass, metal and stone.
Added Sept. 2009 Joseph
Cornell: Navigating the Imagination –
Cornell’s art is divided into eight themed pages accessed by “Cornell-esque”
boxes. With the goal “to inspire others to pursue uplifting voyages into the
imagination” this site offers lots of interactivity.
Learning About Art: A Multicultural
Approach - Explore the richness and complexity
of the visual arts. Investigate the meaning of art instruction.
Luminarium –
Presents literature, art, and music together. Covers Medieval and Renaissance.
Mark
Harden's Artchive - A virtual art museum with galleries
of Masters' works, theory and criticism, art CD-ROM reviews and art links.
Medieval
Art and Architecture – Concentrates on images and
Public Domain Images –
Free images for reproduction.
Public Domain Pictures –
Free pictures for reproduction.
SAAM: Smithsonian American Art Museum –
User friendly search engine to this museum’s collections. Includes an
interactive Q&A for students via Ask Joan of Art.
SIRIS –
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. The holdings of the
Smithsonian’s archival, library and specialized research collections can be
found online in the Smithsonian Research Information System (SIRIS). With over
a 1,700,000 records, SIRIS covers a wide variety of topical subjects from Art
& Design, to History & Culture, to Science & Technology. About SIRIS.
Added Nov. 2009 Smarthistory:
A Multimedia Web-Book about Art and Art History -
A multimedia art history resource and adjunct to college art history survey
texts. The site consists of two parts: a database of information about
individual works of art and a substantial offering of videos to download. Users
may browse the database by time period, style, artist, or theme, or use a basic
search engine. At present the site's strength is in the content featured in the
second half of the typical Western art survey course. Site authors plan to add
pre-Renaissance and non-Western art
Smithsonian:
Archives of American Art - Since 1954, the Archives has
collected roughly 16 million letters, photographs, diaries, sketches,
scrapbooks, business records, and other documentation that supports the study
of the history of the visual arts in America. More about AAA
Smithsonian Images -
Digital Photography, Printed Pictures, Historic Images, and E-Cards. Categories
include: Air and Space, American History, Animals, Fireworks, Gems and
Minerals, History of Technology, Marine Life, Military History, Nature, The
Presidency, Transportation,
Smithsonian
Photography Initiative - The Smithsonian Photography
Initiative is devoted to the presentation and study of these photographic
images, viewing photography as an art form, a record keeper, and a
cross-disciplinary medium that encompasses science, history, popular culture,
and more. Beyond offering more information about where to find photography
collections throughout the Smithsonian, our website aims to be an educational
tool, serving anyone who wishes to study, explore, and enjoy photographs of
many kinds. We are also planning an exciting program of exhibitions,
publications, and conferences, which we will soon announce on our website.
Timeline
of Art History – This page is provided by the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and displays representative art objects from the
museum in geographical and chronological arrangement.
Varo
Registry of Women Artists - This site is designed for
educational use by the fine art and commercial art worlds, and the general
public to introduce works by contemporary women artists.
In
addition, we have a library of information for the study of women artists and
links to sites related to women and the arts.
World
Art Treasures – A collection of art slides and
essays based on the Jacques-Edouard Berger Collection. Covers Europe,
WWW
Virtual Library Art History
Yahoo! - Art Museum, Galleries, and
Centers
Yahoo! - Design Arts - Magazines
(See
also Science)
All the Virology on the WWW - We have
collected all the virology related Web sites that might be of interest to our
fellow virologists, and others interested in learning more about viruses.
Additionally, we have created an index to virus pictures on the web, The Big
Picture Book of Viruses, which also functions as a resource for viral taxonomy.
A collection of some of the best Online Virology and Microbiology Course Notes
available can also be found here
ARKive –
A freely accessible online repository of digital images, video and sound clips
of 12,000 animal and plant species from around the globe threatened with
extinction. Background
Biology
Browser –This free web site,
produced by BIOSIS, offering resources for the life sciences
Biology
Links – Internet links provided by Harvard
Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Biology.
CDC Health Topics from A-Z – This site by the Center for Disease
Control provides easy to access and understand health
Cells
Alive – Photos and video clips of biology,
microbiology, immunology, and microscopy.
Entomology Index of Internet Resources – “The directory and search engine of
insect-related resources on the Internet.” Includes large amounts of software,
video and audio information.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on
plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of
LUMEN Structure of the Human Body –
Online anatomy modules.
MERCK
Manual of Medical Information - Explains disorders, who is likely to
get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented,
and how they can be treated; also provides
PubMed -
Access to MEDLINE an index of medical articles.
Added January 2010 Video Lectures Net – The portal to
more than 6,000 lectures and 8,300 videos on all topics - all free - can be
used to supplement the classroom or learn something new of personal interest.
Added
March 2010 Wetlands, Oceans and
Watersheds: US EPA - The Wetlands Web site is a division of
the larger US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) site. The main content
addresses four essential themes: What Are Wetlands? Why Protect Wetlands? How
Are Wetlands Protected and What You Can Do to Protect Our Vital Resources. Of
note are numerous links to resources outside the EPA Web site.
BUSINESS
(See also Accounting)
Ad@Access – More than
7,000 digitized ads published between 1911 and 1955.
AdFreak – Popular
Blog for Adweek Magazine. Lots of video clips and commentaries.
Advertising World – Links to
advertising sites.
AnnualReports.com – A list of
publicly traded companies and their annual and 10K reports. Search by Company
Name, Ticker Symbol, Exchange, Industry, or Sector.
B&E
Datalinks: Econ & Financial Data Sources - Indexes
sources of domestic and international business and economics data on Finance,
Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics. A smaller, easier version of this is
Economagic at http://www.economagic.com
Beige Book
(also known as Summary of Commentary on Current
Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District)- This title is released eight times per year, about
two weeks prior to scheduled meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee, the
monetary policy body of the Federal Reserve System. Undergraduate students
seeking up-to-date, easily digestible commentary on the economy should
definitely consult the Beige Book.
Big Charts - Free access
to charts, reports, indicators and quotes for stocks, mutual funds and major
market indices.
Bplans.com – Free advice
and
@Brint – Diverse and
comprehensive links on cutting edge topics like ecommerce, MIS research,
technology, reengineering, intellectual property and
Business Ethics – Links to
articles, cases studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations
and associations, and other resources.
Business.gov -
Business.gov guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations
and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and
succeed in business. The Research and
Resources link takes
you to
Catherwood
Library Guide to E-Commerce - Provides links to various aspects of e-commerce
including international commerce, technical
Classic
TvAds – Dozens of classic ads from TV.
Conference
Board - A trusted source for business statistics and
trends, including consumer confidence reports and other economic indicators.
Some content fee based.
CorpWatch - This
watchdog site includes news, exposes, analysis, and first person accounts of corporate
and globalization issues.
Corporate Information - The source
for global corporate information on the leading companies in over 55 countries.
A wide spectrum of reports that analyze, probe, review and profile.
County Business Patterns - Annual series that provides sub national economic data by
industry.
Current Industrial Reports – Provides reports on manufacturing
activity in important commodity areas such as textiles and apparel, chemicals,
primary metals, computer and electronic components, industrial equipment,
aerospace equipment, and consumer goods.
DoingBusiness - This World
Bank site in English and Spanish discusses how to do business in foreign
countries and describes their business environment, laws and regulations, and
economic growth. Accessible by country or topic.
Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) - Contains
full text of most papers and documents published by ECLAC including its
Statistical Yearbook, Economic Survey of Latin America ad the Caribbean,
Foreign Investment in Latin America and the
Economic Education and the Federal Reserve – Personal finance information.
Economist - Offers
access to many articles of the print magazine.
Economist.com:
Country Briefings - Sixty countries are covered. Each profile
includes a Factsheet, Forecasts, Economic Data (downloadable as a spreadsheet)
and Political Structure/Force and Economic Structure sections. Much of the
Emergence of
Advertising in America: 1850-1920 - Presents over 9,000 images relating to the
early history of advertising in the
eSignal.com – Chart stock
movement from 3 month to 5 year period.
Export.gov - Anyone can
use this site, but registered users have access to additional reports. Topics
include Export Basis, Finding Partners and Trade Leads,
Market Research, Counseling and Advocacy
Services, Export Assistance Services, Trade Events, Export Finances, Shipping
Documentation and Regulation, Pricing Quotes and Negotiations, Help with Trade Problems,
and Buying US Products. An excellent resource for anyone wishing to do business
abroad.
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - General Information, Economic Research & Data,
Publications, Banking Information, Financial Services, Community Affairs,
Consumer Information, Speeches & News, Educational Resources, Employment
Finance
Resources on the Web - Covers General Finance and the Economy;
Financial Markets; Corporate Finance; Company, Fund, and Investment Research;
Risk Management; and International Finance.
FITA: Web
Resources for International Trade - Keyword search or browse with links to 8,000
plus web sites. Categories include Trade Leads, Business Directories, Direct
Investment, Currencies, International Taxation, Seaports, Translation Services,
Industrial Commodity Codes, International Law, Treaties and International
Conventions, Trade Barriers, Expatriate Resources, International Business
Publications.
Food Marketing
Institute - Find
Forecastcenter.com – Discusses
future trends with links to numerous sources.
Fuld & Company – Lots of
globalEDGE - This web
portal by the Center for International Business Education and Resea4rch at
Industry
Research Desk - This site identifies and then extensively
annotates 17-plus steps in the industry research process. While weak in general
retail, banking and finance
International Business Culture, Customs and Etiquette – Discusses business practices, social customs, intercultural
communication, negotiating practices, giving gifts, how to address individuals,
and acceptable business attire in a wide range of countries.
Knowledge@Wharton – Contains research
articles on Leadership, health economics, public policy, management, business
ethics, etc.
KnowThis.com: Marketing Virtual Library - Links to marketing sites.
Markets Data
Center – From the
Wall Street Journal, this free market research page covers stocks,
international markets, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Commodities and Futures,
Currencies, Calendars & Economy, and Earnings.
Microsoft Investor - Personal
finance site.
Morningstar.com - Providers
of news and analyses on markets, stocks, and mutual funds, for the individual
investor. Registration required.
Motley Fool - The Motley
Fool exists to educate, amuse, and enrich the individual investor. To propose
from personal finance to the stock market, the key to investment success is doing
one's homework; and to show that homework can be fun.
NAICS - North American Industry
Classification System – Provides
classification number for business sectors.
National Retail Federation - Industry's largest advocacy organization which advances the
industry through professional seminars, trade conferences, publications and
educational ...Lots of links, reports, data.
National Trade
Database – Detailed
statistical and narrative
Oanda Currency Converters, Universal Currency - Includes currency converters, currency daily table, historical
tables and charts, and forecasts.
RePEc: Research
Papers in Economics - Provides access to over 150,000 working papers,
180,000 articles, and 1,000 books and chapters on economics.
SCIWay – (pronounced
Sky-Way) This state site, also known as the South Carolina Information Highway,
covers many SC topics. Included is a business and industry directory.
SEC Filings and Forms (Edgar) - The SEC requires all public companies (except foreign companies
and companies with less than $10 million in assets and 500 shareholders) to
file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically
through EDGAR.
South Carolina Department of Commerce – Helpful information about S.C. business.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Numbers – Search database for SIC numbers.
Added
March 2010 Summary of Commentary on
Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District
(also known as the Beige Book.) - This title is released eight times per year, about
two weeks prior to scheduled meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee, the
monetary policy body of the Federal Reserve System. Undergraduate students
seeking up-to-date, easily digestible commentary on the economy should
definitely consult the Beige Book.
Added January 2010 Vintage Ad
Browser – 100,000 vintage advertisements to explore going
back to the 1800’s.
Wachowicz's
Web World: Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students - This site
was designed to go along with Wachowicz’s textbook – Fundamentals of
Financial Management – and follows the textbook’s chapters. Aside of the
many links, it also includes exercises downloadable in Excel, quizzes, and
glossaries.
Wall Street Executive Library – Excellent starting point for business research. Categories include News, Company and Industry
Research, Financial Markets Research, Statistics and Economics Research,
Leisure, a “Business Toolkit”, etc.
WWW Virtual Library Labour and Business History - Annotated links to archives, libraries, organizations,
resources, conferences etc worldwide.
Yahoo!
– Social Sciences - Economics
Yahoo! – Social Sciences - Economics – Statistics
and Indicators
Yahoo! -
Finance and Investment
Yahoo! -
Marketing and Advertising
American
Career InfoNet - Find wages and
employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market
conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive
career resource library online.
CareerCity -
Search the job database and submit your resume online. Also offers a career
center, resume samples, and interview strategies.
careerbuilder.com -
A job search engine.
CareerJournal.com –
This career service is provided by the Wall Street Journal. Lots of
advice and tools.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles –
Provides the official name and number of every job.
Lifeworks:
Explore Health and Medical Science Careers - The Career
Finder sifts through over 100 job possibilities in health and medical sciences
and creates a list of jobs for you to explore based on your interests and
skills.
Monster.com -
Search for jobs. Post your resume.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook - Job descriptions, employment
projections, salary estimates, etc.
Online Sports: Career Center -
Offers sports-related career opportunities and a resume bank for potential
employers.
Quintessential Careers –
Website for multicultural job seekers.
Riley
Guide - Employment Opportunities and Job
Resources on the Internet.
Welcome
to Worldwide Careers – Links to Career sites.
About
- Children’s Books – A good starting point and overall
reference tool.
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Lesson Plans:
Literature Activities – Although a limited number of books
(about a dozen), this site has multiple lesson plans on each book.
Baldwin Library of Historical Children's
Literature – A large collection of full text historical
children’s books from the 1700’s on. Provided by the Department of Special
Collections at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Library.
Caldecott
Medal - Annual award for best picture book
for children.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature
Site Reviewed Books - Reviews of great books for kids. Includes
activities to teach particular subjects, curriculum areas, and themes.
Children's
Literature - Site includes sample reviews and
profiles of authors and illustrators.
Children’s Literature Index – K-12 Lesson Ideas for
Literature: An Index to Books and Websites. Also called the Doucette Index.
Type in a title, author, or illustrator and it will try to find lesson ideas on
the web for almost 500 books.
CLWG- Children’s Literature Web Guide - The Children's Literature Web Guide is
an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet
resources related to books for Children and Young Adults including award lists.
Dreamhouse
Nursery Bookcase: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes – Contains texts and advice on reading to
different age groups.
Educator’s Reference Desk – This ERIC site offers
over 3,000 lesson
plans,
a questions archive, links to education sites, resource guides on all topics,
and a link to GEM (Gateway to 21st Century Skills)..
GEM (Gateway to 21st Century Skills) - Provides educators with quick and easy access
to over 40,000 educational resources found on various federal, state,
university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
International
Children’s Digital Library – Online children’s books.
KidLit.com
-The Right Books - Recommendations and reviews by gender,
age, reading level, subject, and keywords.
Mr.Donn.org –
A collection of lesson plans, activities, and powerpoints for teaching
children’s books.
Newbery
Medal - Official site of the children's
literature award.
ReadWriteThink – Lesson plans, standards, web resources,
and student materials
for language arts from the International Reading Association and the National
Council of Teachers of English.
Scholastic.com: Teachers: Lesson Plans – Clinks on subject or reading level, or try a
key word search to find dozens of lesson plans.
Teachers@Random - Includes teacher's guides for educational
books for K-12 from Random House.
Teaching
Books.net - Generating
enthusiasm for books and reading by providing easy access to authors,
illustrators and exceptional book resources — all in one place! Includes
teaching guides.
Welcome
to Seussville - Games, stories, products about the
works of Dr. Seuss.
Yahoo! - Children's Literature
Yahoo! – Literature – Lesson Plans
Young
Adult Book Central – Short book reviews, guides, author biographies,
and interviews.
50 States.com – Colleges and Universities
50 States.com
– Colleges and Universities – South Carolina
Peterson's
College's and Universities -Basic financial and descriptive data.
COSTUME AND FASHION
Clothing and Costume Links – (
Costume
Gallery – A linking page to a dozen or so film and
theater designers.
Costume
Page –Over 2,000 unique links to reference works and
museums, costume history, ethnic and folk costumes, theatrical costume
organizations and events, schools, costume making and sources of supplies and
costumes.
Costumer's
Manifesto – Everything a costumer needs to know at one
site.
Elizabethan
Costume Page – Covers Elizabethan (26th century)
Fabric Links - The Educational
Resource for Fabrics, Apparel, Home Furnishings, and Care.
History
of Costumes - Braun & Schneider - c.1861-1880 – An online
book.
La Couturiere Parisienne
Costume & Fashion -
This site is all about period costume, from the Middle Ages up to the early
20th century. Access 4000 costume pictures through a database, read one of
hundreds of articles, or download some authentic period patterns.
Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute in NYC – View the
Met’s costume holdings.
Museum of
Costume in Bath, England – A source on English dress from the late 16th
century on.
Regency
Fashion Plates, 1790-1825 – Fashion illustrations from magazines published
between 1790-1825.
UGA Paris Music Hall Collection -More than
6,000 fashion illustrations from the 1920s and 1930s covering more than a dozen
designers.
Victorian
Library and numerous links – Explore the Victorian era through fashions,
holidays, history, decorating and travel.
(See
also Psychology)
Dr. Ivan's Depression Central -
Clearinghouse
for
Internet
Mental Health - Internet
Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health
Mental Health Net. Psychological Self Help (Online
Book)
Psych
Web by Russ Dewey – A multi-purpose site with links.
Self
Help Magazine - Hundreds of articles and links on
self help.
Virginia Tech - Study Skills Self Help
Information
TWU Counseling Center –
Links for students on coping with college and life.
WWW Virtual Library - Psychology
WWW Virtual Library - School Psychology
(Note: This site only works in Internet Explorer)
(See also Sociology)
APBOnline –
The source for police and crime news, information, and entertainment.
Bureau
of Justice Statistics – Offers much of the same statistics
as their publication, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics.
Criminology
Links
–
Covers Corruption,
Juveniles, Crime Prevention, Libraries, Criminology, Mental Health, Domestic
Violence, News, Drugs, Police, Ethnicity, Prisons, Forensics, Probation &
Parole, Gender & Sexuality, Research & Statistics, Government,
Restorative Justice & Mediation, Human Rights, Social Studies, Justice,
Courts & Law, and Victimology.
DEA
(Drug Enforcement Administration) Homepage -
Department
of Justice Homepage – Access its many agencies and
programs.
Federal
Bureau of Prisons Homepage
– Includes a guide to legal resources concerning FBP issues, an Inmate
Locator, quick facts and statistics, and general
Legal Research Guide –
An introduction to legal research on the web.
NCJRS
– National Criminal Justice Reference Service –
Primary web site for research in criminal justice. Links to articles, book,
government reports, and web sites.
Officer.com -
A commercial web site catering to law enforcement. News, editorials,
employment, shopping, links.
Office for
Victims of Crimes – Part of the U.S. Department of Justice, this
website gathers information pertinent to victims of crimes – statistics,
publications, research, as well as agency names and contact information.
Sourcebook
of Criminal Justice Statistics - Brings
together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice
in the
World
Justice Information Network - A library of international criminal justice links, news and publications.
Zeno’s Forensic Science Page – Links to Forensic Science,
Medicine, Psychiatry/Psychology, and Literature.
Yahoo! – Law - Criminal Justice
Yahoo! –
Sociology - Criminology
DICTIONARIES / ENCYCLOPEDIAS / THESAURI
(Subject-specific dictionaries and encyclopedias may be
found under their subjects.)
American Heritage® Dictionary, Fourth Edition
Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies,
Dictionary
OneLook – Almost
100 dictionaries, glossaries, thesauri, and word encyclopedias in one.
Reference.com –
Combination Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Almanac, Atlas, Directory,
etc.
Visual Dictionary Online - From the image to the word and its definition, the Visual
Dictionary Online is an all-in-one reference.
Wikipedia – The
largest encyclopedia in the world. Although created by its users, it has proven
to be a reliable source in many cases.
Yahoo!
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Thesauri, etc
ADA
Home Page – American with Disabilities Act –
Contains general guide and FAQs.
National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped -
Administers a free library program of Braille and recorded materials circulated
to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.
South
Carolina State Library – Talking Book Service –
State site for finding and ordering materials in Braille or recorded.
(See also Curriculum
Lab
for
K-12 materials, teacher education, lesson plans, etc.)
Academic
Info - A subject-based directory covering
many educational disciplines.
Almanac of Higher Education –
Statistics and reports on higher education. (Ask for password at desk.)
ARTSEDGE:
National Arts and Education Site - Curriculum guides, resources, and
news.
Association
of American Colleges and Universities (AACU)
Chronicle
of Higher Education - News and job
Education
Index
- Contains a huge list of research and educational resources indexed by
subject & lifestage. Includes games and lifestage-specific chat
groups.
Education
Week - Offers daily news about K-12 education
and schools. Issues include teacher accountability, policy, organizations,
technology, student safety and quality.
Education
World – Access 500,000 K-16 sites. Topics
include Lesson Planning, Administration, Technology Integration, Professional
Development, and School Issues.
Encyclopedia
of Educational Technology - A
collection of short multimedia articles on a variety of topics related to the
fields of instructional design and education and training. The primary
audiences for the EET are students and novice to intermediate practitioners in
these fields, who need a brief overview as a starting point to further research
on specific topics.
ERIC
- Educational Resources Information Center -
Provides free searching for Educational books and articles.
ETS
Homepage – Official site of the Education
Testing Service. Find
FREE
– Federal Resources for Educational Excellence –
Categories include government resources from 40 federal agencies on the topics
of Arts, Educational Technology, Foreign Languages, Health and Safety, Language
Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Vocational
Education.
IIEPassport - Provides prospective
study abroad students with accurate, reliable program information that is also
featured in the Institute of International Education's renowned Academic
Year Abroad and Short-Term Study Abroad print directories.
Additional content such as featured countries and articles is also provided to
help students maximize this life-changing experience.
IPEDSPA
– (IPEDS Peer Analysis System) – Allows statistical comparison of
colleges.
Journal
on Excellence in College Teaching – Full text of the journal from v.1 to
the present.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing
curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best
sites for teaching and learning.
LD Online – Excellent source for
teachers and parents on learning disabilities, learning disorders, learning
differences, attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, etc.
Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education - Measuring Up 2006 consists of the national
report card for higher education and fifty state report cards. Its purpose is
to provide the public and policymakers with information to assess and improve
postsecondary education in each state. In addition, the site can compare any
state with the best-performing states in each performance category, compare
indicator scores and state grades for any performance category, obtain source
and technical information for indicators and weights, and allow visitors to
download the reports. Further, the Measuring Up Web site has the capacity to
view previous report cards from 2000, 2002, and 2004.
National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) -
A vast collection of statistics, descriptive data and links.
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development – The NICHD
provides access to research on all stages of human development, from
preconception to adulthood, to better understand the health of children,
adults, families, and communities.
National Public School Locator -
Searchable by school characteristics, district, location, or name.
PBS
Online - Home of the Public Broadcasting
Service.
PBS
TeacherSource - Makes it easy to locate and use the
best television and Web resources available, including hundreds of ready-to-use
lesson plans.
Petersons – Search for colleges and
universities, graduate programs, online programs, and private schools.
SCICU – South
Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. Official homepage of South
Carolina’s private colleges and universities.
SCTLC
- South Carolina: Teaching, Learning and Connecting -
Thousands of lesson plans, assessment items and links to curriculum resources.
The unique feature of the site is that all resources support the state’s
standards-based instruction
SKEWL
Sites – Attempts to identify best
educational web sites and direct users to them.
South
Carolina Department of Education - Find news, links to local districts,
statewide test scores and related links.
Study
Abroad Directory – International opportunities for
study, teaching, volunteer, language, jobs, etc.
Study
Guides and Strategies – Preparing to Learn, Studying,
Classroom participation, Learning with Others,
Project Management, Reading Skills, Preparing for Tests, Taking Tests, Writing
Basics, Math and Science, and Webtruth.
Teacher Tube - Instructional
videos site. Many are suitable for college use. If you find a video you see,
you can link to it on the TeacherTube site or embed it into a web page or
blog.
Technology
Resources – Links to internet
field trips, web quests, ideas for spreadsheets, project based learning, one
computer classroom, inspiration resources, music on the web, graphics,
e-portfolios, etc.
U.S.
Chamber of Commerce: Education Report Card - Leaders and Laggards: A
State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness.
U.S. News Online: Education -
Find colleges, grad schools, national rankings, scholarships, and job
opportunities.
What to Expect Your First Year of
Teaching – Quick answers to common questions.
WI DPI Education Resource List -
Links to instructional material
WWW
Virtual Library- Education
Yahoo! - Arts Humanities Literature
Yahoo! - Children's Literature
Yahoo! - Early Childhood Education
Literature
& Film
- Talks about the latest literature and film
Entertainment
Weekly - Movie Central - Publishes the inside scoop on
Internet
Movie Database Search - Good resource for persons trying to
find specific
TV
GUIDE ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK: Your Daily Guide To Entertainment -
This is an online guide for the other small screen. It has season's new
programs, returning favorites, and update on continuing trends
GENEALOGY