About.Com
A well-organized main page contains a site index that can be searched alphabetically or by subject headings. The site can also be searched by keyword topic. If the site search index retrieves a specific meta-guide for the topic, its homepage will contain evaluated Web sites and articles selected by an online expert guide. A useful part of these very navigable pages is the inclusion of briefly annotated Net Links concerning or related to the topic. If a keyword search does not locate an expert guide page, the search engine will provide related Internet sites.
Artists Names
From the Getty Research Institute. Includes "painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, and a host of other creators." Searchable by artist's name. Gives nationality, dates, and bibliographic citation to biographical information.
The Booklist Center
This site compiles of 258 booklists of award winning books in 68 subject categories. If you need a list of titles by award name (e.g National Book Award for Fiction).
Copy Editor's Resource List
A wide variety of web sites with fact-checking and grammar information for editors from the American Copy Editors Society.
Endangered Species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guide to endangered species.
Fifty States and Capitals
Organizes links to information on each state, including useful geographic, demographic, political, historical, economic and tourist information.
Holiday Calendar
Daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. Searchable by date, holiday, country, or religion.
How Stuff Works
Articles at this web site explain how ordinary "stuff" works, e.g. electricity, car engines, the human body, ATMS, tattoos.
InfoPlease An online atlas, encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary and more, from Pearson, a major educational publisher.
Internet Public Library
A directory of reference sources compiled by librarians.
Science Information Index to government science information and agencies.
Weights and Measures
Trying to find out how many gallons is equal to 50 liters? This conversion calculator can help you convert measurements for area, length, weight, and volume whether you're using the metric system, the U.S. system, or both.
Content maintained by Carol Perruso, Journalism Librarian
