Guide to Internet Resources

Art

National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art's homepage includes research resources, online tours, and profiles of current exhibits.

Print and Photographs Reading Room, Prints and Photographs Division (Library of Congress)
"Unique in their scope and richness, the prints and photographs collections today number more than 13.7 million images. These include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people. " - From homepage

Culture

Conelrad: Atomic Culture
A collection of images from popular culture during the Cold War are made available on this website.  Descriptions of images are also available.

Economics

Digital Library of the Commons
This resource focuses on topics relating to agriculture, fisheries, forestry, global commons, grazing, commons history, information and knowledge commons, land tenure and use, social organization, commons theory, urban commons, and water resources irrigation, and wildlife. "The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. This site contains a Working Paper Archive of author-submitted papers, a full-text Digital Library, and links to relevant reference sources on the study of the commons. " - From homepage 

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
The drastic changes that have occurred in advertising as it has evolved are displayed on this website.

Entertainment

Internet Movie Database
This easy to use database attempts to catalog all pertinent details about a movies including characters, actors, brief descriptions, and where it was filmed.

Geography

Google Maps
This Google project directions and interactive maps of the United States based on information gathered by satellites. It can also search by keyword such as type of business.

Mapquest
A digital directory resource for finding anything in the physical world over any connected device.

National Geographic Online Maps
Offers different kinds of maps and profiles for the countries of the world. 

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
This site sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin has links to more than 2400 political, physical, topographical, economic, and historical maps in digital format available on the Internet.

Health

United States Department of Agriculture
This website guides provides guidance regarding the recently released food pyramids.

History

Ancient History

Eternal Egypt
This website provides resources pertaining to over 5,000 years of Egyptian history.  Its offerings include timelines, multimedia resources, articles, and a glossary.

North American History

Alaskool
This is an excellent resource for information about Native Alaskans. The website includes materials about Native Alaskan history, education, languages, and cultures. It is intended for use by teachers, students, and all interested in Alaska's first people.

The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
"The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Online makes available the text of the celebrated Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark journals, edited by Gary E. Moulton. Moulton's edition is the most accurate and inclusive edition ever published and is one of the major scholarly achievements of the late twentieth century. " -From homepage 

New York Public Digital Library
Over 275,000 images from 15 collections are available on this website. Subject matter ranges from Civil War Photos, 16th-century maps of North America, sheet music covers, Yiddish theater placards, Jpanese prints, menus, and much more.

Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier
Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier explores the history of the Spanish presence in the territories now part of the United States, from the first voyage of Columbus in 1492 to the exploration and settlement of California and the American Southwest in the early 19th century.

South American History

United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures
This joint cooperative between the United States' Library of Congress and the National Library of Brazil present digitized collections of books, maps, prints, photographs, manuscripts, and other documents exploring the history of Brazil, interactions between Brazil and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, and the parallels and contrasts between Brazilian and American culture and history.

British History

British History Online
"The digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. " -From homepage

Kansas History

Kansas.gov
The official web site of the State of Kansas including educational links.

Kansas History Online
This is a project of the University of Kansas and Kansas Historical Society that offers detailed information regarding the history of Kansas.

Horticulture

American Garden Museum
The American Garden Museum highlights American gardens of all sizes.  This website includes commentary and photographs of American gardens.

Libraries

Internet Public Library
A guide to the internet that includes carefully chosen credible websites.

Library of Congress
The website of the Library of Congress that provides access to text, exhibits, and numerous photographs.

Literature

Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
"The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge." - From homepage

SurLaLune Fairy Tales
This website has over 35 annotated fairy tales.  It includes the history of the fairy tales and compares various versions of the fairy tale that appear in different cultures.  Illustrations are included.

The Willa Cather Archive
Based on the Willa Cather Scholarly Edition, the archive contains historical photographs, news stories, maps, and other documentary records supporting the written text. Currently contains complete texts with ancillary materials for O Pioneers and My Antonia but will expand to include the complete works.

Mathematics

MathDL
MathDL (Mathematical Sciences Digital Library) is maintained by the Mathematical Association of America. It provides online resources for those interested in collegiate mathematics. MathDL includes new MAA publications and the Journal of online mathematics and its applications (JOMA).

Montgomery County, Kansas

City of Coffeyville
This is the official Site of Coffeyville, Kansas. It provides directories of area businesses and churches. The regularly updated calendar highlights upcoming events in the communities.

Reference

Contact Information

Anywho
An online phonebook of businesses and people. 

Dictionaries and Thesauri

Dictionary.com
Provides a searchable dictionary and thesaurus. 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus 

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
"Containing 35,000 synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references in an easy-to-use format, this thesaurus features succinct word definitions and an innovative hyperlinked category index. " - From homepage

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia.com
This website is a free resource offering more than 50,000 concise articles maintained by HighBeam Research, Inc. 

Wikipedia
"The free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In this English version, started in 2001, we are currently working on 526494 articles. " -From homepage

Reference Services

HowStuffWorks
Explains hundreds of subjects, from car engines to lock-picking to ESP, using clear language and tons of illustrations.

Reference Desk.com
This is considered the best free 24x7 reference site on the web.

Selecting a College

Kiplinger
Kiplinger.com has ranked the 100 best public college values. This website allows users to search through various rankings to find a public institution that meets their needs.

MyMajors
MyMajors provides guidance in choosing a major.

Science

PlantFacts: Horticulture & Crop Science in Virtual Perspective
PlantFacts includes plant-related documents, over 60,000 pages of extension fact sheets and bulletins from 46 universities and government institutions across the United States and Canada, over 60,000 pages of information related to admissions, degree requirements, research projects, and online courses from 40 university departments across the United States. The Factsheet database is maintained by the HCS in Virtual Perspective Staff at the Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Dr. Tim Rhodus, Web manager.

Study Skills

Lake Superior State University
This website is short and to the point. It provides practical study tips. It also describes the SQ3R Method of Study.

The McGraw-Hill Companies
This webpage provides useful information in evaluating information, webpage gives you hints and tips on how to use the library, study, write a paper, and how to prepare for tests.

Time & Stress Management

College View
This website includes numerous articles about college life, career choices, and financial aid.

Managing Stress: A Guide for College Students
This webpage provides an easy to follow guide for several kinds of relaxation.

Translation

AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation
Translates words, sentences and entire web pages into 12 different languages.