internet resources

APPLIED ARTS
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CRIMINOLOGY
EDUCATION & COLLEGE SUCCESS
GOVERNMENT
HEALTH
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
HISTORY
HUMANITIES
LIBRARIES
LITERATURE

LOCAL LINKS
MATHEMATICS
MUSIC, THEATER & DANCE
NAME MEANINGS & GENEALOGY
NEWS SOURCES
NURSING & MEDICINE
PHYSICAL THERAPY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
REFERENCE BOOKS
SEARCH ENGINES
SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
TRAVEL
WEB GUIDES
WOMEN'S STUDIES

APPLIED ARTS

(see also HUMANITIES, MUSIC, THEATER & DANCE)

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Art History Resources on the Web - A comprehensive collection of artist and museum web sites organized by era and area.

CalArts Guide to Art Resources - CALifornia Institute of the ARTS links page is excellent. Click on Internet Resources, then click the Guides to Art Resources for sites about Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre, and Writing.

The Design & Publishing Center - "The longest running web portal site for Design, typography, graphics, illustration, writing, printing, publishing, advertising, signs, displays and information for graphic communicators."

fineart forum - "This directory is meant to serve as a resource and jumping-off place for people interested in art, and in the possible relationships between art and technology. Over 1000 art resources that can be accessed via the Internet; websites, gophers, ftp sites, mailing lists and other types of resources are included."

Symbols.com - "Contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti."

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Accounting Students - Provides study tools, career tips, scholarship & employment information, an accounting research guide, and a networking forum.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - AICPA is the premier national professional association for CPAs in the United States.

The Avalon Project - Produced by Yale Law School, this site contains pre-18th century - 20th century "documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government".

BigCharts - Stock quotes from the 1980's to the present, reports and more.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics - Provides keyword searching for economic data and links to other statistical resources.

Business Source Premier - Online database providing full text articles from journals and magazines. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Corporate Annual Reports - Reports from automotive companies, department stores, communication companies, construction groups, supply companies, the food industry, natural resources, railroads, textile & utility companies are provided.

Country Reports On Economic Policy and Trade Practices - "The reports are intended to provide a single, comparative analysis of the economic policies and trade practices of countries with which the United States has significant economic or trade relationships. .....[T]hese reports are prepared to assist members of Congress in considering legislation in the areas of trade and economic policy".

CNNfn - News, market & investment information, stock tracking and more.

Edgar Database of Corporate Information - Provides access to corporate information required by law to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Select the 10K form and type in a company's name. The 10K will provide the company address, lengthy business & product descriptions, information on products in development, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, competition, employees, properties, legal proceedings, subsidiaries, profiles of directors & officers and extensive financial information.

EntreWorld - Articles and resources for people planning to start their own business or expand their existing one.

FedStats - Collects statistics from over 70 government agencies on topics such as agriculture, crime, demographics, economics, education, energy, the environment, health, income, labor, national accounts, natural resources, safety & transportation. It also provides regional statistics and links to the bureaus providing the data.

FirstSearch - Online databases providing company profiles and full text articles from magazines and journals can be accessed via FirstSearch. Relevant databases include DisclosureS (company profiles), Business Dateline and Business & Industry. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Fortune 500 - Lists the Fortune 500 companies by name, CEO and industry.

KnowMarketing - An extensive virtual library dedicated to all aspects of marketing.

Leading Economic Indicators - Sites compiled by the Orange Park Campus Library's Dixie Yeager.

Library of Congress Country Studies - Provides in-depth information about a country's geography, politics, history, society, citizens & economy. Also provides maps, pictures and a glossary.

Marketing Resources - Sites compiled by the Orange Park Campus Library's Dixie Yeager.

New York Times - Onlne database accessible via FristSearch providignd access to the full text of articles published witin the past 90 days. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Ohio State's Virtual Finance Library - Provides hundreds of links to sites dealing with all aspects of finance.

PublicFigure.com - "Features extensive profile data on today's newsmakers and the people behind the stories. The site includes "life story" biographies to the latest breaking news, exclusive photographs, overviews of the projects or work that brought them to the headlines, interactive video and audio with live interviews and exclusively hosted chat rooms with the most prominent people in world." Features science, business, politics, crime, sports, entertainment, religion and world newsmakers.

Resources for Economists on the Internet - "This guide, sponsored by the American Economic Association, lists more than 1,000 resources on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all resources are also described."

Small Business Handbook - "This Handbook on the statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Labor (DOL) is designed primarily for small businesses in general industry."

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory - A searchable directory of tax and accounting sites.

TheStreet - A financial e-zine "dedicated to providing investors with timely, insightful and irreverent reporting. We aim to bring real accountability to the markets and the media that cover them....TheStreet.com does not permit any of its employees -- editorial, business, technical or administrative -- to hold positions in individual stocks. This restriction is among the most stringent in financial journalism to TheStreet.com's knowledge. Staffers are permitted to own mutual funds. However, if a staffer writes about a mutual fund in which he or she holds shares, appropriate disclosure is made."

WebEc - "WebEc is an effort to categorize free information in economics on the WWW." Links are organized by topics and include journals.

U.S. Census Bureau - A leading source for social, demographic, and economic information. The site includes links to software and access tools to aid viewing of charts and statistics.

WASHLAW WEB - Produced by Washburn University School of Law, this site provides access to international, federal, state, and city laws & codes relating to business, bankruptcy & all areas of the law.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

World Constitutions and International Treaties - Including treaties governing Intellectual Property Rights, Trade & Commercial Relations, Environmental Protection, Historical Treaties, Arms Control & more.

Yahoo!Finance - Yahoo!Finance provides stock quotes, financial news, company profiles, brokers' recommendations, links to SEC filings, and other information of interest to investors. Quotes are delayed 15 minutes for NASDAQ, 20 minutes otherwise.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site - Reviews, book lists and professional resources.

The Children's Literature Web Guide - A great site providing a comprehensive guide to awards for children's books, information about Caldecott & Newberry award winners, links to authors, stories, book lists, discussion groups and resources for parents, storytellers, writers, and illustrators.

de Grummond Children's Literature Research Collection - One of North America's leading research centers in the field of American and British children's literature. Features virtual exhibits & hosts the Cinderella Project, the Little Red Riding Hood Project, the Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack the Giant-Killer Project.

The Scoop - Provides book reviews, interviews & biographies of authors & illustrators, activities for children, resources for educators, book lists and links to other sites.

COMMUNICATIONS

(see also LITERATURE)

Journalism, Media and Speech

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

AJR/NewsLink - Provides links to newspapers worldwide.

AMERICAN STUDIES WEB Performance and Broadcasting Resources - Links to information about Music, Radio, Cinema & Television.

BRS Radio Directory - Organizes stations by call letters, states, and format. Also lists public, non-commercial and international stations.

DOUGLASS - Archives of American Public Address - Speeches & related documents organized by speaker, date, title and controversy/movement. From the 17th century to the present.

Federal Communications Commission - Searchable site provides FCC contacts and discusses issues such as the V-chip, children's television, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Gifts of Speech - Speeches made by "influential contemporary women" from around the world.

Historical Speech Collection - Features JFK, Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Clinton, Bush & more. Your computer needs wav, ra, avi or mpg capabilities to play the speeches.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States - From George Washington to George W. Bush.

The Media and Communications Studies Site - British site providing articles and links about textual studies, the news media, genre theory, narratology, the media's influence, music & youth, film, television and radio.

The MIT List of Radio Stations on the Internet - Over 8,000 stations listed by state, format, call letter, or country.

TechWeb - The Technology News Site - Updated every 15 minutes.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Journalism - Links to organizations, papers, schools, news, research & more.

Languages

Latin Online - Provides pronunciation guides, dictionaries, sounds, quizzes, and more.

Spanish Online - Provides pronunciation guides, dictionaries, sounds, quizzes, and more.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

CMPnet - Compiles resources for inexperienced as well as professional computer users.

CNET - E-zine featuring news, software reviews, product reports, HTML resources, downloads & articles.

PC Webopaedia - "The #1 online encyclopedia and search engine dedicated to computer technology." Provides lengthy definitions as well as links to related articles & reviewed web pages.

TechWeb - The Technology News Site - Updated every 15 minutes.

TechEncyclopedia - Defines more than 20,000 IT terms.

Online Electronic Publishing Collection - Provides links to full-text online computer magazines and books.

T.H.E. Journal - Technical Horizons in Education is a full-text online journal focusing on computers, technologies and applications that improve teaching and learning. Find the full-text of issues from 1994 to the present in "THE Vault".

The Virtual Library:Computing - Links to sites chosen by experts in the field.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

CRIMINOLOGY

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice - Provides articles and resources aimed at "reducing society's reliance on the use of incarceration as a solution to social problems".

Criminology Periodical Index - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals about law enforcement, incarceration and the law. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Domestic Violence Division - The Metro Nashville Police Department presents warning signs of abuse, characteristics of an abuser, long term effects of abuse, plans for becoming safer & more.

Family Violence Awareness Page - Provides facts and statistics, local, regional and national information hotlines, writings about family violence and links to other sites.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Provides crime statistics, information on current FBI files, historic cases, the "10 Most Wanted" list with photographs, press releases, listing of FBI field offices, and crime reports.

Florida Department of Corrections - Award winning site providing statistics, information on gangs, inmate population, inmate releases, and inmate escapes. Click "Facts and Fallacies" for information about Florida's prisons, death row, youthful offenders, "inmates at work", & more.

Florida Statutes and Constitution - Access the Florida Statutes from 1995 to the present as well as the Constitution and the Laws of Florida.

Legal Information Institute - Produced by Cornell Law School, this site provides U.S. Codes, Supreme Court Decisions, U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals decisions, State Statutes, writings from the American Legal Ethics Library, directories of lawyers, journals & organizations and more relating to all aspects of the law.

National Institute on Drug Abuse - Provides statistics on drug abuse, drug profiles, special population issues, and other related topics.

Organized Crime - Provides links to crime data at the federal, state, local, and international levels. Keyword search capabilities. Also discusses how to locate data and assess its validity.

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs - Provides information, statistics & links in several areas:

School Violence-Related Links - Provides links and full-text publications.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Provides information & statistics about crimes, victims, criminal offenders, the justice system, prosecutions, juvenile justice, international issues, corrections, and other related topics.
Online Research and Information Center (ORIC) - "Showcas[es] and help[s] make available the most recent publications and products of the National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP program offices."

Internet Law Library - Formerly published by the U.S. House of Representatives, this site lets you search the U.S. Code, provides U.S. State, Federal and Territorial as well as laws from other countries and laws divided by subject.

WASHLAW WEB - Produced by Washburn University School of Law, this site provides access to international, federal, state, and city laws & codes and links to related web sites.

WashLaw Web - Criminal Justice/Police WASHLAW WEB's list of recommend web sites.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

EDUCATION & COLLEGE SUCCESS

Apply to one of Florida's State Universities Online

Florida Community Colleges' Distance Learning Electronic Catalog

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Career Planning - Information about mentors, job searching, resumes, career planning and more can be found here.

College Success - Provides links and articles.

Community College Web - Contains a searchable index of over 800 community college home pages and related web sites in the United States, Canada, and around the world. Search alphabetically, geographically, or by keyword.

Contemporary Women's Issues - "Provides full text access to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets are easily accessed through CWI. Information on women in over 150 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights." Access via FirstSearch. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Education Virtual Library - Provides links to curriculum resources such as lesson plans & activities, professional development resources, and resources addressing fundamental issues such as learning theory, teaching special populations and more.

ERIC - "ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. " This databse provides an abstract and citation, not the complete article. To request the complete article, contact your campus Library.

FinAid! - "The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid" provides information, forms and instructions.

Florida Division of Community Colleges - Features public reports, position vacancies, minutes, and research information for community colleges.

SIRSResearcher - Online database accessible via FirstSearch provding full text articles "exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues. Articles are selected from domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. " Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Sites to Promote Academic Success - "A sampling of Web sites that provide tips to help you manage your time, take better notes and study more effectively, work on your memory, take tests, and handle the stresses of college life.You can also explore your learning style and some excellent general academic success sites."

Statistical Resources on the Web/Education - Links to statistical resources addressing all education levels.

U.S. Department of Education - Provides statistics and a searchable, full text database of articles from ERIC Digests. Also provides the Title IV School Codes and links to financial aid applications & information.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

WWW Virtual Library: Education - This searchable site provides links to education sites from Kindergarten to Post-Graduate. Also provides international links, links to related virtual libraries and discussion groups. Sites are chosen by experts in the field.

Yahoo! Careers - Provides information about internships, getting your first job after college, how to start your own business, interview tips, success strategies and more.

GOVERNMENT

(see also POLITICAL SCIENCE)

9/11 Commission Report

FirstGov - FirstGov is "The official website for searching the U.S. Government" and is endorsed by the President. "FirstGov.gov features a topical index, online transactions, links to state and local government, options to contact your government, and other tools so you don't have to know the name of the government agency to get the information you want anytime you want it." It is very easy to navigate and should be your first stop for government information.

Department of State - Click "archives" to read declassified documents, access documents about foreign policy, global affairs, treaties and more. Read the current travel advisories/warnings, access a comprehensive collection of speeches and testimonies, press briefings as well as reports to Congress on human rights, narcotics, and other current issues. For easy navigating, click "site map".

Florida Government Services DIRECT - Links to government services for employment, children, consumer protection, elections, licensing & more.

Florida Government WWW Sites - "This is a list of State agencies, departments and divisions with links to their web sites. "

Florida Statutes and Constitution - Access the Florida Statutes from 1995 to the present as well as the Constitution and the Laws of Florida.

IRS - The Digital Daily - Tax information, stats & forms in a glossy, fun(?) format.

Library of Congress - Offers electronic exhibits of national monuments, the American Memory Project, LC special collections, Country studies, the Vietnam Era POW-MIA database, Library of Congress services and publications, LC MARVEL, as well as indexes to Internet resources on the Federal government executive and legislative branches, and state and local governments.

NASA Homepage - Provides a gateway to the largest repository of space-related information on the Internet. View a chronology of future lunar and planetary exploration, check on shuttle flights, review astronaut biographies, find out about future space stations and much more.

National Governors' Association - "Through NGA, the Governors identify priority issues and deal collectively with issues of public policy and governance at both the national and state levels." The web site provides biographical information on governors, State-of-the-State Addresses, and information on key state issues.

Online Sunshine--The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature - The premiere resource for Florida's citizens. Provides links to representatives, current legislation, county profiles and much more.

Social Security Online - Helps users understand the history, benefits, and services offered by the Social Security Administration. Provides application forms & instructions.

THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet - Access House & Senate directories, descriptions of the legislative process, floor activities, the full-text of bills, the Congressional Record, Committee homepages and reports, historical documents and links to related sites.

U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory

White House - Access White House documents, speeches, and photos, read about the President, Vice-President and their families, read current statistics & "hot topics".

WWW Virtual Library: U.S. Government Information Sources

HEALTH

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Centers for Disease Control - Offers statistics, software, traveler's health information, and resources for preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

CHID Online, Combined Health Information Database - "CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources" on 18 topics from AIDS to weight control.

FDHC Medical Professional Look-Up - Make sure your health care professional is licensed and see if there are any pending judgements.

healthfinder - Maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, healthfinder provides links to online journals, medical dictionaries, information concerning the health of women, men, teens and infants. Specific ailments & treatments are also discussed, along with "hot topics" and current news.

Health Reference Center - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

HealthWeb - Provides links to specific, evaluated Internet resources selected by librarians and information professionals at leading academic medical centers in the Midwest. Selection emphasizes quality information aimed at assisting health care professionals as well as consumers.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - Articles, reference works, quizzes and more.

National Council Against Health Fraud - This non-profit group focuses on health fraud, misinformation and quackery. Questionable treatments are discussed.

National Women's Health Information Center - Medical dictionaries & journals, a database of organizations and resources, information on numerous topics and links to more.

Pharmaceutical Information Network - Provides information about new drugs & treatments. Features a Disease Information Center, a glossary, discussion groups, recent articles & links to related sites.

PubMed - Provides free access to MEDLINE. MEDLINE provides citations to and lengthy abstracts from articles in scholarly medical journals. To obtain the complete article, contact your local campus Library.

Vitality - Online magazine providing self-care advice.

WebMD - "The comprehensive online health resource, is committed to serving all your health information and support needs." Provides articles, online chat, message boards and news.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

American Hospital Directory - Provides comparative performance data for "most" hospitals.

Medicare Statistics & Data - Provides enrollment figures, 1999 Resource-Based Practice Expense Data Files, national health care indicators & expenditures data, links to Medicaid statistics & managed care reports, and more.

Medscape - Pools information from clinical journals, medical news providers, medical education programs, and material to provide clinicians and other healthcare professionals with timely clinical information that is directly applicable to their patients and practice.

HISTORY

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing images, maps and full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History - Documents from the fifteenth century to the present.

The American Memory Project - An amazing collection of photos, documents, movies, objects and sounds organized into thematic collections.

The Ancient World Web - Excellent list of sites addressing daily life, art, history, theories, archaeology, mythology, law, philosophy and science of the ancient world.

The Avalon Project - Produced by Yale Law School, this site contains pre-18th century - 20th century "documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government".

Basic Readings In U.S. Democracy - Offers full-text historical documents with notes, from the Mayflower Compact to excerpts from the 1992 Presidential Debates.

Biography Resource Center - Online database providing biographical information and realted full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19th-Century America - " Documenting the American South (DAS) is a database that provides primary materials offering Southern perspectives on American history, literature, and culture to teachers, students and researchers." Three collection are currently available: First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920, North American Slave Narratives, Beginnings to 1920, and the Library of Southern Literature, Beginnings to 1920 A fourth database based on Confederate imprints is in development.

DOUGLASS - Archives of American Public Address - Speeches & related documents organized by speaker, date, title and controversy/movement. From the 17th century to the present.

Historical Speech Collection - Your computer needs wav or ra or avi or mpg to play the speeches. Features JFK, Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Clinton, Bush & more.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States - From George Washington to Bill Clinton.

The Labyrinth - Resources, articles and links for Medieval Studies. Maintained by Georgetown University.

Library of Congress Country Studies - Provides in-depth information about a country's geography, politics, history, society, citizens & economy. Also provides maps, pictures and a glossary.

Lives, the Biography Resource - "Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more."

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - Provides access to historical documents, letters, images, and records of national significance.

The National Securirty Archive - Features recently declassified documents about historically and socially signficant events." The Archive is simultaneously a research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, a public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information through the FOIA, and an indexer and publisher of the documents."

New Deal Network - Offers photographs, speeches, political cartoons, and other historic documents from the New Deal period.

ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies - "ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students. All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers." The site contains complete online text books, an encyclopedia, medieval texts and more.

Roman History Useful Links - Links to sites about individuals, myths, government, art & architecture, etc.

Timeline of British History - Articles, maps, historical documents, monarch biographies and much more.

U.S. Civil War Center - Provides an extensive index of links to Civil War resources & documents.

U.S. Historical Documents - Full text documents from 1215 to the present.

U.S. History Resources - Compiled by the Orange Park Campus Library's Dixie Yeager.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

World Civilization Resources - Compiled by the Orange Park Campus Library's Dixie Yeager.

World Constitutions and International Treaties - Including Historical Treaties, treaties governing Intellectual Property Rights, Trade & Commercial Relations, Environmental Protection, Arms Control & more.

WWW Virtual Library: History - Provides links organized by country, era, topic, material, etc. All sites have been selected by experts in their respective fields.

HUMANITIES

(see also APPLIED ARTS, MUSIC, THEATER & DANCE)

Artcylopedia - View the works of over 7,000 artists.

The American Memory Project - An amazing collection of photos, documents, movies, objects and sounds organized into thematic collections.

Ancient Northwest Europe - Provides information about the Anglo-Saxons, the Celts and the Norse. Also provides links to related web pages.

The Ancient World Web - Excellent list of sites addressing daily life, art, history, theories, archaeology, mythology, law, philosophy and science of the ancient world.

Art on the Web - A collection of over 1,200 links to art and architecture resources on the Internet. Compiled by Jeffery Howe of Boston College's Fine Arts Department.

Art History Resources on the Web - A comprehensive collection of artist and museum web sites organized by era and area. Maintained by art history professor Chris Witcombe of Sweet Briar College.

Electronic Resources for Classicists: the Second Generation - Contains links to electronic texts, images, course materials, software archives, classics departments, professional organizations, and discussion groups.

The Encyclopedia Mythica - Features over 5000 articles, 300 illustrations, maps, genealogy tables, about Arthurian legend, Aztec mythology, Celtic mythology, Chinese mythology, Egyptian mythology, Etruscan mythology, Folklore, Greek mythology, Greek heroic legend, Haitian mythology, Hindu mythology, Japanese mythology, Latvian mythology, Mayan mythology, Mesopotamian mythology, Native American mythology, Norse mythology, Persian mythology, Polynesian mythology, Roman mythology, and more.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures - Provides texts, essays, a substantial index of internet sites divided into five sub-indices: a chronology, an essay index, an image index, an internet site index and an electronic text index. about the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe. Entries for Rome, Greece and Medieval Europe are forthcoming.

The Glory of Byzantium - The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents this collection of art. Explore the site by theme, learn Byzantium's history or check out the glossary.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Searchable database of biographies & definitions, also contains classic philosophical texts in their entirety.

The Labyrinth - Resources, articles and links for Medieval Studies. Maintained by Georgetown University.

Lives, the Biography Resource - "Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more."

National Endowment for the Arts Homepage - Provides articles, interviews, a gallery, application information, a resource center, and arts.community, the Endowment's online journal.

The Pre-Raphaelite Collection - Excellent reproductions, artist biographies, links to related sites and books.

Roman History Useful Links - Links to sites about individuals, myths, government, art & architecture, etc.

Victoria Research Web - Links to Victorian-era census data, an annotated list of useful internet sites, resources for planning a Victorian themed trip, book reviews & more.

The Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery - "Displaying 100% of Vincent van Gogh's works and letters--a complete, online catalogue raisonné of Van Gogh's oeuvre." As of June 2000, criticism and analysis is coming soon.

Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

World Art Treasures - "To promulgate the discovery and love of art", this site contain over 100,000 images of art works from Egypt, China, Japan, India & Europe.

World Wide Art Resources - An extensive directory of art, theater, film, and dance sites, including a comprehensive list of museum links. This site provides a searchable database and hosts bulletin boards on a variety of topics.

LIBRARIES

Clay County Public Library System - Search the on-line catalog and learn about library services.

Libweb - Provides links to library catalogs worldwide.

LINCC - Search the SJRCC catalog or any of Florida's community college libraries.

St. Johns County Public Library

WebLUIS - Search the holdings of Florida's state university libraries. Items located at a state university may be checked out in person with your valid student SJRCC library card, or you may arrange to have the item sent to SJRCC for you via inter-library loan.

LITERATURE

Bartleby.com - Find poems, quotations, Oxford's Shakepeare and full text works of fiction and non-fiction.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Also features a search engine, a discussion area, and a list of related web sites.

The English Server - The English Server is a cooperative which has been publishing humanities texts online since 1990. Today it offers over 20,000 thousand works, covering a wide range of interests.

The IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection - "Contains 2504 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by literary period."

Literature Resource Center - Onlince database providing literary criticism and related articles. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Lives, the Biography Resource - "Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more."

Poet's Corner - Features 5,209 works by 614 Poets. Click on "Faces of the Poets" to view photographs and paintings of the authors.

Project Gutenberg - Hundreds of books available in their entirety for free online. Read one online or download it to your PC.

VoS English Literature Page - Guide to literature sites, medieval to modern, American to World Literature.

Victoria Research Web - Links to Victorian-era census data, an annotated list of useful internet sites, resources for planning a Victorian themed trip, book reviews & more.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

LOCAL LINKS OF INTEREST

Bridge of Lions - Maintained by the Florida Dept. of Transportation, this page provides a draft of the Environmental Impact Statement, figures & tables which discuss the bridge, courses of action & proposals.

City Gates Association - Non-partisan organization aimed at stimulating interest among young people in government affairs. Membership is open to registered voters born between 1965 and 1980.

City of St. Augustine Home Page - Provides calendar of events with contact information, phone listings, preservation information & more.

Clay County Chamber of Commerce - Provides information about the demographics and history of Clay County, a calendar of community events and tourist information.

Clay County Public Library System - Search the on-line catalog and learn about library services.

Film Society of St. Augustine - This non-profit group shows quality films several times each month and provides a forum for discussion.

Florida Times-Union - Features a searchable archive of articles from 1997 to the present, links to Jacksonville area web pages, & more.

Oldcity Listings - Links to St. Augustine businesses & attractions including a virtual tour of St. Augustine.

Orange Park Community Theater - Provides a calendar of events, play reviews, ticket information , and links to other events scheduled in the Jacksonville area.

Palatka Daily News

Putnam County, FL - This official site of Putnam County provides links to area businesses, attractions and events.

The St. Augustine Record Online - Contains an archive of articles from 1997 to the present.

St. Johns County, Florida - Links to county agencies and officials.

St. Johns County Public Library

MATHEMATICS

Fall 2001 Textbook Sites Links provided by instructor. Please contact him/her with questions regarding these sites

Mathematics: Ancient Science and Its Modern Fates - Text and images from the Online Exhibit ROME REBORN: THE VATICAN LIBRARY AND RENAISSANCE CULTURE

Martindale's Mathematics - Journals, dictionaries, tutorials and databases.

Mathematics WWW Virtual Library - Links to journals, schools, software and more.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

MUSIC, THEATER & DANCE

AMERICAN STUDIES WEB Performance and Broadcasting Resources - Links to information about Music, Radio, Cinema & Television.

Billboard Online - Highlights include listings for the top 200 songs, new releases, and music reviews.

CalArts - CALifornia Institute of the ARTS links page is excellent. Click on Internet Resources, then click the Guides to Art Resources for sites about Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre, and Writing.

Clasica.Com - An online guide to classical music performance and recordings. A compendium of classical music links, orchestras, conductors, operas, instrumentalists and vocalists.

CyberDance - Ballet on the Net - "A collection of over 3,500 links to classical ballet and modern dance resources".

Dance Links - Links to dance companies, funding sources, schools, individuals, etc.

The International Lyrics Server - Searchable database of over 100,000 songs.

Internet Resources for Music Scholars - Links to societies, journals databases, department homepages, vendors, etc. Maintained by the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard University.

Lives, the Biography Resource - "Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more."

Music >From Gregorian Chant to Opera's Origins - Text and images in the Online Exhibit ROME REBORN: THE VATICAN LIBRARY AND RENAISSANCE CULTURE.

Theatre History Web Sites - An extensive list, organized by era/genre.

TheatrePedia - Information about plays, playwrights, characters, actors, Greek theater, directing, stagecraft, writing and more.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Worldwide Internet Music Resources - Offered as a service of the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University, this site provides links to journals, musicians, groups, genres, etc.

WWW Virtual Library: Dance - Links to everything from A to Z.

WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama - "Here you will find pointers to resources in more than 40 countries around the world, for professionals, amateurs, academics and students of all ages." Extensive and authoritative.

NAME MEANINGS & GENEALOGY

The Baby Namer - Find the meaning, origin and international forms of your name.

Behind the Name - "The etymology and history of first names."

Cyndi"s List of Genealogy Sites - Links to over 72,000 web sites.

NEWS SOURCES

Custom Newspapers - Provides full text articles from over 100 national and international newspapers, including the New York times and several Florida papers. Access to this database is limited to currently registered students with a valid library card.

Florida news

National news

International news

NURSING & MEDICINE

Academic Search Premier - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing - AACN is the national voice for America’s baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education programs, working to establish quality standards for bachelor’s and graduate degree nursing education. Includes a listing of AACN member schools, career & financial aid information, & statements on curriculum and current issues.

CINAHL - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

Health & Wellness Resource Center - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

HealthWeb - Provides links to specific, evaluated Internet resources selected by librarians and information professionals at leading academic medical centers. Selection emphasizes quality information aimed at assisting health care professionals as well as consumers.

HealthWeb Nursing Resources - A collaborative effort of the Taubman Medical Library, the School of Nursing at The University of Michigan, and the HealthWeb project, this site provides links to information about licensing, schools, discussion groups, research, organizations, online journals & newsletters, and more.

The Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body - Provides detailed information about each muscle of the human body: its origin, insertion, action, blood supply and innervation.

The Interactive Patient - "This teaching tool for physicians, residents and medical students offers a case with a chief complaint to the user who then has to interact with the patient requesting additional history, performing a physical exam, and reviewing laboratory data and x-rays. After the workup, the user is encouraged to submit a diagnosis and a treatment plan to the system based on the information obtained. All submitted answers will be evaluated and feedback will be provided."

Martindale's Virtual Medical Center - Award winning site " currently contains over 56,000 teaching files; over 126,300 Medical Cases; 1,068 Multimedia Courses/Textbooks; 1,475 Multimedia Tutorials; over 3,550 Databases, and over 10,400 Movies. "

Martindale's Virtual Nursing Center - Contains tutorials, glossaries, maps, interactive cases, disease classifications & much more.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - Articles, reference works, quizzes and more.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - A searchable, complete 17th edition.

The Merck Manual Home Edition - Two versions are available. The interactive version provides illustrations, animation, videos and pronounciations. "In both versions, you will find in-depth information, written by nearly 200 leading medical experts, on the health issues that matter most to you."

National Library of Medicine - Every significant program of the Library is represented, from medical history to biotechnology.

NursingWorld - Produced by the American Nurses Association, this site is full of information pertinent to nurses. Provides links to the American Academy of Nursing, the American Nursing Credentialing Center, the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, awards and fellowships, and much more.

Pharmaceutical Information Network - Provides information about new drugs & treatments. Features a Disease Information Center, a glossary, discussion groups, recent articles & links to related sites.

The Virtual Children's Hospital - "The Virtual Children's Hospital digital library was created in 1994 to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients and families. The goal of the Virtual Children's Hospital digital library is to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients and families"

The Virtual Hospital - The Virtual Hospital is a digital health sciences library created in 1992 at the University of Iowa containing hundreds of books and brochures for health care providers and patients. "Until recently, such information was usually available only in print form in libraries distant from the point of care or home, and the barriers to accessing the information were quite high. The Virtual Hospital digital library is dedicated to lowering these barriers."

Whole Brain Atlas - Harvard's information resource for central nervous system imaging which integrates clinical information with magnetic resonance (MR), x-ray computed tomography (TC), and nuclear medicine images. The Brain Atlas charts the normal structure of the brain as well as the abnormal structure of brains diseased by Alzheimer's, Pick's, AIDS dementia, and strokes.

Nursing Resources at the Palatka Campus Library - A bibliography.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

American Physical Therapy Association - The official APTA page with information on funding and current research, CE courses, state licensing, and Physical Therapy Education Programs.

Physical Therapy WWW Page - Provides general information about physical therapy including treatments, career, and research resources.

Physiotherapy Global-Links Published by the University of South Australia, this is an excellent source which includes global links for physical therapy, archives of the Physio Mailbase discussion list, Australian PT research groups, and abstracts from The Australian Journal of Physiotherapy.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

(see also GOVERNMENT)

Address Directory for Politicians of the World - E-mail, mailing addresses, phone numbers & fax numbers for heads of state, foreign affair ministries & ministries of environment worldwide.

American Politics Journal Links You Should Follow - Links to journals, polling research and political entities.

The Avalon Project - Produced by Yale Law School, this site contains pre-18th century - 20th century "documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government".

Federal Election Commission - Includes election statistics and information about voting, candidates, and political parties.

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-national organizations etc." Also includes political parties. Over 220 countries & territories are included.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States - From George Washington to Bill Clinton.

Library of Congress Country Studies - Provides in-depth information about a country's geography, politics, history, society, citizens & economy. Also provides maps, pictures and a glossary.

Political Science Virtual Library - Contains information that political science departments have put on the web, including information about graduate programs, teaching tools and research.

Project Vote Smart - "This national non-partisan, non-profit effort researches, tracks and provides to the public independent factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials. Voting records, campaign issue positions, performance evaluations by special interests, campaign contributions, backgrounds, previous experience, and contact information are available...It allows citizens to look over the shoulders of their elected representatives daily, to monitor and supervise them, and to compare their campaign promises with their actual job performance once in office. " PVS also offers scholarships & internships.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

PSYCHOLOGY

The American Psychological Association - The APA is the world's largest organization of psychologists.

Psychology Virtual Library - The Psychology Virtual Library keeps track of online information as part of The World Wide Web Virtual Library. Sites are inspected and evaluated for their adequacy as information sources before they are linked from here.

Psych Web - Contains psychology-related information for students and teachers of psychology with links to APA Style, psychological journals, career resources and self-help resources on the Internet.

Self-Help and Psychology Magazine - An online magazine featuring articles on self-help topics, answers by professionals to reader questions, a bookstore catalog, distance learning classes, and cartoons.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

REFERENCE BOOKS

SCIENCE

The Ancient World Web: Science - Links to sites discussing dinosaurs, ancient bacteria, timelines, and much more.

Astronomy - Galaxy's extensive list of sites, organized by topic.

Eric's Treasure Troves of Science - Provides extensive on-line encyclopedias of Math, Physics, Astronomy, Scientific Biography, Scientific Books, Rocketry, Chemistry, and Life.

Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'" - Award winning site featuring extensive information resources pertaining to astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, geoscience, materials science, math & physics.

The Scientific American - A quality information site which provides access to current and past issues of Scientific American. The web site has categories such as Explorations, Exhibits, Bookmarks, Current Issue, Interviews,and Ask the Experts.

Scientific American's Editors Selections - The editors present their selections of the best web sites in Science News , Earth And Environment, Amateur Scientist, Materials, Archaeology And Paleontology, Mathematics, Astronomy And Astrophysics, Museums, Biology And Medicine, Government Institutions, Chemistry & Searching The Web.

WilsonSelectPlus - Online database providing full text articles from magazines and journals. Access is limited; only currently registered students with a valid Library card will gain access.

WWW Virtual Library: Bio Sciences - Sites chosen by experts in the fields of botany, zoology, cell biology, etc..

WWW Virtual Library: Chemistry - Sites chosen by experts in the field.

WWW Virtual Library: Physics - Sites chosen by experts in the field.

SEARCH ENGINES

Yahoo! - A great place to start. Check out the Yahoo categories.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

(see also EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY)

Children, Youth and Family Consortium - CYFC’s Electronic Clearinghouse provides information & resources that are useful for practical parenting, formulating policies, and designing and implementing programs.