GENERAL REFERENCE, and NEWS/MAGAZINES WEB SITES
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GENERAL REFERENCE:
- Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Web Sites (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/
- ARKive: �Images of Life on Earth�
http://www.arkive.org/
- BUBL Information Service: subject-linked Internet catalog
http://bubl.ac.uk/
- The Traditional Ballad Index: An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk-Songs of the English-Speaking World
http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/BalladIndexTOC.html
- Calendar Zone: links to lots of (ways to create) free calendars
http://www.calendarzone.com/
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=Homepage&Params=U1
- Cool Quiz! Trivia, quizzes, puzzles, jokes, daily trivia and quotes, etc.
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/
- Copyright and Fair Use Center (Stanford University)
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
- Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers: a handy chart
http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/tx05/TeacherCopyright_chart.pdf
- Critical Thinking on the Web: A Directory of Quality On-Line Resources
http://www.austhink.org/critical/
- Dictionary of Cognitive Science by Dr. M.R.W. Dawson & Dr. D.A. Medlar (University of Alberta)
http://www.bcp.psych.ualberta.ca/%7emike/Pearl_Street/Dictionary/dictionary.html
- Digital Librarian: �A librarian�s choice of the best of the Web�: subject links (M.V. Anderson)
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
- Dummies.com: �The on-line resource for the rest of us!�
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise, the free on-line version of EB
http://concise.britannica.com/
- Everything International: country & regional data, company & industry data, news, travel, mega-sites & general data, etc. (L.C. Russow, Philadelphia University)
http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/russow.html
- Find Law: sections for legal professionals and for the general public
http://www.findlaw.com/
- Google Custom Undergraduate Research Engine (librarian A. Ferguson)
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=018242335511370675646%3Afavv6aufpec
- High Beam Encyclopedia: Columbia Encyclopedia plus additional articles, dictionaries, and Web sites
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
- The History Channel: background articles, �This day in history,� etc.
http://www.history.com/
- The History Net: on-line articles, news, review, etc., from a large publisher of history magazines
http://www.historynet.com/
- Internet Public Library: links to subject sites
http://www.ipl.org/
- Issues & Controversies: �In-depth of today�s top issues� (Facts on File News Services)
http://www.2facts.com/icof/issues-home-feature.asp
- Librarians� Internet Index: search by subject; subject collections (California)
http://lii.org/
- Martindale�s The Reference Desk: links to a wide variety of subjects (J. Martindale)
http://www.martindalecenter.com/
- The New York Times feature �On this day�
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html
- Open Directory Project: search by subject
http://dmoz.org/
- RefDesk.com: links to just about any kind of information
http://www.refdesk.com/
- Religious Tolerance (Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance)
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
- Theatre Resources (Theatre Library Association)
http://tla.library.unt.edu/resources.html
- Time Archive Collections
http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_index,00.shtml?internalid=ACA
- The Weather Channel: current conditions; 5-day, weekend, and 10-day forecasts; pollen alert; maps; etc.
http://www.weather.com/
- Weather Studio: present conditions and quick 5-day forecast
http://weatherstudio.com/
- The World Wide Web Virtual Library
http://vlib.org/
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NEWS/MAGAZINES:
- Arts & Letters Daily: Links to articles, book reviews, essays
http://www.aldaily.com/
- Birds & Blooms on-line: backyards birds, plants, & butterflies
http://www.birdsandblooms.com/
- Birder South on-line: articles, multimedia, etc. (Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Georgia)
http://www.grady.uga.edu/birdersouth/
- BBC News, International Version
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/default.stm
- Bloomberg News: financial/market, economy, politics, worldwide, etc.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/index.html?Intro=intro_news
- Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education)
http://www.diverseeducation.com/Index.asp
- Goldberg Early Music Magazine on-line
http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/
- Guardian Weekly, with link to Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/
- Headline Spot: Links to news by media, region, & subject, plus �fun stuff,� etc.
http://www.headlinespot.com/
- Hungry Magazine: features, food history, book reviews, audio interviews, etc.
http://www.hungrymag.com/
- January Magazine: about books, with connections to music and movies which have connections to books
http://www.januarymagazine.com/index.html
- NewsLink: U.S. and world newspapers, radio/TV, magazines
http://newslink.org/
- News Voyager: Links to U.S. dailies and weeklies, Canadian, international, and college papers
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
- Slate Magazine: News & politics, arts & life, business & tech, health & science, style & shopping, travel & food, sports, Slate on NPR
http://www.slate.com/
- Smithsonian Magazine, the on-line version, including a few Web-only articles
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
- Studium Magazine for hobbyists and collectors
http://www.studium.com/
- Taste of Home on-line: food and recipes
http://www.tasteofhome.com/
- Britain�s Telegraph on-line
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
- Time on-line, in partnership with CNN
http://www.time.com/time/
- USA Today: news, travel, money, sports, life, tech, weather
http://www.usatoday.com/
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