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  • Art
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  • Business and Finance:
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  • Mathematics
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  • Earth Science
  • Physics
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  • GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE UNITED STATES

    FEDSTATS
    http://www.fedstats.gov
    FedStats is a "window on the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government," where you can access statistics on topics of your choice from over a hundred U.S. federal agencies.


    FEDWORLD INFORMATION NETWORK
    http://www.fedworld.gov
    Maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, FedWorld "is a comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information."


    THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION
    http://www.gallup.com
    The famous poll-taking organization's Web site features poll results, a searchable poll database, and articles about the public's opinion on topics ranging from politics to sports.


    INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
    http://www.irs.gov
    The official IRS Web site provides statistics, taxation information for individuals and businesses, taxpayer help, and downloadable tax forms.


    LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE
    http://www.law.cornell.edu
    A service of Cornell Law School, this site provides access to recent and historic Supreme Court decisions, hypertext versions of all major federal laws, and links to other law-related sites.


    LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
    http://www.loc.gov
    The official Web site for "the nation's oldest federal cultural institution," features extensive, searchable archives and databases on American history and culture.


    NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
    http://www.nara.gov
    This thorough site provides access to important historical documents and "essential evidence." The site also includes links to a research room, an archive of federal records, and a digital classroom.


    THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
    http://www.si.edu
    The official Web site of the nation's preeminent museum of arts, sciences, and history features access to online exhibits and special collections, educational and informational tools, and community outreach programs.


    THOMAS: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
    http://thomas.loc.gov
    Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site features links to information on current legislation, Congressional Record archives, historical documents, and other government resources.


    THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
    http://www.house.gov
    The U.S. House of Representatives Web site features a searchable database of representatives' contact information-including e-mail addresses and home pages-and links to House organizations, commissions, and task forces.


    THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
    http://www.usps.gov
    From looking up ZIP codes to calculating postage, the official U.S. Postal Service Web site addresses all of your mail and parcel queries.


    THE U.S. SENATE
    http://www.senate.gov
    The U.S. Senate Web site features a searchable database of senators' contact information-including e-mail addresses and home pages-and links to FAQs, vote archives, and historical information.


    THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
    http://www.supremecourtus.gov
    The Web site for America's highest court features a searchable, full-text archive of its opinions, historical information, and links to other government, law, and justice-related Web sites


    THE WHITE HOUSE
    http://www.whitehouse.gov
    The official site of the White House features FAQs, a virtual library, executive-branch links, and updates on the current administration.


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    ARTS AND HUMANITIES: GENERAL REFERENCE

    ANALYZING AN ESSAY OR ARTICLE
    http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/writing/journal.html
    Maintained by Texas A&M's writing center, this site provides information on discerning the academic conventions and styles of a discipline. The site also contains helpful information and guides on how to write academic papers.


    THE ENGLISH RESEARCH ROOM
    http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/english_research/
    The Bedford/St. Martin's English Research Room contains a collection of research links, tutorials, and other online resources useful for all writers who engage in research and source-based writing.


    INVENTION TECHNIQUES
    http://www.clarkson.edu/~wcenter/invention.html
    Maintained by Clarkson University's writing center, this site features a list of "Tutor's Invention Tactics" designed to help you find ideas to write about. The site features useful information and suggestions for each step in the writing process.


    THE NOBEL FOUNDATION
    http://www.nobel.se
    The Nobel Foundation awards prizes to leaders in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics. The Foundation's "e-Museum" provides an archive of Nobel lectures and interviews with past laureates, a catalog of all Nobel Prize winners, and a search engine.


    SCHOLARLY JOURNALS DISTRIBUTED VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB
    http://info.lib.uh.edu/wj/webjour.html
    Maintained by the University of Houston, this site "provides links to established Web-based scholarly journals that offer access to English language article files without requiring user registration or fees."


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    ARTS AND HUMANITIES: ART

    ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB
    http://witcombe.bcpw.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
    Maintained by Professor Chris Whitcombe of Sweetbriar College, this site features a detailed set of chronologically arranged links to art history resources. The site also features links to museums and galleries around the world.


    THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    http://www.artic.edu/aic/default.asp
    The AIC Web site features online exhibits and galleries, art news, and links to affiliated museums, libraries, and schools.


    GETTY MUSEUM
    http://www.getty.edu/museum
    The Getty Museum Web site features online exhibits and galleries of its extensive collection of Greek and Roman antiquities and European and American painting, sculpture, and photography.


    LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
    http://www.lacma.org
    LACMA's Web site features an online collection, museum information, educational resources, film and music programs, and upcoming events.


    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK
    http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
    The Met's Web site features extensive online exhibits, information on special exhibitions and the museum, and art history and education links.


    MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
    http://www.mfa.org/home.htm
    The MFA's site features online exhibitions and collections, educational resources, and art news.


    MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK
    http://www.moma.org
    MoMA's Web site features online collections, educational resources, and an online store.


    NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
    http://www.nga.gov
    The National Gallery's Web site features online tours and collections, as well as educational resources.


    VIRTUAL LIBRARY MUSEUMS PAGE
    http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/other/museums.html
    Maintained by Jonathan Bowen of South Bank University in London, this site features a list of links to museums around the world that feature online exhibits.


    WORLD ART TREASURES
    http://www.world-arts-resources.com
    Maintained by World Wide Arts Research, Inc., this site boasts access to over eighty-one thousand works of art and includes links to art news.


    WORLD WIDE ARTS RESOURCES
    http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
    The Met's Web site features extensive online exhibits, information on special exhibitions and the museum, and art history and education links.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: HISTORY OF ART
    http://www.chart.ac.uk/vlib/
    Maintained by the Computers and History of Art Group, this site includes links to art history sites, museums, galleries, art history organizations, and university art departments.


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    ARTS AND HUMANITIES: HISTORY

    BEDFORD/ST. MARTIN'S HISTORY LINKS LIBRARY
    http://bedfordstmartins.com/history/links/get.htm?page=links_frame.htm
    Maintained by Bedford/St. Martin's, this site features an extensive database of annotated history links that are organized by topic.


    EURODOCS
    http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/homepage.html
    Maintained by Brigham Young University, this site offers selected transcriptions, facsimiles, and translations of primary historical documents from the nations of western Europe.


    THE GALAXY.COM HISTORY DIRECTORY
    http://www.galaxy.com/galaxy/Social-Sciences/History/
    This site features original archival documents from a variety of U.S. and world history sources as well as academic papers on a variety of history-related topics.


    HISTORICAL JOURNALS ONLINE
    http://www.tntech.edu/history/edocs.html
    Maintained by Tennessee Technological University, this site features links to many journals, book chapters, and reviews that can be accessed online. Not all journals provide full-text entries, but most can be sampled.


    HISTORICAL TEXT ARCHIVE
    http://historicaltextarchive.com/
    This site, organized by region and topic, provides access to many world, U.S., and cultural history texts.


    THE HISTORY NET
    http://history.about.com/
    Maintained by the National Historical Society, this site provides an online history magazine, links to specific American history topics, and a search engine.


    THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: AMERICAN MEMORY
    http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
    This site, sponsored by the Library of Congress, offers online historical collections in the arts and history, as well as many other subjects. These collections comprise of images of original artwork and manuscripts as well as reference information on each collection.


    WORLD HISTORY ARCHIVES
    http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/default.asp
    This site is "a collection of documents for teaching and learning about world history from a working class perspective" and features links to important texts and contemporary writings on world history.


    WORLD HISTORY: A GUIDE TO INTERNET RESOURCES
    http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/hist/wrldhist/internet.htm
    Maintained by the University of Delaware library, this site offers an extensive list of annotated Web links organized by topic.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: HISTORY CENTRAL CATALOGUE
    http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/
    Maintained at the University of Kansas, this site provides links to history sites by topic, country or region, and time period.


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    ARTS AND HUMANITIES: LANGUAGES

    FRENCH RESOURCES
    http://www.world-arts-resources.com
    Maintained by World Wide Arts Research, Inc., this site boasts access to over eighty-one thousand works of art and includes links to art news.


    GERMAN RESOURCES
    http://www.rhodes.edu/InformationServices/ResearchandCollections/SubjectGuides/Subject-Guide-Foreign-Languages.cfm
    Maintained by Rhodes College's Burrow Library, this site is a comprehensive guide to German language, literature, and culture resources and links on the Internet.


    RESOURCES FOR RUSSIAN AND SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
    http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/russian.html#russian
    Maintained by Vanderbilt University, this site features links to related language sites, dictionaries, literary sites, e-journals, e-texts, university departments, and professional organizations.


    ROMANCE LANGUAGES RESOURCE PAGE
    http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/romance/resources/resources.html
    Maintained by the University of Chicago's Department of Romance Languages and Literature, this site offers links to French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish language and culture sites.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: LANGUAGES
    http://www.ilovelanguages.com
    Formerly the Human Languages page, this page serves as a guide to language-related sites, including those for French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese.


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    ARTS AND HUMANITIES: LITERATURE

    IN OTHER WORDS: A LEXICON OF THE HUMANITIES
    http://www.sil.org/~radneyr/humanities/
    Maintained by the Summer Institute of Linguistics, this site provides a glossary of major terms in literary criticism, rhetoric, and linguistics.


    INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN REVIEW
    http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/oneigla/onepress/default.asp
    The site for The International Gay & Lesbian Review provides abstracts and reviews of many books related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies.


    LINGUISTICS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
    http://www.lsadc.org
    This site for the Linguistic Society of America includes an online version of The Field of Linguistics - a collection of articles published in 1982 on linguistics-and other LSA publications as well as links to other linguistic-related pages.


    LITERARY RESOURCES
    http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/lit.html
    Maintained by Louisiana State University's library, this site features a list of annotated links to literature and literary criticism resources.


    LITERARY RESOURCES: FEMINISM AND WOMEN'S LITERATURE
    http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/women.html
    Maintained by Professor Jack Lynch of Rutgers University, this site contains a searchable collection of links to sites dealing with feminist criticism, gender studies, and women's literature.


    LITERARY RESOURCES ON THE NET
    http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
    Maintained by Professor Jack Lynch of Rutgers University, this site contains a searchable collection of links to sites dealing with American and British literature.


    PROJECT GUTENBERG
    http://promo.net/pg/
    Searchable by author or title, the Project Gutenberg site is an extensive archive of free online texts.


    THE VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE
    http://vos.ucsb.edu
    Maintained by Alan Liu at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the Voice of the Shuttle is an exhaustive Web site for humanities research and features links to all areas of study and related journals.


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    ARTS AND HUMANITIES: MUSIC

    CLASSICAL MUSIC RESOURCES
    http://www.cello.org/Other_Resources/classical.html
    Maintained by the Internet Cello Society, this site, "the grand-daddy of all music resource lists," features an exhaustive list of links to resources on classical music.


    INTERNET RESOURCES FOR MUSIC SCHOLARS
    http://hcl.Harvard.edu/loebmusic/online-ir-intro.html
    Part of the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library of the Harvard College Library, this site provides links to general reference sources, music databases, online journals, sites of other music departments and libraries, and other useful resources.


    MUSIC LIBRARIES
    http://www.library.ucla.edu/music
    Maintained by the University of California at Los Angeles's library, this site features links to music-related libraries, collections, and Web sites.


    MUSIC ONLINE RESOURCES
    http://www.rice.edu/Fondren/Brown/music/dbasesframes.html
    Maintained by Rice University's Brown Fine Arts Library, this site features links to databases, musician and composer biographies, libraries, and music publishers.


    SIBELIUS ACADEMY MUSIC RESOURCES
    http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/music.html
    Maintained by Finland's Sibelius Academy of Music, this award-winning site provides links to every aspect of music appreciation, production, and education.


    UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MUSIC RESOURCES
    http://test.lib.umd.edu/ETC/SUBR/resources.music.html
    This page from the library of the University of Maryland provides electronic access to sources by composers, journals, indexes, libraries, and musicology and theory sites.


    WORLDWIDE INTERNET MUSIC RESOURCES
    http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/
    Maintained by Indiana University's School of Music, this site is a list of links to musicians, composers, performance sites, genres, research sources, and journals.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: MUSIC
    http://www.vl-music.com
    The WWW Virtual Library: Music database hosts links to sites on all genres of music, which are searchable by category of interest (i.e. category: festivals; kind of music: funk).


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    ARTS AND HUMANITIES: RELIGION

    THE ANALECTS
    http://classics.mit.edu/Confucius/analects.html
    This site contains the full text of the Analects of Confucius.


    THE AVESTA
    http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html
    Maintained by the Zoroastrian Archives, this site offers information on the Avestan language and the complete text of the Avesta, the ancient scriptures of Zoroastrianism.


    BHAGAVAD-GITA
    http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/
    The site features the complete text of the Bhagavad-Gita, the sacred scripture from ancient India that is said to reveal the purpose and goal of human existence. Audio recordings are also available in sixteen languages.


    THE BIBLE
    http://www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm
    Maintained by the Biblical Studies Foundation, this site features the full text of the Old and New Testaments online.


    THE BOOK OF MORMON
    http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/mormon/browse.html
    Maintained by the Humanities Text Initiative at the University of Michigan, this site features the full text of the Book of Mormon.


    THE DHAMMAPADA
    http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
    This virtual library includes links to Buddhist electronic texts and newsletters, Buddhist art, and informational sites about different sects of Buddhism.


    THE HOLY BOOK OF THE SIKHS
    http://www.sikhs.org/transl.htm
    This site features information on Sikh prayers, customs, history, doctrines, and political beliefs.


    HOLY QUR'AN RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
    http://www.quran.org.uk/
    This site features several English translations of the holy book of Islam and several articles and essays on Muslim faith, beliefs, and culture.


    JUDAISM AND JEWISH RESOURCES
    http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html
    Maintained by Hebrew College, this Web site provides a gateway to the many Jewish resources on the Web.


    KITAB-I-AQDAS
    http://www.bahai.org
    Maintained by Bah&#aacute;'&#iacute: World, this site includes an introduction to the Bah&#aacute;'&#iacute: faith and sacred writings.


    THE TALMUD
    http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudPage.html
    This site contains a reproduction of one page of the Talmud in Hebrew, descriptions of the different elements of the Talmud page, translations of the sample text, and extensive information and commentaries about the Talmud.


    TAO TE CHING
    http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/ttcstan3.htm
    Part of a larger site devoted to the study of Taoism and Asian Studies, this page features a complete translation of the Tao Te Ching, the holy book of Taoism.


    THE VEDAS
    http://hindunet.org/scriptures
    Maintained by Hindu Universe, this site offers links to online versions of Hindu scriptures such as the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Yogasutras.


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    BUSINESS AND FINANCE: GENERAL INFORMATION

    BRINT.COM
    http://www.brint.com/
    This site provides links to articles, papers, magazines, tools, and many other resources on "contemporary business, management, and information technology issues."


    BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
    http://www.federalreserve.gov
    This official site of the Federal Reserve Board features breaking economic news, FAQs, and explanations of the Federal Reserve System's duties, policies, and reports.


    INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY: BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
    http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus00.00.00


    BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE
    http://www.businessweek.com
    This site offers online versions of Business Week articles, news updates, and stock and mutual-fund tracking data.


    CAMPBELL R. HARVEY'S HYPERTEXTUAL FINANCE GLOSSARY
    http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/glossary.htm
    Maintained by Duke University, this site features a hypertext glossary of financial terms, from Abandonment to Zombies.


    CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
    http://ciber.msu.edu
    Maintained by Michigan State University, this site specializes in links to international business sites and offers key word searches, browsing, and a variety of links.


    ECONOMICS WORKING PAPER ARCHIVE
    http://econwpa.wustl.edu:80/Welcome.html
    Maintained by Washington University in St. Louis, this site features working papers in economics, organized by subject area, with many links to other sites and sources.


    EDGAR DATABASE
    http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
    The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, (EDGAR), is the Securities and Exchange Commission's archive of business filings. It includes various search capabilities and a wide range of information.


    THE GALAXY.COM BUSINESS DIRECTORY
    http://www.einet.net/galaxy/Business-and-Commerce/Business-General-Resources.html
    This site features an extensive list of links to business-related resources on the Internet.


    MOREBUSINESS.COM
    http://www.morebusiness.com/
    This site features specific links to advice about marketing, management, and financing. It also includes a search engine.


    WEBEC
    http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/
    This award-winning site categorizes all the free information on economics available on the Web. Organized by area of economics, it is easily searchable and contains a valuable list of economics journals.


    WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
    http://www.wto.org
    This site provides information on the WTO, trade topics, and world trade news.


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    BUSINESS AND FINANCE: MAJOR AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGES

    AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    http://www.amex.com
    Maintained by AMEX, "the nation's second largest floor-based exchange," this site features voluminous information on market movement; stocks, options, and other securities; and updates on other indexes.


    NASDAQ
    http://www.nasdaq.com
    Maintained by Nasdaq, a completely computer-based trading system best known for listing Internet and high-tech companies' stocks, this site features up-to-the minute market updates and extensive information on financial news, global markets, and personal finance.


    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    http://www.nyse.com
    Maintained by the NYSE, located on Wall Street in New York City, this site features information on the trading floor, listed companies, stock-trading regulations, and up-to-the-minute market activity.


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    BUSINESS AND FINANCE: MAJOR SECURITIES INDEXES

    DOW JONES INDEXES
    http://averages.dowjones.com/jsp/index.jsp
    Maintained by Dow Jones, best known for the Dow Jones Industrial Index of America's thirty most respected corporations, this site features up-to-the-minute information on its many American and international stock indexes.


    NASDAQ COMPOSITE
    http://www.nasdaq.com
    Maintained by NASDAQ, this site provides up-to-the-minute market updates and information on its listed companies' stocks.


    NYSE COMPOSITE
    http://stockcharts.com/gallery?$NYA
    This site features real-time updates of the NYSE composite and many other market indexes.


    STANDARD & POOR'S INDEX SERVICES
    http://www.spglobal.com/
    Maintained by Standard & Poor's, best known for the S&P 500 index of the largest five hundred U.S. companies, this site features up-to-the-minute information on its many American and international stock indexes.


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    BUSINESS AND FINANCE: MATHEMATICS

    MATH ON THE WEB
    http://www.ams.org/mathweb/
    Maintained by the American Mathematical Society, this site offers literature guides and links to references, topical guides, and university mathematics departments.


    MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
    http://www.maa.org
    This site provides links to math-related resources, including journals, teaching and learning tools, and an online magazine.


    MATHSEARCH
    http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/MathSearch.html
    Maintained by the University of Sydney, this site allows users to search over ninety thousand documents on English-language math and statistics.


    THE MOST COMMON ERRORS IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS
    http://math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/commerrs/
    Maintained by Eric Schecter at Vanderbilt University, this site outlines undergraduates' most common errors in math and provides several fixes for each.


    TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS
    http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/
    Maintained at the University of Tennessee, this site features a topically arranged list of math links and a search engine.


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    SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: BIOSCIENCE

    BIOSCIENCES INDEX
    http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks.html
    Maintained by the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, this site provides an alphabetical list of links for specialties within the biosciences and a search engine.


    CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
    http://www.cdc.gov
    information on contagious disease in America and abroad.


    HUMAN GENOME PROJECT
    http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/
    Coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health, the Human Genome Project has sought to identify and map the genes in human DNA. This site features information on the educational and medical advances, as well as the ethical challenges, that such research creates.


    NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
    http://www.nih.gov
    The NIH's site offers information on the medical research organization's work, supporting some thirty-five thousand research projects nationwide in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments, and AIDS.


    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: BIOLOGY
    http://www.nsf.gov/home/bio/start.htm
    This site features a search of the NSF's sources and includes links to online documents, grants, and specific fields within the science of biology.


    WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL LIBRARY
    http://lib2.med.cornell.edu/
    Maintained by the Weill Library at Cornell Medical School, this site provides continually updated links to many medical and bioscience resources.


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    SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: CHEMISTRY

    THE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SPRINGBOARD
    http://www.anachem.umu.se/jumpstation.htm
    This site presents links, arranged by analytical technique, to chemistry resources on the Internet.


    BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS
    http://www.tug-libraries.on.ca/indexes/descriptions/chemabsscifinder.html
    Maintained by the library of the University of Waterloo in Canada, this site introduces users to the standard guide to chemical literature and offers advice and models for doing searches of the guide.


    CHEMINFO
    http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/cisdefault.asp
    Maintained by Indiana University, this site features the Index to Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry (SIRCh), which enables users to search the Internet for information on topics chosen from the site's vast menu of options.


    CHEMISTRY.ORG
    http://www.acs.org/
    Maintained by the American Chemical Society, this site features an online library, searchable databases, and information on news, events, and publications.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: CHEMISTRY
    http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html
    This site features links to universities and organizations as well as to chemistry resources and other online libraries.


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    SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: EARTH SCIENCE

    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: EARTH SCIENCE
    http://vlib.org/EarthScience.html
    This site features links to a wide range of sites related to Earth science.


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    SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: PHYSICS

    AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
    http://www.aip.org/
    Maintained by the AIP, this site features links to societies, publications, career services, and physics databases.


    AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
    http://www.aps.org/
    Maintained by the APS, this site allows quick access to professional organizations, publications, and databases.


    CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS EDUCATION PROJECT
    http://www.cpepweb.org/
    Maintained by CPEP, this site provides links to several interactive explanations of the different fields of study within the science of physics and a list of links to other physics-related sites.


    HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS INFORMATION CENTER
    http://www.hep.net/search/global.html
    This search page offers access links to and global searches for high energy physics resources and information, using key words.


    THE NET ADVANCE OF PHYSICS
    http://www.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/redingtn/www/netadv/welcome.html
    Maintained by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this site includes the Physicist's Encyclopedia, a collection of review articles in physics arranged by subject.


    PHYSICS NEWS
    http://www.het.brown.edu/news/default.asp
    This site from the High Energy Physics Group at Brown University links to news and information sites related to physics, as well as information on physics and public policy.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: PHYSICS
    http://vlib.org/Physics.html
    This site categorizes its links by subject within the study of physics.


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    SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: ENGINEERING

    THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
    http://www.pubs.asce.org/
    This site provides access to over eighty thousand bibliographic and abstracted records in civil engineering dating back to 1975.


    THE IEEE
    http://www.ieee.org/portal/index.jsp
    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers site links to member services, related technical societies, search engines, databases, publications, and activities.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
    http://www.che.ufl.edu/www-che/
    This site offers links to meetings, conferences, organizations, and specific resources for subtopics within the field of chemical engineering.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: CIVIL ENGINEERING
    http://www.ce.gatech.edu/WWW-CE/home.html
    Hosted by Georgia Tech, this site features lists of links on civil engineering, most of them from university programs.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
    http://webdiee.cem.itesm.mx/wwwvlee/
    This site features a list of fundamental Web resources for electrical and electronic engineering.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: ENGINEERING
    http://www.eevl.ac.uk/wwwvl.html
    Maintained by Edinburgh University, this site lists links to many relevant sources across engineering fields, from acoustic engineering to welding engineering. It also includes information on standards, products, and institutions.


    THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
    http://www.pubs.asce.org/
    This site provides access to over eighty thousand bibliographic and abstracted records in civil engineering dating back to 1975.


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    SOCIAL SCIENCES: COMMUNICATION

    AMERICAN COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
    http://www.americancomm.org/
    The ACA's Web site features links to resources in each area of communication studies, including business communication, language and linguistics, and mass media and culture.


    COMMUNICATION STUDIES LINKS TO RESOURCES
    http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/default.asp
    Maintained by the University of Iowa's Department of Communication Studies, this site offers a wide range of links to listservs, journals, research material, electronic style guides, and information on a range of fields from advertising to rhetoric.


    INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS & EDITORS, INC.
    http://www.ire.org
    IRE is an organization dedicated to teaching reporters and editors investigative journalism skills. The site includes a database of more than eleven thousand abstracts of investigative articles.


    LINKS TO FRIENDLY COMMUNICATIONS HOMEPAGES
    http://www.csufresno.edu/speechcomm/wscalink.htm
    Maintained by the Western States Communication Association, this site provides links to many professional communications organizations as well as academic resources on the Internet.


    NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
    http://www.natcom.org
    The NCA site offers information on publications and conferences, links to sources, and communication-related news and links.


    NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ASSOCIATION
    http://www.parlidebate.org
    The NPDA maintains this site for college and university debating, with links to members, officers, a newsletter, and other debate sites.


    RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION
    http://eserver.org/rhetoric/
    This site features a well-organized list of links to classical rhetoric, e-journals, writing centers, rhetoricians, and related resources on the Internet. There are also hyperlinked versions of classical texts.


    SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
    http://www.spj.org
    The SPJ homepage features links to information about professional ethics, special programs, and high school and college journalism resources.


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    SOCIAL SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCE

    DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
    http://www.democrats.org
    Maintained by the DNC, this site features information on the party's platform, political news, and a daily briefing.


    FEDWORLD
    http://www.fedworld.gov
    Maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, FedWorld "is a comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information."


    FOREIGN GOVERNMENT RESOURCES ON THE WEB
    http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html
    Maintained by the University of Michigan, this site offers easy-to-find information about other countries and their governments.


    THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION
    http://www.gallup.com
    The famous poll-taking organization's Web site features poll results, a searchable poll database, and articles about the public's opinion on topics ranging from politics to sports.


    LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE
    http://www.law.cornell.edu
    A service of Cornell Law School, this site provides access to recent and historic Supreme Court decisions, hypertext versions of all major federal laws, and links to other law-related sites.


    REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
    http://www.rnc.org/
    Maintained by the RNC, this site features information on the party's platform, political news, and daily features.


    THOMAS: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
    http://thomas.loc.gov
    Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site features links to information on current legislation, Congressional Record archives, historical documents, and other government resources.


    UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
    http://www.unesco.org
    UNESCO's site provides information on all its current projects and events as well as online access to its publications, journals, and statistical information.


    UNITED NATIONS
    http://www.un.org
    The UN's site is a portal to world events, history, and politics. Its many informational links explain the UN's goals and procedures.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS RESOURCES
    http://www.etown.edu/vl
    This site, part of the WWW Virtual Library system, offers over 2600 annotated links on international affairs, international studies, and international relations topics.


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    SOCIAL SCIENCES: PSYCHOLOGY

    AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
    http://www.apa.org
    The APA homepage provides access to their PsychNet document site and information for students in psychology.


    AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    http://www.psychologicalscience.org/
    The APS site features links to journals, university departments, Internet resources, discussion groups, and research tools.


    BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS RESOURCES
    http://www.coedu.usf.edu/behavior/bares.htm
    Maintained by the University of South Florida, this site features links to resources in the field of behavioral psychology.


    FREUD NET
    http://psychoanalysis.org
    A feature of the Brill Library of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, this site features news, services, and links to electronic research on psychoanalysis.


    GALAXY PSYCHOLOGY PAGE
    http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Social-Sciences/Psychology?id=49253
    This page in the Galaxy Internet subject directory includes a long list of annotated links and resources for a variety of professional associations, newsgroups and other online psychology resources.


    INTERNET MENTAL HEALTH
    http://www.mentalhealth.com/
    This site features links to information on the most common mental disorders and medications as well as news, diagnosis information, and discussions.


    NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CENTRAL
    http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com
    This easy-to-use site includes online resources, discussions, a search engine, and links to neuropsychology resources.


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    SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIOLOGY

    ANNUAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY
    http://soc.annualreviews.org
    Browse the Annual Review of Sociology's archive-from 1984 to the present-on this site. Both full text and abstracts are available.


    INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN REVIEW
    http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/oneigla/onepress/
    This site provides abstracts and reviews of many books related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies.


    A SOCIOLOGICAL TOUR THROUGH CYBERSPACE
    http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/
    Maintained by Trinity University, this site provides links within the field of sociology, including theory, data, methods, paper-writing guides, and inquiry help.


    THE SOCIOWEB
    http://www.socioweb.com/~markbl/socioweb/
    This "independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet" is a list of links and resources, organized by topic.


    U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
    http://www.census.gov
    The Census Bureau is continually gathering and analyzing social, economic, and geographic data, producing both "a general view and comprehensive study of the United States' social and economic conditions." Their site offers the vast information gleaned from their surveys.


    WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: SOCIOLOGY
    http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/
    This site includes links to sites covering research centers, discussion groups, online journals, organizations, and university departments.


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