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Reference resources for classroom activities includes links to: Reference Lists, Subject Directories, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Free and Open Magazines, Journals and books, Translation Resources, Libraries, Museums, Galleries, Digital Collections and Repositories, Clipart, Statistics and Facts, Consumer Resources, Maps and Satellite Images,  News and Weather Resources and What's New on the Internet.

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Reference Resources: Museums, Libraries, Galleries, News, Maps, Open Books, Images, Statistics

Reference Lists

American University Ready Reference
Bartleby.com -Reference, Quotes Fiction, Non-Fiction
DeskRef
General Reference - INFOMINE
Government Spot
Hotlist Reference Franklin Institute
Internet Public Library Reference
Martindale's- The Reference Desk
Portals to the World
RefDesk.com
Reference Desk MEL
Searching the Internet
Yahoo Reference
Wikipedia Reference Tables


Subject Directories

About.com
Academic Links
Best Information on the Net
British Academy Portal - Humanities
Find Articles
Infomine Scholarly Resources
Internet Subject Directories - Digital Librarian
Intute - Web Resources for Education and Research
MEL - Best Internet Sites
MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resources
Open Directory Project
Resource Discovery Network
Start Spot.com
Voice of the Shuttle - Humanities
World Repositories Rankings
WWW Virtual Library
Yahoo.com


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Big List of Word Origins
Dictionary- Webster's
Dictionary Link
Encyclopedia Mythica
Glossarist.com - Dictionaries and Glossaries
Information Please - Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas, Almanac
Lib Web Library WWW Servers
Medical Dictionary - MedTerms
OneLook Dictionary Search
Quick Research - Education World
School Libraries on the Web
Smithsonian Galaxy of Knowledge
The Free Dictionary - Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus
Visuwords - Graphical Dictionary
Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
Word Phrases and Origins
Wordsmyth


Free and Open Journals, Magazines and E-Books

Abraham Lincoln Digitized Books
Alex Catalog of Electronic Books
Audio Books for Free
Bartleby - Great Books Online
Bibliomania Free online Texts
Darlington Digital Library Digital Books
Digital Library Virginia Tech
EServer - Open Archives
EuroDocs - Online Source for European History
Free Digital Libraries and Books
Great Books and Classics
Journals - Open Access Journals
Journals and Newsletters - Free Online
National Academy Press - Books Online
Online Books - Bookspot
Online Books - UPenn
Online Books
Open Book Project
Oxford Text Archive - Literature Language and Linguistics
Page by Page Books
Penn State University - Classic Books
Project Gutenberg - Free Electronic Books
Pub Med - Free Archive of Life Science Journals
Textbook Revolution - Free Educational Materials
WikiBooks - Free Online Books
Wikipedia - Online Encyclopedia


Translation Resources

Babel Fish Translator
Free Online Translator
German to English Dictionary
iTools Translator
Language Translators- Langenburg
Systran Tran- Translation Online Service
Website Translator
Your Dictionary


Libraries

Academic and Research Libraries
America's Library
Australian Library Gateway
Berkeley Library
Bookyards - Library to the World
Canadian Library Index
K-12 Libraries on the Web
Lib Dex - Library Index Worldwide
Lib-Web-Cats - Search for a Library
Library and Archives of Canada
Library Directory
Library Of Congress
Library Spot- Best of
Libraries Portal - UNESCO
National Art Library - UK
National Agricultural Library
NEEDS - Digital Library for Engineering
School Libraries Net
UK Higher Education and Research Libraries
UNESCO Libraries Portal
USA Academic Libraries on the Web


Museums

American Museum of Natural History
Art Museums
Museums in the USA
Museum Sites Online
Museum Spot
National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Glass - Corning Museum of Glass
Glass Museums - Exhibitions
Metal Museum
Museums - Virtual Library
National Music Museum
Smithsonian Photographic Services


Galleries

Art Scene - Art Galleries in Southern California
Baskets Gallery
Gallery Guide - Locate a Gallery
Hubble Space Gallery
Juried Online Fine Art Gallery
Molecular Expressions Photo Gallery
Paper Galleries and Exhibitions
SIGGRAPG Art Gallery
Stop Motion Works


Digital Collections and Repositories

Digital Archive of Art - Boston College
Digital Collections
Digital Collections - Digital Library Federation
Digital Collections - Harvard
Digital Collections - Cornell
Digital Images Resources
Digital Library - NYPL
Digital Librarian Image Resources
Directory of Digitized Collections
Explore Art - Getty
Florida Digital Warehouse - Audio, Clipart, Photographs, Video
Getty Art
Getty Images
Image Resources - Yale
Image Library - UK National Archives
Images - Library Spot
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Life Photo Gallery
Online Collections from Museums
Online Images of Artworks
Online Visual Resources
Online Sources for Images
National Library of Australia - Find Pictures
New York Public Library Digital Resources
Picture Catalogs Online - LOC
Photographic Libraries
Repositories of Primary Collections
Smithsonian Photographic Services
Time and Life Pictures Search
Theater Costumes - Ball State Digital Library
Top 300 Repositories
Twofifty - Digital. Visual. Inspirational. Habitual
World Art Treasures
World Repositories


Image Collections:Travel, Countries, People, Places

African Images
Agricultural Image Gallery
Ancient Greece Photography
Images of American Political History
Florida Heritage Collection
Florida Photographic Collection
Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plain
Online Archive of California
Open Frontier Gallery - History of American West
Political Americana -Political Campaign Images
Picture Australia
Travel Images
Transportation Images


Other Interesting Stuff

Association Gateway
Ellis Island - Passenger Record Search
Gnooks - Welcome to the World of Literature
Inspirational Anecdotes
Internet Movie Database
Mega Converter
Open Secrets
Scholarly Societies
Signaling Techniques
Survival IQ
Surface Distance Between Two Points
Sun and Moon Data
Time - Official US Time
Time - The World Clock
Thinks.com Brain Games Puzzles and Pastimes
The Earth Calendar - Daybook of Holidays and Celebrations
US Zip Codes
Wilderness Survival
Whois.net - Domain Lookup


Open Learning and Free Courseware

Tutorials and Learning Resources

What's New on the Internet

Neat New Stuff on the Net - Marylaine Block
New This Week - Librarian;s Index to the Internet
The Scout Report and Archives
What's Hot this Week - Eldorado Public Library
What's New on the Web


Remembering September 11, 2001

11 September, 2001 Portal
America's War Against Terrorism
Terrorist Attacks on The US September 11
World Trade Tribute


News Sources

AJR Media - TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines
American Forces News
Associated Press
Breitbart.com
Broadcast Media Resources
C-SPAN- Public Affairs News
CNET- Technology News
Congressional Information Center
Corporate Information - Industry News
Editorial News - Getty Images
Fox News
GAO - Monthly Review
GPO - Legislative Branch Resources
GPO - Executive Branch Resources
GPO - Judicial Branch Resources
Google News
MSNBC
NPR - National Public Radio
News Directory.com
News Headlines - MyWay
News Link
News Wires 
Opensecrets.org - Guide to Money in US Politics
OYEZ - Supreme Court Multimedia
Pennsylvania Newspapers
Radio Station Locator
Radio Stations
State and Federal Issues
State of the Media
Television Networks
The Wall Street Journal
Today's Highlights - Answer.com
US Newspapers
US Magazines
WikiNews
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo World Summary


Weather

ACCU Weather
Current Weather - Satellite Images
Intellicast - Weather for Active Lives
National Weather Service- NOAA
NOAA Storm Watch
The Weather Channel
Weather and Climate Data


Maps and Satellite Images

50 States - Maps and State Info
Atlapedia Online
Color Landform Atlas of the USA
Earth and Moon Viewers
Earth Resource System - Maps, Charts, Data
Find a Place From Here to There - Travelocity
Flags of the World
Geostationary Satellite Server - NOAA
Google Local Maps and Satellite Imagery
Graphic Map's World Atlas
Historical Maps
Map Collection - UT Library Online
Map Quest
Maps and Map Tools - iTools
Maps of the US
Maps and Directions
MSN Maps and Directions
National Geographics - Maps
Online Maps - General and  Current Interest
Skyview Virtual Observatory
TerraServer - Satellite Photos
Visible Earth - NASA
World Fact Book


Statistics and Facts

American Fact Finder
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Capitol Impact - Government and Political Information
Census Bureau
Country Studies
Earth Resource Directory - Maps, Charts, Reports
Education Resource Organization Directory
Expect More - Performance Ratings of Programs
FEDSTAT
Finding Data on the Internet
Population Reference Bureau
Public Records Directory
Math - Statistical and Data Resources
NaCo - County Resource Directory
Sourcebook - Data on the States
STAT USA
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
Statistical Resources on the Web
Virtual Gumshoe - Investigative Resources on the Internet


Health and Consumers

Better Business Bureau
Congress.org
Consumer Information Center
Consumer Legal Issues
Pharma-Lexicon
First Gov- US Government Portal
Health Finder
National Library of Medicine
Med Terms - Medical Dictionary
Travel.State.Gov
United States Government - Wikipedia
Web MD


Finding and Searching for Images

Finding and Using Digital Images
Finding Images Online
Finding Images Online
Finding Images Online Links to Image Resources
Google Image Search
Image Collections
Image Collections - UniSA Library
Image Collections - BUBL
Image Collections and Online Art
Image Resource Guides
Image Searcher - Virtual Learning Resource
KnowPlay - Media Finder
Resources for Visual Art Professionals
SPIRO - Slide and Photographic Images Database
Sunsite Image Finder


Copyright Free Collections

Copyright Free Photo Collection
Copyright-Friendly Image Sources
100 Free/Legal Source of Images
Copyright Free Photo Archive - Gimp Savvy
FreeFoto.com
Free Stock Photography
Open Clip Art Library


Clipart

Amazing Picture Machine
Animation Library - Free Animations
Art Images for College Teaching
Classroom Clip Art
Clip Art 4 Projects
Cool Archive Clip Art
Graphic Maps - Free Clipart
Occupations Clip Art
Pic4Learning
Picture Dictionary - Clip Art
Picture Dictionary - Enchanted Learning
Symbols
Symbols Encyclopedia


Architecture and Design Images

American Architecture Digital Archive
Architecture Visual Resource Library
Built in America
Design Inspiration from Around the World


Science and Nature Image Resources

Animal Breeds and Wildlife Images
Animals - Calphotos
Atlas of the Body
BIODIDAC - Biology Digital Resources
Biology Digital Images, Animations and Videos
BioGalleries
Botanical Gardens Collections
CalPhotos - Plants, Animals, People, Landscapes
Earth as Art Images
EROS - Earth Resources Observation and Science
Forestry Images
Hubble Space Images
Gray's Anatomy
Human Anatomy Online
Images of Life on Earth
Medical Exhibits
NASA Digital Image Collection
NASA Library Images - GRIN
Nasa Multimedia Gallery
NOAA Photo Library
Optical Illusions
Plant Identification Images
Plant Images - Botanical Society of America
US Fish and Wildlife Digital Image Gateway
Visible Earth
Wild Flowers - Auburn Digital Library


Photography Collections

Corbis Stock Photography
Photo Essays - Time


Materials

Wood Turning Gallery


Sculpture

Where is America's Sculpture

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