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| Dictionary.com http://www.dictionary.com |
Dr. Dictionary provides an online English language dictionary that is the DICT Server version of Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary . Dr. Dictionary also includes links to Roget's Thesaurus, Writing Resources, and an online translator. |
| Guide to Grammar and Writing http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ | Developed by Charles Darling, Professor of English for over 28 years, Guide to Grammar and Writing provides a guide to grammar and usage rules. Quiz yourself on grammar and use the guide to writing compositions, essays, and term papers. |
| MLA Style
http://www.mla.org |
This site contains guidelines for documenting information found on the World Wide Web. It is the only site authorized by the Modern Language Association, the authority for documenting research. Click on the MLA Style bar. |
| Guide to Writing a Basic Essay http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/ |
On this award winning site, Kathy Livingston provides an outline and tips for writing a basic essay. She also includes a sample essay and links to other writing and homework sites. |
| Website | Description |
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| Poets.org: The
Academy of American Poets http://www.poets.org |
Sponsored by the Academy of American poets, this website provides biographical information about contemporary American poets, full text of nearly 1000 poems, and online poetry exhibits discussing various themes in twentieth century poetry movements. |
| Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603)
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/ |
This site provides images, biographical data, essays, quotes, and links to the work of thirty contributors to sixteenth century English literature. In addition to original content, the author includes external links for further information. Check this site for a thorough presentation of web research on William Shakespeare. |
| Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett http://www.bartleby.com/100 |
This online version of John Bartlett's 1909 work Familiar Quotations contains over 11,000 quotations. Search by keyword, or browse the author or keyword index. |
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| A
Chronology of US Historical Documents http://www.law.ou.edu/ushist.html |
The University of Oklahoma Law Center provides full text of significant documents in United States History, such as the Magna Carta and the Constitution. Document coverage spans from 1215 through 1998. Click on the "Flag Pages" link for information about the U.S. Flag and State Flags. |
| An Outline of American History http://www.usis.usemb.se/usis/ history/ |
This site presents the online full-text version of An Outline of American History, published by the United States Information Agency (USIA) in Washington, D.C. Coverage begins with early America and continues through postwar America. The Outline also includes topics of concern for the 21st Century. |
| Archiving
Early America http://earlyamerica.com |
The focus of this website is to present primary source material from 18th Century America displayed digitally. You can find newspapers, other writings, and maps as they were originally published over 200 years ago. Also, check out the feature On This Day in Colonial America. |
| History of the Cherokee http://cherokeehistory.com/index.html |
This website on Cherokee History is written and maintained by Ken Martin, a "Cherokee of mixed-blood and a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma." This site contains oral history, pictures and maps. Martin also provides a list of Cherokee History Links. |
| First Nations Histories http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html |
Lee Sultzman's website presents histories of the First Nations of North America. Search this site for continuing histories of Native American Nations. |
| American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/ lrc/kc/decades.html |
Created by the Kingwood College (TX) Library staff, this web site presents information about the cultural history of the United States. Each page is a web guide to the events, personalities, trends, and cultural tastes of each decade of the Twentieth Century. |
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| Ancient Egyptian History http://www.watson.org/rivendell/ historyegypt.html |
The Rivendell Educational Archive presents an overview of Ancient Egyptian History, and includes information about hieroglyphics and mythology. |
| Forum Romanum Picture Gallery http://www.geocities.com/Athens/ Forum/6946/images/index.html |
Search this site's picture gallery for images of people, places, and mythological creatures from Ancient Rome. |
| Mythology-Classical http://www.princeton.edu/~rhwebb/ myth.html |
This page is designed as a resource supplement to a Classical Mythology course at Princeton University. Find out about Gods, Goddesses, mythical creatures, and family trees. |
| Bulfinch's Mythology http://www.bulfinch.org | This site is an online version of the standard text in Classical Mythology, The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods And Heroes by Thomas Bulfinch. |
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| Periodic Table of Elements http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic |
The National Laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico provides an interactive Periodic Table. Find out about the element's Atomic Number, History, and Compounds. |
| Ask
Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ |
Submit your math homework question to the experts at Swarthmore College. Search the archives to see if your question has been asked and answered. |
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National Inventors Hall of Fame http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp |
The Inventors Hall of Fame in Ohio was created to honor the individuals who conceived great technological advances in the United States. This page presents biographies of Hall of Fame inductees. Search by inventors name or by invention name. |
| The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences http://www.princeton.edu/ ~mcbrown/display/faces.html |
Mitchell C. Brown developed and maintains this online display of African Americans in the Sciences. Search this site for biographical data on the scientists listed. A bibliography and guide to citation rules are included. |
| Views of the Solar System http://www.solarviews.com /eng/homepage.htm |
Written by Calvin J. Hamilton of the Hawaiian Astonomical Society, this site provides historical as well as current data about the solar system, space exploration, space missions, and other topics. Hamilton includes graphics and video in this site. |
| The Galileo Project: Scientific Biographies http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc /Galileo/Catalog/catalog.html |
Part of the Galileo project at Rice University, this database allows you to search for biographies of over 600 scientists who contributed to Western science in the 16th and 17th centuries. Click on the Short Form icon to search by scientist's name. |
| Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath /People/RBallHist.html |
This site presents the lives and works of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Mathematicians adapted from A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908). Check here also for some other scientists of the period. |
| What is a Tessellation? http://mathforum.org /sum95/suzanne/whattess.html |
Hosted by the Math Forum at Swarthmore College, this tessellations page provides a definition of "tessellation" and displays geometric examples. |
| Totally Tessellated http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/ |
This webpage is devoted to tessellations. Search Totally Tessellated for examples of tessellations, for information about creating tessellations, and for biographical and critical data about the Dutch artist M. C. Escher and his works. |
| Rader's Kapili.com http://www.kapili.com/topiclist.html |
Rader's Kapili.com is a website that introduces the basics of science using easy to understand language and diagrams. This link takes you directly into the topic list, where you can choose to learn about different topics in the areas of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Physical Geology. |
| Online Biology Book http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/ bio181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html |
Professor Farabee at Maricopa Community College in Arizona wrote The Online Biology Book based on lecture notes from many years of teaching college level biology courses. Click on each chapter title to learn more about specific areas of biology. |
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| The World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications /factbook/index.html |
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of U.S. Government Officials. The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on countries of the world, including geographic, population, government, economic, communication, transportation, military, and transnational issues information. |
| Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/cshome.html |
The Library of Congress Federal Research Division has prepared a series of books that are detailed studies of 85 countries. This program is sponsored by the Department of the Army. Search here for political, social, economic and national security information. Some graphics are available. |
| 50 States
and Capitals http://www.50states.com |
Developed by Ray Weber of California, 50 States and Capitals provides information about each state in the United States. Each entry include brief factual data, as well as direct links to detailed information about each state. |
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| Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com |
The Artcyclopedia is "the guide to museum-quality art on the internet." Search this site for direct links to online reproductions and artist information on the internet. You will also find links to National and International Museum Websites. |
| Artchive http://www.artchive.com /ftp_site.htm |
Created by Mark Harden, The Artchive offers browser access in HTML format to Harden's collection of fine art scans. Choose a topic or artist from the left frame. All scans are for private, non-profit use. |
| WebMuseum http://metalab.unc.edu/ webmuseum |
Initially created by Nicolas Pioch, a French Computer Science Teacher, WebMuseum is an online museum exhibit of art images. You may also find information about artists and artistic movements. Many US colleges and universities provide users access to this WebMuseum. |
| Masks.org
http://www.masks.org |
Masks.org is an online research site dedicated to preserving world cultural heritage through the archival of mask images and research articles. This site is an excellent resource for images of African masks. |
| Eloquent Elegance: Zulu Beadwork http://www.marques.co.za/clients/zulu/ |
Dr. Hilgard S. Schoeman, and expert in the history of Zulu Beadwork, provides a discussion of the traditions in African Beadwork. This website also provides the codes for Zulu beadwork and illustrations of authentic beaded pieces. |
The Internet sites found linked here are not created or maintained by the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System. Selection of sites are based on quality, quantity and variety of information as well as ease of use and accessibility. The Library has no control over content changes made to these sites. Some sites may require additional software or charge for advanced features. Parents are responsible for use of the Internet by their children.
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