OnlinePRdirectories&calendars

http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ The Scout Report, a weekly publication that helps you stay informed of Internet resources.	www.archive.org/ Internet Archive - Old Web pages
http://catalog.loc.gov Library of Congress Online catalog	http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/DisplayAbstractSearch.cfm Social Science Research Electronic Library
www.almanac.com The Old Farmer's Almanac	www.oclc.org/ Online Computer Library Center
www.questia.com/ Online library (subscription)	http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html Library of Congress gateway to world resources
http://publicrecords.netronline.com/ Public Records online - Portal to 50 states	www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/subjectlist.php Library of Congress Business Reference Services
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm A directory of interesting educational links	www.ipl.org/ Librarians Index to the Internet
www.instructables.com/ How-tos. Instructions for many things	www.answerbag.com/ Frequently asked questions and answers
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html MIT open courseware	www.howstuffworks.com/ How Stuff Works
www.academicearth.org/ Video archive of academic lectures	www.wdl.org/en/ World Digital Library
http://highwire.stanford.edu/ A directory of peer-reviewed articles

http://papers.ssrn.com Social science research	www.gapminder.org/ Information on world economies
www.murphys-laws.com/ Murphy's laws in one place	www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ Guinness Book of Records
http://birding.about.com/ Bird identification directory	http://www.aarpinternational.org/ Directory on aging
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html Atlas of Canada	http://www.paperonline.org/ Facts about paper
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm Courseware reference materials from MIT	http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm Copyright rules
www.trails.com/explore/ A directory to 26,000 U.S. trails	http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/index.html?redirect=1 A directory of herbs and spices
www.foodreference.com/ A directory of food-related information	www.cpdl.org/ Directory of choral music available online
http://water.usgs.gov/ Water Resources of the United States	www.itfacts.biz/ Directory of internet and IT facts
www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm Directory of mnemonics	http://scalemodel.net/ International directory of scale model web sites
www.indexmundi.com/ Index Mundi. Country Profiles	www.nationalanthems.info/ National anthems
www.stepintoplaces.com/resource_guide.htm Resource guide to 12,000 museums

Names
www.thinkbabynames.com/ Directory of baby names	www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ The most popular baby names
http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html Baby Names and their historical use
Philanthropy
http://fdncenter.org/ Foundation Center (Information on foundations)	www.guidestar.org Information on 620,000 non-profit groups
How-To
www.ehow.com How to do things
http://www.madehow.com/index.html Directory of how things are made	www.animatedengines.com Illustrations of how various engines work
www.webtender.com Directory of cocktail recipes.
Webcams/Imagery
	www.earthcam.com/ Directory of webcams on the Web
www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/ Visible Earth. A searchable database of earth images	http://images.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx Index of imagery on wide number of topics. University of Michigan

www.thehistorynet.com/ The History Net.	http://s9.com/ Biographical dictionary
www.biography.com Biography Online	www.luminous-lint.com/_switchbox.php?action=ACT_TOP_HM History of photography
www.nobel.se Official site of the Nobel foundation with archive on prize winners.	www.pulitzer.org List of all Pulitzer prizes awarded since 1917
www.costumegallery.com/main.htm The Costume Gallery. A history of ladies fashion	www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ Collection of first-person accounts from history
www.computerhistory.org/ Timeline of computer history	http://memory.loc.gov American Memory
www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/ Encyclopedia of Chicago History	www.ushistory.org Colonial and Revolutionary war history
www.besthistorysites.net/ Ranks online history sites	http://hnsa.org Worldwide guide to historic ships
http://britannia.com/history/timelines.html Timeline of British History	www.historicalvoices.org/ Historical voices - archive of historical recordings
http://www.time.com/time/coversearch/ Archive of covers from Time magazine	http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Records of the Old Bailey Criminal Court in London
http://archives.cbc.ca/ Canadian history from the Canadian Broadcasting Archives	www.talkinghistory.org/ Aural history database from old radio news shows
www.timeref.org/ A timeline of medieval English History	www.archives.gov/aad/ National Archives Databases
www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbookmap.html Medieval Sourcebook: Maps and images	http://www.civilwar.org/ The Civil War
www.maphistory.info/ Map history sources	www.time.com/time/magazine/archives/advanced Time magazine news archives
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/ Civil War maps	http://pewsocialtrends.org/ Pew social trends
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm New York Public Library digital gallery	www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html Animated atlas of US History
www.hti.umich.edu/r/railroad/ Transportation history collection	http://oac.cdlib.org/ Historical document collections on California
http://www.fold3.com/ Source for original historical documents	www.loc.gov/pictures/ Historical US photos
http://whosaliveandwhosdead.com/ Directory of living and dead celebrities, politicians, etc.	http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Historic American newspapers

www.allmusic.com Database of musical facts	www.webexhibits.com Web exhibits. Links to online exhibits in many areas.
http://smarthistory.org/ Art History	www.artcyclopedia.com The guide to museum quality art on the Internet
	www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/ihashome.html Collection of American songs
http://greatbuildings.com/ Directory of great buildings	www.artnut.com/intl.html International Directory of sculpture parks and gardens
www.artstor.org/ A not-for-profit visual library	http://imslp.org/ Directory of musical scores
www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/ Atlas of plucked instruments	http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=chartres&page=index Photo directory of Chartres Cathedral
www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html Periodic table of data visualization	https://www.historyofvisualcommunication.com/ The history of visual communication

www.thomasregister.com Thomas Register of American Manufacturers	www.lectlaw.com/bus.html The 'Lectric Law Library Business Law Lounge with dozens of downloadable files on business law matters.
www.brint.com Bills itself as the "premiere research resource for business management and information technology issues."	https://www.usa.gov/business?source=busa U.S. Business Advisor. Answers to questions about federal law.
www.morebusiness.com Business resource center	www.econlib.org/ Library of Economics and liberty
www.theodora.com/dot_index.html Dictionary of Occupational Titles Index	www.doingbusiness.org/ Business regulations in 183 economies
www.law.cornell.edu:/uscode Codified Federal legislation	www.corporateinformation.com In-depth information on companies outside the U.S.
www.consumerworld.org Links to dozens of customer service sites for major companies.	www.bitpipe.com/ Summaries of IT analyst reports on computers, software, IT

www.festivalnet.com/ Guide to craft shows, festivals, etc. in U.S.	www.calendarzone.com Comprehensive categorized calendar catalog
www.bvents.com/ Trade shows, business events	www.tsnn.com/ Trade Show News Network calendar
www.interfaithcalendar.org/ Interfaith calendar of holidays	www.artnet.com Guide to events in the art world. Databases. Links.
www.pollstar.com Calendar of concert tours	www.filmfestivals.com Calendar of film festivals
www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar A calendar of space anniversaries and launches

www.infoplease.com Information Please. A site with almanac, encyclopedia and dictionary	www.britannica.com Encyclopedia Britannica with links to web resources. Excellent.
http://edis.win.tue.nl/encyclop.html Assorted Encyclopedias	http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ World of mathematics
www.eh.net/encyclopedia/ Encyclopedia of economic and business history	http://plato.stanford.edu Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy
http://S9.com Biographical dictionary	www.refdesk.com/myency.html Virtual encyclopedia
http://www.eol.org/ Encyclopedia of life	www.encyclopedia.com Online encyclopedia.
www.psychology.org Encyclopedia of psychology	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ The Canadian Encyclopedia
www.astronautix.com/ An encyclopedia of astronautics	www.newadvent.org/cathen/ Catholic encyclopedia
www.artcyclopedia.com/ Art encyclopedia	www.wikipedia.org/ Encyclopedia
http://www.musicals101.com/ A cyber encyclopedia of musicals, theater and film	http://whatis.techtarget.com/ Tech encyclopedia

General directories	Calendars
Specialized directories	Internet research guides
*History and Biography*	Encyclopedias
*Arts and Entertainment*	Hoaxes, Viruses, Bad Science
*Business and Law*
Statistical Resources

www.csicop.org Links and information to debunk the paranormal	www.snopes.com Urban Legends Reference Pages
www.crank.net/ Directory of bad science sites on the web.	www.scambusters.org/ Urban legends and other scams
www.junkscience.com Debunks junk science.	www.truthorfiction.com/ Truth or fiction - rumor control

www.census.gov U.S. Census Bureau with statistics	http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml Census Bureau's Fact Finder Site
www.numbeo.com Real-time stats from around the globe	http://www.city-data.com/ A directory of US city data
www.prb.org/ Population Reference Bureau	www.worldometers.info/ Statistics updated by the second
http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov US Govt. statistics	www.cram.com Flash cards with facts

www.consumerwebwatch.org/ Consumer Web Watch