High School Library Media Center Research Links

Agriculture

 

Animal Rights: below are web sites concerning the use of animals in laboratory experiments.  There are both pro and con web sites listed.

Altweb

Alternatives to animal testing: http://usliberals.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Faltweb.jhsph.edu%2F

About

Animal rights facts file: http://usliberals.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Faltweb.jhsph.edu%2F

Americans for Medical Progress

Web site is designed to be the central resource for news and information about the necessary and humane nature of scientists' work with laboratory animals: http://www.ampef.org/

AnimalRights.Net

Debunking the animal rights movement: http://www.animalrights.net/

Foundation for Biomedical Research

Education about animal research: http://www.fbresearch.org/

IDA

In defense of animals: http://www.idausa.org/index.shtml

ILAR

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research: Https://dels.nas.edu/ilar/secure/backissue_cnv.asp

RDS

Understanding animal research in medicine: http://www.rds-online.org.uk/home.html

PAWS

People helping animals: http://www.paws.org/

Whose Rights?

http://minneapolis.about.com/library/weekly/aa040699.htm?iam=dpile&terms=animal+research

U. S. Department of Agriculture

National agricultural statistics: http://www.usda.gov/nass/

Biographies

 

Biography.com

The web's best bios: http://www.biography.com/

Women Mathematicians

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm

Classical Composers

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html

 

Biographical Dictionary

28,000 men and women: http://www.s9.com/biography/

Biographies

From revolution to reconstruction: http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/

Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00/

 

Homework Center

Links to thousands of biographies: http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html#century

Biography Center

Over 10,000 biographies: http://www.biography-center.com/

Information Please Biography

30,000+ biographies: http://www.infoplease.com/people.html

 

Lives, the Biography Resources

Links to thousands of biographies: http://amillionlives.com/

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Biographies of inductees: http://www.rockhall.com/hof/allinductees.asp?sort=ln%2Cfn

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/

 

Hispanic American Hall of Fame

http://www.unbeatables.com/HHeroes.html

 

School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St. Andrews , Scotland

Index of mathematician biographies: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html

 

Biographies of Notable Women

http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_list.htm#F

 

Women in Science

http://library.thinkquest.org/20117/mainbio.html

Careers

 

Career Info Net

Information on wages, trends and requirements for a variety of careers: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp?tab=wagesandtrends

NYCareer Zone

In depth information on a wide variety of New York State careers: http://www.nycareerzone.org/index.jsp

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Contains information on Employment Projections: http://stats.bls.gov/emp/home.htm

Fastest Growing Occupations, USA 1992-2005

Employment projections for the fastest growing occupations: http://www.adin.org/lmi/usafast.htm

School Finder.Com

Canada ’s premier education guide to schools, scholarships and careers: http://www.schoolfinder.com/

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Career Planning

Information on planning a career: http://careerplanning.about.com/library/blcareers.htm

Medical Center Online

Health careers: http://www.mccg.org/healthcareers/healthcareersjobs.asp

Today's Military

Military careers: http://www.todaysmilitary.com/oppor_careers.shtml

Center For Health Careers

Health careers: http://chc.hcwp.org/occubull.htm

Current Events

 

Newsweek Front Page

http://www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp

Syracuse.com

http://www.syracuse.com/

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/

U.S. News and World Report

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/

 

Utica Observer Dispatch

http://www.uticaod.com/

 

Economics

 

Economic Impact

What each enterprise brings to the state: http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/june97/econ_impact_chart.html

McConnell and Brue Economics 14th Edition

Economic issues: http://www.mhhe.com/economics/mcconnell/student/olc/

New Rules Project

Resources for innovative public policy: http://www.newrules.org/index.htm

Only A Game

Economic impact of professional sports: http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/june97/game1.html

Heartland Institute

Economic impact of professional sports: http://www.heartland.org/SearchResults.cfm

Kelley Blue Book

Used car values: http://www.kbb.com/

English

 

Authors: the web sites listed below contain biographical information on a variety of authors.  Some also contain a critical analysis of their work.

Literary Criticism

Contains critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works: http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/

ACHUKA Children's Books

Biographical information on children's authors: http://www.achuka.co.uk/index2.html

Authors and Illustrators on the Web

Links to biographical information on authors and illustrators: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html#atoj

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature

Links to biographical information on authors and illustrators: http://www.fairrosa.info/

 

 

Censorship: below are web sites concerning the issue of censorship.  Both pro and con sites are listed.

Federal Communications Commission

Homepage can be searched for issues such as censorship: http://www.fcc.gov/

American Library Association: Censorship in the Schools

Information on censorship: http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/censorshipintheschools.html#bannedbooks

Office for Intellectual Freedom

Information on censorship: http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/

Google Search Results

 

The good of censorship: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=the+good+of+censorship

 

Future Society: below are web sites that contain ideas or predictions of what different aspects of society will be like in the future.

Cr ime Reduction Toolkits

Anticipating Future Trends in Crime: http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/toolkits/p0317.htm

Future File

 

The webs leading resource about the future: http://www.todmaffin.com/futurefile/

Future

 

Searches over 18500 pages of the future: http://www.globalchange.com/futuretravel.htm

Future Facing

 

Using the latest trends and breakthroughs to predict life in the future: http://www.futurefacing.com/

 

The Holocaust: below are web sites concerning the Jewish Holocaust.

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

A site map: http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/sitemap/sitemap.htm

Holocaust Museum

Site map: http://www.candles-museum.com/canhist.htm

The Nizkor Project

Holocaust: A Layman's Guide to Auschwitz-Birkenau: http://www2.ca.nizkor.org/faqs/auschwitz/index.html

 

Jewish Virtual Library

Medical Experiments at Auschwitz : http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/aumed.html

Remember.Org

Medical Experiments of the Holocaust and Nazi Medicine: http://remember.org/educate/medexp.html

Resources on Human Experimentation by Nazi Doctors

General Resources on the Holocaust: http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~shale/humanities/composition/assignments/experiment/nazi.html

Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center

Site Map: http://motlc.wiesenthal.org/pages/sitemap.html

Jewish Holocaust 1933-1945

Information concerning the Jewish Holocaust: http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Holocaust.htm

St. John's Prep Home Page

Table of Contents for Holocaust information: http://www.stjohnsprep.org/teachers/d_smith/holocaust/00.htm

 

Renaissance: below are web sites containing information on the Renaissance.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook

Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.  Contains many links to other sites: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1.html

 

Shakespeare:  below are web sites containing information on William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare Online

 

A comprehensive site on Shakespeare including biographical information through analysis of works: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/

Foreign Language

 

Countries of the World: Below are web sites with information on countries throughout the world.  These sites would be useful to both French or Spanish students.

National Geographic Travel

Contains information on travel to countries throughout the world:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/seychelles.html

1001 Postcards

Contains postcards for a variety of foreign country holidays: http://www.postcards.org/postcards/categories.html

CIA World Fact Book 2000

Contains history and flags of the world and reference maps. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Information Please

Online dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas and almanac: http://www.infoplease.com/

Lonely Planet

World travel guides:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/index.cfm

 

French: below are web sites containing information on French speaking countries.

Provence

Information on the Provence region of France in the French language:  http://www.provenceweb.fr/f/bouches/arles/arles.htm

Le Poulet Gauche

This is a guide to the history, culture, and daily life of 16th century France . It is designed to be a resource for historical recreation that will help make being in and around Le Poulet Gauche more fun: http://www.lepg.org/index.html

Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links

Link to over 10,000 French Internet sites: http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html

 

Spanish: below are web sites containing information on French speaking countries.

Cancun

Travel information for Cancun Mexico Http://www.areatravelinc.com/mexico/cancun/index.html

Los Dias De Los Muertos

Celebrating the Mexican Holiday The Days of the Dead: Http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm

Vacation Puerto Rico

Contains pictures of Puerto Rico : http://vacationpuertorico.com/prpics.html

Puerto Rico Travel

Contains information on travel in Puerto Rico : http://www.rainforestsafari.com/

Sol Boricuai

Images of Puerto Rico : http://www.solboricua.com/index.htm

Welcome to Puerto Rico

Contains a wide scope of information pertaining to the island, its culture and people, and every detail of Puerto http://welcome.topuertorico.org/

 

 

 

Physical Education

 

Physical Education

Suite 101

Physical Education activities: http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/physical_education

 

 

 

Science

 

Animals: below is a list of web sites that contain information on various animals.

Insects

Ask Jeeves results of search for information on insects: http://web.ask.com/web?qcat=sci_&q=insect+facts&qsrc=4&o=0&snp=jeeves&qid=E0B80CBE2F00504D9ADD4A9A5A01582E&dt=020402075056&back=o%3D0%26qsrc%3D4%26meta%3D1%26ads%3D%26ask%3Dinsect%2Bfacts&qcatid=19&score=0.8&aj_ques=snapshot%3DJeeves%26k

Hymenoptera

Ants, bees, wasps: http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Insects/ants.html

 

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Animal diversity web: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html

 

 

Biotechnology: Below is a list of web that have information on the subject of biotechnology.

Council For Biotechnology Information

http://www.whybiotech.com/index.asp?404;http://www.whybiotech.com/en/faq/default.asp

 

Principles of Biotechnology

http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/Education_res/iastate.info/bio1.html

Biotechnology

An information resource: http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/

A Basic Primer on Biotechnology

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/crops/a1219w.htm

 

Biotechnology Portal

http://www.ag.arizona.edu/biotechnology/self-interest.html

Biotechnology Information

Links to useful sites: http://www.cato.com/biotech/bio-info.html

 

Bioterrorism:  Below is a list of web sites that have information on the subject of bioterrorism.

Community and Family Preparedness Network

Preparing for bioterrorism: http://www.humanitarian.net/cfpnet/

Kentucky Center for Safe Schools