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1. Intute: Advanced Search
   “... a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research.... Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database cont
   02-21-2008 : african, agricultural, american, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, archives, arts, asia, astronomy, australasian, australia, beauty, biomedical ethics, bioresearch, business, catering, celtic, chemistry, chinese, classics, communications, comparative literature, computing, conservation, culture, design, earth sciences, eastern european, ecology, economics, engineering, english studies, environment, european, fashion, food, forestry, french, geography, german, government, health, hispanic, history, history and philosophy of science, history of medicine, hospitality, humanities, italia, japanese, latin american, law, leisure, libraries, life sciences, linguistics, management, manuscript studies, mathematics, media, medicine, middle eastern, midwifery, modern languages, museums, music, natural history, nursing, performing arts, philosophy, physics, politics, portuguese, psychology, religions, research methods, research tools, russian, scandinavian, science, science engineering, slavonic, social sciences, social welfare, sociology, south asian, sports, statistics, technology, theology, tourism, travel, vetinerary, visual arts, women
2. Teaching and Learning on the Web
   '... examples of how the web is being used as a medium for learning. ...includes sites that range from courses delivered entirely via the web to courses that offer specific activities related to a class assignment or perhaps courses that offer class support materials via the web.' Search by subject.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : agriculture, anthropology, archaelogy, art, astronomy, biology, business, chemistry, class support materials, computer, economics, education, engineering, english, geography, geology, health, history, humanities, journalism, language, law, literature, management, mathematics, medical, music, nursing, occupational, online courses, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religions, sociology, syllabi, teaching resources, technology, writing, zoology
3. Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center
   'Currently the Calculators On-Line Center contains over '20,735' Calculators created by over '3,840' very 'CREATIVE' Individuals, Businesses and Tax Supported Entities World Wide.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : arts, astronomy, astrophysics, calculators, chemistry, computer engineering, computer science, crafts, electrical engineering, math calculators, physics, science calculators, statistics
4. Martindale's The Reference Desk
   Reference materials for many areas of academic and personal use. Includes a 'virtual medical center.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : aircraft, arts, astronomy, biology, bioscience, biotech, calculators, cards, chemistry, contruction, cooking, country studies, cyberinfrastructure, education, engineering, entertainment, fashion, food, geoscience, international organizations, international studies, internet, lanugages, materials science, mathematics, media, physics, recipes, remodeling, science, travel, world maps, yachts
5. Skymaps.com
   Has a digital image gallery, star atlases, sky guides, planispheres, telescopes, sky lore, star map posters, solar system posters, deep-sky posters, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-12-2007 : astronomy, deep-sky posters, digital image gallery, planispheres, sky guides, sky le, solar system posters, star atlases, star map posters, telescopes
6. Institute for Appropriate Technology: The Tool Kit
   How-to resources for rural living and self-reliance, including solar and mechanical devices, water systems, animal husbandry and farming specific crops, building techniques, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-12-2007 : agriculture, animal husbandry and farming specific crops, appropriate technology, astronomy, building techniques, dairy, environment, fish, home and housing, home economics, meat, mechanical devices, rural, rural living and self-reliance, solar energy, sustainable development, technology, water systems
7. Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts
   Deals 'with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but ... can be explained scientifically. ... All of the questions presented on this Web site were asked by researchers and answered by librarians from the Library's Science Reference Services.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-11-2007 : aeronautics, agriculture, animals, anthropology, astronautics, astronomy, biology, botany, celestial bodies, chemicals, chemistry, climate, climatology, crops, energy and matter, everyday mysteries, farming, food, geography, home economics, human anatomy, inventions, leisure, life sciences, livestock, maintenance, maps, meteorology, motor vehicles, nutrition, people, phenomena, physics technology, plant life, questions and answers, recreation, science, seasons, substances, technology, turkeys, vehicular travel, weather, zoology
8. Zoom School
   An 'on-line elementary school classroom with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities.' Includes craft projects and several illustrated dictionaries in English, French, Spanish, German or Portuguese (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-11-2007 : 1-8 education, aardvarks, africa, alligators, antarctica, apes, astronomy, australia, beavers, biology, birds, butterflies, canada, craft projects, dictionaries: children, dinosaurs, early childhood, early childhood activities, education, elementary grades, geography, great wall of china, ice age mammals, japan, k-12 education, ladybug, language arts, lesson plans, mammals, manatees, pandas, rainforests, saber toothed cats tigers, science, sharks, teaching resources, united states, whales
9. Teaching Earth Science Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans
   Lesson plans, activities, projects, educational links, and much more which can easily be modified and incorporated into the earth science classroom from elementary school through university. Also links to news items for specific subjects.
   12-28-2006 : antarctic, arctic, astronomy, coastal geology, diamonds, dinosaurs, earthquakes, erosion, floods, fossil fuels, fossils, geography, geothermal, glaciers, global warming, gold, ground water, hurricane katrina, hurricanes, landslides, maps, meteorites, meteorology, meteors, minerals, oceanography, planets, plate tectonics, rock cycle, rocks, satellite images, space, subsidence, teaching resources, tsunamis, volcanoes, water, weather
10. At Home Astronomy: Hands-On Science Experiments for the Whole Family
    Illustrated instructions for science experiments related to astronomy, including understanding shadows, verifying the size and location of the sun, building a model lunar settlement, demonstrating the principles of rocketry, and making an astrolabe and model of the solar system. Includes links to related sites. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : astrolabe: model, astronomy, experiments, images, lunar settlement: building a model, rocketry: demonstrating principles, science projects, shadows, solar system: model, sun: verifying size and location
11. Observing the Sun for Yourself
    Explains how to look safely at the sun and sun activity, such as eclipses and sunspots. Topics include projecting the sun through a tiny hole onto a white sheet of paper and using telescopes and filters. Includes links to related material and sites. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : astronomy, looking at the sun, pinhole camera, seeing, sun, sun: observers' manuals, watch observing
12. LibrarySpot: Maps
    Has U.S. and world maps as well as specialized theme maps.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : aerial maps, agricultural maps, airport maps, area code maps, astronomy, bicycle maps, blank maps, disaster maps, earth from space, earthquake maps, environmental maps, geography, historical maps, maps: u.s., maps: world, national parks: maps, ocean maps, outline maps, population maps, railroad maps, relief s, road s, sea maps, space maps, time zone maps, topographic maps, vegetation maps, weather maps, world maps
13. Academic Info: Digital Libraries
    Many digital libraries, with descriptions, are listed.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : africa, african american history, agriculture, american literature, american studies, american women's history, ancient egypt, ancient near east - mesopotamia, ancient [western] history, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, arts. art history, astronomy, atmospheric sciences, australian aboriginal studies, australian studies, biblical studies, biochemistry, biodiversity, biology, biotechnology, bisexual studies, botany, british history, british studies, buddhism studies, canadian history, canadian studies, central america, chemical engineering, chemistry, china studies, christian studies, civil engineering, classical studies, cold war, communication studies, comparative literature, computer science, criminal justice, distance learning, drama, early america, economics, education, electrical engineering, electronic libraries and digital archives, engineering, english literature, environmental history, environmental studies, european history, film studies, gay studies, genetics, geography, geology and geoscience, german history, gnosticism, government documents, health, hinduism, history, history of india, human rights, india studies, indian history, internet studies, irish history, islam, japan studies, jewish studies, journalism, judaism, latin america, law, lesbian studies, libraries, library and information science, linguistics, maps, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, medieval studies, mental health, meteorology, mexico studies, middle ages, middle eastern studies, modern america, museum studies, music history and studies, muslims, native american studies, new republic, nutrition, oceanography, philosophy, physics, poetry, political science, religious studies, renaissance, russian history, russian literature, russian studies, science, sociology, south america, statistics, technology, transgender studies, united states history, water resources, women's studies, world war i (1914-1918), world war ii (1939-1945), zoology
14. Best of the Web
    An extensive list selected by librarians.
    11-09-2006 : abbreviations, acronyms, address directories, adult literacy, aids, almanacs, anagrams, anthropology, apparel, archaeology, area studies, art. architecture, arts administration, astronomy, audio books, authors, avian influenza, awards, bankruptcies, best of the web, biographies, biology, bird flu, bisexual studies, book arts, book trade, books, books and 'zines, booksellers, botany, bronx on the web, building, buildings, buses, business, calculators, calendars, careers, celebrations, chemistry, children, children's resources, citation guides, climatology, communication, community, community information, company information, computers, construction, consumer, converters, copyright, cosmetics, cost of living, country information, culinary history, current events, dance, dictionaries, disability information, disability resources, disaster preparedness, domestic violence, earth science, economic statistics, education, eldercare, elections, email, emergency preparedness, employment, encyclopedias, engineering, environmental science, ethnic groups, evaluating information, exercise, fashion, federal government, film, finance, financial, fine arts, folklore, food, food science, foreign governments, fragrances, fun and interesting sites, games, gay, genealogy, geography, geology, government, government agencies, government: documents, government: state and local, grammar, hardware, health, health care providers and facilities, health info in languages, healthy eating, historical documents, history, history of medicine, hiv, holidays, homelessness, homework help, housing, humanities, immigrants, immigration, industry information, insurance, internet, job training, journal articles, law, law dictionaries, law libraries, law societies, lawyer and law firm directories, lawyer referral, legal abbreviations, legal aid services, legal forms, legal information, legal issues, legal search tools, lesbian, libraries, linguistics, literature, macintosh computers, magazine articles, manhattan on the web, manuscripts, maps, market research, mathematics, measurements, media, medical dictionaries, medical research and trials, medicine, medicine: alternative, medicines: prescription and nonprescription, men, mental health and behavior, movies, music, mysticism, mythology, names, native north american resources, new york, new york city, news, occult, operating systems, parapsychology, parent resources, patents, people, performing arts, pet health, philosophy, photography, physical fitness, physics, political science, prescription and nonprescription medicines, primary documents public records, prizes, programming languages, psychology, publishers, quotations, radio, reading, recorded sound, religions, resources for older adults, resources for young adults, science, search the internet, self-help, senior citizens, seniors' organizations, small business, social sciences, social services, sociology, software, space science, sports, staten island on the web, statistical sources, statistics, subways, teaching resources, technology, teen life, teenagers, telephone directories, television, textiles, theatre, theology, time, trademarks, training, trains, transgender studies, translation, transportation, travel, united nations, viruses, volunteering, voter information, weather, web design, websites for writers, women's studies, world wide web, writers' resources, zoology
15. Best Information on the Net
    An academic site covering resources by major, hot paper topics, student and faculty resources, and more.
    11-09-2006 : accounting, art and photography, astronomy, best information on the net internet web, biology, business, chemistry, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, english, environmental management, foreign languages, geology, government, history, industrial engineering, irish studies, law, math, medicine, multicultural studies, music, network administration, nursing, occupational therapy, philosophy, physical education, physical therapy, physics, political science, psychology, religions, science, service learning, social work, sociology, special education, theatre, women's studies
16. NASA Planetary Photojournal
    Thousands of images from various U.S. space exploration programs. Features images of the nine planets, moons, asteroid, comets, and other bodies; photos of spacecraft and telescopes; discussion of the missions that obtained the photos and images; and related material.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : 2006 map of jupiter, astronomy, astronomy: photographs, cassini-huygens mission, photographs, solar system: photographs, sun, universe
17. Solar Eclipse: Stories From the Path of Totality
    Webcasts and other material about solar eclipses since 1998, including March 29, 2006 (Turkey) and June 10, 2002 (U.S.). Includes essays on why eclipses happen, how to view an eclipse, a world map of future solar eclipses (2017 is the next one viewable in the U.S.), and other features.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : astronomy, eclipses, solar eclipses
18. Solar System: Saturn
    Fact sheet on this planet '[whose] intricate ring system has fascinated astronomers for centuries.' Features data on Saturn, articles about the planet, details about missions (such as Cassini-Huygens) to the planet, and links to related resources from NASA. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : astronomy, national aeronautics and space administration, planetary rings, planets, saturn (planet), space: exploration
19. New Horizons: NASA's Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission
    The NASA New Horizons mission, scheduled to be launched in early 2006 and to reach Pluto in 2015, 'is the first mission to the last planet -- the initial reconnaissance of Pluto-Charon and the Kuiper Belt.' Find a mission overview, a FAQ, and more. 'P-K Bits' includes amusing facts. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : astronomy, kuiper belt, national aeronautics and space administration, planets, pluto (planet), solar system: exploration, space flight
20. NASA Lunar and Planetary Science: Comets
    Collection of documents about comets (celestial bodies that orbit the sun), specific comets, and NASA missions related to comets. Also includes links to material on meteors and meteorites.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : astronomy, comets, deep impact, hale-bopp, rosetta, stardust

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