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1. The Taj Mahal: A Multicultural Synthesis
   It was the crown palace and mausoleum of Empress Numtaz Mahal. There is information on the architecture and landscape of the palace, a historical review of the Mughal Dynasty (the Muslim rulers of India responsible for its construction), and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : agra (india): buildings, architecture: islamic, buildings, islamic architecture, structures, taj mahal (agra india)
2. 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and local, grammar, hardware, health, health care providers and facilities, health info in languages, healthy eating, historical documents, history, history of medicine, hiv, holidays, homelessness, homework help, housing, humanities, immigrants, immigration, industry information, insurance,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
3. Explore . People, Places, Objects and Events
   'Explore America's cultural resources - buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts.' Also has information about people from the past and establishes important connections to the present.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : 20th century, african american heritage, amana colonies (iowa), american revolutionary war, american southwest, archeological sites, ashland (oregon), atlanta, aviation, baltimore (maryland), buildings, central (vermont), charleston (south carolina), chicago, civil rights movement, cumberland (maryland), delaware, detroit (michigan), districts, early 20th century rustic design, ethnographic resources, events, florida, georgia, hardin county (iowa), historical documents, indian mounds of mississippi, kingston (new york), landscapes, lehigh national heritage crid (pennsylvania), lewis and clark, lexington (kentucky), louisiana: southeast, man thomas, mississippi delta, national treasures, nevada cities, people, pipestone (minnesota), places, santa clara (california), seattle (washington), shaker historic trail, structures, symbols in battle, underground railroad, virginia's piedmont, washington d.c., we shall overcome, western national parks, women's history, women: history
4. The Lawrence and Houseworth Albums: Online Photographic Database
   Nearly 1,500 pictures 'used for the selection of prints by its customers, is ... 'without doubt the finest single pictorial record of the maturation of Northern California and the Pacific Coast following the rambunctious days of the Gold Rush and statehood.''. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : buildings, california: history, california: history: photographs, frontier and pioneer life, frontier life, images of the states of california and nevada, indians, landscapes, mining, native americans, nevada: history, nevada: history: photographs, photographs, pioneer life, san francisco and sacramento
5. Greenroofs 101
   An introduction to 'vegetated roof covers, with growing media and plants taking the place of bare membrane, gravel ballast, shingles or tiles.' Discusses advantages (ecological, economic, and aesthetic), components, applications, and issues (such as waterproofing, wildlife, and irrigation). (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : buildings, green roofs (gardening)
6. After a Disaster: Repairing Your Home
   Offers brief 'tips for consumers who may be facing major repairs after a disaster hits home' for avoiding 'crooked contractors' and 'recognizing a home repair rip-off.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : buildings, consumer education, contracts, dwellings
7. New Zealand Historic Places Trust
   Has 'archaeological sites, buildings, trees, cemeteries, gardens, shipwrecks, landscapes and many other types of places.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : archaeological sites, buildings, cemeteries, gardens, historic areas, historic places: new zealand, landscapes, new zealand: history, rarangi taonga: the register of historic places, shipwrecks, trees, wahi tapu and wahi tapu areas
8. Glass Steel and Stone
   Includes 654 great, aesthetically-pleasing structures in 125 cities and 36 countries.
   11-08-2006 : albania, algeria, architecture-general, australia, austria, belgium, belize, bhutan, british isles, brunei, buildings, canada, chile, china, croatia, czech republic, egypt, england, finland, france, germany, gibraltar, great britain, greece, holland, holy see, hungary, india, iran, ireland, israel, italy, japan, jordan, kuwait, laos, lithuania, malaysia, malta, mexico, monuments, myanmar, netherlands, new zealand, peru, russia, sealand, serbia and montenegro, south africa, south korea, spain, taiwan, tunisia, turkey, united arab emirates, united kingdom, united states, venezuela, vietnam
9. A Digital Archive of Architecture
   Images from throughout the history of architecture.
   11-08-2006 : architecture-general, buildings, history of architecture
10. A Digital Archive of American Architecture
    Nearly 1,500 digitized images of 280 American buildings with explanations.
    11-08-2006 : american architecture, architecture-general, buildings
11. International Architecture Database
    Over 9500 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners, focusing on the 20th century.
    11-08-2006 : architects and planners, buildings
12. Historic American Buildings Survey
    U.S. achievements in architecture, engineering, and design are reflected in over 363,000 drawings, photographs and histories for more than 35,000 historic structures from the 17th to the 20th century.
    11-08-2006 : buildings, historic american buildings survey, historic structures
13. Asian Historical Architecture
    Thousands of photographs and explanations of historical Asian architecture. Browse by country and city. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-03-2006 : architecture, asia, buildings, historic buildings, historical asian architecture, photographs, structures
14. NYPL [New York Public Library] Digital Gallery
    The New York Public Library's free, online, searchable database of 275,000 photographs and manuscripts documenting culture studies and social history internationally from the ancient world to the present.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    10-26-2006 : agriculture, anatomy, animals, architecture, arts, astronomy, botany, buildings, business, cities, cityscape, communication, costumes, country life, culture and society, customs, dance, design, digital libraries, dress, dust jackets, engineering, environment, events, family life, fashion, fish, flowers, friendship books, furniture, geography, geology, graphics, greeting cards, history, history of science, image files, industry, infrastructure, invention, labor, landscape, libraries, literature, manuscripts, maps, menus, military history, monuments, motion pictures, music, nature, new york public library, ornament, photographs, politicians, postcards, posters, printing, public figures, scenery, science, sheet music covers, social history, sports, technology, theater, theatre, town life, trade, traditions, transportation, travel, views
15. KickStart: The Tools to End Poverty
    'KickStart's mission is to help millions of people out of poverty. We promote sustainable economic growth and employment creation in Kenya and other countries by developing and promoting technologies that can be used by dynamic entrepreneurs to establish and run profitable small scale enterprises.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    12-31-1969 : appropriate technology, buildings, community development, cooking oil, hay baling, micro-irrigation technologies:, new technologies, sanitation, transport

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