Selected Internet Resources

    Arts and Humanities

    • Links for the ESL Practitioner
      • This list is edited for minimum commercialism and maximum content, and is aimed toward ESL teachers in the California Community College (and may be of use to others!) By Kathy Sucher, Asst. Professor, ESL Dept, SMC.
    • Cultural Policy & the Arts
      • An interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the U.S.
    • The English Server
      • Maintained by Iowa State University. The Server has information and links to all types of resources in English, including Etexts, EJournals, Discussion Groups, and Web sites as well as resources accessible via Telnet.
    • Foreign Language Resources
      • An excellent starting point to look for language- and/or culture-specific resources on the Web. Broken down alphabetically by language. The compilers have tried to include only the "best" resources for the languages.
      • A related site is the Human Language Page
    • Worldwide Internet Music Resources
      • A starting point for resources about all types of music, both academic and non-academic, including linkage to the home pages of popular musicians.
    • Project Gutenberg
      • Hundreds of public domain texts online free.
    • Internet Movie Database
      • Information about thousands of films, actors, directors and more.

    Fashion Design and Merchandising

    • Fashionangel.com
      • Search one of the most concise Fashion Resources on the Planet.
    • Fashionmall.com
      • Items listed by brand or by category.
    • Firstview.com
      • An independant fashion magazine showing fashion show photos and videos from around the world.
    • Vogue.com
      • Online version of the popular fashion magazine.

    Business and Economics

    • Stockmaster
      • This site includes stock analysis of individual stocks. Searchable by individual company or by ticker symbol.
    • Rutgers Accounting Web
      • Provides access to a variety of accounting information. Classified by hierarchy of subjects and by providers.
    • SEC Edgar Database
      • "EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)."
    • Finance From The WWW Virtual Library
      • Organized with links by use (e.g. investor, researcher, student)
    • CommerceNet
      • Provides access to publicly held companies with a presence on the World Wide Web.
    • Small Business Administration
      • "The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our Nation."
    • The Currency Converter
      • Provides quick access to the exchange rate.
    • U.S. Securities and Exchange
      • "The SEC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasijudicial regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws. The purpose of these laws is to protect investors in securities markets that operate fairly and to ensure that investors have access to disclosure of all material information concerning publicly traded securities. The Commission also regulates firms engaged in the purchase or sale of securities, people who provide investment advice, and investment companies."
    • NASDAQ
      • Nasdaq online allows you to enter symbols for stocks or Mutual Funds, and gives you the quotes for Nasdaq, AMEX & NYSE. Site additionally offers news, market activity, portfolio tracking, and more.
    • Search for Business Companies
      • Companies Online searches through over 100,000 public and private companies.  Users can search by company name, address, industry, or ticker symbol.
    • International Business Resources
      • IBR provides a search engine that will locate international business resources on the WWW.

    Social Sciences

    • Making of America
      • Primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.
    • GenderNet
      • International gender statistics, research reports and development resources, from the World Bank.
    • Project Vote Smart
      • A citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making.
    • Democratic Party
      • Official site of the Democratic National Committee.
    • Republican Party
      • Official site of the Republican National Committee.
    • Anthropology
      • A well-organized site, includes links to archeology, evolution, linguistics, area studies, Native American Studies, and job announcements.
    • Economics
      • Site provided by the Economics Department of Washington University. Includes links to general economics, micro and macro, and teaching.
    • WWW Virtual Library - History
      • A catalog of different types of history-related resources, including access to the National Archives and the Library of Congress.

      Psychology
      • PsychWeb
        • This site provides psychology related information for students and teachers. PsychWeb links to APA Style resources, career information, and psychology journals on the web.
      • Psychology Virtual Library
        • The Psychology Virtual Library is a part of the WWW Virtual Library, and only links to sites the Virtual Library has approved as good informational resources.

    Physical Sciences

    General Science

    • Exploratorium
      • San Francisco's Exploratorium online offers science information in a fun and interesting manner. The website provides a search engine and a digital library to assist users in locating information.
    • SciTech Daily Review
      • Science, technology, future developments, innovations, implications, breaking news, hot topics.

    Astronomy and Space Science

    • National Space Science Data Center
      • The National Space Science Data Center serves as the permanent archive for NASA space science mission data including astronomy and astrophysics, solar and space plasma physics, and planetary and lunar science. It includes information on the exploration of the universe, heliophysics, exploration of the solar system and image collections.
    • Nine Planets
      • A collection of information on the solar system. Includes numerous pictures and links to many other planetary images on the Internet.
    • AstroWeb
      • AstroWeb is a great start when researching astronomy on the Internet. AstroWeb provides links to various resource areas of astronomy, including observing resources, organizations, and publications.
    Physics
     
    • PhysLink
      • Extensive and daily-updated physics resource. Offers its own bookstore, search engine, articles on physics, and a question and answer forum. Vast amount of information, and easy to navigate too!
    • Physics 2000
      • An interactive journey through modern physics! Have fun learning visually and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices.
    • The Internet Pilot to Physics
      • Information on physics research and education for scientists, industry, schools, and students. Listing of useful physics resources of high quality on the net. See especially The Virtual Laboratory a list of physics related Java Applets (also some VRML and Shockwave) available on the net.
    Chemistry
     

    Earth Sciences

    Legal Resources

    • The Legal Information Institute
      • Recent Supreme Court decisions and the full text of the U.S. Codes.
    • The Yahoo Internet directory for law
      • Yahoo's excellent collection of Internet legal resources.
    • LawForum Legal Resources
      • Search for legal resources by state, or by type. Also lists of law firms, resources, employment, services, and resumes.
    • LA County Law Library
      • Serves the legal information needs of all of Los Angeles County's citizens. Provides access to the names and phone numbers of California attorneys. Site additionally supplies information on the library, library bibliographies and guides, the online catalog, and gives links to national and international legal resources on the web.
Information about Colleges, Universities, Careers and Financial Aid
    • US News College Ranks
      • US News and World Report Online offers an extensive ranking of colleges throughout the United States. Allows you to search by such specifications as location, cost, selectivity, or size.
    • Financial Aid Information
      • Provides links to an extensive amount of information on financial aid. Also provides databases for searching scholarships and fellowships on the web.
    • Peterson's Home Page - Colleges and Career Information
      • Information about colleges and universities. Financial aid information. Career assessment tests.
    • Occupational Outlook Handbook
        • A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.


           
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