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General Education Webliography

The following suggested Web sites are categorized by the subjects of the General Education curriculum. Be sure to view "Odds and Ends" at the bottom of the list.

College and Life Skills

College Success - http://www.wadsworth.com/colsuccess_d/ special_features/weblinks.html/

A very useful Web site by Thomson Wadsworth Publishing covering topics such as learning styles, time management, study skills, learning the college system, career planning, health and well-being, and many more.

Federal Reserve Education - http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/pfed/

Don't let the title fool you. This educational site from the Federal Reserve System contains much more than interest rates and macroeconomics. It also includes important information concerning comsumer banking, consumer protection, identity theft, establishing personal credit, and many other useful topics. For those studying economics, however, it provides some useful basic information.

General and Reference

ADAM, the Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information Gateway - http://adam.ac.uk/

A collection of over 2,500 links to a wide range of topics in art: fine art, design, architecture, applied arts, media arts, art theory, professional practices, and more.

xrefer - http://xrefer.com/

Searches a database of over 40 reference titles, including works published by Macmillan, Oxford University Press, and Penguin. The collection provides references on art, business, economics, music, psychology, English literature, quotations, biographies of women, and a twentieth century who's who.

Britannica.com - http://www.britannica.com/

The complete Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as links to hundreds of thousands of Web sites and Books in Print.

MLA Handbook (University of Georgia Libraries) - http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/mlastyle.html

Reference examples based on the MLA Handbook, 6th edition.

Humanities and Literature

Camelot Project - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm

An excellent source for Arthurian primary sources, as well as essays and bibliographies on the topic.

Aesop's Fables - Online Exhibit - http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/

More than 650 fables in full-text. In addition to Aesop, more than 100 Hans Christian Andersen and nearly 250 Ambrose Bierce tales are included.

Pause a moment: Poetry - http://ol.scc.spokane.cc.wa.us/jstrever/poetry/

A very large collection of links of poetry Web sites.

Literary Resources on the Net - http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/

This site provides broad coverage to literature sites on the Internet, although its chief focus is American and English literature.

Short Stories - http://www.short-stories.co.uk/

Complete texts of short stories of fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, romance, and humor. Both classic and new stories are included.

Storynet - http://www.storynet.org/

An expansive set of links for professional storytellers, including resources, newsletters, and online magazines.

Copyright

Copyright Website - http://www.benedict.com/

Discusses fair use, public domain, case law, and copyright law basics. The site is designed to be of direct practical use and is especially useful on electronic media issues.

Copyright & Fair Use - http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

Maintained by Stanford University, this Web site includes a database of historial and contemporary primary sources on copyright.

U. S. Copyright Office - http://www.loc.gov/copyright

The U. S. Copyright Office Web site includes information on copyright law, pending legislation, international agreements and WIPO copyright information, registration procedures, printable forms, and information circulars.

Copyright Clearance Center - http://www.copyright.com

The Copyright Clearance Center contacts copyright holders and attempts to get permissions for use of copyrighted materials. Note: this service does not provide registration forms or file copyrights.

Plagiarism - http://www.geocities.com/sstoer/plagiarism.htm

A compilation of sources for faculty and students on plagiarism developed for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Art History

Timeline of Art History - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm

An online timeline of art history presented by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It includes guidelines for first-time users, video clips, and a nice search engine.

Art History Resources - http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

A survey of art history from the ancient to contemporary periods, including links for each defined historical period of art and links to online journals.

Mother of All Art History Resources - http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/

An annotated collection of links on art history from the University of Michigan.

World Art Treasures - http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/

A collection of more than 100,000 slides of the art historian Jacques-Edouard Berger. Focus is chiefly on Renaissance and early Modern art and architecture, but ancient and Asian art are also well-represented.

Digital Imaging Project - http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/

Images of architecture and sculpture from ancient to post-modern times.

Structurae - http://www.structurae.net/en/index.php

An international database and gallery of structures, this Website contains works on structural engineering and architecture from ancient Eqypt to the present day, including bridges, skyscrapers, towers, dams, off-shore structures, pyramids, cathedrals, etc. It is one of the largest databases of its kind.

AskArt - http://www.askart.com

Directed chiefly to the current fine art marketplace, this Web site contains 27,000 profiles of living and dead American artists, illustrators, and cartoonists, including biographies, bibliographies of 20th-century literature about them, auction lots sold and unsold, and current exhibitions and auctions.

World History and Civilization

WebChron: Historical and Cross-Cultural Chronologies - http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/

A chronology of world civilization, including global and regional chronologies. Links are provided to explore further human history and civilization.

HyperHistory Online - http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/
History_n2/a.html

This site covers a 3,000-year span from Ancient Israel to the twentieth century. It introduces students to the principal individuals and events who helped chart the course of human history during this period. A flexible search engine is provided.

Historical Text Archive - http://historicaltextarchive.com

A large collection of digitized primary sources and related links.

World Civilization Virtual Library - http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/dvess.shtml

A world chronology and related links, including primary source and study materials.

PBS History - http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history/

Links to the various Web pages which support PBS historical series broadcasts. This site provides an excellent range of primary sources.

Cultures - http://www.cultures.com/

A very solid multimedia exploration of human cultures from the ancient period to today.

The Multicultural Pavilion - http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/centers/
multicultural/home.html

Articles, speeches, song lyrics, quotations, and links to resources for multicultural education. The site is designed to foster multicultural awareness.

Prelinger Archives - http://www.prelinger.com

Recently acquired by the Library of Congress, the Prelinger Archives is a collection of over 45,000 advertising, education, industrial, and amateur films created between 1927 and 1987, including films produced by and for U.S. corporations, nonprofit organizations, trade associations, community interest groups, educational institutions, and governmental organizations. Over twelve hundred of these short films are available as royalty-free downloads from the Internet Archive http://webdev.archive.org/), which provides a search engine for easy access to the online collection. Many films not online are available for purchase on CD-ROM.

USA 1840-1960 - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA.htm

An in-depth view of the United States during the period of its maturation as a nation and as a people. Many primary sources from popular materials are provided.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html

An introduction and and numerous links to virtually all aspects of ancient history. Links for western and non-western topics are provided as well.

Internet Medieval History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

An introduction and and numerous links to virtually all aspects of medieval history. Links for western and non-western topics are provided as well.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

An introduction and and numerous links to virtually all aspects of modern history. Links for western and non-western topics are provided as well.

Movietone Movie Archives - http://www.movietone-portraits.com

British Movietone News provides a free Web site of one-minute potraits of famous people and events divided by category:entertainment, personalities, lifestyle, and travel. These clips are taken from original Movietone films, beginning in 1929. These clips may be viewed either in Windows Media Player or QuickTime.

World Religions and Mythology

Lii Religion Links - http://www.lii.org/search/file/religion

A list of links from the Librarians' Index to the Internet to directories and specific Web sites for nearly every religious tradition.

Encyclopedia Mythica - http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/

Gods, goddesses, monsters, and supernatural events are included in this look at world mythology.

Folklore and Mythology: Electronic Texts - http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html

Full-text versions of folktales from around the world on topics from horror to witchcraft to human folly.

Myths and Legends - http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/myth.html

A superb collections of links to Web sites on this topic worldwide.

Encyclopedia of the Celts - http://celt.net/Celtic/celtopedia/indices/encycintro.html

A searchable version of the 1997 book. The encyclopedia covers all aspects of ancient Celtic society and history.

Philosophy and Critical Reasoning

Philosophy in Cyberspace - http://www-personal.monash.edu.au/~dey/phil/

An expansive collection of annotated Web links on the topic of philosophy. In addition to area coverage, lists of forums and available primary sources are also included.

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet - http://xrefer.com/

A very comprehensive collection of links to philosophy resources on the Internet.

Philosophy Research Base - http://www.erraticimpact.com/

Thousands of links to resources on the Internet covering the entire history of philosophy and most of the major topics.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/

The encyclopedia includes a searchable database of basic information about philosophy, as well as digitized philosophical texts.

Mathematics

Fractals Links Page - http://www.chaffey.org/fractals/index.html

Links to Web sites on fractals: theory, collections, music, and more.

Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section - http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/
Fibonacci/fib.html

Explanations of Fibonacci numbers, methods of constructing golden sections, as well as information on golden sections in art and architecture.

Mathematics and Knots - http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ma/CPM/exhibit/

Explains the relationship between mathematics and knots, including the application of knot theory.

Political Science and Economics

Congressional Research Service Reports - http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/

CRS is the public policy research part of the U.S. Congress. Its reports are only available to the public through members of Congress. This site, hosted by The University of North Texas Libraries, provides searchable access to known full-text CSR reports available via the Internet since 1990.

Resources for Economists on the Internet - http://rfe.wustl.edu/

Part of the Virtual Library program, this site provide an annotated directory of Internet resources on economics.

Essential Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text - http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/
prin/txt/EcoToC.html

Economic theory and history explained, including economic theories of capitalism and socialism. The site is directed to college students of economics.

Federal Reserve Education - http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/pfed/

This educational site from the Federal Reserve System provides some useful basic information for students studying economics.

Psychology

Mental Health Net - http://mentalhelp.net/

A generalist guide to mental health issues. Information on general disorders is provided: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, substance abuse, and more.

Current Topics in Psychology - http://www.fenichel.com/Current.shtml

A collection of articles, links, and research tools on current topics in psychology.

Classics in the History of Psychology - http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/

Maintained by York University, this Web site provides full texts of the most significant writings in the history of psychology.

The MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences - http://cognet.mit.edu/MITECS/

Provides over 400 scholarly articles on cognition and the brain.

Sociology

Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace - http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html

An introduction to sociological resources, theory, data types, methods, and topics in an imaginative format.

The Right Site: Demographic reference - http://www.easidemographics.com/

Extensive demographic reports drawn from U.S. census data.

Environmental Science

Texas Environmental Profiles - http://www.texasep.org

A cooperative venture of Environmental Defense and the Texas Center for Policy Studies, this site offers a wealth of current information on the environment of Texas and its communities. It includes an explanation of key issues, a wide variety of maps and environmental data, and suggestions for environmental activism within the state.

Biomes - http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/
biomes/main.html

What are the world's biomes? Enter this Web site and find out.

Natural History Information Sources - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/portal/index.html

Maintained by the Natural History Museum in London, this site provides a large searchable directory of links to the major divisions of nature.

How to Know the Earth's Plants and Animals - http://www.earthfoot.org/backyard/bak_menu.html

A basic approach to earth science by looking at the variety of natural objects for study in one's own back yard.

Endangered Species (EE-Link) - http://eelink.net/EndSpp.old.bak/Endangered.html

Links to information on endangered species worldwide from the Environmental Education Link. The site also includes links on environmental laws and government policies relating to endangered species.

Environmental Diseases from A to Z - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/a2z/

Basic information on environmental diseases written for high school students by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

World Resources 2000-2001 - http://www.wri.org/wr2000/

A first rate report on world resources and the problems confronting them. Links are also provided for 1998-99 and 1996-97 reports.

Astronomy

Encyclopedia Astronautica - http://www.friends-partners.org/~mwade/spaceflt.htm

A comprehensive examination of the history of space exploration, including astronauts, space programs, spacecraft, etc.

Cambridge Relativity - http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/

Discussions for the non-physicist of cosmology and quantum theory. The site also contains a link to Steven Hawking's Web site.

NASA's Planetary Photojournal - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/

A database of more than 1,300 images from NASA's various explorations of the solar system. Links to other NASA sources is provided as well.

National Space Science Data Center - http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Explanations and data on NASA's space flight missions, including a photo gallery and fact sheet on each planet.

Constellations and their Stars - http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/

Explains constellations, provides star charts, and discusses the historical myths surrounding the major constellations.

Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars - http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html

An imaginative, scientific trip to explore black holes and neutron stars. The site includes a FAQ section.

Windows to the Universe - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

Funded by NASA, this site explores the solar system, the universe, some of the major scientists that have studied space, and the central myths that have governed the human attempt to make sense of the heavens.

Odds and Ends

Tattoo History Sourcebook - http://tattoos.com/jane/steve/toc.htm

An expansive collection of articles on how, why, and by whom tattoos are done.

Sociology of Death and Dying - http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death.html

A guide to the sociology of death and dying: suicides, homicides, accidents, ghosts, executions, and more.

Psychedelic 60's - http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sixties/

Articles and images of the social movements of the 1960s with particular emphasis on the literature of the period.

Bushido Online: Martial Arts Encyclopaedia - http://www.bushido-online.com/

An encyclopedia of the Asian martial arts, including most styles, biographies, photos, and related links.