Online Archive of California http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ Provides online access to materials such as manuscripts, photographs, and works of art held in libraries, museums, archives, and other institutions across California

Rare Book, Manuscript & Special Collections Library (Duke University) http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/ Many special collections such as Papyrus Archive, Women's Lib., African-American collection, Walt Whitman, Civil War, Historic American Sheet Music, etc. are digitized and made available online

Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/  Articles and research on science, technology, art, and American history; a digital image library; rare book text; and links to the twenty individual Smithsonian libraries

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/  Historical archives with photos, original manuscripts, multimedia and information on major historical topics

Art Databases

Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gschtml/gotthome.html Architecture information and designs from the 20^th century

Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com  Extensive database of art works, artists, and museums, including great artists and their works in color

Art Images For College Teaching http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/ Information and images of ancient art & architecture, medieval art, renaissance & baroque, 18th - 20th Century, meso-america and Native American

California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/digitalArchives.html Database of indigenous and Chicano art in all medias with images

National Gallery of Art Teaching Resource http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm American art with information and images by theme: Abstraction, The Figure, Historical Subjects, Landscape Painting, Marine Painting

ARTICLES-MAGAZINES FULL-TEXT

California Wild http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/ Science and natural history magazine of the California Academy of Sciences, focusing on California issues

Crime Magazine http://www.crimemagazine.com/ Great source of current and historical analysis of crimes and criminals for Osher Institute's CSI students

Directory of Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/ Has links to 1,353 free, full text scientific and scholarly journals

Discover Magazine http://www.discover.com/  Great for current developments from all fields of science, with access to the full text of its cover story and other selected articles

FindArticles http://www.findarticles.com/ More than 300 magazines and journals in full-text with issues dating back to 1998 in a searchable database

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/   Searches specifically for scholarly literature available on the Internet. Locates peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all topics of scholarly research available free from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities.

Electronic Green Journal http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/index.html Full-text of current and back issues

Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/  A comprehensive site created jointly by 15 universities, it contains links to free books and articles arranged by subject.

MagPortal http://magportal.com/ Indexes 140 free magazines available in full-text online

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ Many topics covered at this site are adventure, history, nature, and exploration, with sections for children and teachers

Time Magazine http://www.time.com/ Full-text of feature articles and selected stories from the current issue with a searchable archive of the complete text of the back issues from last week back to January 1985

World Newspapers http://www.world-newspapers.com/animals.html Searchable directory of online world newspapers and magazines with topical categories 

Botany http://www.nbii.gov/disciplines/botany/  A complete information database of plants, their function and form, and home gardening facts and diseases with photos

California Desert http://www.californiadesert.gov/  This land management site provides places of interest, conservation efforts, trip planning 

California's Natural Resources http://ceres.ca.gov/natural_resources/ Natural resources (information and photos), found in all desert, coast, and mountain areas of California

Electronic Green Journal http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/index.html Full-text of current and back issues

Geographic Database http://www.nbii.gov/geographic/us/  Geography and natural resources information by state or country with graphics and maps 

Geographic Names Information System http://geonames.usgs.gov/  Searchable mapping information and geographic features

Glossary of Genetic Terms http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm  A searchable dictionary maintained by the National Human Genome Research Institute

National Atlas of the United States http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/ Create your own map in this Interactive atlas database

National Geologic Map Database http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/

Nucleotide http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Nucleotide Database of DNA sequences combining many genome banks

Real Time Water Data for the U. S. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt Interactive real-time water info country-wide

World Conservation Union http://www.redlist.org/ Endangered species, with a searchable database that provides taxonomic, conservation status, statistics, and distribution information on animal and plant species

American Heritage Dictionary http://bartleby.com/61/ Dictionary with word etymology and definitions in a searchable format

American Verse Project (University of Michigan) http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/ American poetry in full-text

Blackmask Online http://gutenberg.cc/Black_Mask/index.htm 15,000 e-books arranged in broad categories

Columbia Encyclopedia http://bartleby.com/65/ Searchable, online, full-text encyclopedia

Electronic Text Center (University of Virginia) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/eng-on.html Online archive of historical newspapers, literature, humanities, manuscripts, page images of Special Collections books, museum objects, etc

English Server http://eserver.org/ Over 30,000 works in the arts and humanities free of charge to readers

eScholarship Editions http://texts.cdlib.org/escholarship/subjects_public.html Provides access to digital texts and monographs published by the University of California Press

Google Print http://print.google.com Google is scanning every book, copyrighted and open source, and providing them as free downloads to all users

Great Books Online (Bartleby) http://bartleby.com/ Classics, poetry, biography, dictionaries

Highwire- Online Full Text Articles  http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl  Free journals in full-text listed by journal title and a search function

Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/  A comprehensive site created jointly by 15 universities, it contains links to free books and articles arranged by subject.

Online Books (University of Penn.) http://www.digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ 20,000 free full-text books with pictures included

Page By Page Books http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/  Hundreds of classic books and historical documents

Project Gutenberg http://promo.net/pg/  16,000 free full-text e-books of classics from Shakespeare to Poe. 

Roget’s Thesaurus http://bartleby.com/thesauri/  Full-text, online thesaurus in searchable database

World e-Book Library http://www.worldlibrary.net/Public.htm Over 75, 000 books online in full-text

GPO Gate http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gaoreports/index.html Government Printing Office publications on the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government

Thomas Register http://www.thomasregister.com/  Searchable database of companies and products 

ChemID plus http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/  Chemical Identification and toxicology

DART http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dartfs.html Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Internet Tutorials (State University of New York-Albany) http://library.albany.edu/internet/  Beginners' tutorials for Internet users

Finding Information on the Internet (UC Berkeley) http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html Tutorials and guides for accessing and making the best use of the Internet, including search strategies, search engines, and page evaluation techniques 

net.TUTOR (Ohio State University) http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/ Uses images to demonstrate how to use email, evaluate information, join discussion boards, finding articles, citing Net material 

SeniorNET http://www.seniornet.org/ Information and guides to help seniors learn to use technology and to navigate the Internet

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html

American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/public.html Information resources on all areas concerning law

ABA Juvenile Justice Center http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/ American Bar Association provides information and links concerning juvenile criminal justice

NCJRS Abstracts Database  http://www.ncjrs.org/search.html  Crime statistics, law enforcement, courts and corrections

TRAC FBI http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/ Everything on FBI criminal enforcement with illustrations covering prosecutions, sentencing, staffing

Uniform Crime Reports http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/crime/  Searchable database of crime reports by state, county, and offense

Burrows Test Reviews Online http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp Find tests and measures reviews and purchase info

California Colleges.edu http://www.californiacolleges.edu/ Helps you find and apply to colleges, with a self assessment tool

California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/ Student and school data, charter schools, content standards, demographics, and lots more

Colleges and Universities http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/Search.asp Search by majors and/or state to get complete information and web site of each university 

DataQuest http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ Searchable database of facts about California Schools and districts
 

Education World http://www.education-world.com/ Information for K-12 school administrators and teachers, includes lesson plans, curriculums, books in education, school administration, special themes

ETS http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html Test reviews and purchase info

Chicano|LatinoNet (CLNET) http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/ Information, statistics, education and e-publications

Handbook of Latin American Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/  Latin American studies 

International Directory of African Studies Scholars http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/directory.html African studies and scholars

International Directory of Middle East Scholars http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/directory.html Jewish and Middle Eastern scholars and info

International Directory of South Asia Scholars http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/directory.html Asian studies and scholars

GARDENING DATABASES

Web Garden http://webgarden.osu.edu/ Searchable database of over 20,000 fact sheets from universities and cooperative extensions in the United States and Canada

World Conservation Union http://www.redlist.org/ Endangered species, with a searchable database that provides taxonomic, conservation status, statistics, and distribution information on animal and plant species

GENEALOGY DATABASE

Ellis Island http://www.ellisisland.org/  Search immigration and passenger ship records for ancestors 

Family Search http://www.familysearch.com  Free genealogy searchable database (created by LDS)

RootsWeb.com http://www.rootsweb.com Free genealogy site with searchable census records, cemetery lists, surnames

U.S. GenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ Marriage records, land records, military records, census records and links to state archives

General Databases

Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov/  Business, consumer wages & spending, employment statistics

Etiquette (Emily Post) http://bartleby.com/95/ Advice on every subject of American social life

FindArticles http://www.findarticles.com/ More than 300 magazines and journals in full-text with issues dating back to 1998 in a searchable database

Foreclosure store http://www.foreclosurestore.com/   Multiple listings for properties in foreclosure, held by HUD, & bank auctions 

Find Law http://corporate.findlaw.com/  Free text of laws, law reviews, law firms & legal forms

Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/ Legislative information

Postal Zip Codes http://www.searchsystems.net/list.php?nid=318 Searchable database of zip codes

Spark Notes http://sparknotes.com/ Free study guides for all subjects from psychology and literature reviews to math and computer science 

U.S. Government Printing Office http://www.gpoaccess.gov/  U.S. Code, congressional bills, federal regulations, laws 

World Culture and Resources http://international.loc.gov/ Full-text and multimedia libraries of culture and history world-wide

HEALTH & MEDICAL DATABASES

CDER-FDA http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm Center for Drug Evaluation with info about prescription drugs

Chemical Hazards http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/ Searchable database of chemical hazards, effects and treatment

Drug information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html  Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications

Genome http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/  A GenBank and searchable database of human and microorganism sequences, structure and taxonomy       

Gray’s Anatomy http://bartleby.com/107/   Anatomy of the human body with images and diagrams 

Health Care.com http://www.healthsquare.com/drugmain.htm Drugs and medicine by condition and search

Medical Dictionary  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html  Searchable dictionary of medical and health terms

Medical Directory http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html Database of licensed medical and dental doctors and dentists by specialty and via a search function

Medical Encyclopedia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html Over 4000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries, with medical photographs and illustrations

Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html Offers interactive tutorials on  major disease and conditions.  Uses sound and visuals in easy to understand format 

Merck Manual Home Edition http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/home.jsp Dictionary in lay terms of diseases and conditions, their causes, diagnosis, prognosis

Merck Manual http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp Technical edition for medical field

Nutrient Database http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl  Searchable database of foods to find its nutrients, vitamins, etc.

Senior Health http://nihseniorhealth.gov/listoftopics.html Heath database of information for seniors

Stanford Health Library- http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/ Treatment for bites, stings, accidents and poisons

JOBS & OCCUPATIONS INFORMATION

Occupational Outlook Handbook  http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH

Literature Databases

American Memory Collections: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html Historical books, manuscripts, photos and primary documents in full-text in multiple subjects

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations  http://bartleby.com/100/ Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources  

Bible- King James version http://bartleby.com/108/ Full-text of the Bible and a searchable database 

Encyclopedia of World History http://bartleby.com/67/   Ancient, medieval and modern history in full-text 

The Harvard Classics and Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction  http://bartleby.com/hc/  70 volumes of classic literature in full-text 

History of English and American Literature http://bartleby.com/cambridge/  Full-text (11,000 pages online), of literary history and criticism

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable http://bartleby.com/81/  Myths and fables in full-text

Oxford Shakespeare  http://bartleby.com/70/ Shakespeare’s 37 plays, 154 sonnets in full-text

Spark Notes http://sparknotes.com/ Literature reviews, literary characters, and interpretation

University of Virginia's e-book Library http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ebooklist.html Full-text online books on women writers, civil war, Native Americans, African Americans, early literature, etc.

Desert Dispatch (Barstow) http://www.desertdispatch.com/

Desert Sun Newspaper http://www.thedesertsun.com/

Desert Trail  (Twenty-nine Palms) http://www.deserttrail.com/

L.A. Times Newspaper http://www.latimes.com/

Palo Verde Valley Times  (Blythe) http://www.paloverdevalleytimes.com/

Press Enterprise Newspaper http://www.pe.com/

San Bernardino Sun Newspaper http://www.sbsun.com/

HiDesert Star  Yucca Valley http://www.hidesertstar.com/

Care for Pets http://www.avma.org/care4pets/ American Veterinary Association provides information on diseases and conditions of all domesticated animals

Dog Cancer http://www.dogcancer.net Resources and information about modern forms of dog cancer treatment.

Pet Education.com http://www.peteducation.com/ Informative articles on pet healthcare, written by veterinary experts

Pet Health Care http://www.petdoc.ws/Pet_Health_Information.htm Common Diseases and treatment for dogs, cats, horses, birds

Vetinfo http://www.vetinfo.com/ Encyclopedia of conditions, diseases and treatment for pets

POLITICAL SCIENCE SITES

PSYCHOLOGY

Internet Sources In Psychology and Related Disciplines http://www.princeton.edu/~psychlib/links.htm Princeton University links to topics in psychology

Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org Links to publications and resources in psychology

Statistical Information

California Statistical Abstract 1999 http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/fs_data/stat-abs/toc.htm Complete statistics database on California employment, health, labor, etc.

Census Bureau Home Page http://www.census.gov/ Gateway to Census Bureau

Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/ Almanac of statistics and information on politics, business, sports, weather, and entertainment

World Bank Group http://www.worldbank.org/data/ Detailed analysis and statistical data for each country

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ Statistics on all aspects of social and economic conditions in U.S. by state, county, city

SOFTWARE FREE DOWNLOADS & TRIALS

CNET http://www.download.com/?tag=cnetfd.sb Free software downloads with a search function to locate all programs available free or on a trial basis

ZDNet http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/ Most comprehensive database of free software downloads, both trial and open source versions