 | Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) -- Official government site. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- Official government site. Nebraska Cooperative Extension Publications University of Illinois Department of Animal Sciences Agricultural Literacy Site at Texas Tech |
 | Business and Careers Bloomberg.com -- For financial news. Occupational Handbook -- The first stop for career information. From the U.S. Department of Labor. Career Bookmarks From the Toronto Public Library Career Profiles -- Focuses on the more "personal side of work," with individual career profiles. College Journal -- From the Wall Street Journal. |
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 | Current Events Resources The New York Times -- The most respected newspaper in the country. The daily paper is free, but you will need to register. The Christian Science Monitor -- Probably the best American newspaper for international news. Washington Post -- An important newspaper for following politics in Washington D.C. BBC News -- The premier British news organization. One of the best comprehensive news sites on the web. International Herald Tribune -- A highly respected international paper in English. The Globe and Mail -- One of Canada's finest newspapers. Ha'aretz Daily English Edition -- A respected Israeli newspaper. Jerusalem Post -- Another influential Israeli newspaper. Bloomberg.com -- For financial news. World Newspapers.com -- World newspapers online and news sites in English by region. |
 | Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food and Drug Administration Home Page United States National Library of Medicine -- A wealth of information about health and diseases. Healthfinder -- A government sponsored guide to accurate health information. Prevline: Prevention Online -- National clearinghouse for drug and alcohol information. Kidshealth -- Information geared toward parents, kids, and teens. drkoop.com -- A site set up by the former surgeon-general. Mayo Clinic -- "Gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic." Medscape -- A site geared toward medical professionals, but useful for the general public. Registration is free. Nutrition Navigator -- A rating guide to nutrition web sites. From Tufts University. Oncolink -- Information about cancer from the University of Pennsylvania. CancerNet -- From the National Cancer Institute. |
 | General Language Arts Links Online Literary Criticism Collection -- From the Internet Public Library. An excellent first stop for criticism. Literary History.com -- "A guide to critical articles on literature for readers, students, scholars, writers, and teachers." Includes web indices of 19th and 20th Century literature by author. Literary Index -- An extensive guide to Internet resources in literature. Literary Resources on the Net -- A useful directory from Rutgers University. American Studies at the University of Virginia -- Hypertext versions of a large collection of American Classics and related literature. Author Guides -- A Webliography from LSU of textual and critical resources on the Web arranged by author. Web English Teacher -- "The best of K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, Web Quests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities." Anglistik Guide -- An excellent guide to scholarly Internet resources on Anglo-American literature from -- of all places -- Gottingen, Germany. National Geographic Grimm's Fairytale Webpage -- A great website devoted to the Brother's Grimm. |
 | Math Links Getsmarter.org -- "Compare your math and science performance against students worldwide." |
 | Music Resources Worldwide Internet Music Resources All About Jazz -- History of Jazz, biographies, reviews, and more. A great resource. Jazz -- Companion site to the PBS film by Ken Burns. |
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 | Science Fair Links Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab -- "free science experiments for parents, teachers, and children of all ages." Exploratorium Hands-On Science Science Fair Central -- From Discovery.com. Science Club Kids' Science Projects
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 | Science Exploratorium -- "The museum of science, art, and human perception." |
 | Social Issues Social Issues- A directory of web sites dealing with different social issues from the Multnomah County Library. Television News Archive -- Abstracts of network news broadcasts back to 1968. From Vanderbilt University. MEMRI: Middle East Media Research Institute Madre -- An International Women's Human Rights Organization |
 | Social Studies American History American Memory -- Historical collections for the National Digital Library. Avalon Project -- Documents in law, history, and diplomacy. From Yale Law School. Spartacus Educational -- "Bringing history to life with original sources." A wealth of historical resources on both World and American from a British perspective. The American Experience -- Companion web site to the PBS series. Year by Year 1901-2001 -- A year by year summary of important events of the twentieth century. Also timelines for world history, American music, fashion, and more. WestWeb -- "a topically-organized website about the study of the American West created and maintained by Catherine Lavender, of the Department of History, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York." Television News Archive -- Transcripts of network news broadcasts back to 1968. From Vanderbilt University. War of the Rebellion -- a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies from the War Department. An important primary source for the Civil War. Civil War Women -- Primary sources on the Internet. From Duke University. African-American Woman Writers of the 19th Century -- From the New York Public Library. Images of African-Americans From the 19th Century -- From the New York Public Library. Lewis and Clark -- Companion web site to the Ken Burns documentary. World History Spartacus Educational -- "Bringing history to life with original sources." A wealth of historical resources on both World and American from a British perspective. Year by Year 1901-2001 -- A year by year summary of important events of the twentieth century. Also timelines for world history, American music, fashion, and more. Perseus Digital Library -- Primary and secondary sources on Greece and Rome, the English Renaissance, the history of London, and much more. From Tufts University. Another excellent site! Ask Asia -- A wealth of information about Asia. Egypt Home Page -- Official site of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt. Russian Film Archives Online -- A vast collection of film, photographs, and other resources. |