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200 Free Cover Letters for Job Hunters http://www.careerlab.com/letters/ Created by: William S. Frank Sample letters by topic such as "Answer Want Ads Like a Pro" and "Counter a Written Job Offer". 700+ Great Sites! http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html Created by: American Library Association Offers kid-friendly web pages with intriguing descriptions for the following categories: arts and entertainment, literature and language, people past and present, planet earth and beyond as well as science and technology. A Basic Chaucer Glossary http://dcwww.mediasvcs.smu.edu/chaucer/glossary.html Created by: Southern Methodist University Translations of frequently-used words in Chaucer's works. A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms http://www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html A more extensive dictionary than the animated sign language dictionary, but it has limited pictorial representation to augment written description. A popular web site. A Bat Interview at Big Bend National Park http://www.nps.gov/bibe/naturescience/interview_bat.htm Created by: National Park Service Ranger Mary Kay interviews a friendly bat of the non-blood drinking variety. A Brief History of Quilt Making http://www.answerpoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=165&column_type=feature Created by: Central Rappahannock Regional Library Fascinating historical facts about this ancient craft and links to additional information. A Brief History of the Indian Tribes of Virginia http://www.vmnh.net/index.cfm?pg=353 Created by: The Virginia Museum of Natural History Dr. Helen Rountree gives a quick history of what became of Virginia's tribes. A Celebration of Women Writers http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/ Created by: Mary Mark Ockerbloom Listings of famous women writers organized by country. Many are modern and some have links to additional information or online texts. A Christmas Kitchen in Mexico http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/indchristmas.html Created by: Mexico Connect Lots of choices for creating traditional Mexican holiday dishes, such as Pechuga de Pavo a las Brasas: Grilled Turkey Breast and Spinach and Cheese Tamales. Some recipes require specialty ingredients that may be found at a Hispanic market. A Comprehensive Resouce for Sculptors http://www.sculptor.org/ Created by: Richard Collins, Sculptor.org Links to stone carving and wood carving, architecture, supplies, foundations, grants and scholarships, jobs, techniques, conservation, online galleries, associations, and individual sculptor pages. Resources for educators. A Field Guide to Irish Fairies http://www.irelandseye.com/animation/intro.html Creatures of Irish myth and legend: the dullahan, the pooka, changelings, leprechauns, and more! A Fun Weaving Project http://www.hallnet.com/weave.html Complete instructions for building a simple wooden frame loom and creating woven wonders. A Gallery of Interactive Geometry http://www.geom.umn.edu/apps/gallery.html Created by: The Geometry Center Interactive online experiments: conics, rainbows, orbitfold pinball among others. Understanding of undergraduate college level mathematics may be required. Links to other sites useful in completing the labs may be provided. A Guide to Citizen Preparedness http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/ Created by: Federal Emergency Management Agency "Revised in September 2002, Are You Ready? provides a step-by-step outline on how to prepare a disaster supply kit, emergency planning for people with disabilities, how to locate and evacuate to a shelter, and even contingency planning for family pets. Man-made threats from hazardous materials and terrorism are also treated in detail. The guide details opportunities for every citizen to become involved in safeguarding their neighbors and communities through FEMA's Citizen Corps (www.citizencorps.gov) initiative and Community Emergency Response Team training program." A Hanukkah of Mixed Traditions http://www.vegsource.com/hanukkah.htm Created by: VegSource A vegetarian take on the holiday menu: “cheese” blintzes with blueberry sauce, latkes, baked eggplant and peppers, stewed white beans, and Israeli salad. A Hanukkah That Sparkles http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/holiday/hanukkah/ Created by: Epicurious How to make sufganiyot, "a heavenly nibble from Israel," a cooking demo on latkes with many recipes, fritters, international menus with recipes, numerous brisket recipes, a beginner’s guide to sweet rugalach, and a guide to choosing kosher wines for the celebration. A Harvest Brunch to Celebrate Autumn http://www.mainstreetmom.com/cbc/aut_brnch.htm Created by: Main Street Mom Have a splendid little brunch using the fruits (and vegetables!) of the season. Hot raspberry cider, anyone? A History of the Northwest Coast http://www.hallman.org/indian/history.html Created by: Bruce Hallman Award-winning site concentrates on the history of the natives of the northwest coast from the time of the European explorations A Line in the Sand http://www.hanksville.org/sand/ Created by: Webmasters of other Native American sites The authors are outraged at the use of their cultures’ symbols and artifacts by outsiders, particularly for commercial profit. They believe this practice cheapens and degrades their cultural property and its spirituality. A Modern Herbal http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html Created by: Electric Newt A compilation of pamphlets covering over 800 herbs written in the early part of the 1900s. The hypertext version may be searched by keyword. Includes recipes and information on potentially harmful plants. A New Spin on Spider Silk http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,92493,00.html Created by: Time Magazine What's the most durable thread known to mankind? Spider silk is stronger than Kevlar armor fabric, but is a lot more flexible. Read how brilliant scientists are being outwitted by tiny spiders in the quest for artificial spider silk. A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm Created by: FBI How to protect your child from computer-sex offenders. A Personal Record of Hiroshima A-bomb Survival http://www.coara.or.jp/%7Eryoji/abomb/a-bomb1.html Created by: COARA In 1991, Takeharu Terao wrote down his memories of surviving the blast at Hiroshima and its aftermath. Includes responses from Japanese readers and period photographs. A Philippine Leaf http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/ An introduction to the ancient Philippines. Examine in detail a historical mystery (the Laguna copperplate inscription) and compare to other older spoken and written languages of the area. Links to other Philippine history sites. A Poetry Lover's Guide to the World Wide Web http://www.serve.com/Lucius/PLG.index.html Created by: Lucius Furius Read dozens of well-known poems that are rich in emotion. Page is divided into poets writing primarily before 1950 and those writing after. Part of The Humanist Art Page. A Porch Swing to Build http://www.sunset.com/sunset/Premium/Home/2001/06-Jun/PorchSwing0601/PorchSwing0601.html "Sunset's swing to build is big enough for two. You can download and print free plans right now." A Starting Point for Euthanasia Information http://www.euthanasia.org/fastaccs.html Created by: Voluntary Euthanasia Society of Scotland History and news of the voluntary euthanasia movement. A Summary of United Nations Agreements on Human Rights http://www.hrweb.org/legal/undocs.html Created by: Human Rights Web Page Human rights, specifically political and civil, economic, social and cultural, are addressed. Sections also cover the Geneva Conventions (genocide and torture), discrimination against women and children's rights. A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey http://www.azhockey.com/ Created by: The Ice Hockey Annual and Graphyle Consultants based in the UK. Covers ice hockey across the globe - details about hockey - players, people, teams, leagues, competitions, awards, events, rinks, books, magazines. A Williamsburg Perspective on Colonial Gardens http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/garden/gardhdr.cfm Created by: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation The gardening section of CW''s site has an essay giving an overview of how Williamsburg''s gardens have flourished and faltered through time, a chart of yearly flowering dates for favorites, and a bibliography. A Young Soldier in the Army of the Potomac http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~helman/hhpage1.htm Howard Helman's diary concludes in the cold streets of Fredericksburg in December of 1862. AALLNET Web: AALL Links to Law Library Resources http://www.aallnet.org/research/ Created by: American Association of Law Libraries Choose from the following categories: Directories, ForIntLaw- Foreign and International Law, Gateway to Internet Law Related Sources- Washlaw Web, Government Documents and Federal Law-DocLaw, Law Firms, Law Journals, Law Library Catalogs, Law Schools and Legal Organizations, Listserv Information and Archives, State Government and Legislative Information STATE-LAW, and the Virtual Law Reference Desk- Reflaw. ABMS Certified Doctor https://www.abms.org/WC/login.aspx Created by: American Board of Medical Specialties Allows the public to verify free of charge the board certification status, location by city and state, and specialty of any physician certified by one of the member boards of ABMS. You can also use the locator service to find a doctor near you. Doctors are in this second database by subscription so use the aforementioned certified doctor verification service database to find an ABMS certified doctor by name. About Islam and the Muslims http://www.unn.ac.uk/societies/islamic/ An informational site with strong opinion and advocacy. Subject index to the Quran, women's issues, Hadith literature,newspapers, university sites, home study course (registration fee), and links to other Islamic web pages. Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory http://www.uni-duisburg.de/FB1/JStudien/resources.htm Created by: WWW Virtual Library Covers the history of Israel, the Holocaust and academic journals. Academy of American Poets http://www.poets.org/ Discover the life stories of well-regarded poets and read samples of their work. Enjoy hearing poems read aloud in "The Listening Booth". Create digital notebooks of poetry you prefer (registration required) and connect to online discussion groups. Has information about National Poetry Month and Literary Links. Accelerated Reader Program http://www.kidspoint.org/kids2.asp?category_id=62 Created by: Central Rappahannock Regional Library Information and resources on this self-paced, individualized, computer-assisted reading program. Access Excellence: A Place in Cyberspace for Biology Teaching and Learning http://www.accessexcellence.org/index.html Created by: The National Health Museum Designed for educators and students. Has science news, biotechnology, activities exchange, collaboration area, and the future of science education. Site may be searched. Access Science http://www.librarypoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 The online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, enhanced with tables and tools, breaking science news, and biographies of scientists. AccuWeather.com http://www1.accuweather.com/adcbin/index.asp Type in a zip code or enter a city and state to get forecasts for the area. National weather headlines are also available. ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org/ Created by: American Civil Liberties Union Topics covered include: church and state, criminal justice, cyber-liberties, death penalty, free speech, HIV/AIDS, immigrants' rights, lesbian and gay rights, national security, racial equity, reproductive rights, students' rights, voting rights, women's rights and workplace rights. Special news section and section for students. Acme Pet http://acmepet.petsmart.com/ Created by: Petsmart, Inc. Reference section and links to information and care of different types of dogs, cats, horses, fish, birds, lizards and snakes, and exotic pets. ACT's Student College Planning Checklist: Junior Year http://www.actstudent.org/college/checklist.html Created by: College-planning needs to start early. Here's a checklist to use during your junior year in high school. College-planning needs to start early. Here's a checklist to use during your junior year in high school. ACT: Action by Churches Together http://www.act-intl.org/ A worldwide network of Churches and their related agencies meeting human need through co-ordinated emergency response and common identity. Alerts, appeals, and updates on crisis situations throughout the world. Activities for Children http://www.fi.edu/tfi/activity/act-summ.html Created by: The Franklin Institute Online Topics include bioscience, communications, computers, earth science, energy, mathematics, oceanography, physical sciences, space, transportation, Ad*Access http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/search.html Online image files of over 7,000 advertisements that appeared in U.S. and Canadian newspapers between 1911 and 1955. Search by keyword or browse by category. ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm Created by: U.S. Department of Justice Guides to disablity rights laws, construction laws and specific laws that disallow discrimination on the basis of disablity. Includes information for local governments and small businesses. Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/ Created by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Eldercare Locator provided here gives you access to information on local services for older Americans. Find specialized links through the site's Alzheimer's Resource Room. Information is also provided in Spanish. Administration on Aging: Quick Index http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/quickindex.html Created by: Department of Health and Human Services Has an Eldercare Locator, consumer fact sheets, caregiver resources, resources for older people, aging related web sites, statistics on older people and information for elder abuse prevention. Afghans for Angels -- Virginia http://www.angelfire.com/va/afghans4angels2/ "Afghans for Angels" is an organization made up completely of volunteers who make and deliver baby blankets to local hospitals to give to parents who have suffered the loss of their infant through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. These blankets go to several Virginia hospitals including Mary Washington Hospital. African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html Created by: The Library of Congress A collection held at the Library of Congress: "presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries..." African Languages http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/K-12/menu_EduLANG.html Created by: African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania Information and analysis of the spoken languages of Africa. Covers five languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Kiswahili, and Amharic. Includes a tree of other African languages. African Resources -- Social Studies Bookmarks http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Africa_bookmarks.html Links include country specific information, African computer nets and archaeology. African Studies WWW http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html Created by: University of Pennsylvania Search for information by country or go to Africa Web Links for topic information. Entire site may be searched. Includes a K-12 section. African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/toc.html Created by: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for the New York Public Library A digital collection of 52 published works by 19th-century African-American women writers. Browse the works by title, author, or subject category. Biographies are also provided of all the authors. African-American Women: Online Archival Collections http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/collections/digitized/african-american-women/ Created by: Special Collections Library, Duke University Meet Elizabeth Johnson Harris, born in Georgia and the daughter of former slaves, through her memoirs and poetry. Elizabeth Harris' online memoirs explore her childhood and ambivalence about her role in society. The exhibit also has several letters of slaves written to their owners. Africans in America http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html Created by: PBS Online Divides America's slavery years into four main sections, and provides a narrative, resource bank with images and historical documents, and teacher's guide for each. AfriGeneas: African Ancestored Genealogy http://www.afrigeneas.com/ Created by: AfriGeneas.com "AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. It is also an African Ancestry research community featuring the AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas message boards and daily and weekly genealogy chats." Afro-American Sources in Virginia: A Guide to Manuscripts http://www.upress.virginia.edu/plunkett/nc-toc.html Has annotated listings of collections in major research libraries in Virginia. Also has a section of illustrations and photographs, some of slaves. Agecroft Hall: Richmond, Virginia http://www.frommers.com/destinations/richmond/A31614.html In the 1400s a great Tudor estate called Agecroft Hall was built in Lancashire, England. In the 20th century its owners fell on hard times, so it was sold at auction and transported across the Atlantic. There it was painstakingly reassembled stone by stone near the banks of the James River. Its new home suits it very well surrounded as it is by beautiful period plantings: an Elizabethan knot garden, a fragrance garden and a sunken garden based on the pond garden at England's Hampton Court Palace. The furnishings inside the richly paneled house date from 1485 to 1660. Aging Parents and Elder Care http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/ Created by: Financial Safeguards, Inc. Help for persons needing to provide sensitive and timely care for the elderly. Includes comprehensive checklists: living alone, home safety, driving, a drug reference, useful products, and how to choose different kinds of living facilities. Information in the section, Symptoms of Major Health Conditions, is drawn from MEDLINEPlus (National Institutes of Health). AHA! Poetry http://www.ahapoetry.com/ Created by: Jane Reichhold Post poems for others to read online, read free poetry books, and discover new/old styles of writing poetry. Best viewed with Internet Explorer. Air Force Link http://www.af.mil/ Created by: U.S. Air Force Features news and images, a career center including retiree information, and a well-developed library of online magazines, speeches, fact sheets and more. Airlines of the Web http://flyaow.com/ Created by: Airlines of the Web, LLC Links to airlines' sites. Online reservations. Includes information on medical and cargo transport and frequent flyer programs. Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.aa.org/ A welcoming site which offers information for newcomers and facts about the organization. Site is in English, Spanish and French. Alcoholics Anonymous has several meeting places in our area. Call the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (540) 371-9012 for times and locations. After hours, try the hot line (540) 371-1212. These lines will also connect you with Narcotics Anonymous. ALEX: a Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet http://www.infomotions.com/alex/ Created by: Eric Lease Morgan A catalog of over 2,000 online electronic texts, mostly residing on gopher servers. It is possible to browse the catalog, or you may choose to perform a boolean search (AND, OR). Note: this site has not had regular maintenance in some months so there may be invalid links. All About Dracula http://www.infoplease.com/spot/dracula9.html The legend and facts behind Vlad Tepes and other presumed vampires. Includes a quiz! All About Forms http://www.allaboutforms.com/ Created by: Consolidated Legal Concepts, Inc. Over 2,000 free forms online in popular categories such as divorce, bankruptcy, trust, leases and business. Additional forms are available for a fee. Please read the Legal Information disclaimer at the bottom of the page. All the Web http://alltheweb.com Created by: Fast Search & Transfer ASA Over 300 million documents are searchable with the FAST Web Search. Special searches are also available for MP3s, multimedia, and FTPs. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 1943 - 1954 http://www.AAGPBL.org/ Learn the league history, see photographs, and read articles about the girls who were truly in a league of their own. Allen and Greenough Latin Grammar http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/text?lookup=ag+gram.+toc Created by: Perseus Project, Tufts University Letters and sounds, words and their forms, and syntax. No dictionary. Alpha 1/1: Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines http://www.viethero.com/Alpha/TheBest.htm Created by: Kenneth N. Jordan, Sr. "One memory of boot camp is seared into my mind. It was the night before graduation and the drill instructors summoned the platoon, informally, at center squad bay. Our senior DI read our orders with a voice different from the command gruffness we were used to. He was sending us off to war. There were about sixty guys that survived Parris Island and there existed a special bond. Sergeant Wagner called our name and only two Marines did not hear "Wes Pac" (Vietnam). It was chilling to be actually ordered into war."-- John Ligato AltaVista http://www.altavista.com/ Created by: AltaVista Company Search or browse the web through this multi-lingual interface. Provides a family filter that you can activate to filter out objectionable material. Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org "The Alzheimer’s Association, a national network of chapters, is the largest national voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and helping those affected by the disease." Information for people with Alzheimer's, their caregivers, health care providers, and researchers. Log onto bulletin boards to share experiences, find your local chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, or learn the latest on programs, resources, and research for this disease. Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) http://www.alzheimers.org Created by: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health Find the toll free number for to speak with a specialist about Alzheimer's disease, including the latest research, access to publications, and referral help. Full-text publications such as fact sheets, a quarterly newsletter, and research reports are available online. Check out the recommended reading list for family members and professional caregivers. Look up clinical trials. Alzheimer's Disease Health Information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html Created by: National Library of Medicine This MedlinePLUS site provides Alzheimer's related articles on: Latest news, overviews, alternative therapies, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, research, directories, organizations, statistics, and advise for helping children or teenagers cope. A mega-site with mega-info! AMA Doctor Finder http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm Search by name or specialty for information on "virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions." Has a sounds-like search option. Can limit by geographical area. Amateur Holography--Simple & Low Budget http://members.aol.com/gakall/holopg.html Created by: Society for Amateur Scientists Gives a simple, low-budget way to make holograms. Has a discussion of holography and a list of related links. America's Best Hospitals: Psychiatry http://health.usnews.com/sections/health/best-hospitals Rankings from U.S. News and World Report. Rankings are by reputation only. Links out to the hospitals' sites. America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/daghome.html Created by: Library of Congress Portrait daguerreotypes from the Matthew Brady Studio make up most of the collection. Full-image retrieval is possible, and database can be searched by subject or keyword. Collection can also be browsed. Includes general information on this type of photography. America's Job Bank http://www.jobbankinfo.org/ Created by: The U.S. Department of Labor An excellent resource for job seekers! Search for available positions in the U.S. and its territories by menu, SIC code or keyword. Links to the states' public employment services, employers' homepages and private agencies' sites. Links to Occupational Outlook Handbook, State Occupational Projections- 1994-2005 and shows trends in the U.S. Job Market. America's Newspapers http://www.answerpoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 Search for full-text newspaper articles from the Free Lance-Star, the Washington Post and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Free Lance archive ranges from 2004 to the present. The Post archive covers 1986 to the present. The Times-Dispatch ranges from 1977 to the present. This is a good place to search for information on companies, people, economics, and politics within our region. Proquest, another CRRL database, searches the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal for full text and abstracted articles. America, the Beautiful http://www.answerpoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 Go state-by-state to find fast facts, photographs, maps, history and culture of the United States. Just the thing for social studies classes. Includes teacher resources. America’s Second Harvest: Ending Hunger http://www.secondharvest.org/default.asp America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization. The Rappahannock region’s local connection is the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. American Art at the Phillips Collection http://www.phillipscollection.org/american_art/index.htm This program provides a view of 150 years of American art as represented in The Phillips Collection. Click Explore Collection to browse by artist name, date, and medium. Includes a timeline. American Civil War Portal http://www.americancivilwar.info/ "he American Civil War Portal contains thousands of pages of Civil War material including Photos, Images, Battles, Documents, Southern Historical Papers, Troops Furnished, Death Stats, Associations, Letters & Diaries, Census of 1860, Maps, Official Records, Message Board, Dyer's Compendium, Fox's Regimental Losses, Regimental Histories, Genealogy, Biographical Information, Reenacting and Unit Information." American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org Click on Public Information to find links to brochures on frequently performed surgical procedures, answers to questions on patient choice, and help in finding a qualified surgeon. American Cowgirl http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/cowgirl/ Created by: Kodak "Women have been involved in rodeo, a sport originally designed to test the skills of the cowboy, since the late 1800s. With roots in the traveling Wild West Shows of days gone by, women's rodeo has spawned some larger-than-life heroines as well as everyday competitors who tough it out weekly on the pro-rodeo circuit." Amazing video and photographs tell about the history and modern realities of the sport. American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/public/index.asp Latest news releases from ADA, Find a Dentist, and an encyclopedia of oral health topics. American Folk Art Museum: Collection Highlights http://www.folkartmuseum.org/default.asp?id=520 View samples from these collections: 18th- and 19th-Century Paintings and Drawings; 18th- and 19th-Century Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Objects; Textiles; 20th- and 21st-Century Paintings, Drawings, and Photographs; and 20th- and 21st-Century Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Objects. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/ Information on fighting heart disease and stroke. Includes informative articles on various diseases and conditions of the heart, links to other outstanding resources, updates on legislation, research, and tips for a healthy lifestyle. Of special note are the local event and resource guides, as well as support group contacts. American History 102: 1865--Present http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/ Prepared by instructors at The University of Wisconsin. Here are lecture notes for an introductory course in American History. Broken into 30 sections spanning from Reconstruction to Watergate. Notes give quick overviews on topics and contain pictures and links to historic documents. An overview. Text-only version also available. American Indian Studies http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/ Created by: Professor Troy Johnson, American Indian Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach “…dedicated to the presentation of unique artwork, photographs, video and sound recordings which accurately reflect the history, culture and richness of the Native American experience in North America and has been expanded to include Indian people of Central America and Mexico.” American Law Sources Online http://www.lawsource.com/also/index.htm#[United States] Law resources from each of the fifty states, interstate law and other locations such as Guam and Puerto Rico. American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/nfhome.html From The American Memory Project. Index by subject or speakers. Some of the more than thirty persons recorded include John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Some topics are communism, The League of Nations, and the Labor Movement. American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ Created by: American Library Association The national association of libraries and librarians. Look on this site for awards, freedom of speech information and other work of the association. American Memory Project from The Library of Congress http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amtitle.html These are historical collections from the National Digital Library. Most include photographs. Enjoy browsing African-American Perspectives, Architecture and Interior Design, Civil War Photographs, The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, Documents from the Continental Congress, Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, photographs from 1880 to 1940s, manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, early motion pictures from 1887-1916, vaudeville, votes for women, Walt Whitman notebooks, Washington As It Was (1923-1959) and world-wide transportation 1894-1896. All databases can be searched. American Red Cross -- Rappahannock Area Chapter http://rappahannockarea.redcross.org/ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! Want to help make a difference in your community? We need your skills. Come, join the Disaster Action Team, Armed Forces Emergency Services, Health and Safety Programs, Mary Washington Hospital Team, Blood Mobiles, Fund Raising Committee, and our faithful Office Administration Staff. Call (540) 373-5176 for more information. The Red Cross also offers classes on first aid, CPR, and other health topics. American Slave Narratives http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html Created by: American Studies at The University of Virginia Pulls together interview transcripts with 13 former slaves, several of whom were born in Virginia. American Verse Project http://www.hti.umich.edu/english/amverse/ Created by: University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative Can search by keyword or browse texts. Over 50 books are included. Some authors of special note: Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Cullen Bryant, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Sidney Lanier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Carl Sandburg, Robert William Service, and Sara Teasdale. Others. American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland http://www.avam.org/ Visionary art, as defined for the purposes of the American Visionary Art Museum, refers to art produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training, whose works arise from an innate personal vision that revels foremost in the creative act itself." American Women's History: A Research Guide http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-digcoll.html Created by: Ken Middleton, Middle Tennessee State University A good research site that includes resources for photographs and documents that examine women's part in social history. Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/ A group concerned with freeing political prisoners, abolishing torture and the death penalty, and ending extrajudicial executions and disappearances. Has worldwide coverage of issues. AMO'S Online Crossword Puzzle Dictionary http://www.amo.qc.ca/cgi-bin/pub/ODico/dico.out Looks for words by pattern, example: ***e*s will give all words where that letter pattern exists. Not a definition-style dictionary. An Inquirer's Guide to the Universe http://sln.fi.edu/planets/sci-fact.html Created by: The Franklin Institute Online Extrasolar planets, space quotes, Space Station Mir and Space Station Alpha, space movies, planetary fact sheets, the Hubble Deep Field view, and sources for teachers. Anatomical Dictionary of Dinosaurs http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/anatomy.htm Created by: Jeff Poling Parts of the dinosaur skeleton defined with illustrations. Ancestry Library Edition http://www.librarypoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 Once called AncestryPlus, this database is a tremendous help for genealogists. "The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection." This database is only available on computers located in our branches. Ancient Chinese Inventions and Technology http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0811 Created by: ThinkQuest Discover Chinese innovations in agriculture, warfare, mathematics, technology, engineering, and physics. Ancient History Resources http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Ancient_Bookmarks.html Created by: Montgomery County Public Schools Discover the ancient times of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Greece, the Middle East, and Rome. Ancient Texts http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts.html Created by: Perseus Project, Tufts University Ancient Greek and Latin texts produced online. Some have translations Ancient World Web http://www.julen.net/ancient/ Created by: Julia Hayden A labor of love with links to many sites of interest to the antiquarian. Has indices. Animal Bytes http://www.seaworld.org/animal_bytes/animal_bytes.html Created by: SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Gives a photograph, classification, size, description, life span, maturity, gestation, habitat, diet, status, fun facts and a bibliography for over one hundred animals. Covers a gamut from African lions to wildebeests. Brief format. Animal Images http://netvet.wustl.edu/pix.htm Created by: Net Vet / Electronic Zoo Many images of animals. Some are copyright-free. Various sites such as Animal Hut may contain more than animal images. Another Empty Bottle: Alcoholism http://www.alcoholismhelp.com/ Effects of alcohol on the alcoholic and his family, intervention strategies, help groups, research and personal stories. Anthology of Spanish Poetry http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/POETRY.HTM Created by: Fred F. Jehle In Spanish. A collection of some older poems from the 12th to the 17th centuries. Each poem has some commentary on the poem's structure by the collector. Anthropology Site http://anthropology.about.com/science/anthropology/index.htm Created by: About.com Delves into physical and cultural anthropology as well as human evolution and world cultures. Links to biographies of famous anthropologists, journals, museums, associations and academic departments. Also has linkages geographically to particular cultural studies. Anthropology Site http://anthropology.about.com/science/anthropology/ Created by: Alexander F. Christensen, Ph.D., About.com Cultural and physical anthropology, world cultures, human evolution, biographies of anthropologists, and links to museums, journals, job lines, associations and academic departments. Antiqua Medicina: From Homer to Vesalius http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/anthome.html "An on-line exhibition prepared in conjunction with the Colloquium 'Antiqua Medicina: Aspects in Ancient Medicine' held at the Health System of the University of Virginia on February 27, 1997." Modern text and ancient art illuminate medical practices of the classical world. Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America http://www.abaa.org/new/index.html Created by: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America Search through online catalogs of old and/or rare books. Includes a Bookfair Calendar and a Booksellers Directory. Antique Radio Page http://member.aol.com/djadamson/arp.html Created by: Don Adamson Link to articles and reference materials on old radios. Antique Roman Dishes http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/wchuang/cooking/recipes/Roman/Ancient_Roman.html Created by: William Chuang A collection of recipes ranging from water and honey melons to pear soufflé. Translated into English from an old German translation of a Roman cookbook. Includes a small glossary and metric conversions. Anxiety and Panic Resources http://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/msub7.htm Link to organizations and self-help sites. AnyWho http://www.anywho.com/ Created by: AT & T Telephone Number, Email, Home Page URL, Fax, Toll Free, and Address look ups. Includes directions. For published numbers only. APA Style Resources http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm Created by: Psych Web Numerous links to articles giving details of American Psychological Association style manual. Apple Tech Info Library http://til.info.apple.com/ Created by: Apple Computer, Inc. A database of over 14,000 technical articles useful for Macintosh owners. APS Guide to Resources in Theology http://www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/theobook.htm Created by: Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College, Canada Religious sites broken into categories: Anglican, Catholic, Ecumenical, Evangelical, Orthodox, Protestant, manuscripts, and textual. Site may be searched. Aquarian Age Romance http://www.aquarianage.org/romance/index.html Created by: Jef Simpson and Bryan Trussler For entertainment purposes only. Suggests different romantic outcomes for astrological sign combinations. Archaeology Magazine http://www.archaeology.org/ Current and back issues are available in abstracted form online. Some sample articles: "Journey to Jamestown", "Dating the Pyramids", "The New Maya", and "Digging in the Land of the Bible." Site may be searched. Architecture http://architecture.about.com/arts/architecture/mbody.htm Created by: About.com Everything from ancient architecture to urban design. Files on architects, periods and styles, museums, online magazines, repairs, feng shui, and computer aided drafting. Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gschtml/gotthome.html Created by: Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress Over 29,000 architectural images indexed by subject and keyword descriptors. Subjects are concentrated mainly in the northeast United States, especially the New York City area, and Florida. Architecture Slide Library http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html Created by: University of California, Berkeley Search by period or topic, personal or group name, subject or object type, building or object title. Returns descriptions with thumbnail images which may be enlarged. Archiving Early America http://earlyamerica.com/ Primary source material from the 18th Century in digital format. Biographies, journals, historic documents. Not a tremendous amount of material, but worth investigating. ArchNet http://archnet.uconn.edu/ Created by: World Wide Web Virtual Library Popular searchable site has links to museums and journals as well as information on specific subjects. Features a section on archaeology news. Arctic Circle http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/ Geographic maps, natural resources, history and culture and a virtual classroom on the Arctic Circle, defined as everything above the 66th parallel including regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia and the Russian Far East. Site is searchable. Area Code Lookup Service http://decoder.americom.com/ Created by: AmeriCom, Inc. Two way search engine lets you find area codes if you know the location, or locations if you know the phone number. Only gives general locations. Aristotle, Metaphysics http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Aabo%3Atlg%2C0086%2C025&query=980a Created by: Perseus Project, Tufts University These essays develop the doctrines that Aristotle sometimes referred to as wisdom, first philosophy or theology. Browse section by section. Art Cyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ Links to information on over 8,000 artists and more than 2,000 art sites. Browse artists by name, medium, subject, and nationality. Includes a special section on women artists. ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/FR-ENG.html Created by: Mark Olsen, ARTFL Project, University of Chicago Contains a French/English/French dictionary with about 75,000 terms. ARTFL Project: Multi-lingual Bibles http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/ARTFL/public/bibles/ Created by: Mark Olsen, ARTFL Project, University of Chicago King James version, Revidierte Elberfelder Bibel, Jerome's Latin Vulgate, 1910 French translation, Martin Luther's Die Bibel. Browse Bibles by book and chapter or go to the complete texts. Links to other Christian sites. Arthurian Resources on the Internet http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jjd23/arthur/ Created by: John J. Doherty A strong listing of electronic texts, scholarly sites and more general sites on King Arthur, Guinevere and Merlin. ARTLEX: Visual Arts Dictionary http://www.artlex.com/ Created by: Michael Delahunt, M.F.A. Definitions for more than 2,800 items such as Egyptian art and Romanticism. Some articles include illustrations and related links. ArtSource http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/artsourcehome.html Created by: Interactive Learning Paradigms, Incorporated A gathering point for networked resources on art and architecture. Research sites selected by librarians, artists and art historians. Image collections. Artspoint.org http://www.artspoint.org Created by: the Central Rappahannock Regional Library Find artists' profiles, examples of their works, ongoing shows, a calendar of events, and more. Asian Resources -- Social Studies Bookmarks http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Asian_Bookmarks.html Created by: Montgomery County Public Schools Links to the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library, South Australian Web, Gandhi Institute for Non-violence, Japanese trade and culture and the Korean Embassy. Numerous links to Chinese history and culture sites. Ask an Expert http://www.askanexpert.com/ Created by: Stevens Institute of Technology Need something a little special for your next research project? Ask an Expert links to experts in many fields who can help answer your question. Ask for Kids http://www.askforkids.com/ Created by: Ask Jeeves, Inc. Has a friendly search engine and study tools: almanac, world atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, biography, astronomy, math, history, science and clip art. Ask Jeeves http://www.askjeeves.com/ Created by: Ask Jeeves, Inc. Ask the "Internet butler" your questions in "plain English" instead of cryptic keywords. You can also see recent questions about a variety of topics. Ask NOAH About: Men's Health http://www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/men/ Created by: New York Online Access to Health This excellent source of information covers the basics of men's health including anatomy, but also goes further into specific issues such as impotence, prostate health, hair loss, and sexuality. AskERIC http://ericir.syr.edu/ Covers education-related issues and has a virtual library, a question and answer service and the ERIC database. ERIC stands for Educational Resources Information Center and is federally funded. Association for Retarded Citizens - Rappahannock, Inc. http://www.arc.state.va.us/ Founded locally in 1953, The Association for Retarded Citizens - Rappahannock (ARC - Rappahannock) is a chapter of The ARC of Virginia and the ARC of the United States, a national organization on mental retardation. The Arc is the largest volunteer organization in the United States solely devoted to advocating for children and adults with mental retardation, as well as their families. Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities -- APVA http://apva.org/apva/ The APVA was founded in 1889 for the purpose of rescuing Jamestown Island from decay. Locally, the organization maintains the Rising Sun Tavern, the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, the St. James House and the Mary Washington House. Astronomy Digital Image Library http://imagelib.ncsa.uiuc.edu/imagelib.html Created by: National Center for Supercomputing Application Astronomical, research-ready images available for dispersment over the WWW. Over 4,000 images. Online exhibit: Whispers from the Cosmos. Astronomy Magazine http://www2.astronomy.com/ Designed for astronomy hobbyists. A few articles are accessible from the current issue only. Some astronomy software to download. General interest articles for the backyard astronomer are accessible on topics such as telescopes and astronomy news. Comet Hale-Bopp information. Excellent links to other astronomy sites: space art, space satellites and programs, astronomical data, planets, eclipses, publications. Astronomy Unbound http://www.herts.ac.uk/astro_ub/astro_ub.html Created by: University of Herfordshire A virtual astronomy text containing a glossary, significant dates in the history of astronomy and photographs. ASU Photosynthesis Center http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/default.html Created by: Arizona State University Center for the Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis Discussions of photosynthesis with science fair project suggestions. Links to other sites on photosynthesis. Atlantis from ActiveMind http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/ “Many people believe the tale to be complete fiction, the creation of a philosopher's imagination used to illustrate an argument. Others believe that the story was inspired by catastrophic events which may have destroyed the Minoan civilization on Crete and Thera. Still others maintain that the story is an accurate representation of a long lost and almost completely forgotten land. What do YOU think?” Atlas Index http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/Atlas%20Page.htm Created by: The Department of History at the United States Military Academy Over 320 maps of U.S. war campaigns with additional atlases of the Napoleonic Wars, Wars of Modern China and selected engagements since 1958. The Civil War section, while useful, is not as complete as the print edition. There is no accompanying narrative description. From the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Atlas of the Civil War http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/AcivilwarPages/ACWToC.htm Maps of major engagements. From the United States Military Academy at West Point. Contains 58 of the 138 atlases of their print edition. No accompanying narrative. Atomic Scattering Factors for the Elements http://xray.uu.se/hypertext/ptable.html Created by: Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Sweden Gives graphs of the data. Search by atomic symbol or use the periodic table provided. Augustine of Hippo http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine.html Created by: James J. O'Donnell, Ph. D. University of Pennsylvania Texts, commentaries and research by and about this saintly philosopher. Australian Environment Online http://www.erin.gov.au/ Created by: Department of Environment and Heritage, Australia Links to information on animals of Australia. Some access to endangered species reports. A search engine allows determination of which species may be found in a given region. Site includes information on biodiversity and Australian ecology. Auto Repair Reference Center http://www.answerpoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 Manuals; wiring diagrams; and labor time estimates. Every major manufacturer for domestic and imported vehicles is represented. Auto repair manuals for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. New repair procedures and Technical Service Bulletins will be added continuously. Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ Created by: Dr. R. Jerry Adams, Evaluation and Development Institute Hundreds of sources are put into subject categories and briefly annotated. Separate entrances for kids, teens, parents, teachers and librarians. Browse or search by key word. Can be accessed in Spanish, French, German, Italian or Portuguese. Baby Name Finder from Parent Soup http://www2.parentsoup.com/babynames/index.html?babyname/ Created by: iVillage, Inc. Use the Find-O-Matic to search by ethnicity, syllable count, beginning letter and religious origin. Can also search for meaning of a particular name. Includes a popularity finder. Baby Names from Welcome Addition http://www.welcomeaddition.com/namestuff/naming.cfm Created by: Abbott Laboratories Gives a name's meaning and language of origin. Search by the name you have already chosen, country of origin or names beginning with a particular letter. Bahai'i Resources on the Internet http://www.bcca.org/services/srb/resource.html Introduction to the history and tenets of the Bahai faith, links to the archives of Soc.Religion.Bahai and other Bahai resources on the Internet. Site may be searched. Banned Books Online http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html Created by: John Mark Ockerbloom An exhibit of books which have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. Links to other anti-censorship sites. Barry's Clip Art Server http://www.barrysclipart.com/ Created by: ArtToday.com, Inc. Free clip art for use in designs and web pages. Includes instructions for downloading. Links to other clip art sites. Bartleby Verse http://www.bartleby.com/verse/ Created by: Bartleby.com Search by keyword or use the indices. Material comes from older editions of The Oxford Book of English Verse , Yale Book of American Verse, Modern British Poetry, Metaphysical Lyrics and Poems of the 17th Century and The Golden Treasury. Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com/ Created by: Bartleby.com Catch up with the classics online! Works from the likes of Dickinson, Du Bois and Wordsworth. Titles have been carefully chosen and beautifully formatted for easy use and may contain facsimiles from the original editions. Basic Excel Tutorial http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/ Created by: Brad James In outline form with a short concluding quiz. Basketball Glossary http://www.firstbasesports.com/glossaries/bktgl.htm Created by: Instructional Spectator Guide Books Common terms of the game are defined from "alive" to "zone defense". Bay Scapes http://www.acb-online.org/project.cfm?vid=85 Created by: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Recommendations for ecologically sound landscapes in the Bay area. Lists invasive versus beneficial plants. BBB Wise Giving Alliance http://www.give.org/ Created by: Better Business Bureau The BBB Wise Giving Alliance collects and distributes information on hundreds of nonprofit organizations that solicit nationally or have national or international program services. It routinely asks such organizations for information about their programs, governance, fund raising practices, and finances when the charities have been the subject of inquiries. BBC Online: Education http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/home/ The BBC provides educational materials on the internet which dovetail with their programming. These briefings can be used alone, without access to the BBC broadcasts. Beekeeping http://beekeeping.about.com/hobbies/beekeeping/mbody.htm Created by: About.com Learn how to become a beekeeper. Lists suppliers, information on bees and organizations. Site contains a chatroom and beekeeping forum. Belmont: The Gari Melchers Home and Studio http://www.umw.edu/belmont/ Located in southern Stafford County, Virginia, Belmont preserves the way of life and studio of American figure painter Gari Melchers. Belvedere Fall Harvest Festival http://www.belvedereplantation.com/ You can pick your own pumpkins, get lost in a maize maze, and enjoy the weekend festivities: zip lines, face painting, rope swinging in the Fun Barn, a farm animal petting zoo, music, food, make your own scarecrows, and more on weekends in October. Belvedere Plantation is located just a few miles from Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County. Belvedere Plantation http://www.belvedereplantation.com/ After strawberry season closes in early June, the farm shuts down until July. Come see them then for the opening of their Great Adventure Maize Maze. Belvedere also has a pumpkin patch, farm animals to visit and a fun barn for the kids. Best Boating Resources on the Web http://www-personal.umich.edu/~tmorris/ Created by: Tony Morris Choose the General Boating Pages or more specific headings for sailing, paddleboating, windsurfing, waterskiing, jetski, clubs and events. General Boating Pages have weather and tides, history, specific locales, and links to the coastguard. Best Colleges http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex.htm Created by: U.S. News and World Report Compares and ranks colleges and graduate schools. Also has financial aid and career information and a special feature, College Step-by-Step. Best Halloween Recipes http://www.ivillage.com/food/celebrate/hallown/articles/0,11731,240593_273472,00.html Created by: iVillage.com Swamp slime (gummy bugs in green jello), vampire fingernails (tasty roasted pumpkin seeds) and tarantula cake (decorated dark chocolate cake filled with pistachio pudding to spurt out when it's cut--ick!) for the thrill-seekers. Those less interested in the gross-out factor may prefer creamy pumpkin chowder, savory chicken breasts with apples, and French Quarter fudge pie. Many recipes for varied tastes. BestPlaces.net http://www.bestplaces.net/ Created by: Fast Forward, Inc. Easily compare statistics on cities across the U.S. for crime, housing, economy, education, health and climate. Does not include Fredericksburg. Closest locations are Richmond, Charlottesville, Arlington, Alexandria and Manassas. Has a cost of living calculator and school statistics. Big Bear Solar Observatory http://www.bbso.njit.edu/ Created by: New Jersey Institute of Technology Has images and movies, research, daily images and logs and links to other information on the sun. Has information for joining the BEARALERTS mailing list to get the latest predictions of sunspot activity and solar flares. Viewing movies requires an MPEG player or multimedia player. BigBook.com http://www.bigbook.com/ Created by: GTE New Media Services, Inc. Look for businesses either by topic or name and by city. Results will give you addresses, phone numbers and scalable maps. BigCharts http://www.bigcharts.com/ Click on Quotes to get quotes on stocks and funds. Historical Quotes goes back to 1994. Use the Quick Chart or Interactive Chart feature to make graphs. Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization http://www.bfro.net/ “The only scientific organization probing the bigfoot/sasquatch mystery.” Check out their comprehensive sightings database for a bigfoot sighting near you! Biking and Hiking the Virginias http://www.answerpoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=105&column_type=feature Created by: Jane Kosa, CRRL Staff "Check out your tires and brakes. Find your helmet, a comfortable outfit, and a sturdy pair of hiking shoes. Grab a water bottle and some snacks and head on out for a trail." Billy Collins' Web Site http://www.bigsnap.com/billy.html Learn more about the US Poet Laureate. Bioethics.net: The American Journal of Bioethics Online http://bioethics.net/ Created by: The Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania Articles on the ethical aspect of genetics. Special sections on bioethics for beginners, cloning, today's news and other topics. Slow to load. Biography Resource Center http://www.answerpoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 This resource has biographies of people from all walks of life and all time periods and includes full-text biographical articles from hundreds of magazines and journals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. Biography! http://www.biography.com Created by: The Arts and Entertainment Network Over 15,000 names can be searched. Biological Databases http://www.science.gmu.edu/~ntongvic/Bioinformatics/database.html Created by: George S. Michaels, Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics, George Mason University Extremely scientific databases useful in most kinds of genome research. Drawn largely from government and academic sources. Examples: HIV and AIDS Database, Human Genome Project Resources, and Tree of Life (phylogenetic relationships of organisms. Birding / Wild Birds http://birding.about.com/ Created by: About.com Everything's for the birds! Hear bird songs and calls from around the world, learn how to recognize and remember them also. This site has field guides, birdhouse and feeder plans, fun family crafts and what to do if you find an injured bird. Birding on the Web http://www.birder.com/birding/index.html The Scientific header has links to sites concerned with taxonomy, environment, museum collections and organizations. Within the Birding listing, the following pages do include relevant materials for Virginia: Hot Spots for Birders, Rare Bird Alert and Checklists by State. The Favorite Bird pages may prove more fruitful local species. One notable link within Checklists is the National Park Service Flora and Fauna database. BirdSource: Birding with a Purpose http://www.birdsource.com/ Created by: National Audubon Society and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology "BirdSource is an interactive web site where the enthusiasm of birders is combined with state-of-the-art technology to promote conservation and environmental learning." Birmingham Museum of Art http://www.artsbma.org/coll.htm Take the Virtual Reality Tour (QuickTime required), or browse objects in these galleries: Asian Art; African Art; Art of the Americas; Decorative Arts; Painting and Sculpture; Photography; Prints and Drawings; and the Sculpture Garden. Birthdate Calendar Index http://www.wic.org/cal/idex_cal.htm Created by: Women's International Center Find out which famous women were born on your birthday! BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper http://www.bjpinchbeck.com BJ’s Homework Helper is nationally famous. He and his dad have pulled together over 700 quality links: art, computer science and the Internet, current events, English, foreign languages, health and p. e., history, math, music, reference, science, search engines and social studies. Black Facts Online http://www.blackfacts.com/ Created by: Inner-City Software Explore Black history every day of the year - not just in February. Searched by date or keyword to find brief listings of happenings in Black history.You can also sign up to have the Black Fact of the Day delivered via email. Bloomberg.com http://www.bloomberg.com/ Has financial columns, an interactive mortgage calculator, a education cost calculator and investment news. Also has information on stocks, commodities, currencies, and mutual funds. Blue Ridge Poison Center (Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222) http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/brpc/ Created by: University of Virginia Health System The Blue Ridge Poison Center (BRPC) provides general poison information and poison management advice to over 2.9 million residents in 62 counties and 48 hospitals of Central and Western Virginia, and Virginia Beach. Click on the link for Education to learn about poisons, first aid for poisoning, facts sheets on poison hazards for adults and teens, and a learning activity sheet for children. BlueSuitMom.com: Career: Get Organized http://www.bluesuitmom.com/career/getorganized/ Organizing author Debbie Williams answers readers' questions. Bob Vila: Home Improvement Library http://www.bobvila.com/ArticleLibrary/ "Our article library is your source for reliable and informative advice on home improvement, remodeling, and home finance topics." Browse by subject, task, or location, or search by keyword. Vila may be seen on The Early Show and Bob Vila's Home Again. Bodleian Library Image Catalog http://www.rsl.ox.ac.uk/imacat.html Created by: Joanna Dodsworth Images from manuscripts at the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Scanned images are from English historical works. Anglo-Saxon, medieval, and exploration. Most need to be browsed. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/don.html Created by: Matt T. Roberts and Don Etherington Terms useful for those interested in book preservation are defined. The author is a consultant in Early Printed Books for the Library of Congress. BookWire http://www.bookwire.com/ Created by: Cahners Business Information Author tour information, literary magazine, on-line Publishers Weekly , other review sources. Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html Created by: Library of Congress "Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves." Born to Explore! The Other Side of A.D.D. http://borntoexplore.org/addcre~1.htm The positive side of Attention Deficit Disorder can mean great strides in artistic and creative achievement as well as finding better/faster ways to do routine tasks. Bradford Ripley Alden Scott: Memoirs of the Civil War http://home.swbell.net/mck9/brascott/index.html Created by: Scott McKellar A reminiscence of the Stafford native's boyhood during the Civil War. Bragg Hill Family Life Center http://www.bragghillfamilylife.org/ "BHFLC provides opportunities for mental, moral, spiritual, and educational growth. We serve as an outreach organization for the community and referral source for individuals needing assistance from local agencies. We are committed to family empowerment. Our motto is 'We build people', and it is our sincere desire to build individuals, families, and the community." Brazilian Holiday Feast http://www.zuccawines.com/foodpairing_recipe5.html Created by: Zucca Family Vineyards An exotic and surprisingly simple holiday menu: Glazed Roast Pork, Baked Bananas with Rum, rice, Onions in Hot Sauce, black beans, sliced oranges, heated smoked sausages, and a bottle of merlot. Bread Machine Recipe Center http://www.kitchenlink.com/abm.html Created by: KitchenLink Sourdough, shapes, pizzas, deserts, rolls, sweet bread and savory bread recipes for the machine. Part of a larger cooking site. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable http://www.bibliomania.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/data/L.html Created by: E. Cobham Brewer Literary allusions and identifications from folklore and ancient history. Britannica Online http://www.librarypoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 The classic encyclopedia online, plus add-ons: Internet Guide, Student Encyclopedia, Merriam Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus, video and media collection, World Atlas, Year in Review, and Timeline. BUBL Information Service (British) http://bubl.ac.uk/ Created by: Strathclyde University Funded as an electronic source of information for the higher education communities in England,Scotland and Wales. Features a subject tree, a search engine and journals, both abstracted and full-text. Buche de Noel http://www.francemonthly.com/n/1201/recipe.php Created by: About.com The history of the French yule log cake and links to several tasty variations: vanilla cake with chocolate rum cream (traditional), iced chocolate cake filled with coffee-flavored cream, chocolate cake filled with orange cream, iced chocolate cake filled with raspberry cream, and chocolate cake filled with chocolate cream with a rum ganache glaze. Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud http://www.thirteen.org/bucky/film.html Created by: American Masters "Whenever I draw a circle, I immediately want to step out of it." So said R. Buckminster Fuller, who, for the better part of the 20th century, went where no man had gone before as the maverick captain of the planet he called "Spaceship Earth." An architect, designer, engineer, poet, philosopher, author and global iconoclast, Fuller was a true visionary, a Renaissance man best remembered as creator of the geodesic dome. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, AMERICAN MASTERS profiles 'Bucky' Fuller, the man who has been called a 20th century Da Vinci, a modern Ben Franklin, and a jet-age Emerson. The Central Rappahannock Regional Library has an interesting selection of books on Fuller and his creative work. Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html Created by: Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek and Prof. Joe Bransford Wilson Links to centers for the study of Buddhism. Includes texts, journals, art and links to meditative study centers around the world. BugNet Home Page http://www.bugnet.com/ Created by: BugNet Gives the news of reported software/hardware glitches and incompatibilities. May offer some solutions. Build a Classic Redwood Recliner http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_improvement/furniture/1273146.html This chatty article from Popular Mechanics assumes you know how to use power tools and have a good supply of them. Build a Colonial-style Storage Shed http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/home_improvement/1276231.html "A Colonial-style storage shed that anyone can build." The 10 x 16 ft. shed will cost between $1600 and $2000 in materials. Be sure to check with your local building department for a permit application before beginning this project. Build a Natural Stone Patio http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_improvement/gardening/2827546.html Discusses options on materials, how to prepare and lay out the site, and set down your stone. Includes photos. Build Your Own Composter http://www.rrfb.com/pages/compost/Complan.html Basic instructions for nine kinds of composters. Bulfinch's Mythology http://www.webcom.com/shownet/medea/bulfinch/welcome.html This online version of a standard text discusses classical (Greek and Roman) mythological figures. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data http://stats.bls.gov/datahome.htm Created by: Bureau of Labor Statistics Economy at a Glance and News Releases. Most Requested Series includes unemployment, productivity, consumer price index, international price index, occupational illness and injury rates, etc. Possible to formulate searches to generate specific data. Burning Issue: Spontaneous Human Combustion http://www.alternativescience.com/spontaneous-human-combustion-burning-issue.htm Created by: The Alternative Science Website Can people just burst into flames? Read case studies and a rebuttal of the BBC documentary. Business & Company Resource Center http://www.answerpoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=28 A comprehensive research tool offering up-to-date company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. Business and Economics Resources on the Internet http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/subjects/socsci/busecon.html Created by: North Dakota State University Libraries Sections include Ready Reference, Small Business, Marketing, Finance, Government and Law, Economics and Statistics, Company and Industry Information, International Business Resources. Business Dictionary http://www.babylon.com/define/22/Business-Terms-Dictionary.html Created by: Babylon.com "A remarkable selection of Business Dictionaries covering business terms from a wide range of professional fields, such as Marketing, Real Estate, Finance & Investments and Banking." Business Dictionary http://www.babylon.com/define/22/Business-Terms-Dictionary.html Created by: Babylon.com "A remarkable selection of Business Dictionaries covering business terms from a wide range of professional fields, such as Marketing, Real Estate, Finance & Investments and Banking." Caffe Poetel http://www.agora.stm.it/poetel/poetel.html Entirely in Italian. A modern poetry magazine published on the web. Calculation of the Ecclesiastical Calendar http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ec-cal.html Created by: Marcos J. Montes Find the dates for Easter and its associated feasts for the years 325 A.D. to the far future. Includes both Western and Orthodox Easter. Use Julian or Gregorian calendar. Has a history of Easter calculations and links to related sites. Calculators On-Line Center http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html Created by: Martindale: The Reference Desk All manner of useful calculators. Includes unit conversion, abacus, basic math, complex math calculators by specialty (fractals, curves, algorithms, etc.), slide rule and statistical calculators. Calendar Zone http://www.calendarzone.com/ Created by: Janice McLean Calendars of many faiths, origins of holidays, celestial and ancient calendars. Campus Newspapers on the Internet http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/links/papers.html Created by: The Daily Beacon Links to campus newspapers which publish electronically. Sorted by frequency of publication. Capt. Rarey's Sketches of WWII Squadron Life http://www.rarey.com/sites/rareybird/ "The sketchbook journals of Capt. George Rarey, a young commercial artist drafted into the Army Air Force in World War II. Humorous, poignant drawings of the daily life of the P-47 fighter pilots flying out of England into Europe. Capt. Rarey was killed in action a few weeks after D-day and this web site is presented by his son, a computer animator, who never met his father." Car Talk http://cartalk.cars.com/ Created by: Public Interactive Network From the folks at National Public Radio. Virtually Useful Stuff includes a trip planner, test drive notes, auto loan calculator, winter driving tips and a place to file an on-line complaint with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (forms the basis for automobile recalls). Plenty of personality. Card Games http://www.pagat.com/ Created by: John McLeod Rules to many card games. Some obscure. From Britain. Career Prospects in Virginia http://www.careerprospects.org Created by: he Office of Career and Technical Education, Virginia Department of Education A terrific guide for career seekers, be they students in the throes of exploring career choices or old hands looking to change jobs. Seekers can get a career information summary, including education requirements, skills, earnings, and job outlook. Includes statistical tables on employment projections and links for further information. careerbuilder http://www.careerbuilder.com Leading newspapers and corporations post jobs available nationwide. Build an online resume. CareerConnect http://www.careerconnect.state.va.us/ Created by: The Virginia Employment Commission Connections for job seekers and employers including online database of jobs. Caribbean Poetry -- Barbados http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-snh/Caribbean/Barbados/Poetry/ Created by: Sarah Herbert, Virginia Commonwealth University Powerful poetry full of anguish, dreams, and island rhythms. Cartography at Indiana State University http://www.indstate.edu/gga/gga_cart/isucar11.htm Created by: Indiana State University Has a color landform atlas of the U.S. with availability of different subgroups varying from state to state. Virginia section includes an 1895 map of the state (slow to load). Landform atlas may contain external links to related information. World maps, railroad maps, weather maps, and maps of Russia and former Soviet republics. Carving 101 http://members.tripod.com/TheCarvingBench/carve101.htm Guides to woodcarving and whittling in .pdf format. Castles on the Web http://www.castlesontheweb.com/ Tour castles, palaces and abbeys on the web. Some sites are more detailed. Includes a glossary of castle terms. Of interest for Renaissance and Medieval studies. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html Created by: Department of Health and Human Services Read about and apply for government grants for education, social services, business, health, community development and more. CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response http://www.bt.cdc.gov/ Created by: Center for Disease Control The CDC site is an amazingly comprehensive source of information on selected agents and threats such as smallpox, radiation emergencies, anthrax, and ricin. Check here also for advice for families and businesses on planning for emergencies. CDC's TIPS: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ Guides on how to quit, research, data, reports and news items. CDC: Men’s Health http://www.cdc.gov/men Created by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services Health topics include information on heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes, STDs, workplace safety and health, and more. Health tips give insights into men’s nutrition, exercise, weight control, screenings, risk behaviors, and stress. The latest in men’s health research is also highlighted. Celebrating the Fall Harvest: Games and Activities for Kids http://hometown.aol.com/panda34911/KidsParties/HolidayFunPg11DFallA.html Fun games for kids here that would work well at a school carnival: pumpkin race, squirrel relay, corn husking race, and more. Celebrating Women's History Month http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/index.htm Created by: Gale Group The biographies section has dozens of essays on famous women. This site includes an online quiz, timelines and recommended activities for teaching women's history. Cemeteries, Graveyards, Burying Grounds http://www.potifos.com/cemeteries.html Created by: Lawrence Kestenbaum Contains cemetery lists, directories of decedents, cemeteries on the web, organizations concerned with cemetery history and preservation and gravestone designs. Of special note are Find-A-Grave for dead celebrities, The Political Graveyard (dead politicians), and Dead Presidents databases. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html Created by: Food and Drug Administration A useful site for those interested in nutrition and safe food handling. Consumer advice: drug/food interactions, dietary guidelines for Americans, etc. Press announcements. Center for Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network http://www.mentalhealth.org/default.asp Created by: United States Department of Health and Human Services The Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) "provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), this web site and more than 200 publications." Find links to "Federal, State, and local organizations dedicated to treating and preventing mental illness.", the Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) "provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), this web site and more than 200 publications." Find links to "Federal, State, and local organizations dedicated to treating and preventing mental illness." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov Topics include health promotion, traveler’s health, vaccines and immunizations, workplace safety and health, environmental health, emergency preparedness and response, infectious diseases, and chronic diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Traveler's Health http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ Created by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find here data and statistics on numerous illnesses including influenza, health information for the international traveler, and press releases on items of current interest. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://cms.hhs.gov/ Created by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Formerly called the Health Care Financing Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides insurance through Medicaid, Medicare, and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program). Your one-stop source for information on these programs! For instance, links to consumer information for Medicare include: Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs, Medicare Eligibility Tool, Participating Physician Directory, Medicare Personal Plan Finder, Nursing Home Compare, Home Health Compare, and more. Central Rappahannock Regional Library http://www.librarypoint.org We are commited to our mission to provide library resources and services necessary to meet the evolving educational, recreational, and informational needs of the public, thus enhancing individual and community life. As you can see by looking at our award-winning Web sites, we offer diverse services and resources for all people in the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland. We have storytimes for babes in arms and programming for seniors. We have extended our reference services from the desks in the buildings to our Web site, allowing you to ask your questions at your convenience. Visit our libraries and our Web sites to find great resources for history buffs, teens, kids, and art lovers. Central Rappahannock Regional Library: Volunteers http://www.librarypoint.org/subpage.asp?category_id=36 "Welcome! Your service hours will not only be making a contribution to a dynamic library system and growing community, but could be personally rewarding. The enthusiasm and creative ideas of our volunteers have been a great asset in maintaining our reputation of providing excellent public service." CFR: Code of Federal Regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html Created by: Government Printing Office Contains the text of public regulations issued by agencies of the Federal government. Does not include statutes enacted by Congress, decisions of the Federal courts, or treaties. May be searched. Chains of Reason http://www.cam.org/~aselby/html/bk1ach06.html Created by: Alan Selby, Ph. D. An introduction to logical reasoning. Click on Site Map for additional resources. Chaucer Metapage http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/ Created by: 33rd International Congress of Medieval Studies Whan that aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of march hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendred is the flour; …. (From the Prologue) The Canterbury Tales, written in Middle English, is well worth the time it takes to translate the unfamiliar spellings of words as they were written slightly over 600 years ago. Stories of not always pious pilgrims shed light on the human condition and its corresponding comedy. Critical essays, primary source material, an annotated bibilography and links to other sites. Chaucer: A Guide to Online Resources http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/culture/lit/Chaucer.html Created by: ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies Critical essays, primary source material, an annotated bibilography and links to other sites. ChemFinder http://chemfinder.camsoft.com/ Created by: Cambridge Software Search by name, formula, molecular weight, melting/boiling points, CAS RN or structural components of compounds. Link to sites containing additional information on subjects. |