Online Resources


Online resource links:

(These sites are recommended for use in debates, class discussion, etc. The topics are ever-changing and may be controversial. We are committed to promoting our Catholic values in all classes at Ursuline.)

Libraries

· http://www.slcl.org/ - St. Louis County Library
· http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/ - St. Louis Public Library
· http://www.jeffersoncountylibrary.org - Jefferson County Public Library
· www.youranswer  - St. Charles City County Library place.org
· http://www.kpl.lib.mo.us/ - Kirkwood Public Library
· http://libraries.slu.edu  - St. Louis University
· www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/ls - St. Louis Community College
· www.umsl.edu/services/library/ - University of Missouri - St. Louis
· http://library.wustl.edu/ - Washington University
· http://library.webster.edu/ - Eden- Webster University
· www.fontbonne.edu/academics/library - Fontbonne University

Search Engines

http://www.dogpile.com/ - Mega Search Engine
http://www.msn.com/ - Microsoft
http://dir.yahoo.com  - better than Yahoo for reliable sources
http://www.answers.com/ - Quick reference answers not just links
http://scholar.google.com - This website is powered by Google, but all hits come from reliable scholarly sources

General Research (all subjects)

http://www.refdesk.com/ - Virtual Reference Desk
http://school.discovery.com/ - General Research, Clip art
http://www.educationplanet.com/ - educational search site
http://www.questia.com/ - World's Largest Online Library
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ - general and specialized dictionaries
http://www.ipl.org/ - Internet Public Library
http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm - academic home page for students
http://scholar.google.com - This website is powered by Google, but all hits come from reliable scholarly sources.
 

The following sites have been recommended by departments or by high school librarians for your research needs:

Multicultural and Ethnic Resources

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ - Library of Congress Country Studies -Talks about individual countries and describes political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions.
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ -Online Newspapers - Select newspaper from pull down menu for the geographic region of interest.
https://www.cia.gov / library/ publications/ the-world-factbook/index.html - CIA's World Fact Book - A source for economic and social statistics for countries around the world.
http://www.iadb.org/countries/index.cfm?language=English  - country profiles of various economic projects
http://www.worldatlas.com - maps with profiles of countries
http://infoplease.com - current info on countries (population, government, holidays, economics, languages, religions,etc 
http://www.chineseculture.about.com/ - Information about China and their culture
USE GOOGLE EARTH for good maps and images for countries
http://brooklynexpedition.org /-Brooklyn Expedition: Latin America
Choose Latin Ameria This fun, colorful site introduces Latin American culture and history. You can choose from topics as diverse as holidays, animals, ancient beliefs and rituals, and many more. Also features interactive pictures, maps, and feedback from kids. Good for a quick introduction to the region, or just to browse!
 
Biography
 
 
         This site on African-American history contains the text of significant speeches. There's also biographical information about famous African-Americans.
 
"American Women's History is designed to assist serious researchers, such as history professors, independent scholars, graduate students, and possibly upper-division undergraduates. Librarians who assist these researchers may also want to become familiar with the guide. American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources."
 
         "This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords."
 
          Offical site of A&E's Biography television series. Includes the searchble text of 15,000 entries from The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.
 
         A searchable, multi-lingual biographical directory. This site indexes and provides links to biographies available from other Web sites.
 
Buscabiografias
http://buscabiografias.com/
          Spanish-language resource for biographies of famous people from all over the world, from the past and present. Includes royalty and world leaders, writers, actors, musicians and singers, artists, athletes, philosophers, and scientists.
 
Current Biography Excerpts
http://www.hwwilson.com/currentbio/cbonline.html
          Looking for a biography of your favorite athlete? This site probably has it. It has short biographies for lots of athletes in lots of different sports.
         This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others.
The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History
http://britannica.com/blackhistory/
Major features include a timeline of important events, brief biographies of famous African-Americans, articles on Events and Institutions and Eras in Black History. Includes a study guide for teachers and students, a bibliography, and film clips and audio recordings. Also contains a separate section on the Harlem Renaissance
The First Ladies of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/firstladies/  - A White House Historical Association site with pictures and biographies of the U.S. First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.

The HistoryMakers
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/  -"The HistoryMakers is a national, 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution committed to preserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized, archival collection of thousands of African American video oral histories." "The HistoryMakers represents the single largest archival project of its kind in the world, outdistancing the existing video oral history collections of New York’s Schomburg Library and the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum. The HistoryMakers is unique among these other collections of African American heritage, because of its massive scope." Persons profiled include artists, politicians, sports figures, scientists, entertainers, and much more.

Arts & Humanities

General Arts & Humanities

Art Museums

http://www.amn.org/ - Art Museum Network
http://www.artic.edu/ - Chicago Art Institute
http://www.metmuseum.org/ - Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.thinker.org/ - Fine Art Museum of San Francisco
http://www.philamuseum.org/ - Philadelphia Museum of Art
http://clevelandart.org/ - Cleveland Museum of Art
http://www.slam.org/ - St. Louis Art Museum
http://www.cocastl.org/ - COCA Center for Creative Arts
http://biography.com/ - Biography search by name or subject http://www.libraryspot.com/ - Reference source - good for biographies
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/ - Women's biographies by fields

Business

http://www.forbes.com - Company and financial information
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/ - Company and financial information
http://money.cnn.com -Company and financial information
http://www.thomasnet.com - This site, from the publisher of the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers, lets you search by product/service or company name. Contact information, product descriptions, links to company website, and a company description are available.

Foreign Language

French

http://www.wordreference.com/ - French online dictionary
http://www.quia.com/ - Games, Quizzes, etc.

Latin

Classical Mythology

Roman Mythology

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/ - also links to Days of Week and Month Names, Seven Wonders of World, Roman Numbers, etc.

Roman Culture

Roman History

Latin I textbook: Ecce Romani

http://www.phschool.com/ -Then enter the web code of the respective chapter, as indicated in the textbook, e.g., Chapter 6 = jfd-0006, Chapter 8 = jfd-0008.

Spanish

http://www.classzone.com
http://wordreference.com - Spanish online dictionary

Health

http://www.medlineplus.gov/ - Medical and health information
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/dc/index.jsp - health information on conditions and disease
http://www.theantidrug.com/ -Site information and advice on helping teens stay drug-free.

History - Social Studies

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ - good for disasters, famous Americans, American history and timelines, state information - includes a lot of pop-culture, music and clips.
http://www.auschwitz.dk - Holocaust information and poetry
http://nationalgeographic.com/ - Underground Railroad, plus a great source for Geography, and also for recent and current information on the world and its peoples
http://www.ourdocuments.gov - Historic Documents
http://http://www.pbs.org/ - PBS: good information on many topics, from modern history to political science, you can get full text of PBS shows, interviews, video clips and more.
http://www.loc.gov/ - Library of Congress: Great information on US History, primary source documents, etc. Check out the "American Memory" page for photos, posters, and other documents.
http://mohistory.org/  - Missouri Historical Society: great information on Missouri and U.S. History.
http://www.besthistorysites.net/ - This site links you to the "best" History websites - and prioritizes them in order of best and most informational.
http://www.victorianweb.org/ - Politics, social issues, philosophy, religion. science, technology and culture of the Victorian Age.
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html - provides links to information on all countries
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html - A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the reseach scholar
http://www.cnn.com/ - current events
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ - European history
http://chnm.gmu.edu/whm/ - world history
http://www.findagrave.com/index.html - where important people are buried
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ - current government and administration, plus historical information on the presidency
http://www.senate.gov/ - current membership and historical information
http://www.house.gov/ - current membership and historical information
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ - American Experience
http://www.historyguide.org/ - Western civilization and European history
http://www.firstgov.gov/index.shtml - direct online access to federal, state, local and tribal governments

Literature

Poetry

          Spanish-language resource for biographies of famous people from all over the world, from the past and present. Includes royalty and world leaders, writers, actors, musicians and singers, artists, athletes, philosophers, and scientists

Quotations

Mathematics

http://www.math.com/ - offers free math lessons and homework help in areas like geometry, algebra, and even calculus. There are tutorials, practice activites, games, and calculators.

Science

 
 

 Theology

Women's History

·         http://www.almaz.com/nobel/women.html - Women Nobel Prize Laureates

·         http://www.nwhp.org/ - National Women's History Project

·         http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury - famous women of each decade

 




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