| NationalGallery of Art |
| The Art Institute of Chicago Museum |
| Louvre Museum Official Website |
| Web Gallery of Art: Welcome |
| CGFA- Featured Artists |
| Artcyclopedia |
| List of Sculptors |
ATOMIC BOMB
Atomic
Bombing of Hiroshima
The
Avalon Project : The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A-Bomb
WWW Museum - June,1995
| Biographical Dictionary | more than 21,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day |
| Biography | over 25,000 biographies on A&E television network’s Website |
| Biography-Center | 27,867 biographies |
| Distinguished Women Past and Present | biographies of women, living and dead, who contributed to our culture as writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others |
| Fact Monster | another Information Please database of biographies |
| Infoplease Biography | more than 30,000 biographies from the publisher’s almanacs, dictionary, and encyclopedia |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | 2004 legendary performers, producers, songwriters, disc jockeys and others who have made rock and roll the force it is |
| Time 100: Choosing the Century's Most Influential People | Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th Century, includes a timeline of each personality and a timeline of the century |
| Who's Who in the Federal Government | the University of Memphis site has biographical info on the Executive Branch, Cabinet, Congressional Committees, Representatives, Senators, Supreme Court Justices, and MORE! |
| American History 102: Civil War to the Present |
The University of Wisconsin's index to 102 biographies of historical figures in American history sorted by name, time period, or occupation. (photos) |
| IPL POTUS -- Presidents of the United States | The University of Michigan's Internet Public Library POTUS gives background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents with links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites |
| American Presidents: Life Portraits | a site to complement C-Span's 20th television series, American Presidents: Life Portraits with video, biographical facts... |
| CIA -- The World Factbook | excellent information about countries including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and current issues |
| Atlapedia Online | factual information on countries of the world, map section has physical and political maps, classroom resources section for teachers |
| Library of Congress Country Studies | country studies done as guides for soldiers being deployed to different countries; currently covers 102 countries, but does not include many European countries. Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of the countries |
| U.S. Department of State Background Notes | very current information on countries with which the U.S. has a relations including geography, people, history, government, political conditions, economy and defense |
| Cyberschoolbus | The United Nations site features "Countries at a Glance" with basic country information, "InfoNation" which can compares statistics for up to six countries, and a variety of games and quizzes |
| CountryReports.org | a subscription database, but allows free access to "Quick Facts" |
| Geographia | a commercial site with descriptions of activities and tourist attractions as well as general country information; all countries are not included |
| Remember.org | |
| Historical Topics | |
| Holocaust History Project | |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | |
| Holocaust Resource Center | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | |
| Night Web Quest |
| Statue of Liberty | the National Park Service's Web site on Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty - has location, history, measurements, and more |
| Statue of Liberty - Historical Handbook | the National Park Service's Historical Handbook on the Statue of Liberty - everything you ever wanted to know! |
| History - Statue of Liberty | The American Parks Network history of the Statue of Liberty |
| Ellis Island History | The Ellis Island Immigration Museum site has pages on the history, passage, immigrant experience, timeline, and more |
| Ellis Island Foundation | the immigrant experience, timeline, history of Ellis Island, photos... |
| Immigration | Scholastic's site of Immigration stories from yesterday and today, an interactive tour of Ellis Island, the history of immigrants, and more |
| Ellis Island | the History Channel site has an interactive timeline, video clips, but the text is hard to read |
WEB EVALUATION
1) WHO? Good Example -
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Questionable Example -
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5000/tips.html
2) WHO? Who owns a Web site -
http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
3) WHO? Who owns this site? -
http://martinlutherking.org/
4) WHAT? Good Example -
http://www.ushmm.org/
Questionable Example -
http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~abutz/
5) WHAT? Who links to a site?
http://altavis.com
6) WHERE? Good Example -
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/
Questionable Example -
http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html
7) WHERE? Where does the information come from? -
http://www.frac.org/
8) WHEN? -
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
9) WHY? Good Example -
http://www.cancer.org/
Questionable Example -
http://www.all-natural.com/add.html
10) WHY? Mexico Travel Guide -
http://www.go2mexico.com/
Mesoamerican Civilizations -
http://www.saxakali.com/historymam5.htm
RESOURCES:
Evaluating Web Sites -
http://www.lib.lfc.edu/internetsearch/evalweb.html
Internet Detective Tutorial -
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/desire/internetdetective.html
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly -
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html
TRY IT!
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/hoax/index.htm
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalexpl.html
WEB SEARCHING
RESOURCES:
To compare search engine features:
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/facts/ataglance.html
Tutorials on Boolean and other searching techniques:
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html
http://library.albany.edu/internet/boolean/html
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Sample searches:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/BestStuffExercises.pdf
To become a good Google searcher:
http://www.edrenplanners.com/infolit/searchactivities/google.html
Comparing good & bad Web sites:
http://lib.nmsu/edu/instruction/evalexpl.html
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Search Engine
Watch
-
http://searchenginewatch.com
Tilburg
University Web Tutorial -
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/library/i
The Good, the
Bad, and the Ugly -
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html
UC Berkeley's
Internet tutorials -
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guide
The WebQuest Page -
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
Grammar of the Internet Information
Literacy -
http://www.edrenplanners.com/infolit/
University at Albany’s Internet
Tutorials -
http://library.albany.edu/internet/
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