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- Google Advanced Search - Over 1 billion pages indexed and now with advanced searching.
- Google Directory NOT regular Google.This combines the best of Yahoo (directory) with rankings based on popularity.
- Britannica online - huge list of ranked and sorted web links with annotations - extremely useful.
- IMSAs Internet Search Center A meta-search engine that makes it easy to learn and use multiple search strategies for finding information on the World Wide Web. Illinois Math and Science Academy
- Metor - a new search tool that searches specialized information databases. Look beyond the opening page.
- About.com has humans who scour the Net and assemble mini-sites on a wide variety of topics.
- Reference Desk excellent collection of well organized site links. A subjects covered
- Beaucoup Listing of specialized databases on the web that cannot be accessed with other search tools
- search.com has the Infoseek engine as well as more obscure topic-oriented choices
- Alta Vista, one of the largest free-text searching engines on the Web- use AltaVista to find images on the web. It's new Raging Search provides a quick interface for this search tool
- Blue Web 'N - excellent set of links for educators
- Columbia 2002 Encyclopedia - full text of this famous one volume encyclopedia
- StartSpot - starting points that cover numerous topics - people, government, travel, homework, plus more
- Online Tutorial finder - Check here to find sites that offer online just in time learning.
- Guidebeam - new search tool that creates customized portals on demand.
- Country Report.org - up to date reference for statistics and facts about countries from around the world
- Excite's concept searching is highly effective (now with headlines and stocks)
- Fast Search newest and largest of the search tools . Over 200,000 sites indexed.
- Search Engines World Wide quite simply an extensive list of search engines and directories
- Hotbot, forms based searching that scored high in a recent study of completeness
- Abuzz - people with questions get connected to people with answers
- Magellan describes and rates Web resources done by educators. Also visit Voyeur to spy on other searchers
- Ultimate Bulletin Board actual humans answering questions from each other
- Wired Cybrarian Selected links, with descriptions, in two dozen categories
- SavvySearch, Dogpile and Metacrawler offer simultaneous searches of multiple Web search engines
- Looksmart searches a selection of sites chosen by humans
- Reference.com searches and archives mailing lists, web forums and Usenet groups.
- ForumOne One-stop guide to forum topics around the Web
- Deja.com (formerly Dejanews) lets you search for Usenet postings or posters
- C|Net combines computer news, reviews, software and services. Also see their news.com and Snap! service
- Achoo and The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences catalog health related sites
- Gopher Jewels an index of gopher sites (yes, they still exist)
- Archieplex: Search FTP archives around the Internet
- Liszt and Tile.Net will help you find Internet mailing lists
- Yack Guide to live events on the Web
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District 214 Reference Sites(Note: Most of these sites are fee based therefore available based on IP addresses in our domain. Those entering from outside the district will be asked for a name and password. Please contact your school librarian for your usernames and passwords.)
All Data Pro - Automotive Repair - An instructional automotive repair website Atomic Learning Biography Resource Center Career Cruising - "The Complete Guidance System" Chicago Tribune Classroom Connect Collegenow.biz College Profiles College Source Online CQ Researcher Current Biography CX Online Daily Herald eGuidance Center ERIC - The U.S. Department of Education Educational Resource Information Center database, contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals, as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests Education Index Educational Structures - Timelines for U.S. and World History Electric Library - Magazine, newspaper and graphic sources on all topics First Search - OCLC - Specialized for searching WilsonSelect to find full-text magazines Galenet - Information on biography, history, science and multicultural topics Grolier IOICC - Illinois Occupational Information Coordinating Committee Infotrac Matter of Fact NewsIllinois Occupational Outlook Handbook Opposing Viewpoints Rubistar Silver Platter Web SPIRS SIRS Researcher - Magazine and newspaper articles on controversial issues State Geography Student Resource Center WebCat - Find books at all District 214 schools World Book World Geography World's Best Poetry
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The Reference Desk
- OnLine Converstion - makes over 8000 conversions available with the click of a mouse
- Library Spot - Extensive guide to online reference works.
- YourDictionary.com and Onelook give access to hundreds of dictionaries, specialized and general
- National Geographic's Map Machine - great mapping site
- Encyclopedia Britannica - the real thing now for free
- Research It all-in-one reference desk: dictionary, quotes, translators, more
- Onelook has 260 dictionaries, specialized and general
- Roget's Internet Thesaurus
- Information Please Almanac Almanac, dictionary and the full Columbia Encyclopedia
- Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia brief, cross-referenced biographies of more than 15,000 notables.
- Travlang language-to-language translation dictionaries
- Shark Talk: Nolo's Law Dictionary
- Gov Spot - index of US government web accessible info.
- FedWorld Information Services: Comprehensive guide to Government databases
- 50 States.Com - comprehensive information about each state
Special Reference Sites
- ConvertIt converts measurements, currencies, timezones and more
- The Elements of Style The 1918 version
- Yahoo Yellow Pages comprehensive yellow page index of business throughout North America
- ZIP Code search fast easy way to look up ZIP (and ZIP+4) codes for any U.S. address
- Area Code Decoder enables you to look up country, area, and city telephone codes.
- C.I.A. World Factbook
- Library of Congress,
- The New York Public Library
- Chicago Public Library
- The World Wide Web Virtual Library
- National Library of Medicine and Medline
- Carl Uncover Free citations from 17,000 publications; charge for full articles
- The Merck Manual, guide to diseases
- RxList: The Internet Drug Index Extensive information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs
- Nutrient database from the U.S.D.A.
- West's Legal Directory and Martindale-Hubbell's Lawyer Locator
- U.S. Patents since 1971, from I.B.M.
- I.R.S. information and publications. For more tax sites, try taxsites.com.
- Citynet guide to Net information in and about major cities
- Metroscope city, business, entertainment guides for major cities
- Mapquest gives a street-level map for any U.S. address
- Social Security death index
- Consumer World has consumer finance rates, company contacts, consumer information
- Currency converter from Olsen & Associates converts from any currency to another
- Cost-of-living calculator and other useful tools
- How Far Is It? gives the distance between two cities
- U.S. Naval Observatory clock
- state and local government websites - find sites for local governmental units.
- Free Email Providers Guide - the definitive source for free email, over 1300 sources listed.
- State and County QuickFacts - from US Census bureau
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Telephone & E-mail Directories
- Switchboard nationwide telephone and address directory
- AnyWho reverse lookup, phone numbers, addresses, find your neighbors, all on one site
- Zip2 Yellow Pages lets you search businesses by name, category, or distance from your home
- Directory of toll free numbers from Infospace
- Big Yellow National business yellow pages and residential listings from NYNEX
- 555-1212.com National and international phone and e-mail directories (still has a reverse directory)
- Thomas Register of Manufacturers
- WhoWhere, Internet Address Finder and Four11 can help find e-mail addresses
- Network Solutions domain name database
- Zip Code and Zip+4 Finder Simple and efficient.
| Net Search | Subscription sites | Data Collections | Reference | Directories | Publications | Politics | Chicago Related | Commerce | Entertainment | Sports | Miscellany | Education SpecificBreaking News & Daily Publications
- ABC News offers top news, including the current ABC radio report, and (large) video clips.
- Agence France-Presse world report from Yahoo Asia
- BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation
- CNN Interactive and CNNfn
- Fox News Clean, simple search of AP and Reuters wires
- MSNBC, from Microsoft and NBC News
- Boston.com, from The Boston Globe
- The Electronic Telegraph from The Daily Telegraph of London
- The Gate, from the San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle
- Los Angeles Times
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- San Jose Mercury News
- The Times of London
- USA Today
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Washington Post
- The Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Sun-Times Online
- 1stHeadlines offers headlines from 50-some news organizations
- Media Central, from Cowles New Media, stays on top of media and marketing
- NewsHub culls technology business headlines from major Web sites
- News Index and TotalNews search for breaking news on the Web
- Newspaper archives on the Web from the Special Libraries Association
- Wired News and Newsbot
Magazines & Features
- The Atlantic
- CareerPath.com,a classified ad service from many papers (including The Times)
- The Drudge Report
- Feed, Salon and Word (currently on hiatus) Three flavors of cyber-literary-trend Web publications
- Law Journal Extra!, National Law Journal and New York Law Journal
- Mr. Showbiz, entertainment news and gossip from Starwave
- National Inquirer The supermarket tabloid comes to the Web
- Pathfinder and Netly News from Time-Warner
- Rolling Stone
- Slate, Microsoft's cyber magazine
- Thrive Health and fitness features and information
- United Media, a collection of comics
- U.S. News
Guides to Many Publications
- Newslink, a guide to newspapers, magazines and broadcast organizations.
- Ecola's 24 hour newsstand, quick and easy access to web sites of more than 900 publications
- Electric Book Newspapers, magazines, e-zines and books online
- Editor & Publisher's MediaInfo Links also read Steve Outing's Stop the Presses column here.)
- Newspaper Association of America
- The Electronic Newsstand
- Project Gutenberg
- Newspapers of the world on the Internet -yahoo like index of newspapers online
- International Affairs.com - extensive list of links to news sources from around the world
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- Project Vote Smart, a guide to candidates and issues
- All Politics from Time and CNN
- Congressional Quarterly's American Voter and Vote Watch
- Federal Election Commission data on campaign contributions
- Federal Election Commission data in a more useful format, compiled by two former F.E.C. employees
- Turn Left calls itself the home of liberalism on the Web
- Political Points, also from The Times on the Web, has more political links
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Chicago City
- Chicago Architecture Foundation take a walking or bus tour of Chicago's famous buildings
- Explore Chicago
- Chicago Mosaic official Chicago homepage also traffic info
- Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau
- The Best of Chicago
- An Essential Chicago Guide
- Yahoo! Chicago
- A Great Restaurant Guide
- Guide to Chicago Museums
- Chicago Public Library
- Chicago Virtual Tourist
- CTA
- Chicago's Airports
Places
Fine Arts
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Commerce
- Amazon.com Books, music, videos, games, electronics, auctions -- and growing
- Barnesandnoble.com and Borders have books and music to enjoy off line.
- BizWeb: Internet commercial sites by category
- Buyer's Index searches 6,700 Web sites and catalogs for the product you seek.
- CD Now, Tunes.com and Music Boulevard Online music stores
- Ebay online auction house
- Internet Fashion Mall
- ShopNow.com gives access to more than 7,500 Internet stores
- Internet Shopping Network and Cyberian Outpost sell computer equipment and supplies online
- NetMarket and Shopping.com have discounts on brand name goods
- PriceScan says it finds the lowest prices for computer hardware and software.
- Product ReviewNet Reviews of products from a variety of publications
- Travelocity, Biztravel and Expedia have airline tickets, car rentals, hotel reservations, travel information
- PriceLine lets you name a price for travel, cars or mortgages, and see if anyone will bite
- Bizrate lets you see how fellow consumers rate online merchants
- Travelzoo - collects special travel offers from many sites
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Entertainment/Culture/Pastimes
- The Internet Movie Database
- Movielink from 777-FILM has theater times and advance ticket purchases in major cities
- Ticketmaster has information and tickets for music, theater and sporting events
- Film.com News from the movie industry, as well as links to film resources and studios around the Web
- Reel surveys your movie tastes and recommends ones it thinks you'll like
- Atom Films offers short films and animations on the Web
- TV Guide Now includes an extensive movie database
- Ultimate Television Network, a guide to everything TV-related on the Web
- Gist provides customized TV listings
- PBS Online
- The Discovery Channel Online
- Culturefinder has schedules for the performing arts around the U.S.
- National Endowment for the Arts
- World Wide Arts Resources
- NWHQ:Independent artists on the Web
- WebMuseum will take you to the virtual Louvre
- Art on the Net, an exhibit by 80 artists, and links to other art sites
- Broadcast.com Audio and video of all sorts, from all over
- mp3.com makes a wide variety of music available in its eponymous Internet format
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Internet Underground Music Archives
- Classical Music Archive Thousands of classical music samples in midi format
- Recipes from the Net, Gemini and Leo's recipe links and The Culinary Connection will help you answer the question, "What's for dinner?"
- Epicurious, the Food Network, Recipes from the Net and Gemini and Leo's recipe links will help you answer the question, "What's for dinner?"
- AdCritic.com - you'll find your favorite TV commercials in Quicktime
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- ESPN SportsZone
- Sportsline from CBS
- CNN/SI from CNN and Sports Illustrated
- The Sports Network gives up to the minute news and results
- Allsports has news, scores, odds, audio feeds and more
- Total Sports well organized sports news, plus Head to Head Baseball, which lets you compete online with others using real players' stats.
- NFL.com from the N.F.L.
- Fastball, a Cox Newspapers baseball service with live play-by-play and tons of stats
- majorleaguebaseball.com from Major League Baseball
- GORP, the Great Outdoor Recreation Pages, has extensive information on parks and outdoor activities of all sorts
- The WWW Bicycle Lane A bit dated, but still a good collection of links
- The Tennis Server and Tennis Country have news, schedules, rules and more
- Golf.com and GolfWeb cover the golf world
- The Chicago Bulls
- Michael Jordan
- The Chicago White Sox
- The Chicago Cubs
- Chicago Bears
- Chicago Blackhawks
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Demonstrations and Miscellany
- QuickBrowse - lets you combine and fetch Web pages you frequently read into one long page.
- How Stuff Works tells you just that
- Cool Site of the Day
- Useless Pages Useless, maybe, but fun.
- Ghost Sites of the Web will guide you to some of the rusting hulks along the information superhighway.
- The F.B.I.'s Most Wanted
- Learn2.com teaches you how to do useful everyday things
- Sites for parents and children from the American Library Association
- Tarot Card Reader, I Ching and moree
- iVillage and women.com concentrate on the women's perspective.
- Internet virus myths and Virus hoax information from the U.S. Energy Department
- Vmyths - virus and internet myths explained.
- Earthcam and Jasbits Netcams - have links to live cameras all over the Net
- Purportal - reference to combat hoaxes and misinformation about technology such as urban legends
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Data Collections for Research
- FedWorld Information Services: Comprehensive guide to Government databases
- Microsoft Terra Server - Satellite images of large portions of the US.
- Federal Government Agencies, a clean, easy-to-use listing
- Federal Web Locator allows searching
- Federal Information Exchange
- Fedstats collects and organizes statistics from 70 agencies
- National Archives and Records Administration catalogs records held by Government agencies
- Statesearch, state-level information on a variety of topics
- The White House
- House of Representatives
- The Senate
- GPO Access searches the Federal Register, U.S. Code, Congressional bills and other Government publications
- Thomas, the Library of Congress information service. Also try the experimental Web catalog
- Census Bureau home page, 1990 Census tables and Ferret, for recent population and income data
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Criminal justice links assembled by Cecil Greek at the University of South Florida
- United States Geological Survey, current earthquake information and Earthquake Information Center
- United Nations and U.N. Web locator
- The European Journalism page
- FindLaw has an extensive collection of legal links
- KnowX Free and low-cost information about lawsuits, bankruptcies, U.C.C. and other public filings for businesses and individuals
- WebGator has a variety of useful investigative links
- Federal Aviation Administration databases of airline safety reports
- Landings Comprehensive aviation site offers databases of plane registrations, service difficulty reports, pilot certifications
- UniSci gives updates on scientific research at U.S. universities
- Top 200 Government contractors from Government Executive
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has links and information, including a fill-in-the-blanks Freedom of Information request. (This list of Federal freedom of information officers may be useful, as well as this New York State FOI page)
- The Freedom Forum Journalism, journalism education and first amendment issues
- Telecommunications information resources: social, economic, political
- The Smoking Gun presents (undigested) documents obtained from court files and through freedom of information requests
- John Makulowich's list of web resources
- National Hurricane Center
- The European Journalism page
Great Teacher Resources Page maintained by District 214 for its teachers
- Welcome to EduNET! A great source to locate top education sites on the internet. Many links organized by subject area
- Britannica online - huge list of ranked and sorted web links with annotations - extremely useful.
- Great Sites a collection of more than 700 sites for children and their parents and teachers
- Scout Report Signpost A small but superb annotated A-to-Z index of web information resources.
- Web 66 Large searchable site that lists all of the homepages of K-12 institutions throughout the world
- Blue Web'n Applications Library A comprehensive database of links to lesson plans and Net integration tips.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators : Home Page Great resource of lesson plans and other information for teachers.
- Education and Technology links Features include a database of education and technology links
- HomeworkHeaven Hundreds of links to educationally valuable sites.
- WannaLearn links to online tutorals in many categories both academic and recreational.
- eHow - teaches you to do many everyday things.
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