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Key resources and methods of online research so that art historians can find the resources relevant to their work.

From its beginnings as a royal fortress to the public institution we see today, discover the Musée du Louvre: its role, its aims, and the expertise of the people who make it work.

An experimental town in the high desert of Arizona.

ARTstor is a digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research an

Resources for the study of art history from Sweet Briar College

Information on American artists and buyer information on artists worldwide

a gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture.

Art historical images of sculpture and architecture from pre-historic to post-modern.

Website for the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art research resources, online exhibits, art history departments, image collections, art museums sponsored by the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan

Website for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Website for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

Online resources from the Smithsonian Institute

A distributed directory of on-line museums

a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism and Romanticism periods (1100-1850), currently containing over 20.300 rep

Background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.

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Review source including the current issue's Top 10 lists, Readalikes, Spanish Books for Youth, reference book updates, the Booklist blog ("Likely Stories"), and more.

an online community for reading groups

the online fiction book club that features your reader profiles, book reviews, and favorite community bookstores

all of the New York Times Best Sellers lists - from hardcover fiction to children's books

Goodreads is a free website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings.

LibraryThing helps you create a library-quality catalog of your books. You can do all of them or just what you're reading now.

A rich collection of nonfiction booklists on the Internet organized by category

Find adult and children's fiction books in series with this easy-to-use series database.

Comprehensive resource for investors and issuers seeking the unique market environment offered at the American Stock Exchange.

Inside the New York Stock Exchange, market information, investor relations, and information for individual investors, market professionals, researchers, media and more

Comprehensive and up-to-date database of available franchises

Compare rates, from mortgages to home equity to CDs, and calculate payments and earnings

Statistics, articles and information from and about the U.S. Department of Commerce

Mouse practice for beginning computer users

offers a directory containing thousands of free tutorials for IT professionals, hobbyists, and home users

high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by a team of librarians

a well-organized overview that uses simple language to explain all basic concepts of the Internet

Automotive Research site

Buying guides, articles, forums, reviews, specs and information from across the web to help you buy the right product

Great source for free patterns for many types of crafts, including knitting, crocheting, sewing, counted cross-stitch. Join their free online club and have FUN!

a free online knitting magazine including articles and free patterns

fully illustrated crochet patterns

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projects, learn to sew articles, SEW-lutions Guidelines, and the My Sewing and Craft Room section - a place to share your creative space!

An online sewing resource with links to basic techniques, fabric information, notions, catalogs, etc.

Quiltart, the Internet's largest mailing list for contemporary art quilters, was established in 1995 as a means for those interested in innovative, contemporary art quilting to share, learn and grow

a forum for people who love to make things but who are not inspired by cross-stitched home sweet home plaques and wooden boxes with ducks in bonnets painted on...

a scrapbooking megasite offering scrapbook layouts, articles, product reviews, and more

Step by step jewelry making projects. Includes archive of lapidary, precious metal clay, beads and jewelry making projects

Find people, places, and businesses

Search thousands of official public record sites to find free court records, free criminal records, property records, and more.

Searches for addresses, phone numbers, and birth years for individuals in the U.S. - quickly accesses public information and displays what is available in the public domain

College planning made easy, an inside source for the college admissions process

a smart students' guide to financial aid

Test prep for GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, SAT, ACT, TOFEL, and more

Financial aid resource publication from the U.S. Department of Education

Resource for making informed career decisions to support a demand-driven workforce investment system

job hunter for those looking for federal jobs

offers career and job-search advice for new college graduates, and is the online complement to the Job Choices job-search publications

source for employment information and inspiration

job, internship and volunteer opportunities at nonprofit organizations

employment opportunities at fine arts and cultural organizations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Vault is your one-stop career resource - dedicated to helping chart your best career path - and preparing you to land that highly competitive position.

search job postings, explore careers, and get help and advice with resume writing and job searching

Home of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

discover the latest details on more than 2,500 music festivals in North America

an online database of information related to movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games

Just drop the name of one of your favorite songs or artists into Pandora and let the Genome Project go.

New movie releases in theaters and on DVD, critic and fan reviews, trailers, and more.

You might call it a search-engine to find things you don't know about; includes books, movies and music. Gnod is an experiment in the field of artificial intelligence.

works through science, law, and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.

learn about an issue, get a job, or get help for your business

works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth

One-stop resource site for learning English and other languages

DCLC’s programs are offered free of charge to low-reading or non-English speaking adult residents of Delaware County. Click "Programs" for a list of ESL classes offered by DCLC.

a large selection of ESL resources to help you learn English

the Internet's meeting place for ESL & EFL students and teachers from around the world

online genealogy resource, full, subscription-access to this site is available when you come into the library

comprehensive country information provided by the Central Intelligence Agency

a guide to the U.S. government for kids

From finding a doctor to exploring health care careers; from health and medicine resources to helping us advocate for patients' rights. What you need to know—all in one place.

The PubMed database comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals.

More than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers from Mayo Clinic share their expertise to empower you to manage your health.

Learn about conditions and treatments, search clinical trials, find a doctor and more.

MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.

comprehensive guide to online resources relating to the American Civil War

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American expe

contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world

Hundreds of thousands of teens across the country have talk about their Anti-Drugs -- the hobby, person, or passion that stands between them and drugs.

free online language translator

Livemocha is the world's largest language learning community with over 2 million members!

Quick reference for all 50 states and capitals

Refdesk is a free and family friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based reference resources

list of basic reference tools such as almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias

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The Newseum provides 460 front pages from 48 countries presented alphabetically

Provides information on pregnancy, baby names, babies, toddlers, and a parenting community

a tapestry of eclectic, often uncommon quotations gathered up and lovingly woven together

The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory provides answers to commonly asked questions

Over 40 databases and 2000 selected websites, offering authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

a social utility that connects you with the people around you

share and discover what’s happening right now, anywhere in the world

find your classmates and see what they are doing now

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice programs provides the Bureau of Justice Statistics

Look up population and housing information, economic statistics and more.

main homepage for the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Treasury

offers over 200 free resources, including MLA and APA citation guidelines, writing skills and research help

a complete resource for writing and publishing in the social and behavioral sciences

formats citations in MLA, APA or Chicago/Turabian styles

learn the parts of a business or personal letter and tips for writing both

English writing and grammar instruction, including interactive exercises

Mission College's handbook for using MLA style, based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. (2009).