Website Resource List for Librarians
Subject Areas:
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Arts, Music, Dance, Theater Books and Reading Educational Resources General Reference Government and Politics |
Health and Medicine History and Genealogy Kid's Stuff Science and Technology |
Arts, Music, Dance, Theater
All Music Guide : http://www.allmusic.comThis site is useful for researching contemporary musical artists, genres, styles and recordings. Listen to samples of hundreds of songs and trace the roots of music.
Austin Film Society : http://www.austinfilm.org/
The Austin Film Society offers a model for presenting artistic works of cinema on a regional level. Most films presented are not available on video, and have not been seen in the mass market. This site offers resources for independent filmmakers.
Internet Movie Database : http://www.imdb.com
Excellent resource for movies, actors, and directors. Boasts an extensive directory listing films' plot, quotes, errors, and reviews.
Here, you will find links from our archives to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions.
Texas Beyond History : http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/
In this virtual museum you will find information on and images of many different aspects of the cultural legacy of Texas, a legacy spanning at least 13,500 years.
Texas Music Office : http://www.governor.state.tx.us/music/
Provides referrals to Texas music businesses, talent and events in order to attract new business to Texas and/or to encourage Texas businesses and individuals to keep music business in-state.
Virtual museum pathfinders : http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~vmuseum
A site of humanities resources put together by graduate students at the University of Texas' School of Information.
Books & Reading
Amazon.com : http://www.amazon.comHelpful for identifying publications and gathering bibliographical and availability info. The descriptions of the books, etc., are also helpful for reference and collection development.
Barnes and Noble : http://www.bn.com
Helpful for identifying publications and gathering bibliographical and availability info. The descriptions of the books, etc., are also helpful for reference and collection development.
Books N Bytes : http://www.booksnbytes.com
Ideal site for determining the order of any given series. Focuses on mystery, science fiction/fantasy, and juvenile literature.
Booksense.com : http://www.booksense.com
Book Sense highlights a lot of books (from independent bookstores). Locate independent bookstores in your area. A really good source for book club suggestions, etc.
Fiction-L's homepage : http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLmenu.html
Fiction_L is an electronic mailing list devoted to reader's advisory topics such as book discussions, booktalks, collection development issues, booklists and bibliographies, and a wide variety of other topics of interest to librarians, book discussion leaders, and others with an interest in reader's advisory.
If You Like... : http://www.hclib.org/pub/books/iyl/
This is a great reader's advisory tool produced by Hennepin (MN) County Library. Users specify a favorite author, theme or genre, and are provided with a list of similar titles for further reading.
Library of Congress : http://www.loc.gov
The nation's mecca of library materials contains the largest collection in the world. Therefore, the site is useful for readers advisory, cataloging and collection development. Helpful in verifying bibliographic info.
Mid-Continent Public Library's "Based on the Book" : http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/
Lets you search for movies based on books. Searching by Movie Title, Book Title, Book Author and Movie Release Year.
Poets.org : http://www.poets.org
Search for a poet or a poem. Poets.org is one of the many programs sponsored by the Academy of American Poets.
Reading Group Guides.com : http://www.readinggroupguides.com/index.asp
Make reading and talking about a book all the more enthralling. Over 1,400 guides available providing questions and background materials on your book. You can find a guide, read advice on running a book group, participate in a roundtable about how your reading group is going, and subscribe to their newsletter.
Educational Resources
Ben's Guide : http://bensguide.gpo.govThis site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.
Smithsonian Images : http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?
The Smithsonian allows the public free use of its image collection. Students, parents, and teachers can use this rich resource for school projects and presentations. Printed photographs can be ordered online.
The Educator's Reference Desk : http://www.eduref.org/
From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything : http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ifican
An initiative promoting reading at schools on or near Native American reservations and announcing notable opportunities for literary growth.
General Reference
About.com : http://www.about.com Useful for exhaustive information on any given topic.
Infospace : http://www.infospace.com
For reverse lookups as well as phone numbers and yellow pages.
Internet Public Library : http://www.ipl.org/
Provides links to information on a variety of topics- a wealth of information created by the University of Michigan School of Information. Also has a kids
page section.
Good ready reference site. Provides high quality links and free newsletter.
Library of Congress' Virtual Reference Shelf : http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress.
Refdesk.com : http://www.refdesk.com
Refdesk has a little bit of everything but at the same time isn't too big to maneuver around.
University of Texas' Guide to Useful Reference Sites : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/
Links to useful resources identified by University of Texas librarians.
UTopia : http://utopia.utexas.edu/
The University of Texas at Austin launched UTOPIA as an ambitious new initiative designed to open the University's doors of knowledge, research, and information to the public. The goal of UTopia is to create the universal university, the pathway to information for all people, regardless of location, resources or technical skills.
Virtual Reference Desk: http://www.vrd.org/
The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) Project coordinates a collaborative Internet-based question and answer service. This service provides support to Ask-an-Expert (or AskA) services by accepting out-of-scope and overflow questions.
Your Dictionary.com :
http://www.yourdictionary.com
Look up words, and translate between English and many other
languages.
Government & Politics
FirstGov.gov : http://www.firstgov.gov/The official U.S. gateway response to the government becoming more "electronic." This site has a vision that is global–connecting the world to all U.S. government information and services.
National Transportation Library : http://ntl.bts.gov/reference_shelf.html
A collection of databases for transportation researchers and analysts, aimed at providing one stop shopping for transportation statistical data.
State of Texas Website : http://www.state.tx.us/
General information, geography, history and culture, kids corner, flags and symbols all representing the state of Texas.
Texas Political Resource Page : http://www.political.com/
Searchable site that will link you to sites and directories involving Texas politics.
United States Postal Service Zip Code Lookup : http://www.usps.com/zip4
Though a library might have the print version, the website is quick and easy.
U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts : http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
A good access point to census data.
Veterans Information : http://www.opm.gov/veterans
This site contains information for job seeking veterans, veterans currently employed by the Federal Government, and Federal human resources specialists.
The Whitehouse.gov : http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Provides information on currents issues and policies affecting the country. This site also gives biographical information about the President and his staff as well as historical information about past presidents.
Health and Medicine
AMA Physician Select : http://dbapps.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htmThis resource by the American Medical Association enables searching for a physician by name or specialty to locate contact information, credentials, and training.
Go Ask Alice : http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Go Ask Alice! provides readers with credible, accessible information so that they can make better decisions concerning their health and well-being.
The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention : http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/spanish/
has announced the launch of a Spanish-language version of its popular risk assessment website, Your Disease Risk. The new site, Cuidar de su Salud (Take Care of Your Health), provides tailored prevention messages and health information for Hispanic/Latino Americans, as well as Spanish speakers worldwide.
Mayo Clinic : http:// www.mayoclinic.org
Helpful for general medical information. Explains the purpose of the three nation-wide clinics working towards treating difficult medical problems with teams of specialty physicians.
Medline Plus : http://www.medlineplus.gov
This service of the National Library of Medicine from the National Institutes of Health covers health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories and current health news.
MedWeb : http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/
MedWeb is a catalog of biomedical and health related web sites maintained by the staff of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library at Emory University.
Texas Department of State Health Services : http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/default.htm
The Bureau develops, analyzes and disseminates information used to plan and evaluate public health programs and to identify specific problem areas, such as infant mortality, teen pregnancy or tobacco use.
History & Genealogy
American Indian Resource Directory : http://www.indians.org/Resource/resource.htmlProvides information for general administrative Tribal contacts, unique cultural information and links to additional locations that provide information about American Indian tribes and their resources.
American Rhetoric : http://www.americanrhetoric.com
Includes the top 100 American speeches, among other things
Family Tree Maker : http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/
Step-by-step guide on how to build your own family tree.
German-Texan Heritage Society : http://www.gths.net/
Provides information regarding history and genealogy of people of German heritage in Texas.
Handbook of Texas Online : http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/
The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin.
History Channel : http://www.historychannel.com
Find what happened in history on a specific date. Plus, study the great history time line it offers.
Lone Star Junction : http://www.lsjunction.com/
Information covering Texas and its early history. You will find photographs of the Texas landscape, popular songs of Texas and the West, a searchable database of over 10,000 "Texians" that lived during the time of the Republic of Texas, full-text on-line editions of rare and classic books about Texas, and much more.
Roots Web.com : http://www.rootsweb.com/
Good genealogical site for beginners.
Texas Beyond History : http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/
In this virtual museum you will find information on and images of many different aspects of the cultural legacy of Texas, a legacy spanning at least 13,500 years.
Texas Department of State Health Services : http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/default.htm
The task of recording all the births, deaths, marriages and divorces in Texas belongs to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Each year, almost 750,000 documents are registered, and the public requests more than 200,000 searches for documents such as birth certificates needed by children to enter school or for adults to prove citizenship.
Kid's Stuff
ALA's
Great Web Site for Kids : http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Divides areas of interest, including animals, arts, history & biography, science, etc. This would be a great site for homework help.
Ben's Guide : http://bensguide.gpo.gov
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.
Wired for Youth : http://www.wiredforyouth.com/
Austin, Texas based library technology program. This site has other useful links for homework help, entertainment, teen health issues, etc.
Science and Technology
Chemical Elements.Com : http://www.chemicalelements.comThis is a useful sight for homework help because it gives a picture of the periodic table of elements, a diagram of the element, and information about the element including the date of discovery, discoverer, and the name origin.
Imagine the Universe : http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
A glimpse into the mysteries of the universe including what is known about it, how it’s evolving, and the kinds of objects it contains.
NASA : http:// www.nasa.gov
Educational resources, photographs, and facts on astronomy and space projects.
StarDate Online : http://www.stardate.org
StarDate is the public education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory. It offers stargazing tips as well as astronomy resources to teachers, the media, and the public.
U.S. Naval Observatory Data Services : http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data
Although an almanac will provide similar information, this is a good site for time of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and twilight, positions of the sun and moon, and information on eclipses.
This page was written by Telesa Rountree in Spring 2005.
This page was revised by Ana C. Loya in Spring 2006.
INF 382S: Library Instruction and Information Literacy,
taught by Dr. Loriene Roy
School of Information,
The University of Texas at Austin