Discovering Ideas
| English Composition |
Spring 2009 |
Palomar College |
Interesting Internet Sites
There are many lists of good Internet sites available to you. The Palomar
Library homepage has a subject index with links on many different topics. This list just
contains links that I have found interesting or useful on various topics. It does not
include search engines but does include a few lists of other links. As you will soon
discover, they are in no particular order. If you have a problem with any of these links
or have any suggestions for additions to the list, please send me e-mail and let me know. I try to update this list
occasionally--not as often as I should, but as often as the demands of other work allow.
For subjects related to learning and education, see the separate list of Learning Sites.
Contents
- The Cybertimes
Navigator: Originally developed for reporters at the New York Times, an
excellent guide to Internet sources on current issues.
- Google: At this
point, the best search engine, with directories and several other useful
tools. Click "more" to see what's available.
- The On-Line Books Page: A
searchable index of thousands of books available in their entirely, free, on the Internet.
- Project Bartleby Archive:
Housed at Columbia University, this archive contains the complete texts of 38 classic
books.
- Project Gutenberg: The oldest and one
of the largest archives of electronic texts of print material.
- Literary Resources on the Net:
An excellent subject guide to material relating to literature and criticism, compiled and
maintained by Jack Lynch at Rutgers University.
- Malaspina Great Books Home Page:
From Malaspina University in British Columbia, Canada, this site presents a wealth of
information about The Great Books of the Western World and a variety of other
great books. The site can be a little confusing at first, but if you really want to
explore an author or a particular work it's a great place to start.
- The Academy of American Poets: Complete with
recorded readings of dozens of poets. Often excellent specialized displays.
-
Poetry Writing and Analysis: A concise and helpful site about poetry and
poets.
- The Online Newshour: The transcript
and archive of the best news program on television. Whether you watch The
PBS Newshour
(7:00 p.m. each weeknight on PBS), you should take a look at this
site. The topics are current but important and the treatment goes well beyond the moronic
level of most television news.
- The New York Times on the Web: The daily
New York Times is available on the Internet. It includes national and
international news as well as a Technology section news and columns on computers and the
Internet, and the Book Review. The New York Times remains one of the most
authoritative sources on current national and international events. Their on-line version
is basically the print version, except for the Cybertimes, which is designed for the
Internet.
- The Chicago Tribune: This is not the print
newspaper; it is really a separate edition for the Internet. Lots of graphics; I find it a
little harder to find things, but it's a work in progress.
- Los Angeles Times: Fairly easy to access. The
best newspaper on the West Coast for national and international news.
- CNN Interactive: A good source for current
national and international news..
- American Studies Web:
An extensive and searchable collection of links on many aspects of American
culture and society, including government, economics, folklore,
environmental studies, and literature. Sponsored by the American
Studies Association and Georgetown University.
- GovStats:
Developed at the University of Oregon with support from a government grant, this is a good
place to start in looking for statistical information. Clear guide to other government
resources.
- The CIA World Factbook:
For recent data about all of the countries of the world, this is an excellent source.
- The White House: A lot of
it's public relations, but there's also much history and some useful links.
- The Library of Congress: One of the best Web sites in
terms of breadth of information available. Gives access to Thomas legislative
information service if you want to find out about bills in Congress.
- Federal Reserve Board: The Fed monitors the
economy, and makes much of the information it uses to do so available on this page.
- California Home Page: This is the home page for
California's state government. Links to a lot of information about the state, many
government agencies.
- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Economic
information, with an emphasis on the West Coast.
- The History Net: From the National
Historical Society, an interesting and readable archive of lots of historical material.
- Exploring Ancient World Cultures: A
beautiful and very large collection of both links and text. If you are interested in
getting background or finding detailed essays on specific issues in ancient history, this
is an outstanding resource.
- The Learning Page of the Library of
Congress: Excellent resources on American history, with some wonderful photographs.
- Core Documents of U.S.
Democracy: The Superintendent of Documents of the United States has made official
documents, from the Declaration of Independence to this year's budget, available,
complete text, no charge. There are no longer any excuses for guessing what the 20th
Amendment said.
- Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies: What
is "cyberculture"? Who engages in it? A range of material is available here on
the new culture growing up around the Internet and its applications. The annotated
bibliography and featured links are a good way to get into this subject.
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