General
Bartleby.com - Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/
“Read literary masterpieces by Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Twain, and many others,
as well as the Emancipation Proclamation and other landmarks of nonfiction.”
–Bartleby Weekly Volume III, Issue 1. January 22, 2002
Canadian Literature Archive
http://www.umanitoba.ca/canlit/
Collected information about Canadian writers, novelists, poets, playwrights,
essayists, Canadian literary organizations, magazines, publications, texts
and library archives.
Contemporary Postcolonial & Postimperial Literature in English
http://www.postcolonialweb.org/
Includes postcolonial and postimperial literature from Africa, Australia,
South Asia, Singapore,
New Zealand, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom; includes subject-based
links to information
sorted by author, history, politics, religion, theory, gender matters
and diaspora.
Librarian’s Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org/search/file/literature
Librarian’s Index to the Internet.
The Literary Gothic
http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html
The Literary Gothic is a Web guide to all things concerned with literary Gothicism, which includes ghost
stories, "classic" Gothic novels and Gothic fiction (1764-1820), and related pre- and post-Gothic and
supernaturalist literature written prior to the mid-C20.
Literary Resources on the Net
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/%7Ejlynch/Lit/
This set of pages is a collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing
especially with English and American literature. Maintained by Jack Lynch,
Assistant Professor in the English department of the Newark campus of Rutgers
University.
Luminarium
http://www.luminarium.org/lumina.htm
Essays and articles covering major authors from the Medieval and Renaissance
periods into the seventeenth century.
Modern Language Association
www.mla.org
Modern Language Association website — MLA guidelines
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com
A how-to site for college writing.
The Perseus Digital Library
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
This site contains an extensive online collection of greek and roman classic
literature.
Project Gutenberg
http://promo.net/pg/
Project designed to make books and other materials available for free
and in full-text format; includes works by Poe, Dante, Shakespeare and
many others.
Victorian Web
http://www.victorianweb.org/
Very comprehensive site with links to information about Victorian-era
political and social history, gender
matters, philosophy, religion, science, technology, theater and more.
Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/
Contains links to websites that deal with various subjects in the humanities
and is maintained by Alan Liu, Professor of English at the University
of California.
WESS Web
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wessweb/index.html
Comprehensive links to information including regional and historical resources,
contemporary Europe,
texts and text collections and book reviews.
Children’s Literature
Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/new.html
The Children’s Literature Web Guide is a collection of internet links
to web resources dealing with children’s and young adult literature compiled
by David K. Brown, a University of Calgary Librarian.
ISLMC Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
Includes links to information on book awards, reviews, authors and illustrators, genres, bibliotherapy, Language Arts resources, literary enrichment, listservs
and an extensive collection of links to other children's and young adult literature resources.
Librarian's Index to the Internet - Literature and Books
http://lii.org/search/file/literature
Librarian’s Index to the Internet — select “children’s literature” on
the literature page and this will direct you to more links to children’s
literature.
On-Lion for Kids
http://kids.nypl.org/
The New York Public Library’s homepage for children’s literature includes
links to Caldecott and Newbery awards lists as well as links to popular
book characters and title lists.
Citation
American Psychological Association
www.apastyle.org
American Psychological Association website — APA guidelines
Chicago Manual of Style
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/about.html
Information about the Chicago Manual includes questions and answers and
tools to use
this citation style.
Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
Features citation and research assistance for History, Science, Social
Sciences and the Humanities.
Genesee Community College MLA & APA Citation Stylesheets
http://www.genesee.edu/Library/Citation/citation.cfm
Detailed information and examples for citing resources in MLA or APA styles.
Prepared specifically for Genesee Community College students, and include
examples for the resources (articles, books, reference works) provided
by the GCC library and its online databases. Genesee
students should consult these guides FIRST.
OWL - Using APA Format
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
Extensive assistance and examples using the APA citation style.
OWL - Using MLA Format
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
Extensive assistance and examples using the MLA citation style.
Education
The Best on the Web for Teachers
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html
The Best on the Web for Teachers site offers links to websites designed
for teachers. Links to good sites with lesson plans, worksheets, bulletin
board ideas, etc. can be found here.
Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Blue Web'n is a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites
categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects,
resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog
all educational sites, but only the most useful sites -- especially online
activities targeted at learners.
Discovery Channel School
http://school.discovery.com/
Includes lesson planners, teacher tools and access to United Streaming,
an enormous
curriculum-centered collection of streaming videos.
EDSITEment
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
The best of the humanities on the web from the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Education World, the Educator's Best Friend, is a resource that includes
a search engine for educational Web sites only, original content, including
lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to
integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education
experts, as well as a variety of other features.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
ERIC is the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a federally-funded
national information system that provides a variety of services and products
on a broad range of education-related issues. AskERIC is a personalized
Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians,
counselors, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education
throughout the United States and the world.
The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org
U.S. Department of Education’s meta-search engine.
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
Provides current collected and analyzed data relating to the Department
of Education; includes Fast Facts on topics such as assessments, early
childhood, elementary and secondary education and more.
New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
The New York Times on the Web Learning Network for Grades 3-12 for students,
teachers and parents.
NOVA | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
The website for NOVA, a science documentary tv series on PBS, choose Teachers
link.
San Diego State University's College of Education
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/links/index.html
The sites lead to a huge number of interesting and useful lessons, resources
and activities for teachers, administrators, instructional designers, trainers,
counselors and other educators.
United States Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
United States Department of Education website contains information on
education statistics, policies and research.
Grammar
Common Errors in English
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html
Extensive list of frequently encountered errors in the English language;
provides an explanation of the
error and what should be used in proper writing. Includes links to other
related grammar resources.
Guide to Grammar and Style
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
Covers everything from usage to style to mechanics with entries arranged
in alphabetical order.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Excellent resource for grammar guidelines. Provides definitions, examples
and short “lectures” on topics such as freewriting and outlining.
The Guide to Grammar and Writing is sponsored by the Capital Community
College Foundation.
Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/
Grammar guidelines created by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
Reading
Book Browse
http://www.bookbrowse.com/index.cfm
Find out what's new in popular books, browse by author, title and genre. Also a good source of reading
guides and interviews with authors.
Book Spot
http://www.bookspot.com/
This site contains hundreds of links to reading lists, book award lists,
genre sites, book news, author information and much more.
Fantastic Fiction
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
Features bibliographies for more than 7,000 authors and information on
over 150,000 books.
Genreflecting
http://www.genreflecting.com/
Information on reader's advisory services, many different genres and an
"Ask the Experts" section.
Monroe County (NY) Library System - Adult Booklists
http://www2.libraryweb.org/orgMain.asp?storyid=2205&orgid=605
Monroe County (NY) Library System reading lists.
Mystery Reader
http://www.themysteryreader.com/
Information on all types of mysteries from thrillers and suspense to cozy
and historical.
Overbooked: A Resource for Readers
http://www.overbooked.org/
Extensive collection of starred reviews, themed book lists, featured and
notable titles.
Reader's Robot
http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html
Incredibly extensive database that helps visitors decide what to read
next based on what they
already enjoy reading.
Romance Reader
http://www.theromancereader.com/
Information on all types of romance from historical to fantasy.
What's Next Database
http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/WhatsNextNEW.asp
If you're not sure what book is first (or next!) in the series you're
reading, use the What's
Next database to search by author, title or series to find out.
WhichBook.net
http://www.whichbook.net/index.jsp
Huge interactive database that helps you choose what to read next based
on your mood or by character,
plot or setting.
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