| AEROSPACE |
Space Calendar <http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/> : The Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the coming year. Included are over 1,000 links to related home pages. Includes upcoming satellite launches
| BIOGRAPHIES |
American Presidents <http://www.americanpresidents.org/> : Biographical information and profiles of U.S. presidents
Anthropology Biography Web <http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/information/biography/index.shtml> : This biography web has been developed by the anthropology students at Minnesota State University, Mankato as a part of our EMuseum. Includes brief descriptions of anthropologists and other scientists that have direct influence on the discipline of anthropology.
Biographical Dictionary <http://www.s9.com/biography/> : 25,000 entries from ancient times to the present
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress <http://bioguide.congress.gov/> : Biographies of members of Congress, 1774 to present
Biographies <http://mel.lib.mi.us/reference/REF-biog.html> : Meta list of biographical links from the Michigan Electronic Library
Biography Center <http://www.biography-center.com/> : A search engine for biographies posted on the internet. There are 10666 biographies, of which 5347 biographies in English. Other languages include French, Spanish, German.
Centurions <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/centurions/> : Biographical information on the century's greatest artists, listing the hundred most significant writers, painters, architects, film-makers, designers, sculptors and poets of the twentieth century. From BBC History Online
Character Actors <http://www.what-a-character.com/> : This site is subtitled: the faces you can;t forget. Alphabetical listing. Click on thumbnails to see biography, and filmography.
Composers <http://www.lib.virginia.edu/MusicLib/resources/composers.html> : Good webliography of sites. This list includes Web-accessible libraries, research centers, and Web sites devoted to research on selected composers. From the University of Virginia
Distinguished Women Past and Present <http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/> : This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today.
Famous Canadians Theme Page <http://www.cln.org/themes/famous.html> : Excellent meta list of sites offering biographical information and sketches on famous Canadians, past and present from all walks of life. Of note are links to the Canadian Celebrities Site offering brief notes primarily about Canadian entertainers, organized under: Actors and Comedians, Actresses and Comediennes, Musicians, and Other Professions. As well, Canadian Portraits Photographs from the National Archives of Canada on famous Canadians organized in the following headings: Canadian Government, Canadian Men, Canadian Women, Canadian Prime Ministers, Explorers & Military Figures, Employment in Canada, Governors General, and Immigrants & Aboriginal People of Canada. A brief biographical sketch accompanies each photo.
InfoPlease <http://www.infoplease.com/people.html> : A vortal to biographies within the Infoplease complex. Includes the following categories: Sports / Entertainment / Presidents / Vice Presidents / Supreme Court Justices / Business Leaders / People in the News / World Rulers / Deaths in 2000 / Deaths in 1999. Site contains over 30,000 biographies.
Lives: the Biography Resource <http://members.home.net/klanxner/lives/index.html> : Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories, individual lives of the famous, the infamous, group biographies about people who share a common profession, historical era or geography. Also general collections, resources on biographical criticism and special collections. Includes pictures where available.
The Political Graveyard <http://politicalgraveyard.com/> : Contains information on living as well as dead U.S. politicians. It really does tell you the cemetery where the dead politicians are buried!
Public Figure <http://www.publicfigure.com/> : Biographical information in an ezine format. Presents full length content on over 5,000 public figures, life summaries of an additional 17,000 prominent people in history. Offers news and information about famous people including Entertainers, Sports Figures, Business Executives, Science and Technology Experts, World Leaders, Politicians, Government Leaders. Includes a searchable database.
Time Man of the Year <http://www.pathfinder.com/time/special/moy/> : For each of the last 70 years, TIME has presented a Man of the Year--the single person (man, woman, or even idea) who, for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year. TIME presents a digital portrait of previous Men of the Year. Click on the recipient's name to get the full text from that year's story. Can be browsed by decade
U.S. Congress. Congressional Directory. 106th Congress <http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/browse-cd-99.html> : Short biographical information on senators and members of the House. Arranged by state, information on governors is included. Available in text or .pdf formats.
Women of Nasa <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/> : Profiles of the women within the Nasa organization
World Biographical Index <http://www.biblio.tu-bs.de/acwww25u/wbi_en/log_li.html> : This database is based on the 4th edition of the World Biographical Index containing over 2 million short biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania. K. G. Saur Publishing
| CALENDARS, EVENTS and TRADE SHOWS |
Earth Calendar <http://www.earthcalendar.net/> : The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world.
Space Calendar <http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/> : The Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the coming year. Included are over 1,000 links to related home pages. Includes upcoming satellite launches
| CANADA |
Canada. Government Electronic Directory Services Direct500 <http://direct.srv.gc.ca/cgi-bin/wgweng> : Search by name, title, or government department
| COMPANY DATA |
Thomas Global Register: The Global Industrial Buying Guide <http://www.tgrnet.com/> : On TGRnet.com, you can search for over 300,000 industrial suppliers, organised by 10,000 industrial product classifications, in 6 languages, and from 23 countries.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers <http://www.thomasregister.com/> :
WebstersOnline <http://www.webstersonline.com> : Webstersonline is a business directory for searching businesses by SIC code, product or service, city, state, provinceor country. The directory includes over 1,000,000 products, services and brand names. Also has quick links to websites and email addresses to request quotes or further information on the company.
Wiznet <http://www.wiznet.net> : A vertical portal for sourcing companies and products. Search products, and link directly to manufacturers catalogues. Aggregates on-line original, unabridged, unstructured content (catalogs, specifications, manuals, installation notes, etc.) in paper on electronic format. Contains 45,000 catalogs covering more than 15 million industrial products. Registration required.
| COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
Tutorialfind / Tutorial Find <http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/> : This site offers over 300 categories of tutorials and currently more than 3000 links. Categories include computers and computing, 3D software and web develop-ment, sport and spoken languages, music, crafts, gardening, etc.
| DIGITAL LIBRARIES |
Electronic Literature Directory <http://directory.eliterature.org/> : The Electronic Literature Directory provides an extensive database of listings for electronic works, their authors, and their publishers. The descriptive entries cover poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction that makes significant use of electronic techniques or enhancements. Search may be by type of electronic media, such as hypertext, recording, animated text, online generated text, and other multimedia.
| DIRECTORIES |
AMA Physician Select : On-Line Doctor Finder <http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm> : The American Medical Association's Physician Select provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO). All physician credential data have been verified for accuracy and authenticated by accrediting agencies, medical schools, residency training programs, licensing and certifying boards, and other data sources.
Jay's Computer Services - Zip and Area Code Lookup <http://nt.jcsm.com/ziphome.asp> : The site has several resources for looking up zip and area codes. Free for up to 15 lookups per day
Thomas Global Register: The Global Industrial Buying Guide <http://www.tgrnet.com/> : On TGRnet.com, you can search for over 300,000 industrial suppliers, organised by 10,000 industrial product classifications, in 6 languages, and from 23 countries.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers <http://www.thomasregister.com/> :
WebstersOnline <http://www.webstersonline.com> : Webstersonline is a business directory for searching businesses by SIC code, product or service, city, state, provinceor country. The directory includes over 1,000,000 products, services and brand names. Also has quick links to websites and email addresses to request quotes or further information on the company.
Who Makes It / Whomakesit <http://www.whomakesit.com/wmi/default.asp> : A vertical portal designed to provide the electronic component industry with product information available from over 1200 manufacturers featuring more than 3 million components. Offers an electronic component directory that provides direct access to product information from the manufacturers. Includes a parts index and a manufacturers index.
Wiznet <http://www.wiznet.net> : A vertical portal for sourcing companies and products. Search products, and link directly to manufacturers catalogues. Aggregates on-line original, unabridged, unstructured content (catalogs, specifications, manuals, installation notes, etc.) in paper on electronic format. Contains 45,000 catalogs covering more than 15 million industrial products. Registration required.
| EDUCATION and LEARNING |
Tutorialfind / Tutorial Find <http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/> : This site offers over 300 categories of tutorials and currently more than 3000 links. Categories include computers and computing, 3D software and web develop-ment, sport and spoken languages, music, crafts, gardening, etc.
| ELECTRONIC BOOKS |
Electronic Literature Directory <http://directory.eliterature.org/> : The Electronic Literature Directory provides an extensive database of listings for electronic works, their authors, and their publishers. The descriptive entries cover poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction that makes significant use of electronic techniques or enhancements. Search may be by type of electronic media, such as hypertext, recording, animated text, online generated text, and other multimedia.
| ELECTRONICS |
LiveManuals / Live Manuals <http://www.livemanuals.com/> : This site offers links to manufacturers, manuals, warranties, etc. for most consumer electronics. Search by product or manufacturer. Registration is required for storage of personal product information such as serial numbers, etc.
Who Makes It / Whomakesit <http://www.whomakesit.com/wmi/default.asp> : A vertical portal designed to provide the electronic component industry with product information available from over 1200 manufacturers featuring more than 3 million components. Offers an electronic component directory that provides direct access to product information from the manufacturers. Includes a parts index and a manufacturers index.
Wiznet <http://www.wiznet.net> : A vertical portal for sourcing companies and products. Search products, and link directly to manufacturers catalogues. Aggregates on-line original, unabridged, unstructured content (catalogs, specifications, manuals, installation notes, etc.) in paper on electronic format. Contains 45,000 catalogs covering more than 15 million industrial products. Registration required.
| EMAIL DIRECTORIES |
Internet Address Finder <http://www.iaf.net/> :
MESA, Meta Email Search Agent <http://mesa.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/> :
WhoWhere? Email Addresses <http://www.whowhere.com/> :
| ENGINEERING |
Who Makes It / Whomakesit <http://www.whomakesit.com/wmi/default.asp> : A vertical portal designed to provide the electronic component industry with product information available from over 1200 manufacturers featuring more than 3 million components. Offers an electronic component directory that provides direct access to product information from the manufacturers. Includes a parts index and a manufacturers index.
| FREE DATABASES on the WEB |
Books Out Of Print <http://www.bowker.com/bop/home/boop.html> : From Bowker
| GOVERNMENT |
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments <http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html> :
Commerce Business Daily (CBD) <http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/index.html> : CBDNet is the Government's official FREE electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). Notices appearing in CBDNet do not satisfy the requirements of FAR Part 5 until they appear in the printed CBD. See Question 1 under "Frequently Asked Questions" and FAR Part 5. Another CBD site is Commerce Business Daily Search
U.S. Blue Pages <http://www.usbluepages.gov/> : federally funded directory linking to government agencies and federal services. The U.S. Blue Pages are organized functionally.For example, if you're looking for tax forms, you can find the help you need under "T" for taxes or "I" for the Internal Revenue Service. You can also find agencies' internet addresses, toll-free numbers and special service numbers.
U.S. Congress. Congressional Directory. 106th Congress <http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/browse-cd-99.html> : Short biographical information on senators and members of the House. Arranged by state, information on governors is included. Available in text or .pdf formats.
| GRAPHICS |
Artcyclopedia <http://www.artcyclopedia.com/> : The Artcyclopedia is an index of online museums and image archives: find out where the works of over 7,000 different fine artists can be viewed online.
| HEALTH and MEDICAL |
AMA Physician Select : On-Line Doctor Finder <http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm> : The American Medical Association's Physician Select provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO). All physician credential data have been verified for accuracy and authenticated by accrediting agencies, medical schools, residency training programs, licensing and certifying boards, and other data sources.
| INTERNET DIRECTORIES |
Amnesi: Domain Name Search <http://www.amnesi.com/> :
| LAW |
Martindale Hubbell Lawyer Locator <http://lawyers.martindale.com/marhub> : Search engine for finding lawyers. International in scope
| LISTSERVES FORUMS NEWSGROUPS and ARCHIVES |
Best of Buslib-L Archives <http://www.montague.com/review/buslibbest.html> :
Buslib-L Archives <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives> :
CataList <http://www.lsoft.com/catalist.html> : CataList is the catalog of LISTSERV lists. From this page, you can browse any of the 26,849 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites. This information is generated automatically from LISTSERV's LISTS database and is always up to date.
D-Lib Home Page <http://www.dlib.org/> : A forum for developers of digital libraries
Egroups <http://www.egroups.com/> : Search for email groups by category. eGroups.com makes it easy for you to start your own e-mail group and manage all of your e-mail subscriptions using a Web interface.
Forum One: search for online forums <http://www.forumone.com/> :
Javascript List Archives <http://www.egroups.com/list/javascript/> :
LIBNT-L Listserv Archives <http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/libnt-l.html> : Discussion group for systems librarians. This archive contains the complete archive of all postings to the list since its inception in April 1998
Meta List <http://www.meta-list.net/query?acc=111en> : This is a search engine for over 234,000 public newsletters and discussion lists by keyword or category. Search can be performed in thirteen languages
NewsGroup Bots <http://www.botspot.com/s-news5.htm> : List of intelligent agents for search and retrieval of information from newsgroups
OneList <http://www.onelist.com> : Find newsgroups on internet. Arranged by categories Permits setting up an online forum free of charge.
PACS-L Archives <http://listserv.uh.edu/archives/pacs-l.html> :
Sololib-L Archives <http://listserv.silverplatter.com/archives/sololib-l.html> :
Stumpers-L <http://www.cuis.edu/~stumpers/> :
TILENET:newsgroup, vendor, ftp site, listserve search <http://tile.net/> : Search for newsgroup, vendor, ftp site, listserve, etc. by keyword
Web4Lib Archives(DL SunSITE) <http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/archive.html> :
| LITERATURE |
Electronic Literature Directory <http://directory.eliterature.org/> : The Electronic Literature Directory provides an extensive database of listings for electronic works, their authors, and their publishers. The descriptive entries cover poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction that makes significant use of electronic techniques or enhancements. Search may be by type of electronic media, such as hypertext, recording, animated text, online generated text, and other multimedia.
| MISCELLANEOUS |
Association Central <http://www.associationcentral.com/> : Listing of U.S. based associations
Musee <http://www.musee-online.org/> : An interactive directory to museums' collections including art, science, history, zoos, archaeology and aquariums, etc. providing links to their educational, entertainment, archive and shopping features.
| MULTIPLE SERVICES |
The Ultimates <http://www.theultimates.com/> : Twenty-five net search services offering: White Pages | Yellow Pages | Email Directory | Trip Planner |. Multiple search engines on the page. The form for each resource is integrated into the web page. Type the search information into the first form, and Javascript copies it from one blank form to another
| MUSIC |
Composers <http://www.lib.virginia.edu/MusicLib/resources/composers.html> : Good webliography of sites. This list includes Web-accessible libraries, research centers, and Web sites devoted to research on selected composers. From the University of Virginia
| NEWS MEDIA |
Newsletter Directory <http://www.newsletteraccess.com/directory.html> : Search the Online Newsletter Directory - 5,000 newsletters and growing - by title or keyword or Browse by subject or category. Each record includes name of publisher, contact information, frequency, cost, etc. Derived from Hudson's Subscription Newsletter Directory. Many additional information includes free and e-mail newsletters.
RadioTower / Radio Tower: the Internet Radio Receiver <http://www.radiotower.com/> : Internet Radio Directory. Online radio stations, streaming live audio from around the world, presented by RadioTower. Listen to over 1300 webcasts - simply click the PLAY button for a station. RealPlayer required. Browse by station, country, category. Selections from 80 countries and 20 different genres,
Standard Periodical Directory <http://www.oxbridge.com/spd_home.cfm?tp=b> : Lists periodicals by subject category. Each entry includes target audience, cost, email address, contact name, frequency, etc.
| NEWSLINKS |
The Newsletter Site <http://www.thenewslettersite.com/> : Access current or past issues of hundreds of newsletters
RadioTower / Radio Tower: the Internet Radio Receiver <http://www.radiotower.com/> : Internet Radio Directory. Online radio stations, streaming live audio from around the world, presented by RadioTower. Listen to over 1300 webcasts - simply click the PLAY button for a station. RealPlayer required. Browse by station, country, category. Selections from 80 countries and 20 different genres,
| POSTAL DIRECTORIES |
Canadian Postal Code Lookup Service <http://www.westminster.ca/cdnlook.htm> :
Links: postal code and address resource <http://www.grcdi.nl/links.htm> : This page presents a number of links to pages on the World Wide Web which deal with matters pertaining to address systems, such as postal code patterns, address patterns and languages.
PostInfo <http://www.postinfo.net/> : Address management on the web. World address postal information service - zip codes
Royal Mail Postcodes Online <http://www.royalmail.co.uk/paf/> : Database for U.K. postal codes, searchable by address or if looking for an address, you can search by code
U.S. Zip Code Lookup and Address Information <http://www.usps.com/ncsc/> :
Zip and Area Code Lookup <http://www.jcsm.com/> : Find zip codes, area codes, population statistics, etc. by counties and by states.
| PUBLISHERS and VENDORS |
Standard Periodical Directory <http://www.oxbridge.com/spd_home.cfm?tp=b> : Lists periodicals by subject category. Each entry includes target audience, cost, email address, contact name, frequency, etc.
| RADIO and TELEVISION |
RadioTower / Radio Tower: the Internet Radio Receiver <http://www.radiotower.com/> : Internet Radio Directory. Online radio stations, streaming live audio from around the world, presented by RadioTower. Listen to over 1300 webcasts - simply click the PLAY button for a station. RealPlayer required. Browse by station, country, category. Selections from 80 countries and 20 different genres,
| REFERENCE AND MISCELLANEA |
Canada. Government Electronic Directory Services Direct500 <http://direct.srv.gc.ca/cgi-bin/wgweng> : Search by name, title, or government department
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments <http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html> :
Embassy World <http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm> : DIRECTORY OF THE WORLD'S EMBASSIES & CONSULATES In alphabetical order - search each country for "host" and "guest" embassies. Whenever possible, contact information is provided.
| REGIONAL: U.S. |
Commerce Business Daily (CBD) <http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/index.html> : CBDNet is the Government's official FREE electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). Notices appearing in CBDNet do not satisfy the requirements of FAR Part 5 until they appear in the printed CBD. See Question 1 under "Frequently Asked Questions" and FAR Part 5. Another CBD site is Commerce Business Daily Search
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers <http://www.thomasregister.com/> :
U.S. Blue Pages <http://www.usbluepages.gov/> : federally funded directory linking to government agencies and federal services. The U.S. Blue Pages are organized functionally.For example, if you're looking for tax forms, you can find the help you need under "T" for taxes or "I" for the Internal Revenue Service. You can also find agencies' internet addresses, toll-free numbers and special service numbers.
U.S. Congress. Congressional Directory. 106th Congress <http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/browse-cd-99.html> : Short biographical information on senators and members of the House. Arranged by state, information on governors is included. Available in text or .pdf formats.
| SCIENCE |
Anthropology Biography Web <http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/information/biography/index.shtml> : This biography web has been developed by the anthropology students at Minnesota State University, Mankato as a part of our EMuseum. Includes brief descriptions of anthropologists and other scientists that have direct influence on the discipline of anthropology.
| TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES |
800 Numbers: find listings and directories of 800 numbers <http://www.800numbers.com/> :
All Nations Telephone Search Engine <http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm> : Enter the name of the country you are dialing from, as well as the name of the country you are dialing to. The prefix and area code will appear, along with links to telephone directories in the destination country
AreaCode-Info.Com <http://www.areacode-info.com/> : The definitive site for area code information
Canada 411 <http://canada411.sympatico.ca/> :
Canada: Reverse Lookup <http://in-105.infospace.com/info.go555/reverse_ca.htm> : Reverse lookup for Canada. Includes reverse telephone number, area code, address, email lookups.
international telephone directory <http://www.infobel.be/infobel/infobelworld.html> :
PhoneNetUK <http://www.bt.com/phonenetuk/> : British Telecom's searchable directory for finding people and/or businesses in the U.K.
Switchboard <http://www.switchboard.com/> :
Telephone Directories on the Web <http://www.teldir.com/> : Telephone Directories on the Web at teldir.com is the Internet's original and most detailed index of online phone books, with links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and Fax Listings from all around the world.
Telephone directories on the web <http://www.infobel.com/teldir/teldir.asp?page=/eng/about/who> : A directory of telephone directories for over 184 countries around the world: yellow pages, white pages, business pages, fax numbers and email addresses.
Telephone Directories on the Web (meta site) <http://www.contractjobs.com/tel/> : International in scope, and one of the most comprehensive Includes several online directories for Canada
U.S. Blue Pages <http://www.usbluepages.gov/> : federally funded directory linking to government agencies and federal services. The U.S. Blue Pages are organized functionally.For example, if you're looking for tax forms, you can find the help you need under "T" for taxes or "I" for the Internal Revenue Service. You can also find agencies' internet addresses, toll-free numbers and special service numbers.
U.S.: Reverse Lookup <http://www.infospace.com/_1_4J1SULZ0SSNZSU__info.go555/reverse.htm> : Reverse lookup for U.S.A. Includes reverse telephone number, address, email lookups.
World Pages <http://www.worldpages.com/> : Good starting place if looking for a person or a company. Covers the U.S. and Canada (including maps), has over 112 million white and yellow pages, and 30 million URLs
www.555-1212.com <http://www.555-1212.com/> :
Yellow and White Pages of the World <http://www.hansaprint.fi/eypeng.html> :
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