Libraries
On The Web
Online libraries are one of the most powerful
research tools at our disposal. No more need for
a library card. The doors are never closed, they
are there for you at all hours.
Online libraries usually can be divided into
two categories: sites that collect links to
informational resources and sites that have a
database of electronic texts. A few sites do
both, for example, the United States National
Library of Medicine and the Library of Congress.
Try to analyze what site might best contain
the information that you are looking for. If you
are researching material about Shakespeare or
the Bible, try looking at university-affiliated
sites such as the University of Virginia's
mammoth Electronic Text Center, http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/.
Another good place to go would be Columbia
University's Project Bartleby, http://www.bartleby.com.
 Bibliomania
This is a collection of electronic texts that may
be searched by engine or category. You will find
Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams",
poetry and classic novels.
http://www.bibliomania.com
American
Verse Project
This is a University of Michigan project to
archive 19th-century American poetry (some 18th
and early 20th-century pieces can be found)..
http://www.hti.umich.edu/english/amverse
Highbeam
Library Research (old Electric Library)
This is a for fee service that has a free trail
period. You will be able to research newspapers,
magazines, newswires, maps, photos and books.
http://www.highbeam.com/library/index.asp
Libraryspot
This is a relatively small site, however, it
offers links to only the best library and
reference sites. You can enter The Reading Room, a
collection of online journals, newspapers,
magazines and books. There are also links to
legal, medical and general online libraries.
http://www.libraryspot.com
National
Library of Canada
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/
The
Internet Public Library
This was one of the
first libraries on the internet. It has a large
searchable collection of links for a plethora of
subjects. Special links for teens that include a
guide to research papers. You will also find links
to magazines and newspapers.
http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/
The
Library of Congress
Only a portion of the
libraries 17 million books and 95 million images,
audio recordings, maps, etc. are online. However,
the available resources are mind boggling. Look
for THOMAS, a congressional database, or American
Memory, a fluid initiative to digitize the
libraries historical American holdings. The
Electronic Texts and Publishing Resources page
offers links to libraries with electronic books.
http://www.loc.gov
The
On-Line Books Page
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
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