Internet Resource Guide

The Internet has become a convenient tool for finding information on just about anything. These days it's hard to find a company or organization that doesn't have its own homepage. Because sifting through search engine returns can be more time-consuming than a trek to the library, we've compiled a list of websites that we've found to be especially useful and informative.

Arts and Literature

• Library of Congress: www.loc.gov
• The Louvre: www.louvre.fr/en
• National Endowment for the Arts: www.arts.endow.gov
• Smithsonian American Art Museum: www.nmaa.si.edu
• World Wide Arts Resources: www.wwar.com

• The Acropolis Museum: www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en

• Smithsonian Institution: www.si.edu/ 

• Toronto's Top Museums: www.kanetix.ca/top-toronto-museums 

• London Museum Guide: www.ukguide.org/london/museum.html 

• Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum: airandspace.si.edu/ 

• Aerospace History: The Space Shuttle: www.e-aircraftsupply.com/aerospace-history-the-space-shuttle/

Business and Investing

• Better Business Bureau: www.bbb.org
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission: www.cftc.gov
• E*TRADE: www.etrade.com
• Nasdaq: www.nasdaq.com
• New York Stock Exchange: www.nyse.com
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): www.sec.gov
• Small Business Administration (SBA): www.sba.gov
• Standard & Poor's: www.standardpoor.com

Computers and the Internet

• CNET: www.cnet.com
• CNET Shareware.com: www.shareware.com
• WIRED News: www.wired.com
• World Wide Web Consortium: www.w3.org
• ZDNet: www.zdnet.com

Education

• College Board Online: www.collegeboard.com
• FamilyEducation.com: www.familyeducation.com
• FinAid: www.finaid.org
• Family Education Network: www.fen.com
• Peterson's: www.petersons.com
• Princeton Review: www.princetonreview.com
• TeacherVision: www.teachervision.com
• U.S. News Online Education Page: www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm

Entertainment

• All Music Guide: www.allmusic.com
• Entertainment Weekly Online: www.ew.com/ew/
• IndieWIRE: www.indiewire.com
• Hollywood.com: www.hollywood.com
• Internet Movie Database: www.imdb.com
• Moviefone: movies.channel.aol.com
• MTV: www.mtv.com
• SonicNet: www.sonicnet.com
• Zap2It.com: http://www.zap2it.com/index

U.S. Government

• White House: www.whitehouse.gov
• Senate: www.senate.gov
• House of Representatives: www.house.gov
• Supreme Court Collection: supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
• Department of Agriculture: www.usda.gov
• Department of Commerce: www.commerce.gov
• Department of Defense: www.defenselink.mil
• Department of Education: www.ed.gov
• Department of Energy: www.energy.gov
• Department of Health and Human Services: www.dhhs.gov
• Department of Housing and Urban Development: www.hud.gov
• Department of the Interior: www.doi.gov
• Department of Justice: www.usdoj.gov
• Department of Labor: www.dol.gov
• Department of State: www.state.gov
• Department of Transportation: www.dot.gov
• Department of the Treasury: www.ustreas.gov
• Department of Veterans' Affairs: www.va.gov
• Search gov: www.searchgov.com

Other Government Resources

• Census Bureau: www.census.gov
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): www.cia.gov
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: www.cpsc.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): www.epa.gov
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): www.eeoc.gov
• Federal Bureau of Investigation: www.fbi.gov
• Federal Communications Commission: www.fcc.gov
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): www.fdic.gov
• Federal Election Commission (FEC): www.fec.gov
• Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov
• Federal Housing Finance Board: www.fhfb.gov
• Federal Reserve System (FRS), Board of Governors of (the Federal Reserve Board): www.federalreserve.gov
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC): www.ftc.gov
• Internal Revenue Service: www.irs.gov
• National Transportation Safety Board: www.ntsb.gov
• Postal Rate Commission: www.prc.gov
• Social Security Administration: www.ssa.gov
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: www.usccr.gov
• U.S. International Trade Commission: www.usitc.gov
• U.S. Postal Service: www.usps.com/

Health and Fitness

• American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov
• Fitness Online: www.fitnessonline.com
• MedExplorer: www.medexplorer.com
• National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov
• New England Journal of Medicine: www.nejm.org
• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports: www.fitness.gov
• ReutersHealth: www.reutershealth.com
• World Health Organization: www.who.int/

Jobs

• careerbuilder.com: www.careerbuilder.com
• Hot Jobs: hotjobs.yahoo.com
• Monster: www.monster.com

Kids

• Fact Monster: www.factmonster.com
• Funbrain: www.funbrain.com
• FEkids: www.fekids.com
• Scholastic: www.scholastic.com
• Sports Illustrated Kids: www.sikids.com
• TIME for Kids: www.timeforkids.com/TFK
• Yahooligans!: www.yahooligans.com

Labor

• Federal Labor Relations Authority: www.flra.gov
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): www.nlrb.gov
• Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: www.oshrc.gov

Magazines

• Consumer Reports Online: www.consumerreports.org
• Fortune: www.fortune.com/fortune
• People: people.aol.com/people
• Rolling Stone: www.rollingstone.com
• Salon: www.salon.com
• TIME: www.time.com/time
• U.S. News & World Report: www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm

Military

• U.S. Marine Corps: www.usmc.mil
• Selective Service System: www.sss.gov
• U.S. Air Force: www.af.mil
• U.S. Army: www.army.mil
• U.S. Coast Guard: www.uscg.mil
• U.S. Navy: www.navy.mil

News/Media

• Associated Press: http://customwire.ap.org/specials/bluepage.html
• BBC Online: www.bbc.co.uk
• CNN Interactive: www.cnn.com
• Google News: news.google.com
• Los Angeles Times: www.latimes.com
• MSNBC: www.msnbc.com
• National Public Radio Online: www.npr.org
• Newspapers Online: www.newspapers.com
• New York Times: www.nytimes.com
• Reuters: www.reuters.com
• USA Today: www.usatoday.com
• Wall Street Journal: www.wsj.com
• Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com
• Yahoo News: dailynews.yahoo.com

Public Service

• Corporation for National and Community Service: www.cns.gov
• Habitat for Humanity: www.habitat.org
• Peace Corps: www.peacecorps.gov

Reference

• CIA World Factbook: www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
• eHow: www.ehow.com
• FedStats (gov't. statistics): www.fedstats.gov
• Information Please: www.infoplease.com
• Internet Public Library: www.worldcat.org 
• MapQuest: www.mapquest.com
• Refdesk: www.refdesk.com

Science

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): www.nasa.gov
• National Science Foundation (NSF): www.nsf.gov
• Science Magazine: www.sciencemag.org
• Scientific American Magazine: www.scientificamerican.com

Search Engines

• AltaVista: www.altavista.com
• Excite: www.excite.com
• Google: www.google.com
• Lycos: www.lycos.com
• Metacrawler: www.metacrawler.com
• Yahoo!: www.yahoo.com

Shopping

• Amazon.com: www.amazon.com
• Bookfinder.com: www.bookfinder.com
• CDNow: www.cdnow.com
• eBay: www.ebay.com
• Florists' Transworld Delivery, Inc.: www.ftd.com
• Powell's Books: www.powells.com

Sports

• ESPN: espn.go.com
• International Olympic Committee: www.olympic.org
• Major League Baseball: www.mlb.com
• Major League Soccer: www.mlsnet.com
• National Basketball Association: www.nba.com
• National Football League: www.nfl.com
• National Hockey League: www.nhl.com
• Women's National Basketball Association: www.wnba.com

Travel

• Centers for Disease Control Home Travel Information Page: www.cdc.gov/travel/
• CheapOair: www.chipoair.com
• Expedia: www.expedia.com
• Fodor's: www.fodors.com
• Frommer's BudgetTravel Online: www.frommers.com
• Hostelling International: www.hihostels.com
• Lonely Planet Online: www.lonelyplanet.com
• National Park Service: www.nps.gov
• Priceline.com: www.priceline.com
• Rough Guides to Travel: ln.travel.roughguides.com/
• Travelocity.com: www.travelocity.com

• Traveler's Checklist: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/go/checklist.html
• Personal Security - At Home, On The Street, While Traveling: http://www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/rpt/19773.htm
• Tips for Traveling Abroad: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/tips-for-traveling-abroad_n_4098229.html
• Passengers with Service Dogs: http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/passengers-service-dogs
• Center for Children With Special Needs - Air Travel: http://cshcn.org/planning-record-keeping/air-travel-preparation
• Cruising With A Child With A Disability: http://sath.org/cruising-with-a-child-with-a-disability
• Pregnancy and Travel: http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/traveling-during-pregnancy/
• Safety in the Great Outdoors: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/safety-great-outdoors

Weather

• AccuWeather: www.accuweather.com
• Environment Canada: www.weather.ec.gc.ca
• Farmer's Almanac: www.almanac.com
• IntelliCast: www.intellicast.com
• National Weather Service: www.nws.noaa.gov
• The Weather Channel: www.weather.com