Centralized location for blogosphere. Offers tools for users to create and maintain blogs including a blog directory, blog themes, tracking statistics, polling, and quiz makers. Provides assistance to users via extensive and experienced blog community, and helpful articles about blogs.
Subject: Computer & Internet Blogs–Blog Portals
The Christian Science Monitor
“The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, daily news briefing, email newsletters, and mobile site.”
Subject: Business & Economics–Business & Economics News; Law, Government & Political Science–Political Science–Politics–Politics News; Science & Technology–Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Science & Technology–Science & Technology News; Reference–News & Current Events
Der Spiegel
Subject: Reference–News & Current Events
Evaluating Information Tutorial: Websites
Evaluating Information Tutorial: Websites
Includes a checklist of questions to ask when evaluating internet sites.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Libraries–Internet For Libraries–Internet Resource Evaluation
KidsClick!
This is a great place to start if you want to surf and search the Internet. Created by librarians, this is an Internet guide especially for kids.
Subject: Reference–Web Directories; Reference–Homework Help; Computers And The Internet–Search Engines & Guides
Blogs – ipl Special Collection
Blogs – ipl Special Collection
Web directory. A selected list of blogs on a range of topics, including how to create your own blog. Subjects include law, books, food, travel, medicine, history, politics, business, and more.
Subject: Reference Blogs–Blog Lists, Directories & Search Engines
Ocracoke Light – ipl’s Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
Ocracoke Light – ipl2’s Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
The Ocracoke Light was built in 1823 and is located in Ocracoke, North Carolina. It is the oldest lighthouse in operation along the coast of North Carolina. This lighthouse replaced the lighthouse that was built on Shell Castle Island in 1798.
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Travel & Tourism–North America Travel & Tourism
NHK World
Asian and world news, TV programs, radio, and podcasts provided by Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
Subject: Reference–News & Current Events
OAIster
“OAIster is a union catalog of millions of records representing open access digital resources that was built by harvesting from open access collections worldwide using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).” Examples of resources include old-time advertisement collections, open access journals, and public radio pro …
Subject: Reference–Web Directories–Open Access Directories
Newsweek – The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast became the online home of Newsweek Magazine in February, 2011. Sections include U.S. and World News, Politics, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, Art, and more.
Subject: Reference–News & Current Events
UThink: Blogs at the University of Minnesota
UThink: Blogs at the University of Minnesota
From the UThink homepage: “UThink is available to the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and is intended to support teaching and learning, scholarly communication, and individual expression for the U of M community.” Home page has a Blog Directory link listing all of the blogs on the site.
Subject: Education Blogs; Reference Blogs–Blog Lists, Directories & Search Engines; Education Blogs; Reference Blogs–Blog Lists, Directories & Search Engines
Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources
Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources
This comprehensive directory of African resources covers many topics including: Current Events/News (including African newspapers), Art, Culture, Education, History, Maps, Music, Politics, Religion, Travel, and more. Country information is also included, as is regional information for Central, East, Southern and West Africa, as well as the Indian O …
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Education; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–African History; Regional & Country Information–Africa; Arts & Humanities–Archives & Records Management–Online Catalogs–Africa; Reference–Web Directories; Entertainment & Leisure–Travel & Tourism–Africa Travel & Tourism; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Civil Rights; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Women; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Arts And Music; Social Sciences–Ethnicity, Culture, And Race–African/African-American; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Government And Politics
Podcasts – ipl Special Collection
Podcasts – ipl Special Collection
A selected list of podcasts on a range of topics, including how to create your own podcast. Subjects include law, books, food, travel, medicine, history, politics, business, and more.
Subject: Reference–Web Directories
MARS Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index
MARS Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index
“An index of the web sites included in the 1999-2008 annual lists issued by the Mars Best of Free Reference Web Sites Committee of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of [the American Library Association] to recognize outstanding reference sites on the World Wide Web.”
Subject: Reference–Web Directories
Intute
A free online service providing access to high-quality Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select, evaluate, and write a description for each website included. Subject areas include science and technology, arts and humanities, social sciences, and health …
Subject: Reference–Web Directories
Service Objects: Lookups
Validate street addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and IP addresses and much more.
Subject: Reference–Web Directories; Reference–Telephone And Address; Applications By Activity–Searching
DuckDuckGo
Internet browser and Google competitor that does not track or collect browsing histories or user information.
Subject: Reference–Search Engines
Awesome Library
A collection of links and web resources on a range of topics, including English, math, technology and the arts.
Subject: Reference–Web Directories; Reference; Computers And The Internet–Search Engines & Guides; School And Homework Help–Homework Help–Reference–General Reference
Answers.com – Answer Library
Subject-categorized directory to all of the free almanacs, atlases, biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works available from Answers.com. Be advised that the IPL does not consider entries or information from Wikipedia, WikiAnswers, or Answers.com’s User Contribution section to be reliable sources of information.
Subject: Reference–Web Directories; Reference; Reference; School And Homework Help–Homework Help—-Reference
Federated Search Blog
A blog about current issues and new technologies in the federated search field, written by an industry insider.
Subject: Reference–Search Engines–Metasearch Engines; Computers & Internet–Computers & Internet News; Computer & Internet Blogs