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AIGA
Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century "14 in-depth studies of works by various artists represented in the National Gallery of Art"
Art Museum Network
Artcyclopedia "Explore 125,000 Great Works of Art"
Cary Collection: Graphic Arts Library and Digital Image Database "one of the country's premier libraries on the history and practice of printing"
Graphic Artists Guild
Graphic Arts Information Network (GAIN)
Graphic Arts Monthly
Global Campus: Fine Arts
A History of Photography
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theater Research Institute
Librarian's Internet Index: Arts and Humanities
Life of the People: Realist Prints & Drawings... 1912-1948
Music History Timeline
National Endowment for the Arts
North Carolina ECHO "... doorway to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, and museums."
North Carolina Jazz Musicians
NYFA Interactive (New York Foundation for the Arts) promotes the freedom of individual artists to develop and create and provides the public with opportunities to experience and understand their work
Performing Arts Reading Room The Library of Congress
Prints & Photographs Reading Room The Library of Congress
Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room The Library of Congress
Recorded Sound Reference Center The Library of Congress
Smithsonian
Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA)
Visual Communication Quarterly
Vocational Information Center: Graphic Arts and Printing Career Guide
Voice of the Shuttle web page for humanities research
WannaLearn.com: ... Computer Art and Graphic Design
Web Gallery of Art "contains over 11,600 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800"
WebMuseum, Paris
Wikipedia: Commercial Art
Wizard of OZ "explores the publishing history, stage & film adaptations, & famous artifacts..."
World Wide Arts Resources "access to artists, museums, galleries, art history, arts education, performing arts, classified ads, resume postings, arts forums, news and more" around the world
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Business & Economics
AEA: American Economic Association
AllPages.com "Online Yellow Pages and Business Directory"
Autotropolis excellent tool for searching for new and used cars
Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive
Business Reference Services The Library of Congress
Capital Flow Analysis free information provided "to teach and promote the use of national flow of funds accounts as a method of explaining supply and demand in capital markets"
CNNmoney CNN financial network
Consumer Price Indexes U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Digital Librarian: Business & Finance
Economics About.com's website on the subject
EH.net provides "a wide range of internet-based services to economic historians, historians of economics, economists, historians, related social scientists and the public."
Findlaw: Law and Economics Resources
Five Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a US Dollar, 1790-2005
Free Management Library free resource library "to provide leaders and managers (especially those with very limited resources) basic and practical information about personal, professional and organizational development."
Global Campus: Business
Hoover's Online
Information Economy "Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues"
Institute for International Economics
Jim Garven Weblog "a blog exploring the intersection of risk management, insurance and finance" managed by James R. Garven, Ph.D.
Librarian's Internet Index: Business
Library of Economics and Liberty
NASDAQ investment information, stock quotes (will only load in Internet Explorer)
NCEE: National Council on Economic Education
NYSE: New York Stock Exchange
New York Times Business News
Quote.com investment information and stock quotes
Realtor.com Official Site of the National Association of REALTORS®
Reference for Business
SuperPages.com "connecting buyers and sellers"
Thomas Net "the most comprehensive resource for industrial information."
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Programs economic programs of the US Census
US National Debt Clock
ValueLine.com
WebEc World Wide Web Resources in Economics
The White House - Economic Statistics Briefing Room
WWW Virtual Library: Business and Economics
Non-Profit Business -- Financing![]()
The Foundation Center/Philanthropy News Digest
Small Business
Reference for Business "small business owners can browse over the 600 articles that detail information about financial planning, market analysis, sales, business plans, tax planning, human resource issues and more"
Useful Links Small Business Center, Isothermal Community College
ZoomInfo excellent search engine for people, companies, and jobs!![]()
Careers/Jobs
Absolutely Health Care resume database, nationwide employer links, and job postings in 100 categories of health care
ArtJobOnline search for jobs in the arts
Best of the Web: Careers links to many helpful Internet sites
CareerBuilder job hunter; post your resume online
ConstructionOnly.com construction employment
County Salaries in North Carolina 2008
Creating Online Portfolios Chronicle of Higher Education article
Digital Librarian: Employment
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
Environmental Jobs and Careers employment for the environment
Find Your Spot "find great jobs in the best places"
Guru.com "The world's largest online marketplace for freelance talent."
jobs.ac.uk "The UK's leading academic job site"
JobStar Central free help on resumes and cover letters
Monster.com "helps you explore the possibilities and find the opportunities that are right for you."
NationJob.com "Job search engine, careers, employment, and resume services for job seekers"
NCPublicSchools.org teaching jobs in North Carolina
Net-Temps "the leading job board for temporary, temp-to-perm and full time employment through the staffing industry"
Nursing Career Center search jobs at allnurses.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook searchable info on qualifications, earnings, job outlook, etc. for specific jobs and careers
SnagAJob.com "largest part-time job site in the U.S."
South Carolina State Jobs on the Internet
South Carolina's Job Bank provided by SC Job Service
TeacherJobs.com "largest teacher placement service...accredited by Nat. Assoc. of Teacher Agencies"
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Vocational & Technical Education Center "Research top trade schools or online school listings and search by colleges,
degree programs, state or zip code."
Yahoo Hotjobs
ZoomInfo excellent search engine for people, companies, and jobs!Consumer Affairs & People
Consumer Information
Better Business Bureau
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance list of direct government loans to the public
Federal Citizen Information Center Pueblo, CO
Home Energy Saver "The first do-it-yourself energy audit tool"
Identity Theft Resource Center
Local Census "Local Census is a completely free website: Providing a plethora of statistical information about the United States of America"
MemberoftheFamily.net "Get the nursing home care your loved one deserves"
N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company
National Do Not Call Registry register at this site to prevent telemarketing calls to your phone number
U.S. Census -- Population and Household Economic Topics population and household economic topics
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Social Invention (inventing ideas to solve social problems)
Bagelhole
Global Ideas Bank![]()
Education
2006 Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid information on US colleges and universities; free college scholarship & financial aid searches; SAT & ACT test tips
American Association of Community Colleges
EDUCAUSE "Transforming Education Through Information Technologies"
Campus Technology technology for higher education (was Syllabus)
Christian Colleges, Universities and Bible Colleges a comprehensive list of Christian colleges by state
Chronicle of Higher Education
Collegeboard.com prepare for the new SAT; get SAT test scores; use College QuickFinder & MatchMaker
CollegeNET schools, colleges, scholarships, financial aid
Colleges for Women the most up to date list of colleges for women available
Colleges With Programs for Learning Disabled Students the most comprehensive available list of colleges/universities offering programs...not just a few services...for learning disabled students
Community College Review: Isothermal Community College
Community College Week
Creating Online Portfolios Chronicle of Higher Education article
Digital Librarian: College & University
Digital Librarian: Education
Distance Education Clearinghouse articles, programs, technologies
Diverse Online formerly Black Issues in Higher Education
ED.gov: US Department of Education
Educational Software Directory.net "your guide to learning software resources on the net"
EngineeringJobs.com post your resume, look for jobs, with links to engineering tools and references & societies and organizations
Get Recruited by Colleges & Universities information you provide on the questionnaire is be sent to colleges, universities and/or graduate schools in the US
Global Campus instructional materials, resource sharing for educators
goENC.com mathematics and science education
Isothermal Community College's Instructional Resources assessment, copyright and plagiarism, learning strategies, and other sites
Learning Communities National Resource Center "Washington Center emphasizes collaborative, low-cost, highly effective approaches to educational reform."
Librarian's Internet Index: Education
MERLOT "MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments."
MIT OpenCourseware "a free and open educational resource (OER) for educators, students, and self-learners around the world"
National Education Association (NEA)
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
North Carolina Community College System Distance Learning
North Carolina Community College System
NEA: National Education Association
Online Colleges ranks the top twenty online colleges and online degrees
Online Degrees a listing and description of approximately 90 fully accredited colleges and universities offering online degree programs
Online Degrees, Financial Aid and Scholarships "You will find that associates degrees, bachelors degrees, masters degrees, doctoral degrees, and certificate and certification programs are available in more than 100 fields of study."
Petersons.com Peterson's Guide online
SearchEdu.com "over 20 million university & education pages indexed & ranked in order of popularity"
School of Government at University of NC at Chapel Hill
Sheppard Software free educational games in math, science, geography, chemistry, vocabulary, animals and trivia
World Lecture Hall class materials created and shared by faculty worldwide
Financial Assistance
College Foundation of North Carolina scholarships, low-interest loans & tax-advantaged savings programs
eStudentLoan.com learn about financial aid--compare student loans--search for scholarships
FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence) "hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government"
Free Scholarship Searches use the links to find scholarships for which you may qualify
Guaranteed Scholarships "scholarships listed on this page are all guaranteed"
Literacy -- Childhood
National Children's Literacy Website ideas for promoting literacy in child care and home settings
Reading is Fundamental parents' involvement in their children's reading is critical
BookPop Internet books and stories![]()
Engineering & Technology
American Society for Engineering Education
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Audio Engineering Society
Chemical and Engineering News American Chemical Society's "newsmagazine of the chemical world"
Chemical Engineering University of Florida
Chemistry Games Sheppard Software's free games
Energy Information Administration (EIA) U.S. Department of Energy. "We provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment."
Engineering Information Elsevier website
EngineeringJobs.com with links to engineering tools and references & societies and organizations
enr.com McGraw-Hill Construction's Engineering News-Record
Global Campus: Engineering
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century National Academy of Engineering
Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing (EEVL) "... mission is to provide access to quality networked engineering, mathematics and computing resources"
Librarian's Internet Index: Computers
Librarian's Internet Index: Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Magazine Online
National Academy of Engineering
Netlingo Internet and technology dictionary
Science Reference Services The Library of Congress
TechWeb's TechEncyclopedia
Yahoo Search Directory: Engineering
Television/Radio/Cable
A&E television networks
ABC American Broadcasting Corporation
ABC News
ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation
bbc.co.uk British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC World News
B&C Broadcasting & Cable
CNN.com Cable News Network
CBC.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBN.com Christian Broadcasting Network
CBS.com Columbia Broadcasting System
CPB: Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds over 1000 public radio stations nationwide and supports development of new public programming
C-SPAN.org Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network
Discovery.com
Fox TV
Librarian's Internet Index: Broadcasting
Library of American Broadcasting
MTV.com
NBC National Broadcasting Corporation
NPR National Public Radio
NewsLink American Journalism Review index and rating of radio, TV and broadcasting
PBS Public Broadcasting System
SC ETV
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)
WLOS TV ABC News 13
WNCW (88.7 fm)
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Genealogy
Ancestry.com 14-day free trial, then subscribe to services
Cemeteries of the Area that was Old Tryon County, NC & Upper SC : no longer online; can be purchased at the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County
Digital Librarian: Genealogy Resources
EllisIsland.org search passenger arrival records
FamilySearch.org search the records of the Church of Latter-Day Saints
Genealogy Home Page
JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy
Local History and Genealogy Reading Room The Library of Congress
North Carolina ECHO North Carolina's cultural heritage
General Reference
Biography
Biography Channel biographical information on demand
General Research & Information
Academic Info "Your Gateway to Quality Educational Resources" --user-supported nonprofit organization
Best Information on the Net O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University --wonderful resources for writing a paper; choose Resources by Major, Hot Paper Topics, or Alphabetical Index
Bible Word Search International Bible Society's Bible reference works, searchable by word or passage
Dan Markstein's Toonopedia "A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge
Life Sciences
(sciences that deal with living organisms and life processes,
incl. biology, botany, zoology, etc.)
ASU Center for the Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis
educational resources by Arizona State University
eNature.com
Field Guides for identifying more than 5,500 plant and animal
species
Stem Cell Information
The
National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research
Literature
Books
Bartleby.com
"The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse
providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with
unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of
charge."
Bulfinch's
The Age of Fable, or Beauties of Mythology
(1913, via Bartleby.com)
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes
(1855)
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Digital Book Index provides
listings of both free and for-pay e-books
eserver.org
accessible online publishing on a wide variety of topics of
interest
Online Books Page
"facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the
Internet"
Project Gutenberg
Questia
"the world's largest online library" of full-text humanities and
social sciences books and articles
Reading Poetry Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison's Writing
Center
Renascence Editions "An
Online Repository of Works Printed in English Between the Years 1477
and 1799"
Treasures in Full: Caxton's Chaucer "William Caxton’s two
editions of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, probably
printed in 1476 and 1483" from the British Library
Universal Digital Library "million
book collection"
Magazines/Journals
Campus Technology
technology magazine for higher education (was Syllabus)
Digital Librarian: Magazines & Journals
NewsLink
American Journalism Review index & rating of magazines & journals
Newspaper and
Current Periodical Reading Room The Library of
Congress
North
Carolina Periodicals Index
Open J-Gate
"Open
J-Gate is an electronic gateway to global journal literature in open
access domain"
Project MUSE
scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences and
mathematics available by online subscription
Questia
"the world's largest online library" of full-text humanities and
social sciences books and articles
U.S.
News & World Report
Video
Librarian Online
Quotations
Bartleby.com Quotations
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations
Creative
Quotations
Mathematical Quotations Server Furman University
Quotations Archive
quotations on love and marriage
Quotations Home Page
Quotations
Page
Quoteland
Thinkexist.com
Research
Bedford/St. Martin's LitLinks
resources in literature
Digital Librarian: Literature
Global Campus: Literature
Edgar Allan Poe Society of
Baltimore
English Literature on the Web
another good site containing a large number of links to resources
Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory
Center for Digital
Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech University
Librarians'
Internet Index: Literature
Literary Gothic
"a Web
guide to all things concerned with literary Gothicism, which
includes ghost stories, "classic" Gothic novels and Gothic fiction"
Literary Resources on the Net
Literature
Internet Public Library -- authors, criticism & literature
by time period
Literature, Arts & Medicine Database
"annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video and
art..."
Manuscript
Reading Room The Library of Congress
Poetry
The Library of
Congress
Romantic Circles
scholarly info on Shelley, Byron, Keats, etc.
Shakespeare Resource
Center
Victorian Web (Authors) excellent information on
authors and their backgrounds
--Flannery
O'Connor Sites
Flannery O'Connor
Brian Patterson's excellent site on the author
Flannery
O'Connor
article from A Celebration of Women Writers
Flannery O'Connor
from
Internet Public Library's Online Literary Criticism Collection
O'Connor, Flannery
Literature, Arts & Medicine Database: click on annotated works
--Metaphysical Poets and John Donne sites
Questia: John Donne Links to online books and
articles
--Shakespeare Sites
Complete Plays of Shakespeare Google Book Search
Complete
Works of William Shakespeare total text of
Shakespeare's works, created by Jeremy Hylton
Mr. William
Shakespeare and the Internet
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare's Sonnets
"All the sonnets are provided here, with descriptive commentary
attached to each one, giving explanations of difficult and
unfamiliar words and phrases, and with a full analysis of any
special problems of interpretation which arise."
William Shakespeare, King Lear (1604-5?)
webpage
for a class at Goucher College
Local Information
CMC Library
Consortium
home page
CMC
Library Consortium Member Libraries:
Mooneyham Public Library
Polk County Public Library
Rutherford County Library
Digital
Courier
the Daily Courier online
Fireside
Bookstore
Forest City, NC
Foothills of Western North Carolina
Rutherford County Tourism
Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce
Lake Lure and
Chimney Rock: History of Our Mountains
Local Census "Local
Census is a completely free website: Providing a plethora of statistical
information about the United States of America"
MAIN: Mountain Area Information Network
Mountain Xpress
independent news, arts & entertainment for
Asheville & western NC
NCWebGuide.com online guide for Rutherford County
Polk County
Polk County
Public Library
Rutherford Community Theatre
(formerly The Community College Players)
Rutherford
County Chamber of Commerce
Rutherford
County Economic Development Commission
Rutherford
County Mapstats from Fedstats statistics for Rutherford
County, NC
Rutherford County Schools
Rutherford Info
RutherfordCountyNc.gov
Town of
Forest City
Town of Lake Lure
Weather Channel with current
forecast for Spindale, NC
Mathematics
American
Mathematical Society
Ask Dr. Math a question and
answer service for math students and their teachers.
Graphics for the Calculus Classroom
"excerpts from a collection of graphical demonstrations I
developed for first year calculus" (Douglas N. Arnold)
History of Mathematics Clark University site
Librarian's Internet Index: Mathematics search
MAA
Online (Mathematical Association of America)
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Math Quizzes
Sheppard Software games
MathArchives
University of TN Knoxville site
Mathematical Quotations Server Furman University
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Maths Online
"A gallery of multimedia learning material for school and distant
learning"
MathSearch index
"most frequently linked pages"
MathWorld "the web's most extensive mathematics
resource"
MEGA
Mathematics mathematic projects for elementary
students (or adults!)
Mrs. Lindquist:
the Tutor "how to write algebraic expressions for word
problems"
Professor Freedman's Math Help
"... information about basic math,