Academic Info
Subject guides to Internet resources with an emphasis on materials related to research. For upper high school levels and above.

Ask Dr. Universe
Washington State University's Dr. Universe is a cat with expert answers. Look at the question of the day, review previous questions, or submit a question of your own.

Best Information on the Net
Internet resources selected by librarians at O'Keefe Library at St. Ambrose University. Grouped by research topic.

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Links to over 700 sites to help with homework. Arranged by subject then divided into sub-categories.

Britannica.com
The on-line version of the well-known encyclopedia, with Web links to related information.

CyberSleuth Kids
An Internet search guide for the K-12 student.

Fact Monster
A free reference site for students, teachers, and parents. Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects.

High School Ace
Contains links grouped by subject, news links, online learning activities, and links to reference sites geared especially to teens.

Homework Helper
Links to homework help web sites for all grade levels.

Homework Resources
A good collection of subject links from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

HomeworkSpot
Subject lists of links divided into elementary, middle, and high school levels; reference site links; current events links; tips for researching commonly asked questions.

Information Please Homework Center
Search tips, study skills, links to fast answers by topic.

Internet Public Library: KidSpace
Offers a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative web sites just for kids.

KidsClick!
A collection of links for kids compiled by librarians covering over 600 subjects. Browse by first letter of subject, search, or browse through the 15 categories on the main page. Also searchable by reading level and picture content.

Kid Info: School Subjects
A comprehensive homework resource for students, teachers and parents.

Multnomah County Public Library Homework Center
A megasite of great links for homework help.

Pitsco's Ask An Expert
The kid-friendly expert site! Hundreds of experts in science, technology, career, and other categories answer your questions for free!

World Almanac for Kids
An online version of the famous and useful World Almanac.

Biography
Brief biographies from the A&E Television Network. Contains information on over 25,000 famous people including both historical and currently popular figures.

Internet Public Library - POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
Information on presidents including election results, notable events, and cabinet members. Also includes links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Offers pronunciation of words and a thesaurus.

Online Etymology Dictionary
Online source of word origins. Use the "Introduction and abbreviations" link at the bottom to decipher the originating language abbreviations.

Roget's II New Thesaurus (Bartleby.com)
"Containing 35,000 synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references in an easy-to-use format, this thesaurus features succinct word definitions and an innovative hyperlinked category index."

Word Central
A fun online dictionary for kids. Learn a new word every day and amaze your friends.

Wordsmyth: The Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus
Dictionary and thesaurus combined. Includes spelled-like button for words for which unsure of spelling. Free registration required for some features.

yourDictionary.com
More than 2500 dictionaries and grammars in over 300 languages.

Culinary History Timeline (The Food Timeline)
Collection of links on history of eating, manners, and social history.

The Food Timeline
Food history and period recipes.

Global Destinations (Global Gourmet)
Food history and links to recipes from countries of the world. Some country entries include holiday information.

Holidays Around the World
Provides links for U.S. and international holidays, religious holidays, and a holiday calendar.

Countries

CIA - The World Factbook
Online version of the CIA's yearly book--facts about the countries of the world, including information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy and communications. Contains maps.

InfoPlease Countries of the World
Country profiles including facts, maps, and flags, history, statistics, current events and more.

National Geographic Map Machine
Facts about countries of the world, maps, photos, travel videos, flags and more. Locate nearly any place on Earth, search and print historical, weather, and population maps.

States

50 States.com-States and Capitals
Facts about all 50 states.

IPL Kidspace: Stately Knowledge
Basic facts about the states and Washington D.C.

LibrarySpot State Information
Links to sites on all of the states, including fact sites and official state homepages.

National Geographic Map Machine- United States
Facts about states, maps and more!

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Information and links about branches of government, laws, citizenship. Divided by levels K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

White House for Kids
Educational information about the President, the White House, and the President's pets and animals.

Alamo History
A chronology of historical events at the Alamo provided by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library.

America's Library
A site with information about American people and historical events, and each of its states. From the Library of Congress.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Guide to Black History
Traces the African American experience and achievements in the United States and elsewhere.

Handbook of Texas
A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. It comprises more than 23,000 articles on people, places and events.

History Timeline
A world timeline of historic events with links.

Hyper History Online
Presents 3,000 years of world history with links to important persons of world historical importance.

Kidipede - History for Kids
Lots of information about North America, Europe, Asia and Africa in all different time periods for children, with pictures, lesson plans and teacher guides. Written specially for kids.

Lone Star Junction: A Texas and Texas History Resource
A Texas history resource.

On This Day in History
Find out what happened on any day in history.

Ask Dr. Math
Search the archives or browse the FAQs to find an answer to a puzzling math question. If no answer is found, submit a math question and receive an e-mail response.

MathWorld
Math encyclopedia for higher mathematics with subject or alphabetical index; biographies for mathematicians.

Citation Style Guides
A great resource from Seattle Central Community College Library. Citation explanations and examples for MLA, Turabian, APA, and AAA styles.

Knight-Cite Citation Creator
Choose from MLA, APA, or Chicago citation styles, fill in the form, then click submit for a properly formatted citation. "A project of the Hekman Library" of Calvin College.

NoodleTools: Smart Tools for Smart Research
Free software to help students with the research process. Has tools to assist with research projects and bibliographies including the free citation generator NoodleBib Express. Some tools require a subscription.

Online! Citation Styles
Citation styles for different forms of online information.

How Stuff Works
Explains hundreds of subjects, from car engines to lock-picking to ESP, using simple, clear language and lots of illustrations.

IPL Science Fair Project Guide
Guides students through the steps necessary to create a successful science fair presentation.

MAD Sci Network
Science homework help from a collective cranium of scientists. Before you ask a question, search the archives. Also has fun educational activities. From Washington University - St. Louis.

PinkMonkey.com
Free online study guides, book notes, plot notes and literature summaries for a variety of subjects.

SparkNotes-Online study guides
Study guides and discussion forums offered on various academic subjects. Literature section includes brief analyses of characters, themes and plots.