Internet Sites by Subject

These sites have been selected by the librarians because they were found to contain information considered useful for the primary users of Nunez Community College Library. Links were accurate at the time of publication. Please report broken or inaccurate links to the library staff.

General Reference | Federal | Louisiana | Local | Newspapers | Contemporary Issues |

Animal Care | Anthropology | Business | Computers | Criminal Justice | Culinary Arts | Drafting | Education | English | | Fine Arts | Health Science | History | Law | Machine Tool | Music | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science | Psychology | Sociology | Speech | Theater | Welding |

General Reference

Oxford English Dictionary On campus click on title link. Click here for off campus access.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia On campus click on title link. Click here for off campus access.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

CIA World Factbook

Welcome to OnlineConversionk

The Internet Public Library

Librarians' Index to the Internet

The Archives Library Information Center:National Archives and Records Administration

About: The Human Internet

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ACT's COMPASS/ESL Sample tests

Federal Government

FirstGov: One-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources

GovEngine: Comprehensive directory of Official Federal, State, and Local Government and Court links

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Louisiana

Child Care Facilities: Louisiana Department of Social Services

Entry to state government information

GovEngine: Links to state webpages by branches

Bayou State Periodical Index: Annual index to Louisiana periodicals since 1996

Louisiana State Constitution, Codes, and Revised Statutes

GLAS@ccess: Law Library of Louisiana Catalog

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Local Information

St. Bernard Genealogical Society

St. Bernard Parish: Official site

dawlin.com: St. Bernard Parish information

Municipal Code Corporation: includes St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans Code of Ordinances

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Newspapers

Columbia Newsblaster: top news from several sources

The New York Times on the Web

The Times (London)

NOLA Live: New Orleans' online news, entertainment and community site affiliated with The Times-Picayune

The Advocate Online News Page (Baton Rouge)

News and Newspapers Online

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Contemporary Issues

Public Agenda Online: the inside source for public opinion and policy analysis

Hot Topics Supersites (slow to load, but worth it)

Documents in the News: current events research

National Center for Policy Analysis

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Animal Care

EBSCO Animals On campus click on title link. Click here for off campuss access.

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Anthropology

Resources in Ethnographic Studies

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Business

Bureau of Labor Statistics: U. S. Economy at a Glance

The Annual Reports Library

Dow Jones

Hoover's Online: the ultimate source for company information

Smart Money: the Wall Street Journal magazine of personal business

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Computers

Land-Grant Training Alliance Online Lessons: for most office programs

The PC Guide

Intel Technology Journal: addresses issues related to computers and networking technology

Tech Encyclopedia

Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Webopedia: online encyclopedia of computer terminology

Ethics in Computing

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Criminal Justice

Justice Information Center: A service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts: On campus use title link. Click here for off campus access. .

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Culinary Arts

Food and Drink: over 100 annotated links

The Food Timeline : Food history and period recipes

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Drafting

Built in America:

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Education

The Gateway to Educational Materials: one-stop access to high quality lesson plans

The Children's Literature Web Guide

Children's Picture Book Database: search for books by themes

National Network for Child Care (NNCC)

Resources, Lesson Plans and Activities for Kindergartens

Zero to Three

Jobs for the futureRequires registration

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

American Academy of Pediatrics

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English

(see also Contemporary Issues)

Guide to Grammar and Writing

Fact Check: Annenberg Political Fact Check

Plagiarism in the News

ClassicReader: over 700 books and 1000 short stories by 200 authors

Classic Authors: Great literature online

Bartleby: publisher of literature, reference and verse

Page by Page Books: hundreds of classic books

Beowulf in Hypertext

Chaucer Metapage includes links to other medieval sites

Arthuriana: The Journal of Arthurian Studies

The Camelot Project

Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

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Fine Arts

Louisiana Guide to Arts Programs and Grants

The Getty

Museumlinks: Searchable by state, country, subject

Art Journals Database via EBSCOhost (1984-current) On campus use title link. Click here for off campus access. .

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Health and Medicine

Health On the Net (HON): HONcode: Principles

National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus

Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics

American Medical Association

Merck Manuals: Medical Information, Geriatrics, and Diagnosis and Therapy

Alan Guttmacher Institute: parenting, reproduction, abortion

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History

Old New Orleans Lake Pontchatrain history and more

Best of History Websites: in ten categories, with ratings

Making of America: Full-text, primary and little known works

Using Primary Sources on the Web

History Wired: items in the Smithsonian Institution

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Law

GLAS@ccess: Law Library of Louisiana Catalog

Louisiana State Constitution, Codes, and Revised Statutes

JURIST:The Legal Education Network

United States Code

Thomas Legislative Information: for federal bills

Municipal Code Corporation: includes St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans Code of Ordinances

Shepard'sŪ Check a Citation: see librarian to obtain access

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Machine Tool

Virtual Machine Shop

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Music

DW3 Classical Music Resources

U.S. Opera

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Philosophy

Episteme Links: Philosophy Resources on the Internet

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Physics

Astronomy Unbound

Physics Web

Yahoo! Science:Physics

American Institute of Physics

Institute of Physics

Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics

AIP Physics News

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Political Science

Biographical Directory of U.S.Congress 1774 to present

Roll Call online (a periodical of the US Congress.)

Presidents of the U.S.

Fact Check: Annenberg Political Fact Check

Thomas: Legislative information on the Internet (a service of the Library of Congress.)

Campaign 2004

Louisiana State Constitution, Codes, and Revised Statutes

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Psychology

Exploring Psychology textbook

Psyche Matters: online papers and bibliographies

The PSI Cafe: a psychology resource site

Psychology Journals Database via EBSCOhost (1887-current) On campus use title link. Click here for off campus access. .

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Sociology

Electronic Journal of Sociology

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Speech

(see also Contemporary Issues)

So you wanna deliver an effective speech?

Public Speaking: Be the best you can be

Speech/Debate Sites

Debatabase: Pros, Cons, and Sources

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Theater

Theatre Central

Costume Page

WWW Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama

Digital Performance Archive

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Welding

American Welding Society

Metal Web News:Welding-Cutting Page

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