Web Resources

Students using library computers

Smiley Library has identified the web resources below as excellent credible locations to find information for research and assignments.  

Faculty may request targeted pathfinders containing websites specifically designed for their class or assignment.  Simply email the library staff, and we will be happy to work with you to create these classroom aids.  An example can be found here. 

 

 

  General / Subject Web Resources    
 
  General Web Resources    
  Almanacs   Biographical Sources   Dictionaries & Thesauri
  This Day in History
50 States
Information Please
Old Farmer's Almanac
   Biography.com
Biographical Dictionary
Biography Center 		  American Heritage Dictionary Merriam-Webster Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
 
 
 
  Directories   Forms & Instructions   Encyclopedias
  Switchboard
SBC SMARTpages
World Telephone Directory 		  IRS Forms
Missouri Tax Forms
   Columbia Encyclopedia
Britannica Concise
 
 
 
  Government Sites   Maps & Gazetteers    Books & Newspapers
 


Missouri State Home Page Missouri Census Information U.S. Government Info

 


U.S. Gazetteer
Columbia Gazetteer
National Atlas.gov
Topozone
Google Maps

  

Project Gutenberg
Online Book Project
Bartelby.com
 
 
 
  Statistical Sources        
 

American Fact Finder
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Centers for Disease Control
Economic Statistics Briefing Room
National Center for Education Statistics

       
 
   

Web Resources by Subject

    
  Accounting   Biology   Business 
  AICPA
Hoovers
Yahoo Finance

   eNature.com
Biology Online 		  Economic Indicators Bureau of Economic Analysis
American Stock Exchange

 
 
 
 
  Computer Science   Criminal Justice   Economics
  CS Web Guide
W3 Schools 		  National Criminal Justice Reference Center    Economic Indicators
Bureau of Economic Analysis
American Stock Exchange
 
 
 
  Education   English & Literature   History
  Educator's Reference Desk
Digital Classroom
National Center for Education Statistics
Missouri State Board of Education
Education Week
NCTE 		  American Verse Project
MLA
Schmoop - Lit & History Tools
IPL Literature 		  U.S. National Archives
Smithsonian
American Memory Project
 
 
 
  Law   Mathematics     Music
  Constitution of the U.S.
United States Congress
   American Mathematical Society   The Music Pages
 
 
 
  Nursing   Philosophy   Physics
  PubMed (Medline--free)
American Nurses Association
American Medical Association
National Center for Health Statistics 		  Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
APA Online
 		   American Journal of Physics
 
 
 
  Political Science   Psychology   Religion
  The American Political Science Association
Vanderbilt Political Science 		  American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Internet Resources (Princeton) 		  American Religion Data Archive
Adherents.com
Religion News Service
Virtual Religion Index 
 
 
 
  Sociology        
  Sociological Theory & Theorists
American Sociological Association

 

       

 

 
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