Libraries

Alliance Virtual Libraries Catalog: This page provides links available in the Alliance Virtual Libraries collections and catalog in Second Life.
All Music: This site contains databases on music genres, composers, and samples of music.
Bodleian Library: Oxford's library has mounted some digital projects online. Link to their Centre for the Study of the book to access information regarding Western manuscripts, Oriental manuscripts, and early printed books.
California Digital Library (CDL): The California Digital Library provides single access to digital collections of the University of California. CDL collaborates with other organizations to build and maintain shared digital collections, services, and infrastructure. Access online collections through the link to the Online Archive of California.
Carnegie Libraries of California: This page offers an interesting history of libraries founded through the auspices of Andrew Carnegie in California.
GeoLib: Access the Public Library Geographic Database (PLGDB) which maps the locations of America's public libraries and provided library use statistics.
Internet Public Library: This virtual library, managed by the University of Michigan School of Library Science and Information Systems has all the resources you need, just a click away - everything from dictionaries (choose a language), books on every topic imaginable, newspapers from all over the world, and much, much more. An excellent resource.
Library of Congress: Link to interesting history sites, the Copyright Office or to Thomas, the legislative site for bill summaries, the status of bills, an online catalog, the Congressional Record, and resources for researchers, teachers, and librarians too numerous to mention.
Library of Congress American Memory: Access a great resource for American history.
Library of Congress Global Gateway: Use this site to access international resources on history and culture around the world selected by the Library's subject experts.
Library of Congress Photos and Prints: The LOC has begun to make available on line copies of photos and prints in its collections. This is another great history resource, and great fun just to browse.
Los Angeles Public Library: If you have a library card, you can search newspaper archives for that story you missed that ran last week or access the online databases. Additionally, you can access information regarding the library's extensive Photo Collection.
The Morgan Library and Museum: Access the library's online research resource, CORSAIR, from this site. The six main collections housed by the library include drawings and prints; medieval and renaissance manuscripts; printed books and bindings; literary and historical manuscripts; music manuscripts and books; and ancient Near Eastern seals and tablets.
National Agriculture Library: Search the Agricola database, link to the Agricultural Network Information Center, access an agricultural thesaurus, and information on alternative farming, animal welfare, nutrition, food safety, and much more.
National Library of Education: This is the federal government's main resource for education information. The site provides easy access to education resources, operates the ASK-A Internet question and answer service, provides information regarding international education, information on education facilities, access to the ERIC database with links to full text articles, and allows you to search for and obtain Department of Education publications and products.
National Library of Medicine: Access resources from the world's largest medical research library through databases including PubMed and Medline from this site.
New York Public Library: Visit one of America's premier public libraries and
Online Library of Liberty (OLL): This is one of the best sites on the Internet for arts and humanities. The mission of the OLL is "to provide thousands of titles about individual liberty, limited constitutional government, and the free market, free of charge to the public, for educational purposes." The library contains texts and essays and educational tools about texts and authors are available in the Forum section of the web site. Materials are sorted by subject, period, and authors. MARC records are also available. Access such materials as Tocqueville's Critique of Socialism or explore Alexander Hamilton on Executive Power and Liberty.
Smithsonian Institution Libraries and its Special Collections: There are 20 libraries within the Smithsonian Institution. They include the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library, The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library, the Joseph R. Cullman, 3rd, Library of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum Library, the National Museum of American History Library, the National Postal Museum Library, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library.
University of California Los Angeles Library: Browse University of California catalog and access the Special Collections' online digital collections.
University of Michigan Digital Library Project: This site provides access to several digitization projects including primary resources on historical sociological, agricultural, and mathematical materials, including the Making of America project and government documents regarding topical issues.