Monitor Web Directory: sites we like

Arts

Dance:

New York Public Library Dance Collection
Extensive list of resources for dance including festivals, productions and references for many types of dance.

Yahoo - directory
From ballet and ballroom to tango and tap.

The Dance Art Museum of the Americas
From the forthcoming Dance Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Film:

The Internet Movie Database
Quintessential film and television reference site where you can search by title, keyword, actor, plots etc. Owned by Amazon.com

Oscar.com
Official site of the Academy Awards.

Reel.com
Movie reviews, news, and sales info.

Museums:

Art Museum Network
Network of major art museums on a single web site designed to share information about exhibitions, fine arts news, and image databases. Hosted by the Whitney Museum of American Art.

American Visionary Art Museum
From the Baltimore museum. Visionary art refers to art produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training.

Clark Institute of Art
Art museum and a center for research and higher education.

Music:

Billboard Magazine
Online version of the famed music industry weekly.

Rolling Stone Magazine
The grandaddy of Rock-n-Roll magazines.

Down Beat Magazine
Online version of the respected Jazz monthly.

Theater:

Playbill Magazine
Online magazine and resource for current productions on stage.

Samuel French
Online resource for plays, screenplays, and theater education.

Visual Arts:

Alliance of Artists Communities
Consortium and professional organization for artists.

Art News Magazine
Articles and highlights. Diverse links.

Folk Art Society of America
Advocates the study, preservation and exhibition of folk art.

Sculptors' Associations & Societies
Listing of non-profit sculptors' societies and organizations worldwide. Billed as a comprehensive resource.

Books

American Booksellers Association
Nonprofit trade organization representing independent bookstores in the US.

Bartleby.com
Free searchable database of reference books.

Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Hosted at MIT, full-text searchable by keyword

Electronic Text Center
Approximately 5,000 public domain works in English plus foreign language texts, hosted by the University of Virginia

Project Gutenberg
One of the first electronic text resources, they offer approximately 2,500 texts.

Poetry

The Academy of American Poets
Seeks to encourage appreciation of contemporary poetry. Sponsor of National Poetry Month.

American Verse Project
Collaborative project between the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative (HTI) and the University of Michigan Press. Archive of American poetry prior to 1920

Bartleby.com
Free collections of verse. Also, search Shakespeare's complete poetry

Learning

Educators:

Teacher Magazine
Published by Education Week

Teach For America
National corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-served urban and rural public schools.

PTA
Website of the national Parent-teacher Association.

Teachers.net
Resources for teachers.

Primary School:

National Public School Locator
Information on schools & districts in the United States

High School

US Dept. of Education
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education - news, events, and grant programs.

Youth On Board
Changing attitudes about youth. Preparing young people to be leaders and decision makers.

High school startups.com
Teen entrepreneurs.

Higher Education

Chronicle of Higher Education
Refer to the 'Issues in Depth' Area.

Lifelong learning

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Expanding learning opportunities for adults.

Money & Finance

Financenter.com
Features interactive tools on subjects like car and home buying, debt management, and investing.

Beige Book
Federal Reserve Board's Summary of and Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, back to 1996.

Bureau of Economic Analysis
From the US Dept. of Commerce.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Dept. of Labor

Consumer Price Index

Global Financial Data

Hoover's Company Data

New York Stock Exchange

Thomas Register
Find a manufacturer by name, brand, or product type. Free. Registration required.

Consumer Reports
Online version of the magazine. Subscription required for some material.

Lemonlaw.com
Site with tips and links for laws regarding defective products

Jobs

Monster.com
One of the most popular sites for job seekers. Employers seek too.

careerbuilder.com
Billed as the fastest growing job awareness site.

Living

Family Sites

Parent soup on iVillage
Parenting information for the years from baby to teen. iVillage destination.

The Parent Report
Based on the radio feature. 'Devoted to meeting the needs of today's parents.'

MyFamily.com
Create your own family website.

Child & Family WebGuide
A directory of child development resources rated by experts at Tufts University.

Slowlane.com
Online resource for stay-at-home dads.

About: Parenting
Topics range from budget travel to step-parenting.

TV-Turnoff Network
Encouraging people to find alternatives to watching television

Gardening

Suite 101's Garden Center
Some 50 separate topics.

Garden Web
Features more than 90 forums devoted to plants or gardening regions, a plant and seed exchange, lists of gardening groups and events, as well as gardening advice and a glossary of botanical terms.

Ohio State Plantfacts
Ohio State University's Plantfacts (specific horticultural advice from 46 different universities around the US and Canada)

Home Improvement

Hometime
From the do-it-yourself home-improvement series airing on public television.

HGTV
Home and garden television.

Smarthome.com
Home automation and smart gadgets.

Kids

Yahooligans
Web guide for kids.

World Almanac for kids
From the World Almanac Education Group Inc.

National Geographic: Kids
For parents and kids.

Food

Epicurious
Dining / entertaining site featuring a 12,000 recipe database and content from Bon Appetit & Gourmet magazines.

Recipe Source.com
Searchable online archive of recipes. Ethnic cuisines by region.

AllRecipes
Lots of recipes and tips.

The Recipe Link
What's cooking on the net.

World

General

Global Policy Forum
Non-profit organization dedicated to monitoring the UN and its global, foreign policies.

United Nations

Amnesty International
Search by country.

Human Rights Watch
Interactive map.

Africa

Allafrica.com
Posts more than 500 stories daily from various African media organizations.

Africa South of the Sahara
Stanford University's directory of links, news and background about Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa Confidential
Analytical newsletter.

U. S. Bureau of Africa Affairs
Official USG site for US-African policy and programs.

The Americas

NACLA
Reports on trends and events in Latin America

Organization of American States
International body of member countries in Latin America

Just the Facts
A civilian's guide to US defense and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin Trade
Latin American business news and corporate rankings.

East Asia & Pacific

AsiaSource.org
A resource of the Asia society

Asia and Pacific Rim In Focus
Regional studies from the Institute for Policy Studies

Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs
Official USG site

South China Sea
"An online resource for scholars and policy-makers interested in South China Sea regional development, environment, and security issues."

Taipei Economic & Cultural Office
"Serves as an official site for information on the Republic of China (Taiwan)."

Europe

Bureau of European Affairs

European Union Online
Everything about the EU in a single site

International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia

National Statistics of the U.K.

Middle East

Camp David Accords
Full text of the agreement signed at the White House Oct. 23, 1998

Bureau of Near East Affairs
Official USG site on North Africa and the Middle East

Middle East Review of International Affairs

Wye River Memorandum

Russia & Newly Independent States

Caspian Sea Oil
From the Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy

Center for European and Russian Studies
UCLA

Centre for Russian Studies Database
Norwegian institute of Russian studies

REESC
Russian and East European Studies Center, University of Oregon

South Asia

Bureau of South Asian Affairs

Asia and Pacific Rim in Focus

Center for South Asian Studies

Religion

Religion

Belief Net

Howard Center for Family, Religion, and Society
Research that affirms family and religion as the foundation of a virtuous and free society.

Religion News Service

Virtual Religion Index from Rutgers University

University of Florida's Religious Studies

Sci/Tech

Sci/Tech general

Sci/Tech Daily
Science, technology, future developments, innovations, implications

National Science Foundation
Includes information on research and science in the news.

Science Times
Current week and recent features on Science from the New York Times.

ZDNet
Site for the computer-magazine publisher Ziff-Davis. Information for people looking to buy, use, and learn more about technology.

Astronomy & Space

Jack Horkheimer's STAR GAZER
Site companion to the three-minute public TV show dedicated to 'naked eye' astronomy. Read current show scripts and keep up on this week's night sky.

Sky & Telescope
Astronomical events and sky at a glance for the week, in addition to selected features from Sky & Telescope magazine.

NASA
Space, the final frontier.

Environment

Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to addressing climate change by providing objective information and proposing solutions.

State PIRGs
Network of environmental and consumer watchdog groups dedicated to preserving the environment and responsible consumption.

World Resources Institute
Variety of international environmental resources including biodiversity and sustainable development.

Interactive Weather Information Service
Click on your state for current and short-term forecasts. From the National Weather Service.

Sports

Sports, general

Allsports.com
By fans for fans.

ESPN
All sports, all the time.

Travel

Rough Guides
Some 14,000 entries for cities and countries around the world. From the British publisher of the travel guide series.

GORP Travel
Acclaimed site for 'adventure,' active and outdoor-oriented travel for individuals, families and seniors. From the Great Outdoors Recreation Pages.

Family Travel Network
Comprehensive site for planning family travel beyond theme parks, although there is a section on that as well.

Elderhostel
Educational travel especially for senior citizens. Includes international destinations.

National Geographic Traveler
Based on the magazine.

Atlantic Monthly: Pursuits & Retreats
Breathes literary life into travel.

US State Dept. advisories
Travel warnings.

Rand McNally
Plan a trip, explore maps.

Justice & Law

Findlaw
Solid legal reference, Supreme Court case access since 1983.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Database of US lawyers' associations, law schools, online legal resources, and public interest groups.

National Center for State Courts
Independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice.

The Oyez Project
US Supreme Court multimedia database.

Rominger Legal
Access to US Supreme Court and federal circuit courts' sites.

Politics and Government

FirstGov
The US government's official Web portal. Citizen-oriented links to government services.

The White House
Includes a history page worth browsing.

Supreme Court of the United States
Official site

Project Vote Smart
Seeks to inform voters about candidates.

OnTheIssues.org
Candidates' / elected officials' positions on many issues. Search their statements and see the keywords in context.

MoveOn
An influential liberal grass-roots organization.

TownHall
A leading source for conservative news and opinion.

On Politics
Political coverage from The Washington Post [registration required].

BetterTogether
Strengthening communities and renewing civic life by helping one another. An initiative of the Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

World Directory of Think Tanks
National Institute for Research Advancement's compendium of think tanks.

Maps

National Geographic Map Machine
Generate cultural physical and political maps.

Map Quest
Generate maps and driving directions for your computer or a PDA / web phone or pager.

Library of Congress Historical Maps 1500-1999
View historical maps of cities, military campaigns, world maps and others.

Perry Castaneda collection
University of Texas at Austin. Some maps in PDF format.

Multimedia

AltaVista Audio Search
Search for audio files in several formats, including MP3, RealAudio, and WinFiles.

Vincent Voice Library
Housed Michigan State University - voices by over 50,000 persons from all walks of life recorded over 100 years.

Apple QuickTime TV
After downloading the free QuickTime viewer, view streaming video from public television and selected cable channels.

Culture

American Cultural History 1940 - 1949
History, facts, fashions, and fads of the 1940s. Hosted by Kingwood College Library.

Doo-Wop Preservation League
Wildwood, NJ-based organization dedicated to the appreciation of pop culture of the 50s and 60s. Also preservation of 'Doo-Wop' retro roadside architecture.

Psychedelic 60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change
Social history of the 60s with a focus on literature of the period. From the Special Collections Department of the University of Virginia.

Super 70s
Dedicated to pop culture, trends, music of the 70s.

Awesome 80s
Dedicated to pop culture, trends, and music of the 80s.

The 80s Server
Fun, trivia and online forums dedicated to all things '80s.'

The History Net
General site with articles and references on American and World history, including eyewitness accounts, interviews, historic preservation resources.

CampNet America
Information on camping in the United States.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
Articles on corporate and individual giving.