Copyright and Patents
U.S. Copyright Office Part of the Library of Congress, this site provide the forms you need to register a copyright, ina dadition to legal information and a page that will teach you how to conduct a search of the copyright office records.
Intellectual Property Network U.S. and foreign patent database, including a "Gallery of Obscure Patents."
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Information about applying for patents, including forms. Includes a full-text database of U.S. patents issued since January 1, 1976.
World Intellectual Property Organizations WIPO, a United Nations agency, is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world, including the creation of policy regarding internet domain names.

International Law

FindLaw is an award-winning site offering access to state, federal, and foreign law. Includes small business and consumer law centers.
Internet Law Library allows you to search the U.S. Code, laws of other nations, treaties and international laws.
Internet legal Resource Guide is an index to web sites concerning law and the legal profession in the U.S.A. and over 200 other countries and territories.
World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO, a United Nations agency, is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world, including the creation of policy regarding internet domain names.

National Law and General Law Information

CIA The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency supports five World Wide Web sites: the CIA site, Directorate of Science & Technology site, the Intelligence Community site, The Center for the Study of Intelligence site, and the Freedom of Information Act site. All are available.
Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute has legal definitions and short articles on many topics arranged by categories.
FindLaw is an award-winning site offering access to state, federal, and foreign law. Includes small business and consumer law centers.
Internet Law Library allows you to search the U.S. Code, laws of other nations, treaties and international law.
Internet Legal Resources Guide is an index to web sites concerning law and the legal profession in the U.S.A. and over 200 other countries and territories.
LAWlink is an American Bar Association site which provides links to a variety of legal research and information resources on the Internet.
The 'Lectric Law Library Lay People's Law Lounge has information on how to deal with the court and legal systems, articles on various law topics, and forms (not free).
National Archives and Records Administration: Office of the Federal Register Includes Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Public Laws, U.S. Government Manual, and Weekly Compilation of Presidental Documents
U.S. Federal Courts Bankruptcy Forms has forms for filing a bankruptcy.

State Law

FindLaw an award-winning site offering access to state, federal, and foreign law. Includes small business and consumer law centers.
Indiana Code, the code of Indiana laws on the web.
Indiana Courts has information for citizens, judges, attorneys, law students, and K-12 educators on the judiciary of Indiana.
Indiana Justice.org, a website with legal advice on Indiana State Laws. It has a set of court forms online, and there are more than fifty brochures on a variety of legal topics such as child support, enrolling a child in school by a non-custodial parent, and obtaining a hardship license when a license is suspended. Click on "Legal Information" at the top of the page.
Indiana Supreme Court Self-Service Website has court forms on the web concerning divorces, continuances, child support, etc.
LegalDocs has legal documents online. Many are free. There is a price for more complicated ones.

Legal Directories

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator is an international directory of attorneys and law firms searchable by name, location or area of practice.
West Legal Directory is another international directory of attorneys and law firms searchable by name, location or area of practice.

Libraries
American Library Association Information about the nation's libraries, including promotional events, library advocacy and online resources for parents and children.
Internet Public Library provides subject lists of reviewed web sites, special collections and exhibits. Site also provides "Ask a Librarian" and sections for teens and children.
Library of Congress, the nation's library, has dozen of exhibits online containing movies, sound recordings and photographs from American history, research tools and THOMAS, a database of bills currently under consideration.
Jennings County Public Library is the site of this library.
Jennings County Public Library Former Director's Home Page
Lii.Org: Librarians Index to the Internet is a reference link page which helps you find all kinds of information.
LibrarySpot.com is a reference link page which helps you find all kinds of information.
State Librarieshas links to all the State Libraries of the U.S.

Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster Online can be used to look up a word in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary and thesaurus.
One Look Dictionaries will search dozens of specialized and general dictionaries for you, including dictionaries that translate into and from foreign languages. Just type in a word.
PC Webopedia will search computer-related terms and acronyms, with links to tutorials and webpages that discuss your term.
Webster Dictionary is an electronic version of the Webster Dictionary from Merriam Webster. Type in a word or phrase and Webster will produce the definition, pronunciation, and links to a thesaurus.

Wikipedia is an online multi-language encyclopedia.

Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is part of Columbia University's "Project Bartleby", offering a search of its database by keyword or author. Entries link
Quote Search can be used to search a dozen collections of quotations, including "Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts" and "Dave Barry Quotes." Use the advanced search to query multiple collections.

Telephone Books

Anywho Toll-Free Listing Search can search businesses by name, category, location or phone number. Includes maps.
BigBook, a GTE electronic yellow pages includes American and Canadian businesses. A refined search is done by limiting the distance the business is from a central point you define.
Fax Directory All Countries is a listing of fax directories by country, but not all countries are included.
Infospace Toll-Free Numbers is an easy-to-use directory in which you can search by business name, keyword, or product category.
Switchboard.com will introduce you to businesses around your area, along with maps and general information about your neighborhood. Type in your own name and it lists people, businesses, and email addresses.
Telephone Directories on the Web has links to international yelllow, white, business, email and fax directories. Not all countries are covered and not all are translated into English, but there are directories here not in other sites.

Websites

DeweyBrowse.org where students can find Web Sites arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification System for Grades K-12.

ZIP Codes

Canada Postal Codes is the official site of the Canada Post Corporation where you can find the postal code for an address, or type in the postal code to learn which street it covers.
United States Post Office will provide the corresponding zip code when you type in an address. Also provides rate calculators to determine how much it will cost to send a letter or package once you have it addressed.

Dave's ESL Cafe has resouces for both ESL students learning English as well as ESL teachers.
English as a Second Language Homepage is "A starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English."
Literacy Online claims it is "your gateway to high quality adult learning and literacy resources available on the Internet."
National Institute for Literacy has literacy- related information plus links to regional and state sites.
NCLE: The National Clearninghouse for ESL Literacy Education has as its focus, literacy education, including family literacy, workplace literacy, and native language literacy, for adults and out-of-school youth learning English as a Second Language.

Authors
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BookWire owned by R.R. Bowker, has a section of author tour dates.
Literary Marketplace has publishers, literary agents and trade resources. It has both a free part and a paid-subscription part.

Award Winners
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BookWire is for authors, booksellers, and readers. It offers an index of book reviews, author tour dates, and various book award winners.
Children's Book Awards has links to American, Canadian and international awards for writing and illustration of children's books, including the Newbery and Caldecott Awards.
Nobel Prize for Literature has the complete listing of the Nobel Prize winners for literature.
Pulitzer Prizes is the official webpage for Pulitzer Prizes, given in fiction, history, poetry, biography/autobiography, non-fiction and journalism.

Books and Authors
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Amazon.com is a large online bookstore where you can browse or search. The "Recommendation Center" suggests authors and books you might like and reading group guides.
Children's Literature Web Guidehas links to authors' web pages. lists of children's book awards and resources for teachers, parents and storytellers.
Fiction Digest Cafe by Amcan Inc. offeres short reviews of new books. Some summaries have pictures of the book jackets.
Online Literary Resources has links to academic pages discussing English and American Literature. You can enter a search term or browse the subject collections.
Powell's Books lists recommended titles of Portland, Oregon's favorite bookstore. A good source of rare books.
Simple Book Repair Manual is a guide for book repair and preservation, created by members of Preservation Services at Dartmouth College Library.

Amazon.com is an online bookstore where you can both browse and search, read reviews of readers, and follow recommendations for authors, titles, and reader groups.
Barnes and Noble.com is another online bookstore in which one can search or browse.
Bibliofind offers used and rare books for sale by booksellers around the world.
Books.Com is an online bookstore with lots of information about books.
Borders is an online bookstore which highlights books, makes recommendations, offers interviews, and more.
Powell's Books is Portland, Oregon's largest bookstore which buys and sells books online. Offers a search of their inventory and special sales and lists highlighted and recommended titles. Good source of rare books.

Electronic Books
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Complete Works of William Shakespeare has Shakespeare's complete works searchable by keyword.
English Server has over 20,000 texts in humanities plus links to related sites. Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University.
Index Morganagus is an index to 80 library related electronic serials.
On-Line Books Page is Carnegie-Mellon University's directory of thousands of on-line books. Search by author, title or subject.
Script-O-Rama has full text movie and television scripts. Read 2001, Titanic and Good Will Hunting as well as Northern Exposure, Seinfeld, and Dr. Quinn.

Poetry
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Academy of American Poets offers biographical information on poets, awards, an events calendar, a listing booth, online exhibits and information on National Poetry Month. Includes links to other sites and full text of poems.
National Poetry Association features Poetry USA, an online poetry journal. Has information on literary television and Cin(E)-Poetry, festivals, publications and special poetry projects.
Poet's Corner has over 4,000 English language poems representing 500 poets.
Voices and Visions is the companion site to the PBS video series. Explores the lives and works of 13 famous American poets.

Quotations
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations offers keyword and author name searches. Entries link to other quotations by the same author, with footnotes to the original print source. Part of "Project Barleby" by Columbia University.
Quote Search has a dozen collection of quotations to search, including "Jack Handy's Deept Thoughts" and Dave Barry Quotes." To query multiple collections use the advanced search option.

Writing and Publishing
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Citing the Sites: MLA Style Guidelines and Models for Documenting Internet Sources from Eastern Kentucky University's Beyond the MLA Handbook.
Curmudgeon's Stylebook offers a practical if irreverent style book in which he addresses numerous linguistic questions. By Bill Walsh, copy editor of the Washington Post.
Inkspot: The Writers Resource is an online newletter, with articles, market information, networking resources, and information on the craft of writing. Has a special section for young writers.
MLA Style contains guidelines for preparing scholarly manuscripts, by the Modern Language Association.
Merriam-Webster Online has definitions and pronunciation guides, along with "Cool Words", "Light Side of Language", and word games.
Online Resources for Writers has links to sites on grammar, English usage, literary terms, and writing research papers. Prepared by Charles Darling of Capital Community Technical College.
Roget's Thesaurus can find you the best word for your writing on this online version.
The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors lists itself as "a darn-close-to-comprehensive stylebook that shoud cover most of the problems an editor might encounter on a routine day."
SPAWN: The Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network has information on writing, editing, and publishing, including news, events and organizations.
William Strunk's Element of Style is the full text of this classic guide to writing. Sponsored by Columbia University.

3D Atlas Online includes clear maps, brief articles about countries of the world, and a gazatteer. Ideal for social studies assignments.
Map Collection: 1597-1988 is a collection of historic maps as found in the Library of Congress. "Cities and Towns" Section has maps of 19th century maps of U.S. cities and towns.
MAPQUEST provides point-to-point directions from any two points in the U.S. Includes driving distances and a travel guide.
National Atlas of the United States has a wealth of information from the Federal Government, in addition to maps.
National Geographic has almost 600 National Geographic Maps in the Xpedition Section, as well as information from the Society's publications and research projects.

Buses
Greyhound Internet Station has Greyhound Bus information, including schedules and fares, sending packages, and special promotions.

Trains
Amtrak has schedules and fares, information on how to make reservations online. "Fun and Games" section has scenic views and online games to play (some require plug-ins).
ODOT Rail Page covers railroad safety, upcoming projects and press releases from the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Motion Pictures
Internet Movie Database is part of the Amazon.com group of companies and contains short summaries of movie plots and ratings and reviews supplied by visitors to the site. IMBb also has soundtracks to many movies.
Movie Review Query Engine has full-text and capsulated reviews from a variety of sources. Enter the movie title.
Movie Web has sneak previews of upcoming movies, pictures from the movies, and quicktime videos of the movie trailers that one can download.
Westerns.com can be used to watch westerns on your computer with the Media Player plug-in, listen to soundbites from movies, and learn trivia about favorite movie cowboys.

Newspapers
American Journalism Review is a source for linking to full-text newspapers--state, national, and campus.
Chicago Tribune.
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH), one newspaper in Hamilton Co., OH.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) has news, business, career, weather, and sports coverage. Also has "Louisville Scene", an excellent entertainment guide.
Curmudgeon's Stylebook is a practical if irreverent style book in which Bill Walsh, copy editor of the Washington Post, addresses numerous linquistic questions.
Detroit News.
Editor and Publisher has media links which lists by both geographic area and media types. Includes foreign newspapers.
Greensburg Daily News, the newspaper of Decatur County.
Indystar.com (Indianapolis Star) has daily updates, excellent sports coverage and special features and reports. Be sure to hit the insightful city guide and the kids section.
The Madison Courier (Madison, IN), the newspaper of Jefferson County.
New York Times.
Osgood Journal (Osgood, IN, Ripley Publishing Co.), one newspaper in Ripley County.
The Plain Dealer and Sun (North Vernon, IN), the newspaper of Jennings County.
The Republic (Columbus, IN), the newspaper of Batholomew Co.
The Tribune (Seymour, Ind.), the newspaper of Jackson County.
USA Today.
The Versailles Republican (Versailles, IN, Ripley Publishing Co.), one newspaper in Ripley County.
The Wire is the AP newswire site. Has current news coverage and features and an archives of newstories. Archived stories older than two weeks are free to search, but there is a charge to read the articles.

Television
CNN has up-to-the-minute coverage of daily news and current events.
PBS Online is the official Public Broadcasting website which has information about the programs it is showing, additional information about current topics being aired, schedules, and a station- finder. Has a search box.

Art Museums
Detroit Institute of Art (Detroit Mich) has a limited \ selection of works of art to view in the collections section. Details events, education and research, visiting information, and has a shop.
Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio) has an extensive index to site. Click on highlight and you can see views of posters, photography, Japanese art, Egyptian art, or manuscript illuminations or highlights of the collection or from around the world.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (Calif.), a gateway to the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. Has an art image base to 70,000 images.
Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Italy was founded in 1581 by the DeMedici family and is one of the oldest museums in the world. Has many important works of Italian and other schools.
The Hermitage (St. Petersburg, Russia) has over 3 million articles of world culture and art in 5 magnificent buildings created by 17th and 18th century architects. Site has virtual tours, gallery and virtual exhibits.
J.Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.) has collections and exhibitions overviews and contains information to help with planning your visit to the museum.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) highlights special exhibits and has news from the Met, the Met store, and visitor information; you can view more than 3,500 works of art in the online collection and visit daily for a new artifact.
Musee du Louvre (Paris, France) is a comprehensive site about the museum, including history, visitor information, acitivities and temporary exhibits. You can take a virtual tour of selections from several permanent collections. Has an English language version of the site.
Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid, Spain) has selected works to view as well as the history of the museum, acitivities and general information. Site is in Spanish.
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Mass.) will bring up works of art from past exhibitions. Also has a 1-hour online tour, highlights of the Egyptian collection, acquisition highlights, and the AMICO Library. Site has a calendar, general information, and a shop.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) will show of art in the collection area of the site. Plug-ins will also provide audio commentary. The museum contains over 100,000 works of art. Details current exhibits, and has an online store, educational resources and visiting information.
National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.) has a searching or touring mode in the collection area or you can select online tours. Site also has programs and events, general information, and resources. Past, current, future, and touring are detailed. Virtual exhibitions show highlights of past exhibits.
National Gallery London (London, England) covers Western European paintings and houses 2,300 paintings of the European School from about 1260 to 1900. Tate Gallery has the modern art. Site is searchable and includes an interesting horizontal-scrolling selection bar of paintings from different sections of the collection in the collection area of the site. Exhibitions, current, touring, future and other, are all detailed fully.
National Museum of American Art is one of the museums within the Smithsonian Institute and you can view over 4,000 images by subjects in 16 virtual shows in the collections and exhibitions area. There is a searchable inventory. Site also has information on study and education, as well as a museum shop, calendar, and general information.
Tate Gallery (London, England) is one of several Tate Galleries. St. Ives, Liverpool. The original Tate London has recently reopened as Tate Britain which contains 500 years of British Art. Tate Modern contains international modern and cotemporary art. All can be reach from this site, which has 8,000 images which can be viewed.
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, N.Y.) has information about the museum and a store, but the most important parts of this site are exhibitions and collections. Exhibitions contain past, current, and future exhibit information. In collections under artists you can see slide shows. The Whitney is the home of Art Museum Network which has the official exhibit calendar of the world's leading art museums. It is also part of AMICO in which thousands of images can be viewed.

General Interest

Living history

Natural history

Special Interest

All Music Guide is a comprehensive music source. Has artists' birthdays and birth places for instance, only a few of the music facts on this site.
The Blue Highway is a site for blues lovers.
CDNow is another good music source. Includes "to 20" lists.
Classical Insites is an excellent sites for classical music aficionados.
Ethnic and National Music has hundreds of ethnic music links.
Jammin Reggae Archives has Reggae lyrics and links.
Jazz Central Station has information about upcoming jazz artists, history, upcoming events and live broadcasts from WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM
Lester S.Levy Collection of Sheet Music is an index to over 26,000 pieces of sheet music. For music over 75 years old includes images.
Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music contains images of over 20,000 musical compostions registered for copyright in the post-Civil War era.
Operabase is an index with schedules for operas throughout the world. Links to other opera web sites.
Rolling Stone, the magazine on the web.

Crocheting

Embroidery

Fiber Arts

Knitting

Quilting

Sewing