Education : Top 25 Aberdeen High School www.ahs.aberdeen.k12.ms.us/ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona www.csupomona.edu/ Canadian Universities watserv1.uwaterloo.ca/~credmond/univ.html Catapult www.jobweb.org/catapult/catapult.htm Central Michigan University www.cmich.edu/ City University of New York www.cuny.edu/ College of the Holy Cross www.holycross.edu/ Data Research Associates www.dra.com/ Georgetown University www.georgetown.edu/guhome.html Illinois State University www.ilstu.edu/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology web.mit.edu/ Online Educator www.ole.net/ole/ Pica www.pica.nl/ Pojoaque Valley Schools pvs.k12.nm.us/ Purdue University www.purdue.edu/ Sam Houston State University www.shsu.edu/ State University of New York www.sunycentral.edu/ United States Public Libraries galaxy.einet.net/hytelnet/US000PUB.html University of California www.reg.uci.edu/SANET/uc.html University of Central Florida www.ucf.edu/ University of Colorado, Boulder www.colorado.edu/ University of Illinois, Springfield www.uis.edu/ University of Washington www.cac.washington.edu:1180/ University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire www.uwec.edu/ U.S. Universities and Community Colleges wwwhost.cc.utexas.edu/world/univ.html Government : Top 25 Canadian Government Departments 192.77.55.3/opengov/depar tments.html Congressional Quarterly Gopher gopher.cqalert.com/ Federal Communications Law Journal www.law.indiana.edu/fclj/fc lj.html The Federal Register gopher.nara.gov:70/register The File Room fileroom .aaup.uic.edu/FileRoom/documents/TofCont.html INFOMINE lib-www.ucr.edu/govpub/ The Interfaith Alliance www.intr.net/tialliance/ Internal Revenue Service www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/ The Jefferson Project www.voxpop.org/jefferson/ Legal Information Institute www.law.cornell.edu/ LEGI-SLATE www.legislate.com/ Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page www.loc.gov/ 1990 U.S. Census LOOKUP cedr.lbl.gov/cdrom/doc/ lookup_doc.html O.J. 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Georgia Institute of Technology www.gatech.edu/TechHome.html Georgia Tech maintains this home page offering visitors a look at the academic and social life on campus. Features include links to admissions, athletics, campus news, colleges and schools, research and student organizations. Georgia State University www.gsu.edu/ Georgia State University in Atlanta, Ga., maintains this site for general information and Internet resources. Visit here to learn about its academic and alumni/ae programs, career services, campus activities and more. Mercer University www.mercer.peachnet.edu/ Mercer University, the world's second-largest Baptist-affiliated institution, is located in Macon, Ga. Its home page includes links to general and departmental information, tools for researchers and Web projects at Mercer. South Georgia College www.sgc.peachnet.edu/ South Georgia College serves up its home page at this site. Find out more about the school and the University of Georgia through online brochures and catalogs. Southern College of Technology www.sct.edu/ Southern Tech in Marietta, Ga., takes future students on a campus tour and provides them with the necessary information for enrollment. There's also information about Internet access, news and weather here. State University of West Georgia www.westga.edu/ The State University of West Georgia in Carrollton offers this server, with information on the school's history, academics, jobs and resources. Visitors can view a clickable map of the campus, read online course materials or visit the Cool Sites to Surf page. University of Georgia, Athens www.uga.edu/ The University of Georgia at Athens offers more than the standard school brochure at this site. Investigate student life via a visit to campus organizations online or by reading the extensive news and sports reports available. Education : Early Childhood Resources Flix Productions Animated Shareware www.eden.com/~flixprod At this site, find shareware from Flix Productions, a company that specializes in animated educational software. Descriptions, screenshots and download options are featured for such titles as Animated Old Testament, Animated Mother Goose and Animated Alphabet. ParentsPlace.com www.parentsplace.com/ ParentsPlace.com, provides an online index of parenting resources on the Internet. Visitors can read articles and books, chat with other parents, or perform a keyword search of its databases. Links to a variety of parenting centers and related businesses are also available. Education : Financial Aid American Indian College Fund, Annual Reports hanksville.phast.umass.edu/defs/independent/AICF.html Visitors to this page will find links to the 1993 and the 1994 Annual Report of the American Indian College Fund. Contact info for the fund is also featured. College Money Matters jerome.signet.com/collegemoney/ Signet Bank's resource for money-hungry college students includes information on federal student aid, loan options and alternatives. Visitors here can browse the titles in Signet's virtual bookstore or read informational texts relating to college budget planning. CollegeNET www.collegenet.com/ CollegeNET, an online guide to universities in the United States and Canada, offers links to featured institutions and official home pages. Visitors will also find financial aid and scholarship information and a variety of academic resources. DO-IT at the University of Washington weber.u.washington.edu/~doit/ The DO-IT program at the University of Washington seeks to provide opportunities for study in the sciences to individuals with disabilities. Computer loans, scholarships and mentorships are among the strategies employed to further this goal. An outline of the program is provided at the DO-IT site. fastWeb (Financial Aid Search Through the Web) www.studentservices.com/fastweb/ College-bound browsers will find a tool to help wade through the financial aid morass, with fastWEB's scholarship search. A wealth of information about financial aid is is provided for those on a scholarship search. FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/mkant/Public/FinAid/finaid.html The Financial Aid Information page, maintained by the author of a scholarship and fellowship guide book, is full of pointers to sites that help students navigate the world of financial aid. Visit here for the author's recommended financial aid sources, scam alerts, downloadable software and links to dozens of university and government information sites. Student Guide www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/ This Student Guide details financial aid programs available from the U.S. Department of Education. Includes a general overview of programs, descriptions of specific grants, work-study opportunities and loans. Student Services www.studentservices.com/search/ Student Services maintains a database of thousands of private sector scholarships, grants, fellowships and loans available to undergraduates and graduate students living in the U.S. Visitors can sample the database by keying in a major area of study. Education : Higher Education Resources Academe This Week chronicle.merit.edu:70/11 Academe This Week is a service of "The Chronicle of Higher Education." Primarily a gopher server, the site offers "breaking news in higher education, "as well as pointers to academic resources on the Internet. Features a job bank for academes. Addison Wesley Longman www.aw.com/ This promotional site is the Web server of Addison Wesley Longman, parent corporation of the Addison-Wesley Publishing Group. Includes information about the parent organization as well as its subsidiaries and divisions. Alabama Industrial Development Training www.aidt.edu/ An institute of the state's Department of Postsecondary Education, Alabama Industrial Development Training presents this overview of its services. Links to its centers in Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery, and its annual report and quarterly newsletter also are featured. Alpha Phi Omega, Delta Chapter, Auburn University www.eng.auburn.edu/~gregturn/deltawww.html Get the latest news from the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at Alabama's Auburn University. Visitors can find out "what's up with the tiger" or link to current and alumni brothers using the e-mail directory provided. American Academy of Arts and Sciences www.amacad.org/ The American Academy of Arts and Sciences bestows honors on outstanding scholars in a wide array of academic fields. Read about the award program and its other projects aimed at highlighting and solving societal problems. Annual Reviews www.annurev.org/ Annual Reviews is a nonprofit organization providing critical summaries of recent research advances in a variety of scientific fields. Users can search reviews online or order volumes of past publications at this site. Apple Education Worldwide www.education.apple.com Apple Computer's online educational home invites visitors to tour educational sites on the Web. Browsers can jump to news of Apple products designed for classroom use at all levels, seminars, promotions and more. In English, French and German. Association for Experiential Education www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/aee.html This site's Boulder, Colo.-based creators advise that "experiential education is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge, skill and value from direct experiences." Find out more about the practical applications, link to other groups and browse related publications. Association of Midwest College Biology Teachers papa.indstate.edu/amcbt The Association of Midwest College Biology Teachers site contains a database of biology education resources, as well as details on seminars and conferences. Includes membership information and an online application. Brunel Directory Service echo.brunel.ac.uk:4040/ Brunel University, UK, uses this directory service to locate people and organizations associated with the university. Brunel University Information Service http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/ Academic, faculty and research services, plus links to other college libraries and a directory of students, can be found at the home page for the UK's Brunel University. BUBL Information Service Web Server www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/home.html Although it originated in the UK as a bulletin board for libraries, BUBL has expanded to serve the country's academic and research communities as well. Visitors can search for Internet information and resources by using the the BUBL subject tree, keyword search or other services and tools. Caltech Alumni www.alumni.caltech.edu/ Remember your housemates from Caltech? Find out what they are up to now on the Caltech Alumni Web Server. Add your home page to the Caltech alumni computers or link up with classmates via newsgroups and e-mail lists. Carnegie Mellon University gopher-srv.acs.cmu.edu:70/1 Carnegie Mellon University offers this gopher server, with links to its biology, environmental, queer resources and English servers. Visitors can also access a variety of university-related info, including admissions guidelines, computing services and job listings, or peruse a collection of online magazines. Carnegie Mellon University Contributed Home Page www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/ Carnegie Mellon University's contributed Web features user-posted and maintained info relating to college life. Topics tackled include Usenet censorship, local bus schedules, library resources and more. Catapult www.jobweb.org/catapult/catapult.htm JobWeb maintains this site to provide access to the Catapult, its career services guide. Visit here to use the university's employment resources, including job-search tools, career libraries, links to graduate schools and more. CAUSE cause-www.colorado.edu/ CAUSE is a professional association whose members facilitate the "transformational changes occuring in higher education through the effective management and use of information resources." Visitors to the CAUSE home page can learn more about the organization, its current issues, professional development programs and publications. Center for Teaching and Learning at Duke www.ctl.duke.edu/ The Center for Teaching and Learning, which supports faculty teaching at Duke University, provides an index to resources, services, publications, workshops and a staff directory at this site. CHANCE Database www.geom.umn.edu/docs/snell/chance/welcome.html CHANCE is a quantitative literacy course drawing on statistics reported in daily newspapers and journals to improve the statistics knowledge and critical analysis capabilities of students. The CHANCE database contains course syllabi, reference materials and teaching aids. Chronicle of Higher Education chronicle.merit.edu:70/1 The "Chronicle of Higher Education," the Bible of American academics looking for news and work, provides this gopher menu of its weekly features and news from around the nation and from its Washington, D.C., base. Visitors can also browse past issues. College of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University infoserver.etl.vt.edu/ The College of Education at Virginia Tech and State University features a profile of its programs and faculty on its home page. Check out the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements, visit the facilities and review the other resources available. College Prep Page www.tpoint.net/Users/jewels/college.html The College Prep Page contains a wealth of links to resources for students planning for higher education -- from selecting a college to applying for financial aid to career planning. CollegeNET www.collegenet.com/ CollegeNET, an online guide to universities in the United States and Canada, offers links to featured institutions and official home pages. Visitors will also find financial aid and scholarship information and a variety of academic resources. Commonwealth of Learning www.col.org/ The Commonwealth of Learning, an international organization composed of 53 member countries, works to widen access to education and improve its quality through the use of communication technologies and distance learning. This site provides information about the COL, its publications, archives and education programs. Communication and Education Resources alnilam.ucs.indiana.edu:1027/ This site explores the areas where education, communication and computer networks overlap. Visitors here can link to various research and educational institutions and find an index of periodicals related to communication studies. Communications Technology Center www.ctc.edu/ The Communications Technology Center provides information services to Washington state's community and technical colleges. Link to member colleges or access educational technology resources at this site. Community Research and Development Information Service www.cordis.lu/ Member states of the European Union share research and technology resources via CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service. Access CORDIS databases, publications and policies here. In English, French and German. Compass in Cyberspace www.clark.net/pub/journalism/brochure.html John Makulowich, the creator of what's widely acknowledged to be among the best journalism lists on the Internet, offers a course to teach professionals how to explore the Internet at the University of Maryland. You can sign up online but must attend in person. It costs $195. Council for the Renewal of Undergraduate Education www.hgur.se/ The home page of Sweden's Council for the Renewal of Undergraduate education has information about the council's mission and links to projects and related information. The council promotes efforts to develop the quality and renewal of undergraduate education, awards grants and collects information. CourseServer kayak.npac.syr.edu:2005/Foils/CourseServer.html The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at New York's Syracuse University maintains this CourseServer for CPS600. Its purpose is to aid in the development, presentation and analysis of college course materials and student work. CTI Centre for Economics savage.ecn.bris.ac.uk/cticce/Welcome.html The CTI Centre for Economics, based at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, encourages the employment of learning technologies in British higher education. The institution's home page lists its services and related news and provides links to similar resources. Curry School of Education curry.edschool.virginia.edu/ The home page for the Curry School of Education provides a wealth of information about the school's departments, academics, administration, technology and organizations. Visitors can also link to the University of Virginia's main home page from here. DANTE www.dante.net/ A European nonprofit company, DANTE was created to "provide advanced international computer network services for the European research community." Visitors to this page can find out more about DANTE, its EuropaNET network, and other projects. DANTE's publications are also featured. Dewey School of Education ics.soe.umich.edu/ DeweyWeb is the University of Michigan's School of Education home page. Visitors will find articles and research related to the department as well as a chronicle of an on-going electronics communications project. Digital Campus www.linkmag.com/ Digital Campus is a comprehensive set of links that provides news and information on American colleges and universities. Visitors can link directly to higher educational facility Web servers. Division of Educational Programs www.dep.anl.gov/ The Division of Educational Programs of the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago maintains this site for general information and resource access. Visit here to learn about its higher education programs, technology training, catalog of research projects and more. Educom educom.edu/ Educom, an alliance of institutions formed to address critical issues surrounding information technology in higher education, sponsors this comprehensive guide to the organization, its projects and its programs. Elderhostel www.elderhostel.org/ The Elderhostel home page describes its innovative, varied educational study programs for older adults. Educational institutions around the world offer courses in everything from Cicero to computers. Electronic Archives for Teaching the American Literatures www.georgetown.edu/tamlit/tamlit-home.html The Electronic Archives for Teaching the American Literatures site contains essays, syllabi and bibliographies for teaching. Experimental Study Group Biology Hypertextbook esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/7001main.html Learn biology over the Web with this "hypertextbook" developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Find instructional text, practice problems and self-administered quizzes here. Virtual students can contact tutors online from this site. Federal Information Exchange web.fie.com/ The Federal Information Exchange indexes a broad array of employment, equipment exchange and grant opportunities for educators and researchers looking for a piece of the federal pie. Find listings from minority colleges and universities, a used equipment network, and general research and employment initiatives. Fuzz's APhiO Pages work1.utsi.edu:8000/fuzz/aphio/ Fuzz's site serves as the unofficial home page of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. Stop by the welcome center and pick up a map of the different chapters, or use the online chapter finder. General information about the fraternity, its administration and calendar of conferences is also available. Global Campus www.csulb.edu/gc/ The Global Campus Web server is an extensive multimedia database offering resources for students and teachers around the globe. Visit this site to check out a wealth of educational materials, including documents, sounds, images and video. Globewide Network Academy uu-gna.mit.edu:8001/uu-gna/index.html The Globewide Network Academy is a nonprofit group of educational and research organizations that offer online courses as well as administrative and technical services. Educational institutions are welcome to join the consortium and individuals are asked to submit course applications. Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce Marseille-Provence serveia.u-3mrs.fr/ Find out more about Le Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce Marseille-Provence, which represents 2,500 international exchange students. The Groupe ESCMP home page describes the group's history, departments, and research services. In French. Harvard Graduate School of Education gseweb.harvard.edu/ The home page of the Harvard Grad School of Education is an electronic campus department catalog for potential students. It links browsers to academic and research programs, provides enrollment information and links to library and technical resources. Includes information on upcoming events and online campus publications. Hiroshima University, Information Processing Center www.ipc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/ This Hiroshima University site contains information on the school's information-processing center, its services and center staff. Includes links to users' personal pages and telephone and e-mail service. Information is in English and Japanese. Houghton Mifflin Company www.hmco.com/ Houghton Mifflin, a Boston-based instructional text publisher, maintains this promotional site for company and product information. Visit here to learn about its wide range of educational materials, textbooks, and fiction and nonfiction titles for adults and children. IBM Kiosk for Education ike.engr.washington.edu/ike.html IBM's Kiosk for Education offers technology solutions for the higher education community. Find special hardware and software product promotions for students and educators. Indiana University, Honors Division www.honors.indiana.edu/ Indiana University's Honors Division posts an overview of the program and a list of recommended courses on this page. Here, students can also browse through an electronic journal of art, fiction and poetry written by Honors students. Indiana University, School of Education education.indiana.edu/ Teaching teachers is the mission of the Indiana University School of Education. Brush up on the latest tricks of the trade or look into graduate study opportunities in the field here. Includes course descriptions and faculty listings. Information Network of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education curry.edschool.virginia.edu/insite/ InSITE explores ways in which the Internet can benefit teacher education programs around the world. Read about the society's mission and its research findings here. Institute of Computer Based Learning reddwarf.qub.ac.uk/ Located at Queens's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Institute for Computer Based Learning is charged with assisting departments in the development of computer-based teaching and diagnostic materials. Visitors to its home page can find out more about the institute, as well as its teaching and research activities. Institute for Learning Technologies www.ilt.columbia.edu/ Developed by Columbia University as part of its Virtual Information Initiative, this site is the gateway to the Institute for Learning Technologies online offerings. The ILTweb contains academic, Internet and computer resource information. International Student Organisations www.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/AEGEE/orgas/imiso.html The International Student Organisations provides a long index of student group sites here. It is sorted by discipline and includes human sciences, law and economics and general student groups. The information is provided by the German-based Association des Etats Generaux des Etudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE). Internet Headquarters for Student Governments www.umr.edu/~stuco/national.html The University of Missouri, Rolla, has compiled this catalog of university-level student governments across the globe. Link to over 100 official student government organizations. JANET www.ja.net/ JANET is the academic and research network of the United Kingdom. Visit JANET's Web home for a complete list of U.K. academic research servers and sites connected the network, as well as links to JANET documents and user groups. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation www.gf.org/ The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields except the performing arts. General information about the foundation and fellowship eligibility, deadlines and application forms can be found here. Kansas Research and Education Network www.kanren.net/kanren/ The Kansas Research and Education Network home page explains this educational information network. Details on KANREN's history and function are accompanied by instructions on the network's use and an electronic mail directory. Kaplan Educational Centers www.kaplan.com/ Kaplan claims to be the world's leader in standardized test preparation classes. At this promotional site visitors can learn about the company by downloading free games, visiting an online classroom or checking out the library. Knowledge Media Institute hcrl.open.ac.uk/ The Open University, an experimental higher educational campus in London, presents the home page for its Knowledge Media Institute. Visitors will find information on the program and related research. Learning Resource Server www.ed.uiuc.edu/ This "knowledge space" from the University of Illinois's College of Education offers links to various distributors of electronic learning resources for students and instructors. Visitors will find information on the college, in addition to such items as networking projects and online publications. Magpie: The Internet Educational Resources Guide www.aber.ac.uk/magwww/index_ht1.html The Internet Educational Resources Guide from the University of Wales at Aberystwyth features an index that includes Web sites, books, contacts, gopher sites, magazines and other educational resources. Provides search tools. Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ The Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction, an Arizona-based educational support organization, works to promote innovation and change in the community college environment. Visit here for general information, teaching resources, employment opportunities and more. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Student Information Processing Board www.mit.edu/ The Student Information Processing Board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology maintains this informational site. Visit here for Internet resources, campus Web servers, staff and student home pages, and other academic and administrative resources. Mensa www.mensa.org/ Mensa is an international society whose members score in the top two percent of the population on standardized IQ tests. Visitors can read about the group here, join its special interest groups (SIGs) or scan the Mensa personal ads. MOREnet services.more.net:70/1 The Missouri Research and Education Network offers networked information resources "in support of education, research, public service and government." Explore the organization's gopher server at this informational site. Morris Campus Student Association sci173x.mrs.umn.edu/~www/mcsa.html This student government site contains general information on campus politics, resolutions and links to University of Minnesota, Morris, servers. Includes pointers to state and federal government organizations, related student government info and student services. National Center for Science Information Systems www.nacsis.ac.jp/nacsis.index.html A Japanese Inter-University Research Institute, the National Center for Science Information Systems links libraries, research units and computer centers to provide researchers access to natural sciences, social sciences and humanities scholarship. Find out more about the center at this site. In Japanese and English. Navigating the Internet Class Projects www.cs.fsu.edu/projects/index.html The Computer Science Department at Florida State University provides this collection of student Web pages, which resulted from the department's "Navigating the Internet" class. Northwestern University, Institute for the Learning Sciences www.ils.nwu.edu/ The Institute for the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University provides information on its graduate programs in learning, computer and cognitive science. The site includes information on its research, staff and students. Ohio Board of Regents www.bor.ohio.gov/ Ohio's State Board of Regents describes its mission and offers what's new in higher education through its Web site. It includes links to Ohio state government along with profiles of the schools and programs. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education www.oise.on.ca/ The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, affiliated with the University of Toronto, Canada, maintains this site to introduce its people and programs. Visit here for news, publications, staff and student directories, course offerings and other academic resources. Open Net www.opennet.net.au/ Australia's Open Net Educational Internet Services provides educational news, establishes educational partners, and lists courses of study, conferences and exhibitions. Includes employment listings and educational resources for teachers. Oxford University Press USA www.oup-usa.org/ Visitors to this home page can learn about the venerable Oxford University Press USA. Information about the company's history and a catalog of its publications wait here alongside its customer service department and links to the publishing house's international branches. Peterson's Education Center www.petersons.com/ Provided by publisher Peterson's Guides, this Education Center is a collection of Web resources for all levels and disciplines. Link areas include K-12, studying abroad, executive education and language study. Princeton University Press aaup.pupress.princeton.edu:70/books/presses/princeton Visitors can browse academic titles published by Princeton University Press at this site. Ordering information and book catalogs are available here, along with a link to Boston University's Einstein Papers Project and other home pages related to scholarly publishing. Project Muse muse.jhu.edu/ Project Muse digitizes and makes available all journals produced by the Johns Hopkins University Press. This site provides access to these electronic publications and the related database. Includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Queensland Open Learning Network www.uq.oz.au/~zzpwhitl The Queensland Open Learning Network operates 40 Open Learning Centers throughout Queensland, Australia. These centers provide resources for continuing and higher education and other training programs. This support site has the center's background and information about its resources and facilities. Scholarly Communications Project of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University scholar.lib.vt.edu/ Visitors can search academic journals online, courtesy of the Scholarly Communications Project at Virginia Tech and State University. Includes general project info as well as a list of electronically accessible journals, publications and theses and dissertations. Scholars Presss: The Electronically Linked Academy scholar.cc.emory.edu/ The Scholars Press brings you the Electronically Linked Academy, which boasts links to scholarly presses, publications and societies. Find virtual exhibits, catalogs and networking opportunities aimed at an academic audience. SkillsBank Corporation www.skillsbank.com/ The SkillsBank Corporation is an educational technology firm located in Baltimore, Md. Visitors will find descriptions of the company's products and services at this promotional site. Special Education, University of Kansas www.sped.ukans.edu/spedadmin/welcome.html The Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas in Lawrence maintains this overview of its academic programs and research projects. Browsers can also meet the faculty, get an overview of its special technology lab and link to related Internet resources. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia www.schev.edu/ The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia provides a searchable site with resources for colleges and universities from that state and from around the world. It also links to general Internet sites and weather reports for the local region. STEM~Net calvin.stemnet.nf.ca/ STEM~Net provides electronic resources for K-12, rural public colleges and Memorial Universities of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Visitors to its home page can access its numerous information and reference options as well as link to Canada's SchoolNet, SchoolNet Rings, and related Web sites and servers. STILE Project indigo.stile.le.ac.uk/ The STILE Project (Students and Teachers Integrated Learning Environment) is a resource for students of the World Wide Web. Based at the University of Leicester at Loughborough in the UK, the links include esoteric subjects ranging from Contemporary Crafts to Latin American Politics to images from various Archeological Studies. Sunergy www.sun.com/sunergy/ Sun Microsystems unveils Sunergy, its interactive technology educational program, through this page. It features schedules of satellite TV broadcasts for its programs along with transcripts and audio clips. Sveriges Forenade Studentkarer www.sfs.se/ The Swedish National Union of Students page links to information and background about the Swedish chapter of this international organization that promotes higher education and student welfare. It provides contact between the various unions and covers major issues of concern. Available in Swedish and English. Swedish National Union of Students www.sfs.se/ The Swedish National Union of Students page links to information and background about the Swedish chapter of this international organization that promotes higher education and student welfare. It provides contact between the various unions and covers major issues of concern. Available in Swedish and English. Teacher Talk www.mightymedia.com/talk/working.htm Teachers can share ideas with each other at the Mighty Media Teachers Lounge. Access to the online forum is free, but visitors must register first. Teachers College www.tc.columbia.edu/ Columbia University's Teachers College introduces itself, its academic departments and admissions requirements via TCWeb. Find support services and information resources for the education profession at this site. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund gopher.tiaa-cref.org/ The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund -- a retirement system for people employed at universities, schools and other nonprofit educational and research facilities -- maintains this gopher server offering a wealth of organizational, service and insurance information. Teaching and Learning Technology Programme www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/tltp/ The UK's Teaching and Learning Technology Programme, whose mission "is to make teaching and learning more productive and efficient by harnessing modern technology," provides this site with lists of projects, Web workshop details and newsletters. TELL Consortium www.cti.hull.ac.uk/tell.htm The home page of the TELL Consortium -- a project designed to develop computer-based materials for higher education teaching and learning in the UK -- is located here. Browsers can read extensive information about the project's aims and products or link to affiliated home pages. TERENA Document Store www.rare.nl/ The Trans-European and Education Networking Association (TERENA) works to encourage the development of a high-quality computer networking infrastructure for the European research community. Visitors here will get an overview of the association and its projects and can download its publications. The Times Higher Education Supplement Internet Service www.timeshigher.newsint.co.uk/ The Times Higher Education Supplement Internet Service (THESIS) provides news and employment opportunities from the post-compulsory education system worldwide. Visit here for news summaries, job listings, book reviews and databases. 21stC www.21stc.org/ Columbia University offers an attractive online magazine, 21stC, at this site. It details for a general audience what Columbia's researchers are doing and why it matters. Topics run the research gamut, from viruses to English literature. U: The National College Magazine www.umagazine.com/ This page serves as an entryway into the world of the cyber-rag "U. Magazine." Departments include u.news, u.views, u.pix and u.sports. UNI-net www.videomusic.com/uninet/rete.htm The International Studynet is part of UNI-net, an international network of European college students. Here the group provides links to student Web pages and to political and social activist sites. In English and Italian. University and College Education www.cs.fsu.edu/projects/group11/combined.hotlist.html Students and researchers will find an index to American and international universities on the Web here. The page also contains information on financial aid, libraries and teaching resources. University of California, Berkeley, California Alumni Association www.alumni.berkeley.edu/ The California Alumni Association of the University of California at Berkeley supplies updates, membership information, club listings and details on programs. Also featured are articles and an alumni calendar from "California Monthly" magazine. University of California, Santa Barbara, Instructional Development id-www.ucsb.edu/ The Department of Instructional Development at the University of California, Santa Barbara, maintains this site with information about the university's academic departments, student services, research projects and more. University of California, Santa Cruz www.slugs.com/slugweb/ The banana slug, the unofficial mascot of the University of California, Santa Cruz, lends its name to this student service site. Visitors are apprised of upcoming student activities and hit with a pitch for the school's memorabilia and merchandise. University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development www.coled.umn.edu/ The University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development home page is designed to disseminate information about the school and provide educational resources to teachers. This site also links to Web66, a project to "ease" the Internet into precollege classrooms. University of Oregon, International Bulletin Board darkwing.uoregon.edu/~oieehome The University of Oregon serves up an online bulletin board providing browsers with access to international education info on its own campus and abroad. Check out international events and reference material here, or link to starter pages for exploring the World Wide Web. University of Oulu, Faculty of Education wwwedu.oulu.fi/ Finland's University of Oulu outlines what it teaches its future teachers at its Faculty of Education home page. In Finnish and English. University of Pennsylvania, Educational Technology Services ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ The University of Pennsylvania presents the home page for its Educational Technology Services Department here. Visitors will find information on faculty, research and facilities, as well as links to related sites. Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute www.ece.iit.edu/~hchhaya/vjti/vjti.html A directory of alumni from the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute in Bombay, India, is featured here, along with a job listings page. There are also indexes of VJTI news and links, plus information on the VJTI Alumni Association. Web Pages and Gophers of Scholarly Societies www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/webpages.html The Scholarly Societies Project of Canada's University of Waterloo maintains this site for its index of links to other scholarly societies. Visitors can browse for institutions by name and subject and link directly from this page. World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Conferences www.iao.fhg.de/Library/conferences/OVERVIEW-en.html Scholars, scientists and other professionals can stay abreast of symposia and events in their fields with the scheduling information available here. Visitors to this searchable site can retrieve worldwide conference schedules and announcements by subject, date or location of event. World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Education www.csu.edu.au/education/library.html The World Wide Web Virtual Library provides this searchable, comprehensive list of links to education resources and sites. Links are categorized alphabetically, by education level, resource provided, site type and country. World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Educational Technology tecfa.unige.ch/info-edu-comp.html The Educational Technology section of the World Wide Web Virtual Library provides a massive list of links to sites relating to educational software and other electronic educational projects. Heavy on software archives, the list includes brief descriptions of the links provided. Education : K-12 Resources Aberdeen High School www.ahs.aberdeen.k12.ms.us/ The Aberdeen High School home page provides information on the Mississippi school's facilities, programs and activities. Includes Internet guidebooks, lessons on Netiquette, community information, local home pages and links to various Web sites. Academic Resource Center buerkle.arc.leon.k12.fl.us/ The Academic Resource Center for the gifted students of Leon County, Fla. maintains this site featuring general information and educational materials. Visit here to find an extensive index of teaching and learning resources, program updates, contact information and more. Academy One www.nptn.org/cyber.serv/AOneP/ An international online education resource for students, teachers and parents, Academy One features projects and special events for the K-12 crowd. Find information about this "global classroom without walls" and links to related sites. Access Excellence www.gene.com/ae/ High school biology teachers are connected with scientists, scientific information and each other through the online network, Access Excellence. The national education program is sponsored by Genentech, Inc. Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science Educational Foundation 204.161.33.100/AIMS.html The AIMS Education Foundation -- Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science -- maintains this site as a resource for its K-9 educational program. Primarily for educators, browsers can access an AIMS discussion forum, a puzzle corner, and an extensive activity archive containing classroom exercises. Akatsukayama High School www.kobe-cufs.ac.jp/kobe-city/information/education/akatsuka/akatsuka. html Akatsukayama High School is located in Kobe, Japan. Visitors to the institution's home page will find general information about academics, students and events. Links are provided to other Japanese high schools' Web sites. Ann Arbor Community High School chs-web.umdl.umich.edu/ Michigan's Ann Arbor Community High School articulates its mission to "prepare our students to be productive citizens, lifelong learners, and responsible, autonomous individuals" at its home page. Visitors can explore student home pages and keep up with current school events. Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary and Secondary School Internet User" Questions chs.cusd.claremont.edu/www/people/rmuir/rfc1578.html This long, practical guide provides detailed answers to numerous questions about Internet use for educating the K-12 set. Graphics free but content rich, the document includes a glossary. Anthology pen.k12.va.us/ A project of the Virginia Public Education Network, Anthology is a first step in developing a client-server system accessible by the state's K-12 teachers and students. Visitors to the Anthology home page can learn more about the project and its aims. Appalachia Educational Laboratory www.ael.org/ A nonprofit corporation in Charleston, W.Va., the Appalachia Educational Laboratory performs research and development services for education agencies. This searchable site provides info on AEL success stories, plus links to regional and other educational resources. Appetizers and Lessons for Math and Reason www.cam.org/~aselby/lesson.html The Appetizers and Lessons for Math and Reason site is an online math and logic classroom. Grade school students learn how to use rules and patterns or click math lessons covering everything from basic arithmetic to calculus. Apple Education Worldwide www.education.apple.com Apple Computer's online educational home invites visitors to tour educational sites on the Web. Browsers can jump to news of Apple products designed for classroom use at all levels, seminars, promotions and more. In English, French and German. AskERIC ericir.syr.edu/ The Educational Resources Information Center offers access to its lesson plans, collections and searchable database. Links to related ERIC sites and other educational resources are also featured. Bellevue Public Schools belnet.bellevue.k12.wa.us/ Bellevue Public Schools in Bellevue, Wash. maintains this site with links to its area schools and community resources. Visit here to browse its index of elementary, middle and high schools, and learn about its educational and local outreach programs. Bellingham Public Schools www.bham.wednet.edu/ Visitors are invited to enter the electronic classrooms of Bellingham, Wash.'s elementary, middle and high school system at this site. Find city's schools, administrative offices and even a student art gallery online. Blake School www.blake.pvt.k12.mn.us/ The home page of the Blake School in Minnesota features a high school literary arts magazine, "FLASH," along with general information about the school, its faculty and academic programs. Visitors are invited to peruse the online art gallery of student works. Boulder Valley School District bvsd.k12.co.us/ At Colorado's Boulder Valley School District home page, students can access electronic research sources and teachers can find curriculum ideas online. Links to individual schools in the district are also featured. Branson School www.nbn.com/~branson The Branson School is an experimental independent secondary school in Ross, Calif., focusing on utilizing new educational technologies to enhance the learning environment. Includes descriptions of new programs, school restructuring strategies and Quicktime videos. Bronx High School of Science www.bxscience.edu/ The Bronx High School of Science is a public New York school that specializes in the sciences. This home page provides general information about departments, science computing and policies. Interested students can learn more about the people involved by linking to a selection of faculty, student and organization home pages. Canada's SchoolNet schoolnet2.carleton.ca/ Canada's SchoolNet brings teachers and students a wealth of online educational resources and activites. Explore the Web from an educator's prospective. In French and English. CEARCH Virtual Schoolhouse sunsite.unc.edu/cisco/schoolhouse.html The Cisco Educational Archive is a library of links to K-12 resources. Visitors can search this virtual schoolhouse for links in all academic subjects. Search engines for other educational levels and specialized subjects are included. Cedar Lane Center www.usgs.gov/cedar/ The Cedar Lane Center is a public high school in Vienna, Va. Its site contains a message from the principal, a calendar of events, and a "cedar chest" brimming with educational resources. Center for Excellence in Education rsi.cee.org/ Founded by Admiral H. G. Rickover (father of the Nuclear Navy) in McLean, Va., the Center for Excellence in Education sponsors the Research Science Institute, a six-week summer research internship for America's brightest students in science and math. This site provides information about the program, past participants and other CEE projects and events. Center for the New Engineer cne.gmu.edu/ The Center for the New Engineer (CNE), a project funded by U.S. Department of Defense, aims to create new approaches in engineering- and science-based education. Visit this site to learn about the CNE's activities and staff, publications, tutorial modules and K-12 educational resources. ChemCAI: Instructional Software for Chemistry www.sfu.ca/chemed/ Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, features resources for chemistry educators through its Web site. Digital textbook chapters and other materials can serve as alternatives to traditional teaching methods. The pages also include downloadable software. Cisco Educational Archives sunsite.unc.edu/cisco/cisco-home.html Cisco Systems, a supplier of interactive network solutions for schools and businesses, maintains this online educational archive and resources catalog (CEARCH) featuring a keyword search engine. Other features at this site include a meta-library called the Virtual Schoolhouse and information about the sponsoring company. Classroom Connect www.classroom.net Educators can look to Classroom Connect for pointers and guides to educational resources on the Web. Link to software and info of interest and benefit to the K-12 set. Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh info.ckp.edu/ This site provides information about Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, a collaborative project started by the Pittsburgh Public Schools, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the University of Pittsburgh. CK:P is aimed at developing a computer networking infrastructure for educational uses. Visitors here can find out about the project's design and progress. Computer as Learning Partner www.clp.berkeley.edu/CLP.html The mission of the "Computer as Learning Partner" project at the University of California at Berkeley is to faciliate science education for middle school students nationwide. Find out about CLP's conceptual framework and instructional approach at this Web site, as well as info about their curriculum and software. Consortium for School Networking digital.cosn.org:70/1 The Consortium for School Networking advocates getting K-12 schools wired. It offers an overview of its projects on this gopher server and includes menus on networking, conferences and legislation. Cyber High School www.webcom.com/~cyberhi Cyber High School is a college preparatory school offering classes via the Internet. Visitors can learn about the philosophy behind this alternative school, how it operates and what kind of curriculum if follows. Admissions information is also available. Cyberspace Middle School www.scri.fsu.edu/~dennisl/CMS.html Designed for students in the sixth through ninth grades, the Cyberspace Middle School provides links to educational activities on the Web. Features also include links to the home pages of middle schools across the country, a teacher's resource center and a special announcements board. Desert View High School wacky.ccit.arizona.edu/~susd/dvhome.html Arizona's Desert View High School site features information of interest to students, including an electronic magazine, Internet tools and a link to a page for Native American students. Drexel Hill School of the Holy Child forum.swarthmore.edu/~joanna Pennsylvania's Drexel Hill School of the Holy Child is a Catholic co-ed institution more than 65 years old. This page gives visitors a brief rundown of its math, computer, science, social studies and foreign language classes. EdLinks www.marshall.edu/~jmullens/edlinks.html EdLinks, a project of Marshall University, provides an extensive index to educational Web pages. It is organized into commercial, general, government, library and newsgroup categories. Education Showcase www.infomall.org/Showcase This promotional page is the Internet home of Education Showcase, an Internet publishing company that helps other companies market to schools through the Internet. Includes descriptions of products, services and customer support. Educational Online Sources netspace.students.brown.edu/eos/main_image.html The Educational Online Sources is meant to be a first stop for educators exploring the Internet's potential as a teaching tool. This introductory page explains the EOS project and offers a link into the source list. Educational Space Simulations Project chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Simulations/simserver.html The Educational Space Simulations Project is sponsored by the Houston Independent School District and Rice University. Visitors to this page will find information on projects that combine technological simulations with educational programs for children. EdWeb k12.cnidr.org:90/ EdWeb is a site dealing with educational reform. Voted by "NetGuide Magazine" as one of the 50 best places to go online, EdWeb offers insightful ideas about improving education in schools around the world with the help of online services such as the Web. Site includes some links to a number of worthy home pages. EE-Link nceet.snre.umich.edu/ The mission of EE-Link, Environmental Education on the Internet, is to help educators and students explore the environment and investigate current issues. EE-Link comes complete with classroom resources, organizations, an educational directory, regional information and more. Enlaces Project Information Service www.enlaces.ufro.cl/ The Chilean Ministry of Education's Enlaces Project is designed to study the cost and effectiveness of placing computers in elementary and secondary schools. This site outlines the project, in English and Spanish, and provides links to Chilean education servers. Environmental Education Network envirolink.org/enviroed The Environmental Education Network is a collaborative effort of educators, private industry and the environmental community to bring environmental education online. Includes links to libraries, databases, marketplaces and user participation sites. ERIC/Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/index.html The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication provides educational materials, services and coursework to parents, educators and students interested in the language arts. Includes an online bookstore, up-to-date bibliographies and research digests. Exploratorium isaac.exploratorium.edu/ ExploraNet is the San Francisco Exploratorium's World Wide Web presence. This site is a collection of electronic exhibits and resources for teachers, students and science enthusiasts. Explorer unite.ukans.edu/ At the Explorer Web site browsers can view a database of resources for K-12 mathematics and science education. The database is a joint project of the Great Lakes Collaborative and the University of Kansas, and is funded by the U.S. department of Education. Explores! thunder.met.fsu.edu/explores/explores.html At Florida Explores, visitors can read about the state's efforts to implement the NAOO Direct Readout Satellite Ground Station Program in K-12 education. Check out a wealth of Florida-related resources here, including weather, satellite imagery, data sets and more. Far West Laboratory www.fwl.org/ One of 10 regional educational laboratories created by Congress in 1966, the Far West Laboratory (FWL) provides services and expertise to the education communities in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah. This organizational site explains FWL's range of services, and provides topical updates and information. Fermilab Education Office www-ed.fnal.gov/ Information on education programs of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory are the focus of this site. Also included are course materials and teachers' resources, including a quarterly journal. Fermilab is home to the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Tevatron. German-American School www.rahul.net/dehnbase/das The German-American School in San Francisco features information about its recognized German foreign school program through this page. The school includes educational opportunities for K-12 students. In English and German. Gifted Resources www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html The Gifted Resources home page provides "a convenient starting point for gifted students, their parents and educators." Visit here for links to talent searches, summer programs, distance learning opportunities, scholarship information and more. Global Student News www.jou.ufl.edu/forums/gsn/ Global Student News seeks to provide a forum for sharing ideas useful to students and educators involved in news media. Using Internet distribution as a springboard, the site offers learning tools to get student online publications up and running. Global Network Navigator Select: Education gnn.com/gnn/wic/wics/ed.new.html This page, from the larger Global Network Navigator site, offers an overview of and links into the Education Center, "a resource dedicated to providing educators with dynamic curricula, projects, and connections." Find reading and language, math, social studies and American History covered. GLOBE Program www.globe.gov/ The GLOBE Program unites students, teachers and scientists for the study of the environment. At its home page, GLOBE explains its organizational philosophy, describes current projects and programs. Grand River Elementary Students web.cal.msu.edu/JSRI/GR/grintro.html Currently inactive, the Grand River Elementary School home page was touted as the first assemblage of Web pages done by fifth graders. Elementary educators and students new to the Web will find this experimental model helpful in setting up their own pages. Hillside Elementary School hillside.coled.umn.edu/ Web 66, a project to introduce K-12 educators and students to Web publishing, hosts this home page for Hillside Elementary School, of Cottage Grove, Minn. Visitors will find school information here, as well as home pages from various classrooms. Hinsdale Township High School District 86 www.district86.k12.il.us/district86_home_page.html The Hinsdale Township High School District Number 86 makes its home on this page. Visitors can read about the Illinois school district, including its history, staff and students. Hoffer School cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/hoffer/hoffer.homepage.html Hoffer Elementary School offers information here on its photography and media-related student projects. Check out group pictures, past exhibits from the California Museum of Photography and highlights of the children's other Internet adventures. Houghton Mifflin Company www.hmco.com/ Houghton Mifflin, a Boston, Mass.-based instructional text publisher, maintains this promotional site for company and product information. Visit here to learn about its wide range of educational materials, textbooks, and fiction and nonfiction titles for adults and children. Houston Independent School District chico.rice.edu/armadillo/hisdabout.html The Houston Independent School District maintains this site, called "Armadillo," detailing its student demographics, instructor salaries and personnel profiles. Link to the School Board's "Declaration of Beliefs and Visions" for info on the district's restructuring initiatives. I*EARN www.igc.apc.org/iearn/ The I*EARN page introduces browsers to a network resource involved with international education. Focusing on children 6 to 19, the resource offers global telecommunication opportunities for projects that promote "a meaningful difference" to people and to planet Earth. Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth www.jhu.edu/~gifted/ This Web site provides details on programs sponsored by the Center for Talented Youth and Center for Academic Advancement at Johns Hopkins University's Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth. Includes talent-search information. Institutional Communications Network gopher.ed.gov:70/1 Provided under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education's Institutional Communications Network project, this gopher offers a diverse collection of educational material including program overviews, statistics, initiatives, software and more. Interactive Frog Dissection curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~insttech/frog/home.html This interactive, online tutorial leads visitors through the dissection of a frog. Designed for high school biology labs, this electronic frog has an advantage over the formaldehyde-packed kind: it can be used over and over. Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/ Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections is a free service linking teachers and students with e-mail partners in other countries and cultures. At this site you can read about projects and programs, subscribe to IECC or search the archives. International Olympiad in Informatics www.win.tue.nl/win/ioi/ The International Olympiad in Informatics is an annual computer science competition for seniors at secondary schools around the world. Visitors will find rules and regulations, previous competition task lists and information on the upcoming competition. Internet Access for Polish High Schools idsserv.waw.ids.edu.pl/ids/Welcome.html The Internet home of the "Internet dla Szkol" project in Poland details plans to provide full Net access to all Polish high schools and train students and teachers about basic Internet services. Visitors can read about the project in Polish or English. Internet for Learning www.rmplc.co.uk/ RM is a company supplying Internet technology to grade schools in the United Kingdom. The Internet for Learning home page describes RM's subscription service which features direct Internet connections, technical support, a filtered news service, POP mail and a home page creation option. Internet for Minnesota Schools informns.k12.mn.us/ Internet for Minnesota Schools is a joint public project that helps Minnesota K-12 educators use the Internet as a teaching tool. It also provides Internet access and software. This site contains links to instructional resources and to many Minnesota schools. Jason Project seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/JASON/HTML/JASON_HOME.html The Jason Foundation for Education offers this Web site devoted to providing information about the Jason Project, a national program designed to bring eductional technologies to high schools across the U.S. Visitors can read pages on Jason Project news bulletins, discussion groups, student and teacher resources or learn how to participate. Jason VI: Island Earth seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/JASON/HTML/JASON_6_HOME.html The Jason Project sponsors an annual scientific expedition that is covered electronically for students in grades 4 - 8. The sixth expedition, which explored Hawaii and the inside of a volcano, took place in 1995 and is detailed here. Jon's Home-School Resource Page www.midnightbeach.com/hs/ Parents interested in homeschooling will find a wealth of resources at this Web site, including newsgroups and mailing lists, a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and links to homeschooling sites all over the Internet. Junior Achievement Purpose/Facts www.baynet.com/junior/intro.html Santa Clara's Junior Achievement program maintains this site featuring links to information about its local programs. Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and volunteer info can also be found. K-12+ Servers www.tenet.edu/education/main.html Visitors will find an index to K-12+ educational servers here. The index includes state, international and government categories. Kaplan Educational Centers www.kaplan.com/ Kaplan claims to be the world's leader in standardized test preparation classes. At this promotional site visitors can learn about the company by downloading free games, visiting an online classroom or checking out the library. Kids Web: A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/ Kids Web, part of the Syracuse University Living Schoolbook Project presents a wide-ranging digital library for school kids. Included are links to the arts, sciences, social studies and other items of educational value -- and interest -- to children. Links to other digital libraries are also available. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ELSI Project www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/ELSI.html Explore Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in science at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's ELSI Project. The information here is geared toward teachers and students at a middle school level, with discussions of the politics of cancer, genetics, pollution and privacy. Learning in Motion www.learn.motion.com/ Learning in Motion is a corporate producer of K-12 educational software. Visitors will find information and demos of the company's math, science and multimedia note-taking programs. Includes a list of "top 10 educational sites" on the Web. Learning Web at the U.S. Geological Survey info.er.usgs.gov/education/index.html The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains The Learning Web, a page dedicated to K-12 education, exploration and learning. This page contains curricula resources and information about a variety of Earth-related topics. Lexington Bicycle Safety Program larch-www.lcs.mit.edu:8001/~guttag/lbsp/lbsp.html Bicycle safety comes to the World Wide Web through this site from the Lexington Bicycle Safety Program. The nonprofit organization features a curriculum kit for elementary school teachers and a video public service announcement featuring U.S. sports celebrities. Los Alamos Middle School lams.losalamos.k12.nm.us/ The Los Alamos Middle School home page offers a calendar of events and links to the student newspaper through its New Mexico-based site. It also has links to educational hot spots and home pages created by students. Low Bentham County Primary School cres1.lancs.ac.uk/~esarie/school.htm Low Bentham County Primary School in North Yorkshire, England, offers an introduction to its teachers, students and local community at this site. Visit here for student home pages, children's stories, village scenery and more. Madison Middle School 2000 198.150.8.9/ At the central Web site for Madison Middle School 2000, of Madison, Wis., visitors will find school news, updates on student projects, and information about life in Madison. Magpie: The Internet Educational Resources Guide www.aber.ac.uk/magwww/index_ht1.html The Internet Educational Resources Guide from the University of Wales at Aberystwyth features an index that includes Web sites, books, contacts, gopher sites, magazines and other educational resources. Provides search tools. Mankato Area Schools www.isd77.k12.mn.us/ Residents of Blue Earth County in Minnesota can check in with their school system here. Parents can take virtual tours of the schools, download educational software and check the latest school news. A search function and staff directory are also posted here. MathMagic forum.swarthmore.edu/mathmagic/ MathMagic is a project for K-12 students to solve math problems while using the Internet. The challenges are split into grade groupings, with current and past puzzles available. Teachers can use this site to prompt discussions and carry on what kids learn. Registration costs, but unregistered visitors can work the problems, too. MathMol www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/ MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) from New York University serves as an introduction to the field of molecular modeling. Features here include a software archive, library of structures, a special section on water and MathMol for the K-12 set. MECC www.mecc.com/ MECC, a leading producer of children's software, posts a company overview and product list on this promotional page. It includes a software primer for parents and links to dozens of child advocacy groups on the Web. Michigan Department of Education gopher.mde.state.mi.us/ The Michigan Department of Education gopher facilitates communication between the department and the Michigan education community with access to Internet-based educational resources, including the state board of education, school reports, educational technology and funding. MidLink Magazine longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/ "MidLink Magazine" is an interactive publication for children ages 10 to 15. Includes an index to articles and activities, links to other publications for school-age children and teens, a book fair, and other educational resources. Minnesota New Country School mncs.k12.mn.us/ At the Minnesota New Country School's site visitors will get an overview of the Le Sueur, Minn., school and staff and a look at the students' artwork and home pages. Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science www.msms.doe.k12.ms.us/ Located in Columbus, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is a high school for academically talented students. Visitors to this home page will find information about the campus and the school's disciplinary approaches, news, and publications. Monroe Middle School monhome.sw2.k12.wy.us/ Monroe Middle School in Green River, Wyo., maintains this site for student projects, school resources, faculty profiles and more. Visit here to learn about the school and link to its Internet directory. Monta Vista High School www.mvhs.edu/ Monta Vista High School, located in Cupertino, Calif., maintains this informational site. Visit here for a school profile, links with community information, and other Internet-based educational resources. Montgomery County Intermediate Unit www.mciu.k12.pa.us/ Find out how public education is governed in the state of Pennsylvania at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit home page. A calendar and links to the MCIU Educational Technology Newsletter are also provided. Mountain Lake Software www.woodwind.com/mtlake/index.html This promotional site is the Web home of Mountain Lake Software, a California-based publisher of educational software. Visitors can learn more about the company, its products and services, plus find product demos and other free offers. NASA Lewis Research Center HPCC/IITA K-12 Program www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/K-12/K-12_homepage.html The NASA Lewis Research Center provides this site with information about the High Performance Computing and Communications/Information Infrastructure Technology Applications K-12 Program, an educational program designed to increase the computer literacy of K-12 students. NASA Online Educational Resources www.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasa_online_education.html This is NASA's online outreach program to the educational community. Visitors will find articles, videos and animation on astronomy and space exploration. Links are provided for educational resources throughout NASA. National Energy Foundation www.xmission.com/~nef/ The National Energy Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to the development of energy-related instructional materials, teacher training and student programs. This site has more information about the foundation and features a materials catalog and details for ordering. National Regional Educational Laboratories www.nwrel.org/national/regional-labs.html Supported in part by the U.S. Dept. of Education, these educational research and development labs are networked regionally, and linked via this Web page. Each lab supports different services and resources: video conferencing, discipline-specific consortiums, virtual libraries, and a variety of resources and tools for educators. Net-Happenings www.mid.net/NET/ Net-happenings is a service that allows educational network staffers and K-12 educators to inform other Internet users of online educational events and resources. Visitors here can search through archived listings or submit their own Net-based learning tools for publicity. New Horizons Regional Education Center www.nhgs.tec.va.us/ New Horizons Regional Education Center operates high school programs for autistic and emotionally disturbed children from the Hampton, Va., area. The school focuses on three developed programs: Career-Technical Education, Governor's School for Science and Technology and Special Education. Visitors here can learn more about the programs, get campus information or link to related resources. New Tools for Teaching ccat.sas.upenn.edu/teachdemo This report from James J. O'Donnell at the University of Pennsylvania on Internet-based teaching tools, provides an overview of the communications, archiving and information search resources of the growing electronic network. Includes help for beginners. NonEuclid: Geometry Software riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/NonEuclid/NonEuclid.html Visit this page to learn about a Rice University software package that offers "an interactive simulation of the Poincare Model of Hyperbolic Geometry for use in high school and undergraduate education." Find an introduction to the software and a discussion of the model it presents. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction www.dpi.state.nc.us/ Public Schools of North Carolina provides DPI InfoWeb, an education-related information service for both the educators and citizens of the state. Among the features available are an educators' resource center, an Internet library, a personnel directory and a facts and figures file. Northeast & Islands Regional Laboratory www.neirl.org/ The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands profiles the multistate effort. Find out how a coalition of educators, policy makers and parents are trying to ensure that all children learn and achieve. Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit www.trinet.k12.pa.us/ The Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit provides programs and services supporting quality education in Pennsylvania. Its home page offers news, Internet beginners' tutorials and contact information. On-Line Visual Literacy Project www.pomona.claremont.edu/visual-lit/intro/intro.html From Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., the On-Line Visual Literacy Project presents audio, animation and text to explain the rudiments of visual communication. Among the basic visual elements explored are dots, lines, shape, hue, motion, value and direction. Online Educator www.ole.net/ole/ The Online Educator is an online and print subscription-based magazine that provides Internet educational tools. This site has an index of hot links for teachers, sample articles from the print edition and other information. Patch American High School 192.253.114.31/ Located at Patch Barracks, headquarters for the United States European Command (US EUCOM) in Stuttgart, Germany, Patch American High School welcomes visitors to the site of the first high school Web server in Europe. The school's academics, extracurricular and multi-curricular activities are highlighted. Pathways to School Improvement www.ncrel.org/ncrel/sdrs/pathways.htm Visitors to this page will find a gateway to Pathways to School Improvement, a service filled with resources for teaching professionals. Peddie School www.peddie.k12.nj.us/ The Peddie School site contains information on the college-prep boarding school's admissions policies, academic programs and mission statement. Includes descriptions of the Hightstown, N.J., school's nonacademic programs and summer classes and info on high-tech projects. Peterson's Education Center www.petersons.com/ Provided by publisher Peterson's Guides Inc., this Education Center is a collection of Web resources for all levels and disciplines. Link areas include K-12, studying abroad, executive education and language study. Pine View High School www.pvhs.wash.k12.ut.us/ Pine View High School in Saint George, Utah, presents general information about the school and its educational programs via PantherNET. Visit here to learn aboutthe school's students and teachers, access student Web sites, download Internet search tools, and more. Pojoaque Valley Schools pvs.k12.nm.us/ The home page of northern New Mexico's Pojoaque Valley Schools contains links to high and middle school pages by students and faculty, a gallery of student art, poems and a guest book. This page also includes links to other Web sites and the district's other servers. Princeton Regional Schools www.prs.k12.nj.us/ This site provides general information about the schools and students of Princeton, N.J.'s Regional School District. Here browsers will find school board items, links to specific schools and more. Project GeoSim geosim.cs.vt.edu/index.html Project GeoSim is a research program at Virginia Tech to develop educational software modules for introductory geography courses. Site features include listings of completed modules, links to the project library and links to other information servers at the university. Quest: NASA K-12 Internet Initiative quest.arc.nasa.gov/ Quest is a NASA sponsored K-12 Internet initiative to provide support and services for teachers and students to fully utilize the Internet as a basic tool for learning. Includes links to NASA researchers, research sites and online interactive activities. Reece High School web.reece.tased.edu.au/ Reece High School in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, provides a place for the school's students to publish their work and learn about Internet communication technologies. A collection of student work is available, including Haiku poetry and Reece's electronic magazine, "Troncartee." Riley High School sjcpl.lib.in.us/rhshomepage/riley2.html Teachers and students at Indiana's Riley High School showcase their downloadable software creations at the school's home page. Includes a school profile, photos and access to an alumni page. Rockingham School www.cfn.cs.dal.ca/Education/RockinghamSch/Rockingham.html The home page for Rockingham School of Halifax, Nova Scotia, contains an interactive image map and links to student home pages, educational resources, and staff information. SchoolsNET www.schnet.edu.au/ Australia's Melbourne-based SchoolsNET is dedicated to providing Internet access and online educational resources to schools. Its home page provides teachers and students alike with links to online course materials, electronic conferences and virtual field trips. SchoolWeb Exploration Project k12.cnidr.org:90/swep.html SchoolWeb aims to get primary and secondary schools up on the Web by having its sponsors offer disk space, accounts and technical support to these educational institutions. Educators can read more about the project here. Science Bytes loki.ur.utk.edu/ut2kids/science.html Visit here to find the University of Tennessee's electronic magazine for the K-12 crowd, "Science Bytes." Each issue seeks to educate and inspire young minds by describing current research at the university. Sidwell Friends School www.sidwell.edu/ The home page of the Sidwell Friends School, located in Washington, D. C., features an Internet guide for faculty and students. Visitors to the site can read about the computing resources at the school and get information about academic programs, faculty and alumni activities. Sites for Educators www.mtjeff.com/~bodenst/page5.html This site provides a comprehensive list of links to sites for educators, including various search engines, resources from the state of Oregon, and resources in the humanities, sciences and mathematics. SkillsBank Corporation www.skillsbank.com/ The SkillsBank Corporation is a educational technology firm located in Baltimore, Maryland. Visitors will find descriptions of the company's products and services at this promotional site. StarChild guinan.gsfc.nasa.gov/K12/StarChild.html The StarChild Project is a NASA educational initiative aimed at providing learning experiences to K-12 students. Find astronomy-related topics discussed and demonstrated in fun and easy terms at this site. STEM~Net calvin.stemnet.nf.ca/ STEM~Net provides electronic resources for K-12, rural public colleges and Memorial Universities of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Visitors to its home page can access its numerous information and reference options as well as link to Canada's SchoolNet, SchoolNet Rings, and related Web sites and servers. Tasmanian Department of Education, Community and Cultural Development www.tased.edu.au/ The Tasmanian Department of Education, Community and Cultural Development presents an index to schools, colleges, the state libary and educational programs here. There's also a pointer to the Australian government home page. Teacher Talk education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/tthmpg.html The Teacher Talk home page, provided by the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University, is an online publication for preservice, secondary education teachers. Visit here for current and back issues, a topic list, and related resources. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology www.tjhsst.edu/ Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., maintains this site for student home pages, clubs news, and campus athletics and activities updates. Includes index of Internet resources. Urban Education Web eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/ UEweb is dedicated to assisting urban students and those who teach, guide and mentor them. Among other features, this "Clearinghouse on Urban Education" includes urban and minority family resources, topical publications, education materials, and links to ERIC (library) databases. Viking Network Web odin.nls.no/viking/vnethome.htm Targeting its presentations to primary and secondary schools, the Viking Network Web separates myth from fact to present the lifestyle, travels and heritage of the Viking people. The network is a joint project of the Local History Resource Centre in Fetsund, Norway, and the Summerhill Education Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland. Virtual FlyLab vflylab.calstatela.edu/edesktop/VirtApps/VflyLab/IntroVflyLab.html Scientists at California State University have devised the Virtual FlyLab to enable viewers to "play the role of a research geneticist." Custom design fruit fly matings to create personalized mutations, learning the correct rules of genetic inheritance as you go. Virtual Science Forum www.educ.wsu.edu/fair_95/announcement.html A virtual science fair, complete with registration, judging and prizes is held annually at this site. Browse the sample exhibits or obtain entry information at this educational site. Vocal Point bvsd.k12.co.us/cent/Newspaper/Newspaper.html "The Vocal Point," an online monthly newspaper assembled by students at Centennial Middle School in Boulder, Colo., tackles a new topic each issue. Visitors can check out the current and back issues or link to the Boulder Valley School District's home page. Vose School Education Resources www.teleport.com/~vincer/starter.html Look at educational resources on the Internet through the eyes of an Oregon teacher. A special introduction to the Internet for students and education professionals, this site walks beginners through electronically available school and academic subject sites. Wangaratta Primary School www.ozemail.com.au/~ctech/wps.htm Australia's rural Wangaratta Primary School posts fun Aussie activities for children on this page. Introductions to its students and a list of nontraditional gender occupations are also featured. Weather Unit faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/WEATHER/weather.html The Weather Unit provides links to K-12 lessons in a variety of disciplines, including math, science, reading, drama, social sciences and other areas of study. This page also links to the Collaborative Lesson Archive. Web 66 web66.coled.umn.edu/ The Web 66 Project seeks to facilitate integration of Internet technology into K-12 curricula. Includes information on Web resources for educators, links to a pilot program, and instructional guides for setting up and operating a server. WebEd Curriculum Links badger.state.wi.us/agencies/dpi/www/WebEd.html Started in 1993 as one man's project to find Web resources to support his school district's curriculum, WebEd Curriculum Links is now a thorough listing of K-12 sites hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's server. Categories here include links to sites for children and teachers, humanities subjects, reference, news, and college and career information. Whales: A Thematic Web Unit curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~kpj5e/Whales Teachers can use this site's lesson plans, homework suggestions and book reviews to teach a unit on whales. The site, maintained by a graduate student in education, also includes a project gallery and activities for students that involve whales. Whole Frog Project george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/Whole.Frog/Whole.Frog.html The Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory ITG "Whole Frog" Project is designed to introduce concepts of computer-based 3D visualization and demonstrate 3D imaging of a frog's anatomy as a high school biology teaching aid. This site provides step-by-step information on using computers to create 3D images. World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Education www.csu.edu.au/education/library.html The World Wide Web Virtual Library provides this searchable, comprehensive list of links to education resources and sites. Links are categorized alphabetically, by education level, resource provided, site type and country. World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Educational Technology tecfa.unige.ch/info-edu-comp.html The Educational Technology section of the World Wide Web Virtual Library provides a massive list of links to sites relating to educational software and other electronic educational projects. Heavy on software archives, the list includes brief descriptions of the links provided. WWW Servers Hosted at CNIDR k12.cnidr.org/ Hosted by the Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval, this page provides several pointers to K-12 education-oriented servers on the Web. Links range from "Janice's K12 Cyberspace Outpost" to "Presidential Awardees Internet Pilot." Education : Libraries Alex: A Catalogue of Electronic Texts on the Internet rsl.ox.ac.uk/11/lib-corn/hunter Alex: A Catalogue of Electronic Texts on the Internet, is a browsable gopher server that allows visitors to find and retrieve full-text documents including more than 700 books from Project Gutenberg, Wiretap, the On-line Book Inititiative, the Eric system at Virginia Tech, the English server at Carnegie-Mellon and the online portion of the Oxford Text Archive. Alexicon www.konbib.nl/ Alexican, the information service of the National Library of the Netherlands, maintains this site for library and Internet resources. Visit here to access its collection of published works, perform a keyword search of its database and find link to guest organizations. In Dutch and English. Ameritech Library Services www.notis.com/ Ameritech Library Services provides products and services for libraries. This site supplies academic news and information on Ameritech's products and customer-support services. Includes an electronic newsletter. Association of Research Libraries arl.cni.org/ The Association of Research Libraries articulates the concerns of research libraries, influences policy development and supports innovation in research library operations. ARL programs, statistics and publications are available here. Bibliographical Society of America aultnis.rutgers.edu/bsastuff/bsahome.html The Bibliographical Society of America, a New York-based scholarly society for the textual and bibliographical study of books, maintains this informational site. Visit here for recent publications, officer profiles, fellowship information and links to related Web sites. Les Bibliotheques de l'Universite du Quebec a Montreal www.unites.uquam.ca/bib/index.html The Universite du Quebec a Montreal has built an online virtual library at this site. In French. BIBSYS www.bibsys.no/english.html BIBSYS is an online collective library system of all Norwegian University libraries, the National Library and a number of research libraries. A free service for Internet users, it provides access to 1.8 million bibliographic records. In Norwegian and English. Birmingham Public Library www.bham.lib.al.us/ The Birmingham Public Library home page contains a description of the library system and its collections. Includes details on the Alabama library's departments, access to its catalog and links to Web navigation tools. Bladen Library library-gopher.scar.utoronto.ca/ The University of Toronto's Scarborough Campus library is online here. Visitors can search its catalogue or link to other pages in the University system from this site. Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford www.rsl.ox.ac.uk/ The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford supplies readers' guides to many of its offerings, including its Japanese Library, Law Library and Indian Institute Library. It also provides Bodleian Access to Remote Databases (BARD), Web links and a listing of items from the Bodleian Shop. Brigham Young University Libraries Information Network library.byu.edu/ Brigham Young University hosts this Web site with a wealth of information on its library services. Check out library news, projects, exhibits, records and projects, or access catalogs, reference tools and databases here. Visitors can also link to the text-based library system via telnet, or read "BYLINE: The Next Generation," a hyper-text interface to the library's online catalog. BUBL Information Service www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/home.html Although it originated in the UK as a bulletin board for libraries, BUBL has expanded to serve the country's academic and research communities as well. Visitors can search for Internet information and resources by using the the BUBL subject tree, keyword search or other services and tools. California State Library library.ca.gov/california/State_Library/ You won't need a library card at the California State Library page, but if you want to know more about this state's library system, this is the place to check out. A greeting from the state librarian, details including locations, hours and staffing, and an overview of library service are all available here. CARL Corporation carl.org/carl.html The CARL Corporation markets the CARL System, a turnkey library management system, as well as other products and services to libraries and information providers. Browsers can learn about the company, its products and services, and access online references. Carrie history.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/carrie_main.html The University of Kansas posts Carrie, a full-text electronic library. Visitors can browse through the stacks or download information from the Kansas Collection. The library also contains periodicals and daily news. Center for Research Libraries wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/crlhp.html The nonprofit Center for Research Libraries seeks to give scholarly researchers access to material they don't often see in North America. Foreign language science and technology journals, foreign dissertations, and government documents from overseas are some of the titles available. Centre de Ressources Informatiques de l'UniversitŽ de Rennes 1 www.univ-rennes1.fr/ At the home page for the Center for Information Resources at the University of Rennes in France, visitors can look up staff, check the library catalogues and research, or link to on and off-campus sites. French only. Chicago Public Library cpl.lib.uic.edu/CPL.html The Chicago Public Library unveils its experimental Web server, providing the masses with access to Internet resources and services. Visitors will find the library's catalog, events listings, and links to sites offering information on Chicago and Illinois. Columbia University Libraries www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/index.html LibraryWeb is the main information site of the Columbia University Libraries. Resources provided here are library search tools; electronic texts, journals and images; and Internet subject guides. CoOL palimpsest.stanford.edu/ Conservation OnLine (CoOL) posts full text files here for people who preserve library and museum materials. The site, maintained by the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, includes links to related sites. Cyclops' Internet Toolbox cyclops.idbsu.edu/ This personal home page can link visitors with library resource tools as well as its creator's favorite Web sites. Featured here are pages of library resources compiled by a reference librarian at Albertsons Library at Boise State University. Data Research Associates www.dra.com/ Data Research Associates produces client/server automation systems and networking services for libraries and information providers. This site delivers background information on the company, its products and clients. Digital Libraries Project www-diglib.stanford.edu/diglib/ Stanford University's Digital Libraries Project highlights the efforts to establish a single, integrated, universal library. This page offers links to the people building the library, as well as a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) file and a glimpse into the library itself. Dundee University Library and Information Service gotwo.dundee.ac.uk/uldhome.html The University Library Dundee site contains an overview of the library, its facilities and access to the library catalog. Includes a tour of the library and links to other library-based sites in the United Kingdom. East Carolina University Academic Library Services fringe.lib.ecu.edu/ The East Carolina University Academic Library Services site contains links to the various departments in the system, an online catalog, periodical indexes and newspapers. Includes job listings, electronic texts and pointers to U.S. government servers. Edinburgh University Data Library datalib.ed.ac.uk/ Edinburgh University's Data Library site allows browsers to search the university's data library. Links to related projects and other information services are also included. ELISA info.anu.edu.au/elisa.html The Electronic Library and Information Service at the Australian National University features general library services information, a campus events calendar and a database directory. Also find links to Internet indexes, electronic journals and texts, and reference materials. Flinders University Library www.lib.flinders.edu.au/ The Flinders University of South Australia puts its library information system online for all the Web to see. Visitors can search the library's catalog or access electronic document delivery services here. Galen II www.library.ucsf.edu/ Galen II is the home page for the Digital Library of the University of California, San Francisco. Includes access to numerous databases and archives, a library catalog, the UCSF Interactive Learning Centers and educational/consulting sources for faculty, staff and students. Links to other government and educational resources. Gerber/Hart Library & Archives www.gerberhart.org/ Chicago's Gerber/Hart Library & Archives is the Midwest's largest gay, lesbian and bisexual circulation library. Visitors to the institution's home page can access information aimed at the Midwest's gay and bisexual community. Includes links to pages like Digital Queers Chicago and similar sites. Helmke Library www-lib.ipfw.indiana.edu/ Located at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, the Helmke Library maintains this site offering an overview of the facility and its services. Links to the library's catalogs, databases, indexes and government collections are featured. HyperPals bingen.cs.csbsju.edu/pals/hyperpals.html HyperPals is a hypertext Web interface to the PALS (Project for Automated Library Systems) OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog). This informative site answers questions about HyperPals, explains basic operation, and provides hints for users. Indexes and Abstracts www.lib.utexas.edu/Indexes/Online.html The library system at the University of Texas at Austin maintains this list of searchable indexes and abstracts. Only limited access is provided to browsers without proper UT ID. Indiana State Library www.statelib.lib.in.us/ The Indiana State Library maintains this site for public access. Visitors may search the library's wide range of texts and periodicals, connect with local and federal government resources, and find links to a variety of Internet search tools. Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science www-slis.lib.indiana.edu/ The University of Indiana provides this informational page on its PhD and Masters programs at the School of Library and Information Sciences. Visitors will find info on faculty and the various academic paths and courses. Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Library www-lib.iupui.edu/ The IUPUI Library goes online at this site, which features electronic references and online catalogs, as well as application tools, information center and user help links, including a building map, user suggestion page and a checkout service. Information and Library Studies Student Association http2.sils.umich.edu/ILSSA/HomePage.html The Information and Library Studies Student Association of the University of Michigan serves up a variety of organization information here. Visitors can read the ILSSA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), annual reports or link to other student organizations and activities. Informedia fuzine.mt.cs.cmu.edu/im/informedia.html The Informedia Digital Library, a project of Carnegie Mellon University, is working to establish an extensive online digital video library for users of desktop computers and metropolitan area networks. Visit this site to learn about the library, its sponsors and its latest advances. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/home.htm The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, headquartered in the Hague, Netherlands, maintains this site for publications, conference updates, information services and staff contact listings. Includes user feedback survey form. Internet Cataloging Project: Call for Participation www.oclc.org/oclc/man/catproj/catcall.htm The Online Computer Library Center strives to further access to the world's information with this Internet cataloging project, a growing database of specially formatted bibliographic records. The project seeks participants and -- in addition to the existing database -- this site provides a project overview and guidelines. Internet Public Library ipl.sils.umich.edu/ The Internet Public Library provides links to various reference resources. Visitors can choose from divisions such as "Reference" and "Youth," and browse in such areas as the "Reading Room" and the "Exhibit Hall." A directory and tour are also available here. Iowa State University Library www.lib.iastate.edu/ The Iowa State University Library home page provides information about the institution and SCHOLAR, its online information system. Includes an online card catalog, a topically indexed listing of databases, and links to other academic libraries' holdings catalogs. Jump to Library in Japan ss.cc.affrc.go.jp/ric/opac/opac.html This on-line public access catalog in Japan includes links to national technology laboratory and university sites. Includes link to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Center. In Japanese and English. Jyvaskyla University Library www.jyu.fi/~library/ Jyvaskyla University Library is one of the largest research libraries in Finland housing collections of Finnish prints, databases and publications. It is also a National Resource Library for Education, Sport Sciences and Psychology. In English and Finnish. Kansas State University Libraries www.lib.ksu.edu/ The Kansas State University Libraries provide information about their services and holdings at this site. Library news, staff telephone numbers and Internet resources are also listed. Larry's InfoPOWER Page www.clark.net/pub/lschank/home.html This librarian's personal home page contains pointers to numerous selected sites and Web guides. Includes Internet learner's pages, links to government document servers, shopping sites and resources for professional librarians. Lehigh University Libraries www.lib.lehigh.edu/ The libraries at Pennsylvania's Lehigh University maintain this informative page providing access to online reference materials and special collections. Visitors are encouraged to learn more about the libraries and the resources they provide. LibInfo www.lib.uchicago.edu/ LibInfo is a reference service from the University of Chicago Library Information System. Besides providing information on library holdings and pointers to topical Internet resources, the site gives details on services and access to the staff. General information on the university is also included. LibLink www.lib.utk.edu/ The home page of the University of Tennessee's Knoxville Libraries details the services this facility has to offer, including links to electronic reference material and to general campus information. Libraries and Internet Electronic Text Collection www.ub2.lu.se/UB2proj/LIS_collection/collection_top.html The Libraries and Internet Electronic Text Collection maintains this collection of electronic texts on the subject of how libraries are dealing with networked information. Contributions are in English, German and Nordic languages. This page also includes a link to the Lund University electronic library home page. Libraries of the Claremont Colleges voxlibris.claremont.edu/ The Libraries of the Claremont Colleges open their collections, resources and library system services to interested Web denizens. Includes links to online information centers for the Claremont Colleges. Library Catalogs ds.internic.net/cgi-bin/tochtml/library/0intro.library A large number of libraries that allow access to their catalogs through the Internet are linked at this site presented by the InterNIC Directory of Directories. Library of Congress www.loc.gov/ This site contains a guide to the U.S. Library of Congress materials available online. Featured categories include exhibits and events, services and publications, digital collections, online systems, and congress and government. Library of Congress Online Services lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/online.html This page offers Web searching tools for the Library of Congress. Included are links to LC MARVEL, the gopher-based information system; LOCIS telnet; and anonymous FTP. Search guides, library hours and a link to the Vietnam Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Database are included. Library and Information Science www.ub2.lu.se/lisres.html Sweden's Lund University provides this clearinghouse for online resources in library and information science. Includes a broad collection of Interenet resources, directories, conferences and publications. Browse journals, books online or search databases and download software. Library of the University of Electro-Communications baloo.cc.uec.ac.jp/ The University of Electro-Communications puts its library online, offering access to services in Japanese and English. Search library holdings by following the links provided. Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign www.grainger.uiuc.edu/ At the home page of the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, visitors will find general library information, access to its online catalog, and links to other networked library and information resources. Library Resources on the Internet www.library.nwu.edu/resources/library/ Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., maintains this site for library resources. Visit here to browse indexes of Internet-based library links from around the world. Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials info.lib.uh.edu/liblists/home.htm This Web site is a compilation of electronic discussion lists, distribution lists and electronic serials of interest to library staff and professionals. Louisiana State University Virtual Library www.lib.lsu.edu/ The Virtual Library of Louisiana State University provides access to academic library collections, electronic publications and Internet information resources. Visit here to find user information, perform keyword searches and browse by subject, title and author. Lund University Electronic Library munin.ub2.lu.se/ub2.html Sweden's Lund University maintains this library site offering access to a variety of electronic information resources. Online help, search and information options are available to assist new users. In Swedish and English. Mann Library www.mannlib.cornell.edu/ Cornell University's Mann Library online contains a list of the library's print holdings and access to hundreds of databases for references, full text and statistics. Information is also available here on university course materials, workshops, tutorials, user guides and helper applications. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries nimrod.mit.edu/ The six libraries and their branches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are online and usable by non-students. Visitors will find pointers to the extensive newpaper collection, subject catalog and a spec guide for thesis preparation. The site also offers links to outside collections. MELVYL System www.dla.ucop.edu/ The MELVYL library system from the University of California allows users to search a variety of bibliographic databases. Includes links to various university servers, MELVYL system contributors, projects and publications. Michigan State University Vincent Voice Library web.msu.edu/vincent/index.html The Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University compiles "utterances" and holds a collection from over 50,000 people. The site allows browsing of U.S. Presidents' sound samples, as well as a collection of general sound samples. Morris Library of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale www.lib.siu.edu/ Students at Southern Illinois University can access and search the university's library from this site. Visitors can also browse the university's collections and find out about interlibrary loans. National Library of Canada www.nlc-bnc.ca/ The National Library of Canada collects and offers access to the country's published heritage. Visitors are invited on a virtual tour of the facility and introduced to the library's archives, exhibitions and publications. In French and English. New York Public Library gopher.nypl.org/ The New York Public Library opens its collections to the Web masses at this site. Peruse catalogs of the institution's holdings and stay abreast of exhibitions, programs and performances here. North Carolina State University Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ This Web site provides information about the extensive library system at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. General library information can be found here, as well as links to library catalogs and journal indexes. North Carolina State University Libraries: Catalogs, Indexes and Internet Resources dewey.lib.ncsu.edu/disciplines/index.html This Internet resource index, a service of the North Carolina State University, provides access to its World Wide Web links, library catalogs and an online keyword search. Visitors can search for information by resource or subject classification. Nordic Libraries: Information Servers www.ub2.lu.se/resbyloc/Nordic_lib.html The Nordic Libraries: Information Servers page is an extensive directory to Web sites arranged by Nordic country. Subcategories by country classify sites by Web or gopher links. The page has a link to the Lund University Electronic Library home page. Northwest Area Libraries www.reed.edu/oregon/libraries.html Library card catalog systems in the Pacific Northwest are indexed here; a simple click will telnet you directly into the card catalog specified. Find also a list of links to other library systems on the Internet. Northwestern University Library www.library.nwu.edu/ The central library at Illinois' Northwestern University hosts this site providing general info on its holdings and services, as well as pointers to main campus servers and a variety of university networked resources. Nova Scotia Provincial Library rs6000.nshpl.library.ns.ca/ A division of the Policy Branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture, the Nova Scotia Provincial Library mantains this site with info about the library and the regional public library system. Links to topic-related sites are also provided. Olive Tree timon.sir.arizona.edu/pubs/Olive.html A cumulative electronic journal for library and information science specialists, the "Olive Tree" was created by the University of Arizona's School of Library Science. The full text of features, book reviews and columns are available online. Online Catalogs with "Webbed" Interfaces http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/morgan/alcuin/wwwed-catalogs.html The handy site offers researchers a collection of links to online information resources. Information seekers can find instructions for passing through library Web, gopher and Internet gateways at this index of indexes. Online Computer Library Center Access Selection www.oclc.org/ The Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit computer service and research organization that provides online service and CD-ROM products to libraries for assistance in bibliographic verification, cataloging, collection development, loan and reference. Visitors will find full information here on OCLC and its products and services. Oxford University Libraries Automation Service www.lib.ox.ac.uk/ The Oxford University Libraries Automation Service Web server includes general information about the library along with links to the facility's Early Printed Books Project. It also includes profile pages for library staffers. Pica www.pica.nl/ The Pica home page describes the library automation systems and online information services provided for Dutch and German academic and public libraries by the nonprofit organization. Includes background information, descriptions of online services, pointers to Dutch libraries and restricted access to technical documentation. Planet Earth www.nosc.mil/planet_earth/info_modern.html Planet Earth is a virtual library that includes links to a virtual librarian room, reference shelf and search engines index. PORTALS portals.lib.pdx.edu/ The Portland Area Library System (PORTALS) is an organization of public and private institutions working to expand and enrich information services in the Portland area. Visitors to the PORTALS home page can find out more about the group and access its collective resources. Portico portico.bl.uk/ Portico is the British Library's information server. Browse the stacks electronically or access library news and event announcements. Presidential Libraries IDEA Network sunsite.unc.edu/lia/president The Presidential Libraries IDEA Network facilitates access to the materials stored in presidential libraries. Find a list of libraries sorted by president, links to related exhibits and a pointer to the First Ladies IDEA Network. Princeton University Libraries infoshare1.princeton.edu:2003/ The Princeton University Libraries in Princeton, NJ maintain this site to provide general access and Internet resources. Visit here for links to its searching and browsing tools, catalogs, databases, other university Web servers and more. Provo City Library www.provo.lib.ut.us/ The Provo City Library Web site features quick information through a reference section as well as information about the library's collection and children's programs. Includes links to community servers and the state of Utah. The site is searchable by keywords. Purdue University Libraries thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/ Thor, the University of Purdue's online library system, allows visitors to access various libraries on campus, a virtual reference desk and Purdue University databases. Purdue University Libraries thorplus.lib.purdue.edu:70/1 Purdue University's gopher menu is filled with information on the university itself, including THOR+, its library gopher service. In addition to campus-specific resources, visitors will find links to general Internet information servers and search directories, as well as local weather reports and maps. Queensland Department of Education Virtual Library cooroomba.client.uq.edu.au/ The Queensland Department of Education provides this virtual library service for access to its book and periodical collection. Includes Internet tutorials and information search resources. Research Libraries Group www-rlg.stanford.edu/welcome.html The Research Libraries Group is a not-for-profit coalition of universities, archives, historical societies, museums, and other institutions devoted to improving access to information. This site provides details the group's objectives, collaborative activities and user services. Reseau Documentaire de Grenoble melpomene.grenet.fr/redoc/ The research libraries of Grenoble, France, offer their work to the world at large, particularly anyone who needs to access research about the Alpine region. Information is in French. Rice University, Fondren Library riceinfo.rice.edu/Fondren/ The Fondren Library at Rice University offers access to its online publications and services here. Visitors can browse the online catalog, view special collections and exhibits, read about the library or link to campus info. Ronald Reagan Library gopher.nara.gov:70/inform/library/reagan The Ronald Reagan Library home page lists the contents of the presidential archive. Visitors can learn about, but not access, the library's text-based and audiovisual resources here. Royal Holloway Library Information Service fs1.lb.rhbnc.ac.uk/ The Royal Holloway Library Information Service at the University of London, England, maintains this home page with general library and contact information. Links to the library catalog, special collections, guides and related Web sites are available. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Libraries ghmac.lib.rmit.edu.au/ The libraries at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, maintain this home page with links to their catalog and those of other library systems. Other links include a gopher site, various databases and search functions. Rudjer Boskovic Institute Library nippur.irb.hr/ The Rudjer Boskovic Institute Library in Zagreb, Croatia, maintains this site for a variety of local and worldwide reference tools. Visit here to access its database of book and periodical collections, national and international libraries, and a host of Internet search and information tools. Saint Mary's College Gaelnet www.stmarys-ca.edu/ Gaelnet is the library server for the Saint Mary's University in Moraga, California. Visitors will discover library collections, research resources, archives and special collections. Serials in Cyberspace www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn Researchers will find a comprehensive index to sites with electronic