| Ask Jeeves
for Schools http://www.ajschools.com
- American, but has some useful links with separate pages for pupils and
teachers. |
| BUBL Link
Site http://www.bubl.ac.uk
-
the site catalogues selected Internet resources according to Dewey numbers and subject
headings. Excellent browsing for librarians, in the knowledge that sites have been
evaluated and checked by a team of librarians, with a "last checked" date and
good summary for each resource. |
| Encyclopaedia
Britannica http://www.britannica.com
-
full contents of the 32-volume reference work is available free. A UK version of
this site is expected early next year. Meanwhile, Britannica's subscription service
continues at www.eb.com for those who'd rather access
their information without ads. |
| ERIC (Ask
Eric) http://ericir.syr.edu/ - "A
personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers,
librarians, counsellors, administrators, parents, and others throughout the United States
and the world." Federally funded databank of education material which is searchable. |
| European
Information http://www.slainte.org.uk/SERN/sernhome.htm |
| Find
Articles http://www.findarticles.com
- American,
but this is a free articles search facility. |
| Glasgow
City Libraries and Archives Online
http://www.libarch.glasgow.gov.uk
- gives
information about or access to: Digitisation projects, city archives, the
Mitchell Library and Community Libraries. |
| Ingenta
http://www.ingenta.com
a
large UK online academic research service, which has articles from a
list of 2,246 listed journals. Ingenta works with 35 scientific and
scholarly publisher including Academic Press, John Wiley and Elsevier
Science. |
| Kevin
Morrison Collection http://www.lib.gcal.ac.uk/speccoll/morrison/index.htm
- Second World War collection which has an emphasis on the social
implications of a whole range of Home Front activities. |
| KnowUK
http://www.knowuk.co.uk - provides information
on the people, institutions and organisations which influence, govern and make up the
United Kingdom. |
| Public Record
Office http://www.pro.gov.uk - Original
documents online from the Public Records Office. Learning Curve Gallery provides
resources and material for the National Grid for Learning. View original
documents,
see current exhibition material. |
| SCRAN
Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network
http://www.scran.ac.uk
- "Scran's mission is to create a fully searchable resource base of Scottish
material culture and human history" Information being constantly added from
museums, galleries, educational institutions. |
| UK
Online http://www.ukonline.gov.uk
- A straight forward site that gives government information, central and
local, and services. |
| World Fact
Book http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
- facts and figures about
countries. |
| Young
Scot http://www.youngscot.org
- Scottish young people's information portal. |
