Education Virtual Library
Internet-based research is useful only insofar as reputable and informative websites are consulted. Due to the proliferation of information on the Internet, it can be difficult to find good sites with accurate information. That is why a good virtual library with sources that are verifiable is needed. This virtual library of websites is offered for researchers and students interested in learning more about nearly any field of study. Excellent resources are available in each category for further study on each category in general and each sub-topic in particular.
AGRICULTURE
Irrigation — A comprehensive resource page on irrigation from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. It is devoted to irrigation of all kinds but does have a special emphasis on Florida.
Livestock — North Dakota State University offers here a thorough directory of livestock science including breeds, disease control, and more.
Poultry Science —This site from Texas A & M University links to dozens of sites that deal with poultry science.
THE ARTS
Art History — A professor from the Department of Art History at Sweet Briar College maintains this extensive resource page devoted to art history.
Classical Music — This is an extensive listing of classical composers, music forms, and other important facts related to classical music and its writers.
Theatre and Drama — The University of California, Santa Barbara, hosts this site, which has a comprehensive listing of links to theatre and drama websites.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Finance — Ohio State University offers this important resource full of information about world, national, and local finance.
Marketing — Those who are interested in the study of marketing should visit this library of links and resources from the University of Houston libraries.
Transportation — The U.S. Government hosts this website with full information on transportation and links to transportation-related sites.
COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
Broadcasters — The Library of American Broadcasting from the University of Maryland is an excellent resource for those interested in media broadcasting.
Publishers — This site from the Publishing-Industry Network has extensive links to publishing information and publishers.
Telecommunications — Harvard University’s Business Library provides this page with many links to telecommunications companies, analysis, statistics, and more.
COMPUTING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Artificial Intelligence — Santa Monica College’s library page on artificial intelligence suggests tips for researching the subject at their library and has links to information on artificial intelligence sites on the Internet.
Cryptography — A page of many links to Cryptography resources from a professor at MIT.
Programming — This is a University of Iowa website with many details and links to important resources for software engineering and computer programming.
EDUCATION
Primary — Purdue University Fort Wayne maintains this resource with links important for primary education.
Secondary — Here is a catalog of Internet resources related to secondary school education that teachers and students will find helpful.
Tertiary — The Internet Public Library gives us a page devoted to different higher education resources.
ENGINEERING
Architecture — The Architecture Studies Library of the University of Nevada hosts this virtual resource on architecture and building.
Electrical — Those looking for a virtual library on electrical engineering will be well served if they visit this site from New Mexico Tech.
Mechanical — Mechanical engineering links of various kinds are found on this subject guide page from the University of Delaware Library.
HUMANITIES STUDIES
History —Here is a UK-based website with links to important resources related to history. It has many links to UK and European history, but it does not deal with those subjects exclusively.
Languages and Linguistics — An English professor from California Polytechnic State University has developed this site on language and linguistics to benefit his students and others.
Museums — Information on museums all around the world is available on this site that links to museums on every continent on the globe.
INFORMATION AND LIBRARIES
Information Quality — The Librarians’ Internet Index has developed this page devoted to links to sites about evaluating Internet information
Knowledge Management — Users can scroll down on this site to find up-to-date links on knowledge management from the Knowledge Management Network.
Libraries — This is a searchable, international directory of libraries. Features university libraries, law libraries, and many more.
LAW
Arbitration — The International Council for Commercial Arbitration has established this extensive website on arbitration law.
Forensic Toxicology — The John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers this page with many links to information on various aspects of forensic science.
Legal History — An associate dean from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law gives resource links to information on legal history from the ancient world to the present.
NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
Biosciences — The biosciences library from the University of California Berkeley offers librarian-tested links to helpful bioscience resources.
Earth Science — This site links to various scholarly societies affiliated with the earth sciences.
Physics — For those who want information on all kinds of physics, this site from the Borough of Manhattan Community College will be an extremely useful resource.
RECREATION
Gardening — The National Garden Bureau has created this helpful tool for gardeners and their hobby.
Recreation and Games — Recreation and game links are featured on this site from Sheffield College.
Sport — On this site, PE Links for You offers not only physical education links but also links to many different sports and games resources.
REGIONAL STUDIES
African — Here the Columbia University Libraries offer links to all manner of African studies resources on the Internet.
Asian — The Asian Studies Network Information Center has created this website with various Asian Studies links.
Latin American — The Latin American Network Information Center gives links to Latin American studies resources related to the economy, humanities, recreation, science, and more.
European — Persons interested in European studies should visit this lengthy resource page from the University of Exeter.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology — The Wichita State University Libraries hosts this page of links to different archaeological resources including journals, general information sites, and more.
Archaeology — This page has links concerning archaeology in different world regions, careers in archeology, and many other archeological topics.
Population and Development — Much information on population and development is available on this site from Texas Wesleyan University.
SOCIETY
People — The Center for World Indigenous Studies provides this website with links to various sites about indigenous peoples throughout the world.
Religion — Here is Bluefield College’s resource page on world religions. The helpful links on this page will help anyone interested in the study of religion today.
Gender Studies — The University of the West Indies offers this website with links to information on gender studies and university departments where the major is offered.