Why Images Are Necessary: the Power of Visualization

• Flightview.com http://flightview.com/

• Internet Picture Dictionary http://www.pdictionary.com/ -- kid-level, with cartoon illustrations. Search by keyword or browse by category or letter.

• Life through Geologic Time http://seaborg.nmu.edu/earth/Life.html

• Megapenny Project http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/default.asp

• Geometry Junkyard http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/

• HandSpeak: A Sign Language Dictionary Online http://dww.deafworldweb.org/asl/

• 20th Century Vox: BBC Oral History http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/20cvox/audio.shtml

• World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness http://www.lightpollution.it/worldatlas/pages/fig1.htm

• Creativille http://www.creativille.org/ -- math lessons using simulated building projects

• US Presidential Election Maps, 1860-1996 http://fisher.lib.Virginia.EDU/elections/maps/
  
  
  

  Finding Tools: Search Engines and Directories

  Search Engines

• Princeton 3D Models Search Engine http://shape.cs.princeton.edu/search.html

• AlltheWeb http://www.alltheweb.com/ -- click on Pictures, Videos, or MP3 Files.

• AltaVista http://altavista.com/ -- Click on Image or MP3/Audio or Video.

• Ditto.com http://ditto.com/

• Google http://google.com/ -- click on the image tab before searching.

• How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/

• Lycos Multimedia Search http://multimedia.lycos.com/ -- Your choice to search through pictures, audio, video, MP3, all. Turn parental controls off or on.

• TutorialFind http://www.tutorialfind.com/
  
  
  

  Directories

• Digital Librarian: Images http://www.digital-librarian.com/images.html

• Finding Images on the Web: a Tutorial http://www.bu.edu/library/training/webimages.htm -- Ruth Thomas, Art History Bibliographer at Boston University, teaches you about image copyright issues, downloading and inserting images, and the grammar for searching images on different search engines; she also links to large image repositories.

• Image Databases http://www.alllearn.org/er/tree.jsp?c=43029

  
  
  
  

  Some Key Search Words

  oral history	tutorial	simulation
  game	chart	graph
  webcam (or "web cam")	photo (or photograph)	video
  audio	3-D	gallery
  exhibit	museum	map
  "how to"	visualization	demonstration
  animation	radio	webcast

  
  
  
  

  Maps

• Geography Network http://www.geographynetwork.com/

• Google - Directory - Reference - Maps http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Maps/

• Historical Maps Overview http://www.culturalresources.com/Maps.html
  Maps arranged by historical period and place.

• MapTech MapServer http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm -- " The largest online mapping resource for topographic maps and charts for land, sea, and air. Browse, view, print, and email the maps for free." You can also customize the maps for your specific needs.

• UT Library Online - Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html

• World Thematic Map Browser http://www.esri.com/data/online/esri/wothphysic.html

  
  
  
  

  Timelines

• Google Directory - Timelines http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/History/Timelines/

• Timelines Directory http://topsites.us/Top/Society/History/Timelines/
  
  
  

  Clip Art

• 100% Free Clipart Collection http://www.top100-websites.com/clipart/

• Classroom Clipart http://classroomclipart.com/

• Clip Art Connection http://www.clipartconnection.com/
  
  
  

  Sound Sources

• FindSounds http://www.findsounds.com/

• Wav Central: Wav Files and Sound Files Database http://www.wavcentral.com/
  
  
  

  Digital Collections

• Collection Finder: American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html

• Digital Library Federation -- Public Access Collections http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=dlfcoll -- Search or browse this annotated listing of amazing digital collections, like Columbia's Digital Scriptorium of medieval manuscripts, Duke's Ad Access to over 7000 advertising images, New York Public Library's Black New York, the Making of America collection (from University of Michigan and Cornell), University of Washington's WTO History Project

• Images of History on the Web
  http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/may02/mattison.htm
  David Mattisson's excellent article about web repositories of historical images, from the May issue of Searcher.

• MuseumStuff - Museums Online http://www.museumstuff.com/
  Search or browse by category through thousands of virtual museums, museum gift shops, and exhibits; virtually visit the Lascaux caves, explore the history of marbles, try to decipher the meaning of the ancient object of the day, etc.
  
  
  

  WebCams

• Google Directory - Webcams - Directories http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Webcams/Directories/?tc=1/

• Science Webcams http://www.bottomquark.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=11 -- Where you can watch rhinos, hissing cockroaches, the US base in Antarctica, or even move a robot arm to stack blocks or build a model railroad -- and lots more besides.

• WebCam Central http://www.camcentral.com/
  
  
  

  Internet Radio and Video

• American Field Guide http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/ -- Over 1200 PBS video clips of American wilderness

• Google Directory - Radio - Guides http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Radio/Resources/Guides/?il=1

• Google Directory - Video Shows http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Broadcasting/Video_Shows/?tc=1/
  
  
  

  Music

• Amazon http://amazon.com/

• Classical Music Search http://la.znet.com/~iwamura/page2.html -- "When you know a melody and you do not know its title or composer, this melody search engine will help you."

• Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and America http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html

• Music from TV Commercials http://www.songtitle.info/
  If you're wondering what that song was in the commercial you just heard, or if that was really the Ramones or Jesus Jones or Jethro Tull, look no farther.

• Songfacts - fun facts about your favorite songs http://www.songfacts.com/
  OK, no actual music clips here, but... Search or browse by performer or song title, or click on random songfact and get trivia about the song and the performer, and lists of songs with similar features or history; "I Don't Like Mondays" generates links to "More songs with days of the week in the title," and "More songs about people who committed crimes."

• Wedding Song Library
  http://www.weddingromance.com/music/index.html
  Search by title or artist for specific songs, or browse through suggestions for songs and music for specific parts of the wedding and reception (prelude music; garter songs; the mother and son dance, etc.); each title is clickable to the Amazon description of the album the song is on, which may have song clips.
  
  
  

  Speeches

• Great Speeches [in RealAudio] http://www.chicago-law.net/speeches/speech.html

• DOUGLASS: Archives of American Public Address http://douglassarchives.org/ -- Texts os major speeches; some with links to Audio.

• Historic Audio Archives http://www.webcorp.com/sounds/index.htm

• History and Politics Out Loud http://database.library.northwestern.edu/hpol/byspeaker.asp?t=browse

• History Channel Speech Archives http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/index.html
  
  
  

  Costume Sources

• Costume Gallery http://www.costumegallery.com/

• the Costumer's Manifesto: Your Free One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images http://www.costumes.org/ -- A directory of costume sites; accessories, corsets & underwear, ethnic dress, military attire, religious garb, costume history by period, and more.

• the Regency Fashion Page http://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/reg3.html

• BadFads Museum http://badfads.com/home.html -- A look at the more bizarre fashions, collectibles, activities, and events of the past 100 years.
  
  
  

  Some Nifty Science Image Sites

• eNature.com http://www.enature.com/main/home.asp -- Includes online field guides to birds, butterflies, native plants, seashells, and more. Also, regional wildlife guides by zip code, "bird of the day," "ask an expert," and more.

• Guide to Poisonous Plants http://www.vth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/

• an Illustrated Herbal - 500 Medicinal Plants and their Properties
  http://www.magdalin.com/herbal/
  Great pictures and info. For each plant, includes where to find it, when it flowers, medicinal virtues, and modern uses. Browse alphabetically or use cryptic symbols at the bottom of the page to find a search engine, glossary, site map, and more.

• Science Photo Library http://www.sciencephoto.com/

• US Fish & Wildlife Service National Image Library http://images.fws.gov/ -- "The National Image Library contains still photo images of wildlife, plants, National Wildlife Refuges and other scenics, as well as wildlife management work."

  
  
  
  

  Medical Images

• MedPix Medical Image Database http://medpix.net/medpix/

• Bristol Biomedical Image Archive http://www.brisbio.ac.uk/ -- "A collection of about 8500 medical, dental and veterinary images for use in teaching."
  
  
  

  "How To" Resources

• DoItYourself.com http://doityourself.com/sitemap.htm

• RepairClinic.com http://repairclinic.com/

• Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse How To Library http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=topicSelect&topic=howTo
  
  
  

  Some Good Art Sources

• Art Images for College Teaching http://images.umdl.umich.edu/a/aict/

• ArtCyclopedia: the Guide to Fine Art on the Internet http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

• Masters of Photography http://masters-of-photography.com/ -- Choose a photographer and get sample photos, articles, and references to related books and web sites.

• Web Gallery of Art http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/ -- "a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1150-1800), currently containing over 11,000 reproductions.">