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Recommended Websites

Below is a listing of librarian/instructor evaluated web sites in major areas of study.

Administrative Assistant

Microsoft Office Online https://office.microsoft.com/home/default.aspx
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation https://www.grammarbook.com
 

Agricultural Studies

State of Nebraska –
Contains a link to information on agriculture in Nebraska
https://www.nebraska.gov
USDA –
United States Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov
National Agricultural Statistics Service https://www.nass.usda.gov
National Agricultural Library https://www.nal.usda.gov
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources https://dnr.nebraska.gov/
UNL School of Natural Resources https://snr.unl.edu
 

Animal Sciences/Vet. Tech.

The Merck Veterinary Manual https://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/index.html
AVMA – The American Veterinary Medical Association https://www.avma.org
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/default.htm
National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America https://www.navta.net/
Veterinary Professionals https://www.vetfolio.com
 

Art

The Art History Research Center https://art-history.concordia.ca/
The Getty Center http://www.getty.edu/art/
Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org
Museum of Contemporary Art https://www.mcachicago.org
Museum of Modern Art (NYC) https://www.moma.org
National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov
National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.si.edu
Smart History https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history
Smithsonian https://www.si.edu/explore/art
Web Gallery of Art https://www.wga.hu
 

Audio Recording/Broadcasting

Federal Communications Commission https://www.fcc.gov
National Association of Broadcasters https://www.nab.org
Nebraska Broadcasters Association https://www.ne-ba.org
 

Automotive

ALLDATA –
Automotive Diagnostic and Research Information Database (password required)
https://www.alldata.com/en
 

Business

GlobalEdge:
International Business Resources
https://globaledge.msu.edu
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition https://online.wsj.com/public/us
U.S. Business Advisor https://www.usa.gov/business?source=busa
World Fact Book
(U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
Business Week Magazine
https://www.businessweek.com
U.S. Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov
CEO Express https://www.ceoexpress.com
Securities and Exchange Commission https://www.sec.gov
 

Construction Trades

Energy Star Programs https://www.energystar.gov
Environmental Building News https://www.ebuild.com
State of Nebraska –
Links to information on licensing in the state of Nebraska.
https://www.nebraska.gov
The Lighting Research Center https://www.lrc.rpi.edu/
 

Criminal Justice

Officer.com https://officer.com
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service https://ncjrs.gov
State of Nebraska https://www.nebraska.gov
 

Early Childhood Education

A to Z Kids Stuff https://www.atozkidsstuff.com
Art Through Creative Recycling https://www.kid-at-art.com
Baby Center https://www.babycenter.com
Babysitting http://careerservices.illinois.edu/competencies/babysitting/
Preschool https://www.preschoolrainbow.org
Certificate Creator https://www.CertificateCreator.com
ChildFun Family Website https://childfun.com
Children’s Television Workshop (Sesame Street) https://sesameworkshop.org
Crafts for Kids https://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts
Education Child Development https://www.education.com
Everything Preschool https://www.everythingpreschool.com/
Family Fun https://www.parents.com/familyfun-magazine
Mother Goose Pages https://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymesABC.html
Picture Dictionary & Activities https://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
Preschool Education https://www.preschooleducation.com
Preschool Express http://preschoolexpress.com
Preschool Printables https://www.preschoolprintables.com
Science for Families https://www.hmhco.com/blog?tags=science
Switcheroo Zoo https://switchzoo.com/
Teacher-created materials https://www.teachercreated.com/free/
 

Education

National Geographic’s Education Pages https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/
Schmoop https://www.shmoop.com/
State of Nebraska - Links to information on education in the state of Nebraska https://www.nebraska.gov
U.S. Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/
Mailbox Magazine https://www.themailbox.com
 

Environment

US Environment Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/
Earth 911 https://earth911.com/
Encyclopedia of Earth https://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_of_Earth
American Clean Power Association https://cleanpower.org/
Renewable Fuels Association https://www.ethanolrfa.org/
 

Government and Political Science

FirstGov: Your first click to the U.S. Government https://www.usa.gov/
National Journal https://nationaljournal.com/
State of Nebraska https://www.nebraska.gov
   
 

Health and Physical Education

AAHPERD –
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
https://www.shapeamerica.org/
MedLine Plus https://medlineplus.gov/
PubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
MedLine https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pmresources.html
 

History and Culture

History Matters https://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/wwwhistory
Smithsonian https://www.si.edu/explore/history
 

Information Technology/Computers

NIST –
National Institute of Standards of Technology
https://www.nist.gov/
 

Languages

Dictionary of Spanish https://www.spanishdict.com
Word Reference.com https://www.wordreference.com/
 

Literature

The Academy of American Poets https://www.poets.org
A Celebration of Women Writers https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women
The Literature Network http://www.online-literature.com
 

Medicine/Nursing

Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity http://www.ahdionline.org
ChemID Plus https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/source/ChemIDplus
Genetics https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/
Human Anatomy Online https://www.innerbody.com/
HyperDoc: U.S. National Library of Medicine https://www.nlm.nih.gov
Nebraska Center of Nursing – for LPN and ADN https://center4nursing.nebraska.gov/
Portal to Health Sites https://www.health.gov
Physicians' Desk Reference https://www.pdr.net
State of Nebraska –
Links to information on licensing in the state of Nebraska.
https://www.nebraska.gov
US National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health https://www.pubmed.gov
PubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
MedLine https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pmresources.html
 

Medicine/Physical Therapy

Human Anatomy Online https://www.innerbody.com/
State of Nebraska –
Links to information on licensing in the state of Nebraska
https://www.nebraska.gov
The National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
PubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
MedLine https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pmresources.html
American Physical Therapy Association https://www.apta.org
 

Music

Billboard Online https://www.billboard.com
Musictheory.net https://www.musictheory.net/
 

Psychology

American Psychological Association https://www.apa.org
 

Sciences/General

Animal Diversity Web https://animaldiversity.org/
NIST Chemistry Web Book https://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
WebElements https://www.webelements.com/
HyperPhysics http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hphys.html
Science https://www.science.gov/
 

Truck Driving

American Trucking Associations https://www.trucking.org/
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov