Features

Updated February 10, 1997

 Arts & Entertainment  Children & Families  Food, Gardening & Home
 Literature  Religion/Beliefs  Travel/Cultures
Arts Resources

 General  Film Resources  Movie Studios  Museums
 Music Resources Theater  TV & Radio  Other Art Forms 

 General

Worldwide Arts Resources

Pretty comprehensive list of art resources of all kinds.
 ArtsNet Access to arts organizations, discussion forums, and arts management.

Film Resources

The Internet Movie Database

Information on zillions of movies, including titles, casts, crew members, memorable lines, soundtracks, etc., all searchable by keywords.

CineMedia

Not just movie info, also has radio, TV, new media.

Enzian

A Florida source for filmmakers and film buffs.

Film Resources

Links to film festivals, schools for filmmaking, critiques, and several other resources.

Film Resources on the Internet

From Enzian, links to movie databases, studios and organizations related to film.

Filmmaker Magazine

Selections from "The Magazine of Independent Film."

Film and Video Resources

Pretty thorough list of connections sites for reviews, discussions, academic papers and databases about movies.

Director's Guild of America

Current press releases, interviews, awards, publications and so forth from the DGA. Not bad.

Movie Studios

Buena Vista

Details about current hot films from Disney.

MCA/Universal

Info, including video clips (if you're patient), from MCA's new films. Also links to MCA/Universal television and music, plus Universal Studios in Hollywood.

MGM

Latest movies and coming attractions from MGM.
 New Line Cinema  What's on screen from New Line with a link to Fine Line Features.
  Paramount  News, promotional material, film clips and so forth about new movies from the mountain.
 Sony Pictures  Find out about movies, television and home entertainment from Sony.

Music Resources

 Ultimate Band List A major link to information about bands, magazines, pop charts and anything else to do with music. Daily news and links to bands, orchestras and so forth.
 Music Resources on the Internet Exhaustive list of resources, including academic sites, commercial and performer pages, geographically sorted resources and specific artists.
 Music Resources From the University of Oregon, links to sites concerning music research, instrumental music, MIDI recording, and "fun stuff."
  RockWeb Site for learning about some new bands, plus links to organizations and mailing lists for rock music.
 World of Jazz Improvisation Serious articles about jazz, plus links to lots of related sites.
 Internet Underground Music Archive Hundreds of artists, bands, orchestras, etc., with sound and image files available for free downloading.
 Music Kiosk Info about lots of bands, sorted by genre, with video and sound clips for viewing and listening.
 MKB Music Harmony List Good, comprehensive list of sites for performers, magazines, labels, instruments, events and so forth.
 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concert schedules, history, awards, and bios of important folks.
 BMI Music A searchable database of 7.5 million items from BMI's song repertoire.
 Sony Music New releases, tour information, artist biographies, and a database of all releases now available.
 Mammoth Music Meta-List Another huge listing of music resources, from Vibe Magazine Online (and a link to the magazine's site, too).
  MusicBase Information about music from the U.K. and Europe.
Opera Resources   Can't say that we spent any time here, but it appears to have opera stuff.
 Christian Music Online Latest news, artists, magazines, awards and so forth from the world of Christian music.
 Southern Folklife Collection From Chapel Hill, sound clips and documents about Southern folk music, plus links to other sites related to folk, country, jazz and blues.

Theater and Performing Arts Resources

 On Broadway All the shows on and off the Great White Way, plus links to lots of other theater sites.
 Playbill On-Line The Internet version of Playbill magazine, with another exhaustive listing of shows on and off Broadway, articles, info about books and recordings, plus links to lots of other theater sites.
Other Theater Resources   Links to lots of sites, including theaters around the country, campus groups, show lyrics, and info for actors and playwrights.
Drama Resources  A good entry point to scores of resources on drama around the world.
  Dance Resources The same sort of entry point for dance, with a long list of sites related to every kind of dancing.

 Museums Worldwide

Art Sites on the Internet

Searchable database of sites concerned with visual, performing, media and literary arts.

Museums

Yet another exhaustive listing of museums, with special emphasis on new sites and exhibits.

African Arts

Exhibitions, galleries and studies about the various arts of Africa, African-America, Afro-Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Asian Arts

Exhibitions, galleries and studies about the various arts of Asia.

Television and Radio Resources

 TV Guide The current ish, plus some extras. 
 TV Net News about TV and TV shows, links to networks, stations and shows, TV jobs, e-mail addresses, etc.
 Vanderbilt TV News Archives Find out what stories were on TV news programs by date all the way back to 1968, and how many seconds they lasted. Also material on special reports, news collections and videotape loans.
 National Association of Broadcasters News releases, information about conventions and meetings, and library of information from the NAB.
 ABC Ya know, ya seen one network, you pretty much seen 'em all
 CBS Eye on the Net The official word from Black Rock on programs, news and sports.
 Fox Welcome to Rupert's playground.
 MTV Still developing site for MTV's programs, with sounds and pictures and Quicktime animations.
 NBC The Peacock's web site.
 BBC So, U.S. TV ain't good enough for ya? Link up to BBC radio, television, the World Service, etc.
 Corporation for Public Broadcasting More of that highbrow stuff. News releases, information about programs, etc.
 Public Broadcasting Service News, programming, and a searchable database of titles.
 National Public Radio Breaking news, programming, links to member stations.
Public Broadcasting Resources   Comprehensives listing of public broadcasting services, local stations, programs and mailing lists.
 Telecommunications Resources Information from the technical and policy sides of the telecommunications industry. 

Miscellaneous Kinds of Art

Photography

Direct links to the work of lots of photographers, plus links to other lists and sources.

Architecture

Good starting place to find sites around the world regarding architecture.

Architectural Resources

Another good jumping-off list for architecture schools, libraries, images, listservs and newsgroups.

Landscape Architecture

More than you ever imagined there was concerning every aspect of landscape architecture.


Children & Families

 Family Issues  Pages for Kids

Family Issues

 National Parent Information Network
Extensive list of resources for parents from the University of Illinois.
 Family.com  
This site has links to local child and family magazines around the country, broken down by region. To get to "Atlanta Parent" and its clickable calendar of metro events choose "South" and then "Atlanta Parent."
 Parents Soup  
Another WWW parenting resource.
 AdoptioNetwork   Information resource for the adoption community.
 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children   Information on hundreds of missing children from across the U.S
  Facts for Families   Forty-six information sheets on a variety of family issues, including everything from day care to teen suicide.
 Child Poverty News & Issues   Searchable issues of the newsletter by the National Center for Children in Poverty.
 Unicef   Home page for the United Nations Children's Fund, including news articles.
 Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway   Detailed site showing how parents can introduce their children to the Internet.

Pages for Kids

 Yahooligans!   From the makers of the Yahoo Directory, a Yahoo directory for children. Colorful and with lots of links.
 K.I.D.   The "Kids Internet Delight" includes many snazzy lists for your youngun'.
  Kids Web   Another subject-oriented guide to WWW kids pages, including many science links.
 Kids on Campus   From Cornell University, a site that includes links ranging from "Cockroach World" to the real children's home pages.
 Homework Helper   Includes sites that can help with all kinds of the dreaded after-school, pre-tv watching ritual.
  Planet Troll   Festive site including discussion area for kids, as well as resources for teachers and parents.
 The White House for Kids   Kid-sized view of the President's pad.
 Boy Scouts of America   Official website for the old standard.
 Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Extensive site with links to news, history of the Girl Scouts, and of course cookie sale information.


Food, Gardening & Home Resources

 Food Resources  Wine Resources  Gardening Resources  Home Resources

 Food Resources

 The Blue Directory of Food & Beverage Resources Pretty complete listing of food-related sites on the Internet, including magazines, cookbooks, recipes, restaurants, retailers and wholesalers.
 Mimi's Cyber Kitchen One of the largest food sites available, featuring links to recipes and information on growing your own produce and medicinal values of foods.
 The Food Center An on-line food magazine, with interviews, food news, cooking tips, etc. 
 Cyberia Food and Drink Lots of food and bev links. Rich and full-bodied!
 The Food Resource Oregon State University has put together a lot of links to recipes, photos, restaurants, etc.

 Wine Resources

 Wine Sources Links to wine information by geographical region, plus wine societies, magazines and newsletters.
 The Wine Page One oenophile's effort to spread the word about wines. Contains interesting info, including a pretty good list of other wine-related sources.
 American Wine The Internet wine magazine, with articles and reports from regional correspondents about wineries, events, etc.

Gardening Resources

  Atlanta Garden Connection Local info for Atlanta gardeners.
 GardenNet Guide to more than 200 gardens, an on-line gardening magazine, catalog center, and links to other Internet resources.
 Garden Escape Features an online magazine, gardening chat group, and a glossary of gardening and horticultural terminology.
 Botany Directory Gigantic list of direct links to everything from bonsai to fungi, botanical and natural history museums, and other resources.
 The Virtual Garden Features home and garden magazines such as Southern Living, the Time Life gardening library and encyclopedia (click on "Look up a plant" for the encyclopedia), garden literature, and info on public gardens and plant societies
 AGINFO Publications A searchable database of articles about nearly everything that grows in the dirt.
AGINFO Plant Database   Another searchable database of info on all kinds of plants.

Home Resources

 HomeArts Search Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Country Living, and Popular Mechanics, as well as databases for recipes, home plans, and country inns.


 Literature

 Book Publishing Literary Ready Reference   Censorship Issues

 Book Publishing

 BookWeb News about books, author tours, bookstores and so forth from the American Booksellers Association.
BookWire  Pretty complete information, including reviews, Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists, and links to publishers and booksellers.
  Internet Book Information Center More sites on books, reviews, awards, poetry, etc.

Literary Ready Reference

 Electronic Texts There are thousands of books, journals, etc., available in electronic form, and the library at LSU has a great collection of links to them.
 Books Out-of-Print  This site from Reed Reference Publishing makes the useful source available for free, but registration is required.
 Zuzu's Petals Literary Links  A page with a colossal amount of links on everything literary imaginable.
  Shakespeare  All about that Bard fellow, including full-text of his complete works.

Censorship Issues

 Banned Books On-Line   Not just a listing, but access to the texts themselves.
 The File Room: Censorship Archive   Detailed archives of cases of censorship around the world.


Religion/Beliefs Resources

Christianity Judaism Islam Buddhism Hinduism

Christianity

 Christian Resource List   A list of Christian links provided by FishNet, a provider of Internet services to religious groups.
 Not Just Bibles   Lists of Web sites, gophers, mailing lists and so forth for people interested in "Classical Christianity."
 Bible Gateway   Search for passages in King James, RSV and other versions of the Bible.
 Bibles (Searchable)   Search for the passages you want, using the King James, French, German and Latin Vulgate versions of the Bible.
 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship   An online resource for Baptists.
 The Vatican   The Vatican web site.

Judaism

 Judaism and Jewish Resources    Web Sites, mailing lists, organizations, calendars, documents and everything related to Judaism.

Islam

 Islam    Islam & Islamic resources on the Internet. Maintained by someone at the University of Maryland at College Park.
 The Quran    A basic text, by chapter. One of many on the Internet.

Buddhism

 Buddhism    Buddhist resources on the Internet. Maintained by someone at Northwestern University.

Hinduism

 Hinduism    Hindu resources on the Internet. Sponsored by the Hindu Students Council.


Travel, Geography, Cultures & People

Travel & Geography Cultures & People

Travel & Geography Resources

 CityLink   A comprehensive listing of Web sites for cities all over the United States.
 Travel in the United States   Organized by state, links to official and unofficial tourist information, including accommodations, restaurants, services and other details for travelers.
 Metroscope   A standardized guide to many North American cities plus a few international cities and countries..
 Travel Around the World   Where to go and how to get there, plus travel tips, exchange rates, student travel, travel clubs, and other related links.
 Hotels and Travel on the Net   Links to airlines, hotels, resorts, cruise lines and lots of other sites related to travel.
 TravelASSIST Register   Regionally arranged directory of bed & breakfasts, inns, and small hotels.
 Travelocity   Information, news, and reservations for destinations around the world.
 Epicurious Travel   Online magazine with links to Conde Nast Traveler and Fodor's.
 Transportation Resources   Nuts and bolts data about airports, airlines, rail and subway systems around the world, plus information on the transportation industry and a list of professional organizations and persons in the field.
 Worldwide Subway Navigator   Amazing. Choose a city, type in your origination and destination stations, and get a routing that tells you where to change trains, etc.
 U.S. Gazetteer   Find any town in the U.S., and a few overseas, by name, get location and zip code, and generate a map if you want.
 Go West   The premier Web site for outdoor destinations in the American West. For people interested in hiking, biking, camping, and other outdoor activities.
 New York City   Pretty interesting Web site with all kinds of information for anyone visiting the Big Apple.
 London Guide   Hotels, restaurants, theaters, museums, transportation, and how to use the Tube.
 MapQuest   This cool site will draw a map for most U.S. addresses. Click on the postcards, you don't need to join, click on the folder tab marked "Find."


Cultures and Peoples

Cultures Demography Resources Language Resources Miscellaneous Resources

Cultures

Cultures

A good entry point for links to sources about various cultures and cultural issues.

Community Hotlinks

A good collection of links from Afrinet.

Melanet

Melanet bills itself as "the uncut black experience."

Afroam

The Afro-American Newspapers home page.

Netnoir

Still on AOL, Netnoir is slowly growing on the web.
 African American Resources   Links to African-American newspapers, organizations, clubs and documents of all kinds.
 African American History   Lists of documents and where they can be found.
 African Studies Resources   Links regarding the African continent as well as African-American resources.
 NativeNet U.S. Resources   Links to government, academic and cultural organizations related to Native Americans and issues of concern to them.
 LatinoWeb   Virtual information center for Latino businesses, non-profit organizations, and the community at large, including cultural and government links and newspapers and magazines.
 Anti-Racism Resources   Articles, documents and research materials on all aspects of race and discrimination.
 Center for the Study of Southern Culture   Still-building site dedicated to aspects of Southern culture, from Faulkner to Elvis.

Demography Resources

 Demography and Population Studies   Links to scores of sources on population and demography around the world.

Language Resources

 The Human Languages Page   Look up foreign words, or just read about languages themselves.
 Communication Connections   Another great resource for people interested in languages.

Miscellaneous Resources

 Archaeology   Discussions and news of archaeology around the world, plus links to museums and other sources.


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