Associated
Topeka Libraries Automated System
ATLAS is an online catalog containing the library holdings of the
Kansas State Library, Washburn University, Washburn University School
of Law, the Kansas Supreme Court Law Library, and the Menninger
Institute. About 100,000 State Library titles can be found in ATLAS.
The combined holdings of all the libraries in ATLAS is about 400,000
titles. It can be searched by Author, Title, Subject, Call number
and Keyword.
Best
Information on the Net
Chosen by the librarians at O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University,
Davenport, Iowa.
Blue
Skyways: A service of the Kansas State Library
Kansas Regional Library Systems. A network of libraries connecting
people with information. Under the section "Libraries"
you see the option of "Online Databases." Infotrac Web
and FirstSearch both require passwords. Ask the THS media specialists
for these passwords.
CyberDewey
A list of Internet sites organized by Dewey Decimal Classification.
The Internet
Public Library
A public service organization and learning/teaching environment
at the University of Michigan School of Information. We provide
library services to Internet users. Activities include: finding,
evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating information
resources; and direct assistance to individuals.
Librarians' Index to
the Internet
The Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) is a searchable, annotated
subject directory of more than 8,300 Internet resources selected
and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public
libraries. LII is meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians
as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet
resources.
The
Library Card
The reference section includes dictionaries--some bilingual, encyclopedias,
almanacs, directories, flags, maps, quotations and style guides.
The
Library of Congress
Welcome to the Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal
cultural institution. The Library preserves a collection of nearly
121 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other
than books. These include the largest map, film and television collections
in the world. In addition to its primary mission of serving the
research needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all Americans
through its popular Web site and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol
Hill.
We
created LibrarySpot.com to break through the information overload
of the Web and bring the best library and reference sites together
with insightful editorial in one user-friendly spot. Sites featured
on LibrarySpot.com are hand-selected and reviewed by our editorial
team for their exceptional quality, content and utility.
Magazine
Portal
Find individual articles from many free magazines by browsing the
categories or using the search engine. When you find an article
you like, use to mark it, or to get similar articles.
Project
Gutenberg
The Project Gutenberg is to make information, books, and other materials
available to the general public.
Refdesk.com
is the single best source for facts on the Net; a one-stop site
for all things Internet: news, weather, sports, reference, encyclopedia,
facts on file, dictionaries and encyclopedias, tutorials, search
engines, Windows Operating Systems Resources, free stuff, games
and much more. Over 20,000 quality links. Named by Yahoo! Internet
Life Magazine, 'Best Reference Site for 2001.' Gen. Colin Powell
picked refdesk as his 'favorite web site.'
Reference
Tools
Here are some sources you might find helpful including Directorate
of Time, The Weather Channel, Zipcode finder, United States Senate
and House pages.
Topeka and Shawnee
County Public Library
Have your library card ready and search the catalog from home. This
is a wonderful resource to tap into from the Internet.
