American Memory Project
Historical collections of primary source material, from the Library of Congress

American Newspaper Repository
When microfilm won't do, these folks have the real newspapers. "We founded the American Newspaper Repository in 1999 in order to save a unique collection of original newspapers that would otherwise have been destroyed or dispersed. The Repository exists in order to preserve and make available to the scholarly public, and to future generations, these magnificent landmarks of American publishing."

Answerline
E-mail your questions to the Toronto Public Library and you'll get an answer in about a day. They can give you brief answers or direct you to useful resources.

Argus Clearinghouse
A broad and deep Internet research library with links evaluated and ranked.

Boston Public Library Questions Desk
Having trouble finding what you're looking for? E-mail the Boston Public Library with your question and you will receive an answer. Takes 3 weeks if you live out of state, 1 week if you live in state.

British Library
Access documents from the library's collections, with topics ranging from "Africa" to "Music" to "Modern British and Irish."

BUBL
A subject catalog.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
The Catalog of United States Government Publications, from the U.S. Government Printing Office, indexes information distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program and is available for online searching as part of the GPO Access Federal Locator services. Once a publication is identified, a link is available to locate depository libraries that receive that publication. The database contains cataloging records published in the Catalog since January 1994 and is updated daily. The print and CD-ROM counterparts of this index is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, sometimes referred to as MOCAT.

CD-ROMs for News Libraries
Info for ordering CD-ROM titles, which include phone directories, news sources, statistics and government.

Core Collections for Depository Libraries
This site is a finding guide to the online versions of the most popular or essential items found in most Federal depository libraries. From the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Digital Librarian
A subject catalog of sites evaluated by the librarian. No searching by keyword.

Electronic Text Library
More than 1,000 texts available online, in several languages, from Aristotle to Chaucer to Twain. From the University of Virginia.

Handbook of Latin American Studies
A searchable bibliography on Latin America. Includes more than 5,000 works.

Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index
The Index uses data provided by nearly 9,000 public libraries in the United States to create comparative rankings. The comparisons are in broad population categories.

Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
Microfilmed collection of more than 25 million pages from libraries and archives throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Historical Text Archive
A hope chest full of original material, links and reprints of books in these topics: African-American history, Afrigeneas, Discoverers, Genealogy, Journals, Native American, Teaching, War and Women.

HYTELNET
Using the Web or DOS, you can access documents from numerous library catalogs. By Peter Scott, who is looking for donations to keep the site up.

ibiblio
A collection of collections, ibiblio is sort of the library of the Internet. It describes itself as "a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies." A collaboration of the Center for the Public Domain and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Immigration History Research Center
Resources on American immigration and ethnic history. From the University of Minnesota.

Internet Public Library
Collections and reference links.

Journalism and Library Organizations
A list of names and addresses. Kept by the Special Libraries Association.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
A rich topical directory of Web sites evaluated and annotated by librarians. Search by keyword.

Library of Congress
Library of Congress home page.

Library of Congress
Library of Congress home page.

Library of Congress catalogs
Search by word, or browse, the massive catalogs of the Library.

Library of Congress Country Studies
A continuing series of books analyzing 85 countries -- one per book -- examining its political, economic, social and national security systems. Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library.

Library of Congress index
Alphabetical index of the Library of Congress. Or search by keyword.

Library of Congress search other libraries
A list of searchable catalogs of more than 220 libraries.

LibWeb
Links to more than 2,000 libraries -- academic, public, state, etc. -- around the world.

LOC Special Collections
Various special collections of the Library of Congress: agriculture, architecture, art, etc.

LookSmart
Another topical catalog, with a handy subject "tree."

Looksmart's FindArticles
A vast archive of articles from more than 500 magazines and journals. Many are free. Search through all magazines at once, or select a single magazine for your search.

More Library/Information Gateways
Extensive list of gateways to libraries, journalism sites or Canadian sites.

National Archives and Records Administration
Includes US presidential and other government documents. Also the Federal Register, documents for public inspection, and links to resources on the Holocaust and JFK assassination.

National Libraries of the World
Search of electronic collections directs you to more specific Internet sites to search.

National Library of Canada
Also lets you retrieve documents, and directs you to useful sources of information about Canada.

New York Public Library
Book lists, resource guides, catlogs, indexes, etc.

Online Books
An index of more than 6,000 books that can be freely read on the Internet. Everything from Jane Austen to the Warren Commission.

Science Tracer Bullets Online
Bibliographic guides designed to help researchers locate published materials on a particular subject in the field of science and technology about which they have only a general knowledge. From the Library of Congress.

Social Science Resources and Tools
Looking for information on women's studies, economics, psychology? Search these categories, and about 15.

Special Libraries Association News Division
Resources for news libraries and librarians (and those without one).

The English Server
A cooperative publishing English texts online, now more than 18,000.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library
The most comprehensive Web library. More academic than popular. No keyword searching.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library
The original Web library, maintained by volunteers in subject areas. Some areas are far deeper than others.

Thomas legislative information.
From the Library of Congress, full-text access to bills and resolutions under consideration in the current Congress and the two previous Congresses. Search bills and summaries, roll call votes, laws, the Congressional Record of statements in the Congress,

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library
U.S. and state laws, laws of other nations, treaties, etc.

US Library of Congress
Allows you to search and retrieve documents from the library's online catalog. Also links to records of Congressional proceedings through "Thomas, Congress at Work" button.

Vietnam-Era POW/MIA Database
To assist research on prisoners of war and missing-in-action military personnel. From the Library of Congress. Includes a casualty list.

webCATS
Another comprehensive online catalog database.

Webliography
Annotated subject guides to the Internet. From Louisiana State University.

World Wide Virtual Library -- Telecommunications
Search by subject, from finance to multimedia to service providers.

World Wide Web Virtual Library -- History
The most comprehensive historical site.