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Art

Artcyclopedia An art search engine that links to other art sites.

National Gallery of Art Official site of the National Gallery of Art. More than 5,600 objects from the collection are available online.

St. Louis Art Museum   Homepage for the St. Louis Art Museum.

Web Museum Provides biographical sketches and examples of the work by well-known painters of the Western World.

Business 

Best of Business  Lists the best business Web sites in more than fifteen different subject areas.

BizJournals Contains more than 750,000 business news articles published since 1996.

FCIC (Federal Citizen Information Center) Provides information for consumers on a variety of topics.
 
  

Federal Reserve Bank  Home page of the Federal Reserve System.

Financial Terms A-Z dictionary of financial terms.

Hoover’s Online Information on company, industry, and market intelligence. Some information is free or available with a subscription.

International Business Etiquette Business etiquette, business culture, customs and protocol.

Missouri Business Directory BizHwy is an online business directory.

Education

Classroom Management From teachnet.com, classroom management strategies.

Education World—Site Reviews Alphabetical listing of website reviews from Educationworld.com

KidsClick.org  Designed for children, provides a web search by subject area.

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education The Official website for this Department.

Practical Assessment Research Evaluation An online journal that provides education professionals access to refereed articles.

REAP  Provides information on employment in the educational field.

Show Me Standards “Performance Goals" and "Knowledge Standards" established by the Missouri State Board of Education.

Successlink (Lesson-Units) Funded through the Missouri Department of Education. The SuccessLink web site has a database filled with lessons written by Missouri teachers.

Citation, Grammar and Writing Help

Diagramming Sentences From the Guide to Grammar and Writing, sponsored by the Capital Community College.

APA Style Essentials From Douglas Degelman, Ph.D., and Martin Lorenzo Harris, Ph.D. of Vanguard University of Southern California.

APA Exposed A Harvard University tutorial on using APA style

OWL (Online Writing Lab) Developed by Purdue University, this website offers free online resources pertaining to research and writing projects.

Walden University Developed by Walden University, this web tool assists and offers resources for scholarly writing.

 

ESL Tutorials

ESL Desk A site for ESL students who want to learn English online.

Language Dictionaries Alphabetical list of languages with links to online dictionaries.

 

Government Links

ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) U.S. Department of Justice homepage for information regarding the ADA.

CIA Homepage  Provides information about the CIA, careers in the CIA, pertinent information in regard to national security and links to other sites including the World Factbook.

FBI Homepage  Provides information on many aspects of U.S. law enforcement.

Federal Reserve Founded in 1913, the Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States.

State of Missouri Homepage This is the Official website for state offices.

U.S. Census Bureau A great source for current topical statistics. Some of the addresses are for a fee.

U.S. Government Printing Office Over 400 databases, including legislative information. Publications available through depository libraries.

 

Grants, Grant Writing

Grant Resources Grant resources from The Awesome Library

Foundation Center Link to the Foundation Center's Site Map

Non-profit Guides A free web-based grant-writing tool for non-profit organizations.

School Grants  Site provides grant writing tips and information on grants for grades PK-12.

 

History

African-American History Site provides links to many facets of African-American history.

BBC—History Site devoted to British history.

Best of History Web Sites Award winning site that links to over 1200 authoritative history sites.

Documenting the American South  Sponsored by University Library at University of North Carolina, provides access to digitalized primary materials.

Electronic Text for American Cultural Studies Sponsored by the University of Virginia, a collection of digitized hypertexts relevant to American studies.

Historical Text Archive Includes books, essays, documents, photos, and links, on historical subjects.

World History 3000 years of world history online.

 

Library

American Libraries Association -  Awards & Grants Provides information on literary awards and grants.

Awesome Library Reviewed resources organized into various subjects for students, teachers and librarians.

Internet Library A web portal of internet resources arranged by subject.

Missouri Association for School Librarians For Library Media Specialists who work in Missouri Schools.

 

Literature

Bartleby Access to books and information free of charge. Arraged by reference, verse, ficition, nonfiction.

Books Online From University of Pennsylvania, over 20,000 free books on the Web.

Wright American Fiction Project: Nineteenth Century  2,887 volumes of 19th century American fiction.

Poetry Resource  Educational resource for poets and poetry.

Academy of American Poets Provides and educational and informational resource on poetry.

 

Math, Algebra, Calculus  

Calculus Tutorial From Harvey Mudd College: pre-calculus, calculus, algebra and differential equations.

iFigure (Math Tutorials) Subjects include: basic math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and calculus.

Mathematics Tutorials Tutorials including fractions, decimals, graphs and algebra.

Khan Academy Provides tutorials in all areas of math, includes tutorials for biology and chemistry.

 

Music and Theater

Composers Datebook Link to public radio that, in conjunction with the American Composers Forum, provides information daily on different composers.

History of Musicals The cyber-encyclopedia of musical theater, television and film history with links and list of suggested readings.

Performing Arts Encyclopedia At the Library of Congress. Music, theater and dance are explored.

Theater History Web site that discusses the history of theater.

The Internet Public Library-Music History Web site gives an overview of the history of music for western civilization from the Middle Ages to the present.

Quick Reference

Acronyms and Abbreviations Searchable abbreviations index.

Health—Digital Librarian Selected health resources from the Digital Librarian.

Information Please Award-winning information provider on the web since 1998, it is an alamanc, an atlas, a dictionary, an encyclopedia and more.

Online Reference Works Reference links from Bartleby.com.

Refdesk.com Indexes and reviews web based resources in many subjects.

Reference Desk.org Variety of research categories including ask-an-expert, religion, scholarships and translations.

Religion

Adherent Statistics "Basically, researchers can use this site to answer such questions as, "What are the major religions of India?", or "What percentage of the world is Muslim?"

Archaeology & the Bible From ChristianAnswers.net, provides Biblical answers to questions asked by Christians and non-Christians.

Bible Gateway For reading and researching scripture online.

Blueletter Bible Online, interactive Biblical reference library.

Christianity Today Designed to meet the diverse needs of Christians.

Crosswalk Bible Studies Provides material from respected Christian sources.

Major Scriptures & Religious Texts List of major scriptures from adherents.com

Men of the Bible A who's who index of male names that appear in the Bible.

The Unbound Bible Portal for searching a variety of Biblical texts.

Women of the Bible A who's who index of female names that appear in the Bible.

Science

EasyPhysics.net Tutorial that discusses and reviews the basic principles of physics.

Link to Biology Tutorials From the University of Arizona, includes subjects such as: biochemistry, cell biology, chemicals and human health, developmental biology, human biology, molecular biology, genetics, and immunology.

Online Biology Book Modified lecture outlines, illustrations and pictures from college-level introductory biology.

General Chemistry Includes a common compound library, glossary, tutorials and FAQs.

Organic Chemistry Portal Provides an overview on recent topics, reactions and information on chemicals.

Southern Baptist Links

MBC Pathway The site provides information and news to Missouri Baptist churches.

Missouri Baptist Convention Information about church planting, evangelism, family ministries and missions for Missouri Baptist churches.

Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) SBC has over 16 million members who worship in more than 42,000 churches in the United States.

Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives It is one of the largest denominational collections in the U.S. and serves as the central depository and archives of SBC records.

Technology

CNET Provides news, reviews and information on technology and technological products.

Kim Komando Website Resources relating to computers and the internet.

Technology Tutorials Subjects include Microsoft Office, graphics, cameras, internet and web page development.


Testing (Praxis/Test Websites)

(For complete information on the Praxis, Dantes, or other tests, please contact the MBU Academic Success Center at 314-392-2364.)

Praxis Practice Test Site provides practice tests and helpful hints.

Praxis Test Information Site discusses the Praxis Test series.

LSAT Center Provides information on LSAT preparation.

MCAT Site provides information on MCAT preparation.

Weather Information

Intellicast Includes international weather and weather planners based on activity.

National Weather Service From the government, info about historical weather data and educational material for teachers.

Weather Channel Local weather searchable by zip code.

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