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If you think you’re going to get a serious understanding of ethics just from taking a couple of b-law courses, you’re mistaken. Entrepreneurs, managers and ambitious business professionals need to master all kinds of subjects relating to ethics, including ethics theory, philosophy, human nature, group behavior, moral psychology, leadership and more. These 100 ethics blogs will introduce you to all kinds of ethics discussions and debates.

Ethics Theory and Philosophy

Business students who are also passionate about philosophy and the theories of ethics will want to check out these blogs to gain a deeper understanding of human behavior, the law and the nature of good vs. evil.

1. Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog: This popular philosophy blog comments on academia and intellectual culture.
2. Bosphorous Reflections: Barry Stocker’s Weblog: Barry Stocker’s blog tackles some heavy issues and philosophers, from Foucault to Aristotle.
3. The Brooks Blog: Thom Brooks is a a political and legal philosopher at the University of Newcastle who focuses on American and British law, ethics, and crime and punishment.
4. PEA Soup: PEA stands for philosophy, ethics and academia.
5. Ethical Werewolf: You’ll get posts that reference classic and modern philosophers as well as commentary on politics.
6. Ethics Etc: Head to this blog for discussion about contemporary ethics and philosophy.
7. Experimental Philosophy: This blog comments on major business and economy stories as well as the world of philosophy.
8. Gender, Race and Philosophy: The Blog: Writers and philosophers address issues relating to gender and race.
9. Unideal Observers: A graduate student from Bowling Green State University blogs about ethical theories, reason, and more.
10. Public Reason: Those interested in political philosophy and ethics on a grand scale will want to follow this blog.
11. The Garden of Forking Paths: Read this blog for posts about Agency Theory, including ethics, moral psychology and more.
12. Think Tonk: Recent posts on Clayton Littlejohn’s blog cover justifications and apologies, politics, death, and judgment.

Business and Law

Learn about business accountability, copyright, entrepreneurship, international business law, and more.

13. The Business Law Blog: Topics covered here include entrepreneurship, small business break-ups, and more.
14. The Conglomerate: You’ll find posts about business, law, the economy and society on The Conglomerate.
15. Law Blog – WSJ: The WSJ’s law blog focuses on business cases.
16. China Law Blog: The China Law Blog covers Chinese b-law.
17. Technology and Business Law: Sujatha Ganesan is a business and tech lawyer in the Silicon Valley and writes about copyright, b-law in India, and more.
18. Business Law: Hanna Hasl-Kelchner blogs about b-law for AllBusiness.com.
19. ContractsProf Blog: Learn all about contracts law when you follow this law professor blog.
20. Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars: Learn all about copyright law and business here.
21. Legal Ethics Forum: Topics here include terrorists’ rights, Ponzi schemes and more.
22. Sentencing Law and Policy: This popular blog is written by law professors and considers legal ethics, the Constitution, and crime and punishment.

Watchdog Blogs

These watchdog blogs and investigative blogs track government policies, ethics scandals, unethical spending, and sketchy business and politics.

23. Balkinization: Balkinization calls out world leaders, government policies, and entire societies as it considers the state of the world and where we’re headed.
24. Talking Points Memo: TPM is known for investigative journalism and uncovering ethical and controversial issues in business and politics.
25. Above the Law: If you want to know which big law firms are in trouble or what they’re paying their associates, follow this blog.
26. theWatchdogBlog.org: Public Citizen’s Congress Watch publishes this blog that tracks spending in government.
27. Watchdog: Newsday has a watchdog blog here.
28. NiemanWatchdog: The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University asks the questions it thinks "the press should ask."
29. Consumer Watchdog: This blog stands up for consumers and follows business investigations and more.
30. Texas Watchdog: Time Magazine remarked that this blog pursues "feisty investigations."
31. Tax Watchdog: The Detroit News’ blog calls out big tax scandals and legislation.

News

Keep up with the latest ethics cases, research findings and more by following the blogs in this list.

32. Practical Ethics: Get updated commentary and news stories from the ethics discussions around the world.
33. The Becker-Posner Blog: Gary Becker and Richard Posner post intelligent, detailed commentaries about the future of society and the economy, as dictated by the leaders of today.
34. Public Ethics Radio: Listen to reports about war theory, property rights, terrorism, health care, torture and more.
35. ACS Blog: The American Constitution Society blogs about criminal justice, democracy, voting, liberty and equality, and the First Amendment.
36. Althouse: Ann Althouse points out all the politically incorrect and ironic news stories of the day.
37. Times Topics: Ethics: Track stories about all kinds of ethics theories, laws and issues here.
38. Religion and Ethics Newsweekly: PBS’ blogs cover ethics issues in religion, culture, art, literature, politics, war and more.
39. Chicago Tribune Ethics: The Chicago Tribune archives all of its stories about ethics here.
40. ScienceDaily Ethics News: Browse videos, articles and blogs from the ethics pages at ScienceDaily here.
41. Code Words: The Society of Professional Journalists talks ethics here.
42. Ethics in the News: The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington track legal and ethics cases on their blog.
43. Ethical Issues in the News: Ethical topics here include migration, health care coverage, and headscarves.

Morality and Psychology

You’ll learn more about how people make decisions, what motivates people, and the basics of psychology from these blogs.

44. PoliPsych.com Blog: Study drug laws, moral confabulation, moral foundations and more when you follow PoliPsych.
45. Edge: Edge brings together brilliant minds to discuss human nature, passions, anthropology, society and psychology.
46. The Splintered Mind: Follow this blog for "reflections in philosophy of psychology," from Eric Schwitzgebel, philosophy professor at UC Riverside.
47. Mind Hacks: Writer Tom Stafford tries to find out what’s going on in your brain.
48. Cognitive Daily: Recent posts here include "What your Facebook page says about you" and "Men often treat their friends better than women do."
49. Neuromarketing: If you want to know which kinds of people make the best sales team or how to address failure, read this blog.
50. Channel N: If you want to learn more about human behavior, watch the videos on Channel N.
51. Psychology Today blogs: If you want to understand the way people think, act and judge in today’s society, read these blogs.
52. We’re Only Human: Wray Herbert’s blog addresses everyday choices and psychology issues.
53. Psyblog: Psyblog is a good reference for anyone wanting an accessible means of understanding the latest psychology and ethics research.
54. World of Psychology: Learn all about depression, anxiety and other psychological disorders that you may encounter in the business world.
55. The Situationist: This social psychology blog tackles human behavior.

Economics

Study economics ethics here.

56. EconLog: The Library of Economics and Liberty blogs here.
57. Economic Logic: This blog tries to prove that "there is economics in everything."
58. Mises Economics Blog: This economics blog deconstructs the (projected) value of money, wealth and a free market.
59. Economics and Ethics: Study economic theory, practice and policy here.
60. Economics One: John B. Taylor’s blog considers government, economic risk, economic policy, jobs, failure and ethics.

Corporate Ethics and Crime

From white collar crime to corporate social responsibility, these blogs cover the good and bad of corporate ethics.

61. Crane and Matten Blog: The Crane Matten Blog addresses corporate social responsibility and business ethics.
62. White Collar Crime Prof Blog: Professors from Stetson University College of Law discuss white collar crime.
63. Talk Left: the politics of crime: This leftist blog reports on virtually everything, especially game playing in Washington and courtrooms.

Leadership and Entrepreneurship

If you intend to be a leader or manager, you’ll need to make sound ethical decisions in all aspects of business, from HR to marketing to customer service to finance.

64. OpenBusiness: If you want to know more about open business culture, head to this blog to make sure you’re doing everything right.
65. The Practice of Leadership: Learn how to influence the world through your own leadership.
66. Leadership is a Verb: Here you should find inspiration to be a leader and mentor who values diversity.
67. The Ethical Optimist: This blog favors "public relations with a conscience" and can be a good model for your own company.
68. Work Matters: Learn how to be accountable, fair, productive and considerate.
69. Great Leadership: Dan McCarthy shares leadership tips for decision-making, motivating and more.
70. Servant Leadership Blog: This blog considers real leadership to come from serving others.
71. Leadership at Work: John Baldoni blogs for Harvard Business Publishing here. Recent posts include "Use Humility to Improve Performance" and "Three Questions to Remove Ego from Decision Making."

Environmental Ethics

If you think that sustainability and environmental ethics don’t relate to you and your future career in business, you’re dead wrong. Read these blogs to promote green business, learn about new environmental laws and guidelines, and attract customers at the same time.

72. Cruel Mistress: Learn about the issues impacting the environment, from businesses, societies and individuals.
73. The Intersection: Discover Magazine’s blog discusses the intersection between humans and the environment.
74. GreenBiz.com: This is a terrific resource for studying how the environment and environmental issues affect business practices today.
75. FabianPattberg.com: Follow Fabian’s blog to learn about corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
76. Strategy for Sustainability: Learn how to make a business more sustainable even during "turbulent times."
77. Marc Gunther: Marc Gunther is a writer, speaker and consultant on business and sustainability.
78. Grist: Grist shares environmental news, legislation, trends and business issues.
79. Walk Softly Blog: This blog shares tips for small businesses who want to adopt sustainable practices.
80. Green Inc.: The NYT’s Green Inc. follows energy and green business.
81. The Good Human: You’ll find tips for making any office more eco-friendly here.

Technology

As technology continues to dominate many of the ways in which we do business today, you’ll want to understand tech laws, ethics cases, privacy issues, and more.

82. Deeplinks: Get news roundups, Internet crime, bloggers’ rights and terms of abuse stories here.
83. hearsay culture: This blog from the Stanford University radio show considers the relationship between modern technology, Internet issues and society.
84. Concurring Opinions: If you want to learn more about tech law, head to this blog.
85. Madisonian.net: Madisonian.net is another law, tech and society blog written by professors from top law schools around the country.
86. Public Knowledge: This public interest blog shares information about your rights and the laws surrounding digital culture.
87. Technology and Marketing Law by Eric Goldman: Follow this blog when you’re studying about Internet marketing and branding.

Society

Continue to study human behavior, human relationships and anthropology when you check out these blogs.

88. Philosophy Talk: The Blog: This postmodern philosophy blog considers how we all relate to one another.
89. International Cognition and Culture Institute Blog: From evolution to the way we grieve, this blog studies human and animal nature.
90. anthropologi.info: As you study news from the anthropology world, you’ll learn a lot about civilization’s ethical history too.
91. Culture Matters: Culture Matters is another anthropology blog and considers how the field is used to study society.
92. Savage Minds: Recent posts on this anthropology and psychology blog covered Fort Hood, ethical gossip, and moral obligation.
93. Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Course: All readers are invited to join in the discussion led by students at the University of Gloucestershire.

Miscellaneous

You’ll find blogs relating to biomedical and science ethics, philosophy and religion, and more in this list.

94. In Living Color: Animal ethics, ethics news, philosophy and religion are all discussed on this smart blog.
95. Bioethics: If you want to enter into a health sciences or biological field, you’ll want to read this blog.
96. Crooked Timber: Crooked Timber explores the issues and human errors that make us the imperfect specimens we are, from politics to economics to social justice.
97. The Research Ethics Blog: This ethics blog follows human research subjects.
98. Walking on the Theoretical Side of Life: This blog covers a range of topics, including the relationships between aesthetics and ethics and between the classical and modern worlds.
99. Neuroethics and Law Blog: Study "legal and ethical issues related to the mind and brain" here.
100. Brain Ethics: Study health care and science ethics at Brain Ethics.

Posted by Site Administrator on November 11, 2009 - No Comments

You already know that the Internet is one of the most convenient, effective means of researching and finding information for your classes, but did you know that in some cases it can replace all of your hefty textbooks and reading assignments too? With ebooks, you can read, stream, and listen to lessons, classic literature, poetry and reference books on the Internet or your mobile device. Here are 100 useful links for ebook lovers.

Free

These ebooks are all free, so you can download as many as you want without having to set up a textbook budget.

1. Gutenberg: Project Gutenberg was the first to supply free ebooks, and today they have almost 30,000 free titles in stock.
2. Free-eBooks.net: Besides browsing topics like biography, fan fiction, games, history or tutorials, you can submit your own ebook, too.
3. ManyBooks.net: You can conduct an advanced search, type in a title or author, browse categories or select books by language, from Finnish to Bulgarian to Catalan to Swedish.
4. DailyLit: Get free downloads sent to your e-mail by RSS feed.
5. iBiblio: Find archives, ebooks, tutorials, language books and more from iBiblio.
6. Authorama: This public domain book site has a wide variety of ebooks for free, by Lewis Carroll, Emerson, Kafka, and more.
7. askSam: Search free ebooks and archives in categories like literature, political, government reports, and legal and judicial.
8. Bartleby: Whiel Bartleby charges for some titles, it has a free ebook store here.
9. bibliomania: You will find over 2,000 classic texts from bibliomania, plus study guides, reference material and more.
10. Baen Free Library: You can download ebooks for HTML, RTF, Microsoft Reader and for Palm, Psion and Window CE.
11. eReader.com: eReader.com has many classic lit selections for free.
12. Read Print Library: These novels, poems and poems are all free.
13. Fictionwise: Fictionwise has plenty of fiction, plus nonfiction books, mobile downloads and audio files.
14. ebook Directory: From children’s books to IT books to literature to reference, you’ll find lots of free titles and book packages here.
15. Planet PDF: Planet PDF has made available classic titles like Anna Karenina and Frankenstein for free.
16. Get Free Ebooks: This website has free ebooks in categories like from writing to environment to fiction to business, plus features and reviews.
17. FreeBookSpot: Search by title, ISBN or author, or browse categories like Chinese, Geosciences, hardware, and others.
18. Globusz: There are no limits on the number of free books you can download on this online publishing site.
19. eBookLobby: You’ll find lost of self-help, hobby and reference books here, plus children’s fiction and more.
20. Bookyards: This online "library to the world" has over 17,000 ebooks plus links to other digital libraries.
21. The Online Books Page: You’ll be able to access over 35,000 free ebooks from this site, powered by the University of Pennsylvania.
22. Starry.com: These novels and anthologies were last updated in 2006, but you’ll still find an interesting selection of online and virtual novels.

eBook Readers

Get reviews and product information for all kinds of ebook readers, including the Kindle.

24. E-book Reader Matrix: This wiki makes it easy to compare ebook reader sizes, battery life, supported formats and other qualifications.
25. Amazon Kindle: Learn about, shop, and discover titles for the Kindle here.
26. Abacci eBooks: All the books here are for Microsoft Reader.
27. eBook Reader Review: TopTenReviews lists reader reviews from 2009.
28. List of e-book readers: Learn about all of the different e-book readers from Wikipedia.
29. E-book readers at a glance: This guide reviews and compares the new, cool readers.
30. Free iPhone ebook readers head-to-head: Reality Distortion ranks iPhone ebook readers.

About eBooks

These links will connect you to ebook news, new title releases and ereader information.

31. TeleRead: This blog shares news stories about ebooks and digital libraries.
32. MobileRead Forums: Learn about new ebook releases, clubs and readers.
33. E-book News: Technology Today has made room for a whole section on e-book news.
34. Ebook2u.com: Get the latest headlines about readers, troubleshooting, titles and more.
35. eBook Authors: Get news and releases here.
36. The eBook coach: Learn how to write a successful ebook.

Audio and Mobile

Get ebooks on your iPhone, iPod, BlackBerry, Palm or other mobile device.

37. Feedbooks: You can download books for any mobile device here.
38. Mobipocket: Find ebooks and an ebook reader for PCs, Smartphones, BlackBerry, Palm, Windows mobile and more.
39. Stanza: If you want to read an ebook on your iPhone, use Stanza.
40. Books in My Phone: Read ebooks on a java-enabled phone when you download them here. You can also manage a reading list.
41. Barnes & Noble eBooks: Get NYT titles, new releases and more for your iPhone, BlackBerry or computer.
42. MemoWare: Get literature, poetry, and reference books for your PDA.
43. Audible.com: Here you can download books to your iPod or mp3 player.
44. iTunes: iTunes has audiobooks for iPhones and iPods.
45. LibriVox: Get free audio book files on this site, or volunteer to record your narration for other books.
46. eReader.comMobile: Get the mobile-friendly version of eReader.com here.

Business and Education

Turn to these ebook lists and resources for help with classes and your career.

47. Open Book Project: Students and teachers will find quality, free textbooks and materials here.
48. BookBoon.com: Students can download free textbooks, from economics to biology to study abroad here.
49. Digital Book Index: This site has over 140,000 titles, including textbooks and a pending American Studies collection.
50. Classical Authors Directory: Get lesson plans, audio files, ebooks and more from authors like Washington Irving, Benjamin Franklin and Homer.
51. The Literature Network: Find classics, from Balzac to Austen to Shakespeare, plus educational resources to go along with the plays, short stories and novels.
52. Free-books.org: You can download lots of history and literature books and texts here.
53. OnlineFreeEbooks.net: All kinds of business, hobby, education textbooks, and self-teaching books are available for free on this site.
54. Free Ebooks and Software: Learn how to do your own taxes and more from the books here.
55. The Franklin Free eBook Library: This is a great site for downloading classic literature and poetry, history books and texts, reference materials, and more.
56. eLibrary Business Ebooks: Get emarketing, how-to, and other business ebooks here.
57. Free Business eBooks: This guide has links to all kinds of free business ebooks.
58. Data-Sheet: Data-Sheet finds ebook pdfs.
59. Pdfgeni.com: Type into the search box the type of book you want to read, like business education or vampire fiction.
60. Ebook Search Engine: Simply type in your search and choose to have results displayed as PDFs or Word documents.
61. PDFse: Look for ebooks, especially in science, reference and education, here.
62. Ebook Engine: This engine brings up free ebooks.
63. eBook Search Queen: You can search ebooks by country here.
64. ebookse.com: Browse by category or type your search into the box to bring up your query.
65. Addebook: Free Ebook Search Engine: This tool is Google’s ebook search engine.
66. Boocu: Boocu can pull up thousands of ebooks and digital resources.

Twitter

Keep up with ebook news, new titles, ereaders, and more by following these Twitter feeds.

68. @AnEbookReader: Get tech reviews, accessories news and more for ereaders and ebooks.
69. LibreDigital: This company helps people find what they want to read and watch, on any medium.
70. @e_reading: This feed comments on Kindle news and more.
71. @RogerSPress: Roger publishes ebooks and has been reading them for 10 years already.
72. @DigiBookWorld: Read about the latest trends in digital publishing.
73. @ebooksstore: Follow @ebooksstore for interesting ebook news and releases.
74. @ebookvine: This feed is all about Kindle.
75. @vooktv: Now you can watch books on high-quality video online.
76. @ebooklibrary: This is a feed for anyone who wants to learn more about free ebooks.
77. @ericrumsey: Eric is a librarian who loves ebooks, his iPhone and the Internet.
78. @namenick: Nick Name is an ebook addict and mobile fiction writer.
79. @KindleZen: Get the latest in Kindle news and hacks.

Tech eBooks

Get programming, design and other tech assistance when you head to these ebook resources.

80. FreeComputerBooks.com: Find magazines and IT books for reference and general interest.
81. OnlineComputerBooks.com: Find free computer ebooks on networking, MySQL, Python, PHP, C++ and more.
82. KnowFree.net: KnowFree has mostly tech books for download, plus some business titles.
83. FreeTechBooks.com: This site has downloads in categories like artificial intelligence, functional programming and parallel computing.
84. Zillr: From graphics to Linux to Office to Cisco, you’ll find all kinds of computer and tech books here.
85. Tech Books for Free: From the web to computer programming to science, you’ll find all sorts of tech ebooks here.

Poetry

Find poetry ebooks and collections here.

86. everypoet.com: Read classic poetry on this site.
87. Greatest Poems: Here you will find a collection of 365 of the greatest poems ever written.
88. PoemHunter.com: Download poems in PDF format here.
89. Poetry: You’ll find poetry ebooks for download on this site.

Kids

Share these interactive ebook resources with young students.

90. International Children’s Digital Library: The ICDL is a colorful site devoted to children’s ebooks.
91. ebook88: On this site, there’s a Christmas Bookshelf, and plenty of other kids’ ebook links.
92. Children’s Storybooks Online: Find kids’ storybooks, home schooling materials, and more.
93. Tumble Books: This Tumble BookLibrary features fun, animated, talking picture books.
94. Raz-Kids.com: This is another interactive kids’ book site that helps kids learn to read.
95. Children’s Books Online: the Rosetta Project, Inc.: Here you’ll find loads of books and translations for kids.
96. Read.gov: From children’s classics to in-progress digital books, Read.gov has excellent ebook resources.
97. Storyline Online: The Screen Actors Guild Foundation presents Storyline Online with streaming videos of actors reading children’s books.

Miscellaneous

From social networking and ebooks to bundles of books, turn here.

98. Scribd: This ebook finder and social network shares what people are currently reading, and lets you upload your own book.
99. Diesel: Diesel has 500,000 ebook store downloads, including custom bundles, mobile downloads and some free titles.
100. eBooks.com: Get NYT bestsellers for $9.99 each, plus all kinds of academic ebooks, non-fiction and more.

Posted by Site Administrator on November 8, 2009 - No Comments

Students of the past spent most of their academic time in the library, pouring over encyclopedias, and sifting through pages of data. It’s easy to get lost in a text-heavy reference book, amidst numbers and figures; this is especially true for science majors, whose art and skill revolves around specific numbers and very precise information. Fortunately for today’s scientist, much of the information that was once found only inside the walls of a library is now available online. These awesome science search engines will help you find what exactly what you’re looking for, as well as remind you how much fun research can really be.

Top Ten

These are the most popular, reputable, and reliable science search engines on the Web.

1. Biolinks: A search engine for scientists. Find fast and direct hotlinks to scientific journals, companies, Medline Resources, associations and societies, publishers, meetings guide, software resources, national organizations and career opportunities.
2. PSIgate: PSIgate is a free service that offers access to high quality Web resources in the physical sciences; astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, materials sciences, physics, and science history and policy.
3. Scicentral: Directory of science and engineering online resources.
4. Science.gov: Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.
5. SciTechResources.gov: Catalog of U.S. Government science and technology Web site resources.
6. Strategian: Guide to quality information in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, medicine, physics, and psychology.
7. Energyfiles: Virtual collections of energy science and technology information. Provides access to energy-related databases and Web sites. This product has a powerful distributed searching tool which allows users to search for information without having to know which source to use.
8. Chemedia: Portal of science and technology in Spain and Latin America.
9. INIS Web Services: A database of annotated links to Web sites on the Internet that are related to various fields of nuclear science and technology and the IAEA’s work.
10. Scinet Science Search: Delve into this science search engine and directory, which allows users to research a wide range of subjects, from agriculture to technology. Users can rate sites and leave comments.

Astronomy

If it’s the universe you love, you’ll be happy to see all the data you need combined in these great engines and databases.

11. About Astronomy and Space: Guide to space and astronomy resources and information.
12. Astrobiology Web: An online guide to the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe as well as all other aspects of space exploration.
13. Astronomy Net: Directory of astronomy resources, searchable forums and searchable lists of organizations providing astronomy services.
14. Astronomy Resources: Search for educational astronomy information and links in over 50 categories.
15. AstronomyLINKS: Astronomy and space directory, links, booksmarks and more.
16. Brian’s Space Hotlist: Directory of links to quality space information intelligently organized into a number of topics, and annotations make it clear what each site listed is about.
17. Cosmobrain: Astronomy and astrophysics directory.
18. Links to Astronomy: Portal to all those who are nuts about space sciences: from the infinitely small (particle physics) to the infinitly big (cosmology).
19. SpaceRef: Space directory and search engine. Includes space exploration and missions, a space calendar of events, and interactive space news.
20. Top 20 Astronomy: Online directory for astronomy education including solar systems, galxies, cosmology, astrophysics, radio, organizations, and more.

Biology

These directories and databases link to sites, scholarly sources, and professional publications that highlight the most fascinating biological research.

21. Bio Netbook: Searchable database of links for biology.
22. Biofinder: Biology directory for professionals.
23. BiologyBrowser: Serves as a starting point for anyone seeking biology information on the Internet. BiologyBrowser features free resources and useful links, and provides a forum for connecting hundreds of researchers and information scientists worldwide.
24. BIOME: Offers free access to a searchable catalogue of Internet sites and resources covering the health and life sciences.
25. BioScience Links: A directory of important Internet resources in the biological sciences. Biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology, software, methods, journals and other links are presented.
26. BioSites: A virtual catalog of selected Internet resources in the biomedical sciences.
27. BioTech Science Resources: Directory of biomedical resources.
28. BioDataBases: Catalog of molecular genetic database links.
29. Cell and Molecular Biology Online: Directory of resources for cell and molecular biologists.
30. Genamics: Directory of resources for molecular biology and biochemistry.
31. Harvard Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology: Biology links.
32. National Biological Information Infrastructure: Provides access to data and information on the nation’s biological resources.
33. Vadlo: Vadlo is brought to you by two biology scientists who wish to make it easier to locate biology research related information on the web.
34. Elephant Information Repository: Elephant links, elephant news, elephant conservation, and an in-depth look at the elephant.
35. Kingsnake.com: Portal for reptile and amphibian hobbyists.
36. Zoology Resources: A directory of Internet resources on Zoology.
37. ZooWeb: Directory of zoos and aquariums.
38. Plants National Database: A single source of standardized information about plants. This database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. The database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references, and other plant information.
39. Scott’s Botanical Links: Provides useful botany education resources at the undergraduate college and advanced high school (AP-Biology) level. Sites are rated based on educational value, completeness and scientific accuracy.
40. Internet Directory for Botany: Index to botanical information available on the Internet.

Earth Science

Here, you’ll find all the resources you need to write your best essay or thesis about earth science.

41. Athena Earth Sciences Resources: Directory of earth sciences resources.
42. Geoindex: Selects, gathers, edits, and links to Earth resources available online.
43. Geologia.com: Geology and nature. Earth science on the net.
44. Geosource: Directory of resources for human geography, physical geography, planning, geoscience and environmental science. Provided by Utrecht University Library.
45. Mineralogie: Annotated links to internet resources, especially for mineralogists, petrologists, crystallographers, geologists.
46. Links to Earth-Science Resources: A commented list of links to a selection of the best Earth-Science resources on the Internet.
47. NASA’s Global Change: Directory of information about Earth science data, including a broad coverage of global warming, the oceans, atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid earth, biosphere and human dimensions of global change.
48. UMASS Lowell Weather Links Directory: Provided by the Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences Meteorology Program, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
49. Wind and Sea: Selected links to science and policy sites organized by topic and alphabetically within topic. All of these sites have been reviewed and annotated by a technical information specialist of the NOAA Central Library staff.
50. NCSE Online: Improving scientific decision making through research.

Mathematics

Love it or hate it, math is a huge part of science, so get the research help you need with these useful tools.

51. Math Forum: Resource for teachers, students and parents looking for web sites across the Internet on math topics.
52. Math Links: Searchable library of mathematics and math-related web links.
53. Math Online Database: This is an abstracting and reviewing service for applied and pure mathematics.
54. Mathnet: Provides a collection of mathematical resources.
55. Penn State Math Department: Guide to sites dealing with mathematics.
56. Math Virtual Library: Directory of Mathematics-related resources.
57. Math Gate: An Internet resource catalogue for Mathematics.
58. Yahoo! Science: Here’s a directory of science resources and Web sites.
59. Calculus.net: Offers a directory to calculus and other mathematics resources.
60. Calculus Resources: Links to mathematics archives.

Physics

Keep your research and studies in motion with the assistance of these reliable physics search engines.

61. About Physics: Physics sites on the web ranging from quantum physics through relativity to philsophy of physics and biographies of famous physicists. A resourse for homework help, physics discussion board, resourses for science teachers.
62. Internet Pilot to Physics: Physics news, jobs, and resources.
63. Physics Encyclopedia: Carefully selected and structured lists on Internet physics resouces.
64. PhysLINKS: The guide for physics on the Web.
65. PHYSNET: Portal to physics of the ISN and the EPS. Worldwide network of Physics departments and documents – provides a set of information services for physicists.
66. Physics Virtual Library: Directory of physics resources.
67. Physics.org: Searchable database of resources from the Institute of Physics which matches user queries to handpicked sites. Also includes Physics Life animation.
68. Physics Central: Targeted at non-scientists and created by the American Physical Society. Regular features include news, ask an expert, pictures, current research, people, and links.
69. UF Dept. of Physics: Find information about academic programs, courses, news, job opportunities, and more.
70. UMD Physics: Find what you’re looking for by searching through these physics archives.

Weather

Follow these links to resources created for the most devoted meteorologists.

71. WeatherNet: WeatherNet provides access to thousands of forecasts, images, and the Net’s largest collection of weather links.
72. Weather Post: Over 3,600 cities covered worldwide! Enter a city, state or country for detailed forcast information, weather images and historical weather data.
73. Weather Search: Get a 5 Day Weather Forcast for over 800 cities.
74. World Climate Data Search: The data here is climate data, not current weather data. This means the data shows historical averages. It is a guide to what the weather will be typically be like, not what it is like right now.
75. Weather.com: The Weather Channel’s searchable Web site.
76. Langenberg: Up-to-date weather database, using CNN and Weather Underground.
77. National Weather Service: Official US weather, marine, fire and aviation forecasts, warnings, meteorological products, climate forecasts and information about meteorology.
78. Weather Underground: Weather Underground provides weather information for worldwide locations, including current conditions, and hourly forecasts.
79. Yahoo! WeatherSearch: Satellite maps, news, video and more.
80. CNN Weather: Get current conditions & 5-day forecasts plus radar, satellite, and temperature maps.

Chemistry

Use these search engines for your next big assignment, and you’ll be amazed at how much time you save.

81. Chemistry Springboard: Directory of analytical chemistry resources on the Internet.
82. ChemDex: Directory of chemistry on the WWW.
83. ChemFinder: An index to chemical information on the Internet, with structures and physical properties, searchable by name, structure, CAS Number, and physical properties.
84. Chemical Analysis: Matches those in need of chemical analysis with a database of labs and consultants from around the world. Also provides a links index, an analytical book store, literature referral service, and a forum designed specifically for chemists.
85. Chemist Links: A huge index of Chemistry resources arranged into 75 chemical categories.
86. Information for Chemistry: Chemistry and sciences resource compendium by field and by topic.
87. OJOSE: With OJOSE you can find, download or buy scientific publications (journals, articles, research reports, books, and more) in up to 60 different databases.
88. SciTopia: Search over 3.5 million documents, plus patents and government data.

Social Sciences

From anthropology to archaelogy, these engines are geared toward students of social sciences.

89. Research Resoures in Social Science: Directory of links to information for social science researchers.
90. Social Science Information Gateway: An online catalogue of high quality Internet resources relevant to social science education and research. All resources in the catalogue have been selected and described by a librarian or subject specialist.
91. Sociology Weblinks: Directory of sociology resources.
92. SocioSite: Directory of information and resources which are relevant for sociologists and other social scientists.
93. SocioWeb: A guide to sociological resources on the Internet.
94. Virtual Library: Guide to sociology courses.
95. Resources for Political Science: Directory of political science resources. Covers U.S. politics, international relations, comparative politics, public policy groups, and more.
96. Encyclopedia of Psychology: A hierarchical database of links to websites providing information about scientific psychology.
97. Ethnologue: A catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Ethnologue Name Index lists over 39,000 language names, dialect names, and alternate names. The Ethnologue Language Family Index organizes languages according to language families.
98. Search Language: Language resources directory. Find dictionaries, language schools, online courses, and more.
99. Anthrotech: Directory of anthropological internet resources.
100. WikiArc Search: A customized search engine that allows you to search the Web specifically for archeology data and articles.

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If your dream plan is to attend an Ivy League college, or you just want to learn like an Ivy Leaguer, then these tools will guide you toward an elite-like education without the pricey costs. All of these sites offer free programs, tutorials, blogs and tools to expand your knowledge and bring you closer to building an Ivy League brain.

SAT Preps

If you’re planning on applying to Ivy League colleges, then preparing for the SAT will help increase your score and better your chances of getting into one of your dream schools. All of these programs are free and offer tips and strategies to help you master the exam.

1. SAT Preparation Center. The College Board offers practice questions, practice tests and general test-taking approaches and skills to help you master the SAT.
2. Number2.com. Use this online SAT and ACT prep site that includes user-friendly tutorials, practice sessions and lessons to expand your vocabulary.
3. Major Tests. Get study materials that were developed by test-prep professionals and test your skills on math, vocabulary, reading and writing mock tests.
4. Free SAT Prep. From books and study aids to help and advice on each section of the test, this site is all about helping you do well test day.
5. ProProfs. This site has a comprehensive collection of SAT study guides, practice exams, cram sheets and more.
6. SAT ExamPrep.com. Take advantage of the study resources and the team-designed online prep course that covers all angles of the test.
7. INeedAPencil. This site is set on teaching you important SAT content in the most fun and interesting way with the help of educators and expert SAT tutors.
8. Free SAT Essay Prep. Learn how to convert an essay prompt into a thesis statement, create an outline and use more descriptive language for the essay portion of the exam.
9. Free SAT Vocabulary. Get more than 5,000 free SAT vocabulary words with definitions, similarities and differences.
10. OnlineMathLearning.com. From algebra, geometry to word problems, this site is filled with helpful advice and tons of practice problems to master the math section.

ACT Preps

Much like the SAT, the ACT is a standardized test for college admissions and many schools take this score in conjunction with or separately from the SAT. Therefore, you should practice with these free mock tests, quizzes and practice questions to better your score and impress the Ivy League admissions office.

11. ACT Test Practice. Break down the ACT with this “self-help” test course that offers module quizzes in a number of areas to test your knowledge and help improve your overall score.
12. ACT Sparknotes. Sparknotes isn’t just a guide for books, but also a helpful resource for the ACT with practice questions, strategies for each section and detailed explanations of specific areas.
13. 4Tests.com. This site allows you to arrange the sections of your practice ACT test by checking how many sections you want to complete.
14. ACT Exam Practice Tests. Get study guides, test flashcards and answers to many of your ACT questions.
15. TestPrepPractice.net. Test your skills with 15 practice exams that target specific sections.
16. The Princeton Review. Try the free ACT online demo, which includes a full-length practice test and an interactive lesson that explains the ins and outs of the ACT.
17. ACT Prep. Get general test tips, strategies and practice test questions, as well as the differences between the SAT and ACT and which one you should take.
18. Study Guide Zone. Download ACT study guides and get tips on how to handle test anxiety.
19. ACT Essay Tips. Use these essay writing tips to improve your sentence structure, grammar and vocabulary during the ACT essay portion.

Admissions

In order to go to an Ivy League college, you’ll have to be accepted by the admissions office first. So, use these tools to improve your admissions essay, see specific acceptance statistics and find answers to your admissions questions.

21. Free College. Find out how to get into your dream Ivy League school and what is the best program for your major, as well as the most financial assistance available to you.
22. Admissions Consultant. See how many applicants are accepted to Ivy League colleges each year and find out how you can be one of them.
23. College Admissions Essays. Get tips and advice on how to write the best admissions essay and stand out from the other applicants with a well-structured topic and a clean, understandable paper.
24. College Admission Info. This site touches on a variety of college admission topics.
25. GoCollege. This college go-to guide helps you meet admissions and college requirements, research schools and their programs and make a final choice on a school.
26. Ivy League Admissions. College Confidential has put together a special section for Ivy League applicants with informative articles and advice, as well as a Q & A with "The Dean" who answers many college-bound questions.
27. IvyLeagueAdmission.com. Whether you’re applying for undergraduate studies or medical school at an Ivy League college, you will find tips and strategies to writing essays, getting good reference letters and learn how to handle interviews and waitlists all on this site.
28. The Ivy Coach. While the admissions counseling isn’t free, the Ivy League admission facts and statistics, blog and newsletter are available at no cost.
29. myUsearch. Ivy League students answer applicants’ questions about applying to or entering an Ivy League university on this blog.
30. InLikeMe. Get advice from successful Ivy League applicants and find out more about your desired school and their acceptance rates.

OpenCourseWare

The OpenCourseWare Initiative was first started by MIT and has quickly been adopted by other prestigious colleges looking to share their courses with anyone wanting to learn. All of the courses are free and self-guided without a professor, so you can learn at your own pace. A wide variety of courses are available and no registration is needed.

31. Carnegie Mellon. The university offers open courses, such as engineering statics, French and visual communication design with self-guiding materials and exercises to learn at your own pace.
32. Tufts. By expanding their open courses, Tufts offers courses that represent the University’s "strength in the life sciences," like basic human pathology and geriatric dentistry.
33. JHSPH. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s opencourseware selection provides access to some of the school’s most popular courses, such as mental health, genetics and nutrition.
34. University of Notre Dame. Get open access to the materials used in numerous courses like Africana studies, gender studies and romance languages and literatures.
35. UC Irvine. Try a variety of open courses in a number of different languages.
36. Open Yale Courses. Get the same introductory courses being taught at Yale University by professors and scholars with the goal of sharing educational materials with anyone wanting to learn.
37. MIT OpenCourseWare. This Web-based publication offers free lecture notes, examsand videos from MIT without any registration required.
38. Utah State University. This collection of courses include everything from cattle management to marriage and family relationships.
39. Harvard Medical School. As part of the OpenCourseWare initiative, Harvard has added open courses within their medical school, such as cellular metabolism and human disease and osteoporosis.
40. OCW Blog. The OpenCourseWare blog covers news, information and the implementation of this project at select colleges.

Ivy League Lecture Sites

You can now sit front-row in your favorite Ivy League or other prestigious university’s classroom — virtually. A new wave of schools are offering free online lectures and classroom materials in the form of videos to be watched from the comfort of your own home.

41. Princeton University: WebMedia. From climate change, politics and human rights, these free lecture videos cover a variety of topics and can be watched from the comfort of your home.
42. University Lecture Series. Read or listen to past lectures presented by renowned speakers who spoke at Columbia University.
43. Lecture Demonstrations. Read detailed lectures from Brown University’s Department of Physics that cover everything from mechanics to astronomy.
44. The 60 Second Lectures. Faculty from University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts & Sciences share one-minute lectures and thoughts on history, imperialism, music and more.
45. Public Lectures Series. Read inspirational and enlightening monthly lectures from previous speakers who touched on politics and society, arts and humanities and technology and natural sciences.
46. eCommons@Cornell. Here you can find theses and dissertations, as well as multimedia and video lectures and access Cornell’s digital resources and archives.
47. Harvard@Home. Straight from a Harvard classroom to your home, come video lectures on a range of subjects that are available to everyone.
48. Academic Earth. Listen in on academic video lectures taught by influential instructors at some of the most prestigious universities in the nation, such as Berkeley, Harvard and Stanford.
49. World Lecture Hall. Get lectures and course materials all from the University of Texas at Austin.
50. Duke University. You can download lectures, news segments and other classroom materials from Duke University through iTunes U site.

Open Access Journals

All Ivy League colleges have open access journals that allow public access to scholarly journals and written work. Take a look for yourself; all of these electronic materials are free.

51. Columbia University. Browse through thousands of scholarly journals on CU’s library services and find the best information for your desired subject.
52. Dartmouth E-Journal Finder. Find online, scholarly journals that cover a myriad of subjects on Dartmouth’s library site.
53. Brown University Library Collections. Get scholarly and peer-reviewed journals listed from A to Z.
54. Harvard University Library. After much dispute, Harvard has now opened its journals and written collections for public access online.
55. Penn Libraries. From cinema studies to veterinary medicine, you can find numerous electronic journals on UPenn’s open access library.
56. Princeton University Library. Search through thousands of e-journals offered by Princeton.
57. Yale University Library. Find electronic journals and newspapers on this Yale open access site.
58. Cornell University Library. Browse through journals and databases that will make your research easier.
59. Duke University Library. Search hard-to-find e-journals in an advanced search or just look for it by the first letter.
60. SULAIR. Stanford University’s library has newspapers and journals available for download and advanced searches to find what you’re looking for.

Ivy League Blogs

Get in touch with your inner Ivy Leaguer on these elite blogs that feature the newest Ivy League trends and campus news. Although the majority of them speak to other IL students, you can observe for free and even pretend to be one of them in a community forum!

61. IvyGate. Stay abreast on the latest Ivy League trends and news on this gossip blog that covers all eight schools.
62. IvyLeagueBlog.com. Find yourself living vicariously through this unashamed Ivy Leaguer’s blog about his lavish experiences and prestigious education.
63. CornellWatch. Although it’s loosely associated with Cornell University, this blog covers news, politics and pop culture at the Ivy League school.
64. FlyByBlog. Read what’s going on at Harvard on this blog that follows the school’s news, gossip and oddities.
65. Dartblog. Written by Dartmouth students, this blog journals higher education, politics, literature and anything that sparks the interest of students.
66. The Bottom Line. For business-interested readers, this UPenn blog covers business news and practical tips on financial aid, credit cards and the stock market.
67. The Bwog. A Columbia University blog that touches on news, campus gossip and school life.
68. Under the Button. This is the blog counterpart to the University of Pennsylvania’s weekly student magazine, 34th Street, which keeps you up-to-date on the college’s latest news, entertainment and social scene.
69. The Daily Clog. Read what’s going on at Berkeley from sports, arts, technology and news.
70. SpecBlogs. This blog network of the Columbia Daily Spectator offers news about faculty, students and anything else going on throughout campus.

Ivy League Alum Blogs

Learn from these Ivy League alumni as they blog about academia, networking and life after college.

71. Ivy Journal. This Harvard alumna has five years of experience interviewing college applicants and offers advice to students applying to competitive universities.
72. Penn Charlotte Alumni Club. See what this UPenn alum has to say about her alma mater and what events take place after graduation.
73. Princeton Alumni Weekly. See what these alumni are doing now and what their take is on sports and campus news.
74. Yale Alumni Magazine. Here, Yale alumni discuss politics, health and life after college.
75. Dartmouth Association of Alumni. This forum touches on alumni issues or concerns on school changes, teaching and rankings.
76. Cornell Alumni Magazine. This monthly publication features stories on historical Cornell events, reunions and school news.
77. Brown Alumni Association. Find ways to connect with friends after college and see what career services are available.
78. Columbia Connection. Columbia alumni can join a forum to discuss gatherings, news and academia.
79. Harvard Humanist. This alumni blog allows graduates from all Harvard schools, including current and former faculty, staff and students to discuss religion, philosophy, politics, culture and much more.
80. MIT Alumni. This blog encourages life-long learning and staying connected with other alumni for upcoming events and news.

Encyclopedias

In order to build an Ivy League brain you must be educated in a variety of topics. Start with these free encyclopedias to get basic explanations and read articles pertaining to your subject of interest.

81. MSN Encarta. Brush up on your world knowledge and use the featured literature guides to get new perspectives on authors and novels.
82. Wikipedia. Find information on arts, geography and famous scientists with Wikipedia’s massive content that comes in a variety of languages.
83. Encyclopedia. Get answers to your detailed questions and searches with Encyclopedia’s reliable, published reference works and trusted sources like Oxford University Press.
84. The Free Dictionary. Search through popular articles from The Columbia Encyclopedia or familiarize yourself with computer concepts and terminology with the Computer Desk Encyclopedia.
85. Questia.com. This encyclopedia has more than 52,000 articles and each one has a link to a premium reference library with thousands of journals, books and magazines.
86. Britannica. The Britannica has trusted information for thousands of topics, including current events, sports and travel.
87. Encyberpedia. Considered the "living encyclopedia," this site has information on the topics that affect our daily lives, such as health, communication and weather.
88. HyperHistory. From the Civil War to the Iraq War, you can find more than 2,000 files covering a span of 3,000 years of history.
89. Medical Encyclopedia. The MedlinePlus encyclopedia has more than 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms and more.
90. ScienceZine. This is an encyclopedia of articles on major science topics, such as nature, technology and astronomy.

Intelligence Tests

Make sure you’re up to par with the other brainiacs at Ivy League colleges by testing your IQ and challenging yourself with free IQ tests, current events quizzes or other mind exercises.

91. AllTheTests.com. Test your knowledge and intelligence with IQ tests and take news tests and daily quizzes that work your brain.
92. Am I Dumb?. Find out how smart you are compared to others with this intelligence test that may put your ego at bay.
93. IQTest. Want to measure your intelligence in comparison to others your age? Take your pick from a private, fun IQ test or take the more detailed, structured test that reveals key strengths and weaknesses.
94. Free IQ Test. Take the quick IQ test to see where your intelligence stands and read about the history of the IQ test and famous high IQers.
95. International High IQ Society. Try Multiple IQ tests of varied difficulty and questions, as no two tests are the same.
96. IQ Test Labs. Take the PhD certified IQ test and receive detailed results with 25 pages of analysis, advice and career tips.
97. TestCafe.com. Test your IQ in its entirety with a detailed IQ test and an emotional IQ test.
98. IQ Test Free. Short IQ tests are available here, as well as personality, career and psychological tests.
99. Fun Education. Take the PhD-certified IQ test, as well as the spatial IQ quiz and personality test.
100. TheFreeIQTest.com. After you take this IQ test, you’ll also see what areas of the U.S. have the highest IQ scores.

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By Hannah Watson

Whether you are trying to boost your grades before applying for college or are struggling to bring up a low GPA, you’ll likely want some help that will get you back on track without straining your wallet. The following list is full of sites that will make it easier for you to find free help with your homework. Get general homework help, join a social network with other students, look for help on a specific subject, and learn how to research and study better with these awesome websites.

General Homework Help

These sites all provide free homework help.

1. MSN Encarta Homework Help. Find articles, tools, links to information on specific topics, and even a homework message board here.
2. HippoCampus. This site provides multimedia lessons and course material to help high school and college students.
3. Infoplease Homework Center. Get help with specific subjects or skills, such as writing and studying.
4. HomeworkSpot. With the reference materials and links located here, you’ll find answers for your homework problems.
5. Discovery Education Homework Help. Select from help with math, science, English, social studies, and other subjects here.
6. About.com Homework/Study Tips. Find information on writing, research, study tips, and more.
7. Refdesk.com Homework Helper. Organized by grade levels (first through college), find plenty of helpful resources here.
8. King County Library System Research and Homework. Get links to sites with little marketing, access to helpful databases, and even online tutoring during specific hours.
9. ClassBrain.com. Geared toward K-12, this site offers help with projects and reports, worksheets and puzzles, and useful articles.
10. Edheads. This site offers games and activities to teach difficult concepts and designed to meet state and national standards.
11. Math and Reading Help. Despite the name, this site offers articles to help with many subjects beyond math and reading, including science and writing research papers.
12. NCES Kids’ Zone. Get help math help, find interesting facts, learn about choosing a college, and more on this site.
13. Schoolwork.org. Find links to information organized by subject as well as information about online college, student health insurance, and student credit cards.
14. High School Ace. This site offers college guidance information along with information by subject, news of the day, and quizzes and games.
15. homeworkNYC.org. Sponsored by the New York public libraries, this site provides links to tons of information, tools, study notes, and text books.

Online Communities

Join an online community to get help from and learn from other students.

16. Cramster. This online study community is available to high school and college students, parents, educators, and experts on subjects and offers everything from practice problems to study tips.
17. Campusbug. Get access to tools and resources for studying, homework, and projects here.
18. learnhub. This social networking site helps students find assistance with their assignments.
19. Loomagoo. Students can share notes and study guides, purchase and sell text books, and more at this site.
20. The Quad. Students can collaborate on school projects or organize face-to-face social events with this social network.
21. Bored of Studies. From Australia, this group helps students with their last two years of studies before college.
22. Student.com. Join this social network to connect with other students. Visit the forums and message boards for homework help as well as subject-specific discussions.
23. The Exchange. High school students and teachers can join online to discuss political and constitutional ideas here.
24. WordChamp. Sign up for free to access this incredible global network for learning a second language. Homework, drills, website reader, and conversation with native speakers are available.

Tutors and Tutorials

Get free online help with these tutors and tutorials.

25. Jiskha Homework Help. Post your homework questions here and experts on the subject will answer your questions.
26. Live Homework Help. This service from the state of Alabama offers free help from online tutors Sunday through Thursday from 3:00 to 10:00.
27. StudentQuestions.com. Post a question through this service and receive an answer from tutors of varying levels of expertise. Note that some tutors are free while others charge a fee, but you get to choose.
28. MathNerds. Get free math tutoring to help better understand math concepts.
29. Free Tutoring – Your Child May be Eligible for Free Tutoring. Find out if you or someone you know in K-12 may be eligible for free tutoring help.
30. MyTutorials Education. This section offers online tutorials in a variety of topics.
31. CYS Services Free Online Tutoring. If you are affiliated with the US Army, then check out this site to find out how you can get free tutoring.
32. Homework Hotline. If you live in Indiana, use this hotline to get free science and math help.

Math

These math sites will help you learn everything from algebra to trig.

33. AplusMath. Geared more to simple math skills through basic algebra, this site offers worksheets, flash cards, interactive math games, and much more.
34. The Math Forum at Drexel. Get tons of tips, problems, and puzzles to help boost your math skills.
35. curiousmath. Learn lots of great time-saving math tricks with the information here.
36. Math.com. Find help with algebra and geometry at this site.
37. Algebra Homework Help. Browse through a list of algebra and geometry topics, find a free tutor, and more.
38. Mathematics Articles. These articles will help you better understand math with topics ranging from algebra through statistics.
39. The Most Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics. This professor shares common errors such as bad handwriting and lack of parentheses.
40. Free Math Help. Get help with algebra, calculus, trig, geometry, and statistics here.
41. dansmath. Find lessons for algebra, calculus, and other math topics at this site that is continually adding new lessons.
42. Virtual Math Lab. West Texas A&M provides this math help in three different levels of algebra, GRE math, and other standardized math tests.

Reading

If your reading could use a boost, try these sites.

43. Reading Rockets. For both beginning readers and older readers who struggle, this site offers reading strategies, guides, and more.
44. Teaching Reading to Older Kids Who Have Learning Disabilities. While this article is aimed at educators, it gives tips that older readers can incorporate for themselves to improve their reading.
45. FREE Reading Help. This reading tutor has links to reading help online as well as a waiting list for free tutoring (up to two students at a time).
46. All Info About Reading. Offering lessons, free worksheets, ideas, and more, this site provides tons of reading help.
47. The Reading Genie. This professor provides a listing of lessons, research, and materials to help strengthen reading skills.
48. Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center. While some of the services offered here are for Maryland residents, they also offer GED and online reading resources.
49. Thinkfinity Online Courses. These free online courses are designed to help students, teachers, and tutors learn more about literacy.

Research and Writing

These sites will help you learn how to do quality research and how to write about what you’ve found.

50. A+ Research and Writing. For high school and college students, this site steps you through the process of creating a well-researched and written paper.
51. Research and Documentation Online. This site offers help on evaluating the quality of information, knowing how to cite online material, and places to find reliable information on the Internet.
52. University of California Berkeley Library General Guides. Find out about the different citation styles as well as other helpful research information.
53. Info Zone Research Skills. This site walks you through six steps of research and provides helpful links for each one.
54. Purdue Online Writing Lab. This online lab provides an enormous amount of writing and research information for students in grades 7-12, college students, and professional writers.
55. Research, Reports and Presentation Support. Find everything from the mechanics of writing a paper to how to research controversial topics on this site.
56. EasyBib. Use this tool to easily create a bibliography in MLA style for books, journal articles, and more.
57. Ottobib. Enter the ISBN from any book and automatically get a bibliography in one of many standard styles.
58. A Research Guide for Students. Learn how to do research, how to correctly write your research paper, and get links to reference materials useful in research.
59. Teaching Organization in Writing. This article offers a simple overview of how to write a well-organized paper.

Science and History

Get plenty of help on your science and history homework with these sites.

60. The Image. Find tons of information about and images of minerals and gemstones here.
61. Dynamic Periodic Table. This incredible periodic table is easy to use and offers information by hovering your mouse or clicking on specific elements for detailed information.
62. The Science Page. Get links to tons of science-specific resources here.
63. Exploratorium. This awesome website offers a ton of useful science information.
64. MadSci Network. Browse through the thousands of science questions and answers here or ask a scientist yourself if you still didn’t find the answer you needed.
65. The Biography Maker. This tool will step you through creating an informative biography on the person of your choosing.
66. History Timelines on the Web. Find history timelines from all around the world on a wide variety of topics.
67. Online Conversion. Visit this site for an amazing number of conversions including global times, acceleration, and distances.
68. History Help. This forum is a great place to post your questions or browse through past questions and answers.
69. The History Place Homework Help. Get tips on how to write a history paper as well as links to other helpful history resources.

Study Skills and Tools

These sites will help you sharpen your study and test-taking skills.

70. Study Guides and Strategies. This site offers tons of help ranging from time management to classroom participation to preparing for tests.
71. Handouts, Worksheets and other Self Study Materials. From the University of Texas, get Word and PDF files covering a wide variety of study topics such as motivation, stress management, note taking, speed reading, and more.
72. ASAP: A Student Assignment Planner. Enter the date you want to start your project and its due date, then receive a detailed checklist full of links to ensure you stay on track to complete your assignment on time.
73. Howtostudy.org. See a study model, get study resources, and get help on topics such as college writing and GPA calculator.
74. How-To-Study.com. Read articles on a variety of study topics ranging from general study tips to subject-specific topics.
75. EducationAtlas Study Skill Guide for Students. These guides offer advice on test-taking, general study tips, and tips by a selection of topics ranging from psychology to chemistry.
76. InfoPlease Study Skills. These tips will help prepare you for test-taking and even offers a section on mastering essay tests.
77. Test Taking Tips. This site focuses on several aspects to help you study for and successfully take exams.
78. Study Skills Online. Get study tips from a college professor at this site.
79. Study Guide Zone. The resources here include study skills, test taking, different learning types, and much more.
80. The Study Skills Help Page. Dr. Carolyn Hopper at Middle Tennessee State University has compiled several excellent resources for studying. Scroll to the bottom for the lists.
81. Free-Ed.Net. Take free online classes here that focus on how to study, how to strengthen reasoning skills, and how to learn better communication.

Reference Materials

Use these reference materials to find answers to almost any question you may have.

82. Multnomah County Library Homework Center. This site offers links to information on many topics as well as links to several high-quality reference sites.
83. BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper. This site has an awesome collection of reference materials sorted by subject.
84. Awesome Stories. Find original sources from national archives, libraries, universities, museums, and government databases. Sign up for a free membership to have full access.
85. Bartleby.com. This amazing site offers access to a huge list of reference books as well as fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
86. Internet Public Library. Get reference material on a wide range of topics such as arts and humanities, law and government, business, education, and science.
87. Fact Monster. Find facts on a variety of topics as well as several reference resources here.
88. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. This government database provides information on everything from math to music.
89. Searching for Stuff. Find words, information by topic, and websites for education with this simple search site.
90. Biography.com. Get biographical material on famous people that range from Abraham Lincoln to Michael Jackson.
91. HowStuffWorks. Learn how something works at this site that covers everything from celiac disease to materials used in constructing patios.
92. refdesk.com. This site offers facts, quotes, news, and searches for a variety of information.

Student Organizers

Staying organized is a great way to improve your academic achievement so that you never lose an assignment or forget a test day again. Give these student organizers a try.

93. GradeMate. Manage grades, assignments, notes, discussions, and more with this free student organizer.
94. MyNoteit.This note-taking and organizing tool for students will help you keep notes, assignments, and tasks organized and is also shareable with classmates.
95. Gradefix. Fix your grades or just learn to manage your time better at this site that organizes your homework schedule for you.
96. Notely. This student organizer has a to-do list, calendar, schedule, and homework planner to help you get better grades.
97. StudyMinder Lite. This free organizes assignments, prioritizes tasks, and records study times to help you stay on track.
98. HiTask. This free task management tool provides you with easy scheduling, organizing, and sharing of tasks.
99. CollegeRuled. Students can create schedules, create lists and manage notes for specific classes, and create message boards to facilitate communication between classmates. You will need an email with .edu to sign up.
100. Tasks Jr.. This web-based task manager allows you to organize and prioritize your projects for class.

Posted by Site Administrator on June 10, 2009 - No Comments

By Caitlin Smith

Just about everyone is on Twitter these days-celebrities, businesses, and even astronauts. You’ll also find lots of people that work in and support science, and they have lots to share. Check out our list to find 100 of the best scientific people to follow on Twitter.

General

These Twitter folk offer a general look at science.

1. @sciencemuseum: @sciencemuseum works to bring science to life and life to science.
2. @TheCuriousMind: @TheCuriousMind asks, "Got Science?"
3. @sciandthecity: @sciandthecity is the public gateway to the New York Academy of Sciences.
4. @dailyplanetshow: @dailyplanetshow offers a daily science show.
5. @sciencejobs_uk: Find science jobs in the UK and science news from around the world. here.
6. @NOVAonline: NOVAonline promises to blow your mind.
7. @2020science: @2020science is the science advisor to the Project on Emerging Nanotech.
8. @EuroSpaceAgency: Here you’ll find the stream of Europe’s space agency.
9. @PacSci: @PacSci is a not for profit foundation that works to inspire interest in science, technology, and math.
10. @SFScience Museum: South Florida’s science museum discusses exhibits and more.
11. @nysci: This museum encourages visitors to explore biology, chemistry and physics.

Technology

You’ll get a look into technology by following these Twitterers.

12. @newscientist: This publication is the world’s only science and technology weekly.
13. @Padmasree: @Padmasree is the CTO of Cisco.
14. @Wired: Here you’ll find the official Twitter feed of Wired magazine.
15. @NextGenScience: @NextGenScience is all about the intersection of science, technology, and information.
16. @krelnik: @krelnik is a software engineer, skeptic, and fan of science.
17. @glwallace: Larry Wallace is a professional executive in the wireless and online media industries.
18. @cheeky_geeky: @cheeky_geeky is a writer for O’Reilly and a number of other technology publications.
19. @thetechherald: This online magazine specializes in tech, science, security, and more.
20. @AmericanElement: Follow @AmericanElement for nanotechbiology, alternative energy, lasers, robotics, and more.
21. @alexismadrigal: This Tweeter is a Wired energy and science staff writer.

News

Stay on top of science in the news with these Twitterers.

22. @sciam: Scientific American Magazine has been sharing science news for over 150 years.
23. @sciencebase: @sciencebase is a writer in sci-tech journalism.
24. @geologynews: Follow @geologynews to get the latest and greatest geology news from around the world.
25. @scottdodd: Scott Dodd is a NRDC web editor and freelance science writer.
26. @nytimesscience: From NY Times Science, you’ll learn about science, environment, space, and cosmos news.
27. @chronsciguy: @chronsciguy offers interesting and level headed science reporting.
28. @NextwaveRay: Nextwave offers news aggregation in science and technology.
29. @VeronicaMcG: Veronica is a NASA-JPL news journalist.
30. @ScienceChannel: The Science Channel offers breaking science and technology news.
31. @science: @science offers science news from Science News Blog.
32. @DiscoveryChPR: @DiscoveryChPR offers news from the Discovery Channel.
33. @danwhnt: @danwhnt is the guy who interrupts your TV for tornado warnings.

Research

These Twitter users are involved in scientific research.

34. @argonne: Argonne is one of the Department of Energy’s largest research centers.
35. @peterschick: The Peter Schick Foundation researches for the eradication of HIV/AIDS.
36. @attilacsordas: @attilacsordas is a research scientist, biotech geek, and a coder.

Environment

Stay up to date on the environment and green living by following these Twitterers.

37. @GreenProgress: @GreenProgress has the latest green technology and environmental science news and resources.
38. @KQEDScience: Here you’ll find science and environmental coverage.
39. @greennews: @greennews offers information on the latest in green developments.
40. @ClimateChangeFx: Find climate change facts with links to major organizations from @ClimateChangeFx.
41. @globalwarming: Follow @globalwarming to learn about global warming, climate change, and environment news.

Educational

These Twitter users are involved in science education.

42. @SciSolutions: Through @SciSolutions you can get help with your research and experiments.
43. @mabsj2: @mabsj2 is a science and technology enthusiast working toward a BSc degree in bio chemistry, zoology, and botany.
44. @MDWSmith: @MDWSmith has made the move from IT consultant to molecular biology PhD student.
45. @AHAScience: Learn about science news from the American Heart Association.
46. @cephalopodcast: The cephalopodcast shares science education and ocean information.
47. oBryan: This higher education admin wants to talk about gadgets, science, outer space, statistics, technology, and more.
48. @Robert_Peterson: Robert Peterson is a scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill.
49. @Boraz: Find science communication through @Boraz.
50. @ScienceChicago: @ScienceChicago works to help connect kids and parents to fun family educational events and activities in science.
51. @pulseproject: @pulseproject podcasts university lectures and courses.
52. @calacademy: @calacademy explores, explains, and protects the natural world.
53. @ColoScienceMom: This mother of two loves science and works at a science education company.
54. @samharrelson: Sam Harrelson is an 8th grade science teacher, dad, geek, and Einstein fanboy.
55. @cbrannon: @cbrannon is a learning facilitator of 6th grade earth and space science.
56. @starstryder: @starstryder communicates about astronomy in academia.
57. @atAMNH: Find a sense of discovery in @atAMNH.

Physics

Check out these Twitter users if you’re interested in physics.

58. @AboutPhysics: Here you’ll find the About.com Physics guide.
59. @sgourley: @sgourley is a physicist, decathlete, and political advisor.
60. @materion: @materion is a common sense quantum physicist.

Astronomy

Explore space through these Twitter users.

61. @BadAstronomer: Follow @BadAstronomer to learn about the latest interesting happenings in astronomy.
62. @RobertCurrey: Robert Currey is an astrocartographer and astrologer.
63. @SpaceCenterHou: Check out Space Center Houston, the official visitors’ center of the NASA Johnson Space Center.
64. @AronSora: @AronSora loves space habitation and shares news about the field.
65. @UniGalactic: This print magazine covers space tourism, space travel, and exploration industries.
66. @SpaceFellowship: The International Space Fellowship is dedicated to the development of the aerospace industry.

Health

Follow these Twitter users to learn about the world of health.

67. @PharmaDeals: Find the most comprehensive pharmaceutical and biotechnology deals database from @PharmaDeals.
68. @NIHforHealth: The NIH works to make important medical discoveries every day.
69. @thpeppermntleaf: Amanda Snead works on nutrition research and biochemistry.
70. @KarenLangston: Karen Langston is a nutritionist and functional medicine expert.
71. @JohnsHopkins: Follow the tweets of Johns Hopkins University here.
72. @ctorgan: @ctorgan is a health scientist, and eHealth strategist.
73. @komenforthecure: Komen for the Cure is an organization that works to end breast cancer forever.
74. @drsalzmann: Dr. Daniel Salzmann is a physician in medical transalation interested in science, medicine, and traveling.
75. @thefuckingcure: This team of people has the cure for cancer.
76. @PharmaTV: PharmaTelevision is an online TV channel for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
77. @HutchinsonCtr: @Hutchinson is a cancer research center.
78. @wholescience: This online magazine is all about the potential power of the human mind.
79. @stanford_humsci: Here you’ll find the Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences.

Biology

You’ll learn all about biology from these Twitterers.

80. @BiologyAnswers: Find answers to your biology questions from @BiologyAnswers.
81. @wjjessen: @wjjessen is a cancer biologist and bioinformatician.
82. @Biotechnology: This Twitter feed offers information on all things biotech.
83. @archaeology: @archaeology is an ex-archaeologist and About.com guide.
84. @rvidal: @rvidal is a biological engineer, DNA Network co-founder, science 2.0 enthusiast, and community liason at Medeley.com.

Psychology

These Twitter users offer a unique look into psychology.

85. @BetterMinds: Dr. Bruce Alexander is a hypnotherapist and former medical research scientist.
86. @PsychBrownBag: This online magazine discusses the use of science in clinical psychology.
87. @DrShock: Dr Shock is a Dutch psychiatrist working in a University hospital.

Entertainment

These Twitter users are science people you might recognize from the media.

88. @donttrythis: @donttrythis is Adam Savage from TV’s Mythbusters.
89. @WeirdSciBlog: Learn about weird science facts from @WeirdSciBlog.
90. @scifri: Science Friday is a science radio program for NPR.
91. @astroengine: @astroengine is a producer for Discovery Space.
92. @BBC_Earth: @BBC_Earth is a one stop shop for science and nature news.
93. @carlzimmer: Carl Zimmer is a science writer whose most recent book is Microcosm.
94. @BrianDunning: Brian Dunning is the host and producer of Skeptoid, a podcast that analyzes pop phenomena.
95. @Horselover_Fat: Phillip K. Dick is an American science fiction novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
96. @grantimahara: Grant is a robot builder, modelmaker, and TV host on Mythbusters.

Government

See how government is using science through these Twitter feeds.

97. @ArmedwScience: The Department of Defense shares science and technology topics through @ArmedwScience.
98. @oceanservice: The NOAA National Ocean Service is the US federal science agency for oceans and coasts.
99. @CDC_eHealth: CDC eHealth Marketing offers science based health and safety information.
100. @BILL_ROMANOS: Bill is an attorney specializing in science and related subjects.

Posted by Site Administrator on June 9, 2009 - Comments Off

Whether you’re a blogger, journalist, or writer, you know that the days of pen and paper alone are long gone. These days, you have a huge arsenal of tools at your disposal, from word processors, to content management systems, open courses, organization, and more, many of them open source and even free. Read on, and you’ll learn about 100 open source tools that can make your life as a writer easier, or even just as a student pursuing an online degree program.

1. Open Source Writers Group: Join this group to get lots of great writing resources.
2. OpenOffice Writer: OpenOffice Writer offers a fully featured, familiar, and easy to use word processor.
3. wikidPad: Use this wiki-style notepad to keep your ideas and notes together, and even cross-reference information.
4. AbiWord: AbiWord is one of the most popular open source word processors available.
5. WordIt: WordIt is a simple, small word processor with advanced features.
6. Amaya: With this web editing program, you’ll be able to update and edit your content right on the Web.
7. Bean: Use this lightweight word processor to easily write and edit.
8. PDF Creator: PDF Creator offers a simple way to create new PDF files.
9. Scribus: Use Scribus as a writing tool and desktop publishing solution.
10. yWriter: Designed specifically for writers, yWriter will keep you focused and organized.
11. Jarnal: Jarnal offers a great way to take notes, annotate documents, and more.
12. Kword: This tool offers frame-based word processing.
13. RoughDraft: This tool is great for organizing stories or screenplays.
14. NotePad++: NotePad++ is the open source version of Microsoft’s NotePad.
15. NeoOffice: In this open source suite, you’ll find a word processor for Mac users.
16. TiddlyWiki: TiddlyWiki is a wiki style notebook that makes it easy for you to take notes or hang onto ideas.

Publishing, Sharing & Content Management

Students and aspiring writers can share their writings with these useful tools.

17. MediaWiki: You’ll be able to easily publish and edit your webpages with MediaWiki.
18. Joomla!: Joomla is a very powerful open source content management system.
19. Cabos: Cabos is a simple, easy to use program for filesharing.
20. FireFTP: This FTP program works directly with Firefox, so it’s easy to get your content online.
21. Gnucleus: Gnucleus offers Gnutella search and download filesharing.
22. Drupal: Drupal is a powerful open source content management system, supporting websites, blogs, communities, and more.
23. Sun Weblog Publisher: Make publishing from StarOffice and OpenOffice super easy with this extension for WordPress, Blogger, and other blogging platforms.
24. Plone: This content management system is built on top of Zope.
25. Azureus: Azureus is a very powerful client for BitTorrent.
26. XOOPS: This dynamic web content management system is extensible and object oriented.
27. WebGUI: WebGUI offers a web application framework and web content management.
28. NVU: NVU is a fully featured web authoring system.
29. Filezilla FTP: Put your writing files on the web easily with FileZilla.
30. Opencms: Opencms is a professional and easy to use website content management system usable in open source environments and commercial components.

Blogging

Here you’ll find blogging platforms and more.

31. Thingamablog: This blogging application offers effortless authoring and publishing.
32. Pebble: In Pebble, you’ll find a lightweight open source blogger that’s written as a web application.
33. Juice: Use Juice as a podcasting client.
34. WordPress: Bloggers can use open source WordPress to create a customizable blog.
35. SnipSnap: This free, easy tool offers blogging and wiki functionality.
36. DLOG4J: DLOG4J offers WYSIWYG blogging and comment editing, RSS, and more.
37. Blog: This software allows you to manage a multiple topic blog and create journals.
38. PowerBlog: PowerBlog is an open source, Windows-based desktop blogging client.
39. Blojsom: Get a simple, lightweight blog package in Blojsom.
40. Piwik: Use Piwik to monitor your blog’s stats.
41. Google Blog Converters: This software allows you to easily move blog posts and comments over from service to service.
42. Roller: Roller is an open source J2EE blog platform.
43. Blogunity: Blogunity offers community based blogging software.

Dictionary & Spell Check

Make sure your writing is impeccable with the help of these tools for students of writing.

44. GNU Aspell: GNU Aspell offers advanced open source spell checking.
45. WordNet: Use WordNet, and you’ll be able to look up loads of language data.
46. JaLingo: Look up dictionary words right from your desktop using JaLingo.
47. SpellJax: Make sure your spelling is perfect with SpellJax.
48. WordWeb: WordWeb offers a dictionary as well as a thesaurus.
49. Word Count Plus: Find out how many words you’ve written with the help of Word Count Plus.
50. Bibus: Use Bibus to make sure you’re properly citing your sources.
51. StarDict: Use this tool to look up words in your own dictionary desktop.
52. WBOSS: This open source script will allow you to paste text and find spelling errors.
53. GNU Style and Diction: Use GNU Style and Diction to ensure that your writing is free of cliches and other common problems.
54. Graviax: Get a quick grammar check using this tool.

Organization

These tools will give you the power to keep everything together.

55. Research Assistant: Keep your research organized with this useful tool.
56. EverNote: With EverNote, you can store and organize your writing information.
57. Celtx: Celtx makes it easy for you to keep all of your writing organized, especially if you use lots of special formatting.
58. Sonar: Use Sonar to keep track of your publishing submissions.
59. LyX: Using LyX, you can organize and format your writing.
60. StorYBook: Keep all of your data coherent and organized with the help of StorYBook.
61. Tellico: Use Tellico to easily manage any collection, whether it’s your writings or reference materials.
62. TreePad Lite: With the help of TreePad, you’ll be able to keep track of your notes, reference materials, and more.
63. SAMM: Stay on top of your writing submissions and more with SAMM.

Inspiration

These tools will help you explore and become inspired.

64. XMind: Map out your concepts with the help of XMind.
65. Prompts: Use Prompts to get inspiration and get your creative juices flowing.
66. Freemind: With this mind mapping tool, you’ll be able to explore all of your great ideas.
67. Comapping: Comapping allows you to map ideas in real time with multiple users.

Communication

Stay in touch and collaborate with the help of these tools.

68. Zimbra: Use this email solution that offers backup and recovery, anti spam and anti virus, and more.
69. Pidgin: Use Pidgin to connect multiple IM accounts at once.
70. Rubrica: Rubrica is an address book manager for GNOME.
71. Asterisk: Asterisk is a complete telecommunications platform.
72. Gaim: You’ll be able to chat on just about any platform with this tool.
73. Mozilla Thunderbird: Mozilla Thunderbird has lots of great features for email, including powerful spam filtering.
74. Miranda: Miranda is an instant messenger that supports loads of different systems.

Media

Prepare videos, audio, images, and more for the web and beyond with these tools.

75. GIMP: With this powerful image editor, you’ll be able to prepare images for publication.
76. VirtualDub: VirtualDub is a video capture and processing utility.
77. Miro: Miro is a fully featured video tool for you to use.
78. ImageMagick: ImageMagick makes it easy for you to create, edit, and compose bitmap images.
79. Gallery: Gallery is an open source photo sharing project with basic photo manipulation.
80. Paint.NET: Paint.NET is a graphics editor that offers a great interface.
81. Pencil: You can create hand drawn animations with the help of Pencil.
82. MediaCoder: MediaCoder: MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder.
83. Inkscape: Bring your writing work to life with original drawings, maps, and other illustrations.
84. Artweaver: Get creative and add artistic effects with Artweaver.
85. Audacity: Audacity is a simple sound recording tool.

Utility

Here you’ll find a variety of tools that make working easier. 

86. Launchy: Launchy will make it easy for you to get all of your important programs open with just a few keystrokes.
87. ZManda: Make sure you back up your important information with the help of ZManda.
88. Mozilla SeaMonkey: Mozilla’s Sea Monkey offers an all in one solution for web editing, chatting, email, and browsing.
89. Spreeder: Do all of your reading faster with the help of Spreeder.
90. Docvert: With Docvert, you can convert old files into a new, more usable format.
91. ASuite: ASuite offers a great way to keep your important documents and more on your USB drive.
92. Writer’s Tools: This all around tool will help users of OpenOffice with document backup, translation, and more.
93. TrueCrypt: Using TrueCrypt, you’ll be able to send material in a secure way.
94. Eraser: With Eraser, you can remove sensitive data from your hard drive.
95. Mozilla Firefox: Use this open source browser for research and more.
96. phpMyVisits: Use this software for website statistics, audience measurements, and more.
97. PeaZip: PeaZip is a great tool for extracting and packing writing file archives.
98. EyeOS: EyeOS makes it easy to create a mobile desktop, so you can work from anywhere.
99. SuperShredder: Make sure your sensitive files are shredded with SuperShredder.
100. txt2tags: Get your text coded easily with this open source program.

Posted by Site Administrator on June 3, 2009 - No Comments

By Caitlin Smith

Whether you’re into classics, mysteries, or a fluffy romance novel, it can sometimes be a challenge to find new books to fall in love with. However, the Internet is full of great sites that can help you get connected with books that you’ll really enjoy reading. Check out these communities, review sites, and other outposts of quality books to discover great stories.

Communities

Discuss books you love, swap titles, and share your opinion on these sites.

1. LibraryThing: Join this community of book lovers to catalog your books and find out what others are reading.
2. BookTalk: On BookTalk, you’ll find an online reading group and book discussion forum that can help you discover new books.
3. Goodreads: Use Goodreads to get book recommendations, keep track of what you’re reading, and socialize over books.
4. Listal: On Listal, you can list, rate, and discover books and other media.
5. Scribd: Find out what documents others are reading on Scribd.
6. BookMooch: Using BookMooch, you can exchange books with other members.
7. BookJetty: BookJetty will help you keep track of your books, see what others are reading, and check availability at your local library.
8. BookCrossing: BookCrossing offers "catch and release" used books, allowing you to share what you’ve read and discover new reads along the way.
9. SwapTree: In this community, you’ll be able to trade your books and other items.
10. Shelfari: Build a virtual bookshelf, see what others are reading, and discover new books through Shelfari.
11. BookMesh: Use BookMesh to experience your city’s book culture by connecting with other book lovers, book clubs, events, and more.
12. Reader2: You can find new books to read and put your reading list online with Reader2.
13. lib.rario.us: This site makes it easy to create a social catalog of your favorite books and discover what others love.
14. aNobii: You can create and find book lists within this reading community.
15. WhatsOnMyBookshelf?: This site offers readers a way to trade books with a simple point system.
16. Revish: Read, review and share books with other Revish members.

Search

Use these search sites to carefully locate the book you want to find.

17. WorldCat: Through WorldCat, you’ll be able to find items in libraries near you.
18. Google Book Search: You can search, collect, share, and discover new books with Google Book Search.
19. BookHitch: This gateway to books will allow you to search through thousands of publishers and authors to find a great read.
20. AddALL: AddALL offers a smart way to search and compare prices on books.
21. Bookspace: Hennepin County Library’s bookspace offers a smart way to search for books based on authors you like, and great links to even more resources that can help you discover books.
22. BookFinder: With the help of this site, you can search for new, used, out of print, and rare books.

Book Finders

With the help of these websites, you can find the book you’re searching for.

23. Shortcovers: This book is designed to make it easy for you to find your next great read.
24. Scholastic Book Wizard: Using this wizard, you can find the perfect book for a certain grade level, topic, and more.
25. Book Sale Finder: This site will help you keep an ear to the ground for book sales.
26. Based on the Book: You’ve seen the movie, now read the book. Find your favorite books that became movies with this tool.
27. The BookHive: The BookHive features books for kids ranging from beginner chapter books to science fiction and summer reading.
28. DailyLit: Use DailyLit to browse for books by author, title, category, and more, and then read daily through RSS or email.

Lists

Get recommendations for award winning books, bestsellers, and more.

29. Overbooked: This resource for ravenous readers offers booklists, hot lists, starred reviews, and more.
30. Great Books Index: Check out this index to find online great books in English.
31. New York Times Best Sellers: Here you’ll find the New York Times Best Seller List.
32. Booklist Center: You can find the world’s largest collection of book lists right here.
33. Great Books and Classics: Great Books and Classics offers a gateway to great books online.

Freebies

Read and download books for free on these sites.

34. Bored.com: Bored.com features more than 10,000 free books to help you pass the time.
35. Authorama: Authorama features more than 100 free books from a number of different authors.
36. Librivox: LibriVox offers recorded chapters of books in the public domain.
37. Questia: Questia boasts more than 5,000 free books, including rare works.
38. Spoken Alexandria Project: This audio book library offers public domain classics and more.
39. Chest of Books: On Chest of Books, you’ll find hundreds of free nonfiction books.
40. Ebook Lobby: You can find lots of free nonfiction books through this site.
41. World Public Library: Get thousands upon thousands of PDF eBooks in more than 100 languages.
42. Ficton.us: Visit Fiction.us to find full length novels, poetry, and more.
43. The Online Books Page: Check out this page to find over 35,000 free books on the web.
44. Public Bookshelf: Check out this online library to find classic and modern works.
45. Books Should Be Free: You’ll find an excellent collection of audio books on this site.
46. FullBooks: This site offers thousands of books in fiction and nonfiction.
47. Public Literature: Public Literature is full of free books, plays, and more, from the classics to modern works.
48. Book Stacks: On Book Stacks, you can find a number of ebooks that can be read online or by using PDF.
49. Project Gutenberg: Be sure to pay a visit to Project Gutenberg, where you’ll find an impressive collection of open source and copyright expired works.
50. Classic Authors: Check out Classic Authors to get access to a bunch of free, HTML classic books.
51. The Literature Network: You’ll get access to thousands of pieces of literature, author biographies, and more through the Literature Network.
52. Gilead: Pay a visit to Gilead for translations of fairy tales and stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
53. ManyBooks: ManyBooks boasts a collection of more than 20,000 free books that can be read on a PDA, iPod, or other mobile device.
54. Page by Page: Visit this site to get access to hundreds of classic books.

Reviews

These sites will provide you with informed opinions about different books out on the market today.

55. Hip Librarians Book Blog: Check out the Hip Librarians blog to find books that librarians like.
56. Book Review: On this site, you’ll be able to find a database of book reviews and author interviews.
57. Booklist Online: Booklist Online offers book reviews from the American Library Association.
58. The New York Review of Books: This site offers reviews of all kinds of books.
59. A Striped Armchair: This blog offers reviews of the blogger’s current readings.
60. NPR Books: NPR offers book reviews, news, and author interviews.
61. BookPage: Here you’ll find the online edition of BookPage, an excellent source for book reviews.
62. Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Find fun reviews of romance novels on this blog.
63. Salon Books: Read Salon’s Book section to find author inteviews, book reviews, and book news.
64. Shvoong: Find summaries and short reviews for books and more on Shvoong.
65. Sunday Book Review: The New York Times offers a look at new books every Sunday.
66. AllReaders: Find detailed book reviews on the AllReaders site.
67. BookSpot: Be sure to visit BookSpot to find book reviews, awards, lists, and more.
68. Bookideas: Bookideas offers book reviews in all categories.
69. Review a Day: Find a new review each day on this site.
70. ForeWord: ForeWord offers independently published reviews of good books.
71. CNN Book Reviews: CNN takes a look at current books.
72. Amazon Listmania: On Listmania and other parts of the Amazon site, you can find lots of recommendations for great books.

Blogs

Follow these book blogs to find recommendations, news, reviews, and current book readings.

73. Blog of a Bookslut: This popular blog offers reviews, book news, and more.
74. Powell’s Books Blog: Get book news, author guest bloggers, and more from this publisher’s blog.
75. A Work in Progress: Dani Torres shares adventures in reading.
76. Books: The New York Times book blog highlights new releases, best sellers, and more.
77. The Book Lady’s Blog: This blogger works as a bookseller and bookstore event planner, sharing her love of reading and excellent books.
78. Maud Newton: Maud Newton covers literary links, amusements, politics, and rants.
79. Book Club Girl: Book Club Girl shares great books and more with other book club girls everywhere.
80. The Book Oven: This blog is about books and text in the digital age.
81. The Big Bad Book Blog: Find fun commentaries, useful insights, and more from this blog written by the Greenleaf Book Group.
82. BookBlog: Visit Adina Levin’s blog to learn about books Adina’s been reading, as well as social software and other stuff.
83. Bookninja: Bookninja offers a look at the latest happenings in the world of books.
84. Inside Google Book Search: This blog from Google Book Search highlights recent interesting finds.
85. Scandinavian Crime Fiction: This blog celebrates high quality crime fiction that is being translated into English from Scandinavian countries.
86. How books got their titles: On this blog, you’ll learn about the stories behind book titles.
87. Books Blog: Guardian’s book blog highlights authors, literature history, and more.
88. Beattie’s Book Blog: This blogger shares what he’s reading and what is currently impressing him.
89. DogEared Book Blog: Young adults offer their reviews of books on National Geographic Kids.
90. Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind: On this blog you’ll find crime fiction and more.
91. Bookride: Bookride offers a guide to the most wanted and collected books.
92. Kate’s Book Blog: Read the blog to learn about books that make the blogger think.
93. Readers Read: Check out Readers Read to find a book blog, book reviews and other book resources.
94. So Many Books: This blog discusses the agony and ecstacy of a reading life.
95. Used Books Blog: Find out what this blogger in the book industry is currently reading.
96. Classical Bookworm: On Classical Bookworm, you’ll find news, reviews, and more for classical books.

Shops

These online bookstores are great resources for finding out what books are for sale these days.

97. AbeBooks: Find new, used, rare, and out of print books on AbeBooks.
98. Alibris: Snap up some interesting finds and share a few of your own in this marketplace.
99. Hard to Find Books: Check out this bookstore to find new, used, and rare fiction.
100. Barnes and Noble: One of the biggest names in books, Barnes and Noble can provide you with an excellent variety of books to check out.