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Art Literature
Business Math, Algebra & Calculus
Citation, Grammar & Writing Help Music and Theater
Counseling Quick Reference
Education Religion
ESL Tutorials Science
Government Links Southern Baptist Links
Grants, Grant Writing Technology
History Testing
Library Weather Information

Art
Artcyclopedia An art search engine that links to other art sites.
Religion and the Arts A journal that explores the religious dimensions of the verbal, visual and performing arts.
National Gallery of Art Official site of the National Gallery of Art. More than 5,600 objects from the collection are available online.
St. Louis Art Museum Homepage for the St. Louis Art Museum.

Business
Best of Business

Lists the best business Web sites in fifteen different subject areas.

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

The Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Resource Guide published by University of the State of New York, State Education Department.

Consumer’s Resource Handbook
Includes information from national consumer organizations, corporate consumer contacts, car manufacturers and more.
FCIC (Federal Citizen Information Center)

Web site that contains the same information that is in the Consumer Action Handbook.

Federal Reserve Bank Home page of the Federal Reserve System.
Financial Terms A-Z dictionary of financial terms.
Hoover’s Online
Information on company, industry, and market intelligence. Some information is free or available with a subscription.
International Business Etiquette
Business etiquette, business culture, customs and protocol.
Missouri Business Directory
BizHwy is an online business directory.
Occupational Information—O*net Online
A database of worker attributes and job characteristics.

Counseling
Counseling Approaches From allaboutcounseling.com, provides helpful information on counseling and social issues.
Medical Library - Approaches to Counseling From Medem's award winning Medical Library.

Education
Center for Innovation in Education (CISE) Collaborative effort between the Missouri Department of Education and the University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Education.
Children’s Literature Storytime resources and reading recommendations for children.
Classroom Management From teachnet.com, classroom management strategies.
Cool Grandma—Subject Tutorials Learning tutorials in a variety of subject areas: geography, history, math, science and test taking.
Education World—Site Reviews Alphabetical listing of website reviews from Educationworld.com
KidsClick.org Designed for children, provides a web search by subject area.
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education The Official website for this Departmet.
Practical Assessment Research Evaluation An online journal that provides education professionals access to refereed articles.
REAP Provides information on employment in the educational field.
Show Me Standards "Performance Goals" and "Knowledge Standards" established by the Missouri State Board of Education.
Successlink (Teaching Ideas) Funded through the Missouri Department of Education. The SuccessLink web site has a database filled with lessons written by Missouri teachers.

Citation, Grammar and Writing Help
Diagramming Sentences From the Guide to Grammar and Writing, sponsored by the Capital Community College.
Website Evaluation Strategies From Shipley School, criteria with which to evaluate websites for research purposes.
Oregon School Library Information System Research tips and strategies including evaluating websites and how to cite sources with a MLA citation maker.
APA Style Essentials From Douglas Degelman, Ph.D., and Martin Lorenzo Harris, Ph.D. of Vanguard University of Southern California.

ESL Tutorials
ESL Desk A site for ESL students who want to learn English online.
Language Dictionaries Alphabetical list of languages with links to online dictionaries.

Government Links
CIA Homepage Provides information about the CIA, careers in the CIA, pertinent information in regard to national security and links to other sites including the World Factbook.
FBI Homepage Provides information on many aspects of U.S. law enforcement.
Federal Reserve Founded in 1913, the Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States.
State of Missouri Homepage This is the Official website for state offices.
U.S. Census Bureau A great source for current topical statistics. Some of the addresses are for a fee.
U.S. Government Printing Office Over 400 databases, including legislative information. Publications available through depository libraries.

Grants, Grant Writing
Grant Resources Grant resources from The Awesome Library
Foundation Center Link to the Foundation Center's Site Map
Non-profit Guides A free web-based grant-writing tool for non-profit organizations.
School Grants PK-12th grade school grant opportunities.

History
African-American History Site provides links to many facets of african American history.
BBC—History Site devoted to British history.
Documenting the American South Sponsored by University Library at University of North Carolina, provides access to digitalized primary materials.
Electronic Text for American Cultural Studies Sponsored by the University of Virginia, a collection of digitized hypertexts relevant to American studies.
Historical Text Archive Includes books, essays, documents, photos, and links, on historical subjects.

World History 3000 years of world history online.

Library
American Libraries Association - Literary Awards ALA's Association for Library Service to Children Literary Awards:Newbury Medal, Caldecott Medal, Dr. Seuss Award, Children's Notables List
Awesome Library Reviewed resources organized into various subjects for students, teachers and librarians.
Internet Library A web portal of internet resources arranged by subject.
Missouri Association for School Librarians For Library Media Specialists who work in Missouri Schools.
Information Literacy from Librarysupportstaff.com Information teaching information literacy.

Literature
Bartleby Access to books and information free of charge. Arraged by reference, verse, ficition, nonfiction.
Books Online From University of Pennsylvania, over 20,000 free books on the Web.
Wright American Fiction Project: Nineteenth Century 2,887 volumes of 19th century American fiction.
Poetry Archives Provides an educational resource on poetry.
Poetry Resource Educational resource for poets and poetry.

Math, Algebra, Calculus
Calculus Tutorial From Harvey Mudd College: pre-calculus, calculus, algebra and differential equations.
iFigure (Math Tutorials) Subjects include: basic math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and calculus.
Mathematics Tutorials Tutorials including fractions, decimals, graphs and algebra.

Music and Theater
Amazing Grace Web site explores the history of the song, “Amazing Grace”, through materials from  the Library of Congress collections.
The Black Repertory Theater Home page for The Black Repertory Theater of  St. Louis.
The Fabulous Fox-St. Louis Home page for The Fox Theater of  St. Louis
Theater History Web site that discusses the history of theater.
The Internet Public Library-Music History Web site gives an overview of  the history of music for western civilization from the Middle Ages to the present.
The Library of Congress Library of Congress site that discusses various aspects of American music.
The Muny Home page for the Muny Theater (the outdoor summer theater in Forest Park) in St. Louis.
Powell Hall Home page for the St. Louis Symphony

Quick Reference
Acronyms and Abbreviations Searchable abbreviations index.
Health—Digital Librarian Selected health resources from the Digital Librarian.
Information Please Award-winning information provider on the web since 1998, it is an alamanc, an atlas, a dictionary, an encyclopedia and more.
Online Reference Works Reference links from Bartleby.com.
Refdesk.com Indexes and reviews web based resources in many subjects.
Reference Desk.org Variety of research categories including ask-an-expert, religion, scholarships and translations.

Religion
Adherent Statistics "Basically, researchers can use this site to answer such questions as, "What are the major religions of India?", or "What percentage of the world is Muslim?"
Archaeology & the Bible From ChristianAnswers.net, provides Biblical answers to questions asked by Christians and non-Christians.
Bible Gateway For reading and researching scripture online.
Blueletter Bible Online, interactive Biblical reference library.
Christian & Muslims Articles and essays on Christian-Muslim relations.
Christianity Today Designed to meet the diverse needs of Christians.
Crosswalk Bible Studies Provides material from respected Christian sources.
Major Scriptures & Religious Texts List of major scriptures from adherents.com
Men of the Bible A who's who index of male names that appear in the Bible.
The Unbound Bible Portal for searching a variety of Biblical texts.
Women of the Bible A who's who index of female names that appear in the Bible.

Science
The Biology Project Home

Link to Tutorials
From the University of Arizona, includes subjects such as: biochemistry, cell biology, chemicals and human health, developmental biology, human biology, molecular biology, genetics, and immunology.
Online Biology Book Modified lecture outlines, illustrations and pictures from college-level introductory biology.
General Chemistry Includes a common compound library, glossary, tutorials and FAQs.
Organic Chemistry Includes tutorials, practice tests and laboratory help.
Physics Classroom Teaches basic physics concepts.

Southern Baptist Links
MBC Pathway The site provides information and news to Missouri Baptist churches.
Missouri Baptist Convention Information about church planting, evangelism, family ministries and missions for Missouri Baptist churches.
North American Mission Board (NAMB) The domestic missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) SBC has over 16 million members who worship in more than 42,000 churches in the United States.
Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives It is one of the largest denominational collections in the U.S. and serves as the central depository and archives of SBC records.

Technology
Kim Komando Website Resources relating to computers and the internet.
Technology Tutorials Subjects include Microsoft Office, graphics, cameras, internet and web page development.

Testing (Praxis/Test Websites)
(For complete information on the Praxis, Dante, LSAT, or other tests, please contact the Missouri Baptist University Testing Center: 314-392-2364 or Dr. Mary Bagley: 314-392-2310.)
CLEP/DANTE EXAMS Provides information on the CLEP and DANTE exams.
Praxis Practice Test Site provides practice tests and helpful hints.
Praxis Test Provides information on which Praxis test one needs to take. Need ETS score.
Praxis Test Information Site discusses the Praxis Test series.
LSAT Provides information on the LSAT.
LSAT Center Provides information on LSAT preparation.
MCAT Site provides information on MCAT preparation.

Weather Information
Intellicast Includes international weather and weather planners based on activity.
National Weather Service From the government, info about historical weather data and educational material for teachers.
Weather Channel Local weather searchable by zip code.

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