All Music Guide:
database of popular recorded musicAmazon.com:bills itself as "Earth's Biggest Bookstore" - and
it probably is; good source for just about anything you need about the current book scene
Andante: the major
classical music site; reference section includes Groves Dictionary of
Music (Concise ed.), Steinberg's The Symphony and the Concerto, New
Kobbe's Opera Book, and 101 Opera Librettos; links to other sites;
performance calendar and events
Arts & Letters Daily - ideas,
criticism, debate: culls the best from the Web six days per week; a must for the arts
and humanities lover
Arts Resources (World Wide): largest
gateway to arts on the net
Bartleby.com: literature, reference
and verse; free ebook downloads
Bibliofind: 6 million books from 2,000 rare,
used, & antiquarian booksellers
BookSpot: gateway to site for readers; links to
book reviews, reading lists, book stores, authors & publishers, on-line book
discussion groups
Book Sale Finder: directory
of book sales by non profit organizations across the U.S.
Broadway
Online: current and historical Broadway
theater
Cambridge History of English
and American Literature: the full 18-volume set has been published
online by Bartleby.com; includes indexes and is searchable by keyword;
originally published 1907-21, a classic masterpiece
ClueLass HomePage: links to sites for mystery
lovers; includes mystery awards, listings of new and upcoming titles; author sites;
newsgroups, publishers, bookstores
Complete Works of William
Shakespeare: search the complete works by keyword; full text versions
Favorite Poem Project: share your favorite
poem through this project created by America's Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, a NJ native
A Glossary of
Literary Terms & A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices: short definitions and examples;
from a professor at Southern California College
Internet Broadway Data Base: from the
League of American Theaters and producers," a comprehensive database of
shows produced on Broadway, including all "title page" information
about each production. The IBDB also offers historical information about
theatres and various statistics and fun facts related to Broadway
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
compiled by professors from the University of Tennessee; search or browse by keyword;
browse by a timeline of Western philosophy
The Internet Movie Database: 100,000+ movie titles,
400,000+ people, awards; character name index, genre index
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection:
from the Internet Public Library, a guide to 1000+ sites; search by author, title or
American or British literary period
Mark Harden's Artchive: high quality
images of 2,000+ works from 200+ often studied artists; indexed; loads quickly
MLA Style: Modern Language
Association official standard for citing Internet sources; select
"MLA Style"
Movies from NJ.Com: complete searchable database
of all movie listings & theaters in NJ - search by title, location, or theater
Museum.com: search for
a museum by name, key word, location, subject; lists current exhibits and
events; listings are from the museums; hosted in Germany but all listings
are in English
The Mystery Reader: reviews of new
releases, sorted by subgenre; listing of forthcoming titles; mystery news including
conferences; addresses & Web sites of authors
National Gallery of Art: take virtual tours of the
Gallery, including an overview of the topic, detailed descriptions & some sound;
site includes images of 4,000+ artworks; special exhibits; search index also includes
100,000+ decorative art objects
The New York Times Book Review: reviews
back to 1980; free but need to set password
NJ Performing Arts Center: schedule, ticket
information
Online:
Citation Styles: how to cite Internet sources; includes Modern
LanguageAssociation (MLA), the American Psychological Association (APA), The
ChicagoManual of Style, and the Council of Biology Editors (CBE); from the
book by Harnack and Kepplinger
On-Line Literary Resources: a
gateway to literary sources on the Internet
Online: a
reference guide to using Internet Sources: based on the 1998 book by
Harnack & Kleppinger, this online style manual includes standards from
the MLA, APA and CBE, with examples for all types of Internet sources
Operabase: a must for opera lovers; database of 500
opera houses and festivals; search by house name, geography, artist, opera; opera news and
reviews
Overbooked: from the staff of
the Chesterfield Va. County Library; lists recommended books by genre; hot
new titles; includes children's and links to other book related sites
Philosophy Research Base:
annotated links categorized by subject, author, and history; search
function; resources for philosophers and students
Playbill On-Line: Broadway,
off-Broadway, regional theater, summer stock, London theater; Tony Awards + seating charts
PubList.com: Directory of 150,000+
periodicals and newspapers; search by keyword, title, publisher, ISSN (International
Standard Serial Number) or browse by title, subject, or publisher; links to publishers'
web sites and online editions
ReadingGroupChoices:
includes plot summaries and discussion guides; information on starting a
reading group
ReadingGroupGuides:
discussion guides for thousands of books
Recommended Literature
Grade K through 12: from the California Department of Education;
annotated; search by grade level, language, culture, genre, type of book
(classic, picture book, counting book, etc.), curriculum connections, and
awards won, as well as by author, title, and key word(s)
Rolling Stone
Network: search thousands of rock artists by name, song title or album title; for each
artist gives biography, discography & links; site also has rock news and current
concert tour information
Romance Writers of America: search for novels by author, title or
subgenre; links to authors' Web sites
SF Site: "the home page for
science fiction and fantasy"; includes reviews, author interviews,
links to author and fan sites, new releases, books in series
Showcase New Jersey: guide
to New Jersey's arts and cultural events; online gallery showcases New Jersey artists;
includes library book clubs and poetry circles
SparkNotes: study guides
written by Harvard students; includes 85 titles; for each title notes
cover context, characters, general summary, summaries for each chapter,
study questions, and a message board for questions
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
scholarly encyclopedia from the Philosophy faculty at Stanford; designed to be maintained
and updated; in development; searchable
The Symphony an
interactive guide: from ThinkQuest, a guide to the symphonic form with
biographies of composers, instruments of the symphony orchestra, sound
clips
Virtual Religion Index:
gateway to information about ancient and modern religions, Bible, and related areas such
as archaeology and ethics
WebMuseum: view famous paintings; indexed
by period or artists; biographies of artists
Zap2it.com: schedule listings, reviews, news,
soaps, Nielsen Rankings, links to TV stations, networks & stars
