Virtual Reference Desk

Books, Library Science & Research

• Books

  • The On-line Books Page
    Up to 6,000 titles of books online
  • Project Bartleby Archive
    A national digital library has a collection of 35 English and American authors' works. Each original work is represented 100%.

  Libraries

  • LINCC: (Florida) Library Information Network for Community Colleges
  • Florida Library Network Document Delivery Address List
  • Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
  • JAXCAT (Jacksonville Public Library System)
    
  • Library of Congress
    
  • The New York Public Library
  • Atlanta-Fulton Public Library
    
  • University of North Florida Library
    
  • Presidential Libraries: Herbert Hoover Library, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Harry S. Truman Library, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, Richard Nixon Library, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Gerold R. Ford Library, Jimmy Carter Library, Ronald Reagan Library and George Bush Library
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • The Folger Shakespeare Library
    "The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library. Opened in 1932, the Folger was a gift to the American people from Henry Clay Folger and his wife Emily Jordan Folger. A major center for scholarly research, the Folger houses the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, in addition to a magnificent collection of other rare Renaissance books and manuscripts on all disciplines--history and politics, theology and exploration, law and the arts."
  • Linda Hall Library
    "Welcome to Linda Hall, an independent research library of science, engineering, and technology. The collections are rich in scientific journals (~ 40,000 serial titles), research monographs (~ 300,000), conference and symposium proceedings, engineering standards and specifications (~ 150,000), patent specifications and trademarks, unclassified NASA, DOE, and Government Contractor reports (~ 1.5 million), and geological maps (~ 80,000). Holdings include the former library collection of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences acquired in 1947 and most of the collection from the former Engineering Societies Library transferred in 1995."
    (from the Linda Hall Library Homepage)
  • The Huntington Library
    "The Huntington Library has a rich collection of rare books and manuscripts principally in the fields of British and American history and literature. Other research strengths include 15th-century books, history of science, and maritime history."
    (from the Huntington Library Homepage)
  • The Newberry Library
    "The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610, is an independent research library concentrating in the humanities with an active educational and cultural presence in Chicago. Privately funded, but free and open to the public, it houses an extensive non-circulating collection of rare books, maps and manuscripts. "
    (from the Newberry Library Homepage)

  Research

  Florida Distance Learning Reference and Referral Center

  Ask-a-Librarian

  Inkspot: Resources For Writers

  Dr. Gwen - Your Research Assistant

Internet

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