There are
millions of websites out there that offer free information, images, books,
videos, sound recordings, and much more available on the Internet. Here are
five that I think are awesome! Give them a try!
Project
Gutenberg
E-books are
becoming more and more popular all the time. Project Gutenberg has 36,000 books
available that are in the public domain (classics that are hundreds of years
old or new books that have been self-published by contemporary authors). These
e-books can be read on e-reading devices, such as the Nook or Kindle, or on a
computer or tablet.
Library of
Congress Digital Collections
The Library
of Congress has worked to digitize its most rare collections, and now there is
access to photographs, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings (such as presidential
speeches and early music), motion pictures (such as silent films of the early
1900s and stage performances), books, and websites. These items could not be
seen before, unless you happened to travel to Washington D.C., or could not be
seen before do to their condition.
Internet
Archive
“The
Internet Archive is a…non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library.
Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians,
scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical
collections that exist in digital format.” The organization “…includes texts,
audio, moving images, and software, as well as archived web pages in our
collection.” (from their website)
The Commons
on Flickr
“The key
goals of The Commons on Flickr are to firstly show you hidden treasures in the
world’s public photography archives, and secondly to show how your input and
knowledge can help make these collections even richer (from their website).” There
are thousands and thousands of images from libraries, museums, and other institutions
from all over the world available for viewing. There is also a link to the list
of all of the institutions on the main page.
eHow
Over 2
million articles and videos are available that will explain how to do almost
anything on this website. “Professionals in every field come together to offer
expert advice, backed by the additional support of a can-do eHow community
(from their website).”
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