Library Links

Technology and Computing
Last Updated: 17 December 2007

• AI Topics
  • http://www.aaai.org/AITopics/aitopics.html
  • Exhaustively annotated articles on artificial intelligence written for the layperson; links are arranged by topic, within each topic, they are arranged from overviews to more advanced articles
• Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
  • http://www.crnano.org/
  • Focuses on basics of nanotechnology and explores economic, industrial and ethical concerns; FAQ is very helpful; all articles are written with the layperson in mind
• Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
  • http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/index.html
  • Source of peer-reviewed articles; about half of the citations include links to full-text items
• Computer History Museum
  • http://www.computerhistory.org
  • "Exhibits" links to online exhibits, including computing, marketing, microprocessing and Internet timelines
• Ethics in Computing
  • http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/
  • Covers commerce, social justice, abuse, intellectual property, privacy, speech and risks; focus is on the Internet, not computing
• Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
  • http://nightflight.com/foldoc/
  • Covers everything from L33T speak to computer science jargon; hyperlinks to extra information when available
• From Gutenberg to the Internet: Timeline
  • http://historyofscience.com/G2I/docs/timeline/index.shtml
  • Information history timeline that starts over 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press
• Glossary of Internet Terms
  • http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary
  • Computer science related dictionary of technical computing and Internet terms
• Great Idea Finder
  • http://www.ideafinder.com
  • History of certain recent consumer products and ideas that have benefited society
• History of Science and Technology
  • http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HistSciTech
  • Full-text search gives access to University of Wisconsin's scanned, public domain science and technology history collection
• HTML Code Tutorial
  • http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about HTML; easy to navigate
• IEEE Virtual Museum
  • http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org
  • Electricity exhibits that explain how electricity works in everyday language
• Learn the Net: The Internet Owner's Manual
  • http://www.learnthenet.com/
  • Covers surfing, searching, e-mail, media, blogging and more; menu is on the left
• Internet Tutorials by Laura Cohen
  • http://www.internettutorials.net
  • Good overview of the Internet and its functions; not really "tutorials" as much as "articles"
• Living Internet
  • http://livinginternet.com
  • in-depth history of the Internet and its dynamic changes; clean menu, easy to navigate
• National Center for Appropriate Technology
  • http://www.ncat.org
  • Focuses on farm sustainability and green living at a community level
• NetLingo.com
  • http://www.netlingo.com
  • Online dictionary of popular Internet and IM language; includes useful tools like emoticon lists and html color test pages
• Oxford Internet Institute
  • http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/
  • Webcasts on current technology and Internet issues; topics range from eGovernment to Internet security
• Pew/Internet: Pew Internet & American Life Project
  • http://www.pewinternet.org/
  • Collected data on Internet use and development trends
• Programmers' Heaven
  • http://www.programmersheaven.com
  • Information, tools, and tutorials for various programming languages
• Transistorized!
  • http://www.pbs.org/transistor/
  • History of the transistor; includes images and games
• Turing Digital Archive
  • http://www.turingarchive.org/
  • Personal papers and photos about Alan Turing
• Universal Usability: A Universal Design Approach to Web Usability by Sarah Horton
  • http://universalusability.com/
  • Online version of Access by Design discusses how to build a web page that will help users be successful finding, processing and using your information
• W3 Schools
  • http://www.w3schools.com
  • Excellent tutorials on web-page building; covers HTML, XHTML, CSS, DOM
• Web Developer's Virtual Library
  • http://www.wdvl.com/
  • Everything a web developer needs: tutorials, forums, reviews, software, job boards
• Webmonkey: The Web Developer's Resource
  • http://www.webmonkey.com
  • How-to library and reference section good for the occasional blogger or the serious programmer; covers industry chatter and current events
• Webopedia
  • http://www.pcwebopedia.com
  • Free dictionary of technology terms; edited and verified; supported by Jupitermedia Corps.; definitions are as jargon-free as possible so that they can be used by even the most un-technical individual
• Web Publishing Curriculum Resources
  • http://libweb.uoregon.edu/it/webpub/
  • Resource for instructors teaching basic web development; based on University of Oregon web publishing workshop
• WebDesignHelper
  • http://www.webdesignhelper.co.uk/
  • Free templates for personal web pages; no web hosting, better tutorials elsewhere
• Wired Magazine
  • http://www.wired.com/wired/
  • Internet content of print magazine; not much archival
• XML Toolkit
  • http://www.thexmltoolkit.org/
  • Everything you need to know about authoring web pages in XML from basic creation to advanced applications