Research Resources
The Encyclopedia of Alabama
A work-in-progress by the Alabama Humanities Foundation, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and many other sponsors, this site is a multimedia online resource, providing a wealth of accurate and interesting information about the state of Alabama.
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/
Theatre In the Mind
Offers pre-show discussions and lectures at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival
http://www.asf.net/index.aspx
Humanities Interactive
Games, lesson plans, and other teaching resources from the Texas Council for the Humanities
www.humanities-interactive.org/a_base.html
Resources for Educational Excellence
www.ed.gov/free
Alabama Organizations & Agencies
Affordable Colleges Online – Alabama
An organization dedicated to providing free higher education tools for current and future college students and their families, recently published research on all the nonprofit universities and colleges in Alabama that offer online college programs.
www.affordablecollegesonline.org/online-colleges/alabama/
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
www.ache.state.al.us
Alabama Historical Commission
www.preserveala.org
Alabama Museums Association
www.alabamamuseums.org
Alabama Public Library Service
www.apls.state.al
Alabama Public Television
www.aptv.org
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
www.asf.net
Alabama State Council on the Arts
www.arts.state.al.us
Alabama Virtual Library
Connecting You to a World of Knowledge
www.avl.lib.al.us
Alabama Writer’s Forum
www.writersforum.org
State Department of Archives and History
www.archives.state.al.us
Southern Literary Trail
www.southernliterarytrail.org
University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences
http://web.as.ua.edu/home/
University of South Alabama Archives
www.southalabama.edu/archives/index.html
National Organizations & Agencies
American Association of Museums
www.aam-us.org/index.htm
American Library Association
www.ala.org
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov
Motheread
www.motheread.org
National Endowment for the Humanities
www.neh.gov
National Humanities Institute
www.nhinet.org
Government
Alaweb
Your portal to complete Alabama State Government Information
http://alabama.gov
Alabama Legislature
Current bills, a zip code look-up feature for finding your Representatives and Senators, and a variety of other information about the Alabama State Legislature, including pages for each current member
www.legislature.state.al.us
Firstgov
The official web site for searching the U.S. Government
www.firstgov.gov
The United States House of Representatives
www.house.gov
The United States Senate
www.senate.gov