National Geographic/Around the World in 80+ Books

Ultimate Travel Library: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/extras/travellibrary/library12.html
Collection of annotated booklists based upon selections in which “dozens of travelers (writers, photographers, explorers, editors, and others) … name[d] the books that have most enriched their sense of place and best informed their peregrinations.” These are “not guidebooks, but novels and narrative nonfiction and classic photography books.” Browsable by region of the world. Also includes an “Around the World in 80+ Books” feature. From National Geographic Traveler magazine. Post from Librarians’ Internet Index


100 Useful Niche Search Engines You’ve Never Heard Of

http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/19/100-useful-niche-

search-engines-youve-never-heard-of/

From College@home
Though the general Google site is often touted as the number one search engine online, college students sometimes need more specific tools to help them uncover quality information on the Web that they can use for class projects, research papers, and even job and apartment searches. This list features a huge variety of search engines that can be useful to students,faculty and staff including tools that find photos, sound effects, summer internships, health and medical information, reference guides, and a lot more.