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Here you can access links to general resources; for more specific resources visit the individual library pages of our Italian portal.

Links are grouped by topic:

Libraries:

Archives and libraries in L'Aquila

 (Italian)

Directories of libraries throughout the world:

Dictionaries:

• : Multilingual database of EU terminology
• (Italian): Online reference point for literary translation into and from Italian, grouping useful links for translators, dictionaries and glossaries online.

Encyclopaedias:

• : Wikipedia is an online free-content encyclopaedia that represents an effort to create and give free access to a multilingual encyclopaedia of the highest quality with the aim of bringing knowledge to all those who seek it.
• online: you can browse this English site thanks to an internal search engine.
• (Italian): Multimedia encyclopaedia provided by De Agostini Publisher containing editorial materials which can be accessed online through general and specialized encyclopaedias, interactive and multimedia objects, dictionaries and services. It also offers other news and information.

Publishing Houses: /  

Hypertext links for web searching:

• (Italian): Web site index selected by Italian librarians. The resources chosen are useful for public libraries but also for individuals. Italian resources are prevalent and users may register and create their own .

Free online books (Ebooks):

• Letturelibere (Italian): A collection of approximately 1.500 freely downloadable books on various subjects.
• (Italian): It promotes free circulation of independent publishing; about thirty titles can be browsed.
• : It offers over 25.000 freely downloadable e-books, most of which previously published on paper by bona fide publishers and carrying no copyright restrictions.
• : British Library site offering 18 digital historical books, allowing users to browse notes by Leonardo Da Vinci, the original Alice in Wonderland manuscript, works by Shakespeare, the Bible printed in 1455 by Johann Gutenberg, Jane Austen’s manuscripts and “Diamond Sutra”, the oldest known printed book found in China dating back to 868 and one of the most sacred works of Indian Buddhism, etc.
• (Italian): Site offering open access, that is, free online access to scientific knowledge through articles that have traditionally been published in .

Museums:

• : Virtual museum offering access to art masterpieces which can be browsed through an artist or thematic index. The site contains a popular Famous Artworks Exhibition and each section offers a critical outline including biographies of artists and historical background.
• : This is definitely the richest art archive available on the web and is managed by the University of Texas. You can browse over 2300 works by more than 230 artists. Artchive stands out as an art site for the attention to detail and for its high-quality reproductions.
• : Virtual visits to certain sections of the famous Uffizi museum are made possible thanks to Quicktime Vr technology.
• : An extraordinary collection of images, most of which can be accessed directly online.
• The : Web site allowing online access to sections of the famous French museum.
• : Offers online access to a collection of works with audio comments.
• : A well-organized online museum offering interactive tour paths.
• : Browse 5000 years of worldwide art.
• : An updated directory of all virtual museums of the world.

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Search engines:

• : An easy way to carry out an academic research.
• : Search, browse, read reviews, buy or borrow books.