This T.R.E.A.T. Resource Guide has been prepared as an introductory look at new methods of accessing text. Because websites and resources change frequently, your comments and contributions to the content of this guide are welcome. As new information or updates on the current listing is acquired and reviewed, revisions and additions to this Resource Guide will be made available at our website, www.TRECenter.org

The following websites provide access to various types of electronic text. Many of these websites have text to be downloaded for free, and with some websites, you or your school, agency, or organization may need to subscribe to become members to download available materials. The resources listed may also have links to other electronic text websites.

Alex: A Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet, http://sunsite.berkley.edu/alex

American Foundation for the Blind, http://www.afb.org

American Library Association Organization,

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/litw.html

Blindness Resource Center Organization, The NY Institute for Special Education

http://nyise.org/blind.html

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), http://www.cast.org

Children’s Literature Web Guide (University of Calgary), http://acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

Collections & Electronic Centres, University of New Brunswick Libraries

http://www.lib.unb.ca

Electronic Library, http://www.elibrary.com

Electronic Text Center, http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/english.html

Etext Archive, http://www.etext.org

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts, University of Pittsburgh

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html

Institute for Learning Technologies, ILTweb Academic Resources: Digitexts,

http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/academic/digitexts/index.html

Internet Public Library, http://ipl.org

KidPub WWW Publishing, http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub

Knowledge Rush.com, http://knowledgerush.com

LDResources, http://www.ldresources.com

Library Spot, http://libraryspot.com

Literature Online (need subscription), http://lion.chadwyck.com

National Federation for the Blind, http://www.nfb.org

National Library Service, http://lcweb.gov/nls/nls.html

Net Library, http://www.netlibrary.com

North Carolina State University Libraries, http://www.lib.ncsu.edu:80/stacks

Online Books Page, University of Pennsylvania, http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/

Poetry 4 Kids, http://www.poetry4kids.com

Project Gutenberg, http://www.promo.net/pg/

Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic, http://www.rfbd.org

Texas Text Exchange, http://tte.tamu.edu