~ Early Web Links ~

The Little Directory of Calm curates links to websites that meet strict requirements: no ads, no tracking, no pop-ups, and no auto-playing media, making it a peaceful alternative to the noisy modern web. Spanning dozens of categories from creative writing and digital art to web development and open science, it serves as a thoughtfully filtered gateway to the quieter corners of the internet.

A Cornell University research portal summarizing 47 peer-reviewed studies on conversion therapy, examining whether it can alter sexual orientation without causing harm. The site presents a thorough academic consensus, citing links to depression, suicidality, and anxiety, while methodically evaluating the limitations of existing research.

No Web Without Women is an educational showcase highlighting the pivotal contributions of women in computer science and technology, featuring profiles of pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Hedy Lamarr, and Grace Hopper with historical images and clear explanations of each innovation. The site makes a compelling case for how foundational technologies like algorithms, wireless transmission, and compilers owe their existence to overlooked female inventors and scientists.

Brooklyn College Library's research guide for film studies compiles curated databases and review sources for students and researchers, including EBSCO's Film & Television Literature Index and other scholarly resources. A handy academic starting point for anyone seeking professional film criticism, retrospective reviews, and cinema research tools.

The ASL Typesetting Office provides LaTeX and TeX style files for authors submitting to publications of the Association for Symbolic Logic, including the Journal of Symbolic Logic and the Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. Maintained by Reinhard Kahle, the site offers document classes, BibTeX stylefiles, proof packages, and guides to help researchers format their work to ASL's exact typesetting standards.

Greg McVerry is a digitally networked scholar based in East Haddam, CT, whose site INTERTEXTrEVOLUTION explores the intersections of literacy, digital learning, and making through articles, blog posts, poetry, and podcasts. Organized around the motto 'Make. Hack. Play. Learn.', the site reflects his academic and creative philosophy that learning is interest-driven, production-based, and deeply tied to digital tools and networked communities.

Maintained by retired school librarian Linda Bertland, this long-running directory compiles hundreds of curated links covering every aspect of school librarianship, from information skills lesson plans and collection development to technology, cataloging, and professional development. It serves as a comprehensive go-to reference for working school librarians seeking resources on everything from fake news instruction to makerspace planning.

PsychonautWiki is an open encyclopedia dedicated to psychonautics, covering psychoactive substances, subjective effects, harm reduction, lucid dreaming, and altered states of consciousness. With thousands of articles spanning experience reports, tripsitting guides, meditation practices, and detailed substance indexes, it serves as a comprehensive reference for those exploring the science and philosophy of consciousness.