Animation World Network
Provides information resources to the international animation community. Features include searchable database archives, monthly magazine, web animation guide, the Animation Village, discussion forums and other useful resources.

About.com: Animation Guide
Keep up with developments in online animation for all skill levels. Download tools, and seek inspiration from brilliant online work.

Chronology of Animation
Timeline of animated films and related events.

Toonhound
British cartoon, animation and comic strip creations - links, reviews and news from the UK.

Coobics
Directory for cartoon, comics, anime, manga and game sites. Also includes message boards for conversing with fellow fans.

Animation - American and Japanese
Dan Patanella's essays and reviews on over three dozen films and animated series. Also includes list of animation books, articles, and magazines.

Enculturation: From Mouse to Mouse: Overcoming Information
Essay by Patricia Pisters on the animated image and its changing relationship with the cinematic image.

Digital Media FX: The History of Animation
Michael Crandol takes an exhaustive look at the history of animation and animators/visionaries like Max Fleisher, Walter Lantz, and Otto Messmer.

History of Animation: Before Disney
A short, illustrated essay by Patrick James on the basics of early animations.

Spark Online: Only Genius Is Genius
Chris Romano feels that the proliferation of Flash and other web-based animation technologies has not improved the overall quality of animation and cartoons.