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An excellent study of African American History. It was put together by the Library of Congress and takes advantage of all its wonderful resources.The African American World
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/
A compilation of PBS sites that focus on the African American experience.
African in American: America's Journey Through Slavery http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/
Resources form the PBS series. Includes images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries.
African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
A comprehensive directory of on-line resources for African and Black studies including direct news feeds from Africa.
Afro-American Almanac
http://www.toptags.com/aama/index.htm
This award-winning site is an online presentation of the African in America. Includes everything from folk tales to the speeches of important African Americans. Click "Cancel" when prompted for login and password. Documents do not require login for viewing.
American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html
A collection of interviews with former slaves who discuss their lives before and after freedom. The site features photos and RealAudio sound clips from the original interviews.
The Amistad Research Center at Tulane University
http://www.tulane.edu/~amistad/
The independent archives, library and museum dedicated to preserving African-American and ethnic history and culture including detailed information about the Amistad incident.
The Archives of African-American Music and Culture
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc
Focuses on the study of Black music and culture, includes photographs, original scores, oral history.
Black Baseball's Negro Baseball Leagues
http://www.blackbaseball.com/
A comprehensive resource for history about the black baseball leagues.
Black History Project - Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/specials/bhmonth/bhindex.shtml
Maintained year-around, this site has information on people and events overlooked by other news sites. Includes games, interviews, event listings, and more.
Celebrating African American History & Culture: Our Shared History http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/
Provides information on the National Parks Service sites dedicated to preserving African American heritage and also lists the books and magazines they publish on this subject. Includes features on topics such as the Underground Railroad.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
http://www.maah-detroit.org/
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan is the world's largest African American historical and cultural museum.
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
http://blackhistory.eb.com/
A multimedia resource that includes a timeline, articles, audio/video clips, and a bibliography.
Gateway to African-American History
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/blackhis/
Created by the US State Department's Office of International Information to assist its international audience in acquiring information on African American culture and history. Includes documents, articles and Internet links.
Harlem, 1900-1940: An African-American Community http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/
Developed by the New York Public Library, this site includes an exhibit, archival photographs and timeline.
The Harmon Collection: Breaking Racial Barriers http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/index.htm
The National Portrait Gallery's famous Harmon Foundation Collection of early twentieth century civil right's activists illustrate how prominent African-Americans broke racial barriers. Each portrait includes a short biography.
The Internet African American History Challenge http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
Provides an interactive quiz as well as profiles of some important 19th century African Americans.
John Henrick Clarke Africana Library
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/
A description of Cornell University's special collections related to African and African-American history.
The Kamusi Project: The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary http://www.yale.edu/swahili/
A collaborative project to establish new dictionaries of the Swahili language, which is spoken by more than 47 million people.
The Library of Congress: African-American Mosaic http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
An online-exhibit about the types of Black History materials in the collections of the Library of Congress. Includes a resource guide for the study of Black History and Culture.
The Library of Congress: Slaves and the Courts
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sthtml/
This collection consists of about one hundred pamphlets and books documenting the experiences of African-American slaves in the United Sates and American colonies.
Smithsonian: African American History and Culture http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/afroam.htm
Selected links to sites hosted by the Smithsonian Institute's museums and organizations.
Stamp on Black History
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm
This site studies black history through the many stamps that have been dedicated to important African Americans. Each one is given considerable attention.
The Two Nations Of Black America http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/race/
The companion site to PBS' 1998 Frontline Documentary. Contains interviews, statistics and commentary.
National Geographic Online Presents The Underground Railroad http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
A multimedia journey on the Underground Railroad.
Writing Black
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit-black.html
Created by the American Studies Department at Keele University in 1998. It contains literature written by and on African Americans.Art History Resources On the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
A collection of links to art history and art museums around the world.
Artcyclopediahttp://artcyclopedia.com/index.html
Provides references to sites where artists' works can be viewed online.http://www.refdesk.com/culture.html
Lists alphabetically online art resources, art links, & museums.http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/welcome.html
Provides resources on Art and Architecture.http://askart.com/
Concentrates on American artists. Includes digital images, biographical documentation, book references, & auction information.http://www.collegeart.org/
Founded in 1911, promotes scholarship, career development, & offers resources & opportunities.http://www.thinker.org/
Features exhibits at the Legion of Honor & deYoung museums.http://arts.endow.gov/
The National Endowment for the Arts provides national recognition and support to significant artistic projects.
http://www.sfmoma.org/
The first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art.Ancestors in the Americas
http://www.cetel.org/index.html
A locally produced 3-part documentary television series which presented the untold history and contemporary legacy of early Asian immigrants to the Americas, from the 1700s to the 1900s.
Asian American Arts Alliancehttp://www.aaartsalliance.org/
Founded in 1983 by a group of artists, activists, and community leaders to raise public awareness of Asian American arts.http://www.aaco-sf.org/
AACO is an organization dedicated to creating a forum in the San Francisco Bay Area where Asian American professionals and students can meet and foster the common goal of community service benefiting the Asian American community.http://www.dartmouth.edu/~hist32/History/History.htm
Includes a timeline of Asian American history, as well as contributions by Dartmouth students.http://www.aaja.org/
AAJA is a nonprofit organization with approximately 1,700 members.http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/aapr/home.htm
A non-partisan journal of public policy, published annually by an editorial board of graduate students at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and the Graduate School of Public Policy at UC-Berkeley.http://www.asianam.org/
Asian American candidates and issues.http://www.aaww.org/
The Workshop is a resource for writers, readers and publishers on literature written by Asians living in America.http://asianweek.com
Weekly online magazine directed to the Asian American community. Includes articles specifically about the Asian American community in Northern California.http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/index.html
An annotated list on the politics, society, history, & culture of East & Southeast Asia, & on Asian Americans in North America created by the Department of History, University of Redlands.http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subj/asian-am.html
A collection of links created by the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.http://www.naaap.org/
A comprehensive listing of resource tools to help Asian American Professionals maximize their leadership potential.
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/
This UCLA Asian American Studies Center website has useful U.S. Census statistics on Asian Americans.http://www.wingluke.org/
A pan-Asian Pacific American Museum devoted to the collection, preservation and display of Asian Pacific American culture, history and art.American Society of Association Executives' Gateway to Associations Online
http://info.asaenet.org
Includes links to public policy issues for associations, a document library, benchmarking studies, and a searchable database of over 6,000 online associations.
Annual Report Galleryhttp://www.reportgallery.com
A resource for viewing selected annual reports online.http://cbs.marketwatch.com/data/marketdata.htx
Provides current (within 15min.) and historical data on individual stocks as well as indexes and exchanges. Many links to additional resources.http://www.xe.net/currency
Calculates US dollars against currencies from around the worldhttp://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of SEC submissions by U.S. companies.http://www.emarketer.com
Information, Statistics and examples of successful and unsuccessful online business ventures.http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred/
This is the Federal Reserve Board in Saint Louis, so regional data is for that area. However, extensive national data, such as the produce price index, current interest rates, etc. is also available.http://news.ft.com/home/us
Web version of London's international business newspaper. Includes links to other business related web sites.
GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.guidestar.org/
GuideStar, the national database of U.S. charitable organizations, gathers and distributes data on more than 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofits.
http://www.kbb.com/
The most well known source for finding out what used cars are worth.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
http://nccs.urban.org/
The National Center for Charitable Statistics is the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States.http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu
Created to conduct ongoing research concerning NAFTA and North American integration issues. Full text of working papers and reports available online.http://www.prars.com./
Free service will mail copies of company annual reports upon request.
WWW Virtual Library - Business and Economics
http://www.vlib.org/BusinessEconomics.html
Business links from the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers.http://www.chci.org
The CHCI monitors Federal commitment to Hispanic citizens and strives to heighten the Hispanic community's awareness of the American political system.http://www.cnc.org
A non-profit organization that delivers education, housing and economic development services through a network of related non-profit corporations.http://www.hacr.org
HACR is a non-profit organization that strives to ensure that there is an equitable participation of the Hispanic community in Corporate America.
Hispanic Online
http://www.hispaniconline.com
Offers news, resources, and entertainment options that are relevant to Hispanics living in the USA.
Hispanic Culture Review
http://www.gmu.edu/org/hcr/
A journal published one or two times a year by students of George Mason University. Issues of the journal from recent years have free full-text online except for the latest issue.http://lanic.utexas.edu
Information on South American, Central American, and Caribbean countries.
Latin American Studies Resource Page
http://www.luc.edu/libraries/mallinckrodt/latam.htm
Collection of links from Loyola University Libraries that might be useful to anyone interested in Latin American Studies.Latin American Video Archives
http://www.lavavideo.org
A non-profit organization created with support from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The New York State Council on the Arts, and National Video Resources to facilitate the distribution of Latin American and U.S. Latino films and video in the United States. Includes searchable archives and links to resources for purchase.http://www.lif.org
Examines "...public policy issues from the perspective of how they will affect the social and economic future of the Latino community".http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu
Created to conduct ongoing research concerning NAFTA and North American Integration issues. Full text of working papers and reports available online.http://lanic.utexas.edu/las.html
Latin American studies links from the Virtual Library, the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by volunteers. Includes resources and information on all Latin American countries and the Caribbean, with primary focus on Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.Apple Daily
http://www.atnext.com/
Independent newspaper from Hong Kong.
Central Daily News
http://www.cdn.com.tw/welcome.htm
Major newspaper from Taiwan.
Chinese Daily News
http://www.chinesedaily.com/
Chinese newspaper published in Los Angeles.
People's Daily Online Chinese Edition
http://www.people.com.cn/BIG5/
Communist party newspaper offering selective news and comment on national and international relations.
Sing Tao Daily News
http://www.singtao.com/
News reports from the world, the United States and China for Chinese-speaking readers in America.
World Journal
http://www.chineseworld.com/
One of the most widely read Chinese-language daily newspapers in North America.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/mlking.htm
Written and compiled by Professor Melvin Sylvester, B. David Schwartz Memorial Library, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University. Includes a timeline.http://www.stanford.edu/group/blackpanthers/index.shtml
An academic site designed to provide information for individuals who want to locate primary and secondary sources about the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.http://www.cesarechavezfoundation.org/
A nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1993 by Cesar's family and friends.http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/
Information about the 1997 two-hour documentary on PBS.http://www.brothermalcolm.net/
This web page is designed to be a resource for scholarship in Black Studies and the political development of activists in the Black Liberation Movement.http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated.http://www.nps.gov/malu/
This site makes it possible to visit Dr. King's boyhood home, spiritual home and his final home without ever stepping foot in Atlanta.http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/peace/1964a.html
Links to his presentation speech as well as other useful information.http://www.afscme.org/about/memphist.htm
A site developed by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees honoring King and 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike.http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/
The Museum exists to assist the public in understanding the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and its impact and influence on the human rights movement worldwide, through its collections, exhibitions, research and educational programs.http://www.ufw.org/
Founded by Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers made historic achievements for the rights of farm workers.http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml
Photojournalist Charles Moore's photographs of the civil rights struggle.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/
The Seattle Times' site dedicated to the life and legacy of Dr. King.http://www.tsum.edu/museum/
Includes a biography of Parks and information on the Montgomery Bus Boycott.http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Ececipp/cesar_chavez/chavezhome.htm
Created by the Cesar Chavez Institute for Public Policy at San Francisco State University.http://www.arab.net
Information on Middle East and North African countries.http://www.Atlapedia.com/
A quick and easy tool for locating basic statistics and information about countries around the world.http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
Prepared by the US Central Intelligence Agency. Information provided by the American Geophysical Union, Bureau of the Census, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Science Foundation (Antarctic Sciences Section), Office of Insular Affairs, US Coast Guard, and other public and private sources.http://www.embassy.org/
Guide to all foreign embassies in Washington, DC Many entries include texts of U.N. speeches and other official documents.
Flags of the World
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/flags/a.html
The flags of countries around the world.http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Presently contains studies of 85 countries describing and analyzing the political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions. It also deals with examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.http://lanic.utexas.edu
Information on South American, Central American, and Caribbean countries.
NUPI Centre for Russian Studies Database
http://www.nupi.no/russland/database/start.htm
A collection of searchable databases containing information on the 89 Administrative units of the Russian Federation, more than 1,000 public figures, 50 recognized political parties, over 150 key institutions, and 100 ethnic groups in Russia.
Office of the US Trade Representative
http://www.ustr.gov
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is responsible for developing and coordinating US international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy.
US Department of State Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html
Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.
World Development Report 1999/2000
http://www.worldbank.org/wdr/2000/
22nd edition (1999) of this annual report from the World Bank Organization examines the effects of globalization and localization on the world economy in the coming millennium. This site includes overviews of the World Development Report in general and the 1999/2000 report in particular.
WWW Virtual Library - Regional Studies
http://www.vlib.org/Regional.html
Region and country links from the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers.
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
A comprehensive database of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.http://www.dictionary.com/
Good source for looking up definitions as well as synonyms.http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/ref2000.html
A large collection of general, non-English, subject specific, slang, and other types of electronic dictionaries.http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Well known source for looking up definitions and synonyms.
Swahili Dictionary
http://www.yale.edu/swahili/
The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary is an undertaking of the Yale Program in African Languages and the Council on African Studies at Yale.http://www.symbols.com/
Online encyclopedia of graphic symbols containing more than 2,500 Western signs arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics.http://www.thesaurus.com/
Good source for looking up synonyms as well as word definitions.http://www.ucc.ie/acronyms/
Great site for looking up acronyms and abbreviations quickly.http://www.communitytechnology.org
The Alliance for Community Technology was launched in 1997 as a strategic partnership between the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the University of Michigan through its new School of Information.http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/chu/digdiv/bib-feb2000.htm
This is a comprehensive list of resources. It was compiled by a student in the UCLA Department of Information Studies.http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/
The two-part series, which explores how the rapid spread of computer technology is affecting young people across the country, aired January 2000. This site includes an excellent list of links.http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
Focused on the growing gap between those with access to technology and information skills and those without.http://www.glef.org
Free newsletter published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Addresses issues in public education, with emphasis on the use of interactive media. Most of the digital divide sources listed here were included in the Spring 2000 issue of Edutopia.http://www.ecommerce.vanderbilt.edu
Produced by the Electronic Commerce Research Laboratory, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide
A series of three reports to date published by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration examining Americans' access to technology and their use of it.http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports.html
Select title from list of reports.http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/technology
Conducted by National Public Radio, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
The mission of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
California Department of Water Resources
http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/
The California Department of Water Resources mission is to manage the water resources of California in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the State's people, and to protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.
California EPA
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/
The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) was created in 1991 by Governor's Executive Order.
Earth 911
http://www.earth911.org/
It is the mission of Earth 911 to empower the public with community-specific resources to improve their quality of life.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
An office of the US Department of Energy. It is a gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
This site offers data and analysis about the supply, consumption, distribution, and price of energy in the US.
ENVIROLINK
http://www.envirolink.org/
The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.
Greenpeace
http://greenpeace.org/
Greenpeace is a nonprofit organization that exist to expose environmental criminals, and to challenge government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard the environment.
National Center for Atmospheric Research
http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/
The National Center for Atmospheric Research was established in 1960 to serve as a focus for research on atmospheric and related science problems.
National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
http://www.dsireusa.org/
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is one of 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health ,which is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services.
NCSE National Library for the Environment
http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) has been working since 1990 to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision making. For its efforts, the Council has earned a reputation for objectivity, responsibility, and achievement.
National Wetlands Inventory
http://wetlands.fws.gov/
The National Wetlands Inventory of the US Fish & Wildlife Service produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation’s wetlands and deepwater habitats.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment.
Renewable Resources Data Center
http://rredc.nrel.gov/
The Renewable Resources Data Center provides information on several types of renewable energy resources in the United States, in the form of publications, data, and maps.
The Right-to-Know Network
http://www.rtk.net/
The Right-to-Know Network provides free access to numerous databases, text files, and conferences on the environment. It is a service provided by OMB Watch.
Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org
The Sierra Club's mission is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild place of the earth.
State Environmental Agencies
http://www.caprep.com/stagency.htm
This directory contains links to state environmental and natural resource regulatory agencies.
Summaries of Environmental Laws Administered by the EPA
http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/BriefingBooks/Laws/
Redistributed as a service of the National Library for the Environment.
United Nations Population Information Network
http://www.un.org/popin/
The Population Information Network strives to make international, regional and national population information, particularly information available from United Nations sources, easily available to the international community.
US Department of Energy
http://www.energy.gov/
The priorities of the Department's energy program are to: increase domestic energy production; revolutionize their approach to energy conservation and efficiency; and, promote the development of renewable and alternative energy sources.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/
EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends.
US Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov
The USGS stands as the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior. It is sought out by thousands of partners and customers for its natural science expertise and its vast earth and biological data holdings.
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
http://www.nrc.gov/
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates US commercial nuclear power plants and the civilian use of nuclear materials
Water Online
http://www.wateronline.com/
Useful and timely information about the water and wastewater industry.
World Energy Efficiency Association
http://www.weea.org/
The World Energy Efficiency Association is a private, nonprofit organization composed of developed and developing country institutions and individuals charged with increasing energy efficiency.
Worldwatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org/
The Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends.
World Wildlife Fund
http://worldwildlife.org/
WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: protecting endangered spaces, saving endangered species, and addressing global threats.allAfrica Global Media
http://allafrica.com/
allAfrica Global Media is the largest distributor of African news information in the world. Stories are posted in French and English.
Le Figaro
http://www.lefigaro.fr/
Right-wing newspaper.
Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/
Center-left newspaper.
Le Nouvel Observateur
http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/
Intellectual, newsy, right-wing magazine.
Le Point
http://www.lepoint.com/sommaire.html
Intellectual, newsy, left-wing magazine.
Liberation
http://www.liberation.fr/
Left-wing newspaper.
ParisMatch
http://www.parismatch.com/
The most popular weekly news. It focuses on human interest, celebrities, political events and features a very lively "People" section.http://www.gender.org/gain/
Gender Advocacy Internet News (GAIN) is a free Internet news service serving the transgender and gender-variant community.http://www.glnh.org
Online resources as well as a toll--free information and assistance number.http://www.glaad.org
GLAAD is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.http://www.outproud.org
The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.http://www.ngltf.org
NGLTF is a national organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.http://www.pflag.org
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.http://www.queeramerica.com
Database published by !OutProud! contains over 4,000 entries. Includes local community information as well as national resources.http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/sexlaw.html
Maintained by Lyonette Louis-Jacques at the University of Chicago. Includes bibliography and links to laws, journals, electronic discussion groups, conferences and organizations.American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/
American FactFinder allows you to view, print, and download statistics about population, housing, industry, and business. The Basic Facts section provides access to popular tables and maps containing the most frequently requested information from the 1990 Census and Census 2000. Detailed information for geographic areas can be found in the Data Sets area.
Association of Bay Area Governments
http://www.abag.ca.gov
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is one of more than 560 regional planning agencies across the nation working to help solve problems in areas such as land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development.
Central Intelligence Agency
http://www.cia.gov/
The CIA coordinates the United States' intelligence activities.http://www.congress.org/
Locate your elected officials (via your zip code) and see how they voted on specific issues and/or send them email.
C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network)
http://c-span.org/
C-SPAN is a public service created by the American cable television industry: It provides access to the live proceedings of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, and to other forums where public policy is discussed, debated and decided--all without editing, commentary or analysis and with a balanced presentation of points of view.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/
The FBI strives to combat terrorist attack, foreign espionage, and transnational as well as national crime and corruption.
The Federal Reserve System
http://www.federalreserve.gov
The official website of the central bank of the United States.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
This site provides access to public statistical data from more than 70 agencies of the US Federal Government.
FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov/
The US Government's Official Web Site.http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html
A source for locating documents published by the US Government Printing Office.http://online-chamber.com/
A resource for locating Chambers of Commerce on the Internet. Access is provided to a number of Web pages via an index by state. There is also a link to the Global Network of Chambers of Commerce & Industry.
http://www.opencrs.com/
A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology through the cooperation of several organizations and collectors of Congressional Research Service Reports, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports.http://www.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html
Meta-Indexes for State and Local Government Information from the U.S. Library of Congress.http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
Official website of the State of California.
Supreme Court of the Unites States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Official website of the United States Supreme Court.http://thomas.loc.gov
US Federal Government web site providing access to documents of recent House and Senate activity, pending bills and legislation, and the Congressional Record.
US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://www.bcis.gov/graphics/index.htm
On March 1, 2003, service and benefit functions of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) transitioned into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS). The BCIS is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities.http://www.house.gov
Official website of the United States House of Representatives.http://www.senate.gov
Official website of the United States Senate.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html
Provides links to federal, state and local government resources as well as a broad subject index.http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statelaw.html
This page has direct links to state government web sites.
White House of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Official website of the presidential White House.A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association
http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm
Created by Capital Community College, Hartford, CT.http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
Created by Capital Community College, Hartford, CT.
Duke Libraries Guide to Library Research
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/home.htm
Duke University Libraries' guide to research skills. This well organized and easy to understand guide is based on the seven steps of the research process. Covers the topics of plagiarism and citing sources in-depth, providing many examples.
Elements of Stylehttp://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
This classic work discusses common writing mistakes. Topics include punctuation usage, sentence and paragraph structure, misspellings, and the misuse of words.
Finding Primary Sources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~clee/primarysources.html
Created by the UC Berkeley Library. Includes a definition of primary sources and search strategies for finding them.http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html
An annotated collection of links to the best and most up-to-date citation guides that show how to properly cite resources from the Internet. Style guides for APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, and BSE.http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
This site is sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation in Hartford, CT. It features grammar rules at the sentence, paragraph, and essay level, and includes tips on punctuation, subject/verb agreement, and the consistent use of past and present tense.http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
iLoveLanguages' purpose is to list, categorize, and promote Internet resources related to language learning, education, and use.http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
More than 100 handouts produced by Purdue University that cover the writing process. Topics include punctuation, sentence structure, spelling mistakes, and research papers. Includes an English as a Second Language link for help with topics such as writing for an American audience and English conventions.Thesaurus.com
http://www.thesaurus.com/
Search Roget's Thesaurus by keyword, alphabetical index, or categories to locate alternative words to express your ideas.
UC Berkeley's Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.html
Gives examples for citing Internet and electronic resources in the following styles: Humanities (MLA & Chicago); Scientific (APA & CBE); and History (Turabian).American Radicalism Collection
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/onlinecolls/collection.cfm?CID=1
The American Radicalism Collection includes a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis in the collection is on materials produced by radical groups - both left and right.
American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
Links to electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
The Avalon Project includes digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
A Chronology of US Historical Documents
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
Maintained by the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Documenting the American South
http://docsouth.unc.edu/
Documenting the American South is a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe
http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/
Links to Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.
Hanover Historical Texts Project
http://history.hanover.edu/project.html
The Project's principal aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Includes links to primary sources in areas such as Ancient, Medieval and Modern History. The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is located at the History Department of Fordham University, New York.
Making of America - Cornell Collection
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/
Materials included here are Cornell University Library's contributions to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.
Making of America - Univ. of Michigan Collection
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
Materials included here arethe University of Michigan Library's contributions to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The Making of America Collections are provided through a grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=milestone_documents
Includes a list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings.
World War I Document Archive
http://www.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/
An archive of primary documents from World War I assembled by the volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L).
WWW Virtual Library - History
http://www.vlib.org/History.html
History links from the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers.
Return to Research Links Menuhttp://hrusa.org/
The Human Rights Resource Center is a clearinghouse of human rights education resources.http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diana/
Maintained by Yale University Law School as an international human rights database. Designed to commemorate the work of Diana Vincent Daviss.http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts
A searchable archive of more than 6,000 documents, with links to 800 other human rights web sites as well as search engines.http://www.state.gov/
Use the "search" button at the top of the page to find human rights reports from individual countries. Enter the search "human rights and Italy" (or other country name).Humanities and Literature
http://www.poets.org/
The largest organization in the country dedicated to the art of poetry.http://sunsite.Berkeley.EDU/calheritage/
"An online archive of over 28,000 images illustrating California's history and culture from the collections of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. The California Heritage Collection is part of the Online Archive of California, a compilation of finding aids, or guides, to archival collections at more than 30 institutions."http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Sponsored by MIT. The complete text of Shakespeare's plays and selected poetry are provided. Full-text searching is also available, as well as links to other Shakespeare-related sites.http://wings.buffalo.edu/epc/
Maintained by the Univ. Of Buffalo Libraries. Content weighted toward contemporary experimental poetry.http://ethics.acusd.edu/index.html
Sponsored by the Univ. of San Diego. A comprehensive access point to web sites, discussion and newsgroups and print resources on both theoretical and applied ethics topics.http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/
Searchable database that describes more than 6,700 living languages.http://www.famsf.org/ Includes the De Young Museum, the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Asian Arts Museum.http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
From Medieval to Biblical, Victorian, and Twentieth Century, all are included as topical headings providing links to documents and research on the world's literature.http://www.nga.gov/collection
The National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/
Contains links to over 4,000 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.http://www.sjmusart.org/
SJMA is one of the leading institutions dedicated to visual culture in Silicon Valley.http://voices.cla.umn.edu
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota. A basic source of information about individual authors.
Voice of the Shuttle: Web Sites for Humanities Research
http://vos.ucsb.edu/
A guide to online humanities resources.
WWW Virtual Library - Humanities
http://www.vlib.org/Humanities.html
Humanities links from the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers.
Iraq War
CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Iraq
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html
Prepared by the US Central Intelligence Agency. Information provided by the American Geophysical Union, Bureau of the Census, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Science Foundation (Antarctic Sciences Section), Office of Insular Affairs, US Coast Guard, and other public and private sources.
Europa - Middle East
http://europa.eu.int/comm/press_room/presspacks/middle_east/pp_mideast_en.htm
Recent European Union (EU) press releases on the Middle East.
The Guardian - Iraq Archive
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/history/0,12792,876851,00.html
Archive of news stories on Iraq from one of the leading newspapers in the United Kingdom.
History Channel - Iraq
http://www.historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=93585
Facts about Iraq from the History Channel including a chronology of Saddam Hussein's rise to power.
Hot Spot: Iraq
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/iraq/
The National Geographic magazine webpage on Iraq and the Middle East.
Iraq Foundation
http://www.iraqfoundation.org/
The Iraq Foundation is a non-profit organization, working for democracy and human rights in Iraq, and for a better international understanding of Iraq's potential as a contributor to political stability and economic progress in the Middle East. The Foundation was established in 1991 by Iraqi expatriates with the purpose of working with Iraqis and non-Iraqis in promoting its vision.
Library of Congress Country Study: Iraq
http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/iqtoc.html
Describes and analyzes the political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions. It also deals with examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
NPR: War in Iraq
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/iraq2003/
National Public Radio's coverage of the war in Iraq.
Online NewsHour: War in Iraq
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/iraq/index.html
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer's coverage of the war in Iraq.
The United Nations Webpage on the Iraq Situation
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=50&Body=Iraq&Body1=inspect Chronicles the latest key developments of the Iraq crisis.
The US Department of State: Iraq Update
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/Iraq/
The latest information form the US Department of State. Includes key reports and fact sheets.
Yahoo! - War in Iraq
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Military/War_in_Iraq/
Yahoo's directory of links on the War in Iraq.Japanese Language News
Asahi Shimbum
http://www.asahi.com/
Major newspaper from Tokyo.
Nikkei Net
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/
Major business newspaper from Japan.
Sekai Nippo
http://www.worldtimes.co.jp/
Major paper from Tokyo.
The Weekly Post
http://www.weeklypost.com/jp/
Weekly news magazine from Japan.
Jobs
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Job seekers can search for the right job from more than 400,000 continuously updated postings, representing more than 25,000 of the top employers in virtually every industry, field and location.http://www.monster.com
Search over 450,000 job postings all over the world. Includes a resume center and a career center.http://campus.monster.com
Monster.com's student service. Includes advice on interviewing and writing resumes and cover letters. Also includes information on internships, as well as listings for jobs.http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
The US Government's official site for jobs and employment information provided by the US Office of Personnel Management. It lists current job openings, general information, and includes an online job application.http://www.collegegrad.com/resumes/
Discusses resumes, cover letters, posting your resume on the Internet, references, and multimedia resumes.http://careers.yahoo.com/?clink=yhoo-nw
Browse jobs and post your resume. Links to a salary calculator.
http://www.cdlib.org/
The CDL provides access to the following digital resources: The Online Archive of California, Counting California, Melvyl® Catalog, The California Periodicals Database, thousands of electronic journals, dozens of journal abstracting and indexing databases and specialized and reference resources. .http://www.libdex.com
Provides links to online library catalogs (OPACS) by geographical location, type of library (public, academic, etc.), and by library automation vendor. Includes libraries throughout the world.http://catalog.loc.gov/
The Catalog contains over 12 million bibliographic records representing books, serials, computer files, manuscripts, cartographic materials, music, sound recordings, and visual materials from the Library's collections. You may also access the Library's Prints & Photographs Online Catalog and the Sound Online Inventory & Catalog.
Melvyl® Catalog
http://melvyl.cdlib.org
Melvyl® Catalog includes records for materials (books, archives, audio-visuals, computer files, videorecordings, dissertations, government documents, maps, music scores, and recordings) in the libraries of the nine UC campuses.http://webcat.cityofpaloalto.org
Search for materials in all branches of the Palo Alto City Libraries. To begin, click on "Library Catalog" from the left margin.http://catalog.plsinfo.org
Search for materials in all the public and community college libraries in San Mateo County. To begin, click on "Library Catalog" from the left margin.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
The National Library of Medicine's search service to access the 9 million citations in Medline, Pre-Medline, and other related databases.http://webpac.santaclaracountylib.org/
Search for materials in all branches of the Santa Clara County Library. To begin, click on "Library Catalog" from the left margin.http://socrates.stanford.edu/
Stanford has two versions of its Web Catalog, one for Stanford users only and one for the public. In order to use the public version, you must click on the "Search with Options" link listed in the lower left of the screen, under the heading "Version Open to All."
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Library Catalog
http://jbldb.stanford.edu/
Connect to Jackson Library's Online Catalog.
Stanford University Medical School Library Catalog
http://lmldb.stanford.edu/
Connect to Lane Library's Online Catalog.
http://sunsite2.berkeley.edu:8000/
Connect to the Berkeley Libraries' Web Catalog.Literary Resources
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
From Medieval to Biblical, Victorian, and Twentieth Century, all are included as topical headings providing links to documents and research on the world's literature.http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/
Contains links to over 4,000 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.Media and Mass Communications -- Media Resources
http://www.newslink.org
Provides links to print, radio, and television news sites, as well as commentary and reviews of news coverage worldwide.http://www.amctv.com/
Provides links to movie-related sites, including sites on individual actors, directors, and films.http://www.arbitron.com
Access reports on radio markets produced by the Arbitron Company.
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
http://www.cios.org/
The Communication Institute for Online Scholarship is a not-for-profit organization supporting the use of computer technologies in the service of communication scholarship and education.
Council of Better Business Bureaus' Advertising Pledge Program
http://www.bbb.org/app/
The BBB system acts as a neutral third party to help consumers and businesses resolve their disputes quickly, informally and at no cost to consumers.
Douglass: Archives of American Public Addresshttp://douglassarchives.org/
A growing collection of American speeches sponsored by Northwestern University. Searchable by speaker, title, date, or controversy/movement.http://www.fair.org/
FAIR is a national media watch group and an anti-censorship organization.http://us.imdb.com
Searchable database of more than 120,000 films and television programs. Complete Oscar listing from 1927 to present.Latin American Video Archives
http://www.lavavideo.org
A non-profit organization created with support from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The New York State Council on the Arts, and National Video Resources to facilitate the distribution of Latin American and U.S. Latino films and video in the United States. Includes searchable archives and links to resources for purchase.http://www.nobelprizes.com/Nobel/nobel.html
Archive of Nobel Prize winners in all categories. Includes search capability.http://www.pulitzer.org/navigation/index.html
Archive of Pulitzer Prize-winning works from the past three years.http://www.tvguide.com/movies/database
Searchable database of movie reviews, biographies, and filmographies.http://www.webbyawards.com
Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards recognizes the world's best web sites.http://www.vlib.org/Communication.html
Communications and media links from the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers.Media and Mass Communications --Government Resources
http://www.fcc.gov
The FCC is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.http://www.ftc.gov/
The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws.http://www.ntis.gov
The NTIS is the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today.http://www.ntia.doc.gov
The NTIA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the Executive Branch's principal voice on domestic and international telecommunications and information technology issues.Native American Heritage
http://www.lang.osaka-u.ac.jp/~krkvls/naindex.html
Many links to resources. Maintained by Will Karkavelas at the University of Osaka.http://www.amerind.org
Located in Dragoon, Arizona. Focused on research and study of the native populations of the American Southwest.http://www.cwis.org/fwdp.html
Created by the Center for World Indigenous Studies, a Native American nonprofit research and education organization.http://hanksville.org/NAresources/
This site provides information resources to the Native American community.http://www.nativeweb.org
A resource for information about indigenous peoples in North America and worldwide.News, Newspapers and E-zines (English Language)
Africanet
http://www.africanet.com/
A London based website which promotes travel in Africa.
allAfrica Global Media
http://allafrica.com/
allAfrica Global Media is the largest distributor of African news information in the world. Stories are posted in French and English.
BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
News from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
China Today
http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/index.htm
General interest monthly.
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com
Search archives of "stories of interest" back to January 1980. No charge for searching archives. $1.50 for each full story viewed. (Menlo College users can access full text backfiles for free through the Library's electronic databases.)
CNN
http://www.cnn.com
Most comprehensive global news source. Many articles include video.
Common Dreams News Center
http://www.commondreams.org/
An eclectic mix of politics, issues and breaking news with an emphasis