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Need quick information on a topic? This resource is not meant to be a comprehensive list of research sites, but rather a starting place for your information needs. If you find or know of other sites that should be included on this list please feel free to e-mail us the URL! GENERALAfricana.com Good site to consult for people and current events in the black community. Baseball-Reference.com The ultimate online baseball encyclopedia, providing statistics from 1871 to the present for major league players, teams and leagues. The Cook's Thesaurus A cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Edmunds.com This site provides easy access to safety information, road tests, advice, and evaluative information on buying a new or used vehicle. The Encyclopedia Mythica This encyclopedia covers a variety of cultural mythologies, folklores, legends and more. How Stuff Works A leading source for clear, unbiased,and reliable explanations of how everything actually works. Human Genome Project Information In addition to disseminated information about the worldwide Human Genome projects it also offers a wealth of general research information on genetics and bioethics. Internet Public Library A free online public service library. Online text collection provides access to over 11,000 titles that can be browsed by author, title, or Dewey Decimal classification. Librarian's Index to the Internet "A searchable annotated subject directory of more than 7,900 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians..." Measure 4 Measure A collection of links to sites that actually perform calculations for you. Meriam-Webster Online Dictionary Refdesk.com A "one-stop shopping" site for locating information on current events and additional reference sites. Sterling's Best Places Provides statistics for categories such as crime, climate, cost of living, and schools for many cities. Telephone Directories on the Web An index of national and international online phone books. Web Elements Periodic Table — Scholar Edition Online periodic table. The Scholar edition provides more visuals demonstrating element structures and periodic properties. Wordsmyth: The Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus This tool meshes the functions of a dictionary and a thesaurus designed to work the way people think. XRefer.com This site provides a database of electronic reference sources linking to free reference works from a number of well known publishers. YourDictionary.com "provides the most comprehensive and authoritative portal for language and language-related products and services. ARTArtcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine Touted to become "the definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet". Art Guide: The Art Lover's Guide to Britain and Ireland A History of Photography History of photography from its beginnings to the 1920's BIOGRAPHIESAuthor Guides: Webliography Includes links to author and publication information. Forbes List of World's Richest People Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Online Literary Criticism Collection A selected list of over 3,000 Web sites providing biographies and criticisms. Presidents of the United States Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Uncle Sam: Who's Who in the Federal Government Yahoo! Authors Access to selected author biographies and criticisms of their works BOOK REVIEWSACQWEB's Directory of Book Reviews on the Web Extensive list of sites for book reviews, arranged by categories. Amazon.com Often includes table of contents, editorial reviews, and customer reviews of books available for sale Barnes and Noble The same as amazon.com. BookReviews.net Provides general links, children's books, newspaper book reviews, etc. Book Spot Links to book reviews for current titles in Booklist, the New York Times, and New York Review of Books among others. Reviews of Books Full length reviews of books of varying genres. BUSINESS AND ECONOMICSBerkeley's Business Guides Research guides on assorted business topics Business Wire The leading source for full-text breaking news releases, multimedia and regulatory filings for companies and groups throughout the world. CEO Express A mega site for all things news and business. County Business Patterns The series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas Economic Statistics Briefing Room Employment and unemployment statistics from the White House. Edgar Search corporate annual reports and SEC filings. Encyclopedia of Law and Economics Federal Business Opportunities The single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Federation of International Trade Associations More than 8000 links to International Trade / Import-Export Web sites are annotated and indexed. Institute for International Economics International Economics Network A portal for international economics. Minority Business Development Agency National Association for Business Economics National Inventor Fraud Center Regional Economic Information System (REIS) State, county, and metropolitan area statistics for the period 1969-1997 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search Techweb: The Business Technology Network CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATIONCongressional Information on the Library of Congress Web Site Congressional Information Sources Thomas Register Information on current U.S. federal legislative information. Contains the full txt of bills, laws, the Congressional Record (verbatim transcripts), reports and links to other government information. CONSUMER RESOURCESConsumer Information Center Government publications online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Kelly Blue Book Automobile prices U.S. Postal Service Consumer information from the U.S. Postal Service CRIME AND CRIMINALSComputer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section (CCIP) Crime & Justice Electronic Data Abstracts Crime.Org Information and resources for crime. Crime Reports County Data (U.S.) Crime-Times.org Free full-text newsletter linking brain dysfunction to disordered/Criminal/Psychopathic behavior Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. JUSTNET: Justice Technology Information Network This site provides support, research findings, and technological expertise to help State and local law enforcement and corrections personnel. The National Center for Victims of Crime NYPD Precinct Crime Statistics School Survey on Crime & Safety Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime White House Crime Report Compendium of the latest federal crime statistics compiled by the White House. DEMOGRAPHICSColumbia Gazetteer of the World National Center for Children in Poverty State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 1997-98 EDUCATIONDirectory of U.S. Higher Education Institutions History of Education in the United States Journal of Statistics Education National Center for Education Statistics The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. School Match Provides information about public and private elementary and secondary schools. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication. ELECTIONNew York City LevelVoter Information Provides information about NYC candidates and campaign funding http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us New York City Board of Elections website. Provides information on candidates, voter registration data and statistics. http://www.elections.state.ny.us/portal/page?_pageid=35,1,35_8617&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL New York State Board of Elections web site links to NYC BOE web site. http://www.nyc.gov/html/vac/html/home/home.shtml Voter Assistance Commission site provides information on voter registration. Special feature allows you to search for elected officials by address. Also provides an interactive map of the surrounding area to identify schools, local emergency services, wi-fi hotspots, etc. New York State Levelhttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/NY.phtml Provides information on candidate status, campaign funds, includes some commentary on candidates' campaign platform and links to candidates' web sites. http://www.citizensunion.org/vd.shtml Self purported non-partisan watchdog citizen group with the goal of promoting good government. Provides commentary on statewide candidates but not for Federal or Judiciary offices. Also includes salary figures for each office. http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11372.xml Frequently cited by journalists, public officials and researchers, the independent Quinnipiac University Poll regularly surveys residents in Connecticut, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and nationwide about political races, state and national elections, and issues of public concern, such as schools, taxes, transportation, municipal services, and the environment. http://www.factcheck.org/ The Annenburg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Poicy center of the University of Pennsylvania. It monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings. http://activote.ontheissues.org/AVA/ny.htm Acti Vote America is a non partisan organization whose mission is to educate adults, new citizens and children in our country about the function and process of government; provides resources for learning about political candidates. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/?ref=google Provides link to latest candidate headlines, election analysis for Senate, House and Gubernatorial races. http://www.elections.state.ny.us/portal/page?_pageid=35,1,35_8617&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL New York State Board of Elections web site. Contains links to NYC BOE web site as well. http://www.issues2000.org/states/ny.htm Provides information on New York politicians stand on the issues for the Governor, Senate and House races. http://www.nytimes.com/ref/washington/2006ELECTIONGUIDE.html Interactive map provides up to date information on the New York Primary Elections for the Senate, Gubernatorial and House races. http://www.uselections.com/ny/ny.htm USElections.com is a non-partisan web site politics from presidential elections to current blogs and news. Information on federal, state and local representatives, voter information / registration procedures, FEC records, campaign finance updates and more is also provided. http://www.politics1.com/ny.htm A complete directory of New York candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources. http://www.rollcall.com | http://www.rollcall.com/electionmap/NY.html Roll Call newspaper is widely regarded as the leading publication for Congressional news and information. Includes an interactive map including election analysis. Federal Levelhttp://www.theaapc.org Potential sources for political consultants http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/politics/election.htm Info USA's link to online election resources http://www.fec.gov Information on federal level campaign contribution. http://www.opensecrets.org Tracks the influence of special interest groups through analysis of the federal elections database. ENTERTAINMENTShobizdata.com Covers film, games, TV, music, etc. ENVIRONMENTCenter for the Environment — Cornell University Earth Island Institute: Conservation, Preservation, Restoration Environment Economics This blog is dedicated to the dissemination of economists' views on current environmental and natural resource issues. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration Water Environment Research Foundation FEDERAL GOVERNMENTFederal Register The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. Fedstats.gov FedStats provides easy access to statistics and information produced by more than 100 US Federal Government agencies. FedWorld.gov Online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government. This service assisted agencies and the public in electronically locating Federal Government information, both information housed within the NTIS repository and outside of NTIS. FIRSTGOV.gov The official web portal of the U.S. government. Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites U.S. Government Printing Office White House Official White House site presents issue positions, news, Cabinet, appointments, offices and major speeches. FILMFilmWeek Transcripts Weekly transcripts (MS Word) of Larry Mantle movie reviews. The Film Journal An online film quarterly that encourages and engages passionate and informed criticism of classic and contemporary world cinema. Film Music Magazine Online leading trade magazine for the film, television and multimedia music business. Film Reviews and Film Criticism Resources (U.C. Berkeley) Film Reviews and Film Studies (University of Maryland) This guide lists resources for locating reviews of historical and contemporary films and resources for locating material in film studies. Film Scouts Screens independent films and mainstream film trailers. Also includes film reviews, interviews, and articles. The Greatest Films This site includes interpretive and detailed plot synopses, review commentary, an unparalleled wealth of film reference material, and historical background for hundreds of classic Hollywood/American and other English-language films in the last century. Journal of Religion and Film Online full-text articles International Latino Film Festival Reel Film Reviews Reviews by Online Film Critics Society member David Nusair. Tookey's Film Guide This source covers from 1902, to the latest releases. GRANTS AND FUNDINGFoundation Center Tutorials and guides on getting funding Researching and Identifying Grant-Making Organizations and Foundations HEALTH AND MEDICINEAmerican Public Health Association Antiqua Medicina: From Homer to Vesalius Center for Disease Control and Prevention Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics Go Ask Alice! Columbia University The health question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia's University's Health Promotion Program - a division of Health Services at Columbia. Intelihealth This site includes a medical dictionary, a database of medication information, a database of disease/condition profiles and other features. Martindale's The Reference Desk - Health Science Guide MMWR — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report National Center for Health Statistics National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Nutrition.gov A new federal resource providing accurate scientific information on nutrition and dietary guidance for the public. SAMHSA Statistical Data Includes Mental Health and Substance Use/Abuse, Treatment Services System and its Utilization, etc. The following sources are provided free through the National Institute of Health's National Library of Medicine. MEDLINE/PubMed This search engine retrieves citations from the MEDLINE database which provides over 14 million references dating back to 1953. MEDLINE Plus Provides health information for patients and the public in easy-to-read language ClinicalTrials.gov Provides patients, family members, and members of the public current information about clinical research studies. AIDSinfo Provides information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and treatment DIRLINE Information (i.e., names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.) on 14,000 resources including national health/biomedical information resources and groups with other special interests. Toxicology and Environment Health Information This site includes access to resources produced by the National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services Division and other government agencies and organization. Included are links to databases, bibliographies, tutorials, etc. INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTEuropa — Gateway to the European Union Foreign Embassies of Washington, D.C. International Documents A listing by country name of links to official government sites. United Nations Current information by and about the UN. This site contains links to many full-text documents, databases, e-journals, maps and geographic information. United Nations Development Programs The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources Provides international government information at all levels. JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONSAmerican Press Institute (API) Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma Investigative Reporters and Editors Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF) — Reporters Without Borders Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) LAWLawguru.com - Legal Research Page Martindale-Hubbard Lawyer Locator Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research This page illustrates the use of searchable legal indexes on the World Wide Web. Only specifically legal indexes in the U.S. are included. LITERATURE (ANTHOLOGIES)Bartleby.com: Great Books Online Full-text short stories and poetry. Available Free. The Children's Literature Web Guide Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. Electronic Literature Organization To facilitate and promote the writing, publishing, and reading of literature in electronic media. Electronic Literature Directory Provides an extensive database of listings for electronic works, their authors, and their publishers. Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Digitized full-text versions of short stories, biographies, and other literary works. Literary Resources on the Net A collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with English and American literature. Online Literature Library A small, but easily-navigated selection of online etexts from English literature. PAL: Perspectives in American Literature — A Research and Reference Guide — An Ongoing Project A research and reference guide to various literary periods and authors in American Literature. Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of free electronic books. MAPSAmerican Memory Maps Collection Historical map collection hosted by the Library of Congress. Atlapedia.com Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. Boundaries (Formation) of the Contiguous United States Animated map GEOnet Names Server Updated monthly, this resource provides access to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' (US BGN) database of foreign geographic feature names. How far is it? Courtesy of Indo.com, this service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). Mapblast Windows Live Local powered by Virtual Earth combines mapping and local search to put the answers to your search questions in a geographical context. Maps & Geography (National Geographic) Maps On Us Similar to Mapquest, but features turn-by-turn maps. Multi-maps.com Multimap is Europe's leading provider of mapping and location-based services. Odden's Bookmarks, "The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping" MUSICClassical Net Features more than 3500 CD/SACD/DVD/Book reviews, as well as 6000 files and over 4000 links to other classical music web sites. WorldWide Internet Music Resources NEW YORK CITY GOVERNMENThttp://www.nyc.gov The official Web site of New York City http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/jump/acris.shtml New York Department of Finance, provides link to Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) an online database of property records from 1966 to present. Links to agencies financial reports. http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/html/fd/fdpage.shtml Conflict of Interest Board of NYC. Provides up to date legal information on financial disclosure. Provides a list of contacts for financial reports at each agency. http://search.citylaw.org/ The Center for New York City Law database providing a library of cases decided by New York City Agencies. Recent published case law opinions are also presented. http://www.nyccouncil.info/ New York City Council Web site provides access to NYC Council Members' bios and information on laws introduced and passed since 1990. http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/ New York City's Independent Budget Office provides a directory of IBO staff and bios, job listing, latest annual report, tax receipts, and press releases. http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/orgchart/org_chart.html New York City Organizational Chart. http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/ New York City Office of the Comptroller. Publishes a yearly guide for Gay and Lesbian resources. http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygience. Provides health information and reports for NYC neighborhoods. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/home.html NYC Department of Transportation NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENThttp://www.ny.gov Official web site of the state of New York http://www.qualitycommunities.org/index.asp The Quality Communities Clearinghouse Web Site has been created in response to requests by local governments, community organizations, businesses and citizens to consolidate and organize those state agency services which support the development of Quality Communities. http://www.nysegov.com/citguide.cfm?context=citguide&content=munibyalpha Gateway to local government web sites http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/ Provides audit reports of New York City Agencies http://www.nysstatistics.org/yearbook/index.html The New York State Statistical Yearbook provides statistics concerning the State’s economic, social, cultural and physical health. An annotated directory of New York State government agencies with phone numbers is included. Voter registration and vote count statistics by county are given. http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/ Trial and Appellate Courts http://assembly.state.ny.us/ The Official Web site of the New York State Assembly http://assembly.state.ny.us/Reports/WAM/2006Yellow/ The Yellow Book published by the Assembly provides the members of the Committee, the Assembly and the public with an overview of the fiscal and policy proposals made by the Governor. NEWSAJR — American Journalism Review CNN (updated throughout the day) MSNBC (updated throughout the day) NEWSPAPERSNewslink Offers links to newspapers, broadcaster, magazines and joblink advertising. NewsVoyager.com Links to U.S. daily and weekly newspaper home pages and sections, Canadian and international daily newspapers, newspaper groups, associations and other media organizations. PUBLIC OPINIONGuide to Published Public Opinion Statistics National Council on Public Polls — 20 Questions a Journalist Should Ask about Poll Results Odum Institute for Research in Social Science — Public Opinion Poll Question Database PollingReport.com — Public Opinion Online An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion. Public Opinion Surveys List of links to sites with public opinion polls or surveys. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATIONThe Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology DOE Information Bridge This site provides over 500 databases and Web sites containing information and resources pertaining to science and technology - with an emphasis on the physical sciences - of interest to the Department of Energy. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory NTIS Library The online counterpart to the NTIS database covering the years 1990 forward. SPEECHESHistory Channel Provides audio and text for important speeches Speech Resources This site identifies print and online sources for speeches Vital Speeches of the Day Source for speeches on current issues and social trends in the U.S. Covers 1934- STATE GOVERNMENTFindLaw A state-by-state listing of legal information on the Internet State and Local Government on the Net State and Local Governments Library of Congress Web site listing state and local government information. State and Local Government Offices State Government and Politics A comprehensive guide to state information on the Internet State Government Finances A comprehensive summary of annual survey findings for state governments. State Government Tax Collections This report provides a summary of taxes collected by state for up to 25 tax categories. STATISTICSBureau of Transportation Statistics Eurostat The Statistical Office of the European Communities Federal Reserve Board Statistical releases and historical data. Fire Statistics This page contains statistics on fires that occur in the United States and analytical and topical reports that describe the national fire problem. Global Internet Statistics Statistics on the global use of the Internet, language by language. HIV/AIDS Statistics Statistics and information about HIV and AIDS in the USA, UK, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Caribbean. NTSB Aviation Accident Statistics National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) The National Center for Charitable Statistics is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Office of Immigration Statistics Statistical Abstract of the United States Storm Prediction Center Monthly Tornado Statistics USA Statistics in Brief Statistical overview USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System United Nations Statistics Division WEATHER |
