Facts on the Web

[Before You Begin] [Economic Statistics] 

[Educational Statistics] [Government Resources] 

 [International Politics] [Media Resources] [Phone Books]

 [Public Health Statistics] [The Internet Public Library] [Webicons]

Before You Begin

• Health Guide USA - A comprehensive directory of online public and general health resources

• Hyper-Searching the Web - From Scientific American, general advice on searching the web

• WebFerret - Free download; searches multiple search engines, producing a large database on your topic that can be saved.

The Fact Checker's Bible

by Smith (2004)

Article Databases

• Oberon's Website with access to many free article databases

• LibWeb - Access libraries from 100 countries

• From LookSmart, FindArticles.com

• MedBioWorld with 25,000 links; access medical journals

Economic Statistics/Business Information

• Better Business Bureau Wise Giving site - How much does your favorite charity keep?

• Bureau of Health Professions - Statistics about health professionals; current nursing statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Extensive information about occupations in the U.S.

• Census Bureau business statistics

• Consumer Action Website - Links to state, county, and city consumer offices, from the Federal Consumer Information Center

• Corporate Information - Financial and industry information across the world.  Requires free registration; search by company, industry, or country

• FinFacts Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2001

• MacRAE'S BLUE BOOK - An on-line directory of American and Canadian businesses

• Small Business Administration - Federal help for starting a business

• State Departments of Insurance

• US Chambers of Commerce

Educational Statistics

• Encyclopedia of ED Stats - From the National Center for Education Statistics, a searchable database for education

Government/International Resources

     International

• Amnesty International

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• United Nations

• World Fact Book - Offers data about each country, from the Central Intelligence Agency

• World Statesman - Site devoted to information about countries, including pictures of flags, historic timeline, names of leaders. A comprehensive site, by Ben M. Cahoon

     International Embassies in the U.S.A.

• Embassy Directory

• Australian Embassy

• British Embassy

• Canadian Embassy

• Chinese Embassy

• French Embassy

• German Embassy

• Italian Embassy

• Japanese Embassy

• Mexican Embassy

• Norwegian Embassy

• Russian Embassy

• Swiss Embassy

     UK

• British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service - Key government publications from 1688-1995

     USA

• Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Federal Government

• Access to State Web Sites - From the state of Nevada, a map from which you can find the web sites of state governments

• American Political Science Association

• Blue Pages USA - Gateway to governmental resources, federal, state, or local

• Brookings Institution

• Bureau of Health Professions - Statistics about health professionals; current nursing statistics

• Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Extensive information about occupations in the U.S.

• Carter Center

• Census Department Center - Social, demographic, and economic information

• CensusScope - Census data in charts; very useful site

• Center for Defense Information

• China News Digest

• Congressional Directory - Directory of senators and representatives

• Consumer Information Center 

• Department of Defense (Pentagon)

• Hoover Institute

• Internal Revenue Service

• International Security Network

• Jane's

• Library of Congress - Online catalog

• Military.com - Information from and about all branches of the U.S. military

• National Archives and Records Administration - Federal Register, presidential libraries, records of Congress, and much more

• Rand Corporation

• SciTech Resources - Government resources on science & technology

• SearchSystems.net - Search the public record data bases of state governments; information varies by state but includes jobs, professional licensure, and much more

• Small Business Administration - Federal help for starting a business

• Transitions Online (News of Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union)

• United States Congress

• U. S. Department of State

• The White House

• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

• World Affairs Councils of America

International Politics

• Canadian Foreign Policy

• Foreign Affairs

• Foreign Policy

• Human Rights Quarterly

• International Organization

• International Security

• International Studies Quarterly

• The Nonproliferation Review

• Review of International Studies

• The Washington Quarterly

• World Affairs

• World Policy Journal

• World Politics

Media Resources

• Associated Press

• Boston Globe

• Chicago Tribune

• Concord Monitor

• Drudge Report

• Los Angeles Times

• New York Times

• NewsLink - Search for newspapers world-wide

• NewsMax - Links to multiple international newspapers

• Onlinenewspapers.com - Thousands of newspapers on the web

• Reuters News

• Union Leader (NH)

• UPI Headlines

• U.S. Newspaper Links

• Washington Post

• Worldwide Media Links

Phone Books

• Links to world-wide phone books, including yellow pages, from teldir.com 

• Reverse phone book - Put in the phone number, find out to whom it belongs

Public Health Statistics

• Community Health Status Indicators Project  - From the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.  Allows you to search for health status indicators by county in the U.S.

The Internet Public Library 

• Online Texts Collection - Search from among 15,000 online texts.

• Online Serials - Search from among 3000 online titles    

Webicons - Symbols and abbreviations on the internet

• EmoticonUniverse.com - Directory of emoticons, acronyms, and slang

• NetLingo - Directory of internet terminology

• Original Emoticon Site - The leader in emoticons

• Smileys! Server - Large collection of smiley faces

• Smiles and Emoticons for Effective Communication - Recommended for email communication

• Unofficial Smiley Dictionary - Comprehensive listing of emoticons

• Webopedia - Internet dictionary and reference

[Before You Begin] [Economic Statistics] 

[Educational Statistics] [Government Resources] 

 [International Politics] [Media Resources] [Phone Books]

 [Public Health Statistics] [The Internet Public Library] [Webicons]