Outline
of American History Biographies
The biographies included in the hypertext book about American
History.
Science
/ Mathematics Biographies and History
Combines links to biographies and history related to science
and mathematics.
WIC Biography
Index
Links to biographical information about various "women of
accomlishment". Created by the Women's International Center.
Genealogy
Websites
Behind the Name
Focus is the origins of common first names, plus other interesting
facts associated with the name, such as famous people with that
name. Includes sections on: Sources of First Names, Languages
Referred to in this Site, Common Elements in First Names, and
The Top Fifty Names. Includes many countries and cultures of
the world.
Eponym: The Meaning
or Origin of People's Names
An extremely detailed and thorough website which provides
for research into the meanings and origins of human names.
Family History Research &
Fine Heraldic Art (From Infokey)
Search for the origins of your surname.
Family Search
Access to the large databases of the Church of Jesus Christ
of the Latter Day Saints is provided here.
GenWeb Project
"A group of volunteers working together to provide Internet
websites for genealogical research in every county and every
state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and
fully committed to free access for everyone."
Greek Mythology
Find out the relationships between the Greek gods, including
stories of their lives, and their Roman/Latin names.
Heraldica
This site contains a variety of information on heraldry
and related topics, in the form of texts, images and links.
RootsWeb
Genealogical Data
A set of links to search engines and databases for genealogical
data. See their RootsWeb
Surname List (RSL) for lists of names.
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Dictionaries,
Thesauruses
See these sub-sections:
General
Dictionaries | Specialized
Dictionaries | Foreign
Languages
General
Dictionaries
Cambridge Dictionaries
online ©
Three different Cambridge dictionaries may be searched from
this site: International Dictionary of English, Dictionary
of American English, and the Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionaries
and Languages
A handy collection of online dictionaries and other similar
resources to aid you in your research and writing! Includes dictionaries
for foreign languages as well!
Specialized
Dictionaries
a.k.a. (Author
Pseudonyms)
Here is where you go to find out the real name of an author
who is using an alias (pseudonym). As of 9/26/01 there were 10,982
entries (3,924 'real' + 7,058 'pseudo') listed.
The American Heritage®
Book of English Usage
A source of information on "grammar, style, diction, word
formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms."
Artlex Dictionary of Visual
Terms
Find out about terms and words used in the art world, including
"definitions of more than 3,100 terms here, along with numerous
illustrations, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links
to other resources on the Web."
A
Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms
Here are a few American Sign Language terms to help those
of you who are trying to communicate with a person who signs,
but does not hear. Also included is the basic alphabet and numbers
1-10.
Connected Thesaurus (Lexical
FreeNet)
"Allows you to search for relationships between words, concepts,
and people. It is a combination thesaurus, rhyming dictionary,
pun generator, and concept navigator." Fun to play with: Includes
related word browsing links.
A Dictionary
of Units of Measurement
Helpful for converting units of measurement.
Dictionary
Links (I Love-Languages Page)
Dictionaries dealing with specific subjects and areas of interest
are listed and linked here, as well as general dictionaries.
The
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hypertext Ed.
"This classic work of reference - described as a browser's joy
- has been in popular demand since 1870. The Dictionary is extensively
cross referenced, lending itself ideally, to the hypertext environment.
This First Hypertext Edition is taken from Dr. Brewer's substantially
revised and extended edition of 1894."
The
Nonverbal Dictionary
defines the meanings of gestures, signs and body language
cues. Explains how people communicate with their body movements
and expressions. "From Adam's-Apple-Jump to Zygomatic Smile"
OneLook Dictionaries
Searches various specialized dictionaries, and then organizes
their results, so that the user can choose the context in which
the word is to be defined.
Online
Ballet Dictionary
Explains "170 terms from the Technical Manual and Dictionary
of Classical Ballet."
Online Dictionary of
the Social Sciences
"This social science dictionary has 1000 entries covering
the disciplines of sociology, criminology, political science and
women's study with a commitment to Canadian examples and events
and names.... a product of Athabasca University and ICAAP."
ODLIS: Online
Dictionary of Library and Information Science
This resource helps answer those nagging questions all librarians
have from time-to-time, when they read or hear special words and
terminology used by our profession, such as: authority control,
bibliometrics, bowdlerize, colophon, deckle edge, etc.
The Oxford English Dictionary
Check on the historical development and uses of a defined
word in the English language.
A
Web of Online Dictionaries
Hosts an English language dictionary and links to numerous
dictionaries for languages of thre world. Scroll down the page
to access the many links.
Roget's
Thesaurus Search Form
An online, searchable version of Roget's Thesaurus, a recently
updated version, which will find synonyms very quickly, and allow
you to link to different major sections with ease.
Word-Online
General Language Dictionaries
WORD-ONLINE contains links to general language dictionaries
that available free in the WWW or the Gopher. In WORD-ONLINE You
will find monolingual dictionaries like the Webster's or bilingual
like Finnish - English Dictionary or even multilingual dictionaries.
The Wordsmyth English
Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT)
A full dictionary and a complete thesaurus, integrated into
one work; you only need to look up a word once, with hyperlinks
to synonyms, and similar or related words available where appropriate.
WWWebster Dictionary
An excellent hypertext, online dictionary, offered by the
Merriam-Webster Company, a well known publisher of reference books.
what?is.com
Specialized dictionary on Information Technology, and explains
the meaning of words, but also includes concepts and phrases.
Foreign
Language Dictionaries
Chinese-English
Dictionary
"Provides a searchable interface.... by Chinese (using either
the Big5, or GB encodings), pinyin, or English."
Dictionary of Spanish
Translate words to-and-from English and Spanish.
Hmong-English
Dictionary
An online dictionary which translates common Hmong words
to English. Arranged alphabetically, by the Hmong word. Click
on the word, and have it translated to English.
Spanish-English
On-line Dictionary
Translate (with definitions provided) from English to Spanish.
This is part of Travlang's
Translating Dictionaries, which has dictionaries for
many languages.
WordReference.com Online
German, Spanish, French and Italian Dictionaries
A dictionary publisher provides dictionaries from several
of the world's languages. Translates both directions.
Latin Dictionary
Resources
English-Latin
Word Search
Search for Latin words and their meanings in this searcher
from Project Perseus, which specializes in classical languages
and texts.
Latin
Dictionary and Grammar Aid
See the "Latin Wordlist and Grammar Aid" section, down near
the middle of the page, for help in translating from Latin.
Latin
Language and Literature
Links to dictionaries and other aids to learning and translating
from the Latin language.
Latin
Phrases Used In English
Phrases in latin, with translations into English, filed
alphabetically.
Search
for Latin dictionary entries in Latin!
Search for Latin words and their meanings in another searcher
from Project Perseus, which specializes in classical languages
and texts.
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Encyclopedias,
General and Specialized
General
Encyclopedias
Columbia Encyclopedia
Contains "nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half
million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000
hypertext cross-references."
Encarta Encyclopedia (Free
Version)
This is a scaled down version of the commercial version, but
still worth checking if you don't have access to a full version.
Funk and Wagnalls
In addition to the encyclopedia, this reference site includes
a dictionary, thesaurus, world atlas, animal book, media gallery
(with images, speeches, sound bites), and news sections.
Infoplease
Encyclopedia and Dictionary
A combined small encyclopedia and dictionary.
Hutchinson's
Encyclopaedia
A handy encyclopedia that even includes a section with several
dictionaries. Browse by the alphabetical index, or search by keyword.
Nicely illustrated with drawings and photos.
Specialized
Encyclopedias
Art
| History, Law & Social Science
| Religion & Mythology |
Science | Technology
Art
Artcyclopedia
Offers "a comprehensive index of every artist represented
at hundreds of museum sites, image archives....have now indexed
700 leading arts sites, and offer more than 24,000 links directly
to an estimated 80,000 works by 7,000 different artists." Search
or browse by movement, medium, name of artist, nationality,
etc.
Encyclopedia of Graphic
Symbols
"Symbols.Com contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged
into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In
1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly
discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth
teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti."
History,
Law & Social Science
Encyclopaedia
of British History
A wonderful historical encyclopedia created in Great Britain,
and made freely available on the Web by Spartacus Publishing
Company.
Encyclopedia
of the Celts
The goal of this work is to "give the reader access to a
fragment of the contents of some of the greater and lesser know
works of Celtic Literature; including works of mythology, legend,
fiction and history."
Internet Encyclopedia
of Philosophy
"Articles ... are currently from three sources (1)adaptations
from public domain sources, (2) adaptations of material written
by the editor for classroom purposes, and (3)original contributions
by professional philosophers around the Internet." Includes
timeline, table of contents, and keyword searching.
Legal
Encyclopedia
Nolo Press offers this collection of articles on a wide
variety of legal topics. "Plain-English articles on the legal
topics that affect you most."
Religion
& Mythology
Catholic
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia related to matters involving the Catholic
religion. This is a broad area, with much historical and biographical
information about many, many related things.
Encyclopedia
Mythica
An on-line encyclopedia about mythology, folklore, legends,
and more...
Science
The PLANTS Database
Encyclopedic in scope, includes names, checklists, automated
tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional
data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant
materials information, plant links, references, and other plant
information.
Technology
(Mostly Computer-related)
Webopedia
An online encyclopedia that covers technology and all things
related to computer technology and the Web. Very thorough and
complete, with links back and forth between many concepts and
topics.
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Glossaries
Abbreviations
and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
When you hear people use strings of letters (acronyms) when
referring the government, such as "ARPA", do you wonder what they
stand for? This page shows what they stand for and link to the
government agency.
Acronym Search
- The ultimate acronym tool
When you hear people use strings of letters (acronyms) when
referring to something, such as "CIA", do you wonder what they
stand for? This page tells you some of the possible meanings.
Asia
Reference
Explains terms used with the study of Asia. "Features a growing
general glossary of terms covering Economics, Business, Politics,
Arts, and Religion... currently lists more than a thousand terms
with a particular strength in the Arts and Religion."
Financial Terms
Glossary (Yahoo!)
Find out the meaning of terms related to investing, such as
stocks, bonds and commodities. At the top of the page, click on
the first letter of the term you want explained.
Glossary
of Grammatical Terms
Concise chart of common grammar terms, with Latin meanings
as well.
Glossary
of Internet Terms
Find out the meaning of words and phrases related to the Internet.
Provided by Matisse Enzer, Internet expert.
Hypertextual
Finance Glossary
"Over 6,000 Entries, More than 16,000 Hyperlinks, The largest
financial glossary on the Internet. Developed as a result of teaching
Global Financial Management at both Duke University and the University
of Chicago."
Glossary
of Literary Terms
Unique terms and phrases are used to describe literature,
its styles, movements, traditions, and conventions. It is helpful
to know the meaning and use of the specialized language commonly
used in the fields of literary analysis and criticism.
Sports
Glossaries
Use glossaries to four popular sports: soccer, ice hocky,
football and basketball. Simply click on a name of the sport for
definitions of terms and phrases.
Twists, Slugs
and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
Explains the slang used in hard-boiled detective novels and
films.
The
World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server
This is a list of (mostly) acronyms (abbreviations constructed
from the first letters of the words of a phrase), not a dictionary
or encyclopedia. For example, if you want to know that ALANON
stands for, you can find out by searching here.
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Government
Information
FirstGov
The only official U.S. Government portal to 30 million pages
of government information, services, and online transactions;
it offers "a powerful search engine that searches every word of
every U.S. government document in a quarter of a second or less."
Browse according the subject of information you desire.
Info USA
Information about many agencies and departments of the U.S.
government, produced and maintained by the U.S. Department of
State. Created for foreign audiences seeking information
about American society, political processes, official U.S. policies
and culture, but useful for all as an accurate source of data
and information.
Ben's Guide
to American Government for Kids (Grades 9-12)
Find out here about the various agencies and services of the
U.S. Government. The guide provides learning tools for K-12 students,
parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our
government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO
Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their
civic responsibilities.
Congressional
Glossary (C-SPAN)
Are you wondering about the meaning of some of the terminology
associated with the U.S. Congress? This glossary allows you to
click on any term used in Congress to see its definition.
Historical
United States Census Data Browser
The data presented here describe the people and the economy
of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960. Data is
accessible and organized into decades for most of the time periods.
States and Capitals (50states.com)
Look here to find out about the states of the U.S and their
capitals.
US Census Bureau
The provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the
people and economy of the United States.
Handbooks
and Guidebooks
All Music Guide
Explains the different styles of popular music, from bluegrass
and country to gospel and rock. Includes essays and background
information on the styles, performers and other aspects of popular
music. Includes a glossary, discographies, and "music maps" which
trace the development of various styles, with a nice "decades"
listing section.
- American &
English Poetry: 1250–1920
This superb poetry site (at Bartleby.Com) contains five separate
collections of poetry: 1)The Oxford Book of English Verse; 2) Yale
Book of American Verse; 3) Modern British Poetry; Modern American
Poetry; 4) Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th C.; and 5)
The Golden Treasury. The collections may be searched by keyword,
and browsed via: Indexes to Poems: Chronologic, Author, Title, First
Line.
- American
Verse Project- Texts
The American Verse Project is a collaborative project between
the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative (HTI) and
the University of Michigan Press, is assembling an electronic archive
of volumes of American verse prior to 1920.
American
FactFinder
General information about the American people gathered by
the U.S. Census Bureau.
AnyWho
Phone, fax, e-mail addresses are searched for here. Special
sections are available on toll-free numbers.
The Aria
Database
"Information about opera and operatic arias. Besides providing
basic information about each aria, the Database includes translations
for many arias and aria texts for those that are not affected
by copyright restrictions."
AwardWeb:
Collections of Literary Award Information
Lists of science fiction literary award winners. "The emphasis
is science fiction awards, but you'll find other literary awards
as well."
Baseball
Basics: Major League Baseball
The rules of the game as played by Major League Baseball teams.
BookBrowse
"A site dedicated to reading, which offers fiction reading
lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, author information and
much more."
CIA
Homepage for Kids
History, Geography, and the World Factbook presented by the
U.S. Central Intellihence Agency, designed especially for kids!
The
CIA World Factbook
Wide variety of information about countries of the world,
including maps, prepared by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
CNN Travel
Guide
Maps, city guides, travel directions and much more travel
information is offered here by CNN.
Cagle's Professional
Cartoonists Index
A very large, well-organized and indexed collection of editorial
cartoons.
Calendar
Conversions
There are many different calendars in use. This converter
converts one into another.
California
Energy Commission Appliance Efficiency Database
Energy effiency ratings for some common appliances are available
here.
Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
If you want to know who the top government officials are in
any country of the world, please look at this page. It is offered
by the CIA!
Cliché Finder
Looking for a "well worn phrase"? "Over 3,300 clichés indexed!"
Consumer Search
Product Reviews
Find evaluations and reviews of commonly used or purchased
consumer goods. Includes review categories such as Electronics,
Computers, Sports & Leisure, Office, etc.
Ethnologue: Languages
of the World
Find information about the 6,800 main languages plus 41,000
alternate names and dialects languages by the many peoples of
the world, organized by maps and charts, with descriptions and
other helpful data.
Free E-Mail Providers Guide
This seevice "allows you to quickly search our extensive listings
of over 1400 free email providers in more than 85 countries to
easily find the Free Email Provider that has all of the features
you want and is perfect for you."
A Glossary
of Literary Terms and A
Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
"This book contains definitions and examples of more than
sixty traditional rhetorical devices, all of which can still be
useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment
of your writing."
The Greatest Films
Offers interpretive, descriptive review commentary and
historical background, a wealth of film reference material (including
a complete Academy Awards History and Film History - by decade),
and hundreds of colorful, vintage film poster reproductions for
some of the best Hollywood and American classic films in the last
century.
How Stuff
Works
Explains in detail what makes a wide variety of things function,
from air conditioners to jake brakes to tattoos.
How things get done (eHow.com)
Explains how to do things, and where to buy what you need
to do it with.
Internet 800 Directory
Directory of free toll free, 800 and 888 listings of businesses
by company, number and type of industry, regardless of long distance
carrier. Yellow page advertising, Web pages and banners available.
Periodic
Table of the Elements
Find information about the elelemnts that make up our physical
world. Very basic and simple.
The PLANTS Database
Includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification
information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information,
plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information,
plant links, references, and other plant information.
Go up to the top of the page
Princeton College Review
Online version of the famous guide to colleges. Lots of basic
information available here related to colleges.
- Representative
Poetry Online
Excellent collection of the great poets of the English language,
courtesy of Ian Lancashire. Poetry has been selected with editorial
comments by members of the Department of English at the University
of Toronto from 1912 to 1996. Included is an extensive collection
of criticism, both in verse and prose forms. The works are indexed
by poet, title, date, keyword and first line.
Robert's
Rules of Order Revised
The copyright on the original 1915 version has expired. However,
the modifications and enhancements to this work are Copyright
© 1996 Constitution Society.
RxList - The Internet Drug
Index
Search for information about common prescribed drugs here.
Social
Security Handbook
This is "a readable, easy to understand resource for the very
complex Social Security programs and services.... [which are]
so complex it is impossible to include information about every
topic... the most common and helpful information."
Stock
Market Fact Book (NYSE)
"The Fact Book delivers the year in review. Read about trends,
market performance, the global marketplace and the happenings
of our listed companies."
Tax Statistics
Information about the financial composition of individuals,
business taxpayers, tax exempt organizations and more. Provided
by the Internal revenue Service.
TV Guide Online
TV show listings, and some reviews as well. See the section
"TV Listings" for the program schedules in your area.
TV Program Guides (Local):
AT&T
Cable Services: Chico Area
Broadcast
TV: Chico area channels
DISH
TV: Chico Area
Telephone Directories
An index of online phone books, with links to Yellow Pages,
White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and Fax Listings
from over 150 countries all around the world.
Toll Free: The Internet
800 Directory
Search this database for toll-free phone numbers according
to the subject or service that you are interested in. Allows you
to narrow down to a single state.
The
Tree of Life
"A collection of over 1,380 World Wide Web pages containing
information about the diversity of life, authored by biologists
from around the world. Each page contains information about one
group of organisms."
World Flag Database
In addition to flags, "There are over 260 pages on countries
and international organizations. Each page contains basic information
on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area,
population, currency, languages, and religions."
The
ZIP Code Look-Up and City/State/ZIP Code Association
If you need to look up a ZIP Code, the USPS has the answers.
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Maps,
Gazetteers and Geography
Click
to see our special section on Gazetteers
below.
Altapedia Online
"Contains full color physical and political maps as well as
key facts and statistics on countries of the world."
Atlas
Maps - The National Atlas of the United States of America
The National Atlas of the United StatesTM is intended to provide
a comprehensive, map-like view into the enormous wealth of data
collected by the Federal Government.
Dangerous
Places (Pelton's)
Offers extensive travel and tourist information about the
most dangerous countries of the world that people might want to
visit. Includes background on the reasons for the danger (conflict)
and the major "players" that make it so.
The Fascinating
World of Maps and Mapping
This is a very handy place to find maps of places of the world.
It has many, many other mapping resources as well! Browse the
index to find the information you need. Their Gazetteer
section is quite extensive, covering the entire world.
Historical
Map Web Sites
Collection of links to maps of places in earlier times. Provided
by The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
How far is it?
"Finds the latitude and longitude of two places, and then
calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also
provides a map showing the two places."
Interactive Map
Atlas
Collection of maps of the world's countries. Also includes
a geography glossary, time zones, travel statistics, and other
such data.
Maps
and References
"The maps which are listed are categorized by geographical
region although there are a couple of thematic categories such
as Interactive Maps which both highlights the potential of the
WWW and are also fun to use."
Map
Collection at Perry-Castaneda
Many maps from countries around the world are available here,
at this excellent online map collection. Maps are organized by
continent, and then by country. World
maps are also available, and this
one is very detailed and expandable.
Map
Machine (National Geographic)
Some maps from the world famous National Geographic organization.
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographical information for the United States is offered
here. See and browse their new section: USGS Information
by State for information on Earthquakes, Floods, Maps,
Public Health, Volcanoes and other similar/realted topics.
Gazetteers
There are many types of gazetteers, and a number of the various
types are linked below. Take a look at them!
U.S. Gazetteer
Find geographic facts about places in the U.S.
The World Gazetteer
Offers current population figures for cities, towns and
places of all countries.
Other
Typical Gazetteers
Alexandria
Digital Library Gazetteer Server
Getty
Thesaurus of Geographic Names(Research at the Getty)
The
Global Gazetteer: 4 million places on file
World
Gazetteer: population figures for cities, towns and places
Bill
Thayer's Gazetteer of Europe
Astronomical
Gazetteers
The
Galactic Gazetteer
Planetary
Nomenclature Introduction
Historical
Gazetteers
A
Roman Gazetteer
Gazetteer
to Locations in The Political Graveyard
Mythology
Gazetteers
A
Gazetteer of Arthurian Sites
The
Gazetteer of Mysterious Britain
Fantasy
Gazetteers
The
Mystara Gazetteer
Geography
Learning Resources
National
Mapping Program Teaching Packets
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Quotations
Conversations
With History
Choose your own quotations from these interviews and conversations
with famous people of our times.
Creative Quotations
to Inspire Creative Thinking
Provides thousands of quotations, organized and searchable
by various arrangements (e.g., month, day, theme, famous person.)
From Doug
Turner, The Quotations Server
Simply enter your search text in the box, and the results
will be displayed in a list.
Quotations
About Libraries and Librarians
A subject guide to topical quotations about libraries and
librarians.
The Quotations
Page
Lots of quotations are available here, including the Quote
of the Day. Each day a quotation is selected and made available
by the click of your mouse. If you want more quotes, try the Random
Quotations Page, which chooses new quotes every time you load
it.
quoteland.com
Quotations on many topics, by many authors, and in many possible
fashions.
Douglass Archives
of American Public Address
Search for the texts of many famous speeches and addresses.
Find quotations too.
WebElements
Periodic Table
The Preiodic Tabel of the Elements includes basic information
about the chemical elements of the scientic world.
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Statistics
2006
World Population Data
"...contains the latest population estimates, projections,
and other key indicators for 200 countries, including births,
deaths, natural increase, infant mortality, total fertility, life
expectancy, urban population, HIV/AIDS prevalence, contraceptive
use, GNI PPP per capita, land area, and population per square
mile.
Adherents.com
"A growing collection of over 40,000 adherent statistics and
religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent
statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions,
churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes,
cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc."
Baseball:
Major League Baseball Historical Stats
Check the statistics of any and all professional baseball
players.
Encyclopedia of ED Stats
"Brings together data from several NCES sources including:
The Condition of Education (click here for 2001 edition), The
Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics...
find information by searching documents through their table of
contents."
Fedstats
Offers a "full range of official statistical information available
to the public from the Federal Government; track economic
and population trends, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign
trade, energy use, farm production, and more; collected and published
by more than 70 Federal agencies." Or, go directly to their: Statistical
Reference Shelf: Published collections of statistics
available online including the Statistical Abstract of the United
States.
InfoNation
This is "an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you
to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the
Member States of the United Nations.... Statistics and indicators
are provided by the United Nations Statistics Division from the
World Statistics Pocketbook, Statistical Yearbook and Demographic
Yearbook 1995, except languages."
Public Agenda
A great deal of statistical information on various current
issues is available here. "Drawing on its research, Public Agenda
prepares a broad array of educational materials that help explain
policy issues to the public in a balanced and easy-to-understand
way. Citizens can use this information to weigh various choices
and make educated decisions."
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
Find the mots frequently requested statistics about the United
States here. Collected and provided by the U.S. Census.
Statistical
Resources on the Web
A statistics "gateway" site that organizes the most useful
Web sites according to the type of statistics offered there. Compiled
by the University of Michigan Library.
Statistics Every
Writer Should Know
Check this place out so that you will be able to tell if someone
is "lying with statistics."
Other
General References & Collections