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GENERAL

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
A Web of On-Line Dictionaries
-- provides links to many general and specialized on-line dictionaries and thesauri
Electronic Text Collections
Bibliotheque Nationale de France
-- over 35,000 full-text books in French
Electronic Literature Organization
-- a directory of electronic texts, including Internet novels, animated poems and audio versions of standard works
Online Books at University of Pennsylvania
-- a full selection of electronic sources.
Employment and Continuing Education
College Navigator
-- covers nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the U.S.; information on enrollment, tuition and degrees offered (National Center for Educational Statistics)
Graduate School Guide
-- directory of post-baccalaureate educational programs categorized by curriculum and geography
GRE Online
-- website of the Graduate Record Exam
Hoover's Online
-- basic company information and profiles; in-depth information is fee-based
LSAT, GMAT, MCAT
-- graduate and professional school admissions, testing and financing through The Princeton Review
Peterson's Guide
-- on-line version of the definitive print guide to education from kindergarden to post graduate programs in the U.S.
Studyabroad.com
-- sites on summer and full-year study, internships and volunteer work abroad; travel and financial aid also covered
US News & World Report Graduate School Guide
-- graduate school rankings, financial aid, and admissions testing information
Entertainment and Recreation
I, Rearrangement Servant
-- Internet Anagram Server, formerly known as the "Inert Net Grave Near Mars"
IMDb Internet Movie Database
-- includes reviews, plot summaries, cast & credits listings, and ratings for over 100,000 films
Finding People
AT&T AnyWho | Switchboard | World Pages
-- use to find phone numbers, addresses, and E-mail addresses of individuals and businesses
Government
FINDLAW
-- Includes Supreme Court decisions, selected state codes, online law reviews and a search engine focused on legal information
GPO Gateway
-- full-text and bibliographical information from the Government Printing Office
NATO
-- website of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
New York State Government
-- New York State government documents and legislative information
Project Vote Smart
-- keeps track of the voting records of elected representatives
Public Opinion Polls
-- a searchable database of public opinion polls
THOMAS
-- legislative information on the Internet
United Nations
-- website of the United Nations
Health and Wellness
CLIC-on-Helath
-- a web portal with information specific to Rochester health care
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
-- includes over 90,000 citations in areas of alternative systems of medicine, herbal and manual healing, mind/body control, diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes (National Institutes of Health)
Medline
-- access to Medline from 1966 to the present; includes other health science databases as well
Mayo Clinic Health O@sis
-- daily news on diseases, treatments, drugs, diet
Image, Audio and Video Collections
Artifact
--index, searchable from on campus only, of images from the HWS Art Department collection at Houghton House
Getty Images
-- gateway to 12 collections of still images, covering art reproductions and advertising; most require a fee to download
History and Politics Out Loud
-- includes Nixon Watergate tapes, as well as recordings and transcripts of Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and the Warren Commission; search by title, speaker, date, keyword or subject
Legal and Tax Information
FINDLAW
-- Includes Supreme Court decisions, selected state codes, online law reviews and a search engine focused on legal information
Immigration
-- information on immigrating to the United States
IRS Forms and Publications
-- tax forms, instructions, and publications from 1992 - present
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
-- includes a page that provides tax forms and instructions for the current year
University Law Review Project
-- Full-text access to online law reviews and journals
Libraries
Area Libraries
-- links to web pages and catalogs of academic, public, and consortia library stems in the area
Catalogue Collectif de France
-- access to catalogs of over 3,900 French libraries and "centres de documentation"; searchable by instution name and document author, title, publisher and date.
COPAC
-- unified access to some of the largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland
Internet Public Library
-- a virtual library, especially useful for general reference needs
Library of Congress
-- the national library of the United States
Libweb (Library Servers via WWW)
-- currently lists over 1700 pages from libraries in over 70 countries
WWW Virtual Library
-- one of the most authoritative subject directories of scholarly resources on the Internet
Local Interest
Geneva, NY Chamber of Commerce
-- learn more about the city that is home to HWS
HWS Home Page
-- connect to the colleges homepage
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
-- a research institution located in Geneva, NY and affiliated with Cornell University; the mission of the NYSAES is to support New York state's fruit and vegetable industry.
Maps
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
-- excellent online map collection (current, political and historical) from the University of Texas at Austin
Tiger Mapping Service
--a site from the U.S. Census Bureau that is the "Coast to Coast" Digital Map Database"
News
CNN Interactive
-- website of the Cable News Network
Los Angeles Times
-- selected articles from recent issues
Financial Times
--selected daily articles from the Financial Times of London.
Independent Media Center
-- collective of independent media organizations and journalists offering "grassroots, non-corporate coverage" of world news events
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
-- selected articles from recent issues
Vanderbilt TV News Archive
-- searchable index of network television news broadcasts
WWW News Resource Page
-- links to alternative news, e-zines, and media broadcasts
Yahoo Headlines
-- up-to-the-minute news from Reuters, Associated Press, and other wire services
Search Engines
AltaVista | HotBot | Northern Light | Webcrawler | Yahoo
Weather
Weather.com
-- over 1700 U.S. city forecasts and current conditions
Miscellaneous
Acronym Finder
-- contains over 60,000 acronyms/abbreviations; focus is technology, telecommunications and the military, with general topics included
Currency Convertor
-- converts currency between 164 countries; daily rates for the past 7 years also available
Disinformation
-- covers anti-establishment, conspiracy, apocalypse and other counter-culture topics
Guinness Book of World Records
-- search this popular source by keyword
Martindale’s Online Reference Center
-- provides links to more than 5,280 specialized calculators
Quotations Archive
-- search by keyword to find the perfect quote for any occasion or paper

HUMANITIES

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Architectural Studies
Architecture
-- divided into broad topics such as general links, theories, and architecture throughout the centuries
Cyburbia - The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center
-- a directory of resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism and other topics related to the built environment; also contains information about mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups; hosts several interactive message areas (SUNY at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning)
Art
Art History Resources on the Web
—extensive links to all periods, genres of art history.
Art Information on the WWW
—impressive collection of art resources from African to Van Gogh.
Artifact
--index, searchable from on campus only, of images from the HWS Art Department collection at Houghton House
MoMA
-- exhibitions and events at the Museum of Modern Art
Mother of all Art History
-- listings of art history departments, visual and image collections, art museums and exhibits
National Gallery of Art--the Collection
-- tour of the National Gallery includes extensive visual material, tours of shows, searchable database Leonardo, practical info on phones, hours, calendar, shops
National Museum of Women in the Arts
-- covers art by women from all periods and nationalities; includes many reproductions and a virtual tour
WebMuseum, Paris
-- special exhibits, a permanent collection of famous paintings , and links to many other museums
Varo Registry of Women Artists
-- images of works, biography, exhibition lists, artist's statements, e-mail contacts for over 50 living women artists
World Wide Art Resources
-- gateway to all areas of the visual arts
Classics
Bibliotecha Augustana
—(Bibliotecha Graeca, Bibliotecha Latina) full text from earliest period to most recent. Greek texts use very readable Greek font. Superb site!
Classics Archive
-- full text work by various Greco-Roman authors
Diotoma
-- materials for the study of women and gender in the Ancient World
Forum Romanum
—(Corpus Scriptorum Romanorum) full text works in Latin from earliest sources to 18th Century.
IntraText
—Classical Latin texts as well as ecclesiastical writings; somewhat hard to use.   
Perseus Project
-- a digital library of resources for studying ancient Greece and Rome; includes ancient texts and translations, philological tools, maps, an image database, and secondary essays (Tufts University)
Project Libellus
-- collection of untranslated classical Greek and Latin works with commentaries and teaching aids
The Latin Library
—great quantity of Latin texts of all periods, well organized; editing a bit spotty.
Dance
Cyberdance
-- links to over 3500 resources on classical ballet and modern dance
The Dance Net -- Covers African to Zydeco dance, with links to performances, groups and networking opportunities.
Dance Resources at WWAR
--  the dance section of the World Wide Art Resources site
Online Ballet Dictionary -- combines Quicktime movies of dancers demonstrating steps with terms drawn from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet (American Ballet Theater)
Voice of Dance
-- Provides a broad range of movement and dance materials, including reviews and current news and events
Education
Children's Literature Web Guide
-- categorizes Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults; includes book award lists as well as information about movies based on children's books
ECAP /ITG
-- successor website to the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education  
ERIC/AE Test Locator
-- describes over 9,500 achievement, aptitude, personality, attitude, & career/vocational tests  
NCES
-- National Center for Educational Statistics site with statistics, studies, reports, and periodicals.
English Comparative Literature
Bartleby Library: Great Books Online
-- full text of selected books from late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As well links to poetry and quotes
Gaslight Electronic Text
-- unusual short stories from the genres of mystery, adventure and 'The Weird'
Humanities Text Initiative
-- various full text and image resources. Some material restricted to University of Michigan users
Literature Webliography
-- gateway to bibliographies, catalogs, e-texts and e-journals; chiefly English and American literatures (Louisiana State University)
Modern English Collection
-- vast array of writing and illustrations from 1500 to present
American Studies Web: Literature
-- covers the American literatures, including individual authors, movements, e-journals and e-text archives
Project Gutenberg
-- a site dedicated to digitally re-publishing works of literature
Shakesearch
-- Full-text search of all the works of Shakespeare and related Web resources
History
American Memory from the Library of Congress
-- covers over sixty online collections. Includes text, images and sound files
Historical Text Archive
-- attempts links to text sites all regions and time periods
United States Census data browser
-- searchable 1790 through 2000 by any number of variables
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
-- a reviewed collection of web resources for historians of science, technology, and medicine.
WWW Virtual Library
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
-- a comprehensive collection of medieval history available in many different formats.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
-- a diverse collection of source material in modern European History and modern Western Civilization
Making of America
-- full text of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction;  particularly strong in education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology
Medieval Feminist Index: scholarship on women, sexuality, and gender
-- covers journal articles, book reviews, and book essays, 1995-1996 and growing
ORB: On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies
-- a comprehensive collection of resources by and for Medievalists; includes the Internet Medieval Sourcebook
a collection of hundreds medieval texts and documents
Modern Languages
Association des Bibliophiles Universels
—broad selection of French texts.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
—Cervantes and many more Peninsular authors. These Spanish texts are well edited and down load in accessible quantities.
Bibliotheca Augustana
(Bibliotheca Germanica) —particularly useful in Old High German and Middle High German. Well edited medieval texts
Catalogue Collectif de France
-- access to catalogs of over 3,900 French libraries and "centres de documentation"; searchable by instution name and document author, title, publisher and date
French Dictionaries of the 16th-19th Centuries
--  searchable electronic versions maintained by the ARTFL Project
Foreign Language News and Newspapers
-- a collection of newspapers and news magazines in languages other than English (organized by MIT Libraries)
Gallica
(Bibliotheque National de France) —imposing collection of works in French, all genres, all periods.
iLoveLanguages
-- a catalog of over 2400 language-related sites, all of which have been reviewed; includes online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, and a listing of jobs and internships.
The Online Books Page
(Foreign Languages) —from Afghani languages to Yiddish, a rich selection of full text works. Frequently upgraded.
Projekt-Gutenberg—DE
--A splendid site. Extensive selection of German literature; especially strong for the 19th century. Site is in German.
Music
American Music Resource
-- covers "all styles of music indigenous to the Western Hemisphere"; includes information on specific genres and styles as well as over 70 entries on individual composers and performers
Internet Resources for Music Scholars
-- includes music publishers, scholarly societies, MIDI information, and journals and newsletters (maintained by the Loeb Music Library, Harvard University)
Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
-- an online collection of 22,000 musical compositions; search by composer, title or subject and view the complete composition (Library of Congress)
Worldwide Internet Music Resources
-- covers individual composers, performers, and ensembles; includes commercial aspects as well (maintained by Indiana University)
Philosophy
Ethics Updates
-- comprehensive ethics database
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
-- includes extensive links to pages on individual philosophers and movements
Philosophy on the Web
-- an exhaustive list of Internet philosophy resources; includes directories, e-texts, e-journals, and links to philosophy societies and academic departments.
Paideia Project
-- online archive of papers presented at the World Congresses of Philosophy and other conferences; searchable by keyword and over 40 subject categories
Scholasticon
—French language site with extensive collection of patristic, medieval and Renaissance philosophical and theological works, many in original, some in translation. On Web page look for “Bibliotheca Virtualis” for the list of authors and works.   
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
-- interactive philosophy encyclopedias
Religious Studies
American Religious Links
-- links to pages on American religious history and to the study of the American religious experience
Academic Info Religion
-- a directory of internet resources for the academic study of religion
Bhagavad Gita
-- English translation with matching Sanskrit text of verses
Bible Browser
(ECanon)-- searchable text to four editions of The Bible including Revised Standard Version (1952) and King James Version (1611)
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
— Calvin College sponsored site containing theological and devotional literature from St. Anselm of Canterbury to George Whitefield; Catholic sources not slighted despite Reformation emphasis.
The Holy Qu’ran
—offers Arabic text with translations and references.
The Holy See
—the Vatican Website. Especially valuable for papal encyclicals from Leo XII to John Paul II published in several languages.
Index of Cults and Religions
-- definitions, descriptions, and doctrines of 1,100+ minor and major religious organizations (reflects the perspective of the Watchman Fellowship, "a Christian apologetics and discernment ministry")
New Religious Movements, Religious Group Index
-- contains links to and profiles on many sects and cults (student authored site from the University of Virginia, more objective, but not as extensive as the Watchman Fellowship's site)
Scholasticon
—French language site with extensive collection of patristic, medieval and Renaissance philosophical and theological texts, many in original, some in translation. On the Web Page look for “Bibliotheca Virtualis” for the list of authors and works.
Torah Portions - Pentateuch - Haftarot
-- searchable translated texts, in English or Russian, with matching Hebrew study scrolls and temple scrolls for verses
Writing & Rhetoric
Indispensable Writing Resources
-- a site that will help you "write your way to higher GPA"

INTERDISCIPLINARY

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Africana and Latin American Studies
African Studies
-- covers a variety of topics, includes electronic journals, newspapers, African studies programs and research centers  (a section of the WWW Virtual Library)
Handbook of Latin American Studies
-- bibliography of Latin American Studies in the humanities and social sciences 1936 to present (Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress)
Michael C. Carlos Museum
-- collects art from all regions of Africa; the goal this site is to provide increased access to important regional collections of African art (Emory University)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
-- a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of people of African descent throughout the world (New York Public Library)
Zona Latina
-- a collection of Latin American newspapers
American Studies
American Studies Association
-- sections include race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, environment, material culture, literature, media, economy and politics
American Studies Recommendations
-- includes links on material culture, religion, history and more (University of Iowa)
Making of America
-- full text of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction;  particularly strong in education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology
Asian Studies
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
-- a reviewed collection of web resources on Asia and the Pacific region (a section of the WWW Virtual Library)
Environmental Studies
Chemical Scorecard
-- searchable pollution locator, rankings, health effects, chemical characteristics, regulatory controls for 17,000 sites, 5,000 chemicals drawn from EPA Toxic Release Inventory by the Environmental Defense Fund
CIESIN Homepage
-- links to environmental resources compiled by CIESIN -- the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
EPA Publications Search
-- searches US Environmental Protection Agency publications by title or keyword with links to full text of publications
EnviroLink Network
-- a comprehensive site for environmental information available on the Internet
Environmental Maps
-- maps combine community development information with EPA environmental data for all areas in the U.S. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development).
National Resources Inventory
-- statistically-based account of conditions and trends of soil, water and related resources on US non-federal lands, including data on wetlands, conservation practices, farmland, land use and more
Russian Area Studies
REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies
-- a collection of reviewed sites on the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucusus, Central Asia, Central Europe, the CIS, Eastern Europe, the NIS, the Russian Federation, and the former Soviet Union (a section of the WWW Virtual Library)
Urban Studies
MOST Clearing House
-- covers international research projects related to urban studies and regional development (maintained by UNESCO)
Planning Resources on the Internet
-- academic city and regional planning (maintained by the Environmental Design Library, University of California at Berkeley)
Women's Studies
Diotoma
-- materials for the study of women and gender in the Ancient World
Elizabeth Blackwell
-- general information, bibliography and related links
The Elizabeth Blackwell Project
-- primary source materials dealing with Elizabeth Blackwell from the Archives of the Warren Hunting Smith Library at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Information Resources for Women's Studies
-- includes links to relevant journals, reference sites and organizations, as well as Gender & Race in Media and other Web-based project
Medieval Women
-- depicts activities and experiences of medieval women through primary sources, scholarly commentary, audio and video clips, calendars and more; hosted by McMaster University
Motherhood, Social Service and Political Reform
-- examines the development of a distinct female political culture and imagery that evolved to promote voting rights for women (National Museum of Women's History
Not for Ourselves Alone
-- overview of Stanton and Anthony's lives, and the 19th century women's movement; selected articles, essays and historical documents
ViVa: A Bibliography of Women's History in Historical and Women's Studies Journals
-- contains references to over 5,200 articles from European, American and Indian journals published between 1975 and 2000 (International Institute of Social History
Women Studies Resources
-- women and science, technology, culture, politics and more (MIT Libraries)
Women Working, 1870-1930
-- part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University Library, this resource contains 2,250 books, 1,000 images, and 10,000 manuscript pages
Women's Writers Project
-- E-text collection of literature in English written between 1450 and 1850

SCIENCES

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Astronomy
SIMBAD Astronomical Database
-- information on 3.3 million astonomical objects (stars, clusters of stars, nebulae, novae, etc.) as well as information on radio, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma ray sources.
Biology
Animal Diversity Web
-- covers distribution, natural history, conservation, and economic importance; rich in images and audio (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
Biosciences
-- a collection of reviewed sites in the Biosciences including Medicine, Forestry, Entomology, and Agriculture (a section of the WWW Virtual Library)
Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
-- features photos of sectioned and stained brains of over 100 different species of mammals (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
Genetics and Public Issues
-- resources on genetic information and biotechnology (National Center for Genome Resources)
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
-- access to scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamin, mineral, herbal and botanical supplements; sources include Medline, Agricola and Agris.
Medline
-- Access to Medline from 1966 to the present; includes other health science databases as well
The Molecular Modeling Database
-- experimentally determined 3-dimensional biomolecular structures of macromolecules obtained from the Brookhaven Protein DataBank
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
-- material related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research (Georgetown University)
Pubmedcentral
-- online archive of full-text, peer-reviewed research papers in the life sciences
Chemistry
Beilstein Abstracts
-- article abstracts from over 140 journals in organic and related chemistry from 1980 to present
ChemCenter: a service of the American Chemical Society
-- links to major web sources from the ACS Publications Division
Chemdex
-- International directory of chemistry with thousands of links maintained by the University of Sheffield
ChemFinder
-- Automatically cross-references a queried chemical substance to its name, molecular and CAS Registry Number. Some Physical property dat and 2D chemical structure
CHEMINFO: chemical information sources from Indiana University
-- intended for upper division undergraduates through faculty researchers
Chemistry Index
-- a massive site; some text and links are in German (Freie Universitat Berlin)
ChemWeb
-- The "World Wide Club for the Chemical Community," articles, database searching, supplies, and more.  You must "join" (name, password, logon) but for free.
NIST Chemistry WebBook
-- thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST
Periodic Table of the Elements
-- a simple table of the elements.
SciCentral
-- Gateway site to directories, databases, and metasites.  Broad subject areas, strong science news.  Use link to "Physical and Chemical Sciences"
Computer Science
BABEL
-- a glossary of computer related abbreviations and acronyms; updated three times per year
Object-Oriented Information Sources
-- includes links to resources related to object-oriented languages and systems
Virtual Computer Library
-- emphasis is on academic and professional computing resources
GeoScience
Geomap Links
-- a commercial site that provides links to societies and trade associations as well as exploration companies (Geomap Company, Plano Texas)
National Climatic Data Center
-- maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
-- database of citations and abstracts; searchable by subject, author, keyword and journal
U.S. Geological Survey
-- main entrance to the 150 servers of the USGS;  access is also provided based on major themes: Environment, Geology, Hazards, Information Management, Mapping, Resources, and Water
Mathematics
Abstract Algebra On Line
-- contains definitions and theorems; aimed at undergraduate students taking abstract algebra classes; site maintained by John A. Beachy and based on information found in two textbooks he has written
Math Forum
-- provides links to mathematics resources by specific topics, general subjects, and educational level; caters to both educators and students of all levels (Swarthmore College)
Physics
American Institute of Physics [AIP]
-- provides general information about the AIP and its member societies, publications, journals, and electronic services; includes special features such as Science Report Radio
TIPTOP: The Internet Pilot to Physics
-- includes Physics Around the World and announcements of events and job openings.
NASA Homepage
-- agency and space related fields such as astronomy, geoscience, aerospace technology
Views of the Solar System
-- 1,000 graphic files, physical data, space exploration history.
Psychology
Psychology
-- a collection of reviewed on-line resources in Psychology (a section of the WWW Virtual Library)
PsychREF
-- covers Clinical, Developmental, Psychiatry, Gender, Cognitive and Experimental Psychology; created for college students and faculty

SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Anthropology & Sociology
Anthropological Index Online
-- Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library; incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute Library
Anthropology
-- a collection of reviewed sites in anthropology, archeology, linguistics, population, demography, and area studies (a section of the WWW Virtual Library)
General Social Survey
-- a personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center in 2002
Green Book
-- The Green Book, "Background Material and Data on Programs Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means."  Search as a database or view in text or .pdf format.
Metis: Interface for Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites
-- A collection of Quicktime movies that allow users to explore the ruins of 19 ancient Greek sites.
Population Profile of the United States
-- Data and text on the most recent demographic, social and economic trends in the U.S. in PDF format. (Please be patient while this loads)
Economics
Business and Economic DataLinks
-- Extensive data resources; especially rich in international statistical data (American Statistical Association)
Fedstats
-- provides easy access to full range of statistics and other information from over 70 federal agencies including data on labor, economy, justice, census, the IRS and more
Global Macroeconomics and Financial Policy
-- issues, data and reports dealing with international macroeconomics (New York University)
Population Profile of the United States
-- Data and text on the most recent demographic, social and economic trends in the U.S. in PDF format. (Please be patient while this loads)
Quarterly and Monthly U.S. Business Data
-- historic charts of GDP, interest rates, employment and other U.S. monetary data
Report Gallery
-- Collection of annual reports from the majority of the Fortune 500 companies
STAT-USA
-- domestic and international economic statistics from over 40 government agencies (presented by the U.S. Department of Commerce)
Political Science
Elections Around the World
-- basic government information, dates, parties, results, directories 1990 onward, data often linked to reach political parties' web sites
FINDLAW
-- includes Supreme Court decisions, selected state codes, online law reviews and a search engine focused on legal information
FirstGov
-- gateway to over 20,000 U.S. government websites
Global Legal Information Network
-- national laws from more than 35 contributing countries; abstracts in English and full text in original language (Law Library of Library of Congress)
House of Commons Library Research Papers
-- access to the full text of research papers compiled for members of Parliament by the House of Commons Library; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
Legal Engine
-- access to free international, federal and state legal information; includes caselaw, trial advocacy and other resources professional and academic in nature.
Library of Congress Country Studies
-- online version of the Country Studies/Area Handbook series sponsored by the Department of the Army (Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress)
Political Science Resources
-- a comprehensive collection of political science links from the University of Keele.
Political Science Resources on the Web
-- from the University of Michigan, geared towards teaching and research
Population Profile of the United States
-- data and text on the most recent demographic, social and economic trends in the U.S. in PDF format. (Please be patient while this loads)
Stateline
-- tracks important developments in all 50 capitols;  provides statistical data as well as news (University of Richmond)
UNESCO Documents
-- multilingual access to documents of major governing bodies, field mission reports, speeches of the Director-General, and the UNESCO Sources Bulletin.
US Supreme Court
-- official site of the US Supreme Court; includes court opinions form 1999 to the present, court schedules and other information
University of Minnesota human rights library
--international, all levels of government, NGO, and activist organizations
Statistics
American Factfinder
-- users can create tables, reports or maps using data from a local community, the economy or society at large; covers demographics, business and industry
Business and Economic DataLinks
-- extensive data resources; especially rich in international statistical data (American Statistical Association)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
-- principal source of government information for labor economics
Census Bureau
-- social, demographic, and economic information about the U.S. from the Department of Commerce
New York State Data Center
-- cooperates with the U.S. Bureau of the Census in disseminating Census, state and federal statistical information on NYS.
New York State Department of Labor
-- "Facts & Figures" section lists a standard range of state statistics with business, economic and labor/employment significance.
STAT-USA
-- domestic and international economic statistics from over 40 government agencies (presented by the U.S. Department of Commerce)
State and County Quick Facts
-- Comparative data for each state and county in the areas of people, business and geography