Guide to Websites
General Information Social Sciences, History & Business Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gender & Women's Issues Arts, Humanities & Literature Philosophy & Religion Science & Mathematics Medicine & Health Technology

General Information 
> General Websites Internet Public Library Infoplease Hot Topics for Term Papers (Saint Ambrose University) Find Articles (Free Magazine and Newspaper Articles) Newseum (today's front pages of hundreds of U.S. newspapers) Digital Gallery (New York Public Library's database of images) Find Books (OCLC WorldCat) Project Gutenberg (Free books online) Current Events (LibrarySpot)
> Dictionaries Cambridge Dictionaries One Look Dictionary Search Language Dictionaries and Translators Visual Dictionary Online Online Etymology Dictionary
> Biographies & Award Winners (See Also Literature) Biography.com Rulers & Heads of State/Government World Political Leaders Nobel Prize Winners Pulitzer Prize Winners
> Country Studies Country Studies (Library of Congress) World Factbook (CIA) Background Notes (U.S. State Department) Country Profiles (BBC News)
> Statistics University of Michigan Documents Center Statistical Abstract of the United States National Center for Education Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor) U.S. Census Data NationMaster (Comparative International Statistics) Bay Area Census Data Statistical Directory for Education & Social Science Librarians (Assoc. of College & Research Libraries) State and Local Government Social Explorer (Demographic Information)
> Student Life FinAid California Student Aid Commission Student Aid on the Web FAFSA Transfer Information (ASSIST) Guide to California Colleges & Universities (CPEC) Housing & Jobs at Craigslist Public Transit Information AC Transit
> Careers America's Career Infonet Career Resource Library The Riley Guide California Employment Development Department Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Occupational Outlook Handbook JobStar San Francisco
> Associations Associations and Organizations (Internet Public Library) Weddle's Association Directory United States Labor Unions (Inst. of Industrial Relations Library)
Social Sciences, History & Business 
> General Social Science Social Sciences (Internet Public Library) Social Entrepreneurs (College of Alameda) Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues
> Political Science & Government Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (U.S. Government Printing Office) American Presidency Project (UCSB) California Secretary of State (Elections and Voter Registration) League of Women Voters Project Vote Smart California Voter Foundation California Government Official Website U.S. Government Official Website Public Policy Institute of California The Urban Institute Annenberg Political FactCheck GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
> Law & Crime FindLaw California Codes Law (Internet Public Library) Crime Reports (FBI) The Sentencing Project
> Sociology The SocioLog
> Ethnic, Cultural, Disability & Racial Issues African Americans (Howard University) BlackPast.org Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database Asian Americans (PBS) Pew Hispanic Center American Indian History (CSU Long Beach) Muslim American Society Jewish News Weekly of Northern California DisabilityInfo.gov (U.S. Department of Labor) Disability Studies (Association of College and Research Libraries) Smithsonian Education: Celebrate History and Heritage Months
> Anthropology American Anthropological Association Anthropology Tutorials (Palomar College) World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples (Minority Right Group International)
> Psychology American Psychological Association Psychology Online Resource Central Psych Web
Sample paper in APA format (Gallaudet University) Help with APA citation format (Long Island University) Library handout on APA format (College of Alameda) APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University) Citing Your Sources: APA and MLA Citation Styles (Eastern Washington University) A Brief Introduction to APA Style ( Azusa Pacific University) Writing in Style: APA Style Manual 6th Edition Training (University of Tennessee)
> Education National Center for Education Statistics Education (Internet Public Library) U.S. Department of Education Service Learning (National Service Learning Clearinghouse)
> History Hyper History Guide Best of History Websites The History Channel In The First Person (Oral histories, personal accounts of events) This Day in History Time Magazine Archive (1923 - present) Holocaust Encyclopedia
> U.S. History National Museum of American History (Smithsonian) American Memory (Library of Congress) The National Archives (U.S) Digital History (University of Houston) History Matters California History (University of California)
> Economics & Business (Also see Statistics category under General Information) Federal Reserve System Thomas Manufacturers Register LaborNet Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor) Yahoo! Finance Small Business Administration
> Geography & the Environment Environmental Sciences (Internet Public Library) Geography (Internet Public Library) U.S. Maps and Data (geodata.gov) EarthTrends (World Resources Institute) Encyclopedia of Earth
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gender & Women's Issues 
> Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Gender Issues Queering the Web (Assoc. of College & Research Libraries) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resources (UCSF)
> Women's Issues History of International Women's Day Women's Studies & Issues Resource Sites Women & Gender Studies Section & Links
Arts, Humanities & Literature 
> General Humanities & Art Voice of the Shuttle - Humanities Research Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) The Mother of All Art History Links (University of Michigan) Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color
> Literature The English Server Literary Resources On The Net Shakespeare (Palomar College) Literary Award Winners (Powell's Bookstore)
> Poetry The Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress
> Writing & Grammar Purdue Online Writing Lab Seven Steps of the Research Process (Cornell University) Guide to Grammar & Writing Citation Styles (Bedford / Saint Martin's) Citation Style for Research Papers (Long Island University) MLA Tutorial (Hunter College) Citing Your Sources: APA and MLA Citation Styles (Eastern Washington University) Writing a Thesis Statement (St. Cloud State University) Writing Book Reviews (St. Cloud State University) You Quote It, You Note It! - Citing Sources (Acadia University) Credible Sources Count! - Evaluating Websites (Acadia University) Sample MLA Paper
> Languages Language Dictionaries and Translators
> Music Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana Univ. School of Music)
> Communication & Speech American Rhetoric Say it Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches
Philosophy & Religion 
> Philosophy Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
> Religion Religion & Theology (Internet Public Library)
Sports
> Sports Major League Baseball National Collegiate Athletic Association National Basketball Association National Football League National Hockey League Official Olympic Website Women in Sports
Science & Mathematics 
> General Science Science and Technology (Internet Public Library) Scirus The Scientific Method (University of Nevada)
> Mathematics Mathematics (Internet Public Library) Units of Measurement Women Mathematicians
> Astronomy Astronomy (Internet Public Library)
> Physics Physics Central
> Chemistry American Chemical Society Periodic Table
> Geology Earth Sciences (Internet Public Library) Mineralogy Database
> Biology Biology Project (Univ. of Arizona) Understanding Evolution (U.C. Berkeley)
> Human Anatomy Human Anatomy Online Anatomy Atlases
> Botany Botanical Society of America
> Microbiology Microbes.info
Medicine & Health 
> General Health & Medicine Medline Plus Health Information Medical Dictionary Medscape from WebMD Health and Medical Sciences (Internet Public Library) County Health Rankings
> Dentistry American Dental Association American Dental Hygienists' Association
Technology 
> General Technology How Stuff Works Science, Technology and Society How Products Are Made
> Computers Webpage design (Univ. of Washington) Computers and the Internet (Internet Public Library) Web Searching Guides (Internet Public Library)
> Aviation Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Week Online
> Motor Vehicles Under the Hood
> Agriculture, Food & Cooking Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
> Apparel Design The Fashion Center, New York City Apparel Search
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