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Information Literacy

Online Resources

Country Information

CIA Factbook

Country profiles including statistics, maps, time zones, and summaries of the people, government, and economy: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Country Studies

Information on most of the countries in the world. Covers their history and development, including many different aspects such as population, economy, and education: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Library of Congress - Portals to the World

Links to electronic resources from around the world: http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Offstats

free and easily accessible statistics from official sources: http://www2.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/stats/offstats/OFFSTATSmain.htm

United Nations

Official web site of the United Nations: http://www.un.org

United Nations Info Nation

Information allows you to view and compare statistical data for all UN member states: http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp

Encyclopedias And Dictionaries & General Reference

Acronym Finder

The web's most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms: http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Bartlett's Quotations

A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature: http://www.bartleby.com/100/

Catholic Encyclopedia

The Catholic Encyclopedia, as its name implies, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

Language Translator

English to other languages & vice versa and word/text-to-speech, pronunciation guides etc.: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Language.html

Online Dictionary

Online dictionary and thesaurus: http://dictionary.reference.com/

Copyright And Plagiarism

U.S. Copyright Office - Basics

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html

U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Resources

http://www.copyright.com/

Fair Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest

Outlines the copyright laws for individuals, libraries, and educational institutions produced by the Association of Research Libraries: http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/fairuse.html

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Provides links to the DMCA and relating articles produced by the American Library Association: http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/dmca/dmcasect104.htm

When U.S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain

University of North Carolina: http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

Copyright Clearance Center

http://www.copyright.com/

Government Business And Statistical Resources Statistical Compendia

American Factfinder

Available online: It is designed to be the place to access data from, among other items, the 2000 Census and the 1997 Economic Census: http://factfinder.census.gov/

CENSTATS

It offers access to such Census Bureau databases as Country Business Patterns; USA Countries 1998; the Annual Survey of Manufacturers; ZIP Business Patterns; the Census Tract/Street Index; Building Permits; U.S. International Trade Data; and Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin & Sex: http://tier2.census.gov/dbappweb.htm

STAT-USA

STAT-USA is a clearinghouse of international trade information and domestic economic data. Must be used at the John J. Wright Library where a password is needed: http://www.stats-usa.gov

Statistical Abstract of the United States

The number-one annual compilation of economic, industrial, demographic, social, and political statistics, the Statistical Abstract is the single place to begin any statistical research: http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

Economic Indicators

This is the key source of convenient, easy-to-use charts and tables documenting the current and historical condition of the U.S. economy: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong002.html

Agricultural Statistics

This extensive almanac of agricultural production figures prices and other related data is the number-one source for agricultural statistics: http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/agstats.htm

The Economic and Budget Outlook

Every year, the CBO issues this analysis- with four-year projections- of the U.S. economy as a whole, and Federal government spending policies and trends: http://www.cbo.gov/byclasscat.cfm?class=0&cat=0

Federal Reserve Bulletin

This is a key source of summary economic and financial statistics, such as Gross National Product, the Consumer and Producer Price Indexes, flow of funds, the money supply, interest rates, dollar value, consumer credit, and industrial production indexes: http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/

Foreign Trade Statistics: Your Key to Trade

Foreign Trade Statistics offers a most impressive array of information resources: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/foreign-trade/www/

U.S. Foreign Trade Highlights

Summary data on U.S. imports and exports by country and by broad commodity groups are presented. The Web site offers vast amounts of current and historical data: http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/usfth/

BLS Create Customized Tables

At this interactive site users can create their own tables of labor statistics data from those provided bye the Bureau of Labor Statistics: http:/www.bls.gov/data/sa.html

Occupational Outlook Handbook

This is all but “universal” core reference source provides brief overviews and employment outlook data for several hundred of the most common occupations in the United States. The Web site features the most current edition: http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

This reference department mainstay is the guide to Federal grants and assistance available to state and local governments, small businesses and other organizations, and individuals: http://www.cfda.gov/

SBA: Small Business Administration

This Small Business Administration’s Web site is a clearinghouse of information of use to small business: http://www.sba.gov/

Internet Searching

Religion

Blue Letter Bible

Hebrew, Greek and Latin as well as five English versions of the Bible with interlinear capabilities, all linked to various commentaries and Strong's Concordance numbering system. http://www.blueletterbible.org/

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