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Subject Specific Web Sites
Art &
Artists
- Art
Cyclopedia
Search by artists, art works, museums. Browse by
art movement, subject, nationality.
- The
Arts in the Great Lakes Region (GLIN)
Lists of orchestras, Illinois Arts Alliance, Prairie: Illinois Humanities
Council, and similar information for Wisconsin, Ohio, Ontario, Minnesota,
New York, Quebec, and Michigan.
- Illinois
Arts Council
Art Fair Directory, Artslinks, program applications, current news, and
services of the Council.
- Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Timelines of art history, illustrated from the Met's collection.
Business
- American
Accounting Association
Links to accounting sites and publications.
- Annual Reports Online:
- BEOnline
Plus
Internet resources by title and subject . This is provided by the Business
Reference Services of the Library of Congress. Some subjects are: demographics,
accounting, business plans, business forms, business standards, and
data-sets.
- BigCharts
Search for company symbols and create a Quick Chart, Interactive Chart,
or Java Chart of financial activity. Includes historical company data
(I easily created a Java Chart for Dell for 1989).
- CCH Inc.
Information on tax and accounting issues, plus CCH Business
Owner's Toolkit and Financial Planning Toolkit.
- Business.Gov
"Gateway to Federal resources" for business/small
business development.
- globalEDGE
International business resources from Michigan State University.
- Hoover's Online
Company and industry information, some free. Links to
company home pages.
- Illinois
Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
Regional planning, business incentives & support, grants,
loans.
- NASDAQ
U.S. stock exchange quotes and news.
- Northern
Illinois Business Data
Economic statistics and community profiles at the metropolitan,
county, and state levels, 1990-Present.
- Occupational
Outlook Handbook
Listings by job title, occupational clusters, employment
projections.
- O*Net
Online
Occupational Information Network provides information on:
career choices (it replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles),
job requirements, descriptions of workers, occupation snapshots, and
links to career resources.
- Securities
and Exchange Commission EDGAR database
Financial reports of publicly held companies.
- Small Business Association
Online training, examples of budgets/plans/reports, resource partners, starting an online business, and other tools for the small business entrepreneur.
- VIBES
Virtual International Business & Economic Sources has links to reports,
statistics, graphs and tables, and portals. Resources are free and in
English.
Country
Studies
- Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
University of Wisconsin digital collections presents selected primary and secondary sources of materials held at UW libraries. An example is the e-book Africans in Bondage: Studies in Slavery and the Slave Trade by Phillip D. Curtin and Paul E. Lovejoy.
- Africa
South of the Sahara
Links to information on this part of the continent. Browse by Countries,
Topics, or Africa Pages. Also, Breaking Africa News.
- Background
Notes
Organized by country, these are the same as the Notes in print. You
will find: statistics, information on the people, government, laws of
the country, and more.
- CIA
World Factbook
Maps and information on the nations of the world.
- Countries of the World
Combines information from The World Factbook, Country Studies, census facts and United Nations publications in a compact format. Eighteen years are covered. Protius Coutsoukis has created this Web site.
- Country
Studies/Area Handbooks
Social, economic, political, and cultural descriptions
of many countries.
- East
& Southeast Asia
Topic index by country plus specific links to information on
globalization, disasters, elections and politics.
Criminal
Justice
- Bureau
of Justice Statistics
Statistics about crime, law enforcement & courts.
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides access to resources and information to "help protect children and strengthen families." Topics include: family-centered practice, adoption, preventing child abuse and neglect. Includes a "state statutes search" option.
- DEA
Briefs & Background –Illinois
Up-to-date statistics on the drug situation in Illinois. Links to other
state and city information.
- Gang
Alert
Brochure produced by the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court,
includes contact information, pictures of gang symbols, statistics,
and “gang facts.”
- Illinois
Criminial Justice Information Authority
Information and statistics related to crime and law enforcement
in Illinois.
- National Criminal
Justice Reference Service
Information on federally supported research and information
in Criminal Justice. (Many documents are full-text.)
- State
of Illinois, Prisoner Review Board
Click the "Annual Report" link for statistics on adult and
juvenile releases, discharges, parole or good conduct reviews, and more.
- Washlaw Web
A meta-site (maintained by the Washburn University School
of Law) to case and statute law sites and resources around the country
indexed by state, jurisdiction, and topic areas.
Cultural
Diversity
- Africa
South of the Sahara
Links to information on this part of the continent. Browse by Countries,
Topics, or Africa Pages. Also, Breaking Africa News.
- Asian-Nation
Data on the culture, history, demographics, politics of
Asian-Americans.
- Black
History Quest
African-American history, culture, and Black studies resources.
- Black
Studies
Topics cover affirmative action, Central High School in
Little Rock, education, Harlem Renaissance, statistics, and a great
deal more. CCNY/CUNY website.
- The
Canadian Encyclopedia
All things Canadian.
- Chief George
Manuel Memorial Library – CWIS
“The Fourth World Documentation Archive is an online
library of texts which record and preserve our peoples’ struggles
to regain their rightful place in the international community.”
More than 100,000 papers, documents, reports, and publications on American
Indian nations and indigenous peoples from around the world.
- Indigenous
Studies
Worldwide sites, data, articles and documents on peoples
native to an area. Includes "North American Indians."
- The
Sonja Hayes Stone Center for Black Culture & History
Extensive subject links under film, dance, civil rights, sports, women,
people and biographies, religion, listservs and conferences, and a great
deal more.
Education
- Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
See Research Connections for reports & papers, datasets, and instruments and measures. Includes state statistical information.
- College
Zone
Information on financial aid with a link to FAFSA forms, grants
and scholarships. With college cost calculators, and links to the “Student
Zone” and “Parent Zone.”
- Developing
Educational Standards
Evolving educational curricular standards, searchable by
state, subject, and/or grade level.
- Educational
Policy Analysis Archives
Peer reviewed e-journal covering the whole field of educational
policy analysis and planning. Full-text is available for most citations.
- Educator's
Reference Desk
Access to full range of education information links; lesson
plans, evaluation, specific populations, management, technology. And
-- you can ask questions!
- Education
Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)
Dept. of Education links to U.S. organizations that pertain
to subjects such as: multicultural, at-risk, disabled, and special needs
students, curricula, PTAs, financial aid.
- Educational
Resources
Journal articles, published & unpublished educational materials,
conferences, ERIC resources.
- ESLgold: English Study and Learning Materials
A site to use for practicing English language skills - including speaking, listensing, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and business English. Organized by skill and level. Includes links to other useful sites such as TOEFL practice questions, teaching links to exercises and lesson plans. Fifteen plus languages are included.
- FAFSA- Federal Student Aid
Forms and instructions.
- Illinois
Board of Higher Education Data Book
Statistical reports on all aspects of higher education.
- Illinois Certification Testing System
Up-to-date registration and testing information, test preparation materials, and other services.
- International
Children's Library
Access books in their original languages. These are materials
for the 3-13 years old group.
- National Center
for Education Statistics
Statistical information on education in the U.S.
- PBS
Video Index
Search for programs or segments. Related links for educators
including lesson plans on a variety of topics.
- PE Central
“Latest information about developmentally appropriate
physical education programs for children and youth.” Lesson plans,
activities, appropriate practices documentation.
- Professional
Certification - Illinois
Testing updates, study guides, jobs, certification.
- Research
101
Interactive tutorial on conducting research, developing
research questions, evaluating resources, and understanding how information
is produced and distributed.
- State & Regional Offices of Education
News on leaders, events, schools, grants, school report cards.
Links to job vacancies, workshops, certification, and local resources.
- Students.gov
Ways to plan and pay for your education, information on campus life and career development, study help, and military service information.
- Test
Locator
Search for tests, reviews from BUROS publications, names
and addresses of test publishers.
- U.S. Department
of Education
Starting point for finding information about all education-related
programs and activities sponsored or supported on the federal level.
- WebQuest
“A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.” It was developed at San Diego State University. Use a previously created quest, create one of your own, or use the provided resources on the site. Useful for K-12 teachers, but some quests are university level.
- World
Lecture Hall
Searchable collection of Web-based courses and related
institutional links.
Environmental Issues
Ethics
& Philosophy
Geography
- Places
Online
Association of American Geographers site. Click on a location
on the map, such as Afghanistan, and you will see links to cultural
and other information on the country plus images.
Government
& Politics
- ADA
Home Page
Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- American
Presidency
Two parts to the site are Presidency in History and Presidency in Action.
The Action section covers the function and responsibilities of the modern
presidency, organization charts, staff listings, and biographies of
staff and advisors.
- The
American Presidency Project
Extensive information on current presidency and politics, and coverage
on all presidencies to date. Public papers, proclamations, addresses,
press conferences, elections, and much more.
- Aurora
City of Aurora, Illinois home page.
- Aurora
Online Community Network
List of Aurora community organizations and information:
arts, health, churches, libraries/museums/history, politics and government,
newspapers, transportation schedules, and other very useful information.
Includes online links.
- DisabilityInfo.gov
Information and printable brochures on topics of interest to people
with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers, and
many others.” These topics include: disaster preparedness, employment,
mentoring, and family issues.
- GovTrack.us
U.S. government active legislation is independently tracked: bills, recent votes, active bills, newly-introduced legislation, new laws, etc. Very current information. The site was created by Joshua Tauberer, a graduate student studying linguistics, as a pet project. This site is not affiliated with the government or any other group.
- GPO
Access
Guide to federal government publications, many of which
are available in full-text.
- Federal
Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
Publications and links aimed at informing consumers; many are free to
order or download. Information on such topics as: consumer action, health,
food, travel, family, education, and recalls and scams.
- FRASER
(Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
Economic information and data on the U.S. economy. Includes History
of the Federal Reserve, Survey of Current Business, and Economic Indicators.
- Illinois General
Assembly
Senate and House members, rules, transcripts, some audio/video
clips of sessions. Legislation & Laws; bills, public acts, Illinois
constitution. Rules and regulations, Illinois Register, agencies, and
contact information.
- Illinois
- State Home Page
News, information, and documents about Illinois state government,
legislation, agencies, schools, tourism, and Illinois communities.
- Kane County
Current local news, elected officials, bikeways and trails,
pets to adopt, bio-terrorism information; other counties have similar
web sites.
- Library of Congress
Research tools, services, and reference materials, including
digitized versions of historic materials from the American Memory
project.
- Library
of Congress-Federal Research Division
Country studies, e-books on terrorism, military legal data.
- Northeastern
Illinois Planning Commission
Non-partisan service to inform journalists, policy makers,
and citizens about innovations in public policy at the state level.
- OpenCRS –
Congressional Research Reports for the People
A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology and other organizations,
and funded with taxpayer dollars, the report collections are linked
to the National Council for Science and the Environment, Federation
of American Scientists, Thurgood Marshall Law Library-U. of Maryland.
Topics of reports range from economics to U. S. trade policy.
- Political
Science Resources - U.S.
Lobby groups, elections, campaign finance, primaries, foreign
policy, and much more.
- State
and Local Government on the Internet
Directory of official state, county, and city government websites.
Search by location and topic.
- United Nations
Official web site of the UN; information on UN agency activities
and publications.
- U.S.
Department of State-Foreign Relations of the U.S.
Foreign policy documents with links to specific presidential
eras.
History
- Biography
of America
History of America from First Encounters to current times.
Includes web links by topic. (Companion to the video series).
- British
History Online
Digital library of some of the core printed documents for
medieval and other British Isles history (county histories, London,
legal documents, etc.)
- Center
for History and New Media
Global and U.S. events - current and past, digital resources,
original documents, model syllabi, historical method, and much more.
- Digital
History
“Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research.”
- Encyclopedia
of Chicago
Articles, maps, images, and special features about The
Windy City. A joint effort of Chicago Historical Society, Newberry Library,
and Northwestern University.
- Eternal
Egypt
Egyptian history, art, civilization, and timeline, with
links to a mass of materials on this ancient land. Excellent digital
images through Shockwave software. This is a joint project of IBM and
the Egyptian government. It is accessible as a mobile digital guide,
also.
- Food
Timelines - History Notes & Historic Prices
Comparative costs from various years, for example, Chicago
1900. Some company historical information.
- Historical
Census Browser
Historical demographics, 1760-1960, including state and county levels.
Data is taken from U.S. housing and population censuses. You may also
produce a map of the data. This is a University of Virginia project.
- History and
Politics Out Loud
Archive of significant audio materials. Speeches and addresses by such
figures as Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon,
Whitney Young Jr., and Lyndon B. Johnson. Searchable by date, speaker,
or title of speech or event. There is also a link to information on
how to cite the resources.
- History
Web Sites
Prehistory, 20th century, maps, U.S. History.
- Internet
Ancient History Sourcebook
Human origins, Mesopotamia, Israel, Christian origins,
Hellenistic and Roman worlds; many primary resources.
- Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity
Essays, images, documents, songs, maps, glossary all about
the French Revolution.
- Making
of America Digital Library
Full-text primary resources in education, history, sociology,
religion. Click on About MoA for links to more digital resources.
- NIU Digitization
Projects
Historical pictures, photographs, and documents pertaining
to Illinois in addition to American archival materials and primary resources
for students and teachers.
- Secret
Routes to Freedom
The Underground Railroad experience images, photographs,
maps, brief text. Choose HTML unless you have FlashPlayer software.
- The
History Files
Get the inside story on some of Chicago's most memorable
events!” Includes Al Capone, Chicago Fire, World's Columbian Exposition,
and more.
- The
Illinois History Resource Page
Some of the entries are: government offices and officials,
Abraham Lincoln, Chicago, I&M Canal, Native Americans, Illinois
towns.
- The
Middle East, 1916-2001
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School presents detailed documentary
information on this part of the world. These are primary documents.
- World
War I Document Archive
Primary documents from World War I; international in scope.
Illinois
- ALHN
Illinois
Vital record databases, census information, early settlers, Illinois
praires, county data, early Illinois laws, online books on Illinois,
and much more.
- The
Arts in the Great Lakes Region (GLIN)
Lists of orchestras, Illinois Arts Alliance, Prairie: Illinois Humanities
Council, and similar information for Wisconsin, Ohio, Ontario, Minnesota,
New York, Quebec, and Michigan.
- Digital Illinois
Digital collections from libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural institutions in Illinois. Contains image, text, and audio files.
- Encyclopedia
of Chicago
Articles, maps, images, and special features about The
Windy City. A joint effort of Chicago Historical Society, Newberry Library,
and Northwestern University.
- Illinois
Arts Council
Art Fair Directory, Artslinks, program applications, current news, and
services of the Council.
- The
Illinois History Resource Page
Some of the entries are: government offices and officials,
Abraham Lincoln, Chicago, I&M Canal, Native Americans, Illinois
towns.
- Illinois
Periodicals Online (IPO)
Ten digitally-imaged full-text publications including Illinois
History, Illinois Heritage, and Illinois History Teacher. Various date
coverage.
- Illinois
- State Home Page
News, information, and documents about Illinois state government,
legislation, agencies, schools, tourism, and Illinois communities.
- NIU Digitization
Projects
Historical pictures, photographs, and documents pertaining
to Illinois in addition to American archival materials and primary resources
for students and teachers.
Law
- American
Law Sources
Links for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico; in English, French,
and Spanish.
- GovTrack.us
U.S. government active legislation is independently tracked: bills, recent votes, active bills, newly-introduced legislation, new laws, etc. Very current information. The site was created by Joshua Tauberer, a graduate student studying linguistics, as a pet project. This site is not affiliated with the government or any other group.
- Illinois
Courts
About Illinois courts and the history of the Illinois Judicial System,
the Illinois Constitution, local court information by county, how cases
proceed through the courts, as well as court documents and opinions.
Other links for “citizen self-help,” and links for educators.
- Law
Online-Nations of the World
Legal systems of all nations and associated jurisdictions.
- Legal
Information Institute
Cornell University Law School provides: law events in
the news with case citations, easy to search laws by source or jurisdiction
(links to states other than Illinois), and court opinions.
- THOMAS: U.S.
Legislation
Comprehensive guide to the U.S. Congress, with detailed
information on current and pending legislation.
- U.S.Code
Table of Popular Names
Common names for legislative acts; linked to U.S. Code.
- U.S.Courts
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Court.
Literature
- American
Passages : a Literary Survey
Study American literature in its cultural context. Includes
visual aids and links.
- Digital
Book Index
Vast archive of reference works, full-text fiction and
non-fiction works, history & other writings. Over 49,000 titles
are available free.
- Folklore
and Mythology Electronic Texts
Full-text myths, legends, and tales organized by topic.
- Geoffrey
Chaucer
Information on Chaucer, the Middle Ages, and the Canterbury Tales, from
Harvard University. A wealth of information.
- Great Books
Online
Quotations, verse, literary resources.
- Literature,
Arts, and Medicine Database
Topics have some medical relationship. A few authors that are represented
are: Anton Chekhov, Emily Dickinson, Shakespeare (of course). Works
range from Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott, Anatomy Lesson by
Jack Coulehan, anyone lived in a pretty how town by E.E. Cummings, to
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Includes some audio
texts. Online texts are annotated.
- The
Online Library of Liberty
“to encourage study of the ideals of a society of free and responsible
individuals.” Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Wealth of Nations,
and The Federalist are just a few of the full-text offerings.
Mathematics
Music
-
B'Way
Broadway, the stars, the shows, the songs. Memorable
musicals, some with sound bites.
- Essentials
of Music
Basic information about classical music: eras, composers,
glossary. There is sound if you have audio software on your computer.
-
Popular
Music & Society
Information arranged by artists (Electric Prunes, Stone
Coyotes, Chesterfield Kings, etc), music organizations, publications
(not full-text articles), and recording companies.
- Twentieth
Century Music Links
Medieval, Romantic, Classic, and modern classical composers
and music links.
Nursing
& Health
- American Association of
Colleges of Nursing
The AACN works to establish standards of quality for bachelor-
and graduate-degree nursing programs. Site lists job opportunities and
full-text of AACN Issue Bulletins.
- Bioterrorism
Quick reference materials and fact sheets, journal articles
and news, plus key documents.
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Health topics A to Z, traveler's health, data & statistics.
- Discover Nursing
Jobs and scholarship information for nurses plus benefits and salaries
statistics.
- Family Doctor
American Academy of Family Physicians - information on
a variety of family health issues.
- Health Web
Provides links to quality information for health care professionals
and consumers.
- Mayo Clinic
Search for information on diseases or conditions.
- Merck
Source
Medical Centers” section provides health information
by age group (children, women, men, seniors). Search the Merck Manual
for drug information, or view the virtual body tours. Useful health
forms, “find a clinical trial in your area,” and “questions
to ask your doctor,” and you can sign up for a free e-newsletter
from the Harvard Medical School.
- National Mental Health Association
Do a topic search (depression, sexuality, etc.), find a
support group, read news.
- New York Online Access
to Health
English/Spanish site, provides a wealth of accurate and
timely full-text consumer health information.
- The
Nutrition Source
Information on healthy eating, food pyramids, cholesterol,
exercise, diabetes, alcohol use, and more.
Periodicals
- Directory
of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Free, full text, quality controlled
scientific and scholarly journals.
- The Free Library
Browse by publication category, title, articles by date or topic, or do a keyword search. Samples of included periodical titles are: Academic Exchange Quarterly, Community Action, Dance and School Administrator. Coverage from 1987 to current date, but not all dates and issues are included.
- HarpWeek
Electronic access to Harper's Weekly, the "Journal of Civilization."
Primary resource for examining 19th century America on a cumulative
week to week basis during the period from 1857-1877.
- PubMed
Central
National Library of Medicine digital archive of life sciences journals.
Many articles full-text.
Recreation
Administration
- American
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Information on AAHPERD's six national organizations, and
related sites.
- American
Camping Association
Camp listings, job opportunities, membership information.
- American
Trails
State-by-state index of trails plus stories of featured trails, jobs,
and more.
- Association
for Experiential Education
Information for educators, students, and practitioners; accreditation
news, bookstore, and more.
- Illinois Park
and Recreation Association
Find parks and outdoor opportunities, recreation facilities,
news, job openings, and Illinois events.
- National Park
Services
Lists all national parks, with pictures, maps, and teaching
guides.
- National
Recreation and Park Association
Health programs, special events, and youth services are among
the many links.
- NCAA-National
Collegiate Athletic Association
News and information on college sports by date, division, and also association-wide.
- Outward
Bound U.S.A.
Course information, adventure stories, wilderness tips,
multimedia resources, job opportunities.
- Sport, Community,
& Park Activities
Register online for thousands of activities.
- Sports
Media
P.E. links, lesson plans, activities, coaching information
for all sports.
- Wisconsin
Park and Recreation Association
Park, recreation, and therapeutic recreation services offered
by all types of agencies.
Religion
- Bible
Gateway
Many versions of the Bible presented as concordances
(keyword search), some RealAudio, and foreign language texts.
- Islam
& Islamic Studies
Resources for studying Islam including the Qur'an, Shi'ite
Islam, history, and Jihad.
- Jewish-Christian
Relations
Articles, study resources, Holocaust studies, bibliographies.
- Religion
Explorer
Topical list search of some of the standard as well as
the more esoteric philosophies and concepts of religion.
- Religious
Resources on the Internet
Activities, organizations, publications, music, art, directories,
education.
- The
Secular Web
"Nontheistic worldview" information, atheistic and agnostic
in tone. A source of e-books, indexes, and philosophical thought.
Science
- AMSER: Applied Math and Science Education Repository
Biology Browser, tides and coastlines of America, astronomy/people in astronomy, Prime Mathematics Encyclopedia, The Siam Journal on Discrete Mathematics and more.
- Animal
Diversity Web
Pictures and sounds of animals, as well as classification
of the animal kingdom.
- Atlas
of the Body
AMA site. Colored illustrations and brief descriptions
of body elements.
- Biology
Online
Information in the life sciences via a dictionary, tutorials,
online directory, and forum.
- Encyclopedia
of Psychology
Human behavior, behavioral medicine, B.F. Skinner &
others.
- Endangered
Species Program
List of endangered species, laws and policies, news, teachers'
resources.
- FAS
(Federation of American Scientists)
FAS programs and publications inform public debate of our
nation's most critical challenges.” Topics include arms trade,
nanotechnology, biomedicine, restoring degraded land, learning federation,
gun laws.
- NASA Astrobiology
Institute
Articles on evolution, life on Earth, planets, and the
Universe.
- National Academies
News, reports, and articles on such topics as: biology,
earth sciences, environment, health & medicine, mathematics &
physics, space.
- PubChem
NLM site provides information on the biological activities
of small molecules.” Good diagrams and illustrations.
- Stem
Cell Information
Scientific resources, federal policy, general information
on this hot topic
- U.S.
Naval Observatory
Phases of the moon, eclipses, sunrise/sunset, Earth's seasons - all
by date - are a few of the offerings at this site. Interesting graphic
presentations.
- The Virtual Library of Botany/Plant Biology
Broad directory of resources and links to plant taxonomy, genetics, natural history, etc. Developed by a University of Oklahoma professor.
- World
of Science
Net resources for math, physics, chemistry, astronomy,
plus biographies of scientists.
Social
Work
- Adolescent
Directory On Line
Adolescent issues such as health and mental health, conflict
and violence.
- ALSWE
(Association of Latino Social Work Educators)
Links to NASW, social work education organizations, journals,
and schools of social work.
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides access to resources and information to "help protect children and strengthen families." Topics include: family-centered practice, adoption, preventing child abuse and neglect. Includes a "state statutes search" option.
- DCFS
(Dept. of Children & Family Services) - Illinois
Sites about child abuse, child welfare, statistics, adoption.
Full-text links to documents.
- DisabilityInfo.gov
Information and printable brochures on topics of interest to people
with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers, and
many others.” These topics include: disaster preparedness, employment,
mentoring, and family issues.
- Information
for Practice
From New York University, news, scholarship, articles and
documents for social workers.
- NASW (National
Assn. of Social Workers)
All aspects of social work.
- Prevention
First
Books, periodicals, pamphlets, & other resources on substance
abuse; many of them free.
- Sexual
Minority Students
Web sites regarding this issue and other student concerns such as: substance
abuse, autism, bullying/violence, NCLB Act, and character education.
- Social
Psychology Network
Five thousand plus links to, among many others: subject
areas, PhD programs, online studies, forums, groups, journals, job postings,
and news.
Sociology
-
Human Rights
Watch
Includes current events, global issues, documents by country.
- IssueLab
Papers, publications, and reports issued by nonprofit organizations.
Several of the available titles are: Strong Neighborhoods, Strong Schools;
Hunger in America 2006; Immigrant-led Organizers in Their Own Words.
-
Population Reference
Bureau
Facts, news & reports on U.S. and world population issues.
-
Sociology
Links
Barbara Strassberg's links to web resources for sociology.
- UC Atlas of Global Inequality
The site is divided into categories of health, income, economic growth, gender, inequality & growth and country pages. Most maps are organized by decades; data tables may be downloaded or exported. This is from the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
-
UI
Public Services
Services offered under the auspices of the U. of Illinois
to the people of Illinois. Program areas, with links to websites and
offices, are organized by topics, such as Social Policy, Youth, Family
& Children, Health, Public Safety, and Education.
- Understanding
Prejudice
Site devoted to understanding the causes and consequences of prejudice.
Links to resources, searchable databases, and social justice organizations.
Includes exercises and demonstations, and a Multimedia Center.
-
University
of Louisville Sociology Links
Links to sites such as women's studies and urban institute.
-
U.S.
Department of State - International Topics and Issues
Topics include: human rights (links to reports on individual
countries), HIV/AIDS, international women's issues, terrorism, trafficking
in persons, migration, refugees, war crimes.
-
Voices
of Civil Rights
Personal accounts of those who have experienced civil
rights history as well as stories of those who are involved in the
continuing search for equality.
Statistics
- Fedstats
Choose statistics from alphabetical topics, agencies arranged A to Z, U.S. statistics by geographical location, MapStats, or use the Statistics Reference Shelf for such sources as the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
- IllinoisAtlas.com
Digital maps from NIU; demographics and statistics for
business education.
- Illinois Census (and Census 2000 Profiles)
Census demographics and statistics from 1990 to 2000. Data Facts provies a summary table of demographics. Fact Finder allows you to build a query of specific age, race and gender, and you may also create a search by city, county, and township.
- Illinois
Department of Public Health
IDPH statistics coverage varies in dates but some start as early as 1973. Topics include: infant mortality, birth, death, abortion, plus other state and county vital statistics .
- Illinois
Statistical Abstract
Demographics and data on housing, education, health, income,
CIP.
- International
Data Base (IDB) of the U.S. Census Bureau
Demographics and socioeconomic data for 228 countries and areas of the
world. Coverage from 1950 to as far in the future – projected
statistics – as 2050.
- National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Timely, accurate, statistics for U.S. agriculture; by nation, state,
and county.
- National
Center for Health Statistics
Annual Chartbooks on American health trends from 1975. With
links to Healthy People 2010, America's Children 2003, and Aging Activities.
- National
Compensation Survey
Occupational earnings for all areas, Employment Cost Index,
Employee Benefits in Private Industry, and other statistics.
- Population Reference
Bureau
Divided by Focus Area (Reproductive Health, Population
Trends), Topics (Education, Mortality, Migration), and Regions
(Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa). There are also sections on Data By Country,
Environment, and Gender, and fast facts (the U.S. estimated population
is 293,600,000).
- Statistical
Resources on the Web
Stats on: business & industry, consumers, foreign governments,
health, cost-of-living, and much more.
- United
Nations Global Statistics
Datasets for demographics, social & housing indicators,
environment, industry, energy.
- U.S. Census
Bureau International Database
Data by people, business, geography. U.S. and World population
clocks, quick facts on the states, historical statistics.
- U.S. Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Every statistic you might want on U.S. occupations, employment, CPI,
import/export, wages, injuries on the job, unemployment, etc. There
is also a section on international statistics.
- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
DHS statistical profiles on legal permanent residents, "foreign nationals granted lawful permanent residence" in the U.S., mapping of immigrants by metropolitan area.
Women's
Studies
- 4Woman.gov
Women's health information, with special sections on disabilities,
body image, menopause, mental health, pregnancy, stress, HIV/AIDS. Information
in foreign languages, also.
- American
Women’s History
Digital collection of primary & secondary resources,
state index to sources, and subject index.
- Voices
From the Gap
North American women writers of color. Biographical, bibliographical,
and critical information.
- Women
in American History
Encyclopedia Britannica articles: biography, primary documents,
literature, study guides. 1600-present.
Rev. September 10, 2007
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