| Links to "Free Web" Sites About: Anthropology/Archaeology, Business, Communications, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Journalism, U.S. Political Science & Law, International Political Science & Law, Psychology, Sociology |
Anthropology/Archaeology
- American Anthropology Association
- American Museum of Natural History, Division of Paleontology - Over 200,000 specimens.
- Ancient Architects of the Mississippi National Park Service Archeology and Ethnography Program
- Edwin S. Curtis's "The North American Indian" - Photographs of members of more than 80 tribes, taken 1907-1930. Controversial because Curtis paid his subjects and some portrayals of contemporary Native American life are inaccurate.
- Native American History and Culture - From Smithsonian Institution
- Images Canada - Over 75,000 visual images from eight cultural/historical institutions in Canada
Business Resources
- Accounting Terminology Guide - Definitions of accounting terms provided by the NY State Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Ad*Access - Extensive digitized collection of newspaper and magazine ads from 1911 to 1955 from a special collection at Duke University
- CD Sales Not Reduced by File Sharing, Say Researchers at Harvard Business School and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Code of Federal Regulations - Administrative rules for US products and transactions
- EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
- Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920 - Illustrated ad campaigns from the past
- Heiros Gamos - International database for legal/business entities
- Hoover’s Online - Public/private companies, annual reports, personnel and news stories
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - Information and projections on careers, labor market, employment prospects and earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Thomas Register - (free registration) Products/companies in North America
- Times 100 UK - Business Case Studies
- World Bank
- WTO/GATT Research - Vast array of information and links to more information about the World Trade Organization and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Company Annual Reports
- Securities & Exchange Commission
- CAROL (Europe and Asia)
- SEDAR (Canada)
Communications (see also Journalism)
- Center for Nonverbal Communication - Very interesting site includes a dictionary of non-verbal expressions and gestures
- Media Ownership Studies - From the Federal Communications Commission
- VASTA: Voice and Speech Trainers Association - Information on the organization and links to helpful voice and speech sites
Economics Resources
Education Resources
- College and University Rankings - Compiled by U of Illinois, a comprehensive site providing background information and links to many "rankings" available from various sources
- hbcu-central.com - Historically black colleges & universities
- HigherEdJobs.com - Job listings in higher education
- Higher Education Resource Hub
- National Center for Educational Statistics
- Peterson’s Guide to Colleges
- U.S. Dept. of Education
Geography and Gazetteers, Atlases, and Maps
- Asia Today - Daily news from Asia
- Canada: Maps & Facts
- China: Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
- CIA World Factbook - Countries of the world, demographics, economics, culture
- Country Profiles from Eldis - Concerned with international development
- GeographyHotList
- Geography Network
- Iraq - US Dept. of Energy analysis of oil production and related topics Oct. 2002
- Map Collection: 1500-1999 Library of Congress - American Memory
- Maporama - Street-level maps of many cities
- Maptech Mapserver
- National Geographic
- NationMaster - Interactive country comparisons of statistics on 335 different measures
- Perry-Castaneda Library Electronic Map Collection - U TX Austin
- Places Online - Links to the "world's very best place-based websites." Sponsored by the Association of American Geographers.
- RefDesk Maps
- World Atlas
History Resources
- American Journeys - Eyewitness accounts of Early American Exploration
- American Memory - Documents, posters, songs, photographs of American History
- Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Relations Between the United States and Native Americans
- Belgian-American Research Collection from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Best of History Web Sites
- Cybrary of the Holocaust
- Historical Text Archive
- Holocaust Museum
- Life Photo Archive via Google
- Perseus Project - Texts from Greece, Rome and Medieval times
- Vindolanda Tablets Online - Written in ink on postcard-sized sheets of wood, the Vindolanda tablets constitute a fascinating record of life in Roman Britain in the area of northern England around Hadrian's Wall during the first and second centuries AD.
- Turning Points in Wisconsin History - Hundreds of eye-witness accounts,pictures, and museum objects depicting the history of the state.
- Dictionary of Wisconsin History
Journalism (See also Communications)
- AJR - American Journalism Review's site includes full text articles from the current issue of the periodical
- CPJ: Committee to Protect Journalists - Includes reports of attacks on the press internationally, such as Daniel Pearl
- Columbia Journalism Review
- Cyberjournalist - Tips for writing news online, examples of good online news stories
- Deep Throat Uncovered - U. of Illinois students in investigative journalism report findings
- FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Media)
- IRE: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. - Gateway for infofmation on in-depth news reporting
- Newslink - Links to large array of news outlets: US newspapers, radio/tv, international, and magazines; for the "journalism junkie"
- Newswatch.com Focus is on "the news behind the news:" accuracy, sloppiness, bias
- Pew Research Center for People and the Press - Presents results of public opinion survey
- The Slot: a Spot for Copy Editors - Guide to grammar and usage, with examples of inappropriate usage taken from recent news stories
- VOANews.com (Voice of America) - The agency that broadcasts U.S. perspectives into foreign countries also maintains this website of articles and webcasts
Political Science & Law: International
- Area Country Studies - Extensive descriptions of the nations of the world
- Canada
- Canadian Government Information - "CGI" provides links to federal, provincial, and territorial governments and legislatures (from the National Library of Canada)
- CIA World Factbook - Countries of the world, demographics, economics, business and travel
- Country Profiles from Eldis - Concerned with international development
- European Union
- Freedominfo.org - Compares freedom of information laws worldwide
- Heiros Gamos - International database for demographics
- InfoNation Convenient source for comparisons between up to five countries at a time, across several different statistical categories (from the UN)
- NationMaster - Interactive country comparisons of statistics on 335 different measures
- Peace Encyclopedia - Pro-Israeli take on Middle East conflicts
- Portals to the World - Links to electronic resources by Library of Congress experts
- United Nations
- United Nations Population Projections
- WTO/GATT Research - Vast array of information and links to more information about the World Trade Organization and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Political Science & Law: United States
- American Fact Finder - Population, housing, economic and geographic data from the US Census Bureau
- Census Scope - Social Science Data Analysis Network of the Univ. of Michigan
- Department of State - Travel, visas, alert
- Federal Government Statistics
- Findlaw - Largest site for Federal/State statutes, cases, codes
- First Gov - For both federal and state information
- Government Documents - To find public documents of US Federal departments and agencies
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Statistics, papers on criminal justice, corrections, prisons, and court systems
- Oyez - Site of U.S. Supreme Court
- Political Database of the Americas
- Political Science Resources on the Web - From University of Michigan Documents Center
- Taxlinks.com - Federal tax rulings; links to state laws, forms, and rulings
- THOMAS (Legislative) - Site for the U.S. Congress, legislation, Congressmen, public acts and laws
- US States and Territories - From the Law Library of Congress
- Wisconsin Eye - "The C-Span" of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin.gov - State of Wisconsin Home Page
- Wisconsin Legislature
- Zimmerman's Research Guide - an Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers
Psychology Resources
- American Psychological Association
- Guide to Gay and Lesbian Resources - A comprehensive scholarly bibliography from University of Chicago Library
Sociology Resources
- Elder Abuse
- Hmong Cultural Center
- Institute for Policy Research
- Migration Information Source - Nonpartisan research center focused on immigrants
- Terrorism - From the Center for Defense Information, an independent think tank in Washington, DC