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Anthropology
Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
Presents the culture, archaeology, and history of ancient Mesoamericans, focusing on the Aztec, Maya, Mixtec, and Zapotec cultures.
Anthropology in the News
Links to anthropology and archaeology related articles on the Web from various news organizations, university press releases, and other anthropological sources.
History
AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
Contains letters, speeches, constitutions, songs, proclamations, treaties, etc. from the 15th century to the present.
American and British History Resources on the Internet
Scholarly resources of American and British history on the web.
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
Primary source and archival materials relating to U.S. history and culture. Includes manuscript, book and pamphlet collections, prints and photographs, motion pictures and sound recordings.
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Links to reference and biographical sources, subject index to research sources, and state and regional women's history sources.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: An Introduction to Ancient World Cultures on the World Wide Web
Links to Internet sites about the cultures and history of the ancient Near East, India, China, Greece, Rome, Islam and medieval Europe.
Historical Maps of the United States
The Historical Text Archive
Links to historical texts and other research materials for the study of history of all regions and time periods.
Lessons From the Past
Meta-site of historical Web resources.
National Women's History Project
Links to Web sites related to women's history
Human Services
(see also Sociology sites below)
Central Referral Service, Inc.
Directory of community service agencies in the Western New York area.
Child Welfare Internet Links
Links to child welfare organizations and publications.
CODI: Cornucopia of Disability Information
Links to disability related resources for consumers and professionals are provided. Subjects include education, disability law, political issues, employment, computer access, etc.
Economic Success Clearinghouse
Resources about effective policies, programs, and financing strategies to help low-income and working poor families.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Full text online version of medical manual on geriatrics. Human services students will find Section 4 - Special Issues - especially useful for information on social, legal and ethical issues, elder abuse, living arrangements, and demographics on aging.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Multi disciplinary information on substance abuse - surveys, research, laws, prevention and treatment.
Social Work and Social Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - ASPE Policy and Research Reports
Government reports on many current issues in human services, such as child welfare, minorities, the disabled, health care, etc.
Multicultural Studies
African American Odyssey
A virtual exhibit from the Library of Congress covering over 200 years of African-American history from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement.
NativeWeb
Resources for indigenous cultures around the world.
Political Science
CNN AllPolitics
current political news, and links to related sites, such as, Time Magazine, Congressional Quarterly Information Service, and other news sources.
Project Vote Smart
Issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and evaluation by special interests of over 13,000 federal and state political leaders. From this site you can also register to vote, track legislation, identify and contact your elected officials, and find information on current political issues.
Psychology
American Psychological Association
Information on APA, psychology as a profession, publications, etc.
APA Online
American Psychological Association style guidelines for citing references to electronic media resources. Excerpted from the 5th edition of the Publication Manual.
Mental Health Net
Provides links to Web sites about disorders and treatments, professional resources, news articles on mental health, and more.
National Institute of Mental Health
Information on mental health and disorders, research, access to conference proceedings, and many full-text articles on mental health.
Psychology Virtual Library
Collection of thousands of websites dealing with numerous aspects of psychology.
Scholarly Psychology Resources on the Web
Links to sites providing scholarly psychological resources are listed by topics, such as abnormal psychology, cognitive science, development, educational psychology, memory, etc.
Sociology
(see also Human Services sites above)
Children, Youth and Family Consortium
From the University of Minnesota, this site provides full text resources on topics such as adoption, divorce, child abuse, parenting, the media, work and family life, families and health, etc.
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
A unique, well organized meta-site of sociological resources on the Web, containing essays on sociological issues, and links to related sites. Access to general sociology resources, social science data, sociological theories, Web sites by area of study—marriage and family, gender and society, death studies, etc. are also provided.
SocioWeb
A guide to sociological resources on the Internet.
Resources in Social Gerontology
Short essays and links to general resources in gerontology, as well as special topics, such as the biology and psychology of aging, the aged in diverse cultures, political concerns, community impact of aging, the aged and their families, etc.
