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More Internet Resources . . .

You can access additional selected websites directly from our Library Catalog. Just follow these steps:

Go to the NCCC Library homepage

Click on: Advanced Search

Prompts you to enter a Subject in the top box
Example of subject search: statistics

Go to the bottom frame under "Limit Search to"

Next to "Collection" - open dropdown menu

Select "Internet Sites"

Click GO

When the list of websites appears, click on the URL on the right side of the screen.

You will connect directly to the website

Note: If you see [electronic resource] following a title, you will know that it is an Internet website.

Evaluating Internet Resources

Finding information on the Internet is just the first step. It is important that you also evaluate the information you find. There is "virtually" no control over the placement of sites on the Web, nor over the accuracy of the information they contain. Researchers therefore must carefully consider the source, and content of Internet sites. Here are some suggestions:

Source of Information:

Is the name of an author, organization, company or institution indicated? These can often be found at the beginning or end of the Web page.
Is information provided about the author or group responsible for the site?

For an individual — look for information about their professional qualifications, educational background, publications, etc.

For a group — what type of organization is it? The last part of the Internet address (called the domain) will give you a clue. For example:

.com
Commercial organization or business: Some, but not all of these, are trying to sell a product.

.edu
Educational institution: These sites could be from colleges or universities; also from other schools at any grade level (K - 12). Careful: some education sites contain student term papers and other assignments.

.gov
Government agency (federal, state or local): These are often good sites for statistics, laws and legislation, consumer information, etc.

.org
Organization: These could be non-profit, for-profit, political, professional, advocacy groups etc.

Content

How current is the site? The last update is often noted at the bottom of the page.
What audience is this information intended for — the general public, students, professionals ?
What is the purpose of the site?
Does the site present differing viewpoints on an issue, or does it promote one view. For most types of research, you will want to investigate differing viewpoints.
Is the information available in other sources or formats? Everything is not on the Internet. For certain topics it may be more efficient and appropriate to use other library resources (such as reference books, periodical articles, etc.)

If you have any questions about using the Internet, please ask a reference librarian.

Art

Artcyclopedia
Guide to museum-quality fine art images on the web, searchable by artists' names.

Art History Resources on the Web

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Online collection of more than 3,500 works of art.

National Gallery of Art
Take a virtual tour of the gallery, and search the collection by artist and title.
In-depth studies are included on various artists and works.

National Museum of Women in the Arts
Website of the National Museum of Women in the Arts which features a video tour, anecdotes about each work of art, table of contents, and artist biographies.

Prints and Photographs Online
Provides access to over one million digital images from the Library of Congress' Prints & Photographs collection.

World Wide Arts Resources
Meta site for Internet resources on all aspects of art.

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Business

Stock quotes and other financial information.

Online Annual Report Service
Provides links to over 2,200 annual reports covering the majority of Fortune 500 companies. List is alphabetical by company name with links to the company's main site. Includes the annual report and brief information on the company.

Business First
Western New York's business newspaper.

CIA World Factbook
Quick Information on countries of the world such as maps, flags, population, government, etc.

Fortune Homepage
Links to company, investing, career information, and the Fortune 500 lists.

Hoovers Online
Company information and links to other sources.

PR Newswire
Full text news articles about companies and industries.

Researching Companies Online
A tutorial on how to find company and industry information on the Web.

SmartPros
Accounting and industry news, job search, associations, practical advice and information for accounting students.

U.S. Department of Labor
Includes DOL agencies, laws and regulations, statistics and data news, programs and services, and links to other related sites.

U.S. Small Business Administration
Provides a wealth of small business information for both students and entrepreneurs.

Wall Street Research Net
Research a company, the economy, the stock market and mutual funds.
Also links to business articles, and financial statements.

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Careers & Employment Opportunities

America's Career Infonet
Information on wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and an extensive career resource library.

America's Job Bank
Search for job openings nationwide through the Public Employment Service.

Buffalo Job Finder
Buffalo area job listings, employment applications, resume submission, email alerts, and job search advice.

Career Mosaic
Employment information and job opportunities especially for college students. Also includes internship information and a resume writing center.

Career Onestop
A publicly-funded resource for jobseekers and businesses. Find jobs--from entry level to technical to professional to CEO. Identify job-ready workers with the right skills. Locate public workforce services in your area. Explore alternative career paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn which careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and more.

Monster.com
Search for U.S. and international job postings

New York State Department of Labor
Job openings listed with the NY State Department of Labor.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Information of specific occupations: description of the work, salaries, expected job outlook, training, etc.

O*NET
The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics including information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interest associated with occupations.

WNY Jobs
List of job openings for Buffalo - Rochester area.

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Colleges and Universities in Western New York

Alfred University

SUNY Brockport

Bryant & Stratton

Buffalo State College

Canisius College

Daemen College

Erie Community College

SUNY Fredonia

SUNY Geneseo

Genesee Community College

Houghton College

Jamestown Community College

Medaille College

Niagara County Community College

Niagara University

Trocaire College

University at Buffalo

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Criminal Justice

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Statistics about crime and victims, drugs and crime, criminal offenders, the justice system in the United States, law enforcement, prosecution, courts and sentencing, corrections, justice expenditure, and employment.

FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation Homepage

Justice Information Center
Information from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) includes a searchable abtract database, and reports on crime, juvenile justice, corrections, the courts, crime prevention, law enforcement, drugs, victims, etc.

Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
Comprehensive Source for constitutions, court opinions, laws, legal ethics, and current awareness worldwide.

OJSA Criminal Justice Statistics Retrieval
A database containing information about reported crime, adult arrests, felony prosecutions, convictions and sentences for New York State counties and regions.

Rights for All
Documents and reports from Amnesty International on the death penalty, juvenile justice, police brutality, prison conditions, and women's issues in the United States.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources.

Uniform Crime Reports
Presents U.S. statistics about crime, law enforcement, capital punishment, gun control, arrests, jail populations, victims, etc., and public attitudes toward these topics.

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Culinary Arts

Escoffier On Line
Directory of reviewed sites for food service professionals. Includes linkes to employment, education, associations, culinary terms, recipes, equipment, restaurant guides and other food professionals' web sites.

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Publications and links to Internet sources on nutrition, food safety, dietary guidelines, USDA reports, etc.

Link Culinaire: Made by Working Chefs for the Cook in All of Us
Includes links to wholesale food prices, a recipe index, culinary and wine links, employment sites, and more.

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Current Issues

Public Agenda Online
Full text of guides and reports dealing with current issues, such as crime, education, the environment, social security, welfare, etc.

Stateline.org
Contains news articles, background information and statistics on current issues, by state. Topics such as healthcare, welfare reform, taxes, and state budgets are covered.

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Education

American Association of Community Colleges

College and University Rankings
A collection of various ranking services of undergraduate and graduate programs, from the University of Illinois.

CollegeNet
Search for colleges, take a virtual tour of the campus, and apply online. Also includes financial aid information and more.

COOL: College Opportunities On-Line
Information on more than 9,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. Search by location, program, or degree offerings.

ERIC Digests
Contains short reports (1,000-1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in education.

FinAid
The Financial Aid Information Page

National Center for Education Statistics

New York State Education Department
Includes information on NY State curriculum, testing, teacher certification, school report cards, etc.

Times Educational Supplement
Internet version of the Times Educational Supplement, the UK's foremost weekly publication for education, covering the world of primary, secondary and further education.

SUNY Colleges & Universities
Links to all SUNY college web sites

United States Department of Education
Includes student financial aid information, educational statistics and reports, etc.

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Government - Federal

Congress.org - your link to Congress
Includes directory of addresses & e-mail for Congress, and the Executive and Judicial branches, Congressional voting records and other information.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Provides direct online access to the basic federal government documents that define our democratic society.

FedStats
One-stop shopping for federal statistics

FirstGov
Consumer information on product safety, health, housing, money, children, careers, technology, etc.

GPO Access
Gateway to documents from the Government Printing Office, including the U.S. Budget, laws, regulations, the Congressional Record, reports, etc.

POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Resource for background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and points of interest on each of the U.S. presidents.

USA Statistics in Brief
Presents national summary data and state population estimates.

THOMAS
Federal legislation, Congressional Record, committee reports, etc.

United State Census Bureau
Demographic, economic, and social statistics

University of Michigan Documents Center
Metasite for links to international and U.S. government documents.

The White House
Up-to-date information from the Executive branch. Includes daily press briefings and releases, and statistics on economic and social issues.

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Government - New York State

New York State Archives
Online access to the official repository of New York State Government legislative, judicial, and executive agency records having permanent legal and historical value.

New York State Assembly
Member directory, press releases, committe reports, legislation information, etc.

New York State Government Information Locator Service
Provides access to information services provided by New York State Government agencies, the State Legislature, and the Judiciary. Search by subject or browse Internet sites arranged by branches of NYS government.

New York State Senate
Senate directory, legislative information, NYS law, reports, and press releases. Contact your NYS Senator by e-mail from this site.

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Health & Medicine

Alternative Medicine Homepage
Links to Internet sites, mailing lists, government resources, etc. on alternative medicine. Searching available by specific medical conditions.

American Medical Association
AMA links to consumer health information and other patient resources.

AMA Atlas of the Body

Gray's Anatomy
Contains the 20th edition of Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body with an encyclopedic subject index and a wealth of illustrations. It is searchable by keyword or browseable via the table of contents.

HIV / AIDS Fact Sheets
Facts on AIDS/HIV research, treatment, prevention, statistics, etc. from the U.S. Center for Disease Control.

LinkOut
Journals in the PubMed database for which full text has been provided. PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
Consumer information on diseases, nutrition, first aid, staying healthy and more.

Medem's Medical Library
Patient education information from the Medem Medical Library's partner medical societies and other sources. Categories include: Life Stages; Diseases and Conditions; Therapies and Health strategies; and Health and Society.

MedicineNet
Information written by doctors on diseases, medical procedures and drugs.

Medline Plus
Health information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Information includes: health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories, and other resources.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Seventeenth edition of the manual containing medical diseases, disorders, and related drug information in 23 specialty areas of medicine.

Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Full text, online version of the 3rd edition of this manual, focusing on medical problems and care of the elderly. Also includes sections on social, psychological and ethical issues.

National Center for Health Statistics

National Institutes of Health
Links to government health agencies and databases, consumer health publications, information on specific diseases and clinical drug trials etc.

National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology. The collections stand at 5 million items--books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs and images. Housed within the Library is one of the world's finest medical history collections of old (pre-1914) and rare medical texts, manuscripts, and incunabula.

Nutrition.gov
Provides access to all online federal government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety.

On-Line Medical Dictionary
The On-line Medical Dictionary is a searchable dictionary of terms from medicine and related fields.

PubMed
Search the Medline database for journal articles in the medical sciences.

Reports of the Surgeon General
Digital collection of reports from the U.S. Surgeon General.

State Health Facts Online
State level data on demographics, health, and health policy.

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Libraries

Buffalo State College Library Catalog

Canisius College Library Catalog

Erie Community College Libraries Catalog

Library of Congress

New York Public Library

New York State Library

Niagara University Library Catalog

Nioga Library System Catalog

Presidential Libraries
Links to resources about the nation's presidential libraries, hosted by the National Archives.

University at Buffalo Library Catalog

Union Catalog for Western New York Libraries

WNY Libraries.org - Western New York Regional Union Catalog
Search all participating libraries at once for books and periodicals. Searching is available by author, title, subject and keywords.

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Law

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
ADA Statute, Regulations, Guidelines, Tech Sheets and other assistance documents.

Bitlaw
Comprehensive resource on technology law, patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues. Also includes sample forms and contracts.

Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
Comprehensive Source for constitutions, court opinions, laws, legal ethics, and current awareness worldwide.

Duhaime's Law Dictionary
A "plain-language" law dictionary compiled by Canadian attorney Lloyd Duhaime.

FindLaw
Meta-site for Internet legal resources. Search for federal and state laws and court cases, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions, Code of Federal Regulations, legal news, law reference, and more.

FindLaw: New York State
Access to New York State law, codes, court cases, etc.

Martindale-Hubble Lawyer Locator

Supreme Court of the United States
Official website of the U.S. Supreme Court. Includes full text of term opinions, court calendar and schedule, background information about the Court and justices, Court rules, Bar admission information, case handling guides, and a visitor's guide. Features an internal search engine.

Supreme Court Opinions
Search for United States Supreme Court opinions from 1893 - present. Browse by year or search by citation, case title and full text.

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Literature

Bulfinch's Mythology
Annotated, hyperlinked edition of Bulfinch's Mythology. Home Page and Table of Contents.

IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection
A metasite which contains critical and biological websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, title, nationality, or literary period.

Literary Sources on the Net
Provides links to scholarly Internet Sources on literature, by time period, genre and authors' names. Very comprehensive.

Literature Resource Center
(Available from on-campus computers only. Provided by SUNYConnect)
Provides biographical information on authors as well as literary criticism; includes links to author-related sites, scholarly articles, and interviews.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
An annotated guide to scholarly Shakespeare sources on the Internet.

Representative Poetry Online
Access to the works of over 200 poets, plus links to criticism and other poetry resources.

Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color
An instructional Web site, focusing on the lives and works of women writers of color.

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Music

All-Music Guide
Covers recordings, song titles, biographies, discographies for pop music.

Carolina Classical Connection
An index of classical music website links.

Musicals101.com
Resource for fans of musical theatre including its history, essays, overviews, photos, and chronologies, as well as information on composers and performers.

Red Hot Jazz Archive
Jazz biographies, recordings, history.

Worldwide Internet Music Resources
Serves as a subject directory to Internet resources developed by musical organizations and individuals; includes performers, composers, compositions and music-related organizations; a comprehensive Web directory.

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News

1st Headlines
Contains current-awareness resource links to thousands of news stories each day from over 300 newspapers, broadcast, and online sources. Viewers can search for news stories by keyword, view newspapers and headlines by state, view U.S. political news by politician, and access international headlines by country.

CNN.com
Breaking news, feature articles, and multimedia.

Internet Public Library Online Newspapers
Links to newspaper websites from around the world.

New York Times
Online version offers daily contents, news updates, and weekly features of the newspaper. First time users must register and choose a password (free of charge).

Newsweek
News and features from the official web site of MSNBC and Newsweek Magazine.

OnlineNewspapers.com
Links to international, national, and local newspapers

Policy.com
Non-partisan site for current issues and policy information on the Internet.

Time Magazine
A searchable format of the current week's issue.

The Total News Website
TotalNEWS is an Internet site that provides direct links to major breaking news sites and hundreds of in-depth coverage sites.

USA Today

The Washington Post
Online access to current day's issue plus search for articles from the last 2 weeks.

WKBW Eyewitness News
Local news, sports and weather.

YAHOO news
Current top stories, international,political, business and health news.

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Nursing

New York State Nurses Association
Information on the organization, job listings, practice issues, legislation, nursing publications and links to other Internet nursing resources.

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Online Periodicals & Books

Meta-Sites

Internet Public Library Reading Room - Newspapers

Internet Public Library Reading Room - Magazines and Journals

Medline Journals with Links to Publisher Web Sites
Links to medical journals. Many are full text, but some require subscriptions or fees for articles.

Individual Titles

Business First

National Academy Press
Over 1,000 full-text books available in the social sciences, education, environment, current issues, health & medicine, sciences, and more.

New York Times
Online version offers daily contents, news updates, and weekly features of the newspaper. First time users must register and choose a password (free of charge)

Newsweek Magazine

Time Magazine
A searchable format of the current week's issue.

Times Educational Supplement
Full text articles and searchable archives covering educational topics in the UK (1994-present).

USA Today

The Washington Post
Online access to current day's issue plus search for articles from the last 2 weeks.

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Physical Education

Human Kinetics
Links to information on sports, physical activities, fitness, as well as career and professional information.

PE Central
Contains lesson plans for physical education and health teachers plus assessment ideas by grade level.

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Physical Therapy

American Physical Therapy Association
Facts sheets about PT as a profession, links to professional publications, PT Magazine and Physical Therapy Journal (selected full text articles), and to other Web sites.

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Reference

Biographical Information

Biographical Dictionary

Biography
A&E Biography Series Web site

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

Dictionaries

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Merriam-Webster Online
The complete Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus online -- free and searchable with definitions and audio pronunications.

Your Dictionary.com
Language portal with resources for language study and improvement in more than 250 languages.

Reference Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedia and reference portal with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article provides links to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps.

Columbia Encyclopedia
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references.

Geographic and International Information

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Location and brief history of geographic entities throughout the world

MapQuest (Maps of the World)
View and print maps. Point-to-point driving instructions also available.

Maps On Us
Road maps and driving directions in the United States.

World Factbook
Political, economic, social and historical information on the nations of the world.

Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

The Quotation Page
Links to many Web quotation sites. Searching available for one or any number of sites at once.

Statistics

American FactFinder
Provides U.S. census data about population, housing, business, and industries—by state, city, county, and congressional district.

Bureau of Justice Statistics

County and City Data Book
Contains 2007 statistics on population, economics, housing, labor, business, crime, and government finance, by state, county and city.

Economic Statistics Briefing Room
Current statistics on employment, income, prices, etc.

Fedstats
Links to government statistics on many different subjects

International Data Base

National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

State & County QuickFacts
Quick, easy access to facts about people, business and geography.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Collection of statistics on social and economic condition in the U.S.

Statistical Resources on the Web
Comprehensive site for statistics in many subject areas, provided by the University of Michigan.

USA Statistics in Brief
Summary of national and state statistics from Statistical Abstract.

Western New York Census Data
Population, social and economic data for WNY counties

Telephone and E-mail Directories

Anywho Toll Free Directory

Switchboard.com

Weather

Yahoo Weather

National Weather Service Forecast: Buffalo

CNN.com Weather

Writing & Citation Guides

OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University
Includes several writing resources for students. Provides a link to �Research and Citation� -- guides for APA, MLA, and the Chicago Manual of Style.

Writers� Workshop � Citation Styles (Univ. of Illinois)
Summarizes and illustrates the rules for APA and MLA style.

Other Ready Reference Sites on the Web

AccuNet Multimedia Archive
A searchable batabase of Associated Press news photos, graphics, text, and audio from the 1840s to the present.

The Foundation Center Online
Clearinghouse for grant information.

Internet Public Library Reference Resources

Refdesk.com

State and County QuickFacts
Allows users to access frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state, and county level. Also provides links to more detailed information on income and poverty estimates, economic censuses, county business profiles, and government finances.

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Science

General Science

Constants and Equations Pages
Covers astronomy, science and mathematics.

Chemical Elements: An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements

Right to Know Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets
Detailed information about substances from Acenapthene to Zirconium. Information included on health hazards at work and at home plus handling, storage, and protective equipment.

EurekAlert!
Links to glossaries and dictionaries from several scientific disciplines.

SciCentral.com
Gateway to thousands of online resources grouped by science area and subdivided by resource type. This is a current awareness resource with links to current research highlights, breaking science news, and new articles from many science sources..

Anatomy

AMA Atlas of the Body

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body

Astronomy & Space

NASA Homepage

Biology (General)

BioTech Life Science Dictionary

Cells Alive!
A richly graphical site presenting an intimate view of cellular life.

Botany

Webgarden
Information for gardeners, students, teachers and horticulturists. Includes a Plant Dictionary with a searchable database of plant, insect and disease images, and a Plant Factsheet Database.

Environment

Love Canal Collection
Large collection of documents, references, photographs, and related links about Love Canal.

National Library for the Environment
Provides information on a wide range of environmental issues. Includes over 600 full text reports from the Congressional Research Service, plus links to environmental laws, online journals, news, career information, etc.

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Search for information on a wide range of environmental issues. Includes reports, EPA policies, technical data, regulations, research, maps, links to other sources and more.

Zoology

Electronic Zoo
Links to Web sites about all types of animals.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species
Home Page of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a bureau in the Department of the Interior. Information regarding conservation and the protection of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats.

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Social Science

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

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Human Services
(see also Sociology sites below)

Administration on Aging: Information on Older Persons and Services for the Elderly
Includes resources for the elderly and their families, professionals, researchers and students.

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 Web Sites

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.

Diversity Database
The University of Maryland's database is a comprehensive index of multi cultural and diversity resources on the Web. The Issue Specific Resource section provides links to Internet sites on age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

Political Science

CNN AllPolitics
current political news, and links to related sites, such as, Time Magazine, Congressional Quarterly Information Service, and other news sources.

Political Science Resources on the Web
University of Michigan meta-site for Web resources in area studies, foreign politics, political theory, international relations, news media, statistics and U.S. politics and elections.

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.

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.

Psychology Virtual Library
Collection of thousands of websites dealing with numerous aspects of psychology.

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Sociology
(see also Human Services sites above)

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.

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.

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.

Western New York Information

City of Buffalo Home Page

Buffalo Freenet
Links to online WNY - cultural events, government, education, sports, business etc.

Erie County Government Online

Town of Tonawanda Municipal Government

Western New York Census Data

Regional Knowledge Network
A central information resource for the binational Buffalo Niagara region encompassing Western New York and Southern Ontario.

Underground Railroad: Finding Freedom in the Niagara Region
Documents the secretive system of escape to Canada for over 40,000 men, women, and children who sought protection from the racial discrimination of the United States prior to the American Civil War.

Western New York Travel Guide

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Compiled and annotated by Karen Ferington, NCCC Henrietta G. Lewis Library. E-mail comments to Karen Ferington, Catalog/Archives Librarian at feringtk@niagaracc.suny.edu.

Most recent update: May 2008

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