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- Acronym Finder
- This web site contains common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects,
with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military.
- Biography.com
- Biography.com is a searchable database of over 20,000 personalities. This
site is good for locating brief biographical sketches of prominent people,
both historical and contemporary.
- CIA World Factbook
- Information on the nations of the world, gathered and published by the
CIA. Includes an overview of government, geography, people, communication,
transportation, military and transnational issues.
- Documents Center
- This site, from the University of Michigan, provides online fulltext resources
from the Government Printing Office.
- FedForms
- This site provides one-stop-shopping for federal forms most requested
by the public.
- FedStats
- "More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce
statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on
Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full
range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public
use."
- FirstGov
- This U.S. Government portal gives users easy electronic access to government
information and services. It provides links to 30 million pages of government
information, services, and online transactions. It includes a topical index
and a search engine that can search every word of every U.S. government
document. Transactions can be completed online and it also includes links
to state and local government sites.
- FirstGov for Kids
- This site aims to collect all kid-friendly U.S. government websites under
one portal. It includes subjects such as arts, careers, computers, environment,
geography, fighting crime, global village, homework and fun stuff.
- FirstGov for Seniors
- This site is a portal to U.S. Government information and services of special
interest to older Americans. It includes consumer protection, health, legislation,
retirement planning, tax assistance, education and volunteer opportunities
and more.
- GPO ACCESS: U.S. Government
Printing Office
- This site provides free electronic access to a wealth of resources available
from the Federal Government, including free online use of over 1,500
databases of Federal information, finding aids and much more.
- Kentucky Information Page
- This site contains links to information about Kentucky in all subject
areas.
- KnowPlay
- This site provides links to a number of different reference works, including,
dictionaries, quotations, acronyms and more.
- MapQuest
- "MapQuest.com's award-winning web site helps millions of Web visitors
get to where they need to be each day. By simply typing in an origin and
destination, or even just a city and state, visitors can get driving directions,
create customized maps, view nearby businesses and points of interest, and
plan a trip with Mobil Travel's rated lodging, restaurant and city information."
- Nobel Prizes
- This is the official website of the Nobel Foundation. You can find history
of the prizes, who has won them, what the different prizes are, and more.
- Portals to
the World
- This site, from the Library of Congress, provides access to selective
links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and
other areas of the world.
- Publist: The International Directory
of Publications
- PubList is a searchable database of over 150,000 magazines, journals,
newsletters, & other periodicals. This is an excellent source for verifying
publication information.
- Statistical Abstract of
the U.S.
- This site provides statistics from private as well as government sources
and covers a wide range of topics from A to Z.
- Statistical Resources
on the Web
- This site provides a large collection of many different types of statistics
that are available on the Web. Created by the University of Michigan Documents
Center, it uses a frame with subject links down the left side of the page
for navigation and also allows you to browse by major subject areas on the
main page. It also gives a search option.
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- Students.Gov
- The students' gateway to the U.S. Government, Students.gov brings U.S.
Government information and services of special interest to students together
in one website. Apply for financial aid, register to vote, buy savings bonds,
register with Selective Service, apply for a passport, get consumer information,
travel information and more.
- Uncle Sam: Migrating
Government Publications
- This site provides access to U.S. government serials and periodicals that
are available on the web. It is searchable by both SuDoc number and by title.
- U.S. Government
Manual
- This official handbook of the United States government is a comprehensive,
searchable guide to all federal agencies.
- Wayback Machine
- This site provides a permanent record of digital public material that
has appeared on the Internet and makes it accessible for researchers, historians,
and scholars. Special collections include the web as it was on September
11, 2001, the U.S. Elections of 2000 and Internet Pioneers.
- Worldwide Chamber
of Commerce Directory
- The Worldwide Chamber of Commerce Directory is a searchable database of
local chambers of commerce throughout the world.
- Xrefer
- This site provides access to free, quick reference tools, including encyclopedias,
dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations from the world's leading
publishers.
- Zip Code Lookup
- The ZIP Code Lookup is a free service provided by the USPS to assist the
public with their addressing needs.
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