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*LIBRARY RECOMMENDED*
	Britannica Online Full access to Encyclopaedia Britannica entries plus extras--web links, video clips, an interactive atlas, etc. Search by keyword or browse by subject.
	EBSCO eBooks (formerly netLibrary) Note: Users will need to create a userid and password to download ebooks. EBSCO eBooks includes thousands of scholarly, reference, popular and classic works. All ebooks can be read online and many can be downloaded to your own computer.
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	LexisNexis Academic Provides access to wide range of news (full-text newspapers) business, government, legal and reference information.
	Oxford English Dictionary All 20+ volumes of the print OED available full-text and searchable online. With over 290,000 entries, this is considered the definitive work of the English language.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	WorldCat The world's most comprehensive bibliography with more than 50 million bibliographic records held in over 20,000 OCLC member libraries. Includes the holdings information from libraries across the world.
	Documentation Guide Explanations of major documentation styles -- APSA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA -- and some helps on properly using them. Prepared by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Writing Center.
	Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet News and information about legislation currently under consideration or recently considered.
*SEARCH ENGINES/WEB DIRECTORIES*
	Ask.com Internet search engine that encourages searching in the form of a question.
	Digital Librarian "A librarian's choice of the best of the Web." Lists of web sites on a number of topics, including government and law.
	Directory of Open Access Repositories Listing of institutions making their repository collections freely available online.
	FindLaw Search engine for finding legal information on the Internet.
	Google Search engine good at finding organizational web sites and information in PDF files.
	InfoMine Internet resources chosen by librarians for faculty and student academic research.
	Internet Public Library 2: ipl2 Web directory created for and maintained by librarians.
	Open Directory Project Using volunteer editors, this is probably the largest/most coordinated effort to create a subject directory of websites.
	Silobreaker News, blog, transcripts, and multimedia sources collected from a wide variety of perspectives and sources. Graphs that highlight the most-covered topics in recent days. Interactive, graphic searching to find articles on related topics.
	USA.Gov "Your First Click to the U.S. Government." The official website for searching government websites. Searches both federal and state government websites.
	Yahoo! Popular subject directory and search engine.
*TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST*
	American History in Video This database of online videos has been made available for the study of American history. More than 5862 videos and more than 1513 hours of footage, including documentaries, newsreels, archival footage, and public affairs footage.
	Cultural Events in Washington DC From book releases to theatre productions to history seminars, here are cultural events for this area. Some of the theatre productions have regular priced seats over $50, but offer student prices as low as $10. List of events compiled by the Teaching Company for the Washington DC area.
	National Archives: Events in the DC Area Exhibits, lectures, and events honoring historical events and people of America.
~E-BOOKS/E-TEXTS~
	Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Millions of images of documents and books printed in America between Jamestown and 1800.
	Early English Books Online Full-text of books printed in English from 1473-1700.
	Ebooks OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide.
	EBSCO eBooks (formerly netLibrary) Note: Users will need to create a userid and password to download ebooks. EBSCO eBooks includes thousands of scholarly, reference, popular and classic works. All ebooks can be read online and many can be downloaded to your own computer.
	Original Sources Full-text of documents from the areas of World History, U.S. History, Social Science, Science & Mathematics, Political Science & Law, Philosophy & Religion, Literature, and Language.
	Bartleby.com Internet publisher of reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge. A major publisher of public domain works.
	Christian Classics Ethereal Library "Classic Christian books in electronic format, selected for your edification." Currently a project of Calvin College. Previously associated with Wheaton College (1995-99) and the University of Pittsburg (1993-95).
	ebooks@Adelaide University of Adelaide Library's site of etexts. Browsable by author or title, or search the full-text with their search box.
	Foreign Relations of the United States "The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication."
	FullBooks.com Thousands of Full Text Free Books in HTML format.
	Google Books Access full-text books in the public domain.
	Hathi Trust Digital Library Digital versions of the books in many major research libraries. Public domain books are available without a subscription.
	Illustrated Shakespeare "This online collection of selected electronic facsimiles seeks to share the marriage between book art and Shakespearean text with a wider audience."
	International Children's Digital Library "The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world." Currently with over 2,000 books in 41 languages, the site aims to have over 10,000 books in 100 languages.
	Internet Archives - Text Archives Over 300,000 texts. This collection of texts is part of the Internet Archive or Wayback Machine--a project that is attempting to archive the Internet.
	Internet Sacred Text Archive "The largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet."
	Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics 140+ "classical books and other works on constitutional government." Ranges from the Code of Hummurabi to National Constitutions.
	Literature Collection "The Literature Collection is a multilayered grouping of works in literature and the humanities." Includes Beowulf, Shakespeare, James Joyce, and other works. Made available by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
	Many Books Free eBooks for your PDA (or iPod). The site includes the 2002 CIA World Factbook and Virgil's Aeneid in Latin, along with more than 13,000 other titles. Many of the works are based on public domain texts from Project Gutenberg
	On-Line Books Page A listing of more than 13,000 books available Online. Searchable by author, title, or subject.
	Project Gutenberg Production and distribution of public domain works in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" (text documents with no formatting). A major publisher of public domain works.
	Turning the Pages "Leaf through our great books and magnify the details." A ShockWave plug-in makes it appear as if you are actually turning the pages of old or rare books--1st century book from China, 15 century Bible, early works of Jane Austen, and more.
~GENERAL INDEXES~
	ArticleFirst Contains bibliographic citations that describe items listed on the table of contents pages of about 12,600 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture.
	Christian Periodical Index Indexes over 200 evangelical/fundamentalist periodicals.
	EBSCOHost databases Searches Christian Periodical Index and Literary Reference Center at the same time.
	ECO (Electronic Collections Online) Index Access to the index of a growing collection of journals in a variety of subject areas.
	LexisNexis Academic - Business Search the dossiers and SEC filings of public companies. Part of a LexisNexis database.
	PapersFirst Provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide.
	ProceedingsFirst Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference.
	WorldCat Dissertations A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat.
~INTERNSHIPS & CAREERS~
	Career Insider by Vault Extensive career information including career guides, employer profiles, leadership development profiles, and Vault's job board
	Center for Individual Rights Internships "Full-time and part-time internships are available during summer and the academic year. Interns have the chance to do research, write op-eds, spin the media, and perform other important tasks while working with some of the best lawyers in Washington."
	Center for Strategic & International Studies: Internships and Jobs "CSIS offers full and part-time internships in the fall, spring and summer for undergraduates, advanced students, and recent graduates who are interested in gaining practical experience in public policy. Interns participate in a variety of activities that support individual programs, including research, writing, and project development."
	ConservativeJobs.com Broad variety of jobs listed in public policy, from accounting and broadcast to research and writing. Also has a number of articles to help job seekers in preparing their resumes, approaching interviews, and being knowledgeable in the application process.
	ConservativeJobs.com: Internships Postings of available internship opportunities from a variety of organizations.
	Heritage Foundation Internship Program "Our highly competitive Internship Program is intended to introduce bright, innovative undergraduate and graduate students to the policymaking process and encourage them to become active and effective participants in public affairs. Working directly with our research analysts and policy-makers, or with professionals in one of our external departments, Heritage interns gain solid professional experience."
	Lockheed Martin Jobs: Internships and Co-ops "Our interns and co-op participants can benefit from mentoring, coaching and side-by-side work with knowledgeable and experienced experts in their field. The objective is real hands-on work assignments on projects related to your major, and, of course, to gain valuable job experience."
	*ONET Online** "The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations."
	Small Business Administration Courses Short, self-paced courses offered online for free on small business administration, including creating a business plan, financing your business, marketing, and other business basics.
	U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions - Internships
	White House Internship Program "The White House Internship Program provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the daily operations of the White House. In addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, volunteer at special events, participate in tours, and contribute to a community service project in the Washington, D.C. area."
	Young America's Foundation: Jobs and Internships "As a Young America's Foundation intern you will be on the front lines of the Conservative Movement helping to organize conferences, introduce leading conservative speaker, and organize campus programs. You will leave having an understanding of how a prominent conservative organization operates."
~LIBRARIES~
	WorldCat The world's most comprehensive bibliography with more than 50 million bibliographic records held in over 20,000 OCLC member libraries. Includes the holdings information from libraries across the world.
	Internet Public Library A virtual public library with research helps and links to many Online resources. Created by University of Michigan's School of Information and sponsored by Bell & Howell Information and Learning.
	Library of Congress LOC's website with everything they think an American citizen might want to know about the library. Also some digital collections of works.
	Library of Congress Classification Outline Outline of the major LCC subject areas.
	Loudoun County Public Libraries Information about the public libraries in Loudoun County. Branches in Purcellville, Eastern Loudoun, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Rust (Leesburg)), and Sterling. Student ID (photo ID with Loudoun county address) will allow you to get a library card. Search the LCPL Online Catalog.
	WorldCat.org Free, simplified version of WorldCat. Allows searching for items and provides library holdings in relation to an entered location, such as zip code. Useful for distance learning students trying to find the resources closest to them.
~PERIODICALS ONLINE~
	Choice Reviews Online Reviews of academic materials currently being published. Online version of Choice Reviews magazine.
	Congressional Digest Debates Read descriptions of issues, background documents, summaries, and opinions both pro and con on topics of discussion in Congress, the Supreme Court, and international bodies.
	CQ Researcher "THE source for in-depth analysis of contemporary issues, gives you access to an archive of award-winning CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1923."
	CQ Weekly "Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress." Includes status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity and more with an archive back to 1983.
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	LexisNexis Academic - News Search the full text of today's news or search back more than 20 years. Part of a LexisNexis database.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)."
	Directory of Open Access Journals Listing of journals providing free online access to content. Some article content is searchable.
	Leesburg Today "The Journal of Loudoun County" Check the Community Calendar for events - under Friday's date look for the link "Calendar Events for [week]"
	Loudoun Times-Mirror Weekly county paper.
	Nineteenth Century in Print - American Memory Literary and political magazines printed in the 19th century. 23 titles digitized by the Cornell University Library and the Library of Congress
	Periodical Listing Complete Listing of all the periodicals to which PHC Library has full-text access in either print or electronic form.
~REFERENCE~
	American National Biography Online First published in 24 volumes in 1999, this electronic version offers biographical portraits of more than 18,700 people. Updates appear quarterly and the database contains more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references.
	ARBA Online (American Reference Book Annual) Reviews of reference works. Updated monthly. To recommend materials for the PHC Library, copy the bibliographic information into an e-mail or word document and send it to the PHC Library.
	Britannica Online Full access to Encyclopaedia Britannica entries plus extras--web links, video clips, an interactive atlas, etc. Search by keyword or browse by subject.
	Choice Reviews Online Reviews of academic materials currently being published. Online version of Choice Reviews magazine.
	EBSCO eBooks (formerly netLibrary) EBSCO eBooks includes many reference books across a variety subjects including arts, biology, education, history, language, law, literature, math, medicine, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, science, sports, and technology.
	Oxford English Dictionary All 20+ volumes of the print OED available full-text and searchable online. With over 290,000 entries, this is considered the definitive work of the English language.
	WorldAlmanac Includes the full-text of all Almanac titles.
	AF: Acronym Finder 153,000+ human-edited acronym definitions, plus millions of unverified acronym entries in the related site--Acronym Attic.
	American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Find definitions for 90,000 words and hear 70,000 words pronounced. Part of bartleby.com's Great Books Online.
	Bartleby.com - Reference Works This Online collection of reference books includes Columbia Encyclopedia, a North American Gazetteer, World Factbook, dictionary, thesaurus, and quotation books. Also books on writing, religion, history, and parliamentary procedure.
	Catholic Encyclopedia published 1907-1914
	Columbia Encyclopedia The 2001 of this encyclopedia has more than 51,000 entries. Part of bartleby.com's Great Books Online.
	Country Studies - American Memory Based on a series of books published 1988-98. Has information about select countries. Maintained by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
	FindLaw Dictionary Dictionary of legal terms.
	Jewish Encyclopedia 12-volume set published 1901-1906
	MedTerm Medical Dictionary 16,000+ medical term defined
	Merriam-Webster Online - Dictionary Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
	Performing Arts Encyclopedia Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress. Includes photos, stories, and sheet music that can be searched.
	Quotations A bartleby.com reference.
	Robert's Rules of Order The 1915 revision of this work that is commonly used for conducting business meetings. Part of bartleby.com's Great Books Online.
	Roget's Thesauri A bartleby.com reference.
	UNESCO Institute for Statistics International statistics on education, literacy, science & technology, and culture & communication.
	World FactBook The CIA's profile of each country with general information about geography, population, government, weather, and travel advisories. Includes maps.
ART RESEARCH
	Google Art Project "The Art Project is a collaboration between Google and 151 acclaimed art partners from across 40 countries. Using a combination of various Google technologies and expert information provided by our museum partners, we have created a unique online art experience. Users can explore a wide range of artworks at brushstroke level detail, take a virtual tour of a museum and even build their own collections to share."
	Guggenheim Museum New York "The Collection Online features a searchable database of selected artworks from the Guggenheim’s permanent collection. The site currently contains over 700 artworks by nearly 300 artists from the Guggenheim’s overall permanent collection of over 7,000 artworks."
	Louvre Museum Online - Atlas Database Database of exhibits in the Louvre Museum. Pictures of the exhibits along with explanatory texts compiled by the museum curators are accessible for free online.
	Metropolitan Museum of Art 338,541 works of art collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York available online with descriptions.
	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston "The MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art."
	State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg Russia "The collection of the State Hermitage includes more than three million works of art and artefacts of the world culture. Among them are paintings, graphic works, sculptures and works of applied art, archaeological finds and numismatic material."
CLASSICS RESEARCH
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	Original Sources - Language Full-text of speeches and debates from Rome through the early twentieth century. Also includes influential works in grammar and composition.
	Ancient Greece Interactive descriptions of the lives, events, and places of the ancient Greeks.
	Christian Classics Ethereal Library "Classic Christian books in electronic format, selected for your edification." Currently a project of Calvin College. Previously associated with Wheaton College (1995-99) and the University of Pittsburg (1993-95).
	Classical Art Research Centre and the Beazley Archive "The Classical Art Research Centre leads and supports research on ancient art. At its heart is the Beazley Archive, which includes the world's largest collection of images of ancient figure-decorated pottery."
	Classical Latin Text: A Resource Prepared by The Packard Humanities Institute "This website contains essentially all Latin literary texts written before A.D. 200, as well as some texts selected from later antiquity." Texts are accessible through an author list, word search function and a concordance.
	Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum Catalog of online Latin texts "spanning from the earliest epigraphic remains to the Neo-Latinists of the eighteenth century"
	Latin Library Classical Latin texts in Latin
	Perseus Classics Collection Contains Greek and Roman primary and secondary texts, images, and interactive resources. These resources are interlinked by references to other works within the collection and outside the collection.
	PHC Philosophy Research Guide A guide to print and electronic research created specifically for PHC.
	Searchable Greek Inscriptions: A Scholarly Tool in Progress by The Packard Humanities Institute
	Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, Digital Collection Maps and printed images that depict major monuments and antiquities in Rome. Collected by Antonio Lafreri in the 1500's.
	Thesaurus Linguae Graecae Classical Greek texts "Homer (8 c. B.C.) to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453 and beyond"
	TOCS-IN: Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicist TOCS-IN provides the tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals, both in text format and through a Web search program. Where possible, links are given with articles of which the full text or an abstract is available online. The project began to archive current tables of contents in 1992, and now contains nearly 200 journals, and over 75,000 articles.
CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL WRITING RESEARCH
	American Christian Writers "Locating, educating and motivating writers and speakers" Offering conferences, tours, mentoring, critiquing, and local chapters.
	Association of Writers and Writing Programs "The mission of The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is to foster literary talent and achievement, to advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and to serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing." The websites includes conferences, writing contests, career opportunities and more.
	Authors Guild "The Authors Guild has been the nation's leading advocate for writers' interests in effective copyright protection, fair contracts and free expression since it was founded as the Authors League of America in 1912. It provides legal assistance and a broad range of web services to its members."
	Capital Christian Writers Bi-monthly meetings to support and encourage area Christian writers.
	Christian Story Teller "A non-profit site dedicated to showcasing Christian authors, helping them to network, support, and market their books."
	Literary Law Guide Articles on the most frequently asked issues regarding copyright and writing. Links to additional article, books, and websites that address the issue more completely.
	National Novel Writing Month Challenges writers each November to write a 50,000 word novel in the space of the month.
	Northern Virginia Christian Writers Fellowship Works to "encourage, equip, and educate writers to become skilled communicators of God’s truth in the Christian and general markets." Hosts critique sessions and monthly meeting with guest speakers.
	Poets & Writers "The nation's largest nonprofit organization providing information, support, and guidance to creative writers."
	Publishing Law Center Articles and resources on copyright and trademarks directed specifically at writers who intend to publish and other agents in the publishing community.
	Top 100 Markets for Magazine Writers and Book Writers Based on the latest edition of the Writer's Market, these are the top 50 magazines and top 50 book publishers with a history of working with new writers (along with other criteria). Has contact information and basic description of what the publisher is seeking.
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	Original Sources - Economics Full-text materials highlighting economists and economic movements from the seventeenth century into the twentieth century
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE) Provides the full-text of papers exploring the development and use of new technologies on the world economy.
	Bureau of Labor Statistics "The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics."
	Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Keeping an eye on the government's budget decisions, CBPP is particularly interested in how these decisions affect low-income Americans
	Economic Policy Institute The Economic Policy Institute is a progressive think-tank dedicated to broadening the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers.
	OECD - Observer Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publication.
	Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research "SIEPR scholars conduct studies on important economic policy issues in the United States and other countries. SIEPR’s goal is to inform and advise policy makers and the public and to guide their decisions with sound policy analysis."
EDUCATION RESEARCH
	ERIC on FirstSearch Represents the most complete bibliography of educational materials available since 1966. Indexes 1.2 billion records of education-related materials--journal articles, books, reports, etc. ERIC on ed.gov is a free version of this database. The free version does a better job of limiting to full-text results. This version on FirstSearch provides a link to request through ILL any of the items.
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Center on Reinventing Public Education Includes papers and research on education reform.
	Condition of Education Facts, figures, reports, and more on education in the US. Maintained by the US Dept. of Education.
	Edsitement: Best of the Humanities on the Web Collections of quality websites for all areas of the humanities: art & culture; language & language arts; foreign language; and history & social studies. Also has over 250 lesson plan topics for all grade levels. Maintained by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
	Education Policy Center Links to a variety of Education studies, including studies trying to evaluate the success of the No Child Left Behind Act. Maintained by the Urban Institute.
	ERIC on ed.gov Indexes 1.2 billion records of education-related materials--journal articles, books, reports, etc. This is a free version of the ERIC database on FirstSearch. This free version does a better job of limiting to full-text results, but does not provide a link to request through ILL as the FirstSearch version does.
	Global Education Digest 2007 "The Global Education Digest 2007 presents the latest education statistics from primary to tertiary levels in more than 200 countries. This edition focuses on the financing of education and provides a series of indicators to compare spending patterns across countries and levels of education."
	Global Schoolhouse Promotes the sharing of resources and ideas among teachers, educators, parents, etc.
	Institute for Urban and Minority Education
	International Children's Digital Library "The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world." Currently with over 2,000 books in 41 languages, the site aims to have over 10,000 books in 100 languages.
	International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Published twice-a-year by the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University, IJ-SoTL is a scholarly (peer-reviewed) electronic journal.
	International Reading Association: Web Resources Tools for teaching literacy, promoting literacy, and information about literacy.
	Math Worksheet Site Generates printable math worksheets for math drills, including addition, subtraction, etc. Created and maintained by a homeschool father. PHC does not subscribe to this website.
	PBS Teachers "Multimedia resources & professional development for America's preK-12 educators." Click on a subject area--i.e. Math or Reading & Language Arts--to search for grade-appropriate lesson plans.
	Rethinking Schools Publication addressing educational reforms and needs. Past issues are available for free.
	Teachers Network Devoted to sharing best teaching practices in public schools. Includes lesson and curriculum ideas.
	To Read or Not To Read National Endowment for the Arts has released a study on the reading habits of Americans.
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Stratfor: Global Intelligence STRATFOR is a news analysis provider that covers political, economic, and military developments from around the world.
	American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think-tank dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare.
	Amnesty International Report 2005 Documents abuse of human rights in countries world-wide.
	Armed Conflict Location and Events Dataset (ACLED) "ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset) is the most comprehensive public collection of political violence data for developing states. These data contain information on the specific dates and locations of political violence, the types of event, the groups involved, fatalities and changes in territorial control. Information is recorded on the battles, killings, riots, and recruitment activities of rebels, governments, militias, armed groups, protesters and civilians. Event data are derived from a variety of sources, mainly concentrating on reports from war zones, humanitarian agencies, and research publications"
	Avalon Project at the Yale Law School "Primary source materials in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government."
	Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs "Leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges of international security and other critical issues where science, technology, environmental policy, and international affairs intersect."
	Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution is a leading centrist think-tank dedicated to strengthening American democracy, fostering the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans and securing a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.
	Carnegie Council The Voice for Ethics in International Policy. They make available transcripts and audio of their events, as well as other resources.
	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a centrist think-tank dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States.
	Cato Institute The Cato Institute is a libertarian think-tank dedicated to increasing the understanding of public policies based on the principles of limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace.
	Center for Security Policy "The Center for Security Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan national security organization that specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security and then ensures that such issues are the subject of both focused, principled examination and effective action by recognized policy experts, appropriate officials, opinion leaders, and the general public."
	Center for Strategic & International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a conservative think-tank dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions focused on defense and security, regional stability, and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to global development and economic integration.
	CIA Family Jewels "The CIA's self-described 'Family Jewels' file lays out the agency's most closely held secrets about their domestic intelligence activities conducted at the height of the Cold War, through 1973. This is a detailed index to the full page images of the 703 pages comprising the 67 individual or combined sets of documents and ancillary material."
	Commonwealth Foundation Organization promoting and working to strengthen commonwealth values and governments.
	Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations is a centrist think-tank dedicated to sharing ideas to promote understanding of U.S. foreign policy choices.
	Country Briefings Country profiles from The Economist
	Country Studies - American Memory Based on a series of books published 1988-98. Has information about select countries. Maintained by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
	Electoral Geography Colorful maps showing the results of elections in the United States (including primaries) and other countries.
	European Commission Official committees, statements, and policies of the European Union
	European Policy Institutes Networks (EPIN) Papers, Speeches, etc, on EU political and policy debates.
	Foreign Consular Offices in the United States Maintained by the U.S. Department of State.
	Foreign Relations of the United States "The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication."
	Global Integrity "Global Integrity is an independent, non-profit organization tracking governance and corruption trends around the world. Global Integrity uses local teams of researchers and journalists to monitor openness and accountability."
	Global Policy Forum Monitors policy making of the United Nations.
	Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think-tank dedicated to formulating and promoting conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
	IDEA: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance "An intergovernmental organization that supports sustainable democracy worldwide. Its objective is to strengthen democratic institutions and processes."
	IFES - Democracy at Large Involved in the development of democratic elections world-wide.
	Interpol
	ISSP: International Social Survey Programme "The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuous programme of cross-national collaboration running annual surveys on topics important for the social sciences. The programme started in 1984 with four founding members - Australia, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States—and has grown to 45 member countries from all over the world in 2008."
	Migration Information Source Country profiles and migration data from countries around the world.
	Migration Integration Policy Index "The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) measures policies to integrate migrants in 25 EU Member States and 3 non-EU countries. It uses over 100 policy indicators to create a rich, multi-dimensional picture of migrants' opportunities to participate in European societies. MIPEX covers six policy areas which shape a migrant's journey to full citizenship."
	Migration Policy Institute Source of nonpartisan migration information with pages specifically for journalists and congressmen.
	National Security Archive "The Archive is simultaneously a research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, a public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information through the FOIA, and an indexer and publisher of the documents in books, microfiche, and electronic formats." Maintained by George Washington University and receives no government funding.
	NationMaster Seeks to be "the web's one-stop resource for country statistics on everything from soldiers to wall plug voltages." Includes information from the CIA World FactBook, UN, and OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development).
	NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Official website and source of information for the 1949 treaty of 26 countries.
	Organization of American States Made up of countries in the Western Hemisphere. Promotes cooperation and works to advance common interests.
	Pentagon's Counterspies: Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) A collection of documents published in September 2007 regarding the organization and operations of this controversial agency and database.
	Political Database of the Americas Maintained by Georgetown University, the site contains information about judicial, executive, legislative branches and many other aspects of government for countries from both American continents.
	RAND Corporation The RAND Corporation is a center-right, nonprofit research and development company similar to a think-tank. It conducts research and provides analysis to address challenges that face the United States and the world. Initially focused on national security, the RAND Corporation now also studies issues of business, education, health, law, and science.
	Saban Center for Middle East Policy "The Saban Center conducts original research and develops innovative programs to promote a better understanding of the policy choices facing American decision makers in the Middle East." Part of the Brookings Institute.
	Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Researching for world peace. Papers, speeches, etc on conditions related to international conflicts
	UN Action to Counter Terrorism Reports, documents, broadcasts, and more on the UN's strategy to counter terrorism.
	UNESCO Institute for Statistics International statistics on education, literacy, science & technology, and culture & communication.
	Urban Institute The Urban Institute is a center-left think-tank dedicated to analyzing policies, evaluating programs, and informing community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being.
	World Bank Group Working with developing countries to fight poverty and raise the standard of living. Includes more than 15,000 documents of statistics, country files, projects.
	World FactBook The CIA's profile of each country with general information about geography, population, government, weather, and travel advisories. Includes maps.
GOVERNMENT SEARCH SITES - SITES ABOUT THE US GOVERNMENT
	LexisNexis Academic - Legal Search the full text of U.S. and international legal cases. Part of a LexisNexis database.
	ProQuest Congressional Comprehensive source of U.S. government information. Includes Congressional publications, bills, hearings, testimony, and legislative research information.
	ProQuest Statistical Indexes and abstracts all statistics issued by; the U.S. government since 1973. Includes the Statistical Abstract of the US, 100 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources, and about 2,000 titles from international agencies.
	U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 "Containing nearly 11 million pages of records and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in the period 1832-1978, this product provides an essential primary source tool for the study of all aspects of American history as well as the U.S. judicial system."
	Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) Established in 1966, the FIC is a single point of contact for people who have questions about Federal agencies, programs, and services.
	Federal Government Resources on the Web Large collection of annotated links for government Internet sites. Maintained by the University of Michigan Documents Center.
	FedWorld "A comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information."
	Google Government Search Searches all .gov and .mil sites using the Google search.
	GovTwit Directory List of hundreds of government agencies and individuals who are using Twitter to inform the public on what's happening. Includes those working on the hill, in reporting, in contracting agencies, and even in state and international governments.
	LLSDC's Legislative Source Book Need legislative information? Here's a site that has organized links to just about every type of legislative material. Maintained by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC.
	National Conference of State Legislatures "The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues."
	Quick Links to the House and Senate Committee Hearings and other Publications Organized by committee, find links for membership, schedule, hearings, and more. Maintained by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC as part of the Legislative Source Book.
	Selected Telephone Numbers and Web Sites with Useful Legislative Information Numbers and link for congress, their supporting offices, the executive branch, and generally useful websites. Maintained by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC.
	Storming Media Re-sells government documents. Many of these documents are available for free through government websites. When you find a particular document you are interested in, try searching USA.gov for access to a free version of the document.
	U.S. Government RSS Library Directory of government sites providing RSS feeds on various agencies and topics from Business and Economics to Science and Technology.
GOVERNMENT SITES - SITES BY THE US GOVERNMENT
	American State Papers "The American State Papers, comprising a total of thirty-eight physical volumes, contain the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838. The collection includes documents that cover the critical historical gap from 1789 to the printing of the first volume of the U.S. Serial Set in 1817."
	Annals of Congress "The Annals of Congress, formally known as The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States, cover the 1st Congress through the first session of the 18th Congress, from 1789 to 1824. The Annals were not published contemporaneously, but were compiled between 1834 and 1856, using the best records available, primarily newspaper accounts. Speeches are paraphrased rather than presented verbatim, but the record of debate is nonetheless fuller than that available from the House and Senate Journals."
	Bills and Resolutions "The Bills and Resolutions are available for selected sessions of Congress, beginning with the 6th Congress in the House of Representatives, the 16th Congress in the Senate, and the 18th Congress for Senate Joint Resolutions."
	Congressional Globe "The Globe, as it is usually called, contains the congressional debates of the 23rd through 42nd Congresses (1833-73)…The Globe is the third of the four series of publications containing the debates of Congress. It was preceded by the Annals of Congress and the Register of Debates and succeeded by the Congressional Record."
	Congressional Record "The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Printed by the Government Printing Office, it is the fourth and final series of publications containing the debates of Congress. (It was preceded by the Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, and Congressional Globe.)"
	Elliot's Debate: The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution "The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution is a five-volume collection compiled by Jonathan Elliot in the mid-nineteenth century. The volumes remain the best source for materials about the national government's transitional period between the closing of the Constitutional Convention in September 1787 and the opening of the First Federal Congress in March 1789."
	Farrand's Records: The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 "One of the great scholarly works of the early twentieth century was Max Farrand's The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787. Published in 1911, Farrand's work gathered the documentary records of the Constitutional Convention into four volumes--three of which are included in this online collection--containing the materials necessary to study the workings of the Constitutional Convention."
	Federal Judicial Center Research on the federal court systems, educational materials about the courts and their history.
	FedStats Statistics of public interest produced by more than 70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government. Includes information about crime, education, health, and more.
	GPO (Government Printing Office) The GPO is the source of published government information. Their site provides access to government publications, including Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975.
	House Journal "From its inaugural session, the United States House of Representatives has kept a journal of its proceedings in accordance with Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution."
	Journals of the Continental Congress "The First Continental Congress met from September 5 to October 26, 1774. The Second Continental Congress ran from May 10, 1775, to March 2, 1789. The Journals of the Continental Congress are the records of the daily proceedings of the Congress as kept by the office of its secretary, Charles Thomson."
	Justice Information Center A service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. "One of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals."
	Letters of Delegates to Congress "The twenty-six volumes of the Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789 aims to make available all the documents written by delegates that bear directly upon their work during their years of actual service in the First and Second Continental Congresses, 1774-1789."
	Library of Congress LOC's website with everything they think an American citizen might want to know about the library. Also some digital collections of works.
	Maclay's Journal: Journal of William Maclay, United States Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-1791 "William Maclay was one of the first two senators from Pennsylvania. Within two months of the opening of the first session, he had begun to keep a diary, which he continued almost daily for the three sessions of the 1st Congress. Because Senate sessions were closed to the public until 1795, his is one of the few accounts of Senate floor activity in the early Congresses."
	NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) "NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. [Its] mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience."
	National Agricultural Library (NAL) Catalog & AGRICOLA Indexes of agricultural information--books, serials, and journal articles.
	National Center for Health Statistics Rates and statistics on birth, death, and other health information.
	Register of Debates "The Register of Debates is a record of the congressional debates of the 18th Congress, 2nd Session through the 25th Congress, 1st Session (1824-37). It is the second of the four series of publications containing the debates of Congress. It was preceded by the Annals of Congress and succeeded by the Congressional Globe."
	Senate Executive Journal "From its inaugural session, in addition to its legislative journal, the Senate has maintained a separate record of its executive proceedings that relate to its functions of confirming presidential nominees and consenting to the making of treaties."
	Senate Journal "From its inaugural session, the United States Senate has kept a journal of its proceedings in accordance with Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution."
	Statistical Abstract: National Data Book Published by the census bureau, the latest data on births, deaths, marriages, divorces, employment and many other numbers.
	Statutes at Large "The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress. Publication began in 1845. Every law, public and private, ever enacted by the Congress is published in the Statutes at Large in order of the date of its passage."
	Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet News and information about legislation currently under consideration or recently considered.
	U.S. Census Bureau Census information both current and past can be viewed by state and county.
	U.S. House of Representatives What else would you expect? Session and committee schedules, member directories, and links to related sites.
	U.S. Senate Includes information on Senate sessions and committee meetings. Also links to the Web Sites of individual Senators.
	U.S. Serial Set "The United States Congressional Serial Set, commonly referred to as the Serial Set, began publication with the 15th Congress, 1st Session (1817). Documents before 1817 may be found in the American State Papers. The Serial Set contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports. The reports are usually from congressional committees dealing with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. The documents include all other papers ordered printed by the House or Senate."
	U.S. Supreme Court Good information about what is happening in the Supreme Court.
	USA.Gov "Your First Click to the U.S. Government." The official website for searching government websites. Searches both federal and state government websites.
	White House The official presidential web site. Info about the president, including speeches.
	World FactBook The CIA's profile of each country with general information about geography, population, government, weather, and travel advisories. Includes maps.
HISTORY RESEARCH - AMERICAN
	American History in Video This database of online videos has been made available for the study of American history. More than 5862 videos and more than 1513 hours of footage, including documentaries, newsreels, archival footage, and public affairs footage.
	Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Millions of images of documents and books printed in America between Jamestown and 1800.
	History Cooperative Full-text of some history journals. PHC does not have full-text access to all journals.
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	Milestone Documents in American History Analysis and text of key documents in American history.
	Original Sources - U.S. History Full-text of major documents, including eye-witness accounts and popular accounts of history. Also a dictionary of American history and learning aids on the subject.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	American Cultural History - 19th Century The purpose of this web & library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history the nineteenth century (1800-1899) in American history. Organized by decade, major events, cultural markers, and persons of importance are noted along with links to related web sites and print materials. Maintained by the Kingwood College Library.
	American Cultural History - 20th Century The purpose of this web & library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history the twentieth century (1900-1999) in American history. Organized by decade, major events, cultural markers, and persons of importance are noted along with links to related web sites and print materials. Maintained by the Kingwood College Library.
	American History before 1865 Using event markers to organize the links chronologically, this page will provide you with links to excellent resources on each era. Maintained by the Kingwood College Library.
	American Memory from the Library of Congress Growing collection of full-text documents, photographs, movies and sound recordings as cataloged by the Library of Congress. Includes materials from the Continental Congress, the papers of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,19th century books and periodicals, and September 11th materials, among others.
	American Studies @ The University; of Virginia Collection of topical maps that address territorial expansion, sectional conflict, slavery, and other topics. Also includes important literary and historical texts (many with hypertext links) such as Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, the Lewis and Clark Journals and Parkman's Oregon Trail.
	American Women Through Time By annotated timeline, this links to significant texts, portraits, lectures, biographies, and more on the lifestyles and rights of women in America from pre-history through the present.
	Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Hundreds of original documents drawn from U.S. political legal and diplomatic history, with hypertext links to definitions and related texts.
	Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - American Memory U.S. congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873.
	Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)."
	Civil Rights Digital Library "Documenting America's Struggle for Racial Equality" Holds primary sources on the subject, including news film, from libraries, archives, and public broadcasters.
	Digital History "Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research" The site uses audio and video in the Multimedia section to educate and explore American History. The site also has primary source documents and modules for teachers to use in the classroom.
	Documenting the American South Documenting the American South (DAS) is a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century. It is organized into the following projects: First Person Narratives of the American South, Library of Southern Literature, North American Slave Narratives, the Southern Homefront 1861-1865, and The Church in the Southern Black Community. The site is keyword searchable and has author, title, and subject indexes.
	From Revolution to Reconstruction: A Hypertext on American History The main body of this work comes from An Outline of American History. This is a publication of the United States Information Agency. Counterparts have also been published on Government, Geography, Economy and Literature.
	Gilder Lehrman Center for the study of slavery, resistance, and abolition
	Historical Maps of the United States Map collection that traces U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the current century. Map topics include patterns of Indian settlement, territorial growth dating back to the 16th century, and exploration and settlement of Europeans during the 18th and 19th centuries.
	Making of America Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 1,600 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.
	New Nation Votes: American Election Returns, 1787-1825 "Searchable collection of election returns from the earliest years of American democracy." Returns from all levels of office from federal presidential elections to local city clerks. Includes returns from all 25 states and territories in existence at that time.
	Nineteenth Century in Print - American Memory Literary and political magazines printed in the 19th century. 23 titles digitized by the Cornell University Library and the Library of Congress
	OSSHE Historical and Cultural Atlas Resources Series of maps that trace American history through such themes as territorial expansion and slavery. Many require the Shockwave plug-in for interactivity.
	Veterans History Project Collecting and preserving the stories of wartime service from World War I through the present. The project focuses on U.S. veterans, but also includes stories from those actively supporting the war efforts.
HISTORY RESEARCH - PEOPLE
	American National Biography Online First published in 24 volumes in 1999, this electronic version offers biographical portraits of more than 18,700 people. Updates appear quarterly and the database contains more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references.
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	LexisNexis Academic - People Search the full text of newspapers, press releases, and profile publications (such as Who's Who) for names. Part of a LexisNexis database.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	American Presidency Project Housed at the University of California, Santa Barbara, this archive collection of around 76,000 documents has significant portions (if not entirely) digitized for searching on this website.
	American President The PBS site to supplement a 10-hour series that aired in April 2000 profiling all 41 American presidents. Provides "tools and resources to learn and discover about a uniquely American idea -- the Presidency." Web and other resources for each president.
	American Presidents: Life Portraits A site to complement C-SPAN's 20th anniversary television series, American Presidents: Life Portraits that aired March-December 1999. Includes RealVideo archives of the programming with additional resources on biographical facts, key events of the presidency, and presidential places.
	Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words Complements an exhibit at the Library of Congress that will be on display through June 17, 2006. Marking the tercentenary of Franklin's birth, this exhibition, concentrates on his achievements as a printer and writer, an inventor and scientist, and, particularly, as a politician and statesman.
	Contemporary Musicians Periodical publication by Thomson Gale with bios, discographies, award lists and more for contemporary musicians and groups. The PHC Library does not have an endotes pass.
	Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum Located in Abilene, KS.
	Famous Sociologists Links to biographies and works of more than 85 sociologists.
	Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
	George Bush Presidential Library and Museum Located in College Station, Texas
	George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum "The George W. Bush Presidential records are governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Under the provisions of the PRA, George W. Bush Presidential records are not available to public access requests for the first five years after the end of the Administration. George W. Bush Presidential records will become subject to Freedom of Information Act requests on January 20, 2014."
	Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
	Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
	Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum Located in West Branch, Iowa, the Herbert Hoover Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency."
	History Channel - Speeches Hear the words that changed the world. From Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech to Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball, more than 100 RealAudio clips drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the twentieth century.
	Jimmy Carter Library and Museum "Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency."
	John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Located in Boston, Massachusetts
	Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum Located in Austin, Texas
	Martin Luther King, Jr Research and Education Institute Houses the largest online archive of King's papers.
	Modern Word Biographies, Bibliographies, Criticisms of modern authors and works--Kafka, Joyce, etc.
	National Women's Hall of Fame Biographical information with sources of additional information for more than 200 American women who have been recognized as leaders.
	Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth-Century Interactive timeline to explore the presidencies and lives of 12 American presidents.
	Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, National Archives, and Records Administration Official source for all records pertaining to Reagan's administration.
	Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Houses the library and papers of the 19th president of the U.S.
	The Writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799 Searchable full-text of Washington's papers.
	William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum Located in Little Rock, Arkansas
HISTORY RESEARCH - WORLD
	Early English Books Online Full-text of books printed in English from 1473-1700.
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	Milestone Documents of World History This database provides access to 125 iconic primary source documents along with in-depth analytical essays. The primary sources are pulled from all time periods and geographic locations.
	Original Sources - World History Full-text major documents on the subject with eyewitness accounts and other written histories and military histories.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Ancient Greece Interactive descriptions of the lives, events, and places of the ancient Greeks.
	Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World Materials published in 1850-1950 related to the study of the ancient Near East. Topics covered included history, language, law, and religions of Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Egypt, Nubia, Persia, and other ancient peoples of Anatolia and the Fertile Crescent.
	Avalon Project at the Yale Law School "Primary source materials in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government."
	BBC Ancient History Timelines and articles on the Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, and other early cultures.
	Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts The Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts offers a simple and straightforward means to discover medieval manuscripts available on the web.
	Flags of the World Images and descriptions of thousands of flags from around the world.
	Greeks BBC articles on different aspects of Greek culture.
	Internet History Sourcebooks Project "The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use." Includes ancient, medieval, and modern history.
	Irish History Online "Irish History Online is an authoritative guide (in progress) to what has been written about Irish history from earliest times to the present. It has been established in association with the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History (of which it is now the Irish component) and London's Past Online."
	Labyrinth: Resource for Medieval Studies "The Labyrinth provides free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide Web server at Georgetown University. The Labyrinth's easy-to-use menus and links provide connections to databases, services, texts, and images on other servers around the world. Each user will be able to find an Ariadne's thread through the maze of information on the Web."
	Latin American Pamphlet Digital Collection Digitized collection of pamphlets that "document the emergence of the Latin American colonies as independent states, and illuminate many aspects of their populations' social and cultural life."
	London's Past Online "London's Past Online is a free online bibliography of published material relating to the history of the Greater London area."
	NetSERF Internet connection for medieval resources.
	Nuremberg Trials Library of Congress is digitizing and posting on the Internet the records from these famous international war trials.
	NYPL Digital Gallery "NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 550,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more."
	Royal Historical Society Bibliography "The Royal Historical Society's online bibliography provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present."
	Word on the Streets - Scotland Images of broadsides--a primary mode of public communication--from Scotland, 1650-1910.
	World War 1 - Trenches on the Web Information about World War 1 with pictures, maps and biographies.
JOURNALISM
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
JOURNALISM RESEARCH
	Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Millions of images of documents and books printed in America between Jamestown and 1800.
	LexisNexis Academic Provides access to wide range of news (full-text newspapers) business, government, legal and reference information.
	ProQuest Historical Newspapers Access to newspaper articles from the New York Times (1851-2007), Wall Street Journal (1889-1993), and the Washington Post (1877-1994)
	ProQuest Newspapers Provides access to newspaper articles from the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, starting in the 1980's through today
	Annenberg Political Fact Check Attempts to confirm or correct facts in election campaign ads.
	Archive of American Television "Founded in 1997, the Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television has conducted over 700 long-form interviews (over 3000 hours) with the legends of television. These interviews chronicle the birth and growth of American TV History."
	Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)."
	Jim Romenesko Poynter columnist. Media watcher.
	Journalism.org Research, resources and ideas to improve journalism. Project for Excellence in Journalism and Committee of Concerned Journalists
	Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2008 American Museum of Moving Images. View television commercials and related data for every presidential candidate in past elections.
	Newseum The Newseum is a museum in Washington DC dedicated to journalism. Some articles and videos are available through its website.
	Polling Report Nonpartisan collection of national surveys from various sources and on numerous current issues. PHC does not pay for the subscription services.
	Poynter Online "Everything you need to be a better journalist." Premier journalism resource.
	Religion Newswriters Association Works to "advance the professional standards of religion reporting in the secular press as well as to create a support network for religion reporters. RNA strives to help improve and encourage religion writing excellence in the secular press."
	The Museum of Broadcast Communications The Museum of Broadcast Communications exists to "collect, preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educate, inform, and entertain the public through its archives, public programs, screenings, exhibits, publications and online access to its resources."
LAW/LEGAL RESEARCH
	LexisNexis Academic Provides access to wide range of news (full-text newspapers) business, government, legal and reference information.
	LexisNexis Academic - Legal Search the full text of U.S. and international legal cases. Part of a LexisNexis database.
	Original Sources - Political Science and Law Full-text of major works in the areas of political theory, comparative government, political behavior, American government, Constitutional law, and other classical works of law.
	Supreme Court Briefs, 1979-present - LexisNexis
	Supreme Court Decisions, 1790-present - LexisNexis Searchable by full-text and date.
	U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 "Containing nearly 11 million pages of records and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in the period 1832-1978, this product provides an essential primary source tool for the study of all aspects of American history as well as the U.S. judicial system."
	Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Hundreds of original documents drawn from U.S. political legal and diplomatic history, with hypertext links to definitions and related texts.
	Bracton Online Bracton: De Legibus Et Consuetudinibus Angliæ (Bracton on the Laws and Customs of England attributed to Henry of Bratton, c. 1210-1268). Full-text of both the original Latin and the English translation. Provided by the Harvard Law School Library.
	EISIL - Electronic Information System for International Law EISIL is a legal research tool that points researchers to primary source law material as well as research guides for international law. The site is maintained by the American Society of International Law.
	England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions Free database of decisions by the English and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division). Maintained by the British and Irish legal Information Institute.
	European Court of Human Rights Free database of decisions by the European Court of Human Rights made available by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute.
	FindLaw Search engine for finding legal information on the Internet. Separate section for searching U.S. and state Cases and Codes.
	International Court of Justice Official website of the International Court of Justice. Contains case documents as well as information about the administration of the court.
	Landmark Supreme Court Cases Resources and activities for key court cases. These resources are designed for teachers to use in the classroom, but include moot court activities and opinions on the case.
	LII - Legal Information Institute Online collection of U.S., foreign and international law documents. Includes Supreme Court documents, US Code, State law and more. Maintained by the Cornell University Law School.
	Oyez Project More than 2,000 hours of Supreme Court Audio, including all audio recorded in the court since 1995.
	South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal Free database of superior court judgments from South Africa. Maintained by the Southern African Legal Information Institute.
	Supreme Court Decisions, 1893-present - FindLaw Free source of Supreme Court decisions. Browsable by volume/year and searchable by citation, case name, and full-text.
	Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 - FedWorld/FLITE A little more colorful interface to the same database available through GPO. Searchable by case name or full-text.
	Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 - GPO Access Searchable by full-text, case name, or case number.
	Wex Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia Wex is a free legal dictionary and encyclopedia sponsored by the Legal Information Institute and the Cornell University Law School.
	WorldLII - International Courts & Tribunals Collection The World Legal Information Institute provides free online access to foreign and international law.
LITERATURE RESEARCH
	Critical Survey of Long Fiction Profiles of major writers of long fiction as well as analyses of their significant novels and novellas.
	Critical Survey of Poetry, 4th Edition Critical essays covering 845 poets from 40 countries throughout history.
	Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Millions of images of documents and books printed in America between Jamestown and 1800.
	Early English Books Online Full-text of books printed in English from 1473-1700.
	Literary Reference Center A full-text literary reference database with information combined from literary reference works, journals, and books.
	Masterplots, Fourth Edition "Masterplots provides fundamental reference data, plot synopses where applicable, and critical evaluations of a comprehensive selection of English-language and world literature that has been translated into English. The essays are in alphabetical order by title, and each includes an annotated bibliography to aid readers in further study."
	MLA International Bibliography "MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 2.2 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series, and 1,000 book publishers."
	Original Sources - Literature Full-text of American, British, World, Classical, and Juvenile Literature in the public domain.
	Oxford English Dictionary All 20+ volumes of the print OED available full-text and searchable online. With over 290,000 entries, this is considered the definitive work of the English language.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Apmonia - A Site for Samuel Beckett Biographical information along with criticisms, reviews, and papers on the man and his work.
	Beloit Poetry Journal Full-text of issues available online from the start of the publication in 1950.
	Edsitement: Best of the Humanities on the Web Collections of quality websites for all areas of the humanities: art & culture; language & language arts; foreign language; and history & social studies. Also has over 250 lesson plan topics for all grade levels. Maintained by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
	Gale Literary Index Index to Gale's literary criticism series, which covers all time periods from Confucius to Max Lucado.
	Geoffrey Chaucer Biographical information about Chaucer and commentary on aspects of his work.
	IPL - Literature Links to sites about literature and writing, including authors and criticisms. Prepared by the Internet Public Library.
	Luminarium Medieval, Renaissance, and 17th Century Literature with essays on selected authors and works.
	Mark Twain Project "Its ultimate purpose is to produce a digital critical edition, fully annotated, of everything Mark Twain wrote." Including more than 2300 written letters.
	Modern Word Biographies, Bibliographies, and Criticisms for modern authors and works--Kafka, Joyce, etc.
	Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet Biographical, critical, and educational information about Shakespeare and his works.
	Oscar Wilde Collection Full-text of his plays, poems, and other writings, along with photos.
	Oxymorons Lists of word and phrase juxtaposition.
	Poetry Foundation Poems, biography, articles and more from the world of poetry.
	Poetry Magazines "This is a free access site to the full-text digital library of 20th and 21st century English poetry magazines from the Poetry Library collection."
	Western Literature Biography & Literature Criticisms A guide to finding author biographical information and literature criticisms, based on the assignments in PHC's Western Literature classes. Contains links to both print and internet resources.
MUSIC RESEARCH
	IPA Source [Trial (4/15/2013—5/14/2013)] IPA Source is the "largest collection of literal translations and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions on the web. The goal of IPA Source is to promote the comprehension and accurate pronunciation of foreign language texts in art song and opera in order that the singer may imbue each syllable with the appropriate emotional content. At present, IPA Source offers works in Latin, Italian, German, French, Spanish, and English."
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	Naxos Music Library "Naxos Music Library is the world's largest online classical music library. Currently, it offers streaming access to more than 68,570 CDs with more than 985,900 tracks, standard and rare repertoire. In addition to streaming music, Naxos offers audio book transcriptions, libretti and synopses of over 700 operas, a pronunciation guide, glossary, overview of musical terms and work analyses."
	Classic Cat Free MP3's of classical performances. Browse by composer.
	Contemporary Musicians Periodical publication by Thomson Gale with bios, discographies, award lists and more for contemporary musicians and groups. The PHC Library does not have an endotes pass.
	Digital Mozart Edition Provides the musical text and critical commentaries of the entire Neue Mozart-Ausgabe--the entire musical scores of Mozart.
	G. F. Handel Collected information and links on the baroque composers and releases of his musical works.
	Hymnary The hymnary is a "comprehensive index of hymns and hymnals." Entries include sheet music, audio recordings, lyrics composer information, scripture references, etc.
	Met Archives - Metropolitan Opera Facts, photos, and stories about the Metropolitan Opera, the people who have performed there, and the works they have performed.
	Mutopia Project Free sheet music for everyone! Mostly classical works (Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Mozart) transcribed from public domain editions.
	OREL Foundation Highlights the lives and works of composers who were suppressed by the Third Reich.
	Patriotic Melodies "Tells the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage."
	Performing Arts Encyclopedia Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress. Includes photos, stories, and sheet music that can be searched.
	Petrucci Music Library Virtual library of public domain music.
	Songwriters Hall of Fame Virtual Museum Honors and highlights the accomplishments of popular songwriters.
	Stagework Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the productions of the Royal National Theatre. "The National Theatre’s first performance - with Peter O'Toole as Hamlet - was given in 1963, under Laurence Olivier's Directorship."
PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
	Congressional Digest Debates Read descriptions of issues, background documents, summaries, and opinions both pro and con on topics of discussion in Congress, the Supreme Court, and international bodies.
	CQ Electronic Library Search all of our electronic Congressional Quarterly materials at once, currently CQ Weekly and CQ Researcher.
	CQ Researcher "THE source for in-depth analysis of contemporary issues, gives you access to an archive of award-winning CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1923."
	CQ Weekly "Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress." Includes status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity and more with an archive back to 1983.
	GPO Monthly Catalog Contains records published by the government Printing Office since July 1976.
	LexisNexis State Capital Full-text information published by state and local governments, such as legislative bills and reports.
	Original Sources - Political Science and Law Full-text of major works in the areas of political theory, comparative government, political behavior, American government, Constitutional law, and other classical works of law.
	ProQuest Congressional Comprehensive source of U.S. government information. Includes Congressional publications, bills, hearings, testimony, and legislative research information.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	ProQuest Statistical Indexes and abstracts all statistics issued by; the U.S. government since 1973. Includes the Statistical Abstract of the US, 100 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources, and about 2,000 titles from international agencies.
	Stratfor: Global Intelligence STRATFOR is a news analysis provider that covers political, economic, and military developments from around the world.
	Almanac of Policy Issues Web directory of public policy web sites.
	American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think-tank dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare.
	American Political Science Association "The leading professional organization for the study of political science"
	Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution is a leading centrist think-tank dedicated to strengthening American democracy, fostering the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans and securing a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.
	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a centrist think-tank dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States.
	Cato Institute The Cato Institute is a libertarian think-tank dedicated to increasing the understanding of public policies based on the principles of limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace.
	Center for American Progress The Center for American Progress is a progressive think-tank which addresses its work toward "21st-century challenges such as energy, national security, economic growth and opportunity, immigration, education, and health care. We develop new policy ideas, critique the policy that stems from conservative values, and challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter and shape the national debate."
	Center for Civic Education "The Center specializes in civic/citizenship education, law-related education, and international educational exchange programs for developing democracies."
	Center for Democracy & Technology CDT "works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age" by paying attention to policies regarding law and technology.
	Center for Security Policy "The Center for Security Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan national security organization that specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security and then ensures that such issues are the subject of both focused, principled examination and effective action by recognized policy experts, appropriate officials, opinion leaders, and the general public."
	Center for Strategic & International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a conservative think-tank dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions focused on defense and security, regional stability, and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to global development and economic integration.
	Congress.org Guide to elected national and state officials.
	Economic Policy Institute The Economic Policy Institute is a progressive think-tank dedicated to broadening the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers.
	Election 2000 - An Internet Library Recorded daily the major news, candidate, party, and other election sites for August 2000 - January 2001.
	FORA.tv "FORA.tv delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation." Makes searchable audio, video, and/or transcripts of leaders and thinkers around the world.
	Free Expression Policy Project Copyright, Censorship, and Media Policy are on this site of facts and cases on the issues. A project of the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law.
	Gallup "Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than 75 years. Gallup's reputation for delivering relevant, timely, and visionary research on what people around the world think and feel is the cornerstone of the organization."
	Government Innovators Network "This portal, produced by The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is a marketplace of ideas and examples of government innovation."
	GovTrack "Bringing together information on the status of federal legislation, voting records, and other congressional data from official sources, and turning it into an understandable and trackable free information resource for everyday citizens." Includes tracking changes to the full-text of bills as they move through Congress. Supports RSS feeds on votes, legislators, and many other aspects of congress.
	GPO (Government Printing Office) The GPO is the source of published government information. Their site provides access to government publications, including Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975.
	GSS: General Social Survey "The General Social Survey (GSS) is one of NORC’s flagship surveys and our longest running project. The GSS started in 1972 and completed its 26th round in 2006. For the last third of a century the GSS has been monitoring social change and the growing complexity of American society."
	Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think-tank dedicated to formulating and promoting conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
	Institute for Policy Studies "The nation's oldest multi-issue progressive think-tank"
	ISSP: International Social Survey Programme "The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuous programme of cross-national collaboration running annual surveys on topics important for the social sciences. The programme started in 1984 with four founding members - Australia, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States—and has grown to 45 member countries from all over the world in 2008."
	MapLight. Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection "Brings together campaign contributions and how legislators vote, providing an unprecedented window into the connections between money and politics." Currently covers the California Legislature and U.S. Congress."
	NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) "NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. [Its] mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience."
	National Conference of State Legislatures "The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues."
	National Survey of Student Engagement "Through its student survey, The College Student Report, NSSE annually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college."
	New Nation Votes: American Election Returns, 1787-1825 "Searchable collection of election returns from the earliest years of American democracy." Returns from all levels of office from federal presidential elections to local city clerks. Includes returns from all 25 states and territories in existence at that time.
	Occasional Papers of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Full-text of works reviewing various American policies and social trends
	Open Congress "OpenCongress brings together official government data with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind each bill." Supports RSS feeds of popular bills, issues, blogs, and more!
	Open Secrets "Your Guide to Money in U.S. Elections"
	Pew Research Center "The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues."
	Pew Research Center for the people & the press Independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues.
	Policy Archive "PolicyArchive is a comprehensive digital library of public policy research." A project of the Center for Governmental Studies and Indiana University-Purdue University Indiana Library.
	Political Science Resources on the Web Web directory of resources, including publications, educational resources, and lots of other Internet resources.
	politicalinformation.com Internet search engine for political information.
	Polling Report Nonpartisan collection of national surveys from various sources and on numerous current issues. PHC does not pay for the subscription services.
	Project Vote Smart Non-partisan organization working to inform voters on the positions and voting records of elected officials and candidates. Includes Political Courage Tests, Interest Group Ratings, and Campaign Finances, along with biographical information and public statements.
	Quick Links to the House and Senate Committee Hearings and other Publications Organized by committee, find links for membership, schedule, hearings, and more. Maintained by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC as part of the Legislative Source Book.
	RAND Corporation The RAND Corporation is a center-right, nonprofit research and development company similar to a think-tank. It conducts research and provides analysis to address challenges that face the United States and the world. Initially focused on national security, the RAND Corporation now also studies issues of business, education, health, law, and science.
	Statistical Abstract: National Data Book Published by the census bureau, the latest data on births, deaths, marriages, divorces, employment and many other numbers.
	Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet News and information about legislation currently under consideration or recently considered.
	Townhall.com "Our conservative magazine coverage features investigative journalism, in-depth reporting, heavily researched analysis, interviews with the heavy hitters and powerful exposés - all in a monthly news and opinion journal from the same team of right-thinking reporters, opinions makers, insiders and political leaders conservatives have trusted for 15 years."
	Urban Institute The Urban Institute is a center-left think-tank dedicated to analyzing policies, evaluating programs, and informing community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being.
	US Politics & World News Articles from the LexisNexis databases made available for free.
	Working Papers Series - Harris School, University of Chicago Papers on American Political Economy, International Political Economy, Immigration, Cultural Policy and other subjects. Collected by the Harris Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.
SCIENCE RESEARCH
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	MEDLINE The premier medical index covering over 9,600 journals in all areas of medicine. Some citations include abstracts.
	Original Sources - Science and Mathematics Full-text of major works in the areas of general science, physical science, life science, applied science, and mathematics.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Amusement Park Physics Answers questions on how the laws of physics are used to make the thrill and safety of amusement park rides. Allows a user to design their own roller coaster ride.
	arXiv.org Open access to 655,751 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics owned and operated by Cornell University.
	Bentham Open Peer-reviewed journals in the science disciplines. All articles can accessed for free and are searchable through Google Scholar.
	Bioethics Research and education on ethical issues in health care and life sciences.
	BioMed Central BioMed Central is a science, technology and medicine publisher of open access, online, peer-reviewed journals. Journals spans the subject areas of biology and medicine,
	CELD: Creation-Evolution Literature Database "CELD is a database of articles relating to the Creation/Evolution controversy. Here you will find a searchable database with articles from the CRSQ, Origins, Transactions of the Victoria Institute, as well as many other journals and magazines. Some full text links are available."
	Cosmic Journey History of Scientific Cosmology
	Encyclopedia of Earth "Encyclopedia of Earth is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, expert-reviewed collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work."
	Encyclopedia of Life (EoL) "The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an ambitious project to organize and make available via the Internet virtually all information about life present on Earth." EoL aims to create over a million species pages in the next five years and have them authenticated by experts.
	GeoData.gov "One stop for Federal, State, & Local Geographic Data."
	Interactive Human Brain Map BBC's interactive tour of the brain based either on structure or function
	Interactive Periodic Table Shockwave version by the American Chemical Society (ACS) with the arrangement of the electrons and plot data.
	MedlinePlus "MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free."
	National Map by USGS "The National Map is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation. The National Map is easily accessible for display on the Web, as products and services, and as downloadable data. The geographic information available from The National Map includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover."
	NCBI: National Center for Biotechnology Information "As a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI's mission is to develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease."
	NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA is a governmental agency tasked with researching, monitoring and forecasting the weather, climate and oceans.
	Physics Demonstration Videos Wake Forest University Physics department makes available online a number of videos of physics experiments on heat, motion, energy, sound, and much more.
	Plants Database U.S. Department of Agriculture provides descriptions of plants, where they are found, and pictures.
	Public Library of Science Organization making scientific articles and research available for free under Open Access license.
	PubMed "PubMed comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites." PubMed is maintained by the US National Library of Medicine, national Institutes of Health.
	Science.gov Directory listing of science information provided by the U.S. government
	ScienceNOW "All the latest news for the scientific community, including daily news from ScienceNOW and weekly news from Science magazine." News on current scientific events and announcements. Recent articles are available for free.
	Scitation Index of physics articles and books.
	SpringerOpen SpringerOpen is a free database of open access journals, which cover all disciplines within the science, technology, and medicine fields.
	USGS: U.S. Geological Survey "As the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems."
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
	Human Genome Resources Data from the Human Genome Project is made available in this database for biomedical research maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	Original Sources - Social Sciences Full-text of major documents is subject areas such as anthropology, economics, psychology, sociology, family and social structure, social problems, statistics, and geography.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Association of Religion Data Archive (ARDA) "The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion." Data is submitted by religion scholars and research centers from around the world and includes both American and international data.
	Famous Sociologists Links to biographies and works of more than 85 sociologists.
	FedStats Statistics of public interest produced by more than 70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government. Includes information about crime, education, health, and more.
	Havens Center For the Study of Social Structure and Social Change
	ICSPR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR contains social science datasets and analysis tools
	Online Papers on Consciousness "This is a directory of free online papers on consciousness in philosophy and in science, and of related topics in the philosophy of mind. The papers in this directory are drawn from MindPapers, a database of both online and offline works on these topics."
	Roper Center The Roper Center is an archive of opinion polling data with links to reports and datasets.
	Social Science Research Network The Social Science Research Network is a database of abstracts, working papers and forthcoming papers in the social sciences.
	Survey Documentation and Analysis: SDA "SDA is a set of programs for the documentation and Web-based analysis of survey data. SDA is developed and maintained by the Computer-assisted Survey Methods Program (CSM) at the University of California, Berkeley. The SDA Archive includes several datasets, including the General Social Survey (GSS) and the American National Election Study (ANES)."
THEOLOGY, RELIGION, & PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH
	ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials provides access to nearly 300,000 articles and book reviews by leading religion scholars in the USA. Coverage begins in 1908 with some indexing ranging back to the nineteenth century. This database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.
	Christian Periodical Index Indexes over 200 evangelical/fundamentalist periodicals.
	JSTOR Using the acronym for “journal storage”, this collection contains complete back issues of 241 scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Issues from the most recent five years for each title are not included in the collection.
	Original Sources - Philosophy and Religion Full-text of major documents from a variety of world religions including classical mythology, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other eastern religions.
	Philosopher's Index Philosopher's Index is a current and comprehensive database produced by the Philosopher's Information Center. It contains bibliographic information and author written abstracts from scholarly research journals. Topics cover the fifteen fields of philosophy. Entries are comprehensive from 1940 with additional records ranging back to 1902.
	ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles.
	Aristotle, et al. Readings for philosophers and Catholics. Maintained by the Jacques Maritain Center at Notre Dame.
	Association of Religion Data Archive (ARDA) "The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion." Data is submitted by religion scholars and research centers from around the world and includes both American and international data.
	Audio-Bible Listen on the entire Bible on the Internet. The King James Version.
	BBC - Religion & Ethics A clearinghouse of news and features on religions world-wide.
	Bible Gateway Passage lookup and word search in a number of translations and several languages. Includes footnotes and cross references.
	Bible Study Tools on crosswalk.com In addition to a number of Bible translations, this site provides commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other Bible helps.
	Biblos Online Bible study tools including numerous translations, original language tools, commentaries, and other reference materials.
	Catholic Encyclopedia published 1907-1914
	Christian Classics Ethereal Library "Classic Christian books in electronic format, selected for your edification." Currently a project of Calvin College. Previously associated with Wheaton College (1995-99) and the University of Pittsburg (1993-95).
	e-Sword Free Bible study software with commentaries, dictionaries, and other supplements for Windows-based computers.
	Gnostic Society Library Information about and text of primary sources from the early centuries of the church era. Includes a section on the Christian Apocrypha and the Nag Hammadi.
	Goodspeed Manuscript Collection The Edgar J. Goodspeed Manuscript Collection comprises 68 early Greek, Syriac, Ethiopic, Armenian, Arabic, and Latin New Testament manuscripts ranging in date from the 5th to the 19th centuries. The University of Chicago Library is creating a unique digital resource based on this collection. All 68 New Testament manuscripts and an additional 114 papyri fragments will be digitized in their entirety and presented with high-quality zoomable images through an interface that supports browsing within individual manuscripts and across the collection.
	International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915 version of this reference tool. This internet-based version includes links to the passages.
	Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy This encyclopedia provides free access to articles on philosophical topics written by experts in the field. Most articles are original to the enclyclopedia although some are adapted from older sources.
	Internet Islamic History Sourcebook Links to various websites on the history of Islam.
	Internet Sacred Text Archive "The largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet."
	Jewish Encyclopedia 12-volume set published 1901-1906
	Online Christian Library The Online Christian Library provides access to over a thousand books including works of the Early Church Fathers, commentaries, historical textbooks, sermon collections, devotionals, apocryphal writings, Bible studies, church histories, creeds & catechisms, songs & hymns.
	Patheos A place to explore and compare the history, beliefs, and practices of major world religions and denominations.
	Philosopher's Imprint Philosophers' Imprint publishes peer-reviewed philosophy works through the University of Michigan Digital Library.
	PhilPapers "PhilPapers is a comprehensive directory of online philosophical articles and books by academic philosophers. We monitor journals in many areas of philosophy, as well as archives and personal pages."
	Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy This online encyclopedia contains articles on philosophical topics written by experts in the field. All articles and subsequent updates are reviewed by an editorial board before publication.
	The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls The Israel Museum has partnered with Google to provide researchers with searchable, high-resolution images of the Dead Sea Scrolls. As of September 2011, five scrolls have been digitized: The Great Isaiah Scroll, the Community Rule Scroll, the Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll, the Temple Scroll, and the War Scroll.
	Theological Journals Search Google custom search. Searches sites that provide free full-text access to more than 300 theological journals.
	Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) "Search or browse through our database of over 6,800 theological theses/dissertations and conference papers. "
	Wabash Center Internet Guide Subject directory to Internet resources on Christianity and other religions.
	What the Bible Says About . . . Do topic searches for a list of passages on that topic and other possible related topics.
	Works of Jonathan Edwards Online The works of Jonathan Edwards published online in 73 volumes by Yale University.
WRITING/RESEARCH
	Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Basic rules of grammar and punctuation listed out.
	Columbia Guide to Standard American English
	English 101 Cheat sheet for those pesky homophones like They're/Their/There and when to use apostrophes in writing.
	English Usage, Style, & Composition A bartleby.com reference.
	Guide to Grammar and Style Tips for writing a strong paper by using strong grammar and style. Includes some links to other guides. Doesn't appear to be recently updated.
	Invisible Web: where search engines fear to go An article explaining the concept and necessity of the invisible web with brief descriptions of some search tools for searching the invisible web. Also links to additional articles on the invisible web.
	Nuts and Bolts of College Writing Tips and advice on researching, writing, and citing.
	On Writing Book Reviews Questions to answer in writing a book review. Prepared by Catherine Lavender at The College of Staten Island of The City University of New York.
	PHC Philosophy Research Guide A guide to print and electronic research created specifically for PHC.
	TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial Teaches and reviews many of the skills tested by the ILCA.
	University College Writing Handouts Short easy guides to common writing problems, such as organizing an essay, using passive voice, fixing comma splices, identifying parallelism, and writing about literature.
	Writing Book Reviews Points on writing book reviews with samples. Prepared by Indiana University Bloomington's Writing Tutorial Services.
	Zotero If you use the Firefox web browser, you may want to add the Zotero extension. The Zotero software can capture citations of books and journals from numerous websites (including card catalogs, WorldCat, JSTOR, and other databases and websites). With the citations stored on your hard drive, you can add notes, organize and tag resources, and create bibliographies to go with your research.
WRITING/RESEARCH - COPYRIGHT AND OTHER RIGHTS
	Copyright & Fair Use Great place to start researching copyright. Many well-organized links to existing primary materials, current legislation and decisions, and interpretations of how copyright law applies to academics and other uses.
	Copyright Advisory Office - Columbia University Copyright resources particularly relevant to higher education and related policies established for the Columbia University community. Includes the Fair Use Checksheet to help you decide if your use falls within fair use guidelines.
	Copyright Law of the United States The U.S. Copyright Office has posted the Copyright Law as stated in Title 17 of the United States Code. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 and the TEACH Act of 2002 are included.
	Copyright Tutorials Quick video tutorials regarding copyright from the Copyright Clearance Center.
	Creative Commons Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
	Doctrine of "Fair Use" of Copyrighted Materials The U.S. Copyright Office has summarized the doctrine of "fair use" into a succint document.
WRITING/RESEARCH - SOURCE EVALUATION
	Evaluating Information Points for consideration in web site evaluation with sources for additional information to help evaluate each area. Chart looks at authority, reliability, credibility, perspective, and purpose. This page is from the Purdue University Libraries.
	Evaluating Web Resources A PowerPoint presentation that explains five major points of Web site evaluation. The site also provides checklists for different types of Web sites - Advocacy Web Pages, Business Web Pages, News Web Pages, Informational Web Pages, and Personal Web Pages.
	Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, or why it's a good idea to evaluate web sources Provides evaluation criteria for websites and provides some sets of websites to illustrate how the criteria can be used.
	ICYousee: T is for Thinking Six suggestions for examining web pages and with three assignments to help with applying the suggestions.
WRITING/RESEARCH - STYLE MANUALS
	American Political Science Association Style Manual Summary description of the guidelines related to format & layout of the paper, spelling & word division, figures & citations. Also includes multiple examples for common sources, print and other.
	APA Style Tips Tips provided by the APA on the use of their writing and citation style.
	Citing Government Document Provides examples for citing various print and electronic government documents in various formats: Turabian, APA, Chicago, and MLA.
	Citing Print Sources: The Style Manual for Political Science Provides example bibliographic citations for common print sources.
	Documentation Guide Explanations of major documentation styles -- APSA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA -- and some helps on properly using them. Prepared by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Writing Center.
	Introduction to Basic Legal Citation LII 2003 ed. by Peter W. Martin
	ONLINE! Citation Styles The format for citing Online sources in the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.
	Outline of Strunk & White's Elements of Style PHC students are expected to abide by the writing rules in Strunk & White's book Elements of Style. This document is a summary of these rules.
	OWL at Purdue Purdue's Online Writing Lab, providing research, writing, and citation tips, including sections on APA, Chicago, MLA, and specifically Documenting Electronic Sources.
	Turabian Quick Guide Examples of Turabian citations for different types and formats of material.

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