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Selected Sites from the World Wide Web by Subject

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Abbreviations

Abnormal Psychology

Abortion

  • National Abortion Rights Action League -- (NARAL) NAPAL works hard to protect a woman's right to choose. The comprehensive information on health and legal issues for women is the core of the site.

  • National Right to Life Committee -- NRLC is a national organization, which stands on pro life position and serves as a clearinghouse of information for its states and local chapters, its individual members, the press, and the public.

ADD - See Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD - See Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Adoption

  • The National Adoption Center -- (NAC) includes descriptions of a few of the 134,000 children around the country who need to be adopted. Provides photographs and information about children, as well as procedures.

  • Adoption Network Law Center -- Founded by adoptive parents in 1972, it is the leading adoption legal practice for birth mothers and adoptive parents throughout the United States and abroad.

  • Adoption Policy Resource Center -- Adoption Subsidy Advocates provides free initial consultation and related policy information to adoptive families, attorneys, advocates and agency professionals.

  • Adoption Services, Inc. -- A fully licensed, non-profit adoption agency

Affirmative Action

African Studies

  • African Studies Center (Country Pages) -- Pages that consist of links to other online-resources, maps and information about countries of Africa.

African-American Studies

  • In Motion: The African-American Experience -- (Includes images, primary sources, and maps) Until recently, people of African descent have not been counted as part of America's migratory tradition. The transatlantic slave trade has created an enduring image of black men and women as transported commodities, and is usually considered the most defining element in the construction of the African Diaspora, but it is centuries of additional movements that have given shape to the nation we know today.

AIDS

  • AIDS.ORG -- A non-profit organization in the global online distribution of quality HIV/AIDS information - reaching users over 170 countries, worldwide. In addition to hosting "AIDS Treatment News," this web site produces online AIDS continuing medical education programs (CME's) and is one of Amazon.com's first associates with the creation of the first AIDS Bookstore.

  • JAMA HIV/AIDS Resource Center -- This web site is designed as a resource for physicians and other health professionals.

  • Johns Hopkins AIDS Service -- Information and links to other HIV/AIDS sites, for professionals, patients and students. Includes an “Expert Questions and Answer Forum” for sending live questions to professionals.

  • HIV/AIDS Surveillance -- This site provides statistics on HIV/AIDS .

  • HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service This web site is your central resource for federally approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS.

  • UNAIDS -- This site is run by the United Nations and its subsidiaries including UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank. Here you will be able to do a keyword search to get abstracts and full text articles, both on the global level and by country. You will also find fact sheets, FAQs (frequently asked questions), graphics, and much more.

Alcoholism

  • Alcoholics Anonymous -- This agency focuses on treating alcoholism through group membership. The site includes an FAQ section, the AA's "44 questions", AA guidelines, information for professionals, directories to groups and how to start one, a look at teen drinking, and a list of available publications.

  • College Drinking -- This is a subdivision of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (listed below). It provides information on campus drinking for students, parents, administrators and counselors. Included are fact sheets and a section with information and statistics on the impact of excessive drinking on campus, for example; in terms of academic performance, crime, accidents and health.

  • National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) -- Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, this may be the premier world site on the subject and offers many links on all aspects of abuse by specific substance. One will find everything from basic facts to full text treatments in written format (including digital books) and audio/video.

Alternative Press

  • Alternative Press -- The Alternative Press Center (APC) is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press. Founded in 1969, it remains one of the oldest self-sustaining alternative media institutions in the United States. For more than a quarter of a century, the Alternative Press Index has been recognized as a leading guide to the alternative press in the United States and around the world.

  • NewPages -- NewPages is the Portal of Independents! News, information and guides to independent bookstores, independent publishers, literary periodicals, alternative periodicals, independent record labels, alternative newsweeklies and more.

  • Association of alternative newsweeklies -- The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) is the trade organization for the alternative newspaper business. AAN is a diverse group of 123 non-daily free-circulation papers that are distributed in all of the major metropolitan areas of North America. Each paper has a distinct, local identity that sets it apart from the mainstream press in its market.

Americans with Disabilities Act

  • ADA Home Page -- Americans With Disabilities Information and Technical Assistance. Look here for disability rights laws, regulations, design specifications, employment practices, publications, commonly asked questions, and many links to various government agencies.

  • ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities -- Here is a detailed source on specifications and standards for providing physical access in every sort of situation (entrances, drinking fountains, seating, etc.) for any sort of facility from businesses and clinics to restaurants and transportation. Included is a glossary of terminology and phrasing used in this field.

Animal Rights

  • Animal Rights Law Project -- This website contains materials written by Gary Francione, Anna Charlton, and students in the course on Animal Rights and the Law that Francione and Charlton have taught at Rutgers University School of Law for over a decade. Rutgers was the first law school in the United States to have animal rights law as part of the regular academic curriculum, and to award students academic credit not only for classroom work, but also for work on actual cases involving animal issues that were litigated by Francione, Charlton, and associated counsel. The course is offered every semester and is now called "Animal Rights: Theory and Practice."

  • Animal Concerns Community -- Network for Change is a collaboration between the EnviroLink Network, the Animal Concerns Community, the Sustainable Business Network and GreenMarketplace.com, who are working together to develop a comprehensive resource for individuals, organizations and businesses working for social and environmental change.

  • Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights -- The AVAR actively works toward the acquisition of rights for all nonhuman animals by educating the public and the veterinary profession about a variety of issues concerning nonhuman animal use. The AVAR is actively seeking reformation of the way society treats all nonhumans and an increase in environmental awareness, as well.

Apartheid

  • Apartheid-- This is a brief article on Apartheid from the Encyclopedia of African and African American Experiences, with an editorial board including the well known Dr. William Louis Gates of Harvard University's Department of African American Studies.

Armed Forces

  • DefenseLINK U.S. Department of Defense home page with many links to defense related sites, including the various branches of the military (army, navy, airforce, marines, coast guard), terrorism, missile defense, latest defense news, national guard, pentagon, etc. Keyword searching provided.

  • Military Magazine of the US Navy

  • Index to Ships in Books This index will tell you what books or magazines mention specific vessels.

Arts

  • SkyscraperPage Beatiful architectural drawings of tall buildings around the globe, contributed by members of the SkyscraperPage Illustrators Association.

Assistive Devices

  • getATstuff Look for or list assistive devices for sale.

Atomic and Nuclear

  • Atomic Archive -- This Site has the biographies of the Principle scientists and administrators for the Manhattan Project and other nuclear research.

  • American Institute of Physics -- This site created and maintained by the American Institute of Physics has History on the development of fission and fusion.

  • National Security Archive -- National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Books provide online access to critical declassified records on issues including U.S. national security, foreign policy, diplomatic and military history, intelligence policy, and more.  Updated frequently, the Electronic Briefing Books represent just a small sample of the documents in our published and unpublished collections.

  • Alsos Digital Library -- Alsos is the location of a digital Library for Nuclear Issues

  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- The United States Nuclear regulatory Commission – Good information on radiation protection.

  • American Nuclear Society -- American Nuclear Society maintains a site with “Issues Papers” including an interesting one of transportation of Nuclear Materials

  • Nuclear Arms Museum -- This on line museum has displays on history including the bomb development and forward.

  • Nuclear Age Peace Foundation -- This site is a project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.  There is a detailed time line.  Also this web site has detailed discussions of the ethics of nuclear activities.

  • Nuclear Files -- This site has an excellent list of possible books and other resources on nuclear issues.

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Biography

Biology

Booksellers

  • Abebooks.com - Abebooks.com enables the user to access the bookshelves of used, secondhand, rare and out-of-print booksellers around the world.

  • Alibris - Alibris is the location to search for new, used and hard to find books in a worldwide network of booksellers and from the shelves of Alibris.

  • All bookstores.com - All Bookstores.com compares prices at many online bookstores enabling people to find the lowest prices on new and used books.

  • Amazon - Amazon is an online website for locating and buying all types of books.

  • Barnes and Noble is an online version of the store where one can find and buy the books that are in the store itself.

  • BestBuyBooks - BestBuyBooks enables one to "search dozens of bookstores to find the best price."

  • Bookavenue - Bookavenue.com is one place where you can find used and out of print books on the Internet.

  • BookFinder.com - BookFinder.com is an "open marketplace for books online". Its goal is to provide fellow readers unbiased, real-time information about books available online.

  • Book Look- Book Look is an out-of-print book search information service that assists people in the search process.

  • Direct Textbook-Compares new and used college textbooks.

  • Ecampus - Ecampus is an online campus book store.

  • Follet Books - E Follet is a bookstore network as well as an online campus store.

  • Half.com - Half.com is a discount site where you can buy and sell books, music, computers, electronics, DVDs and more.

  • Powells.com - Powells.com describes itself as a "city of books" and a "legendary independent bookstore."

  • Yahoo! Shopping: Books - Yahoo! is an internet directory covering many topics. One of its features is an online shopping service for buying books.

  • GotBooks.com to donate books for charitable causes.

  • Bookins.com to trade books or DVDs for other books or DVDs.

  • Half.com to buy and sell used books in good condition.

Books Online

Bunker Hill

Business

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Cancer

  • We Can Help -- This is the American Cancer Society's home page, and a first choice for information on all aspects including by type of cancer, treatment, support groups,survivors, statistics, inspiration stories, prevention, recommended reading (bookstore) and so on, for patients and their families/friends, and for professionals. Keyword searching provided.

  • cancer.gov -- This is the National Cancer Institute's homepage. Here one can find the latest research by cancer type, get information on clinical trials, treatment options, screening options, FAQs, statistics, publications, up-to-date news and links to related sites.

  • Canadian Cancer Society -- Risks, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, myths, children and cancer, and much more.

Careers

  • Academic Careers Online -- A global academic job database job search engine.

  • Careerbuilder.com -- You can search for jobs, or post your resume to reach thousands of employees.

  • Changing Careers -- Offers career planning services including resume tips, interviewing, etc.

  • Got Resume Builder -- Create your resume here for free.

  • Inside Careers -- Provides the most authoritative source of career advice and jobs for students and graduates who are serious about their career research.


Child Abuse

Citation Styles

Citizenship

  • See Immigrants and Immigration Section

Civil Rights in the United States

Coastal Zone of Massachusetts

Communication

Community College: National Community College Organizations

  • The American Association of Community College -- AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation's community colleges. The association represents more than 1,100 associate degree-granting institutions and some 10 million students. Their web page provides information on the Association's conferences, workshops and other activities, as well as current updates on legislation affecting education. The association has 19 affiliated councils representing community college professionals in a variety of fields.

  • Center for Community College Policy -- The Center, based at the Education Commission of the States in Denver, conducts research and analysis; serves as a clearinghouse for state officials, college leaders and the media on issues of community college policy at the state level; and organizes national, regional and state-level workshops around issues of community college policy.

  • Community College National Center for Community Engagement -- The Center is a leader in advancing programs and innovations that stimulate active participation of institutions in community engagement for the attainment of a vital citizenry.

  • Community College Research Center -- Housed in the Institute on Education and the Economy at Teachers College/Columbia University, the Community College Research Center's mission is to frame critical questions concerning the fundamental purposes, problems, and performance of community colleges, and to chart a course of strengthening scholarly research on the future of these institutions. Current research projects include workforce development, nursing programs, dual credit programs, high school/community college connections, and developmental education.

  • Council for the Study of Community Colleges -- CSCC, an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges, is the premier organization of university-based researchers and community college practitioners who further scholarship on the community college enterprise. It sponsors an annual conference and facilitates networking between scholars interested in community colleges.

  • The League for Innovation in the Community College -- The League for Innovation in the Community College is a non-profit educational consortium of leading community colleges organized to stimulate innovation and experimentation in all areas of community college development. Founded in 1968 the League serves as a catalyst, projector incubator, and experimental laboratory for community colleges throughout the United States and Canada.

  • National Community College Chair Academy -- The Chair Academy focuses on preparing community college leaders for their dual role as manager and administrator on the one hand and faculty member/advocate on the other.

Constitution

  • Constitution List of resources having to do with the Constitution as well as other related issues and themes to support research and planning for Constitution Day.

  • Constitution Finder Constitution finder's web site features a well placed pull-down index to more than two hundred countries ranging from A to Z. Constitutions are presented in original languages and English. Selected historical constitutions and related documents are also available.

  • Constituion FactsConstitution Facts web site provides the text of the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence plus facts about each of these documents.

  • U.S. Court This is a site “maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts.” It has an “Educational Outreach” page, http://www.uscourts.gov/ that includes a section on “Constitutional Day Resources September 16, 2005” with handouts and other materials that can be used in both the classroom and the courtroom.

  • The Library of Congress: American Memory This section of the library of Congress’ website contains a webpage on “Documents from the Continental Congress” and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789”. This page has many links to many collections of documents within the library of Congress that deal with the Congress and the Constitution.

  • The Federal Register The official regulations from the U.S. Department of Education regarding the “Notice of Implementation of Constitution Day and Citizenship day on September 17 of Each Year” can be found here using it’s search engine.

  • CQ Researcher One of the databases that can be accessed through the Bunker Hill Community Library website, this database contains information on various aspects of the U.S. Constitution that can be found by doing a search.

  • The National Archives The national archives contain many historical U.S. government documents, including one on the Constitution of the United States. http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html

  • Federated Resources for Educational Excellence This website includes a page on Constitution Resources that can be found at http://www.ed.gov/free/constitution/index.html. This page lists several web sites that contain information on the American Constitution, including a site which talks about how the history surrounding the creation of the Constitution and it’s amendments, as well as sites that have copies of the Federalist Papers. The information on these sites is free and available to all.

  • The Learning Page This website is by the library of Congress, and has a variety of information and topics for teachers to use in their classes, including a lesson plan called “In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/constitu/conintro.html which are “a teaching unit on the Constitution, Congress, and current events” using documents from a variety of sources.

  • The U.S. Constitution Online This website was created and is maintained by Steve Mount. It contains a variety of information on the Constitution, including a section on some recent (within the past 15 years or so) amendments proposed by the various Congresses.

Consumer Information: Massachusetss and U.S

  • FCLC - Home Page -- Federal Citizen Information Center

  • FirstGov for Consumers -- Resource for consumer information from the federal government.

  • Recalls.gov Site of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

  • E-how Provides "clear instructions on how to do (just about) anything"

Contemporary Issues

  • The Heritage Foundation Research Issues -- This right-wing think tank promotes conservative policy issues. The research page lists 30 topics with both current and archived research on each issue.

  • Project Vote Smart -- An excellent non-partisan source for background information and pro and con arguments on issues such as arts funding, crime, drug abuse, the environment, families, gender issues, gun control, human rights, immigration, terrorism, welfare, and many others.

  • RAND -- A nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. It's Hot Topics page discusses an assortment of current issues, and it's Research page offers information on 13 topics in which RAND specializes.

  • Almanac of Policy Issues -- Contains neutral background information on lots of controversial issues and links to news, articles, and associations on both sides of the issue.

  • Documents in the News -- This site from the University of Michigan provides a long list of issues that the government is concerned with.

  • National Issues -- This non-partisan issues-oriented website seeks to gather the best articles and research from leading think tanks, news sources, advocacy groups and individual policy analysts, and to present summary information on each topic as well as a compilation of experts' views on each of the issues.

Copyright

Criminal Justice


    Supreme Court
  • Justia Supreme Court Text -- Provides full-text decisions of the Supreme Court cases back to 1791, and functions as an online unofficial reporter.

  • Oyez -- Provides abstract summaries of select Supreme Court cases, as well as free-for-nonprofit audio files of Supreme Court Oral Arguments.

    • US Laws and Statutes
  • Justia US Laws -- Contains the Constitution, the US Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the Regulation Tracker, in whole or in part. Also contains links to state and local governments, sorted by geographic location.


    • Executive
  • Executive Orders Disposition Tables Index -- Contains a chronological archive of executive orders dating back to 1923, with subject indexes dating from 1993 to current. Includes information on amendments, updates and applicability, where available.


    • Law Enforcement
  • United States Department of Justice -- Contains detailed information on federal law enforcement, including guidelines, extensive publications and research, and information about the law enforcement agencies that fall under its purview.

  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service
    -- The NCJRS is a federally funded research program offering information about the justice system, victim assistance, public safety and substance abuse information geared to support research, public policy and program development.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports -- Publishes comprehensive crime statistics from 17,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide. Includes the comprehensive Crime in the United States statistics, as well as Hate Crime Statistics and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted statistics.

  • Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online --
    The SCJSO contains sourced information and statistics concerning criminal justice characteristics, public opinion, crime, victims, arrests, seizures, courts, sentencing, parole, prisons, the death penalty and many other topics.

    • Massachusetts Judiciary
  • Supreme Judicial Courts of Massachusetts, Office of Reporter of Decisions -- Access to the Massachusetts Supreme Court and the Appeals Court decisions from 2001 – current


    • Massachusetts Legislative
  • Massachusetts General Laws -- Full-text searchable, current general laws for the state of Massachusetts.

  • Massachusetts Session Laws -- Full text searchable for 1997 to current session laws. (Session laws are valid for a limited period of time without legislative renewal and are not considered part of the General Laws.)

  • Massachusetts Legislative Tracking System -- Contains information on bill history and revisions for those bills active in the legislature from 2005 to present, and can be sorted either by bill number, or House or Senate history.

    • Department of Corrections
  • Massachusetts Department of Corrections Public Safety Research Data -- Contains current, state-issued statistical information, dating back to the 1970's, on topics like recidivism rates, female offenders, overcrowding and release rates.

    • Other
  • Criminal Justice Profiles-- Guide to criminal justice careers, degrees, schools and more

Culinary Arts

  • Culinary.net-- Culinary information

  • Cooking.com-- Great selection of easy recipes including: chicken recipes, cookie recipes and dessert recipes

  • Chef Jobs-- Look here for jobs as a chef

Currency

  • XE.com-- The world's favorite currency site. Great site to see conversion from monetary denomination to another.

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Dictionaries

Diversity

Drug Abuse

  • National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) -- Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, this may be the premier world site on the subject and offers many links on all aspects of abuse by specific substance. One will find everything from basic facts to full text treatments in written format (including digital books) and audio/video.

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