Best Web Reference Sources
The Web equivalent of books traditionally found in a library's Reference Section: biographical sources, directories, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, laws, and statistics. Compiled by Judith Metcalf, Librarian. To recommend a site for inclusion, please send us the URL.
Categories:
Acronyms
See also Organizations & Associations
Almanacs, Encyclopedias, & Librarians' Guides to the Internet
Art & Architecture
For links to online art image collections and important art museums with art image collections, see Art & Architecture category under Digital/Electronic Text & Image Collections.
Biography
Business & Economics
See also Economics-related statistics links under Statistics category.
Career Guidance
Computers & the Internet
Consumer Information
Education
For journal and report citations see ERIC
Entertainment & Media
Geography & Maps
Government & Laws
- Constitutions, Statutes and Codes
Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. State and municipal law and Uniform Codes
- Famous Trials
- FindLaw: Cases and Codes
Federal and state laws, courts and cases
- Google Uncle Sam
Searches federal and state Web pages
- Internet Legal Resources
UW Marion Gould Gallagher Law Library
- Legal Encyclopedia
Nolo
- Legal Information Institute
Cornell Law School
- Legislator and Congressperson contact information
Washington State Legislature House
- Public Record Locator
United States
Copyright
- Center for Intellectual Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment
- Checklist for Fair Use
- TEACH ACT - AMENDED SECTION 110(2)
- U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
- University System of Georgia: Office of Legal Affairs: Copyright and Fair Use
- When Works Pass into the Public Domain
Publications
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- IRS Connection
Supreme Court & the Constitution
- Constitution of the United States
Includes amendments never ratified.
- The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
Annotations of cases decided by U.S. Supreme Court on the Constitution prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
- Findlaw: Cases and Codes: U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
Since 1893. Includes the Amistad case.
- LLRX.com - Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research
- Supreme Court of the United States
Congress & Federal Law
- ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Home Page
Federal assistance, resources, design standards and more
- Budget of the United States
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873
Library of Congress American Memory Collection
- Code of Federal Regulations
U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Congressional Directory
- Federal Register
U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Internet Legal Resources
UW Marion Gould Gallagher Law Library. Scroll down to "United States Legal Materials and Sites"
- NCEC: Redistricting Resource Center
State maps with statistics on Congressional representation, including recent redistricting changes
- Thomas: U.S. Congress on the Internet
Federal legislation, Congressional Record, and committee information
- Unified Agenda Regulatory Information Service Center
Federal regulatory and deregulatory Actions
- U.S. Code
Cornell Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Code
United States Congress House
- U.S. House
Includes directories.
- U.S. Senate
Includes directories.
Other Federal Information
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Federal government-sponsored scholarships and grants to individuals, government agencies, businesses. etc.
- CyberCemetery
Archive of Web sites and publications of defunct federal government agencies and commissions
- FedWorld
Links to federal government info and agencies.
- FirstGov
- Grants.gov
- National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Includes 9/11 Commission report
- U.S. Blue Pages
- U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
- United States Government Manual
- U.S. Veterans Affairs
- White House
U.S. President
- Zip Code Lookup
Washington State
- Access Washington
State government information
- Legislative Glossary
Washington State Legislature
- Northwest Justice Project
Includes consumer level self-help factsheets
- Personnel Detail Report
Salaries of state employees
- Revised Code of Washington and Washington Administrative Code
Municipal Research & Services Center
- TVW
News about the legislature and state government, including archives of televised meetings and deliberations.
- Washington Center for Consumer Law
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
- Washington Driver Guide
- Washington Law Help
Help with civil law problems for low income persons
- Washington State Administrator for the Courts
Appeals and Supreme Courts decisions. Also reports, self-help assistance and forms, and legal research tips
- Washington State Attorney General
AG Opinions, consumer information
- Washington State Budget
- Washington State Constitution
- Washington State Department of Revenue Statistical Reports
State and local tax statistics and tax studies
- Washington State Legislature Bill Information
- Washington State Legislature District Information
How to contact your legislators and Congressional representatives
- Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
Candidate info and campaign finance reports
- Washington State Secretary of State: Elections and Voting
Election results archive, Voter's Pamphlets, initiative texts, and more
- Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court Decisions
Supreme Court decisions back to 1929, Appellate Court decisions back to 1969
- Washington Statute Law Committee, Office of the Code Reviser
Includes Washington State Register
Lewis County
- Lewis County Government
Native American Tribes & Law
- Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe
- FindLaw: American Indian Law
- National Congress of American Indians
Includes tribal directories
- Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
- Tribal Directory (Federally recognized tribes)
American Indian Resource Directory
- Washington State
Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
Includes history, directories, treaties, and other information on Native Americans in Washington.
International law
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
U.S. State Department
- European Commission
- Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World
Law Library of Congress
- Organization of American States
- Treaties in Force
U.S. State Department
History
For encyclopedia and journal articles and primary sources, see
History Resource Center: U.S.. Passwords required for-off campus access.
Languages & Writing
Note: For writing help, your instructors and the Centralia College Writing Center should be your first stops. Also, the CC Library Home page has a link to MLA & APA Style. Certain Web sites on this list, as noted, include guides to MLA, APA and Chicago styles for documenting sources. Always double check with your instructors to make sure these guidelines are acceptable to them.
Literature
For encyclopedia and journal articles on authors, literature and literary criticism, see
Contemporary Authors & Contemporary Literary Criticism, and LION Literature Online. Passwords required for-off campus access.
Mathematics
Medicine & Health
For nursing and medical journal articles, see Health Reference Center Academic & ProQuest Nursing Journals. Passwords required for off-campus access.
Music
Organizations & Associations
Periodicals: Magazines, Journals, Newspapers
For magazine, journal, and newspaper, periodical indexes and fulltext article databases, see Periodical Databases
Philosophy
Religion
Sciences
For an online encyclopedia of science and technology, see
Access Science. Passwords required for off-campus access.
Social Sciences & Politics
For historical information about Congress, elections, and voting, along with analyses of current issues, see
CQ Researcher Online. Passwords required for-off campus access.
See also Statistics category below.
United States
International
Speeches
Statistics
- Statistical Resources on the Web
University of Michigan. Links to many sites with statistics, by subject. United States
- American FactFinder
- America's Children 2005
Child welfare statistics
- Centers for Disease Control Data and Statistics
Centers for Disease Control
- Crime in the United States
- Economic Indicators
- Economic Stats Briefing Room
White House
- Energy Information Administration
- Fedstats
- FirstGov Facts and Figures about Your Community
Statistics and reports on current issues broken down variously by region, state, or local government
- Historical United States Census Browser
- Injury Fact Book
Includes alcohol related motor vehicle injuries and other types of injury accident statistics
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Transportation Statistics
- POPClock Projection
Ever-increasing U.S. & (world) population figures
- Population Reference Bureau
- Social Stats Briefing Room
White House
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Criminal justice, corrections, public opinion statistics
- State and County Quickfacts
U.S. Census Bureau
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
U.S. Census Bureau
- Statistical Abstract
U.S. Census Bureau
- United States Economy at a Glance
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Statistics on the economy, business and industry
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Includes Consumer Price Index
- U.S. Census Bureau
Wealth of people- and business-related statistics, including population projections
- U.S. Department of Justice Statistics
Crime, sentencing, corrections and other statistics
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Statistics
Numbers of refugees, illegal immigrants, naturalizations and other statistics
Washington State
- Energy Indicators and Data
Washington State Office of Trade and Economic Development Energy Policy Division
- County and City Information
Washington State Office of Financial Management
- County and City Information: Lewis County
Washington State Office of Financial Management
- Healthy Youth Survey
Washington State Department of Health
- Higher Education Enrollment Statistics and Projections and Higher Education Enrollment Reports
Washington State Office of Financial Management
- Juvenile Justice Report
Washington State DSHS report. Also includes statistics on teen pregnancy, suicide and other social issues for teen agers.
- Northwest Income Indicators Project
Washington State University
- RDA - DSHS's Research and Data Analysis Division
Statistics and research reports on social issues in Washington State
- Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Look for WUCR/WIBR link to Washington State jails and crime statistics
- Washington Kids Count
University of Washington Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs and the Children's Alliance.
Statistical profiles of child and family wellbeing for Washington counties and major cities. Adobe Acrobat needed.
- Washington Quickfacts
United States Census Bureau
- Washington State County Criminal Justice Databook, 1985 to 2003
Washington State Office of Financial Management
- Washington State Department of Corrections
Statistics, studies
- Washington State Employment Security
Employment, Labor Market, and Demographic Statistics for Washington State
- Washington State Health Department
Vital statistics, pregnancy, abortion, mortality, communicable disease and other Washington State statistics
- Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Excellent collection of statistics, including criminal justice, health, welfare, various caseload forecasts.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management
Excellent collection of population and other Washington State statistics, including the Data Book, and Population Trends
- Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Adult and juvenile sentencing statistics, correctional (state correctional facility) capacity and other reports
- Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Data Administration
- WSDOT (Washington State Department of Transportation) Transportation Data
International
- City Population
- Genderstats
World Bank
- GeoHive Global Statistics
- How Much Information? 2003
Statistics on how much information is created every year
- InfoNation
Statistical information about United Nations members
-
International Data Base
U.S. Census Bureau
- National Publications and Statistical Yearbooks, Current Statistics and Internet Sites
Compiled by the UN, listed by country
- The Progress of Nations
UNICEF
- Social Science Data Archives
University of Amsterdam SocioSite. International statistical sources.
- UNICEF Information by country
Child welfare statistics and other information
- WHO Statistical Information System
World Health organization
- World Resources Institute
Environmental coverage
Technology
See also Computers & the Internet category above.
Telephone Directories
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