http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.iadb.org/datagob/ “... provides a user-friendly interface for accessing most of the publicly available indicators related to governance.” Produce cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables. Has approximately 400 governance indicators for a global sample admin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:00:38 +0000 decentralization democracy governance indicators markets public administration rule of law society transparency http://www.1site-europe.net/eland/04/index.html “EL@ND provides a single search to 11 catalogues of development information. It has multilingual support to retrieve articles in resources catalogued throughout Europe.” admin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:17:35 +0000 administration africa agriculture america asia central america culture education environment europe finance health industry/technology information international development intl. cooperation labour north america pacific islands population society south trade transport http://frenchgardening.com/postcard.html?pid=3104967242182928 May Day (May 1) in France. This national holiday, known as the "Fête du Travail" (worker's holiday), is commemorated by "the buying for oneself or one's loved ones or friends a pot or bouquet of lily of the valley (muguet des bois)." admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:51:27 +0000 fete flowers france holidays labor day may day society http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=hdl “The Humanity Development Library is a large collection of practical information aimed at helping reduce poverty, increasing human potential, and providing a practical and useful education for all.” Contains 1,230 publications. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:57:56 +0000 agricultural practice cultures disaster mitigation economic policies education human development manufacturing micro-enterprises sanitation society sustainable development water http://sdgateway.net/ Over 1,200 documents on topics related to sustainable development, including regional resources. In English, French, and Spanish. The search function will also search documents on the sites of member organizations. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:47:43 +0000 business communities environment jobs pollution society sustainability sustainable development trade http://www.worldcitizensguide.org In small print on the right-hand margin is a travel guide produced by students, for students, that provides '25 simple suggestions' for having a better travel experience. Also find interesting and sometimes amusing facts about countries around the world, and links to related resources. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:31:31 +0000 americans: foreign countries etiquette--travel society travel etiquette world citizens http://www.web-books.com/cool/ebooks/Library.htm A limited list of eBooks but has a number of links in some subjects. admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:23:23 +0000 business computers engineering entertainment genrts god and science humanities internet classics life science mathematics medicine physical science science society http://www.mensaje.cl/ Socio-political magazine from Chile, published by Jesuits. 'A magazine of opinion, analysis and information.' admin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:03:21 +0000 analysis central america jesuits latin america opinion editorial politics society socio-political magazine from chile south america http://www.vistazo.com/ 'Un vistazo a la pol�tica, econom�a, sociedad y a la gente del Ecuador. Cuarenta a�o de credibilidad period�stica.' admin Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:03:43 +0000 central america culture economics ecuador latin america people politics society south america http://www.pollingreport.com/ Search for results of surveys from various polling organizations. Issues covered include politics, public policy, business, the economy, popular culture, and society. admin Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:48:34 +0000 business economy opinion polls politics polling report popular culture public policy society surveys http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?more=SubTopic14 Many aspects are categorized by librarians. admin Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:20:45 +0000 altruism communities cultural policy customs death dying etiquette groups multiculturalism public opinion sexuality social issues social life social movements social science society sociology http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Lifestyle_Choices/ The largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web, 100% free. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. admin Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:09:03 +0000 alternative lifestyle choices lifestyle choices society http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Organizations/ The largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web, 100% free. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. admin Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:08:57 +0000 organizations society http://botw.org/ Since 1994. Covers arts, business, computers, games, health, home, kids and teens, news, recreation, reference, regional, science, shopping, society, and sports. admin Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:43:35 +0000 arts asia baseball basketball best of the web biology business canada computers consumers current events dictionaries education electronics entertainment europe family finance football games gifts hardware health home homeowners humor industrial internet jobs law maps media medicine movies music news newspapers outdos people pets physical fitness physics recreation regional religion issues school science shopping soccer society software sports technology teenagers television travel united kingdom united states vehicles video http://www.islamonline.net/English/index.shtml Seeks to create a global Islamic site that provides services to Muslims and non-Muslims covering sciences, civilization and nation.. 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