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1. United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
   “UNCDB provides selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas.”
   03-03-2008 : agriculture, balance of payments, communication, construction, consumption, culture, development assistance, disabilities, distribution of population, economics, education, energy, environment financial statistics, families, fertility, fishing, forestry, geography, health, health services, households, housing, human settlements, impairment, income, industrial production, intellectual property, international finance, international tourism, international trade, marital status, men, migration, millennium development goals (mdg), mining, national accounts, nutrition, population composition, prices, public order, quarrying, safety, science, services industries, social mobility, social security, socio-economic groups, statistical yearbook (syb), statistics, technology, transport, wealth, welfare services, women
2. NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS): Putting a Name to a Place
   “...the official repository of standard spelling of all foreign place names, sanctioned by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The database also contains variant spellings (cross-references) which are useful for finding purposes.”
   02-21-2008 : cartography, geographic names, geography, place names
3. Intute: Advanced Search
   “... a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research.... Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database cont
   02-21-2008 : african, agricultural, american, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, archives, arts, asia, astronomy, australasian, australia, beauty, biomedical ethics, bioresearch, business, catering, celtic, chemistry, chinese, classics, communications, comparative literature, computing, conservation, culture, design, earth sciences, eastern european, ecology, economics, engineering, english studies, environment, european, fashion, food, forestry, french, geography, german, government, health, hispanic, history, history and philosophy of science, history of medicine, hospitality, humanities, italia, japanese, latin american, law, leisure, libraries, life sciences, linguistics, management, manuscript studies, mathematics, media, medicine, middle eastern, midwifery, modern languages, museums, music, natural history, nursing, performing arts, philosophy, physics, politics, portuguese, psychology, religions, research methods, research tools, russian, scandinavian, science, science engineering, slavonic, social sciences, social welfare, sociology, south asian, sports, statistics, technology, theology, tourism, travel, vetinerary, visual arts, women
4. GeoData.gov: U.S. Maps & Data by USA.gov
   A geographic information system (GIS) portal "designed to facilitate communication and sharing of geographic data and resources to enhance government efficiency and improve citizen services." Has key resources for atmosphere and climate, business, and hum
   02-15-2008 : atmosphere, business, climate, geo data, geographic information systems, geography, gos, health, hurricanes, weather
5. Librarians’ Internet Index: Statistics
   A well-organized starting point for reliable, librarian-selected Internet resources.
   02-14-2008 : adoption, aeronautics, agriculture, almanacs, automobiles: statistics, bankruptcy, cancer, censuses, children, computers, crime, demographic surveys, design statistics, dictionaries, disabled, economic conditions, economics, education, geography, health, internet design and management, labor, library libraries, mathematics, media, military statistics, population trends, power resources, quality of life, ratings of cities and towns, religion, sampling, school districts, statistics, television, transportation, u.s. states, united states, violence, youth
6. Facts about the United States: Stately Knowledge
   Basic information about the 50 states.
   02-10-2007 : geography, states, united states
7. University of California Press: Public Only Subject List
   Free online books available to the public, listed by subjects.
   01-16-2007 : aboriginal peoples, africa, african american studies, african history, aging, agriculture, american literature, american studies, ancient history, anthropology, archaeology, architectural history, architecture, art, art criticism, art history, art theory, arts, asian history, asian literature, asian studies, autobiographies, autobiography, biographies, biology, bisexual studies, botany, buddhism, business, california and the west, central america, central american history, chicano studies, china, christianity, cinema, classical history, classical literature, classical philosophy, classical politics, classical religions, classics, comparative literature, composers, computer science, contemporary music, cooking, criminology, cultural anthropology, dance, demographics, east asia, eastern european studies, ecology, economics, education, english literature, environmental studies, ethics, ethnic groups, ethnic studies, ethnomusicology, european history, european literature, european studies, fiction, film, folklore, food, french studies, gay studies, gender studies, geography, geology, german studies, hinduism, history, history and philosophy of science, indigenous peoples, indigenous religions, intellectual history, islam, japan, jewish studies, judaism, labor studies, languages, latin america, law, lesbian studies, letters, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, literature, literature in translation, marine and freshwater sciences, mathematics, media studies, medical anthropology, medicine, medieval studies, men and masculinity, middle ages, middle eastern history, middle eastern studies, military history, music, musicology, mythology, native american studies, opera, pacific rim studies, performing arts, philosophy, physical sciences, physics, poetry, political theory, politics, popular culture, postcolonial studies, print media, psychiatry, psychology, public policy, religions, renaissance history, renaissance literature, rhetoric, russian studies, science, social and political thought, social problems, social science, social theory, sociology, south america, south asia, southeast asia, technology and society, theater, tibet, travel, tribes, twain, united states history, urban studies, victorian history, water, western history, wine, women's studies
8. The UC Atlas of Global Inequality
   'Explores the interaction between global integration (globalization) and inequality, and provides maps, graphics and data.' Includes a glossary and bibliography. Searchable. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : atlas of global inequality, bibliographies, california: society and social issues, economic geography, economic globalization, economics, equality, geography, global integration, globalization, glossaries, health, maps, material inequality, transportation, travel
9. Afghan Network
   Information on Afghan geography, culture, religion, flags, and cooking. Also information on landmines and some examples of Dari poetry. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : afghanistan, cooking, culture, dari poetry, geography, islam, landmines, muslims, religions
10. Atlapedia: Countries A to Z
    Overview for each country covering geography, demographics, history, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-16-2007 : country studies, demographics, geography, history, major industries
11. Country at a Glance
    U.N. country profiles with basic statistics on each country's geographical area, population, population density, capital, language, currency, gross domestic product, newspapers, and more.
    01-16-2007 : area and cultural studies, capitals, country studies, currency, economics, economy, geneva, geography, gross domestic product, language, money, new york, offices addresses, population, statistics, united nations
12. Teaching and Learning on the Web
    '... examples of how the web is being used as a medium for learning. ...includes sites that range from courses delivered entirely via the web to courses that offer specific activities related to a class assignment or perhaps courses that offer class support materials via the web.' Search by subject.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-16-2007 : agriculture, anthropology, archaelogy, art, astronomy, biology, business, chemistry, class support materials, computer, economics, education, engineering, english, geography, geology, health, history, humanities, journalism, language, law, literature, management, mathematics, medical, music, nursing, occupational, online courses, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religions, sociology, syllabi, teaching resources, technology, writing, zoology
13. Space Calendar
    A directory of links to sites covering 'astronomical and space-related activities and anniversaries for the coming year.' Browsable by month and day. Includes archive dating back to 2001. (Librarian's Internet Index). (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-13-2007 : anniversaries, astronomy: calendars, calendars, explorers, geography, holidays, space: exploration
14. Geography (About.com)
    Search geography resources. Also a weekly feature discussing an aspect of geography.
    01-12-2007 : geography
15. U. S. Gazetteer
    Geographic information, maps and census data. Search by name, state or zip code.
    01-12-2007 : geographic information, geography, maps and census data, united states
16. World Maps and Atlases
    Covers the world, including polar regions, oceans, weather and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : geography, maps, oceans, polar regions, weather, world
17. WWW Virtual Library: Geography
    Covers general information, information about countries and information about institutions.
    01-11-2007 : geography, virtual libraries
18. How Far Is It? [between cities]
    Gives distance between any two cities in the world. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : distance, driving directions, geography, maps-driving and travel, transportation, travel
19. The Electronic Map Library
    Focuses on the western U.S., especially California. Also has aerial maps of the American West. and maps of some major cities. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : california, geography, maps, western u.s.
20. Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online
    One million place names, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates, and place types. Focuses on places important for the study of art and architecture.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : art and architecture, dictionaries, geographic names, geography, getty thesauras, place names, synonyms, thesaurus, vernacular and historical names

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