Primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction, especially strong in the areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
Covers community development (ICTs, community radio, educational TV, eLearning, women's empowerment, the urban poor, farmers and fisherfolk, refugee education, youth), civil society (institutional donors, strategic alliances, volunteering, ICTs, and training), plus government aspects.
Full text of this report published in December 2006. It contains assessments of the current situation in Iraq (covering security, politics, economics, international support), and proposes international consensus building strategies, benchmarks, and other new internal and external approaches to the situation.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
The ISG was formed in March 2006 to 'conduct a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, its impact on the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests.' Its site features material about leaders and meetings and links to related documents. From the United States Institute of Peace, 'an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Scanned versions of over 1,200 pages of reports about Department of State planning for a post-Saddam Iraq. The papers were released in February 2006. 'Starting in October 2001... the State Department spearheaded an effort called the Future of Iraq Project. ... Within the project, seventeen working groups covered such areas as the justice system, local government, agriculture, media, education, and oil.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
