Online edition of the Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals from the Department of Ethnography of the British Museum (also known as the Museum of Mankind, incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute Library). Includes back data from 1957, as well as current citations in all branches of anthropology, from academic institutions and publishers around the world. Covers all areas of cultural and social anthropology, ethnography and material culture, from mainstream theoretical journals to specialist interest publications. The index is searchable and results can be emailed.

Web version of AnthroBase, established in May 2001, a searchable database of anthropological essays, theses, articles, conference papers, reports, field-notes etc. Contributions are written mainly by socio-cultural anthropologists though a selection emanating from " ... others with an interest in human society and cultural diversity." All texts in the database may be freely printed and downloaded. Can be browsed by author, title, region, theme and citation or by searching the dictionary. Includes instructions for submitting, removing, downloading and ordering fully formatted, printed master copies of all texts, and also features a "pick of the month" section as well as links to a variety of other online texts. Contains texts primarily in Danish, English and Norwegian, though editors may also publish work in French, German and Swedish.

An online directory set up in 1995 by Allen Lutins, and administered since 1999 by Bernard-Olivier Clist. Provides a list of Internet resources with anthropological relevance. The information offered is related to a broad range of different countries and people. The site has more than 2600 registered weblinks, including news, university departments, institutions, research centers, bibliographical resources, journals, other web directories, and more.

This site, developed by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), based at Columbia University's Earth Institute, provides access to demographic information concerning the United States. Includes national data resources, online supporting documentation (codebooks, data dictionaries, citations), and possibly extraction tools for data access.

This website provides a comprehensive overview of demographic resources on the World Wide Web, including websites on demographic research institutes and organizations, information resources, census, survey and data facilities, literature, conferences, and software and demographic models.

Hosted by the Australian National University (ANU), this site keeps track of leading information sources of value and/or significance to researchers in the field of demography.

Provided by Thomson Learning (a leading educational publisher). Includes company facts, providing details about the marketing, operations, strategies, etc. of leading organizations. Also includes data sets and a learning materials section which houses worksheets, glossaries, study skills, and notes for business, economics and MBA students. The "Virtual Worlds" section contains simulations with an extensive range of supporting materials, and "Current Topics" covers academic information on Economics and Business topics in the news.

Edited by Bill Goffe at SUNY Oswego. Contains Internet links of interest to academics, researchers, students and schools. The site is searchable and browsable by section. Almost all resources have a brief description.

A guide to resources for economists on the World Wide Web. Resources are classified by subject (using JEL headings) with sub categories for type, there is some annotation of the resources (subjects include: economics data; microeconomics; macroeconomics; labor and demographics; regional economics etc). Searchable by keyword, and available from the UK, US, Japan and Finland. Part of the NetEc Project.

A guide to what's new and important in education, including more than 56,000 websites, a featured article of the week, lesson plans, reviews of books in education, a feature on educational administrators of interest, "cool school" of the week, updates on education news and different categories to aid searching. The range of topics is broad and the aim is to present the information in an accessible and engaging format.

Formerly known as AskERIC, ERD provides bibliographic information and abstracts for articles and other publications published worldwide on Education and related disciplines, presented as a directory with topical sections. Also provides lesson plans and a question archive. Comprises more than one million records on educational theory, research and practice.

A database of journal and non-journal literature in Education. Comprises more than 1.1 million bibliographic citations going back to 1966 and more than 107,000 full-text documents covering the period 1993 onwards. Users can search by keyword, author / title and thesaurus term, and can personlize searches by signing up for the 'My ERIC' feature. Though provided through the U.S. Department of Education, the material is global in scope and comprehensive in terms of subject coverage.

This guide of Gender Resources is provided by the Development Information gateway (ELDIS). The site facilitates access to various Web-based information sources on women's studies and gender. These include online articles and links to related sites.

Initially posted in 1993 by the Women's Center at Carnegie Mellon University and now hosted by a cooperative EServer, this resource covers gender and sexuality, communication, cyberspace, pornography, prostitution, sex workers, health, history, theory, employment and workplace issues such as glass ceiling and discrimmination.

This vast site provides access to a wide range of resources on everything ranging from art, business, film, philosophy, music, science and technology, theology, history, archives, and more. The education section provides information and databases on curriculum, pedagogy, research, funding, teacher training, and current issues. The culture section provides much material according to the following category:, texts online, literary criticism, bibliographies, classical and medieval studies bookstores and book reviews, multi-disciplinary, women of color, and electronic magazines. a Very helpful for finding articles and publications.

A comprehensive index for full-text Federal and State legislation and caselaw for the United States. The service is freely available on the Internet. Links to law schools, practitioner details, and legal education are included. A daily news service is provided by subscription. Also permits listing and search options for academic law journals and law reviews.

Providing one stop shopping for U.S. Federal statistics, the Fedstats site is maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. It allows for direct keyword search of statistical data across 14 federal agencies, and includes an A-Z keyword glossary to assist access across more than 70 federal agencies. A comprehensive listing, with links, to US statistical agencies is provided, along with information about statistical programs and regional statistics by subject and a press releases search facility with links to relevant policy documents.

The main web gateway to official publications of the United States Government, maintained by the Government Printing Office. It includes bibliographic information on recent federal, legislative and executive publications, including legislation, bills, departmental reports, budget reports and official statistics. There is a "What's New" section which lists the most recent publications. There are also links for online catalogues and finding aids.

ISN, run by the Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research at the ETH Zurich (Switzerland), is an electronic clearinghouse for resources and institutions in the field of international relations and security studies. All resources are described and organized into subject, regional, institutional and current events listings. The resources are also searchable by keyword.

Maintained by the School of Politics, International Relations and the Environment at the University of Keele (UK), the guide is intended to provide students and researchers with a set of links to important Internet sites in the field. A wide range of topics relevant to politics and international relations are covered, including: political theory, elections, constitutions, and guides to government sites of individual nations worldwide. Topical lists are displayed for such issues as security crises and for specific conflicts, such as the war against terrorism.

Part of the WWW Virtual Library, this site presents many hundreds of annotated links in a range of international topics, to initiate and facilitate networking among sites of interest. It is maintained by Wayne A. Selcher, Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science in Elizabethtown College, and offers a good starting point for browsing Internet resources in International Relations. Replaces the IANWeb.

This website provides free access to political columns and editorials from the US newspapers and news services. It is updated on a daily basis, and includes contributions from the New York Times and Washington Post. Coverage is from the left and right of the political spectrum, and encompasses all aspects of current affairs and poltics. The emphasis is on current news about American politics, political parties, elections, and homeland security.

On-line site of the Center for National Independence in Politics. Its aim is to provide impartial information for American voters. It Includes details of forthcoming elections - biographies of all the candidates, election regulations and information on election financing. Also provided are election news stories and facts on how to register to vote.

A project of of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the UC provides free access to a collection of academic lectures and events from around the world. These often offer a scholarly insight into current affairs and news. At present, the majority of contributors are US universities and think tanks, including the Brookings Institution, and Harvard, Princeton, Oxford and Columbia Universities. The site contains audio files, Webcasts and some podcasts. Users can sign up to RSS news feeds, and may search or browse the database. A wide range of political topics are covered including: U. S. foreign policy, U.S. elections and political parties, international security, the war against terrorism, religion and politics. Some annotations are provided.

A compilation of statistics from sources such as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. The site provides access to country/regional-level statistical content in html format (charts, maps, and other statistical representations) from a wide range of topics. Also included are links to Country profiles, Maps, Education etc.

A global network of GIS users and providers, GN aims to provide the infrastructure to share GIS data around the world. Users can download dynamic maps, data or use more advanced web services. Much of the content available through GN may be accessed or downloaded for free, although some requires a subscription or license purchase. The site features comprehensive guidance for users new to GIS, as well as material for GIS developers and publishers. While much of the data is American in focus, the Network does include a proportion of global resources and featured content includes, flood risk maps, world population density and geological data.

The Census Bureau, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, aims to act as 'the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.' The site provides full details on U.S. Census history, strategic vision and current activities. Details from the main Census and related surveys are available via various online data access tools, including the American FactFinder, which acts as a quick route to information on 'population, housing, economic, and geographic data'. On the main website, data is categorised into population information, business information, geographical information and news. There are also links to related government websites that provide statistical information. An extensive range of publications are available to download from the site, and most are provided in PDF format (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to read these). This site contains an enormous amount of information that is invaluable to students and researchers.

An international development resource site based at the University of Pennsylvania. The site provides access to an extensive of list of archival resources "international and comparative social development" and is designed for use by "social work and social policy educators and students with international interests".

This directory listing of websites concerned with sociology is part of the WWW Virtual Library. Resources are subdivided into 12 categories, including institutions, courses, databases, journals etc., and can be browsed or searched.

SocioLog was developed by Julian Dierkes, Assistant Professor in the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, who also maintains the site. It provides a comprehensive lists of Internet resources in sociology, in a number of sub-sections.