General Resources : Virgin Islands (U S)

A listing of web sites that provide links to resources relating to the U.S. Virgin Islands. One of the most important source for bibliography of academic books and articles concerning the U.S. Virgin Islands is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of the U.S. Virgin Islands subjects is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/vi/). The Library of Congress online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov) provides a large listing of materials on the Virgin Islands and an increasing number of online links. Click here to generate a search for online materials regarding the Virgin Islands.

BRITANNICA INTERNET GUIDE  (http://www.britannica.com/)
Presents the Britannica Internet Guide, compiled by Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Provides annotated lists that rate Web sites in various subject areas. Highlights the subject areas, including art and literature, business, computers, education, health, history, government, news, philosophy and religion, science, social science, sports, travel, and geography. Includes a site search engine.

BRITANNICA ONLINE  (http://ww.eb.com)
Consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database; articles not yet in the print Britannica; Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (tenth edition); the Britannica Book of the Year; and links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.

FAMILY VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTER : VIRGIN ISLANDS RESOURCES  (http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/territories/virgin.html)
Features links to various Virgin Islands community agencies and institutions.

FIRSTGOV.GOV  (http://www.firstgov.gov/)
FirstGov is a virtual system that allows Internet users to search millions of U.S. Government web pages without having to know where that information lives. FirstGov.gov allows people to navigate through government web pages using topic listings, key word(s) searches, or by clicking to executive, legislative, and judicial sites. It contains links to state and local government web pages. FirstGov also provides a means for people to give feedback to agencies and to FirstGov.gov itself.

LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (LANIC): U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/vi/)
As part of the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC), the University of Texas at Austin presents a collection of Web sites about the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States. The collection includes information about academic research, arts and culture, economic conditions, elections, political parties, the government, health care, mass media, and tourism in the country.

ST. CROIX GUIDEBOOK -WELCOME! WELKOMMEN! WILKOMMEN! BIENVENIDO!  (http://www.stcroixguidebook.com/)
St. Croix Chamber of Commerce Greeting and Guidebook.

ST. JOHN GUIDEBOOK  (http://www.stjohnguidebook.com/)
St. John Guidebook.

ST. THOMAS GUIDEBOOK  (http://www.stthomasguidebook.com/)
St. Thomas Guidebook.

VIRGIN ISLAND RESOURCES  (http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/vi.htm)
This site lists Virgin Islands websites of primarily administrative offices for the islands. The links provide information and points of contact within the community, including disability issues in the Virgin Islands.

VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESS TELEPHONE DIRECTORY  (http://www.networkvi.com/search/index.cfm?seq=55)
Virgin Islands Telephone Directory for Businesses.

VIRGIN ISLANDS NOW  (http://www.vinow.com/)
Highlights general information on the U.S. Virgin Islands with links to each island and interests. Explore St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and Water Island.