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U.S. Government Acronyms and Abbreviations *- Organized alphabetically with hundreds of links directly to the program or website listed. Return to the Table of Contents Farmers Almanac* - Produced by Almanac Publishing Co. Return to the Table of Contents
Calculators, Converters and Measures A Dictionary of Units of Measurement* - The dictionary includes all the units of the International System of Units (SI); many other units of the metric system; various non-metric units such as astronomical, electronvolt and parsec and all the units of the English traditional systems. *Dictionaries, Thesauri and Encyclopedias Allwords.com* - An English dictionary with multi-lingual search Return to the Table of Contents AnyWho Online Directory* - White page or yellow page search for published telephone listings
Area Codes* - The NANPA is the numbering plan for the Public Switched Telephone Network for Canada, the US and its territories, and the Caribbean. National Area Codes Map *- Search for area codes by states or by map. U.S. Postal Service* - This is the official site of the United States Postal Service. Zip code Lookup* - This subdirectory is under the above site. Return to the Table of Contents
FedLaw* - " Fedlaw has assembled references of use to people doing Federal legal research and which can be accessed directly through "point and click" hypertext connections." FedWorld - Developed and maintained by the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]. Foreign Consular Offices in the United States - The official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States, and recognized consular officers Thomas - The Library of Congress search portal for United States' legislative information Firstgov - The United States Government's official web portal Open CRS* - A project of the Center for Democracy and Technology. Provides citizens access to Congressional Research Service report on they have een released by a member of Congress. Return to the Table of Contents Library of Congress Country Studies - "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
Portals to the World - Another Library of Congress site which provides selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area. World Factbook - Produced by the Central Intelligence Agency and updated throughout the year. Return to the Table of Contents Arctic Environmental Atlas* - A United Nations site that provides an interactive map that presents environmental variables and parameters on the environment in the Arctic region. Return to the Table of Contents Science Sources General and Subject Specific
Time Service Department - Department of the Navy "The Official Source of Time for the Department of Defense (DoD) and for the Global positioning System (GPS), and a Standard of Time for the United States. " Return to the Table of Contents American Fact Finder - Produced by the United States Census Bureau with information on sources for population, housing, economic, and geographic data
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Produced by the United States Department of Labor FedStats - Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies Statistical Abstract of the United States - Summary of social, political and economic statistics U.S. Census Bureau - Gateway page to Census 2000 Return to the Table of Contents CSE Citation Guide* - Ohio State University CSE style manual citation guide
Elements of Style* - Full text of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources* - References on how to cite online sources compiled by Bedford/St. Martins |
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