Searching
the Web
Specialized Search Engines:
Internet
Tutorials:
Current
Issues - Hot Topics:
General
Statistics
- Bureau
of Labor Statistics. [Employment, cost of living, inflation, consumer
spending, etc.]
- ChildStats.gov.
[Statistics, charts and reports on issues effecting children and families]
- National
Priorities. [Interactive charts and graphs show how federal spending
policies impact the quality of life in states, counties and school districts.
Free registration.]
- NationMaster.
[Easy-to-make charts, graphs and maps that rank countries in a number of topic
areas]
- PollingReport.com.
[Find national public opinion polls on hot topics.]
- Public
Agenda Online. [Public opinion polls with great charts and graphs in addition
to links to news analyses and web sites -- from a nonpartisan public opinion research
and citizen education organization]
- StateMaster.
[Easy-to-make charts, graphs and maps that rank U.S. states in a number of topic
areas]
- Statistical
Resources on the Web. [Directory from the Univ. of Michigan]
Research,
Writing & Study Tips:
Writing Tips
Plagiarism
Research Tips
Study
Skills Tips
Borderlands
Information:
[Subject Specialist: N. Ballenger]
El Paso
& Ciudad Juarez:
- 2-1-1
Texas. [Links
to state, county and local social services agencies. Can search by service
needed.]
- Border
Colonia Geography Online.
- City
of El Paso, TX. [Mayor, City Council, jobs, other local sites]
- Ciudad
Juarez. [Business and community guide]
- Ciudad
Juarez - Bibliography about the women of Ciudad Juarez [killings].
[Bibliography of mostly print sources, and some web links, about the killing
of women in Cd. Juarez]
- El
Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau.
- El
Paso County, TX.
[Directory, press releases, Commission agendas, election results, El Paso
history, etc.]
- El
Paso Information and Links.
[City Guide; El Paso commerce; real estate information and other links]
- ElPaso.org.
[From the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce]
- Frontera
NorteSur.
[News and analysis of current issues events in El Paso region and the U.S.
- Mexico border]
- Histories
of El Paso and Surrounding Areas.
- Mexico:
Ending the brutal cycle of violence against women in Ciudad Juárez and the
city of Chihuahua. [From
Amnesty International]
- Mexico:
Intolerable Killings: Ten years of abductions and murders in Ciudad Juárez
and Chihuahua.
[From Amnesty International]
- Murals:
Ciudad Juarez/El Paso.
- Password
Index. [Online
index to the journal Password. Copies of Password
are located at the V.V. Library Periodicals counter.]
Other:
Business
and Economic Information:
[Subject
Specialist: K.A. Gardner]
General
Resources:
- Advertising
World. [Marketing
communications directory from U.T.-Austin advertising program]
- Business
Communication Resource Links.
[Quite comprehensive - even links to business cartoon sites!]
- Careeronestop.
[Choose "Industry Information" to find future employment growth
and industry resources]
- C.E.O.
Express. [Portal to business research links: online magazines, statistics,
international business, financial calculators]
- Census
Bureau Economic Programs. [Industrial sector statistics - monthly,
quarterly and annual]
- Consumer
Price Index.
- Center
for Research in Electronic Commerce.
[Internet economy only]
- Current
Industrial Reports. [Monthly, quarterly, and annual statistics
on production and shipments of selected products and industrial subsectors]
- The
Economy. [Links to U.S. federal government websites on this topic]
- Economic
Indicators: RensSearch.
[50+ online sources. Entries maked "r" are not available via the
Internet, but the other 50+ underlined sites are.]
- Executive
Planet. [For business etiquette and culture in other countries
- type the name of a country in the search box in the uppper right hand corner
of the screen]
- Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas. [Includes links to topics on the border economy]
- Center
for Research in Electronic Commerce.
[Internet economy]
- LatinFocus.
[Choose "Mexico"
to get economic indicators, stock market data, etc. Provides data for other
Latin American nations, too.]
-
Small Business Administration.
Company
Information and Stock Quotes:
Career
and Employment Information:
[Subject
Specialist: K.A. Gardner] General
Information:
- CareerJournal.
[For business executives -- content comes from the Wall Street Journal.
Contains critical news, features and trends in the managerial field]
-
CareerOneStop. [Wage/employment "trends, occupational requirements,
state-by-state labor market conditions..."]
- Monthly
Labor Review. [Principal journal of fact, analysis, and research
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- O*Net
Online. ["information
on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests for different
occupations"]
- Reality
Check. [Can
your career choice fund your lifestyle? Take this online test.]
- Salary.com.
[The Salary Wizard will give you salaries for specific occupations for the your
zip code (metropolitan area) and the U.S. as a whole.]
- 2007-08
Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Job
Ads:
Disabilities
Information:
[Subject
Specialist: S. Martinez] Education
Information:
[Subject
Specialist: K.A. Gardner]
General
- Accuplacer
Practice Test. [Also
free practice for the G.E.D., ASVAB, S.A.T., etc - from a commercial site]
- Education
World. [Directory
of educational databases and guides; includes lesson plans]
-
The Educator's Reference Desk.
[From the Information Institute of Syracuse: lesson plans, online education information,
and an archive of questions/responses on education]
- E.R.I.C.
[Educational Resources
Information Center - the best educational research]
- Intercultural
Development Research Association (I.D.R.A.). [Includes education quotes,
statistics, newsletter on current issues & trends in elementary and high school]
- National
Center for Education Statistics.
- National
Library of Education. [The
federal government's main resource center for education information]
- Pitsco
Ideas and Solutions. [Curriculum ideas for K-12 Science, Technology, and
Math classes]
- Teaching
Tips. [Dealing with problem behaviors; sample lesson plans, first day
of classes, etc.]
- Texas
Higher Education Assessment Test (T.H.E.A.) Home Page.
[Includes a practice test]
- U.S.
Department of Education. [Links to educational statistics, research, news,
financial aid]
Scholarships
and Financial Aid:
Search
Engines and Directories:
Government
Information:
[Subject
Specialist: N. Ballenger] International:
-
Country Studies.
[Description and analysis of social, economic, political and national security
systems of 101 countries, published by the Federal Research Division of the
Library of Congress between 1988 and 1998]
- Governments
and Countries of the World.
- Governments
on the Web. [Easy access to official government web sites, often including
links to their agencies, tourism info., etc. Also links to multinational institutions
such as the European Union and the United Nations.]
- Political
Information.com.
[A directory and search engine for politics, policy and political news]
- World
Factbook.
[from the C.I.A.]
United
States:
- Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance. [Lists all Federal assistance programs
available to individuals, organizations, public programs and State and local
governments.]
- Elections.
[Information on local, state and federal elections]
- Fedstats.
[Gateway to statistics from 70 U.S. government agencies]
- FedWorld.
[For government reports & studies]
- G.P.O.
Access.
[Subject directory of federal government sites]
- International
Information programs. U.S. Department of State. [Includes the
U.S. response to terrorism]
- Library
of Congress.
- Project
Vote-Smart: Research the Issues.
[Covers "candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical
information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest
group ratings"]
- State
and Local Government on the Net.
[Links to state, regional, county and city government websites in the U.S.]
- U.S.
Census Bureau.
[Source for U.S. social, demographic, and economic statistics]
- U.S.
Federal Government Agencies Directory.
- U.S.A.Gov.
[The U.S. government's official web portal]
- White
House.
Texas:
- City
of El Paso, TX.
[Mayor, City Council, jobs, other local sites]
- El
Paso County, TX.
[Directory, press releases, Commission agendas, election results, El Paso
history, etc.]
- El
Paso Police Department Online.
[Includes statistics, programs, links to community-based self-help groups]
-
Elections.
- Find
Your Incumbent.
[Find the names and contact information for your elected officials in the
Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, the State Board of Education
and the U.S. Congress.]
- State
of Texas - Texas Online. [Home page of the Texas government]
- Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts. [Tracks state revenue and expenditures]
-
Texas Government (Yahoo).
- Texas
Judiciary OnLine.
[Court cases, court administration, judicial committees & councils, court
rules & Texas law]
- Texas
Office of the Secretary of State.
[Voting and elections, Texas Register, business law and regulations, border
and Mexican affairs]
- Texas
Records and Information Locator. [Search 150 Texas state agency websites.]
- Texas
State Agencies. [Choose "Government," then "State
Agencies."]
- Texas
State Data Center. [Source for Texas statistics]
- Texas
State Library and Archives Commission.
Language
and Literature:
E.S.L.
(English as a Second Language):
[Subject
Specialist: S. Martinez] Literature:
[Subject
Specialist: S. Martinez] Legal
Information:
[Subject
Specialist: K.A. Gardner]
- American
Law Sources Online (A.L.S.O.).
[Comprehensive including courts of review, constitution/other organic laws, legislative
bills (current and past sessions), local law sources. Also provides links to some
legal information from Mexico.]
- Eighth
Court of Appeals, El Paso, TX. [Includes disposition and submission lists,
rules of court, T.R.A.P., T.R.C.P., docketing statements, opinions, case status,
oral arguments]
- El
Paso Municipal Code.
[City laws arranged by subject. Also available in print at the Valle Verde and
Transmountain libraries Reference collections]
- Find
Law. [U.S. Federal
Laws, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Supreme Court & State Laws and Federal
Court of Appeals Decisions]
- Legal
Information Institute.
[Recent and historic Supreme Court decisions, full U.S. Code, U.S. Constitution
and more]
-
Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research.
[Judicial opinions, legislation, federal regulations, people in law and more]
- OYEZ:
U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia.
[Supreme Court decisions including audio files, pending cases, and a listing of
justices from 1789 to present]
- Texas
Administrative Code.
- Texas
Codes (other than the Texas Administrative Code).
[Includes both codes and statutes. Read the F.A.Q. to find the date this was
last updated.]
Criminal
Justice
Medical
Information:
[Subject
Specialist: K.A. Gardner]
General
- American
Medical Association. [The leading U.S. association of medical professionals]
- Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[Information, tips and warnings on everything from bicycle safety to biohazards]
- Dr.
Greene's House Calls. [pediatric site]
- El
Paso City-County Health and Environmental District.
["Promotes, ensures, and improves the health and wellness of the El Paso,
Texas community"]
- FASTATS
A to Z.
[Data by state from the National Center for Health Statistics]
- HealthFinder.
[Award-winning federal web site for consumers]
- HealthWeb.
[Assists health
care professionals as well as consumers in meeting their health information
needs]
- Human
Anatomy Online. [Visual tour with descriptions, animations and tutorials
- must have JAVA]
- MayoClinic.com.
[Research diseases, drugs, other treatments, and healthy lifestyles - from
the world-renowned clinic]
- Medline
Plus. [Health
news and statistics, interactive tutorials, surgery videos, clinical trials,
diseases, drugs and supplements, and a variety of Family and Social Issues
ranging from Adoption to Teen Violence]
- MedTerms.com.
[Medical dictionary]
- State
Health Facts.
[Data by state and comparisons between states, from the nonprofit Kaiser Family
Foundation]
- womenshealth.gov.
[From the US Dept. of Health]
Alternative
Medicine
Drugs and Supplements
- DrugDigest.org.
[The best source for data on pharmaceuticals, herbals, interactions, side-by-side
comparisions of drugs for patient and physician.]
- Herbal
Safety.
[Fact sheets about herbal use and safety, especially related to the U.S. -
Mexico border region, in both English and Spanish]
- New
Dietary Supplements Labels Database. [Labels from 2,000+ herbs, vitamins,
minerals, amino acids and other specialty supplements and links to professional
studies of effectiveness, safety and dosing.]
Mental Health
Periodicals
- Medscape.
[Register for free to access medical journals and news periodicals. Get the
latest medical headlines, link to practice guidelines, treatment updates and
patient resources, such as Micromedex CareNotes.]
- PubMed
(National Library of Medicine). [Search MEDLINE citations back to
the mid - 1960's and additional life science journals. Also includes links
to sites providing full text articles and other related resources.]
Movies
and Filmmaking:
- Movies
and Filmmaking. [Directory of sites leads you to: Reviews and analyses
of films and the film industry, history of cinema and theaters, info. about indie
films and filmmaking, online magazines and journals, online movies, scripts and
scriptwriting]
News:
Science
& Technology:
[Subject
Specialist: K.A. Gardner]
General:
Agriculture
and Plant Science:
Architecture:
- American
Institute of Architects. [Especially
good for career information. Also best practices, architects and the public, online
articles and newsletters]
- Architectural
Record.
[News and special features]
- Architecture
and Building Construction.
[Extensive directory also includes links to sites on design, housing, planning,
preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture.]
- Architecture
Week. [Free
online magazine of design and building]
- Glossary
of Medieval Art and Architecture.
- Great
Buildings Online.
[Search by building, architect, place, building type, or architectural style.]
- Texas
Architecture on the Web. [Resources for Texas architecture and preservation,
city searches, lists of professional associations and schools of architecture.
Hosted by Texas Tech University]
Architecture
- Sustainable
- American
Solar Energy Society.
- Architects/Designers/Planners
for Social Responsibility (A.D.P.S.R.).
- Cohousing
Association of the United States. ["Cohousing
communities balance the traditional advantages of home ownership with the benefits
of shared common facilities"]
- Greener
Buildings. [Provides
tools to "improve buildings' environmental performance while simultaneously
reducing costs and negative health impacts."]
- iGreenBuild.
[Promotes green, sustainable
building design for commercial and residential building construction.]
- Oikos:
Green building source. [Good
source of green building news]
- Smart
Growth Online. ["Encourages
development that serves the economy, community and the environment"]
- U.S.
Green Building Council. [This
nonprofit organization provides standards for environmentally sustainable
construction via the LEED Green Building Rating System.]
- US
Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[Government programs on
biomass, building, distributed energy, federal energy management, FreedomCAR
& vehicle, geothermal, hydrogen fuel cells & infrastructure, industrial, solar
energy, weatherization & intergovernmental, wind & hydropower]
Astronomy
and Aerospace:
Biology
and Chemistry:
Computer
Science:
- Computer
Science. [Mega
directory from the State University of New York at Albany Libraries]
- Webopedia.
[Encyclopedia of computer and Internet technology]
- Whatis?com.
[Definitions for thousands of the most current I.T. - related words.]
Engineering:Environment:
Fire
Technology:
- Fire
Technology.
[Directory of online publications, fire-related agencies and organizations, photos,
statistics and software]
Geology
and Earth Sciences:
- Geology.com.
[All about earth science
including news, maps, dictionary, career tips]
Physics:
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