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Web Resources for the General Education
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Quick Links for Research Databases
The Short List
-- Best Sources to Begin Your Search
All Databases -- A-Z
Quick Search@OhioLINK
Search Multiple Ebsco Databases
E-Journal
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Access to Research Databases from
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Internet Resources for research in
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:: American
Memory --access to primary source materials (print,
image, sound) from the Library of Congress' national
digital archive collections, recounting several
centuries of American cultural history |
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:: Congressional Research Services -- integrated,
searchable access to many of the full-text CRS reports
that have been available on the web since 1990. The
Congressional Research Service (CRS) serves as the
public policy research arm of Congress, and works
exclusively for Members, their committees and staff. |
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:: Faculty
Resource -- Creative Commons a nonprofit
organization, education site for lesson plans, course
packets, etc. |
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:: Finding a Topic -- a list of controversial public
policy topics. |
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:: Media Literacy
-- links you to active media
education sites around the world. |
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Moving
Ideas -- posts the best ideas
and resources from leading progressive research and
advocacy institutions. |
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:: OMB Watch --
nonprofit research, educational, and advocacy
organization that forces on budget issues, regulatory policy,
nonprofit advocacy, access to government information. |
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Opinion Journals --
provides access to news and opinion journals from
conservative, moderate and progressive viewpoints. |
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Portals to the world
-- provides authoritative, in-depth information about
the nations and other areas of the world. |
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Science
and Technology -- a gateway to
reliable information about science and technology from
federal government organization. |
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Think Tanks -- Websites for think tanks and a
description that includes how they are perceived. |
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United States Institute of Peace --
is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution
created by Congress to promote the prevention,
management, and peaceful resolution of international
conflicts. |
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Primary
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:: Primary Sources
-- briefly explains the difference
between primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are publications that occur almost
concurrently with the reported
event.
(Courtesy of
©Univ. Wash. IFLL.) |
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:: American Memory -- from the Library of Congress; a
collection of digitized documents, photographs, recorded
sound, moving pictures and text. |
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:: Edsitement -- the National Endowment for the
Humanities links to the best history, language arts and
social sciences sites. In addition to primary
sources, there are online lesson plans and other digital
learning materials. |
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:: SunSITE Digital Collections -- Links to digital text
collections available on the web. Subject areas include
history, literature, philosophy and music. |
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Pro and Con |
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:: The CQ Researcher
-- explores a single "hot" issue in the news in the
depth each week. Topics range from social and teen
issues to environment, health, education and science and
technology. There are 44 reports produced each year.
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:: Public Agenda -- Public
agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion
research and citizen education organization. A wide
range of issues are addressed including competitiveness
and the environment. |
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Statistics |
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:: Federal Statistics--official
statistical information available to the public from the
Federal Government. |
