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United kingdom

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Active Travel Map: Part of the UK Travel Guide; an interactive map linking to attractions, travel guides and accommodation for the area clicked on.
Author: UK Guide
Subjects: british travel and tourism, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 912.41
Resource type: map
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation: UK national radio and television stations. Provides details of schedules, news, weather, education resources, and employment.
Author: BBC
Subjects: british news, international news, radio broadcasting, television, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 384.5
Resource type: institution
BGS: British Geological Survey: The UK national centre for earth science information, founded in 1835. Its primary functions are to maintain and revise geological information for the land and offshore areas of the United Kingdom and the nearby continental shelf. Its work relates directly to mineral, energy and groundwater resources, land use, geological hazards, and the protection of the environment.
Author: British Geological Survey
Subjects: british natural resources, geological surveys, geology research, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 554
Resource type: institution
British Isles Weather Information: Brings together links to meteorological information relevant to the British Isles (including Ireland) and surrounding waters.
Author: Brugge, Roger
Subjects: british weather, meteorology, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: index
British Museum: Information on current and future exhibitions, permanent collections including the Rosetta Stone, the Lewis Chessmen and an Easter Island Statue, and the education services based at the museum.
Author: British Museum
Subjects: british museums, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 069
Resource type: museum
BUBL UK: Extensive links to UK government, local government, companies, charities, libraries, radio and television stations, Web directories, and other institutions and information sources.
Author: BUBL Information Service
Subjects: charity directories, local government, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 914
Resource type: documents, index
CIA World Factbook: Gibraltar: Basic reference information about Gibraltar, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: spain, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 914.6
Resource type: document
CIA World Factbook: Isle of Man: Basic reference information about the Isle of Man, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, maps, high and low points, coordinates, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: united kingdom
DeweyClass: 914.279
Resource type: document
CIA World Factbook: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Basic reference information about the UK dependent territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, including details of geography, climate, terrain and transnational issues.
Author: CIA
Subjects: united kingdom
DeweyClass: 919.712
Resource type: document
CIA World Factbook: United Kingdom: Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: geographical data, public administration, transportation, uk population, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 914.1
Resource type: document
CVs.ac.uk: An online service supported by leading universities in the UK aiming to promote research careers. Users can add their CV to a data bank which will then be accessible to potential employers. Available to post graduate students and researchers at member universities.
Author: CVs.ac.uk
Subjects: employment, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 331
Resource type: service
DevWeb: Documents the process of governmental devolution in the UK, with sections on Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and proposals for regional government in England. Also covers the governance of British Dependencies.
Author: Williams, Jason Thomas
Subjects: government links, northern ireland, scottish law, united kingdom, wales
DeweyClass: 351.41
Resource type: documents
Ethnologue Language Database: United Kingdom: A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in the United Kingdom, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
Subjects: language distribution, literacy, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 409.41
Resource type: document
HM Prison Service: Administrative information including contact details, directions, and visiting hours for prison establishments in England and Wales. Offers a guide to regimes within each institution, drug strategies employed, links to support organisations for prisoners, ex prisoners, and their families, and statistics on various aspects of the prison population.
Author: Crown Copyright
Subjects: law enforcement, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 365.32
Resource type: institution
Maps of Great Britain on the WWW: A comprehensive interactive atlas of Great Britain. Just enter the name of a British city, town, village or grid reference to get a detailed road map. Default scale is 1:100,000.
Author: Multi Media Mapping
Subjects: british travel and tourism, maps of britain, road travel, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 912.41
Resource type: map collection
National Statistics Online: Population Trends: Quarterly publication from the National Statistics Office covering population and demographic information. It contains commentary on the latest findings, articles on topical subjects such as one parent families, cohabitation, fertility differences, international demography, population estimates and projections for different groups, and statistical tables and graphs showing trends on conceptions, births, marriages, divorces, internal and international migration, and population estimates. All material can be downloaded in pdf format.
Author: Office for National Statistics
Subjects: population studies, social science research, uk population, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: reference documents
Political Resources on the Net: United Kingdom: Listing of political resources relevant to the United Kingdom, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections.
Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
Subjects: british politics, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 320.941
Resource type: documents, index
Public Record Office: Repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It was founded by act of Parliament in 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish to consult them. The records, beginning with the Domesday Book (1086), span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day.
Author: UK Public Records Office, Crown Copyright
Subjects: british government, genealogy, military history, public administration, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 351.41
Resource type: documents
Scottish Prison Service: Presents news from prisons throughout Scotland, annual reports, strategy documents addressing the management of sex offenders and prisoners' suicide risks, and a directory of institutions with information on their history, development, and targets.
Author: Scottish Prison Service
Subjects: law enforcement, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 365.32
Resource type: institution
UK Clubbing Directory: Directory of nightclubs in the UK, browsable by region, and then by town or city. Addresses are provided for each club, with some fuller entries detailing music policies, dress codes, opening times, and resident DJs.
Author: UKCD.com
Subjects: dance, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 792.7
Resource type: directory
UKBORDERS: United Kingdom Boundary Outline and Reference Database for Education and Research Study. This service is dedicated to providing digital boundary datasets of the UK (including 1971, 1981, 1991 Census; administrative; electoral; historic and environmental boundaries) which can be downloaded to a PC for analysis in Geographical Information Systems. A subscription is required.
Author: EDINA, Edinburgh University
Subjects: geographical data, united kingdom, urban design
DeweyClass: 912.41
Resource type: reference data
United Kingdom Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006: Detailed assessment of human rights practices in United Kingdom. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
Author: US Department of State
Subjects: human rights, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 323.41
Resource type: document
United Kingdom Politics: An index of resources relevant to British politics. Includes information on local councils, MPs email addresses, electoral data, historical political information and newsgroups related to British Politics, and a British Politics Timeline which covers the events of the last 100 years. There is also an extensive index of British political resources, arranged alphabetically, including information on constitutions, electoral systems, political parties and speeches.
Author: Kimber, Richard
Subjects: british politics, elections, national constitutions, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: index
World Travel Guide: United Kingdom: Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Publishing
Subjects: british travel and tourism, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 914.1
Resource type: documents