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United states of america

      Titles Descriptions
  1. 50 States and Capitals
  2. About.com: Geography
  3. American Studies Crossroads Project
  4. CIA World Factbook: United States of America
  5. Ethnologue Language Database: United States of America
  6. Events of September 11th 2001
  7. Internet Archive: September 11th 2001
  8. Major League Baseball
  9. Maps of the United States
  10. Official State Birds
  11. Parknet: United States National Park Service
  12. Political Resources on the Net: United States of America
  13. Politics1
  14. United for Peace and Justice
  15. United States Air Force Link
  16. United States Geological Survey
  17. US Naval Historical Center
  18. World Travel Guide: United States of America

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50 States and Capitals
A guide to the 50 states of the USA, with information about geographic location, area, capital city, colleges, universities and community colleges, constitution, economy, geology, newspapers, population, tourism and weather. Includes images of flags for each state.
     Author: Weber Publications
     Subjects: united states of america
     DeweyClass: 917
     Resource type: reference data
About.com: Geography
Tools for geographers of the United States including Vicinity MapBlast which produces US street maps, lists of languages spoken around the world, and summary data for US counties. Also includes a geography related game.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: geography links, language distribution, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 910
     Resource type: index
American Studies Crossroads Project
Project providing information and resources to those teaching American studies and culture. Includes information about technology and learning, curriculum and reference and research.
     Author: American Studies Association
     Subjects: united states culture, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 305.8
     Resource type: index
CIA World Factbook: United States of America
Basic reference information about the United States of America, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: united states of america
     DeweyClass: 917.3
     Resource type: document
Ethnologue Language Database: United States of America
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in the United States of America, 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: united states of america
     DeweyClass: 409.73
     Resource type: document
Events of September 11th 2001
Collection of links relating to the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Resources include documentation, radio broadcasts, and video footage of reports.
     Author: Price, Gary
     Subjects: international news, united states news, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 320.9
     Resource type: index
Internet Archive: September 11th 2001
Contains a collection of television news programs recorded live from around September 11, 2001 by the non-profit Television Archive to help patrons research this important part of United States history. These materials were available on the televisionarchive.org site from October 11, 2001 through 2003.
     Author: Internet Archive
     Subjects: international news, united states news, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: news
Major League Baseball
Team details, statistics, merchandising, league placings, fixtures and player profiles.
     Author: MLB
     Subjects: baseball, united states culture, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 796.357
     Resource type: service
Maps of the United States
Large set of state outline maps, topographic city maps and national park maps for every US state, plus historical maps of the United States, maps of several major metropolitan areas, and maps of US territories such as Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.
     Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: maps of the united states, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 912.73
     Resource type: map collection
Official State Birds
Family genus and state listings, together with detailed descriptions, of birds associated with each of the American states. Taken from John James Audubon's Birds of America.
     Author: Audubon, John James
     Subjects: birds, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 598
     Resource type: documents, images
Parknet: United States National Park Service
Information on US National Parks, including educational, cultural and historical resources.
     Author: National Park Service
     Subjects: mountaineering, nature conservation, united states natural resources, united states of america, united states travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 917
     Resource type: institution
Political Resources on the Net: United States of America
Listing of political resources relevant to the United States of America, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
     Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
     Subjects: united states of america, united states politics
     DeweyClass: 320.973
     Resource type: documents, index
Politics1
Extensive links to presidential, gubernatorial, US Senate and Congress candidates and political parties across the spectrum, as well as election results and news. Covers all 50 US states, with illustrated political history articles, political issue debates, an online political bookstore and political memorabilia.
     Author: Gunzburger, Ron
     Subjects: united states of america, united states political history, united states politics
     DeweyClass: 320.973
     Resource type: documents, news
United for Peace and Justice
Group comprising national, regional, and local groups throughout the US dedicated to preventing the war against Iraq. The group's online resource publicises anti-war related events and keeps readers informed of the latest news on the situation.
     Author: United for Peace and Justice
     Subjects: iraq, peace and conflict, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 320.9
     Resource type: news
United States Air Force Link
Includes news, fact sheets and photographs of weapons systems, biographies of leaders, Air Force publications, and information on current operations around the world.
     Author: US Air Force
     Subjects: armed forces, military operations, nuclear weapons, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 358
     Resource type: biography, news
United States Geological Survey
The US geological survey provides reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the earth. This information is intended to minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; enhance and protect the quality of life; and contribute to wise economic and physical development.
     Author: US Department of the Interior
     Subjects: geological surveys, united states natural resources, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 551
     Resource type: documents, news
US Naval Historical Center
Official history program of the US Naval Department, featuring information on wars and conflicts, traditions of the naval service, and a selection of related bibliographies. Includes details of the centre's branches and the range of activities undertaken.
     Author: Naval Historical Center
     Subjects: military history, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 359
     Resource type: bibliographies, documents
World Travel Guide: United States of America
Basic reference information about the United States, 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 Press
     Subjects: united states of america, united states population, united states travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 917.3
     Resource type: documents