Online resources

United States Department of State Human Rights Violations

https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm#wrapper

Debatepedia

"The Wikipedia of debates - an encyclopedia of pro and con arguments and quotes on critical issues" http://idebate.org/debatabase. Arguments, facts, and examples, both pro and con, of hundreds of topics

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/

Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/

iSEEK Education: iSeek is an excellent targeted search engine, designed especially for students, teachers, administrators, and caregivers. Find authoritative, intelligent, and time-saving resources in a safe, editor-reviewed environment with iSEEK.

Presents both sides of current issues in a nonpartisan, unbiased format. Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues

Room For Debate by the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate

Sweet Search http://www.sweetsearch.com/

The Open Library: Here, librarians discover “one web page for every book.” This open source project also features an advanced search, connecting you to the exact book and full-text publication you’re looking for.

Awesome Library: Find full-text books, journals, kid-safe sites, business information and more on this online library search engine.

LibDex: Search the indexes and other information for 18,000 different libraries here.

Virtual LRC:The Virtual Learning Resources Center has created a custom Google search, featuring only the best of academic information websites. This search is curated by teachers and library professionals around the world to share great resources for academic projects.

Library of Congress:In this incredible library, you’ll get access to searchable source documents, historical photos, and amazing digital collections.

Archives Hub:Find the best of what Britain has to offer in the Archives Hub. You’ll be able to search archives from almost 200 institutions from England, Scotland, and Wales.

National Archives:Check out this resource for access to the National Archives. Find online, public access to find historic documents, research, government information, and more in a single search.

arXiv e-Print Archive:Cornell University’s arXiv.org offers open access to a wealth of e-prints in math, science, and related subjects. Search this resource to find what you need among 756,133 documents and counting.

Archivenet:An initiative of the Historical Centre Overijssel, Archivenet makes it easy to find Dutch archives and more.

NASA Historical Archive:Explore the history of space in this historical archive from NASA, highlighting space history and manned missions.

National Agricultural Library:A service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, you can find global information for agriculture in the National Agricultural Library.

Smithsonian Institution Research Information System:Get access to the considerable resources of the Smithsonian Institution through the Research Information System, a great way to search more than 7.4 million records from the Smithsonian’s museums, archives, and libraries.

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