Reference Websites:
Almanacs/Factbooks
Biographical Information
Career Information
- What can I do with a major in...? guides you in the exploration of potential career opportunities for various majors.
- UNCW What Can I Do With A Major In...?
- JobHuntersBible.com is designed as a supplement to What Color Is Your Parachute?, one of the best-selling job-hunting and career-changing books in the world.
- Virginia Career Resource Network provides information on careers, occupational fields, career assessments, and other related information within the state of Virginia.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, describing what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
- America's Career InfoNet provides wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, nationwide employer contacts, and an extensive online career resource library.
- Career Prospects provides links to classifieds from major Virginia newspapers and local and national job banks.
- America's Career Infonet - Career Resource Library has links to hundreds of job banks and online resources.
- Resume Tutorial guides you through the step-by-step process of writing a resume.
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Dictionaries/Thesauri
Directories
Encyclopedias
Government Information
Local Government Resources
State Government Resources
Federal Government Resources
- American FactFinder furnishes population, housing, economic and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- FedStats Home Page is a gateway to statistics from over 100 government agencies.
- USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal is the official gateway to all governmental agency websites.
- GPO Access Home Page is the Government Printing Office official website that provides links to congressional bills, laws, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and Supreme Court decisions.
- Historical U.S. Documents includes the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and more.
- Internal Revenue Service offers federal tax forms and publications.
- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Project VoteSmart provides information and voting records for political candidates and elected officials.
- Science.gov : Government Science Portal provides access to scientific and technical information from the federal government.
- STAT-USA provides vital economic, business, and international trade information from the U.S. Government.
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S. is a compendium of statistics on social and economic conditions in the U.S.
- LII: Supreme Court Collection Home allows one to search current and historic decisions.
- Supreme Court of the United States
- THOMAS – Legislative Information on the Internet is a full-text database of major legislation, roll call votes, historical documents, and more.
- Census Bureau Home Page provides census data for the U.S.
- The White House is the official website of the President of the United States.
International Government Resources
Legal Information
- American Bar Association contains legal information on topics such as employment, finances and your home. Links to professional associations provide consumers with authoritative information from experts.
- Code of Virginia contains the full text laws for the state of Virginia and is searchable by keyword or section number.
- Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.
- Emory Law Library lists legal megasites and public records sites.
- FedLaw contains Federal Statutes and Regulations, federal judiciary, legislative branch information and links to business and legal research sites.
- Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations (also know as the Code of Federal Regulations). Searchable back to 1996 by keyword or section number.
- FindLaw provides easy and comprehensive legal information.
- Supreme Court Collection Home (Legal Information Institute) presents all opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1992. Over 600 earlier decisions, selected for their historical importance, are highlighted.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides access to OSHA regulations, statistics, and publications.
- United States Code contains the full-text laws for the United States.
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Maps & Driving Directions
News/Current Events
Phone Books/Zip Codes
Quotations
Statistical Resources
- American Factfinder is an easy to use, searchable site from the U.S. Census Bureau that includes housing, population, economic and geographic data.
- County and City Data Book provides official population, housing, and business data for all U.S. counties, cities with 25,000 or more inhabitants and towns of 2,500 or more inhabitants.
- FedStats is a gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies.
- Globus & National Trade DataBank provides current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, country analysis and much more.
- Lexis Nexis Statistical indexes and abstracts over 100,000 statistical resources with links to full-text statistical publications.
- State and County Quick Facts provides quick and easy access to facts about people, business, and geography for states and counties in the U.S.
- State and Metropolitan Data Book contains statistics on social and economic conditions in the U.S. at the state and metropolitan area levels.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States features statistics on the social, economic, and political characteristics of the U.S.
- STAT-USA provides authoritative information from the Federal government on U.S. business, economy and trade.
- USA Counties provides statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agencies on all counties in the U.S.
- U.S. Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
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