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Georgia
County Snapshots
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs started publishing
"Georgia County Snapshots" in 1994, using data collection and analysis
of many state and federal agencies. It provides brief
descriptions of the state's 159 counties, covering each county’s
history, people, economy, and government in a single publication.
There is also an overview of the State of Georgia. |
InfoNation
(The United Nations) Current statistics for all member states of the
UN, covering population, economy, geography, and social indicators. |
Infoplease
Quick links to an almanac, encyclopedia, thesaurus, atlas,
dictionary, timeline, country information. |
Old Farmer's Almanac
"Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published
useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for
those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts
for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the
kitchen; and forecasts for those who don't like the question of
weather left up in the air. The Almanac, North America's
oldest continuously published periodical, comes out every year in
September." |
World Almanac and Fact Book
World Almanacs, a GALILEO resource dating
back to first publication in 1868, is a reference database that covers
arts and entertainment, U.S. cities and states, people in the news,
the nations of the world, sports, the environment, vital statistics,
science and technology, computers, taxes and much more. A
GALILEO password
may be required when you are off campus. |
World Factbook
Facts and profiles about countries of the world from the Central Intelligence Agency. |
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| Government, Politics, Law |
Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register
Available in HeinOnline 1938-1983. Also, the Code of Federal Regulations is available in Swilley Library in Microfiche, 1995 - . |
Contacting
Members of Congress
Telephone, FAX, and email addresses. Also includes biographical information,
and links to members' homepages. |
Elections
and Voting
Federal Election Commission Web site with extensive national and state-level data. Covers voter registration
and turnout (1960 - present) and 1996 election results (U.S. President,
U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives). |
GPO Access
U.S. Government Printing Office offers access to the Constitution,
the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, congressional
documents, Supreme Court decisions and more. |
Georgia
Election Information
Election results for both federal and statewide offices, from
1988 to the present. |
Georgia
Laws
Official Code of Georgia Annotated- This standard source for the laws of Georgia is part of the Lexis-Nexis database. To search it, go to the library's homepage to access it within Galileo.
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Laws of the United States
United States Code Annotated- The subject matter of all general and permanent laws is arranged into 50 broad subject
areas as part of the GPO Web site. Also see Swilley Library's
database, HeinOnline for U.S. Statues at Large. |
Supreme Court Decisions
Full Text opinions of all Supreme Court Cases since 1790 are
within
Lexis Nexis.
, a GALILEO database.
See also "Where to Obtain Supreme Court Decisions". |
Thomas Legislative
Information
Through Thomas, the Library of Congress offers the text of bills in
the U.S. Congress, the full text of the Congressional Record, House
and Senate committee reports, and historical documents. |
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| GRE Tests |
GRE.org
A site that provides extensive information on GRE tests, including
descriptions of the general test as well as the individual subject
tests.
There are practice tests available for downloading, answers to frequently
asked questions, and contacts cited for further information. |
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Gallup Organization
Contains a wealth of information for researchers on opinion polls
and trends. The archive is searchable by topic. |
LibrarySpot.com
A virtual, one-stop online reference resource site with links to encyclopedias,
almanacs, newspapers (U.S. & Canada), news organizations, trivia
and statistics. |
Northern Light
Excellent search engine that provides custom research folders as well
as extensive customized search parameters. |
Scout
Report Archives
Describes carefully selected Web sites that are both scholarly and
of general interest. |
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| Population |
U.S.
Population Clock
A projection of the current U.S. population from the U.S. Census Bureau,
revised throughout the day. |
County
and City Data Books: 1988 and 1994
Population rank, population density, population change, population
by age and race, births, deaths, much more. |
United
States Historical Census Data Browser
Historical demographic, economic, and social data for each state and
county from 1790 to 1970. Types of data available vary from decade
to decade. |
World
Population Clock
A projection of current world population from the U.S. Census Bureau,
revised throughout the day. |
InfoNation
(The United Nations)
Current population data for all member states of the UN, such as total
pop., pop.density, urban pop., pop. growth, etc. |
The
International Database
Extensive population / demographic data from Census Bureau for all
countries, 1950-present, with projections to 2050. |
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| Quotations |
Bartlett's Familiar
Quotations
An online version of the classic reference work. Search by keyword,
or browse chronologically or by author. |
The Quotations
Page
Quotes of the Day, Quotes of the Week, Quotation Links, etc. |
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| Style Manuals |
APA Style Manual
American Psychological Association Style Manual- essential links to writers' guides and examples. |
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The Chicago Manual of Style This quick guide presents two basic
documentation systems, the humanities style (notes and bibliography)
and the author-date system. |
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| Telephone Directories and Zip
Codes |
| Residential | Business | Gov't | Internat'l
| Zip Codes |
| Telephone: Residential |
| Switchboard
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| InfoUSA.com |
| Telephone: Business |
| BigBook Directory
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| Switchboard
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| Yahoo
Yellow Pages |
| BellSouth Yellow
Pages |
| Telephone: Government |
Federal Executive
Branch
Federal Citizen Information Center. Telephone and web link
directories for contacting the White House, and for cabinet agencies
(such as the Department of Commerce, the State Department),
commissions (such as the Civil Rights Commission, Federal Reserve
System). |
Contacting
Members of Congress
Telephone, FAX, and email addresses. Also includes current
Congressional leadership, committees, biographical information,
and links to members' homepages. |
State of
Georgia Telephone Directory
Covers state departments, colleges and universities, elected officials,
etc. |
| Telephone: International |
Area Decoder
Use this service to find a telephone area code in the U.S., or to
find a country / city code for international calls. |
| Zip Codes |
ZIP Code Lookup
Do you need a ZIP Code for an address? Try this database provided
by the U.S. Postal Service. |
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