Reference and Statistical Resources

       Agencies

• CNN News - (www.cnn.com)
   
• NewsDirectory - This web site provides a resource to search newspapers and magazines.  (www.newsdirectory.com)
    
• NewsLink - This is a resource on media sources.  (www.newslink.org)
   
• NewsVoyager - This web site provides links to thousands of newspapers and other media sources.  (www.newspaperlinks.com)
    
• Newspapers.com - (www.newspapers.com)
     
• New York Times - (www.nytimes.com)  
     
• University of Michigan - This web site contains an excellent list of statistical resources on the web, from cost of living to demographics, and more.  (www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html)
    
• USA Today - (www.usatoday.com)
    
• Wall Street Journal - (www.wsj.com/public/us)

       Tools  

• AnyWho - (www.tollfree.att.net/index.html)
   
• Assignment Editor - The Newsroom Homepage - This web site is a resource for journalists.  (www.assignmenteditor.com)
   
• Encyclopedia.com - (www.encyclopedia.com)
   
• FindArticles.com - (http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml)
   
• The Internet Public Library - IPL is a public services organization.  (www.ipl.org)
   
• Map Quest - (www.mapquest.com)
   
• Reverse Phone Directory - (www.reversephonedirectory.com)
   
• Vital Records Information - This web site provides information on where to obtain vital records, such as birth, death and marriage certificates, in the United States.  (www.vitalrec.com)
   
• The Weather Underground - (www.weatherunderground.com)
   
• The World Factbook - (www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
   
• Where To Do Research - (www.wheretodoresearch.com)
   
• YourDictionary.com  - (www.yourdictionary.com)

       Statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - (www.bls.gov)
   
• Census Bureau  - (www.census.gov)
   
• FedStats  - This web site is a gateway to statistics for over one hundred federal agencies (www.fedstats.gov)
   
• FreeERISA.com  - This web site provides pension and benefit data. (www.freeerisa.com)