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E - Books: Electronic Reference Books from ABC - CLIO

         

Online Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
Acronym finder Plants Dictionary ( Ohio State University)
Appleton Public Library Quick Reference * Rhyming Dictionary
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Roget's Thesaurus
Encyclopedia Britannica only available on campus Webster's New World Medical Dictionary
Meriam Webster Dictionary    
     

Federal and State Government Websites

Science.gov Search over 38 databases and 1,950 selected websites, U.S. Gov't science information; research and development results. Search by Topics. Email your results to friends, student or colleagues USA.gov Official Information & services from the US Gov't: Benefits/Grants, Defense, Environment, Health and History, and more. Google Uncle Sam Google just for ".gov" sites, both Federal and State Governments.
Office of Science, US Dept of Energy. Find K - 16 Federal STEM Education resources inlcuding lesson plans, curriculua, classroom activities, professional development and homework help!  Wisconsin.Gov Official information & services from the Gov't of Wisconsin: Public Service, Business, Education, and much more.
CGP-Catalog of Government Publications Lists all public US government publications since 1976: Descriptive Records for Historical and current Publications FDsys Provides electronic access to official, published versions of executive, judicial and legislative branches: Congressional Bills, Documents, Hearing and Records & Reports                State Agency Databases Wiki sponsored by ALA Government Document Roundtable to list databases produced in all 50 state governments
Century of Law Making for a New Nation Consists of a linked set of published congressional records of the US 1774-1786, includes, Serial Set, Statutes at Large & Congressional Record Thomas-Library of Congress Comprehensive source for federal legislative information covering 101st congress, 1989-91 to date. Search using keywords.  
     

Geographic Information ~ World Wide

World Factbook (CIA) Find careers (resume submission), Country References, list of World Leaders (chiefs of state). Background Notes (State Dept) US Dept of State Publication of facts about land, people, history, gov't, politics, economy, foreign affairs of Independent States. Country Studies (Library of Congress) Find information about all countries or a combination of countries through Federal Research Division.
  Countries Profiles (LC) List of Country profiles of historical background, geography, society, economy, telecommunications, and more  
     

Statistical Information

Statistical Abstract of the US Comprehensive summary of statistics of the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. American Fact Finder 1990 & 2000 Census information:  Search, browse, retrieve, view, map, print, and download Census data. Historical Census Browser, University of Virginia Library 1790-1960 Census Data available to state and county level. Gathered from historical volumes of US Census of Population & Housing
Get Facts Wisconsin Data-UW Applied Population Laboratory 2000 US Census data and Dept of Administration population estimates, maps and charts.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Provides data in the fields of labor and economics to illustrate the social and economic conditions of the nation. 

FedStats Statistical information from over 100 federal agencies, 50 states, & Local Governments,.