Tips for Searching the Internet and Evaluating Web Sites

• ICYouSee: T is for Thinking (John Henderson, Ithaca College Library)
• Bare Bones 101; A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web (Ellen Chamberlain, University of South Carolina, Beaufort)
• Evaluating Web Sites (Susan E. Beck, New Mexico State University Library)
• Evaluating Internet Research Sources (Robert Harris, Southern California College)
• Comparing & Evaluating Web Information Sources(Educational Technology Journal)
  

General News and Information:

• CNN/All Politics  Newsmagazine style website on American Politics
• University of Michigan Document Center Access to local, national and international documents
• Library of Congress
• MD USA - General news
• ABC News
• National Public Radio Speeches

US Government & Politics:

• Legislative Activities Library of Congress site, which allows searching for specific legislation
• Legislate News on current legislation in Congress
• Government Documents - Government printing Office, Superintendent of Documents
• General Accounting Office  Information on government spending
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Find US Law Search for US Law
• GAO Reports General Accounting Office
• White House
• Federal Election Committee
• Concord Coalition Public interest group focused on the deficit and the National Debt.

National Defense and Security:

• US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency  Information on weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons, missiles, treaties etc...
• DefenseLink  Public affairs service of the US defense department, links to other agencies, press releases.
• Central Intelligence Agency  Information from the US intelligence community.
• National Security Council

International Relations:

• The International Constitutional Law Project
• The World Trade Organization
• US Department of State

General:

• Library of Congress: Country Studies
• CIA World Fact Book
• US Department of State
• International Information Systems  University of Texas site with links to international and regional sites.
• Maps of the World University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Maps Collection

Africa:

• Maps of Africa University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Maps Collection
• Africa Action
• Africa Data Dissemination Service

See also CIA World Factbook, Library of Congress Country Studies, and US Department of State

Latin America:

• Maps of Latin America University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Maps Collection
• Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
• Latino Links News of the US and International Latino Community

See also CIA World Factbook, Library of Congress Country Studies, and US Department of State

Middle East:

• Maps of the Middle East University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Maps Collection
• Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC)

See also CIA World Factbook, Library of Congress Country Studies, and US Department of State

Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe:

• Russian and East European Network Information Center (REENIC)
• Russian and Eastern European Information Center 
• Eastern European and Russian Resources
• South European Society and Politics  
• European Political Review  Information on Political Science departments around the world.
• EUROSTAT  Official statistical information on the European Communities
• European Survey Data from ZEUS  Information on social science surveys or Europe: searchable by questions.
• The European Union Information Resources Thorough Guide to resources for researching the European Union.
• German Information Center  Official information from the German Consul in New York
• EUROPA  Public Information From the European Union
• Western European Studies  Contains references to internet resources on Western Europe

See also CIA World Factbook, Library of Congress Country Studies, and US Department of State

Political Thought:

• Political Theory
• Electronic Texts in Philosophy
• Adam Smith
• Marx - Björn's Guide To Philosophy
• The Radical Academy

Environmental Politics & Policy:

• Transportation Policy
• Environmental Lies  Slanted but informative site dedicated to unmasking "Environmental Lies"
• Action Without Borders  A site dedicated to non-governmental organizations around the world