Excellent Government & Reference Sites
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Statistics and information produced for public use by more than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government. http://www.fedstats.gov/ |
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A beautiful site containing the Library of Congress archives, an online gallery, library services, forms and information from the U.S. Copyright Office, and events and features from the nation's library. http://lcweb.loc.gov/
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The U.S. Postal Service: An excellent resource for rates, zip codes, tracking, stampsonline, and other information that is generally far easier to locate here than by phone or catalog. http://www.usps.gov/ |
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: The PTO is the non-commercial federal entity in charge of the examination and issuance of patents and the examination and registration of trademarks. This site is a wonderful resource, offering all of the forms and information necessary to apply for patent and trademark, as well as a database of issued and pending trademark/patent registrations, saving a great deal of time and expense for the applicant. Easy to navigate and updated daily with new registration information as well as legislative updates. http://www.uspto.gov/
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The Urban Legends Archive, http://www.urbanlegends.com/. Practically everything is here by topic, from animals to books to celebrities to television and much much more. The best part is, you can run a search of a subject and identify many of the hoaxes that permeate the internet. |
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Snopes.com: A resource site of thousands of urban legends organized by subject and popularity. Run a search on a topic, name, quote, or excerpt from an email or article to locate excellent research that will tell you whether the information is accurate or a hoax. An essential resource that should be used to determine the accuracy of ANY email or article before forwarding.
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Explore the biographies in the National Women's Hall of Fame,
as well as the history of the women's rights movement http://www.greatwomen.org/ |
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The National Women's History Project, an excellent resource for women's history organizations, projects, events, links, and programs around the nation. http://www.nwhp.org
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