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• Associations on the Net
  Links to professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions (Internet Public Library).
• Associations Unlimited
  Online access to the Encyclopedia of Associations series, including information on international associations and U.S. national, regional, state, and local membership organizations, including U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.
  
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Nonprofits

• Associations Unlimited
  Online access to the Encyclopedia of Associations series, including information on international associations and U.S. national, regional, state, and local membership organizations, including U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.
• GuideStar
  A searchable database of nonprofit organizations in the United States (detailed data is restricted to subscribers).
• Idealist
  A database of nonprofit and community organizations worldwide, searchable by name, location or mission.
  
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Professional

• AMA Doctor Finder
  Directory of licensed physicians in the U.S.
• Architects
  • ArchitectFinder
    The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  • Directory of Architecture Firms
    Reed Construction Data (partner of the AIA)
• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
  Directory of law firms and lawyers.
  
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Research and Scholarly

• Scholarly Societies Project
  Directory information (including links to websites) for a selection of scholarly societies worldwide.
• American Council of Learned SocietieS
  A private, non-profit federation of sixty-seven national scholarly organizations.

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Companies
See Also Business and Companies

• Company Profiles via Business Source Elite
  Profiles on leading world companies (provided by Datamonitor). To access the profiles, click on "Company Profiles" on the menu bar.
• Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada
  Contact information for companies that maintain their historical records themselves, as well as companies that contract with historical consulting firms to maintain their archives collections for them.
• LexisNexis Academic
  Click on the "Business" Search Form.

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Educational Institutions

• Braintrack University Directory
  
Worldwide directory of institutions of higher education.
• College and University Rankings
  
Links to sites that rank colleges and universities across a variety of measures.
• College Profiles
  
Information about colleges and universities with useful listings by state and thematic lists, including Catholic colleges, black colleges, women's colleges, and two-year colleges.
• College Search
  Use specialized search features to compare colleges (College Board).
• College Source Online
  College catalogs in original page format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ).
• GradSchools.com
  A comprehensive directory searchable by school, subject, and location.
• Petersons Education Portal
  
Includes an annotated, searchable directory of colleges and universities.
• SchoolBug.org
  Information on public schools and school districts in the United States or U.S. territories.
• Search for Schools, Colleges, Libraries (National Center for Education Statistics)
  Information on public and private schools and colleges including student demographic and tuition information.
• Web U.S. Higher Education
  
Links to Web servers at universities and community colleges in the U.S.
 
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Government
Foreign Governments | U.S. Government

Foreign Governments
See Also Country and Area Studies

• Europa: Gateway to the European Union
  Official portal site of the European Union. Provides up-to-date coverage of EU affairs and  information on European integration, all legislation currently in force or under discussion, and links to websites of each of the EU institutions.
• Foreign Governments
  
Links to official sites of governments worldwide (Northwestern University).
• International Governmental Organizations
  (Northwestern University)
• Rulers
  Heads of state and heads of government (both current and historical) of all existing countries and territories.
• World Factbook
  Summary data (including maps) on foreign countries and governments provided by the CIA; regional maps in PDF format.
• World Law (JURIST: The Legal Education Network)
  Concise descriptions of foreign governments and links to official sites.
• World Leaders (Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments)
  Published by the CIA, the directory includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States.

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U.S. Government
See Also State and Regional Information, or Local Interest for Chicago and Illinois

• Congress.Org
  
Indudes a detailed congressional directory, a directory of federal agencies, and a zip-code search for federal and state elected officials, and an index to bills by issue.
• Counties
  
Information such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities in a county, etc. (National Association of Counties).
• Governors
  Biographical and term information about each U.S. state/commonwealth/territory's governor via the National Governors Association.
• GovEngine.com
  
Federal, state, and local Government.
• Mayors
  A database of U.S. city mayors (United States Conference of Mayors).
• National Contact Center
  A collection of directories of the Federal Government.
• State and Local Government on the Net
  U.S. states, counties, and cities.
• Uncle Sam - Who's Who in the Federal Government
  A directory, including biographical information, of current U.S. government officials.
• U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
  A list of federal agencies on the Internet maintained by LSU Libraries.
• The United States Government Manual
  The official handbook of the Federal Government. The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees.

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Local

• Chicago Area Directory of Organizations
  A list of clubs, groups, and other organizations throughout the metropolitan region compiled (Chicago Public Library).
• City of Chicago
  
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Telephone/Address/Zip

• AnyWho
  Search for people and businesses in the U.S. and Canada, including toll-free numbers and a reverse directory (AT&T).
• Switchboard
  
Nationwide business and residential telephone listings.
• Yahoo: Phone Numbers and Addresses
  Comprehensive source of national and international directories on the Internet.
• ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information
  United States Post Office.
  
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Miscellany

• Archival Internet Resources
  Directory of archives and repositories worldwide.
• Directory of Organizations in Educational Management
  Service and research organizations in educational policy, management, leadership, and organization of K-12 schools.
• DIRLINE: Directory of Health Organizations
  Federal, state, and local government agencies; information and referral centers; professional societies; self-help groups and voluntary associations; academic and research institutions and their programs; information systems and research facilities. The site also includes a Health Hotlines database of health-related organizations operating toll-free telephone services.
• Embassies & Consulates
  Directory and search engine of the world's embassies and consulates.
• IDEA: The Electronic Directory of European Institutions
• Journalism Tools
  Media directories (newspapers, magazines, TV, radio) and more (Columbia Journalism Review).
• Museums of the World
• National Environmental Directory
  A comprehensive directory of organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues and environmental education.
• NewsLink
  Links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and news services worldwide.
• NewsVoyager
  Gateway to newspaper and media organizations' Internet sites worldwide (Newspaper Association of America).
• NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
  A worldwide directory compiled by the Center for Policy Research Information of the National Insititute for Research Advancement.
• Political Advocacy Groups: A Directory of United States Lobbyists
  (California State University, Chico).
• Political Parties
  Political parties worldwide (Wikipedia).
• Public Records Directory
  "...the largest directory of links to free public record databases on the Internet. Find business information, corporate filings, property records, unclaimed property, professional licenses, offenders, inmates, criminal and civil court filings, and much more."
  

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This page was last updated 04/11/2008 LW MW