Useful Websites
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Federal Government Info
Congressional Committees
To locate Congressional committees link to http://www.house.gov or http://www.senate.gov. Committee members are listed. Every legislator has a web site which will list his/her committee affiliations.
Tree of Life Web Project
This is a peer reviewed collaborative project written by biologists. The pages are organized heirchically, using principles of cladistics. http://tolweb.org
Government Grants
Great Websites
Health
Atlases
http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/map3.aspx?&g=0 Visually analyze and understand the demography of the U.S. through the use of interactive maps and data reports. Based at Queens College.
Library Best Practices Wiki
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Library Instruction Wiki
http://instructionwiki.org/Sharing_resources
Online Philosophy Encyclopedia
A short blurb from their website--"All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research."
Guide for Filing a FOIA Request
http://www.bushsecrecy.org/PageIndex.cfm?ParentID=2&CategoryID=8&PagesID=34
Passports
http://www.travel.state.gov/passport Has all information related to obtaining, applying for, renewing passports. Including reporting lost or stolen passports, fees, online applications and downloadable applications.
links to women's health website
http://www.whealth.org/links Website has many links related to women's health issues