JULY 13
The
IRC JAKARTA
Web Alert
is an annotated list of resources freely available through the
internet.
Compiled
by
Information Resource Center,
Public Affairs Section,
US Embassy Jakarta
http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/irc/webalert/ webalert.html
GOVERNMENT
Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/
The
Central Intelligence Agency publishes and updates the online directory
of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments weekly.
The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and
includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical,
some of them not officially recognized by the United States.
First
Ladies' Gallery
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/
This site from the White House presents brief biographies of the
current and past First Ladies. Some profiles include images. Also
provides a link to information about life in the White House.
GEOGRAPHY & STATISICS
Geodata.gov:
U.S. Maps & Data
www.geodata.gov/gos
Direct patrons to this site to create a map with
data elements to meet their needs. It is the government's site for
federal, state, and local geospatial data and generating maps. Among
the categories to choose from are agriculture, biology, boundaries,
ecology, economic, geophysical, health, transportation, and water
resources.
American
FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?lang=en
Site by the U.S. Census Bureau: 'Your
source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.'
HISTORY
Best
of History Web Sites
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
This site is a portal created for history teachers, students, and
general history enthusiasts. Site contains annotated links to over
1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of quality K-12
history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities,
history games, history quizzes, and more throughout its pages.
REFERENCE
Biographical
Dictionary
http://s9.com/biography/
This dictionary covers more
than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from
ancient times to the present day.
US SOCIETY AND VALUES
In Motion: The African-American
Migration Experience www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm
Presented by the Schomburg Center for Research
in Black Culture and the New York Public Library, this site portrays a
new interpretation of the migration experience of Americans of African
descent from the 1500s to the present. It offers a plethora of essays,
chapters, maps, manuscripts, articles, illustrations, and lesson
plans.
WEB
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Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
·
Geodata.gov:
U.S. Maps & Data
·
In
Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
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