Free Online ReferenceHere's a few web sites that
deliver topical
information in useful ways.
All may be helpful for
independent learning, personal enrichment, or fact finding for a variety of purposes.
With one exception these, among other sites, were recently recommended to a national library community via Library Journal. Sites listed tie to regularly expressed local interests.
Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project (Northern Illinois U.)
Healthfinder.gov (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor with links to CT sites)
Maplight or Open Secrets (connections between money and politics)
Earth Portal (governed by the Environmental Information Coalition)
Poetry Foundation (from the publisher of Poetry Magazine)
Economic Indicators (U.S. Census Bureau)
Economic News Releases (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
As always, we welcome your comments.
