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Literature, Quotations & E-books

• American Academy of Poets- Database of poems and poets.
            Contains an extensive list o links to sites dealing with individual poets, poems, criticism, interviews, biographies and more.
• Online Literary Criticism Collection - Internet Public Library
            Searchable database of literary criticism by author, title, region and period.
• Project Bartleby- Searchable online databases, including dictionaries, quotation dictionaries, King James Bible, Gray's Anatomy, and other reference works.
• Project Gutenberg- Large database of electronic books available for free viewing and printing.
            Only works in the public domain are included.

Government Resources

• CIA World Factbook  - Maps and statistics on countries large and small.
            Would you like to know the estimated population of Christmas Island as of July 2001? This is the place.
            TIP: You may have to click on the name of the country twice.
  
• Portals to the World   A guide to Internet resources on countries of the world.
            Not all countries are represented yet.
            More in depth cultural information than the CIA Factbook.
            Links selected by the Library of Congress.
• FedStats.gov - Links to international, federal and state sources. 
            MapStats views city, county and state info.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States - Statistics on social and economic conditions within the U.S.
            Useful for identifying government sources to research next.
• FirstGov - Federal government official web portal designed for consumers. 
            Recommended Data & Statistics link for ready reference information.
• Access America for Students  Great site for government information including financial aid and scholarships.