Social Sciences Webliography
Andy Simon recommends:
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/
    A good site for brief but reliable articles about Philosophers and about general Philosophical issues.
Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/
    A good source for general background information.  I use for historical and biographical information to augment my lectures.

Cindy Golledge recommends:
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/
American Psychological Society http://www.psychologicalscience.org/
Psych Web Resources http://www.psychwww.com/

Kitty Stromholt recommends:
"Science News Online" for special features, columns, and references related to urgent issues of science and society.  The web site
is:  http://www.sciencenews.org.  The site presents a once-a-week briefing by respected science journalists about the most important and provocative developments in many fields of science - not limited to, but including: biomedicine, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, physics, and behavioral sciences.  The nonprofit organization which publishes "Science News" is called Science Service and was founded in 1921.

Judy Zimmerman recommends:
American Psychological Assn, info for professionals, students, and the general public www.apa.org
Psych Grad www.psychgrad.org
Careers in Psychology www.psychwww.com/careers/
    Both sites offer advisement for students considering psychology careers.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill  -  advocacy group for people with serious illness; has lots of excellent info for the general public on mental illness;  for people with mental illness and their families;  good info on medications to treat mental illness www.nami.org
Sex Information and Education Council of the United  States:  resources for professionals and the public www.siecus.org
Alan Guttmacher Institute:   published research on family planning and sexually transmitted diseases www.agi-usa.org
Feminist Majority Foundation:   an excellent portal for feminist activism and scholarly activity in womens' studies www.feminist.org

Andy Fisher recommends:
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web.  Designed for high school and college techers of U.S. history courses; serves as gateway to Web resources and offers useful ideas for teaching U.S. history. http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Social Studies School Service, History Solutions.  Requires subscription.  Offers set of student-centered simulations and lessons that are aligned to national and state standards in United States History. http://socialstudies.com/c/@TqTcYa6XxmqBo/Pages/historysolutions.html
Famous Trials.  Website featuring famous legal trials (primarily American), such as the Scopes "monkey" trial, Scottsboro Boys, Nuremberg, etc.  Provides trial summaries, primary documents, and links to other resources.http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm
H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Our edited lists and web sites publish peer reviewed essays, multimedia materials, and discussion for colleagues and the interested public.  Lists include H-Amindian (American Indian Studies), H-Afro-Am (African American Studies), H-Holocaust, etc.  http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/
Educator-developed site designed to provide latest information on online plagiarism and explain how
user portal, Turnitin.com, can be used to detect plagiarism.  http://www.plagiarism.org/

Andrew Butz recommends:
General current events/news/commentary http://www.commondreams.org
Social Science (Sociology) http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk
American Sociological Association http://www.asanet.org

Kim Saliba recommends:
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
The Gallup Organization  http://www.gallup.com
Worldwatch Institute  http://worldwatch.org

Revised 9/28/01