First Year Seminar | Racial Politics and the Racial Divide: Does Race Matter?

SELECTED WEB RESOURCES

Gateways

Librarians Index to the Internet -- LII is meant to be used as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources. Searchable and annotated subject directory.
(lii.org)

New American Studies Web Pilot Version (from The Crossroads Project)-- a topical database of over 2,000 web-based resources in American Studies. Searchable. Categories include [base "]Race, Ethnicity, and Identity[per thou] and [base "]Government, Politics, and Current Affairs[per thou].
(cfdev.georgetown.edu/cndls/asw)

Social Science Information Gateway-- points to thousands of social science resources selected and described by subject experts; fully searchable or browsable by subject area. Be aware of UK focus.
(sosig.ac.uk)

State and Local Governments; A Library of Congress Internet Resource Page links to meta-indexes for state and local government information and links to individual states.
(lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html)

Statistics Gateways and Sites

AmeriStat U.S. population data.
(www.ameristat.org)

FedStats -- gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies; searchable.
(www.fedstats.gov)

Massachusetts Electronic Atlas -- "contains about 250 kinds of data layers about the state". Make your own data maps within such areas as voting and race/ethnicity.
(massatlas.hcl.harvard.edu)

Miscellaneous

(selected for their general relevance and/or as examples of web sites with quality content and presentation)

The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research -- presents diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action topics. This site is an academic resource and it provides scholars, students, and the interested public with on-site articles and theoretical analyses, policy documents, current legislative updates, and an annotated bibliography of research and teaching materials. (aad.english.ucsb.edu)

Public Agenda Online -- Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization offering research guides to several public policy issues. Issue guide on Race:
(www.publicagenda.org/issues/frontdoor.cfm?issue_type=race)

Search Engines

Using search tools, sometimes called "search engines", to find information on the web is most successful when you are looking for a precise site or piece of clearly defined information. Broad subject searching can lead to an overwhelming numbers of results and resources of variable quality and is best done using the subject directories above. When using search tools, such as Alta Vista, AllTheWeb, HotBot , NorthernLight , Google, etc. be sure to read the Help screens for effective search techniques, because search tools vary in scope, currency, search logic, features, and display. It is advisable to use 2-3 different search tools for any given search.

Web Site Evaluation

Evaluating Internet Information
(www.lib.vt.edu/research/libinst/idle/evaluating.html)

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