Student Web Research Resources

Central Intelligence Agency Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

The CIA’s worldwide factbook containing history, people and society, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military and transnational data for over 200 countries around the globe.

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov

An easy to use reference catalog for accessing the collections in the Library of Congress.

National Archives: https://www.archives.gov

The online directory of U.S. Federal records, veterans’ service records and America’s founding documents.

U.S. Department of Labor: https://www.dol.gov

The official governmental agency website with online history resources.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://stats.bls.gov/home.htm

The Bureau of Labor Statistics site contains current labor statistics and links to many state and federal agencies.

U.S. Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov

A collection of basic information about the U.S., broken down on a national, state and local level

Smithsonian Institution: https://www.si.edu

User-friendly site from the world’s largest museum complex and research organization.