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Welcome! This guide provides a list of useful Internet resources in the social sciences recommended by URI librarians. The list is arranged alphabetically by title.
Depending on your research topic, you may also want to browse the User Guides to locate other helpful resources like library databases, scholarly and popular articles, reference materials, books, or multimedia resources.
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Internet Resources: Social Sciences
- AARPIncludes resources on an array of topics, including aging, finances, travel, health, technology, and more.
- Census BureauOfficial government source for a broad range of social, demographic, business, and economic statistics. Historical data can be found under the "Publications" links on the Census homepage.
- Facts & HistoryA compilation of information about the Rhode Island. Includes links to information about demographics, the economy, employment, health, housing, poverty, education and crime.
- FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in ReportingMedia watch group that offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship.
- Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)Sample microdata from U.S. and international censuses. U.S. data is from the 1850-2000 Censuses of Population and the 2000-2010 American Community Surveys. All data is coded to provide continuity across samples and allows users maximum flexibility to customize variables.
- Kids CountProfiles, graphs, maps, and rankings of the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children in the U.S., state by state.
- Life Magazine Photo ArchiveSearchable database of millions of images from the LIFE photo archive, from the 1860s to the present. Hosted by Google.
- National Archeological DatabaseOnline source of information on public archaeology and national legislation affecting cultural resource management. From the National Park Service.
- PollingReport.comTimely cross-section of poll data on topics of national political, economic, and sociocultural interest from national polling firms such as Gallup, Harris, CBS/NYT, NBC/WSJ, etc.
- Population Reference BureauOne-stop source for world population, health, and environmental data.
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)Provides information and resources for researchers as well as those affected by rape, abuse, and incest.
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