FREE ONLINE BOOK SITES:  FREE BOOK SITES ONLINE OCT 3 2008rev.pdf  (updated October 3, 2008)

 

 

NEW!!! FREE ONLINE VIDEO SITES:  FREE VIDEO WEBSITESJAN 11 2009rev.pdf (updated January 11, 2009)  NEW!!!

 

 

FREE ONLINE RESOURCES FOR YOU REVJAN 12 2009rev.pdf  (updated January 12, 2009) ALL NEW REVISION!

 

 

FREE IIP RESOURCES ONLINE JAN 30 2009revlatest.pdf (updated January 30, 2009)  ALL NEW REVISION!

 

IMPORTANT RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR ANY TOPIC:

 

 RESOURCES FOR ADVANCED RESEARCHERS:   ADVANCED RESEARCHERS GUIDE Jan 13 2009rev.pdf  (updated January 13, 2009)

 

HOW TO KEEP UP WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS January 14 2009rev.pdf (HOW TO KEEP UP WITH BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS IN ANY FIELD)  (updated January 14, 2009)      

 

25 QUALITY SITES YOU SHOULD KNOWOCT 52 008.pdf (updated October 5, 2008)

 

ARABIC SITES ON THE INTERNET052608revnow.doc ARABIC LANGUAGE RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET (BY THE CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT) IRCs)

 

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND LIFE LONG LEARNERS: BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS JAN 29 2009rev.pdf (updated January 30, 2009)

 

COUNTRY PROFILES AND STATISTICS:  COUNTRY STATISTICS October 14 2008rev.pdf  (updated October 14, 2008) 

 

NEW! ABSOLUTELY FREE INTERNET TUTORIALS: Internet Tutorials on the Web A GUIDE JAN 2009rev.pdf  (thoroughly updated FOR January 2009!)

 

HOW TO EVALUATE WEB SITES AND WEB CONTENT (IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH):

Evaluating Web Content Arabic trans ppt.ppt  (Ms. Rania Azmi, Translator, U. of Alexandria, Egypt)

 

KEY RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHERS ANYWHERE Jan 13 2009rev.pdf (updated January 13, 2009)

 

LIBRARY RESEARCH AND LIBRARY SUBJECT GUIDES.pdf 

 

NEW SEARCH ENGINES, NEW ONLINE RESEARCH TOOLS, IMPORTANT NEW FREE TEXT RESOURCES  (Updated January 29, 2009) 

NEW SEARCH ENGINES JAN 29 2009rev.pdf  (with the immense help of the CAIRO IRC)

 

SPEECHES AND TRANSCRIPTS : HOW TO FIND SPEECHES AND TRANSCRIPTS 2008.pdf  (updated March 5, 2008)

 

LAW AND LEGAL RESOURCES: 

 

International Law NOV 1 2008rev.pdf  (updated November 1, 2008)

 

LEGAL RESOURCES TO PRESENTOCT32008rev.pdf  (October 3, 2008)

 

RESOURCES ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THE 2008 U.S. ELECTIONS and the ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT:

 

The MAKING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; COURTESY OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM : http://www.uspolicy.be/making/makingintro.htm (Click on link to retrieve website)

 

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: A PRIMER: A CRS REPORT

http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf (Click on link to retrieve website)

 

U.S. ELECTIONS and the US PRESIDENCY FEB 1 2009.pdf   THE U.S. ELECTIONS AND THE U.S. PRESIDENCY (updated February 1, 2009)

NEW!  NOW INCLUDES INFORMATION ON PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS AND INAUGURATIONS and what awaits the Obama Administration.

Includes the latest web sites and resources, blogs and alerts, how the election and nominating process works, Presidential Succession and Transition, Biographies of the Candidates, Presidential Debates, Electoral College resources, Vice Presidents and their role, and materials for educators, among many other items.  Appendices include the Electoral College,  The Powers of the Presidency,  Political Conventions, the Enhanced Role of the Vice President, the Role of the First Lady, How a President is Impeached, and Presidential Transitions and Inaugurations and information on the new Obama Administration.) 

 

USG BLOGS GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT BLOGS PRESENTED AT THE 2007 ALA DURING THE BLOGGING CONFERENCE.pdf

 

U.S. CONGRESS: HOW TO RESEARCH THE CONGRESS:  CONGRESS FEB 1 2009revnow.pdf (thoroughly updated February 1, 2009)

Includes the work of Congressional Committees and a Glossary of Legislative Terms and a Free Offer!

 

U.S. THINK TANKS ON THE MIDDLE EAST A BIBLIOGRAPHY Jan12 2009rev.pdf  (thoroughly updated January 12, 2009 (What do U.S. THINK TANKS say about the Middle East?)  

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT INTERNET SITES:  USG INTERNET SITES Jan 13 2009rev.pdf (updated January 13, 2009) 

 

US FOREIGN POLICY MAKING OF.pdf  (from the U.S. Consulate, Barcelona, courtesy of the BARCELONA Information Resource Center) 

 

HOW DOES ONE START RESEARCHING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT?: CLICK HERE FOR USEFUL RESOURCES:

  USG RESOURCES WHERE TO START FEB 2 2009rev.pdf (updated February 2, 2009)

 

RESOURCES IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: 

 

 AMERICAN LITERATURE Jan 28 2009rev.pdf  (updated January 28, 2009) (with the help of the CAIRO IRC)     

 

AMERICAN STUDIES BIB Jan 28 2009rev.pdf (updated and thoroughly revised January 28, 2009)

Major American Studies Sites, including digitized collections and research sites, where one can access free online materials, including archival collections.

 

AMERICAN STUDIES RESEARCH SITES SHOWN on TDYrev.pdf  (Presented to American Studies students in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority, December 2007) (updated with new resources, May 16, 2008)

 

BUSINESS, ECONOMY, TRADE WEB SITES: BUSINESSECONTRADE WEB SITES NOV2007REV.pdf

 

See Also: International Economics and Trade Links (IIP): INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE LINKS 2008rev.pdf  (IIP 2008rev) 

 

ECONOMIC RESEARCH RESOURCES:  ECON WIKI 2008NOV142008rev.pdf (thoroughly updated November 14, 2008) This webliography was compiled with the assistance and advice of the Department of Economics of the American University in Cairo,  and the Economics Department of Cairo University;  my thanks and recognition go to the Graduate students and Professors at both Universities who contributed to the development of this bibliography and teaching resource.)  See also the related International Economics and Trade Links (2008) above.

 

CAIRO UNIVERSITY TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS OCT2008rev.pdf

(demonstrated to the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, December 12, 2007, with IRC CAIRO's Suzan Metry, and again in April 2008 at Cairo University)  (Newly updated October 3, 2008)

 

OUTLINE FOR TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS:THE COURSE OUTLINE:  TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS ACTUAL EXAMPLES USED 10 3 08rev.pdf(updated October 3, 2008) (with the help of the CAIRO IRC and Suzy Metry) 

 

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE:ESL BIB NOV 13 2008rev.pdf  (updated November 13, 2008)

 

JOURNALISM RESEARCH RESOURCES:  JOURNALISM RESOURCES AUG 11 2008rev.pdf  (updated August 11, 2008) 

 

NATIVE AMERICANS A HIGHLY SELECT BIB DEC 13 2008rev.pdf (American Indians) (thoroughly updated December 13, 2008)

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: POLITICAL SCIENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY 2008.pdf

 

RESOURCES IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE AND HEALTH:

 

 NEW! HIV AIDS MALARIA BIBLIOGRAPHY: HIV AIDS 2009 Bibliography Jan 2709nownow.pdf 

(January 27 2009 revisions) NEW! 

 

MEDICAL AND NURSING RESEARCH SITES ALL FREE DEC 22 2008rev.pdf  (updated DECEMBER 22,  2008)

(Shown to the Medical Colleges in Alexandria, Egypt,  Tanta, Egypt and Mansoura, Egypt all at the Alexandria IRC, Alexandria, Egypt in February 2008, now updated with new sources!)

 

 MEDICINE INTERNET RESOURCES2007ed.pdf 

 

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BIBLIOGRAPHY Jan 4 2009 rev.pdf  (NEW! thoroughly updated January 4, 2009 NEW!)

 

DISTANCE EDUCATION RESOURCES: HOW TO SEE WHAT COURSES ARE AVAILABLE IN YOUR SUBJECT DISCIPLINE FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND DEPTH:

 

DISTANCE EDUCATION BIBLIOGRAPHY DEC 28 2008rev.pdf (includes information on How to Find Financial Aid)  (updated December 28, 2008)

 

DISTANCE LEARNING SPECIFIC COURSES JAN 11 2009rev.pdf  (updated January 11, 2009)

 

DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES: A POWERPOINT DISTANCE EDUCATION REAC 2008.ppt 

 

EDUCATION RESOURCES: 

 

EDUCATION SITES SHOWN TO AMIDEAST OCT 2008.pdf

(PRESENTATION ORIGINALLY SHOWN TO AMIDEAST IN JERUSALEM, DECEMBER 2007)

 

EDUCATION WEB SITES.pdf  (thoroughly updated updated June 23, 2008)

 

FREE LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS AND QUALITY TEACHING MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS:

FREE EDUCATION LESSON PLANS January 27 2009.pdf (updated January 27, 2009 revisions) 

 

ISSUE - SPECIFIC RESOURCES:

 

NEW! BLACK HISTORY MONTH BHM SELECT WEBLIOGRAPHY for 2009.pdf (updated December 18, 2008 for 2009 African American History Month) NEW! 

 

CLIMATE CHANGE Jan 11 2009 ed.pdf (thoroughly updated January 11, 2009 ) Includes many of the latest significant articles and scientific analyses,  other analytical studies, select Think Tank reports, select U.S. Government Hearings,  U.S. Policy positions; includes varying points of view from many different institutions.

 

ALSO SEE THE RELATED  WATER RESOURCES AND ISSUES:    WRESOURCES DEC 12 2008rev.pdf (updated December 12,  2008)  NOTE: This originally was published as an issue of FOCUS by the CAIRO (EGYPT) IRC  

 

DIGITAL LIBRARIES BIB.pdf (updated May 31, 2008) 

 

ENV WEBLIOGRAPHY TO ACCOMPANY PP 2008.pdf (updated April 22, 2008)  See also the related CLIMATE CHANGE WEBLIOGRAPHY above.

 

GRANTS REV SEPT 2007.pdf 

 

HUMAN RIGHTS WEBLIOGRAPHY Jan 24 2009rev.pdf (updated January 24, 2009)

Includes new resources on Immigration and Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and a new IIP Electronic Journal on Human Rights.

 

LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY SCIENCE Jan152009rev.pdf  (updated January 15, 2009)

Many thanks to Colleagues in the Cairo IRC and the University of Cairo Library Sciences Department, and the 6th of October Library and Information Sciences School, all in CAIRO, EGYPT, for the wonderful resources they have shared with me. I acknowledge them all with enormous gratitude. See also the Library Science Quick Links bibliography below.

 

LIBRARY SCIENCE QUICK LINKS:  LIBRARY SCIENCE QUICK LINKS 2008 Nov 11 2008revnow.pdf (updated November 11, 2008;

includes extensive links on Copyright, as well as the Library of Congress and their research services and virtual collections, among many other topics.)

 

NGOs: PRACTICAL NGO WORKSHOP  NGO BIBLIOGRAPHYrev.pdf (updated August 05, 2008) 

 

SLAVE NARRATIVES JULY 2008 rev.pdf  (by CAIRO IRC's Suzan Metry) (thoroughly updated July 25, 2008)

 

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WEBLIOGRAPHY.pdf 

 

WOMENS HISTORY MONTH WEBSITES TO ACCOMPANY PPAPRIL2008.pdf (updated April 19, 2008) (Substantial contributions by CAIRO IRC's Suzan Metry)

 

HINT: For the latest breaking research news and new Internet sites in all areas,

consult  http://knowbodies.blogspot.com/ 

 

AND, NOW, JUST FOR FUN! DO YOU LOVE TO TRAVEL?  Consult WIKI TRAVEL at: http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page

 

WIKI LAST UPDATED: ALL NEW AND REVISED  February 5, 2009 at 1610 (WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME) 

 

Site maintained and updated on a weekly basis by IRO Stephen Perry;  I acknowledge, with enormous gratitude, the crucial help of the IRC CAIRO (EGYPT) and the IRC ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT) in the compilation of many of these biblographies, and for the many ideas they have given me over the three years I was posted there.

 

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