University of Rhode Island Libraries
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- Individual
descriptions of government agency assistance programs in all areas.
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 Catholic Encyclopedia
- Electronic
version of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
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Census Bureau
- Official
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.
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Health
information including data and statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics,
the principle health statistics agency of the U.S.
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ChemBioFinder.com
- Enter a chemical
name, CAS number, molecular formula, or molecular weight to retrieve synonyms, melting
point, boiling point, specific gravity, vapor density, water solubility, and other
information.
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Citing
Government Information Sources Using MLA Style
- Provides examples of citations for
government documents in MLA format.
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The
Citizen Journalist's Guide to Open Government
- A resource from the
Knight Citizen News Network that provides information
on obtaining access to state government information and open meeting regulations.
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ClinicalTrials.gov
- Provides
patients and members of the public easy access to information about the location of
clinical trials, their design and purpose, criteria for participation and additional
disease and treatment information.
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Consumer Expenditure Survey
- Summary
statistics from the Consumer Expenditure Survey, which is conducted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Reports broad categories of consumer expenditures by age, income, and
Metropolitan Statistical Area. Data available from the mid-1980s to the present.
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CorpTech Database of 50,000 High-Tech Companies
- Search for
public and private companies in high-tech fields. Company capsules provide address,
phone, web site, ownership, sales estimate, brief description of business, list of
competitors, and company rankings. Allows searching by company name, ticker symbol,
personal name, and products & services.
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Cost-Effectiveness
Analysis Registry (CEA)
- Provides access to a comprehensive database of cost-effectiveness ratios in the published medical literature.
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County Business Patterns
- Released every year, County Business Patterns provides the
number of employees, annual payroll, total number of establishments, and the number of
establishments by employment class size for every industry. Data are also available by
industry or by state, county, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and zip code.
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