University of Rhode Island Libraries
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 KidsCount
- Profiles, graphs, maps, and rankings of the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children in the U.S., state by state.
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RI Quick Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Provided by the United States Census Bureau, this site gives a quick glance at facts and statistics on people, business and geography. Information sources vary in date coverage from 2002-.
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Inside Politics
- Covering Rhode
Island politics, contains detailed information on how representatives voted, campaign
finance data, ethics filings of public officials, registered lobbyists, polls, commentary,
etc.
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Landlord and Tenant Handbook
- Explains state
law and regulations pertaining to residential landlords and tenants.
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Municode.com
- Full text of local ordinances from all 50 states, including
selected Rhode Island towns.
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Rhode Island Division of Taxation
- Online tax
regulations, forms and instructions (forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader),
online filing capabilities, and general information.
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Rhode Island General Assembly
- Includes the
full text of the General Laws of Rhode Island, the text of Public Laws back to 1994, the
text of current bills, the text of House and Senate Journals, biographies of state
representatives and senators, and more.
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Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC)
- RIPEC is an
“independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan public policy research and education
organization dedicated to the advancement of effective and efficient government in Rhode
Island.” Their web site offers statistics on state and local property taxes, state
aid, community demographics, school funding, and analysis of the state budget.
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Rhode Island Secretary of State’s On-Line Office
- Offers online
voter registration, legislative information, directories of state officials and state
departments, tourism information, business information, and R.I. history.
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Rhode Island State Budget
- Provides the
current Rhode Island state operating budget, revenue estimates, state debt, performance
measures, a budget primer explaining how the state budget works, and
frequently-asked-questions.
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Rhode Island State Government Information Page
- Directory of RI
state agency web sites. Lists legislative, judicial, and executive branch sites; also
includes links to sites for RI organizations in business, disabilities, education,
environment, health, human services, libraries, and tourism.
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Rhode Island State Library
- Search the online
catalog of the Rhode Island State Library for state publications and other
items.
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RI.gov
- “Centralized electronic portal through which
individuals and businesses will easily access Rhode Island government information and
services from multiple agencies.” Offers
a directory of Rhode Island Web sites, a variety of information about living in, working
in, and visiting the state, Rhode Island facts and history, real-time answers to
questions, and more.
Search RI.gov.
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State
& Community Profiles
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Basic economic, statistical, and directory information for each city and
town in Rhode Island, offered by the Rhode Island Economic Development
Corporation.
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Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
- This web site
offers information on doing business in Rhode Island and links to economic development
resources.
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New England Economic Indicators
- Supplied by the
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, offers current economic indicators and time series data
back to 1969 for each New England state.
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New England Economic Partnership
- Macroeconomic forecasts of the New England region and its
six individual states. Includes underlying data files, which may be downloaded.
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Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
- RIEDC is a
state-owned corporation dedicated to promoting business in Rhode Island. Their web site
offers statistics on the state’s economy, city and town information, tourist
information, and more.
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RI
DataBank
- The Rhode Island Economic Development
Corporation offers business data, profile of Rhode Island industries,
lists of companies, state & community profiles, and more.
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RI Fact Sheet- USDA Economic Research Service
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers State Fact Sheets covering Population, Income, Education and Employment; Farm Characteristics; Farm Financial Indicators; and Top Commodities, Experts and Counties.
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Information Works!
- Provides a
statistical profile on each Rhode Island school and district, according to the measures
the state has decided are most important.
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Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Reports
- Provides current
reports and statistical briefs on higher education in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Information and statistical data on all aspects of elementary and secondary education in Rhode Island, from public schools to students, families and community, and from student learning to information for teachers and administrators.
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Rhode Island Foundation Scholarship Directory
- Site includes
the Apple Book Online, a list of degree programs available at reduced tuition through
NEBHE’s Regional Student Program; the Directory of Minority Doctoral Students Seeking
Teaching Careers, and other useful information.
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Transfer Guide for Students
- Provides the
information needed for students transferring between the three public institutions of
higher education in Rhode Island (the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College,
and the Community College of Rhode Island).
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Rhode
Island Department of Labor and Training
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Offers an online Rhode Island job bank and other job listings, detailed
labor market information for the state, the Rhode Island Employer
Handbook, and descriptions of the department’s programs and services.
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Rhode Island Department of Health
- This is the official site for the Rhode Island Department of Health with health information of all kinds including regulations, health alerts, public health programs, vital records and professions information.
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Rhode Island DocFinder
- Search for
doctors in RI by name or license number. Provides address, date of birth, medical school,
and information about specialties, board certifications, and license status.
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Images of Rhode
Island
- From the
Providence Public Library Rhode Island Collection. Searchable by keyword.
Includes links to online image
collections of other Rhode Island libraries.
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Pettaquamscutt Historical Society
- Located on Rt. 138, near the main entrance to the URI campus, the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society provides programming and information on local history.
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Rhode Island Historical
Cemeteries Transcription Project
- Master index is
searchable online.
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Rhode Island Historical Society
- The RI Historical Society is a museum and library that provides both serious and casual researchers with access to information on structures, objects, paintings, graphics, manuscripts, and printed matter.
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HELIN Consortium
- The HELIN Library Consortium is composed of eleven academic libraries
and fourteen health sciences libraries. The academic libraries are
represented by
Brown University,
Bryant University, the
Community College
of Rhode Island, the Dominican House of Studies,
Johnson & Wales
University,
Providence College,
Rhode Island College,
Roger Williams
University, Salve Regina
University, University of Rhode Island, and
Wheaton College.
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Ocean State Libraries
- “OSL's online catalog offers access to materials in all of the public libraries in Rhode Island.”
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South Kingstown Public Libraries
- The South Kingstown Public Libraries include the Peace Dale Library, Kingston Free Library, and the Robert Beverly Hale Library.
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ABC 6
- Local ABC affiliate.
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The Phoenix
- Local alternative weekly. The Phoenix Web site features 90% of the paper's content posted online every week, and it is searchable and archived.
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Providence Journal
- Rhode Island’s largest daily newspaper’s online face.
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Quahog.org
- “The definitive RI road trip”, this site includes Facts and Folklore, Cuisine, Attractions, an Events Calendar, and “this day in history”.
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Rhode Island Central
- The online face of several local weekly newspapers including The Narragansett Times, The Chariho times.
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Rhode Island’s Future
- “An Insider’s Guide to Politics and Culture in Rhode Island... Rhode Island's Future is a blog about Rhode Island politics and culture, written by Rhode Island residents.”
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South County Independent
- Local weekly newspaper serving Charlestown, Narragansett and South Kingstown.
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WJAR - Channel 10
- Local NBC affiliate.
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WPRI – Channel 12
- Local CBS affiliate.
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Amtrak
- Information on train schedules, fares, planning tips. From URI the Kingston Station (KIN) is most convenient.
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Peter Pan Bus
- Information about schedules, tickets, for bus travel on the Peter Pan/Bonanza bus lines serving Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
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RIPTA – Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
- Information
about bus schedules and fares throughout the state. Search for the times and routes you
need to travel and the RIPTA database will produce bus schedules for you.
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T.F. Green State Airport
- Includes up to date information on arrivals, departures and ground transportation.
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VisitRhodeIsland.com
- Provided by the Rhode Island Tourism Division, this site offers information on nature trails, heritage trails, jewels of the bay and other unique places and locations of interest to all Rhode Islanders.
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ArtTix
- The source for arts and cultural information and tickets in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
- This web site includes information about the RI State Council on the Arts, and provides links to an Arts Directory, Organizations, Individuals, Education, Grant, Folk Arts, Film/TV Office, Public Art and Special Projects.
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Domestic Violence Center, Wakefield RI
- “The Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County offers safety, support, advocacy, proactive community education and a network of services to all persons who are victims of domestic violence.”
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The George Wiley Center
- “The George Wiley Center is the grassroots agency organizing in support of Rhode Island’s under-represented people.”
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Nonprofit Consultant
Directory
- Created by the
Rhode Island Foundation, this searchable database of over 150 consultants is designed to
“assist nonprofit organizations with the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of
hiring a consultant; to help nonprofit organizations identify specific, prospective
consultants; and to aid consultants working with the nonprofit community to get the word
out about the services they offer.”
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The
Poverty Institute
- The Poverty Institute covers “issues impacting the economic vitality of both our residents and our state. The Institute is the only organization in Rhode Island that analyzes tax and budget policies on behalf of low-income populations.”
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RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- “The purpose of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to eliminate domestic violence in Rhode Island.”
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RI Community Food Bank
- “The Rhode Island Community Food Bank provides quality food to people facing hunger through our network of certified member agencies.”
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United
Way 2-1-1
- “United Way 211 is the one stop for information services for individuals in need. Dial 2-1-1 or go online to find services.”
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United
Way of Rhode Island
- “United Way of Rhode Island conducts research and publishes reports related to its work in helping people.” do better for themselves. Documents of particular public interest will be posted here.”
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