Afghanistan/Taliban

• Webliographies/Bibliographies compiled by CCSF Librarians:
• Afghanistan, Impact of Sept 11 on the Economy, the Politics of Energy --a webliography for the CCSF Teach-in that took place on Sept.11, 2002
• Afghanistan: Selected Internet Resources--a webliography by CCSF, Library and Learning Resources
• A Bibliography of Materials Related to September 11, 2001 Events --this is a listing of items in the CCSF library collections
• Civil Liberties and the Patriot Act--a bibliography compiled by CCSF Librarians.
  
  
• Selected web sites:
• Academic Info: Afghanistan Studies
• Afghanistan--by Middle East Network Information Center, University of Texas
• Afghanistan: an Online NewsHour Special Report (PBS)
• Afghanistan (Country Study)
  • --by the Library of Congress; provides the full-text of this document; good for historical, cultural, background information
• Afghanistan, the Taliban, and the US: selected internet resources--compiled by the UC Berkeley Library; includes an extensive listing of resources
• Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response, 1979 - 1982
• Analysis: Who are the Taleban--by the British Broadcasting Corporation
• Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier
• INCORE guide to Internet sources on conflict in Afghanistan
  • --INCORE (Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) "research focuses mainly on post conflict issues, issues of governance and diversity, and research methodology..."
• National Geographic Bibliography: Resources on Afghanistan, Terrorist Attacks and More
• National Geographic: Understanding Afghanistan
• Recent Terrorism Events: Background and Context
  --by Congressional Quarterly;provides background information on a variety of topics & issues: Afghanistan Politics & Religion, Islamic Fundamentalism, Jihad, Terrorism & Counterterrorism, etc.
• The Taliban: Engagement or Confrontation--Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations of the U.S. Senate, July 20, 2000


• Afghani News & Media
  • ABYZ News Links
    "Your gateway to newspapers, news media, and news sources" for Afghanistan. Comprehensive listing of Afghani radio, newspaper sources.
  • Azadi Afghan Radio
    Afghan radio broadcast on the web;"Azadi Afghan Radio is currently being broadcast in the Washington D.C. and San Francisco Bay Area, home to about 100,000 Afghans."
  • Omaid Weekly--"most widely read Afghan publication in the world"
  • Yahoo Listing of Afghani News & Media Resources
• Reactions & Commentary
  • Emergency Terrorism and War--"Essays and Selected Links Regarding the Sept. 11, 2001 Calamity and preparations for war."

Art

Asia

Business Information

Child Development

Colleges and Universities

• American Association of Community Colleges --organization for the nation's two-year degree granting institutions.
• Black Collegian--electronic version of the national career opportunities magazine
• California College Explorer--almost everything you want to know about California colleges!
• California Community Colleges Foundation-- supports the educational mission of the state's community colleges
• California Postsecondary Education Commission-- guide to higher education in California
• College and university rankings
• Campus Tours Lets you know which colleges have virtual tours or online tours, and web cams.
• Colleges & Universities Homepages
• CollegeEdge
• --"This site is for high school/secondary school, international and transfer students who want to find the right college or university and inform the right college about themselves. Plus, information and guidance on scholarships, careers, majors, financial aid and more!"
• CollegeView
• --"CollegeView is a free online college search service with profiles of 3,700+ colleges & universities, virtual tours of hundreds of schools, electronic applications, financial aid info, career planning tools, and more."
• Community College Web
• Go College Contains college, scholarship, financial aid, SAT information.
• The High School Report, CCSF
  • --"The placement, performance and persistence of recent high school graduates at City College of San Francisco."
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities--by Columbia University
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities--links to specific colleges
• Historically Black Colleges & Universities--by state/region
• Learning Resource Association, California Community Colleges


San Francisco Bay Area Colleges
• College of Alameda
• Contra Costa College
• Diablo Valley College
• Golden Gate University
• Laney College
• Merritt College
• San Francisco State University
• San Jose State University
• Skyline College
• Stanford University
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, San Francisco
• University of San Francisco


• Yahoo Index of Colleges by country

Consumer Information

Course Assignments--City College of San Francisco

Graphic Communications 37
Bibliography for Corporate Branding, Image & Identity

ESL
• Origins of the Names of 28 U.S. States, Derived from Native Nations

Library Information Technology 57
• Introduction to Internet Research

Diego Rivera

• Diego Rivera's Pan American Unity --Article by Will Maynez

Criminal Justice

• California Department of Justice : Publications, Reports, and Surveys --publications and statistics on crime in California, crime prevention, and legal issues plus calendar of events
• California Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning --links describe OCJP programs, recent reports, and public awareness brochures are in the areas of crime suppression, crime prevention, drug enforcement, juvenile justice, victim services, violence prevention, gang violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and child protection.
• California Bureau of Forensic Services --well organized description of programs & services plus virtual tours of regional labs
• FBI Laboratory --Information about the Laboratory plus The Handbook of Forensic Services, recent issues of Forensic Science Communications and the most recent FBI Laboratory Annual Report, and brief descriptions of FBI cases
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice Premier college for the study of criminal justice. Its library homepage is filled with good Web links and titles of specialized material (www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu)
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service --well-organized, comprehensive site offering access to information about crime, law enforcement, and criminal justice in the United States with some links to international data; especially good search capabilities
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online --brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States

Directories

ESL

• Activities for ESL Students --"There are over 1,000 quizzes, exercises and puzzles on the a4esl.org website to help you study English as a Second Language."
• American English Pronunciation Practice
• Animated Alphabet
• Dave's ESL Cafe--chat, discussion forums, and various ESL links
• English as a Second Language: Pronunciation
• The English pages--composition, literature, developmental skills, and technical writing
• Englishtown.com --daily lesson plans, pen-pals, dictionaries, an English grammar self-test, etc.
• ESL Quiz Center--test student's knowledge of English
• ESL Hotlist --This hotlist was designed for use by ESL Credit students at City College of San Francisco.
• ESL Resources for Students--instructional material and links to other sites
• ESL Technology Resources --by the CCSF ESL department
• Interesting Things for ESL Students --"A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language. Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more."
• Karin's ESL PartyLand: the Quiz Center
• Learning English Pronunciation
• Learning Oral English Online --listen to conversations, read the text.
• Phonetics: the Sounds of American English
• Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
• Self-study quizzes
• Sounds of English
• Virtual Language Center

Education

Ethnic

• Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies --provides materials "reflecting our nation's multicultural heritage"

African-American
African American Center, San Francisco Public Library
African-American Mosaic--a Library of Congress Resource Guide for the study
of Black History and Culture
AFRO-American Almanac--"an online presentation of the African in America. A historical perspective of a
nation, its people, and its cultural evolution."
Black Quest--list of links related to the African American experience
The Black World Today--Our main purpose is to chronicle the daily social,
political, cultural and economic realities of Black communities and countries
California Slavery Era Insurance Registry
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Science--"Profiled here are African American men and women
who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering".
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Asian American
Asian American Studies--New Books-- bibliography of new books in the CCSF library
American Studies Web--covers many topics including Asian American studies
Asian American Policy Review--issues/events affecting the Asian Pacific American community
Asian American Resources--covers events, literature, arts, media, organizations
Asian American Writers' Workshop--select Asian American resources, magazines, & other literary endeavors
AsianWeek--"national English-language newsweekly for the...Asian Pacific American community"
East Indian American Experience: a Selected Resource Guide
Filipino American Studies: A Selected Reading List
FilipinoWeb--the Filipino and Filipino American Information & Resource Center
Phil-Net--"links to student associations and websites for Filipino American youth."
Philippine Culture & History
Southeast Asian Archive
Latin America/Hispanic
CLNet--"building Chicana/o Latina/o Communities Through Networking"
HLAS Online--Library of Congress Handbook of Latin American Studies
Internet Resources for Latin America--by New Mexico State University Library;includes Border and
        Latin American information with link to "Andanzas al Web Latino"
Kellog Institute for International Studies-- emphasis on Latin America

 
LANIC--Latin American Network Information Center:
• --"The objective of LANIC is to provide Latin American users with access to academic databases and information services throughout the Internet world, and to provide Latin Americanists around the world with access to information on and from Latin America."

 
• LANIC-Latin American Network Information Center
• LANIC--Latin Americanist Research Resources Pilot Project
• LANIC--Women and Gender Studies

 
Latin America on the Net: Kiosco Latino Virtual--virtual newstand with links to Latin American
        magazines & newspapers
Latin American Fiction in English Translation--compiled by Joao C. Barretto, Acquisitions Librarian and Coordinator of
               Collection Development (CCSF Libraries)
Latinolink--provides news, analysis, commentary and an interactive forum for Latinos;
        contains a link specific to San Francisco.
LatinoWeb--a Latino virtual community
Literatura Chicana: a Bibliography of Creative and Critical Mexican American Writings through 1996--compiled by Joao C. Barretto,
               Roberto G. Trujillo, and Andres Rodriguez
Mana--homepage for the largest Hispanic women's organization in the United States

 
Stanford University Libraries Resources:

 
• Beginning Library Research on CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES
• Internet Resources: Women of Color & Women Worldwide--includes resources for Latina Women
• RESEARCH GUIDE TO THE RECORDS OF MALDEF Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (1968 - 1983) at Stanford University
• Stanford University's Mexican American Collections
• Stanford University Libraries Latin American & Iberian Collections

 
U.S. Census Bureau--Hispanic population from the March 1994 Current Population Survey

 
Native Americans
American Studies Web--covers many topics including Native American studies
Bibliographies of Northern and Central California Indians--by Calif. Indian Library Collections, UC Berkeley
Native American Resources on the Internet
Native American Studies Programs
NativeWeb--Native,Aboriginal,and Indigenous internet resources on all seven continents.
Office of Indian Education Programs
Tribal College Journal

Financial Aid/Scholarships

Fashion/Costumes

• A Brief History of Fashion
• The Costume Gallery
• Costume History at The Costumer's Manifesto
• Costuming Resources Online
• The Costume Ring
• The Costume Site: Online Costuming Sources for Historical, Science Fiction & Fantasy Costumers
• Fashion--by the Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the web
• Fashion 224: History of Costume Homepage --by the State University College, Oneonta, Dept. of Human Ecology
• The History of the Costume by Braun & Schneider
• 19th Century - Regency & Victorian Era Costume
• Things We Wear
• Timeline of Costume History
• Use the Internet for Fashion Research
• Yahoo: Fashion & Beauty Category

Film

• Critics.com
• Images: a Journal of Film and Culture
• Internet Movie Database
• Movie Review Query Engine
• New York Times Movie Reviews
• Pacific Film Archives Cinefiles
• Scope: an Online Journal of Film Studies

Government/Politics

Almanac of Politics and Government--information about United States and World politics
Democracy Network--election info!

How to Effectively Locate Federal Information on the Web
Infomine: Government Information--compiled by UC librarians
Nations of the World--listing of governments and their leaders
PollingReport--presidential candidates, trends in public opinion, and much more

Graphic Communications

Humanities

Images

Iraq

Law

Professional Organizations
American Library Association
California Library Association
CARL--California Academic and Research Libraries
CALA--Chinese American Librarians Association
REFORMA--national association to promote library services to the Spanish-speaking.

Literature

Maps

Medicine/Health

• Compiled by Daved Marsh, a CCSF staff member. "This site is meant to be a resource for collectors, researchers, and anyone else interested in the history of surfing and surf literature." Sections include: "Biography, General Surfing/How-to, Technical (theses, reports, etc.), Magazine Articles from non-surfing publications, and more."

RELIGION

ISLAM
Islamic Server
• By the Muslim Student Association, University of Southern California. Provides information on Islam: overview, what is not Islam, law, politics, women, Prophet Muhammad, the Qur’an (includes a translation of the text), beliefs and practics, and much more.
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
• “This Islamic Studies website covers the areas of Islam, Arabic, and Religion (focusing on Western religions). It is particularly intended to be of use for students and teachers at all levels, as well for members of the general public who wish to get a non-polemical view of Islam (including Sunni Islam, Shi'ism, and Sufism) and to a lesser extent of Judaism and Christianity.”
Talk Islam
• “Talk Islam is a library of Islam-related and general websites and links on the Internet categorized by topic and subject matter.” Find country resources, organizations, Islamic history, information on Muslim women,
Understanding Muslims and Islam
• By the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. Question and answer format: What is Islam?, Who are the Muslims?, Does Islam tolerate other beliefs?, and other basic questions are answered here.
Women in Islam: a Selected Resource Guide to Library Materials and the Internet

San Francisco

Provides an easy interface to Census Bureau data. You can search by zip, cities, TV markets, area codes and more. Reports include: "Age by Sex by race, Ethnicity Report & Analysis," "Quality of Life Report & Analysis," and others.

• "The San Francisco Early Childhood Information System Project is a model collaborative comprised of twelve agencies serving the needs of young children. The purpose is to join together to improve access to data on young children through a joint endeavor. By gathering data which has been collected by these agencies, and sharing it through a resource library and clearinghouse utilizing electronic technology, the Project hopes to improve planning and service delivery for young children in San Francisco."

Science

BIOLOGY
BioEd:Biology Education Resources

CHEMISTRY
ChemCenter--service of the American Chemical Society
ChemEd: Chemistry Education Resources
Virtual Chemistry Center

EARTH SCIENCE
Geologic Hazards (U.S. Geological Survey)--research and maps created by the Geologic Hazard Team of the U.S. Geological Survey on geomagnetism, earthquakes and landslides
Geological Time Machine (UC Berkeley)--a web geological time machine!
VolcanoWorld--almost everything you ever wanted to know about volcanology

ENVIRONMENT
EnviroLink--"comprehensive up-to-date environmental resources"

MATHEMATICS
Technology Tools for Science & Mathematics
Technology Tools is a 5-year science and mathematics educational technologies professional development program supported in part by funding from the National Science Foundation Teacher Enhancement Program.

PHYSICS
Internet Pilot to Physics--aim is to promote physics to anyone interested in physics/natural science

September 11/911 Tragedy

• Webiliographies compiled by CCSF Librarians:
• Afghanistan, Impact of Sept 11 on the Economy, the Politics of Energy --a webliography for the CCSF Teach-in that took place on Sept.11, 2002
• Afghanistan: Selected Internet Resources--a webliography by CCSF, Library and Learning Resources
• A Bibliography of Materials Related to September 11, 2001 Events --this is a listing of items in the CCSF library collections
• Civil Liberties and the Patriot Act--a bibliography compiled by CCSF Librarians.
  
  
• Selected web sites:
• Document New York City 9.11.01 --"An online documentary project" archiving the events in New York on 9.11.01
• Library of Word Perspectives Concerning September 11th, 2001
  --The events of September 11th affected the entire world. Reactions around the globe have been captured in this archive of television news broadcasts from the period following the attacks.
• September 11.archive.org --The September 11 Web Archive is a collaboration between the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive and webArchivist.org.
• September 11th and Beyond" --links on the attacks, rebuilding & remembering, and war & peace by the Librarians' index
• September 11 Digital Archive --"uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks..." By the City University of New York & George Mason University.
• September 11th Resources --a collection of resources by the Special Libraries Association

Social Sciences

Statistics

Access Census Data by:
• Address
• Block Group--under Select a Geographic Type, pick Block Group
• Census Tract--under Select a Geographic Type, pick Census Tract
• County--"State & County Quickfacts"
• State--"State & County QuickFacts"
• Zip Code--Census instructions
• Zip Code, Detailed--under Select a Geographic Type, pick 5 Digit Zip Code Tabulation Area
• Zip Code, QuickFacts--under Select a Geographic Type, pick 5 Digit Zip Code Tabulation Area

Bay Area Census--by the Association of Bay Area Governments; county, city information
Best Places to Live-- by Money Magazine and CNN
California Employment Development Department--Labor market information for counties
California Employment Development--Employment and wages for counties
City/Neighborhood Profiles--demographic, cost of living, quality of life information by city or specific address
ERsys.com-- ..."covers over 2600 US cities with detailed information on demographics, environmental factors, economic indicators, housing stats..."
Kid Friendly Cities --statistical information for cities with over 100,000 residents
Sperling's Best Places--cost of living, quality of life, climate, crime statistics
U.S. Census County and City Data Book: 2000
U.S. Census Fact Sheets--find basic statistical information on cities
U.S. Census Fact Sheets: Housing--find housing statistics for cities

Teaching & Technology

• Annenberg/CPB Projects: LEARNER ONLINE-- using telecommunications technologies to improve learning
• Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources
• Chronicle of Higher Education--"news source for college and university faculty members and administrators"
• City College of San Francisco, Title III Office
• Courseware--syllabi, course notes, tools for "authoring," and commercial multimedia products available on or via the Internet
• Distance Education--curricula, organizations, journals, newsletters, etc.
• Educom--"a nonprofit consortium of higher education institutions that facilitates the introduction, use, and access to and management of information resources in teaching, learning, scholarship, and research"
• Evaluating Web Pages--has links to examples of various concepts
• National Writing Centers Association--contains Writing Center Resources, Writing Centers Online, Resources for Writers, Tutor Series, E-mail discussion groups, Electronic & Print Journals.
• The Study Place (Institute for Learning Technologies, Columbia University) --"The Study Place is a long-term project of the Institute for Learning Technologies, Columbia University, to prototype and develop online academic resources and navigational interfaces in support of academic scholarship by combining traditional elements of scholarly research with new communication and presentation possibilities enabled by networked digital technology."
• Thinking Critically About WWW Resources
• Top Ten Tips for Designing Effective Library and WWW Assignments
• Using the Web in Teaching--created by Karla Frizler, Title III Instructional Designer at CCSF. Contains info on general resources and the evaluation of online resources. Includes links to sites that have minimal, moderate and high interactivity.
• Web Teaching Lab--by the University of Baltimore

 

Teaching & Technology: Intellectual Property, Copyright and Fair Use

• The Copyright Website--This site endeavors to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information
• Who Will Own Your Next Good Idea?--an article from The Atlantic Monthly
• U.S. Copyright Office

 

Teaching & Technology: Internet Plagiarism

• Instructor's Guide to Internet Plagiarism
• Internet Plagiarism: Strategies to Deter Academic Misconduct

 

Teaching & Technology: Legal & Ethical Issues

• Intellectual Property and Copyright Law--by the American Assn for Higher Education
• Law Research--"Law and Internet Related Ethics"
• Legal Ethics--"offers legal professionals a gateway to understand the unique ethical issues raised by the Internet and Internet technology"

Theatre

Travel

Web Accessibility

Accessibility Center
• Follow this checklist to make your Web site accessible. This list has been updated and includes some of the latest quick tips and guidelines from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative found at www.w3.org/WAI.

BOBBY
• Bobby is a free service provided by CAST to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.

CCSF: Alternate Media
• Tips on making web pages accessible--by the Alternate Media Specialist, Disabled Programs & Services, City College of San Francisco

Designing More Usable Web Sites
• "...dedicated to cooperative efforts linked toward building a more usable Web for all."

Web Accessibility Initiative
• WAI, in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.

Women's Studies

Writing

Purdue's Writing Lab