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Abortion |
Acid Rain (see also Air Pollution (outdoor), Pollution |
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and/ or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) |
Addiction (see also Drug Abuse) |
Aged |
AIDS/ HIV |
Air Pollution (indoor) (see also Pollution) |
Air Pollution (outdoor) (see also Acid Rain) |
Airlines |
Alcohol and Alcoholism |
Allergy |
Alternative Medicine |
Americans With Disabilities Act (see also Disabilities) |
Animal Rights |
Architecture |
ART |
Arthritis |
Autism |
Automotive |
Aviation Calculators |

After Abortion
URL: http://www.afterabortion.org/
Information on the after-effects of abortion and post-abortion healing, including research on post-abortion issues, resources, and testimonies. The Elliot Institute, an IL pro-rights group "is a national non-profit organization dedicated to research, education and outreach regarding the effects of abortion on women, men, families and society." [12/12]
Ethics Updates -- Abortion and Ethics
URL: http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Abortion/index.asp
Resources -- pro and con -- relating to abortion, including court decisions, legislation, basic documents, and news updates. University of San Diego. [12/12]
National Right to Life Committee (NRLC)
URL: http://nrlc.org/
Website presents the pro-life organization's views on abortion, euthanasia, human cloning, and RU-486. Links to federal legislation, news and views, voting records, more. [12/12]
Theology Library: Abortion
URL: http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/abortion.htm
A collection of document files and data, with particular emphasis on the Catholic perspective. Theology Library of Spring Hill College, Alabama. [12/12]

See also Reproductive Rights

Environmental Issues: Acid Rain
URL:  http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/
Quick overview of acid rain from the EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [12/12]
Acid Rain, Atmospheric Deposition, and Precipitation Chemistry
URL:  http://bqs.usgs.gov/acidrain/
Primer on acid rain, how it is measured and its effects. USGS, U.S. Geological Survey. [12/12]

See also Air Pollution - outdoor & Pollution

Note: A number of articles related to this topic can be found throught the online subscription databases. For searching help, ask a Librarian.

Psych Central: Internet Addiction Guide
URL: http://psychcentral.com/netaddiction/
Article on Internet addiction with other online resources related to other kinds of mental health topics. A commercial website, article written by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. [12/12]

See also Drug Abuse

Administration on Aging
URL: http://www.aoa.gov/
Information for and older Americans and their caregivers from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging, AoA. [12/12]
American Federation for Aging Research
URL: http://www.afar.org/infoaging
"...research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues..." American Federation for Aging Research. [AFAR] Supported by Pfizer, Inc. [12/12]

Human Rights of Aged Persons
URL: http://www.pdhre.org/rights/aged.html
Issues related to human rights, national and international documents; many topics, including older people. The People's Movement for Human Rights Education, PDHRE. [12/12]

Income of the Aged Chartbook, 2010
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/income_aged/2010/index.html
Social security income statistics. Older editions also available.[12/12]
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Where to Turn for Help
URL: [long address]
New York City Department for the Aging, Alzheimer's and Caregiver Resource Center.oA (US Dept of Human Services) information on Alzheimer's. [12/12]

AIDSinfo: offering information on HIV/ AIDS TReatment, Prevention and Research
URL:  http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project that offers latest federally approved information for patients, providers, caregivers, scientists, and researchers. [12/12]
The Body: The Complete AIDS/ HIV Resource
URL:  http://www.thebody.com/
550+ topics related to AIDS and HIV. "The Body is a service of Body Health Resources Corporation." [12/12]
National Center for HIV/ AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention [NCHHSTP]
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) site devoted to AIDS/HIV information. [12/12]
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB prevention
URL:  http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/
Comprehensive information on prevention and trends. CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [12/12]
WHO and HIV/ AIDS
URL:  http://www.who.int/hiv/en/
Substantial information on AIDS and HIV worldwide from WHO (World Health Organizaton.) [12/12]

Indoor Air Quality: Some Basic Facts About Mold and Mildew
URL: http://www.health.ri.gov/healthrisks/mold/index.php
Information on the health effects as well as tips on how to prevent or repair damage. Office of Environmental Risk Assessment, R.I. Department of Health. [12/12]
An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
URL: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html
Booklet with information on indoor air quality. EPA, Environmental Protection Agency. [12/12]
Indoor Air Quality and Personal Exposure Assessment Program
URL:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/indoor.htm
California Air Resources Board's Indoor Program web site. [12/12]

      See also Pollution

Air: Learn the issues [EPA]
URL: http://www.epa.gov/gateway/learn/airpollution.html
Environmental Protection Agency's source page on air. "An important component of EPA’s mission is to protect and improve air quality in order to avoid or mitigate the consequences of air pollution’s harmful effects. Air pollution can adversely affect critical functions of the atmosphere in many ways." [12/12]

See also Acid Rain & Pollution

Airline Safety Records and Comparisons
URL: http://www.airline-safety-records.com/
Safety records of U.S. airlines. Personal website, check data. [12/12]

AA Grapevine: The International Journal of Alcholics Anonymous
URL: http://www.aagrapevine.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous, AA. Online magazine information is limited. Subscription required. [12/12]
Alcholics Anonymous
URL: http://www.aa.org
AA, "Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism." [12/12]

Alcohol Statistics:

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) Statistics and Data
URL: http://www.ttb.gov/statistics/alcohol_stats.shtml
Excellent -- and easy to follow-- statistical data on variety of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and alcohol for fuel --some stats back to the 1970's. [12/12]

This replaces previous information available on the ATF website:

ATF: Alcohol Statistics
URL: URL: http://www.atf.gov/alcohol/stats/index.htm

National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Drinking Statistics
URL: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-
consumption/drinking-statistics
Nationwide stats men and women, amounts ofdrinking. [12/12]

College Drinking -- Changing the Culture
URL: http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/
NIAAA, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism created the "Task Force on College Drinking in 1998." [12/12]
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Programs, Phoenix House
URL: http://www.phoenixhouse.org/
A 40-year old drug and treatment program available in certain states and in New England. [12/12]
DUI-DWI Laws
URL: http://www.iihs.org/laws/dui.aspx
Easy to read chart of laws listed by state from the highly regarded IIHS, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. [12/12]
DUI.Laws
URL: http://www.1800duilaws.com
Note: This site is owned and operated by defense attorneys for those accused of DUI, DWI (driving while intoxicated, impaired). Resource materials include laws by state, a glossary, and other related topics. [12/12]
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence [NCADD]
URL: http://www.ncadd.org/
Facts about alcoholism, with health info, help parents, referral guide, links, statistics. [12/12]
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism
URL: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Publications include "Alcohol Alert," pamphlets, posters, and brochures, Helpful FAQs, Research information, statistics, databases. NIAAA is part of NIH, National Institute of Health. [12/12]
National Institute on Drug Abuse
URL: http://www.nida.nih.gov/
NIDA covers all drug abuse, including alcohol. "NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction." [12/12]

Allergy
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html
Excellent source material for starting research of allergy. MedlinePlus, NIH, National Institutes of Health. [12/12]
Allergy & Asthma Network: Mothers of Asthmatics [AANMA]
URL: http://www.aanma.org/
"...leading nonprofit family health organization dedicated to eliminating suffering and death due to asthma, allergies and related conditions." [12/12]
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology [AAAAI]
URL: http://www.aaaai.org/
AAAAI, professional medical organization devoted to the advancement of the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma and immunology for optimal patient care. [12/12]
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
URL: http://www.aafa.org
Patient information access to AAFA's validated asthma and allergy information and tools. [12/12]
Food Allergy
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodallergy.html
Excellent source material for starting research of food allergy. MedlinePlus, NIH, National Institutes of Health. [12/12]
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network [FAAN]
URL: http://www.foodallergy.org/
FAAN strives to be the link between patients and others. [12/12]
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
URL: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
NIAID, National Institute of Health, NIH. [12/12]

Alternative Medicine
URL: http://health.nih.gov/topic/AlternativeMedicine
National Institutes of Health [NIH] listing of herbs, and kinds of alternative medical treatments. [12/12]
Complementary/ Alternative Medicine
URL: http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/CompliAlter.html
Asian-American Health. National Library of Medicine site being an information portal for Asian Americans. Acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tai chi and more. [12/12]
Holistic Healing Web Page
URL: http://www.holisticmed.com
Holistic and alternative medicine links. Holistic Medicine Resource Center. [Personal site [12/12] ]
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
URL: http://nccam.nih.gov/
"NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals." [12/12]
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health: Complementary and Alternative Health
URL: http://www.noah-health.org/en/alternative/
"NOAH provides access to high quality consumer health information in English and Spanish. The NOAH volunteer editors do not write this information. Instead, librarians and health professionals in New York and beyond find, select, and organize full-text consumer health information that is current, relevant, accurate and unbiased." [12/12]

ADA Home Page: Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans With Disabilities Act
URL: http://www.ada.gov/
Fact sheets, Q&A, and links to regulations and information on the ADA. U. S. Department of Justice. [12/12]

     See also Disabilities

Animal Welfare Information Center
URL: http://awic.nal.usda.gov/
"... mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition." [12/12]
ASPCA: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
URL: http://www.aspca.org/
"ASPCA was founded in 1866 as the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere." Includes a link to the APCC, Animal Poison Control Center, the best resource for any animal poison-related emergency, 24/7.[12/12]
AWA: Legislative History of the Animal Welfare Act
URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/AWA2007/awa.shtml
Well-organized by decade with links to individual articles. National Agricultural Library.[12/12]
Ethics Update: The Moral Status of Animals
URL: http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Animals/
Internet resources, bibliographical guide, and discussion questions about animal rights edited by Lawrence M. Hinman, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego. [12/12]
EthicsWeb.ca: Animal Welfare Ethics
URL: http://www.ethicsweb.ca/resources/animal-welfare/index.html
Site includes links to Canadian and American organizations, publications, research, and other sites about animal welfare. W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Has not been updated since 10/04, but good links.) [12/12]
Humane Society Legislative Fund
URL: http://www.fund.org
"The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals, two of the nation’s most powerful animal protection organizations, have launched a new entity called the Humane Society Legislative Fund, which will accelerate our political work and influence by spending an unlimited amount on lobbying. Lobbying for stronger and better laws may be the single best way we can help animals in the United States." [12/12]
Primate Info Net
URL: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/
The Primate Info Net (PIN) is the Library and Information Service of the National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Source material includes full-text laws, amendments, and regulations. [12/12]

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Art in Ruins
URL: http://www.artinruins.com
Features photo essays on Rhode Island architecture both old and new, historic architecture, updated photos since 1976, new construction. Since 2002. [12/12]

Art Project, powered by Google
URL: http://www.googleartproject.com
"Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces." [12/12]
Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
URL: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Personal site of John Malyon. Artists, Artworks. [12/12]
National Gallery of Art
URL: http://www.nga.gov
Our national collections in Washington DC described online. Digital libraries of artwork that easy to search by artist, title, subject, more. [12/12]
National Portrait Gallery
URL: http://www.npg.si.edu/
"The American nation has set aside a place to keep generations of remarkable Americans in the company of their fellow citizens: the National Portrait Gallery."[12/12]
NYPL Digital Gallery
URL: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/
Superb collection of thousands of images from the New York Public Library [NYPL] including maps, posters, prints, photographs spanning art, literature, architecture, nature, etc. [12/12]
Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
URL: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/
The Library of Congress has an organized and searchable database of a million digital images. Not all are in the public domain, so be careful how you use the images. [12/12]

Smithsonian American Art Museum - SAAM - Collections
SIRIS- Smithsonian Institution Research Information Service
URL: http://www.siris.si.edu/
Gateway to millions of online recrods, 100's of thousands of images from the Smithsonian collections. Library Archives and Research Catalogs. [12/12]

Arthritis Foundation
URL: http://www.arthritis.org/
"The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research." [12/12]
Arthritis: Medline Plus
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/arthritis.html
Information such as alternative therapy, clinical trials, diagnosis, symptoms, nutrition, screening, research, and treatment; with dictionaries, directories, law and policy, organizations, and statistics. National Library of Medicine. [12/12]
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeltal and Skin Diseases
URL: http://www.niams.nih.gov/
Supports research into the causes and treatment. [12/12]

Autism
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html
Excellent source material for starting research of autism. MedlinePlus, NIH, National Institutes of Health. [12/12]
Autism Society of America
URL: http://www.autism-society.org
"Recognizing and respecting the diverse range of opinions, needs and desires of this group, ASA embraces an overall philosophy which chooses to empower individuals with autism and their parents or caregivers, to make choices best suited to the needs of the person with autism." [12/12]
Autism Speaks
URL: http://www.autismspeaks.org/
A collaboration of Autism Speaks and the former National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR). Fundraising organization for autism that also seeks to raise awareness. Very informative. [12/12]

See Automotive Resources Page for a complete page on all kinds of Automotive links.

See Aviation Resources Page for a complete page on all kinds of Aviation links.

Landings: Aviation Calculators
URL: http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*78350117!_h-www.landings.com/_landings/pages/search/rel-calc.html
Calculate airflow, weather, speed, atmosphere, angles, much more. [12/12]

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