This is an alphabetical list of websites listed on Harris Library web pages.
Background Notes
The U.S. Department of State publishes
Background Notes on approximately 170 countries worldwide. These are brief, factual online
pamphlets with information on each country's culture, history, geography, economy, government and
current political situation. Some
print copies are also
available for in-library use in the Government Documents Dept. of Kelvin Smith Library. [Listed
December 27, 2002.] (BackGNote)
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
An advocacy site for mental health issues and people with mental disabilities. Provides
current information in the areas of legislation, aging, children's issues, fair housing, palliative
care, and the ADA - as they relate to mental illness. [Listed April 23, 2001.] (Bazelon)
Benton Foundation
"The Benton Foundation seeks to articulate a public interest vision for the digital age and
to demonstrate the value of communications for solving social problems" (From the Benton Foundation
web site). Their publication
Technology Literacy Benchmarks for Nonprofit Organizations
is a useful guide to help non-profit organizations assess themselves around technology
literacy. [Listed December 21, 2001. Last updated March 17, 2002.] (Benton)
Brookings Institution
Search for press releases, research summaries, articles, policy updates and policy briefs on
foreign policy, economic issues and governmental studies. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated May
2, 2003.] (Brookings)
Building Blocks of Diversity
Produced by The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, this site includes links to
the websites containing resources related to age, disabilities, gender, religion, sexual
orientation and social class, as well as multi-ethnic and racial groups. The site also includes a
Diversity Bibliography that includes citations for articles and books on diversity
in the workplace. [Listed July 11, 2001. Last updated May 12, 2006.] (BuBlD)
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Offers the user current statistics on a multitude of topics such as: victim
characteristics; crime trends; drug arrests; juvenile justice statistics; courts and sentencing;
jails; prisons and much more. [Listed November 29, 2007.] (BJS)
