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Data about agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development

Information about agriculture, food, hunger, and more worldwide.

Monet, Cassatt, Hopper and so many more!
More than 40,000 images from the Art Institute digital archives

more than 50,000 records

Corporation search.

This website offers a wealth of information about international business.

Search for colleges by location, programs, institution type (public, private, 2-year, 4-year), size, cost, setting, and more.

Jointly produced by the US Dept. of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Data USA puts public US Government data in your hands.

Free U.S. Government Information--official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government

trade agreements, trade topics, key import and export data

Virtual tour of the 13 presidential libraries and museums.

Nonpartisan, nonprofit free website that gathers information about people running for office.

Books and media about veterans, war, PTSD, trauma, combat, etc.

Books and Media about African-Americans in history and today.

Books and Media about Native Americans--past and present.

Books and Media about Hispanic Americans--past and present.

Books and Media about women's rights and gender issues--past and present.

Books and media about LGBTQ--past and present.

Reading list presented to faculty and staff during a Professional Development Day at Lake Land College.

Information about social and economic policy issues--Education, Cities, Crime, Employment, Poverty, Health, Taxes, etc.

The ultimate travel list--all the World Heritage sites to visit--both cultural and natural! Maps, descriptions, details included.

The WDL makes it possible to discover, study, and enjoy cultural treasures from around the world on one site, in a variety of ways.

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Find information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language.

Find information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written for the health care professional.

Provides US national and state health stats in Public Health, Health Care Costs, Healthier Lifestyles, etc.

This web site was created for easy access to nursing procedures.

one of the oldest, largest newsreel and video archives--more than 90,000 historical clips and 3,500 hours of programming that covers the years from 1896 to the 1970s

over a million copyright-free images

Inkie.org is a suite of resources - available to everyone in Illinois at no charge - that support local authors with online creation and publishing tools and allow readers to access locally-produced content.

Global access to knowledge about life on Earth

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Stem cells, breast cancer, DNA, and more.

Over 2,500 terms defined in the field of Geographic Information Systems

25,000+ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.

Free textbook and videos about prepping for the SAT. Developed by LLC faculty Sarah Harley.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) produce the Fuel Economy Guide to help car buyers choose the most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets their needs.