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From Gale, Academic OneFile contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles for academic libraries from the world's leading journals. This comprehensive resource covers the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, technology, literature, and many other subjects.

Academic Search Premier

(Via EbscoHost) Full text for thousands of publications, including thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles as well as newspapers. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further.

American Factfinder (U.S. Census Bureau)

American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.

AVON: Academic Video Online (was VAST)

From Alexander Street Press, this comprehensive multidisciplinary streaming video resource on the Web brings together thousands of video titles in a wide range of disciplines. With thousands and thousands of complete titles (not clips), AVON includes award-winning films from dozens of notable producers and distributors.

Backgrounders: Current political & economic issues (Council on Foreign Relations)

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Backgrounders are articles on current political & economic issues.

Ben's Guide - for kids, parents & teachers

The educational component of GPO Access, GPO's service to provide the official online version of legislative and regulatory information. Documents, such as the U.S. Constitution, are available here.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Biographical directory of the United States Congress (1774 - present)

Britannica Academic Edition

An excellent online encyclopedia, dictionary, and world atlas. Don't know much about your topic? Start here.

Canada's National Statistical Agency

Find Canadian statistics for population, resources, economy, society and culture.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1976 to present (GPO Access)

Finding tool for Federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical (since 1976) and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. For publications 1895-1976 visit Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976 (Chadwyck).

CIA World Factbook

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Congress.gov (Legislative Information)

In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the US Library of Congress. Formerly, Thomas Legislative Information.

Constitutions, Treaties & Declarations (International)

International in scope, this guide is maintained by Richard Kinble of the University of Keele, United Kingdom.

Countable (Quick & Easy Law Information)

Countable makes it quick and easy to understand the laws Congress is considering. We also streamline the process of contacting your lawmaker, so you can tell them how you want them to vote on bills under consideration. A free website.

Country Information (from UNESCO)

A primary source for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.

CountryWatch

Includes country reviews, data, maps, intelligence briefings, specials reports and more.

Credo Reference

General reference source, aggregating content of major subjects from the "best publishers of reference."

Criminal Justice Periodicals (Proquest)

This comprehensive database focuses on U.S. and international criminal justice journals, providing research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law and industrial security.

CRS Annotated Constitution (Cornell U. Law)

Find the U.S. Constitution here with sections and articles discussed, including history of the sections and footnotes.

Data.Gov (U.S. Government data & statistics)

The home of the U.S. Government’s open data

Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

Digital National Security Archive

From Proquest, DNSA is several collections of recently declassified documents, other declassified documents and papers, the vast majority of them published here either for the first time or in less excised form.

EBook Central (formerly Ebrary)-- Academic Non-Fiction Collection

At over 300,000 online books, these non-fiction books span all academic subject areas. Can be read online or downloaded.

Ebsco eBook Collections

The library subscribes to the following eBook collections that are searched together from this link: Publishing Collection, Academic Collection North America, and Community College Collection: Nursing & Allied Health (includes Vet Tech and Computer Software), Clinical collection and Engineering Collection.

Embassy.org

A resource of and for the Washington, D.C. foreign embassy community.

Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. (Part of Gale Directory Library)

This publication is part of Gale Directory Library, a federated search engine of directories.

Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Complete (Proquest)

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that U.S. federal agencies or anyone receiving federal funding prepare detailed analyses of any of their actions that significantly affect the quality of the environment. Almost all developments, such as roads, houses and airports, have an impact on the environment. In recent years, EISs have looked increasingly at biodiversity. Most EIS documents will include a description of major habitats and a list of the plant and animal species present. They also pay particular attention to the presence of threatened species. Where the effects are considered significantly harmful to threatened species, an additional document, the Species Impact Statement (SIS), may also be prepared.

ERIC

(Education Resources Information Center) U.S. Department of Education produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature; greater than 1.4 million citations going back to 1966; Over 527,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1966-present), previously available for a fee.

FDLP Guide: Elections and Voting

Links to federal election information: presidential, congressional, history, and a kids section.

FDLP Guide: Laws & Treaties Resources

This guide provides information on laws and treaties that pertain to the United States government and Native American Indians.

FDLP Guide: Natural Disasters & General Preparedness

Government resources for preparedness and response.

FDLP Guide: Opioids

General medical information, national and state data & statistics, Help, and opioid overdose links.

FDLP Guide: Presidential Documents

This guide contains information related to the Office of the President of the United States.

Federal & Wyoming Government Information (Wyoming State Library portal)

The federal government produces vast amounts of information on a multitude of subjects from air travel to zoology in array of formats, including digital and print. Whatever your information needs, the federal government has likely published something useful. Government information is considered authoritative and accurate, and thus highly reliable.

FedStats

The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. government agencies. NOTE: Search this site for table information that was in the Statistical Abstracts of the United States, now discontinued.

Films on Demand

Collection by Films Media Group (FMG) of online educational videos. These films are viewed through streaming video and can be linked by faculty into online classes. Flash is the recommended viewing software. If streaming is not smooth, try a lower playback file size (300, or 400).

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (via EBSCO)

An online encyclopedia

Gale Reference (GVRL)

All of your favorite reference books online. Search within one reference title, across several reference titles, or even across several other Gale databases.

Gallup.com

With polling data dating back to at least 1952, Gallup.com is a fascinating, authoritative public opinion data resource.

General OneFile (Gale)

General OneFile is Gale's largest general-interest database with more than 8,000 titles (most in full text with no embargo), many of which are recommended by Bowker's Magazines for Libraries. We've included the reference, newspaper, and audio content that complements the resource's robust collection of magazines and journals.

Global Issues in Context

From Gale, this database provides perspectives on International news, events, health, business, foreign conflict, science, society, politics, women and family and other issues as well as maps, history and other tools.

Government Documents

University of South Florida's gateway to Federal and some state government documents.

GOVINFO.gov

Govinfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch.

Govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

GovTrack.us (Tracking the U.S. Congress)

We publish the status of federal legislation, information about your representative and senators in Congress including voting records, and original research on bills and votes.

How Far Is It?

Calculate distances between cities around the world.

JSTOR

Provides full-text to scholarly journals in administration, African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, law, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population, psychology, public policy, sociology, statistics, US and International Music research and theory, and more... Current issues are not included.

LANIC - Latin American Network Information Center

From the University of Texas at Austin, LANIC facilitates access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America. Our target audience includes people living in Latin America, as well as those around the world who have an interest in this region. While many of our resources are designed to facilitate research and academic endeavors, our site has also become an important gateway to Latin America for primary and secondary school teachers and students, private and public sector professionals.

LearningExpressLibrary (Career, Skills & Practice Exams)

Access several K-12, college, and workforce centers for free online academic and licensing practice tests and exams; career exploration and advice; job searching skills; academic success & more! Learning Express offers over 27 tests including GED, SAT, TOEFL, Nursing, GRE, Firefighter, Civil Service, U.S. Citizenship, Writing. Create a simple, free account to take practice exams.

Lexis-Nexis - Advance (UNI)

Lexis Nexis has full-text and abstracts of news, business, and legal information. Great source for regional, national, and international newspaper coverage.

Maps: Blank and Outline Maps

Collections of blank & outline maps to print out for educational or persaonal use at home or in the classroom.

MasterFILE Complete

(via EbscoHost) Multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 2,000 general reference publications dating as far back as 1975. Also includes more than 360 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.

Montana Census & Economic Information Center

From the Montana Department of Commerce with links to Montana's census data.

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976 (Chadwyck)

An historical archive of U.S. Government publications from 1895-1976. For publications since 1976, visit Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1976 to present (GPO Access).

NACo

National Association of Counties provides governance, ordinances, news, isuues, and other county organizational and demographic information. Also provides a "Find a County" feature.

National Archives (NARA) - search by topic

The U.S. National Archives can be searched by topic or keyword. Topics include American Founding Documents; People; Foreign Policy & Military Records; Places; Federal Government; Maritime, Aviation, Science & Technology; Events, Centennials & Holidays; and Arts & Culture.

New York Times

Free, but registration is required.

NewsLink

An online portal to news-related websites.

Northwest Trail

The newspaper of Northwest College. You may need an updated player--free QuickTime

Occupational Outlook Handbook

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Also a guide to career information about hundreds of occupations.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale)

Designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues, this database can also be cross-searched with other Gale databases.

Our Documents (US primary source documents)

History buffs, trivia lovers, and engaged citizens and students alike will enjoy visiting Our Documents, a primary source website that showcases 100 of the most important U.S. documents ever written. See George Washington's Inaugural Address--written in his own hand--and more!

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection

From ready-reference (quick reference) to comprehensive scholarly articles.

Pais International (through Proquest)

From Proquest, this database chronicles issues in the public debate through highly selective coverage of a wide variety of sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material and more. The database includes a historical perspective on many of the 20th century's social and public policies such as Prohibition, the civil rights movement, McCarthyism, Vietnam and Watergate.

PLOS One (Open access Science & Medicine)

PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine. Publications include Biology, Medicine, Computational Biology, Genetics, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pathogens, and Current Events (Natural disasters, disease outbreaks, etc.) Note: Some content may not be fully peer-reviewed.

PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

PNAS Archives articles are free to use (Search within the archives section). The current issues require a subscription. Please request articles from the library in which you are prompted to pay money.

Political Resources on the Net

Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.

PolitiFact - Truth-O-Meter

A joint project of the St. Petersburg Times & Congressional Quarterly to introduce a more balanced view of current politics.

Powell Tribune

Local newspaper of Powell, WY

Proquest Central

An interdisciplinary database by Proquest; includes JBI (nursing evidence-based journals) and agricultural journals. Also find peer-reviewed articles, newspapers, and magazines, plus more!

Proquest Comprehensive

Proquest Comprehensive includes Proquest Central, SciTech, Historical Newspapers, Ebrary (eBook Central) ebooks as well as many other smaller, specialized collections. Remember to limit to type of information once you do a search (scholarly articles or newspapers or books, etc.)

Note: Click on databases at top and select all databases to search everything.

Regional Business News

(via EbscoHost) Coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Serial Set: Congressional Research Digital Collection and U.S. Serial Set (1789-1969)

(via Lexis-Nexis) Explore Congress in action; includes congressional publications, legislative research, Federal Register, and floor votes. Also includes U.S. Serial Set (1789-1969) and Serial Set Maps.

Serials Locator (360 Link) - Start with the citation

Have a journal article's citation but need to find which database carries the full text? Search for the citation in this electronic journal locator tool created by Serials Solution 360 Link. Includes information about paper holdings at the library.

U.S. Congress Votes Database

Washington Post's deep database of every vote in the United States Congress since the 102nd Congress (1991). It lets you browse votes in a variety of ways -- both in aggregate and for individual members of Congress.

U.S. Department of State: Country Background Notes

Country Fact Sheets

U.S. News Archives on the Web

United States newspaper archives available on the Web

UNdata

United Nations statistics portal that includes multiple databases, updates and country data services.

United Nations Demographic Yearbook

Find statistics about countries, their people and population changes over time.

United Nations Documents

Available documents include the UN Journal, as well as documents from the General Assembly, Security Council, Human Rights Council, Economic and Social Council and others.

USA.gov

The official portal for all USA federal, state, and local information, from online documents and resources to social security benefits, government jobs and tips on stretching your dollars.

Who's Alive and Who's Dead

Best source on the internet for finding out which of the noted personalities of our time are still with us.

World Resources Institute (Organization)

WRI is a global research organization that spans more than 50 countries. Our work focuses on six critical issues at the intersection of environment and development: climate, energy, food, forests, water, and cities and transport.

WorldCat - cataloged items from libraries around the world

Library catalog of books, audiovisual materials, music scores and recordings, government publications, etc. from around the world. No journal articles. Find an item you wish to check out? Contact NWC Library & we will get the item for you via Interlibrary Loan.

Wyoming Digital Collections (Wyoming State Library)

All things Wyoming! Wyoming newspapers, places, publications, legislation, inventors, and trademarks.

Wyoming Economic Analysis Division (Also Labor & Population)

This Division includes Wyoming demographic information, economic data, cost of living information, population estimates, special reports and State revenue information. Also includes national population comnparisons.

Wyoming State Library

The Wyoming State Library serves Wyomingites, site visitors, librarians, state employees & public policy researchers. Online journal and book databases can be directly accessed using any Wyoming public or academic library card. Contact NWC library if you have questions or to obtain a library card.

Wyoming State Website

Portal access to the State of Wyoming government