BROAD TENDS SUBJECT GUIDE

All Business

http://www.allbusiness.com/

AllBusiness.com provides practical advice and resources to help small and medium-size businesses succeed.

Bureau of Economic Analysis

http://www.bea.gov/

BEA produces some of the most closely watched economic statistics that influence decisions of government officials, business people, and individuals.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

http://www.bts.gov/

BTS aims to lead in developing transportation data and information of high quality, and to advance their effective use in both public and private transportation decision making.

Cable News Network (CNN)

http://www.cnn.com/

Leading news channel that provides round-the-clock updates on breaking news stories from around the world.

CIA

http://www.cia.gov

A governmental agency seeking to provide knowledge and take action to ensure the national security of the United States and the preservation of American life and ideals.

Context Society

http://www.context.org/

Context Institute, a nonprofit research organization, explores and clarifies just what is involved in a humane sustainable culture - and how we can get there.

EBSCO

http://www.ebsco.com/home/

EBSCO Publishing provides serial content in the form of online bibliographic and full text databases related to technology and user trends.

Effective Meetings

http://www.effectivemeetings.com/

The EffectiveMeetings.com resource center offers hands-on meeting advice for many situations.

Essortment

http://www.essortment.com/

This site provides information and advice "you want to know."

Fed Stats

http://www.fedstats.gov/

The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

Find Articles

http://www.findarticles.com/

A site to search millions of articles from leading academic, industry and general interest publications.

Free World Academy

http://www.freeworldacademy.com/

Free world Academy is an international and educational think tank committed to building freedom around the world.

The Futurist

http://www.futurist.com/

A website dedicated to future predications about society.

International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/

A leading newspaper for world news, analysis and global opinions.

National Center for Education Statistics

http://www.nces.ed.gov/

NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

OCLC

http://www.oclc.org/reports/

OCLC initiatives include the publishing of OCLC Reports, in-depth studies and topical surveys that will help readers understand the issues and trends that affect librarianship.

RAND Corporation

www.rand.org

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing analysis and solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world.

Tech Cast

http://www.techcast.org/

A virtual thinktank tracking the technology revolution

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=2867_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC

UNESCO provides global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.

What's Next

http://www.nowandnext.com/

What's Next is a bi-monthly business intelligence report focussing on new ideas and trends. It reviews new products, services and technologies and analyses how they will shape the way we think and behave.

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Wikipedia is the leading online free encyclopedia.

World Future Society

http://www.wfs.org/

The World Future Society is an association of people interested in how social and technological developments are shaping the future.