University of Washington Libraries

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	U.S. Census Bureau International Programs Center (IPC) Home page for the US Census Bureau's International Programs Center. The Center provides technical assistance and conduct demographic studies for overseas clients: governments, non-governmental organizations, international agencies, private business and other clients
	U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Home page for the International Trade Administration with links to information on US commerce and international trade
	U.S. Department of Education Provides information about the Dept.'s programs, policies, people, projects, etc., and provides access to the full-text documents and other resources produced by the Dept., including legislative documents, budgets, and initiatives
	U.S. Forest Service International Forestry
	U.S. Geological Survey The U.S. Geological Survey provides the Nation with reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the Earth. This information is used to: minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; enhance and protect the quality of life; and contribute to wise economic and physical development
	U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program [home page] USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards
	U.S. Small Business Administration Includes information on the SBA and its programs, information on starting and running your own business and hot-links to business resources
	UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies The Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis) is a multi-faceted, internationally recognized program with more than 60 affiliated faculty and researchers, 100 graduate students, and a $6 million annual budget. Its primary program components are research, education and outreach
	UCARweb Home page for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a consortium of over 60 university members in the United States and Canada, plus an increasing number of academic and international affiliates and corporate members. Also includes links to weather and climatology resources
	UCLA CAAS Center for African American Studies
	Ukiyoe museum
	ULC Urban Libraries Council Association of large public libraries and corporations which serve them. The Council is organized to address shared issues and conduct research to improve professional practice
	UN millennium development goals Economic development and economic policy. Outlines the UN millennium development goals and gives links to reports and updates on the implementation and progress of the United Nations millennium declaration
	Understanding Children's Work an inter-agency research cooperation project on child labour A Joint inter-agency research programme of the International Labour Organisation, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the World Bank; contains statistical data, reports, and information resources about child labour
	UNDP Viet Nam
	UNEP Post Conflict Assessment Unit
	UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
	Unicode Unicode, Inc. is the source of the universal 16-bit encoding for the scripts of the world's principal languages; also includes many historic and archaic scripts
	UNIFEM East and South East Asia
	Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) The NLM's UMLS develops and distributes multi-purpose, electronic "Knowledge Sources" and associated lexical programs, focused on patient data, digital libraries, WEB and bibliographic retrieval, natural language processing, and decision support
	Union Way
	United Nations Development Programme sustainable human development
	United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) presents information about the Ozone Secretariat. The Ozone Secretariat, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is the secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
	United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre UNEP-WCMC : [home page] "Our programmes concentrate on species, forests, protected areas, marine, mountains and freshwaters; plus habitats affected by climate change such as polar regions. We also address the relationship between trade and the environment and the wider aspects of biodiversity assessment."
	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
	United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) / Web site for POPIN, which exists to "identify, establish, strengthen, and coordinate population information activities at international, regional, and national levels; to facilitate and enhance the availability of population information."
	United States Commission on Ocean Policy
	United States Department of Agriculture
	United States Department of Energy The Department of Energy is a leading science and technology agency whose research supports our nation's energy security, national security, environmental quality, and contributes to a better quality of life for all Americans
	United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
	United States Office of Personnel Management the Federal Government's human resource agency Home page for the Office of Personnel Management; information about Federal government positions, applying for them and job listings
	Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
	Universiti Malaya
	Universities worldwide
	University Bookstore, Seattle, Washington Home page of the University Bookstore
	University of California, Berkeley School Psychology Homepage for the University of California Berkeley's School Psycholog Program; also contains links to other resources on educational and school psychology
	University of Mayala Library Home page for the University of Malaya Library; contains information about the library and links to the catalogs and other Internet resources
	University of San Carlos
	University of Southern California Tsunami Research Center [home page] Includes news, video/animation of tsunamis, publications produced by the Tsunami Research Center, and links to other tsunami related web sites
	University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
	University of Washington Civil and Environmental Engineering
	University of Washington College of Forest Resources
	University of Washington Department of Atmospheric Sciences
	University of Washington Department of Biology
	University of Washington Department of Chemical Engineering
	University of Washington Department of Chemistry
	University of Washington Department of Communications In addition to information concerning the school, there are links to syllabi which contain hundreds of internet resources
	University of Washington Department of English
	University of Washington Department of Geological Sciences
	University of Washington Department of Philosophy
	University of Washington Department of Physics
	University of Washington Department of Scandinavian Studies
	University of Washington Earth and Space Sciences Department
	University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories
	University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries
	University of Washington Libraries Digital Initiatives Program The Digital Initiatives Program builds online multimedia collections for the University of Washington community and for its constituents across the region
	University of Washington Linguistics Department
	University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
	University of Washington Polar Science Center
	University of Washington Political Science Department Home page for the Political Science Department of the University of Washington; lists course descriptions, faculty and other information
	University of Washington School of Fisheries
	University of Washington School of Law. Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library
	University of Washington School of Marine Affairs
	University of Washington School of Oceanography
	University of Washington Sea Grant
	University of Washington, Astronomy Department
	University of Waterloo Database Research Group [home page]
	UNMOVIC United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission This Web site is the official on-line resource of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), designed to replace the former UN Special Commission and continue with its mandate to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction and to operate a system that continuously monitors and verifies Iraq's compliance. Visitors can read through a chronology of events, check out the latest quarterly report, or search the archive for key documents
	UNRISD research Presents programmes and areas of research from 2000-2005
	UNT Music LIbrary virtual rare book room
	Urasenke school of tea ceremony
	Uri minjok kkiri Website by the North Korean Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, providing news articles about North and South Korean politics and governemnt. Also includes North Korean newspapers, movies, and music
	USDA Forest Service national headquarters Home page of the United States Forest Service; contains information about the Service, its services and its policies
	USDA Forest Service road management Website
	USDA NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service Home page for the US Natural Resources Conservation Service; contains information about the Service as well it its programs
	USDA roadless.fs.fed.us Roadless areas are National Forest System lands that have remained generally unroaded for a variety of reasons, inaccessibility, rugged terrain, or environmental sensitivity. This site provides documents, data files, maps, and policy related to roadless areas
	USGS Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
	USnews.com America's best graduate schools
	USnews.com college rankings
	USoperaweb
	Utopia Stan and Ollie inherit an island and a yacht to get them there. However, on their way, they are shipwrecked on a nameless atoll in the Pacific. Accompanied by a wide array of characters, the boys establish an island paradise but their peace is broken when uranium is discovered
	UW Alumni Association
	Uysal-Walker Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative Uysal-Walker Turk Oykuleri Sandg The Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative makes available online all of Warren S. Walker and Ahmet Uysal's transcripts of Turkish epics, folk legends, and local stories. Highlights include versions of the Turkic epics, oral history of Central Asia that survived for the past two millenia. In addition to the transcripts, the site includes a collection of images of modern-day Turkey, audio of indigenous music performances, and many of Uysal and Walker's recordings of epic tales as narrated by Turkish citizens
	Vandergrift's children's literature page Children's literature information page devised and maintained by Kay E. Vandergrift. Contains information on children's literature and bibliographies of children's books, videos, Web sites and other information
	Vietnam Studies Group Home page for the Vietnam Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies; includes links to information about Vietnamese studies or studying in Vietnam
	Volcano Hazards Program Highlights the Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California. Discusses the types, effects, and location hazards of volcanoes. Lists current active U.S. volcanoes and historical eruptions. Describes volcano monitoring, emergency planning, and warning schemes for volcano eruptions
	Volcano Hazards Program Highlights the Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California. Discusses the types, effects, and location hazards of volcanoes. Lists current active U.S. volcanoes and historical eruptions. Describes volcano monitoring, emergency planning, and warning schemes for volcano eruptions
	Washington Association of County Law Libraries Information, directory listing, and links to online legal research resources in Washington State
	Washington Association of Library Employees Home page for WALE, an interest group of the Washington Library Association. WALE promotes communication among library employees, continuing education and improved library service
	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife providing information resources to protect, restore, and enhance Washington's fish and wildlife
	Washington framework and data coordination (FDC) The framework is geospatial data that is collected and maintained by many organizations in Washington State. It will include digital orthoimagery, elevation, transportation, hydrography, governmental units and cadastral data
	Washington Geographic Information Council "The WAGIC is recognized as the statewide body responsible for coordinating and facilitating the use and development of Washington State's geospatial information. This information, as well as public information about the Council--its purpose, activities, membership, and accomplishments--are to be found in these pages."
	Washington Library Media Association online Home page for the organization. Contains information for K-12 school libraries, media technology, and information literacy as they relate to the state's Essential Academic Learning Requirements
	Washington Medical Librarians Association Home page for the Association. Contains information about WMLA and links to Web sites of use to medical librarians
	Washington National Primate Research Center The Washington National Primate Research Center is one of eight NIH-supported National Primate Research Centers in the United States. Although research conducted at the WaNPRC touches virtually every field of nonhuman primate biology and medicine, there is particular focus on the neurobiological sciences, AIDS-related research, developmental biology, genomics, immunogenetics, primate models for human diseases, and psychological well-being needs of its primate colonies
	Washington Pulp and Paper Foundation The Washington Pulp and Paper Foundation is a non-profit corporation chartered to: encourage students in preparing for careers in the pulp and paper industry; provide financial assistance to students preparing for careers in the pulp and paper industry; assist in developing curricula, faculty, and laboratory facilities for the education of students who will enter the industry; advance fundamental and applied research for the pulp, paper, and allied industries; in general, promote the development, expansion, and extension of education and research related to pulp and paper science and engineering
	Washington State Department of Natural Resources
	Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Division of Geology and Earth Resources
	Washington theatre links Alphabetical list of theatres in the state of Washington with links to their websites
	Water The site provides links to the current UNESCO programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sharing, browsing and searching websites of water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules and other on-line resources
	Water Quality [home page] Contains information about the Program and links to water quality information
	Water resources of the United States Home page of the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Division. The Division, in cooperation with state, local, and other federal agencies, systematically collects and analyzes data to evaluate the quantity, quality, and use of the Nation's water resources and provides results of these investigations to the public; conducts water-resources appraisals describing the occurrence, availability, and physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of surface and ground water; conducts basic and problem-oriented hydrologic and related research that aids in alleviating water resources problems and provides an understanding of hydrologic systems sufficient to predict their response to natural or human-caused stress; coordinates the activities of federal agencies in the acquisition of water resources data for streams, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and ground water; provides scientific and technical assistance in hydrologic fields to other federal, state, and local agencies, to licensees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and to international agencies on behalf of the Department of State; administers the State Water Resources Research Institutes Program and the National Water Resources Research Grants Program
	Watergate 25 Exhibit produced by the Washington Post and including original news stories, timeline and other information
	We shall overcome historic places of the civil rights movement Page houses digitized photographs highlighting moments in the historic civil rights struggle in the United States. Site is located on the National Park Service ParkNet Web and offers an opportunity to view a map of historic civil rights sites with accompanying biographical information about major activists
	We shall overcome historic places of the civil rights movement : a national register of historic places travel itinerary Page houses digitized photographs highlighting moments in the historic civil rights struggle in the United States. Site is located on the National Park Service ParkNet Web and offers an opportunity to view a map of historic civil rights sites with accompanying biographical information about major activists
	web center for social research methods Web site features information on research methods and social research courses, publications, Web sites and statistics
	Webassign
	Welcome to AGIWEB Home page of the American Geological Institute, "a nonprofit federation of 31 geoscientific and professional associations that represent more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in mankind's use of resources and interaction with the environment."
	Welcome to Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada Bienvenue a la Fondation canadienne des maladies inflammatoires de l'intestin
	Welcome to CSEAS Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University Home page for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies; includes information on the Center, links to other sites and a version in Japanese
	Welcome to IATUL the International Association of Technological University Libraries Home page for the Association; also contains information about projects and congresses
	Welcome to ISO online
	Welcome to JVP home page Web page for one of the political parties in Sri Lanka
	Welcome to MAA online Home page of the Mathematical Association of America
	Welcome to N.I.D.A. the National Institute of Development Administration Home page of the National Institute of Development Administration; includes information on Thailand's economic and social conditions; also contains information on degrees awarded at the Institute. Includes the CDS/ISIS database of the Index to Thai periodicals
	Welcome to Prince of Songkla University Home page for the Prince of Songkla University; contains information about the university, a clickable map and a university search engine
	Welcome to RLG Research Libraries Group Home page for RLG, an organization devoted to improving access to information that supports research and learning
	Welcome to the arts
	Welcome to the Euro homepage Links to information and resources on European monetary policy and the European Monetary Union
	Welcome to the home page of the European Aquaculture Society
	Welcome to the Louvre site The Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great antique civilizations right up to the first half of the XIXth century, thereby confirming its encyclopedic vocation. The collections are divided into seven departments: Oriental Antiquities (with a section dedicated to Islamic Art), Egyptian Antiquities (with a section dedicated to Coptic Art), Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities; and, covering the modern period, Paintings, Sculptures, Objets d'art and Prints and drawings
	Welcome to WLA online Home page for the Washington Library Association; contains information on the Association's activities. The Association promotes library services, continuing education and library advocacy in Washington State
	West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
	West European Studies. Resources
	Western Pacific Fishery Management Council [home page] Home page of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Council is concerned with the management of fisheries in the exclusive economic zone around the territories of American Samoa and Guam, state of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Pacific island possession
	Western Regional Science Association "Founded in 1961, the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) is a multidisciplinary group of university scholars and government and private-sector practitioners dedicated to the scientific analysis of regions." Provides information about the Association, its membership and meetings, conference notices and calls for papers, and includes links to regional science Web sites
	Wetlands Reserve Program
	Whitaker Foundation Describes the Whitaker Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation that supports research and training in biomedical engineering. Includes links to additional information on: the Foundation, U.A. Whitaker, grant applications, biomedical engineering research and fellowship grants, awards, health care technologies, bioengineering, and annual reports
	Williams Afghan Media Project still image collections Online resource for the study of Afghanistan that helps to preserve and make available resources related to Afghanistan and provides a site for exploring Afghanistan's cultural legacy, historical development, and present situation
	Williams Project [website] The Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy is a think tank dedicated to the field of sexual orientation law and public policy. The Project supports legal scholarship, legal research, policy analysis, and education regarding sexual orientation discrimination and other legal issues that affect lesbian and gay people
	Wing Luke Asian Museum Presents information on the Wing Luke Asian Museum, admission charges, opening hours, calendar of events and programs, its exhibitions, membership information, collections, products, contacts and also its Newsletter. Located in the heart of Seattle's International District, the Wing Luke Asian Museum, a pan-Asian Pacific American museum, is devoted to the collection, preservation, and display of Asian Pacific American culture, history, and art
	WMD resources
	Women and intellectual property "The site provides information about intellectual property issues that may be of particular interest and concern to women and pays tribute to some of the many women around the world who have made significant contributions to the field of intellectual property."
	Women, war & peace
	WomenWatch Offers links to descriptions of national, regional, intergovernmental, and United Nations entities' plans for the advancement and empowerment of women; Statistical data on the economic and social conditions of women; Calendar of current events concerning women's rights, including UN conferences, and biographical information and photos of key players at the UN on women's issues; and related material
	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
	Working in Paterson occupational heritage in an urban setting / Based on the American Folklife Center's Working in Paterson Folklife Project, a four-month study conducted in 1994 of occupational culture in Paterson, New Jersey, the nation's first planned industrial center. Features recorded interviews of active and retired workers in the textile and other important local industries; photographs documenting informants, work processes, work sites, industrial and commercial architecture, and other visible elements of occupational culture; and manuscript pages of documentation, including audiotape and photograph catalogs and field notes; as well as administrative correspondence, maps, publications, and ephemera. Includes interpretive essays exploring such topics as work in the African-American community, a distinctive food tradition (the Hot Texas Wiener), the ethnography of a single work place (Watson Machine International), and business life along a single street in Paterson (21st Avenue)
	World Agroforestry Centre transforming lives and landscapes The World Agroforestry Centre combines scientific research and development to address global poverty, hunger and environmental needs through collaborative programs and partnerships that transform lives and landscapes locally and globally
	World Aquaculture Society Homepage of the World Aquaculture Society, which "through its commitment to excellence in science, technology, education, and information exchange, will contribute to the progressive and sustainable development of aquaculture throughout the world."
	World Bank group The World Bank homepage includes browsable/searchable information about its current projects, news, press releases, and speeches. It also includes a publications catalog, information about missions and policies of sectors within the bank, the Pink sheet of commodity prices, and a growing full-text library
	World Data Center system Guide to the International Council of Scientific Unions' (ICSU) World Data Center system. World Data Centers are operated for the benefit of the international scientific community. The system works to guarantee access to solar, geophysical, and related environmental data. It serves the whole scientific community by assembling, scrutinizing, organizing, and disseminating data and information. WDCs in the United States are designated as WDC-A, in Russia as WDC-B, in other European countries as WDC-C or WDC-C1, in Japan or India as WDC-C2, and in China as WDC-D. They are supported by national organizations according to principles laid down by the ICSU Panel on World Data Centres
	World flag database
	World Forest Institute Home page of the World Forest Institute, Portland; contains information about the institute and about forestry in general
	World Summit on the Information Society Geneva 2003 - Tunis 2005 This website presents an overview of both conferences and links to the full text of documents, speeches, and other materials related to these conferences
	World wide wattle World Wide Wattle delivers authoritative information relating to Australian species of Acacia in order to inform, educate, and promote the conservation, utilization, and enjoyment of this important group of plants. The information presented here is intended for use by a wide range of users, both professional and amateur, including taxonomists, ecologists, foresters, etc. to school children and others who simply want to learn more about this fascinating genus
	WorldFish Center [website] The WorldFish Center is an autonomous, nonprofit organization, and was established in 1977 as the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM). In 1992, the WorldFish Center became a research center of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research). Website provides information about the center, its programs, publications, and information resources
	WorldLingo free online language translator
	Worldtimeserver.com any time, anywhere Provides accurate current local times. The server makes real time adjustments for Daylight Savings Time. Users can find the time for any country or city worldwide
	WorldWideScience.org WorldWideScience.org, developed and maintained by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information in partnership with the British Library, is a global science gateway enablling federated searching of national and international scientific databases. Users get the most current findings in fields such as energy, medicine, agriculture, environment, and basic sciences, published by contributing nations
	Wrightslaw Welcome to Wrightslaw, a online place for parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys to find current and accurate information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities. The site contains newsletters, articles, cases, and resources related to a large selection of related special education law and advocacy topics
	WWF--Russia [electronic resource]
	Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan Home page for Xavier University located in Ateneo de Cagayan; at this moment the site contains only a profile of the University, but more will be added
	Y2K A depiction of what could have happened in the U.S. in 2000 because of the Y2K problem, the computer bug caused by the practice of abbreviating 4-digit years to 2 digits. A family huddles in their bunker in January 2000, waiting out the crisis caused by mob reaction to the problem
	Yad va-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoah vela-gevurah Yad Vashem, the Holocaust martyrs' and heroes' remembrance authority Web site of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, which was established to commemorate the Jewish Holocaust during World War II
	Yoshimoto Banana Japanese literature author homepage
	Young Adult Library Services Association Home page for YALSA, an affiliate of the American Library Association. Contains links to information resources for young adult librarians and those they serve
	Zhongguo zi xun hang infobank : China content provider - UW restricted Provides a database on business and legal information and up-to-date political and economic news of China

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U.S. Census Bureau International Programs Center (IPC)
Home page for the US Census Bureau's International Programs Center. The Center provides technical assistance and conduct demographic studies for overseas clients: governments, non-governmental organizations, international agencies, private business and other clients

U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
Home page for the International Trade Administration with links to information on US commerce and international trade

U.S. Department of Education
Provides information about the Dept.'s programs, policies, people, projects, etc., and provides access to the full-text documents and other resources produced by the Dept., including legislative documents, budgets, and initiatives

U.S. Forest Service International Forestry

U.S. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey provides the Nation with reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the Earth. This information is used to: minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; enhance and protect the quality of life; and contribute to wise economic and physical development

U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program [home page]
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards

U.S. Small Business Administration
Includes information on the SBA and its programs, information on starting and running your own business and hot-links to business resources

UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
The Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis) is a multi-faceted, internationally recognized program with more than 60 affiliated faculty and researchers, 100 graduate students, and a $6 million annual budget. Its primary program components are research, education and outreach

UCARweb
Home page for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a consortium of over 60 university members in the United States and Canada, plus an increasing number of academic and international affiliates and corporate members. Also includes links to weather and climatology resources

UCLA CAAS Center for African American Studies

Ukiyoe museum

ULC Urban Libraries Council
Association of large public libraries and corporations which serve them. The Council is organized to address shared issues and conduct research to improve professional practice

UN millennium development goals
Economic development and economic policy. Outlines the UN millennium development goals and gives links to reports and updates on the implementation and progress of the United Nations millennium declaration

Understanding Children's Work an inter-agency research cooperation project on child labour
A Joint inter-agency research programme of the International Labour Organisation, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the World Bank; contains statistical data, reports, and information resources about child labour

UNDP Viet Nam

UNEP Post Conflict Assessment Unit

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

Unicode
Unicode, Inc. is the source of the universal 16-bit encoding for the scripts of the world's principal languages; also includes many historic and archaic scripts

UNIFEM East and South East Asia

Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
The NLM's UMLS develops and distributes multi-purpose, electronic "Knowledge Sources" and associated lexical programs, focused on patient data, digital libraries, WEB and bibliographic retrieval, natural language processing, and decision support

Union Way

United Nations Development Programme sustainable human development

United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) presents information about the Ozone Secretariat. The Ozone Secretariat, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is the secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre UNEP-WCMC : [home page]
"Our programmes concentrate on species, forests, protected areas, marine, mountains and freshwaters; plus habitats affected by climate change such as polar regions. We also address the relationship between trade and the environment and the wider aspects of biodiversity assessment."

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) /
Web site for POPIN, which exists to "identify, establish, strengthen, and coordinate population information activities at international, regional, and national levels; to facilitate and enhance the availability of population information."

United States Commission on Ocean Policy

United States Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Energy
The Department of Energy is a leading science and technology agency whose research supports our nation's energy security, national security, environmental quality, and contributes to a better quality of life for all Americans

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

United States Office of Personnel Management the Federal Government's human resource agency
Home page for the Office of Personnel Management; information about Federal government positions, applying for them and job listings

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Universiti Malaya

Universities worldwide

University Bookstore, Seattle, Washington
Home page of the University Bookstore

University of California, Berkeley School Psychology
Homepage for the University of California Berkeley's School Psycholog Program; also contains links to other resources on educational and school psychology

University of Mayala Library
Home page for the University of Malaya Library; contains information about the library and links to the catalogs and other Internet resources

University of San Carlos

University of Southern California Tsunami Research Center [home page]
Includes news, video/animation of tsunamis, publications produced by the Tsunami Research Center, and links to other tsunami related web sites

University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

University of Washington Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Washington College of Forest Resources

University of Washington Department of Atmospheric Sciences

University of Washington Department of Biology

University of Washington Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Washington Department of Chemistry

University of Washington Department of Communications
In addition to information concerning the school, there are links to syllabi which contain hundreds of internet resources

University of Washington Department of English

University of Washington Department of Geological Sciences

University of Washington Department of Philosophy

University of Washington Department of Physics

University of Washington Department of Scandinavian Studies

University of Washington Earth and Space Sciences Department

University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories

University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries

University of Washington Libraries Digital Initiatives Program
The Digital Initiatives Program builds online multimedia collections for the University of Washington community and for its constituents across the region

University of Washington Linguistics Department

University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden

University of Washington Polar Science Center

University of Washington Political Science Department
Home page for the Political Science Department of the University of Washington; lists course descriptions, faculty and other information

University of Washington School of Fisheries

University of Washington School of Law. Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library

University of Washington School of Marine Affairs

University of Washington School of Oceanography

University of Washington Sea Grant

University of Washington, Astronomy Department

University of Waterloo Database Research Group [home page]

UNMOVIC United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
This Web site is the official on-line resource of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), designed to replace the former UN Special Commission and continue with its mandate to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction and to operate a system that continuously monitors and verifies Iraq's compliance. Visitors can read through a chronology of events, check out the latest quarterly report, or search the archive for key documents

UNRISD research
Presents programmes and areas of research from 2000-2005

UNT Music LIbrary virtual rare book room

Urasenke school of tea ceremony

Uri minjok kkiri
Website by the North Korean Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, providing news articles about North and South Korean politics and governemnt. Also includes North Korean newspapers, movies, and music

USDA Forest Service national headquarters
Home page of the United States Forest Service; contains information about the Service, its services and its policies

USDA Forest Service road management Website

USDA NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
Home page for the US Natural Resources Conservation Service; contains information about the Service as well it its programs

USDA roadless.fs.fed.us
Roadless areas are National Forest System lands that have remained generally unroaded for a variety of reasons, inaccessibility, rugged terrain, or environmental sensitivity. This site provides documents, data files, maps, and policy related to roadless areas

USGS Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

USnews.com America's best graduate schools

USnews.com college rankings

USoperaweb

Utopia
Stan and Ollie inherit an island and a yacht to get them there. However, on their way, they are shipwrecked on a nameless atoll in the Pacific. Accompanied by a wide array of characters, the boys establish an island paradise but their peace is broken when uranium is discovered

UW Alumni Association

Uysal-Walker Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative Uysal-Walker Turk Oykuleri Sandg
The Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative makes available online all of Warren S. Walker and Ahmet Uysal's transcripts of Turkish epics, folk legends, and local stories. Highlights include versions of the Turkic epics, oral history of Central Asia that survived for the past two millenia. In addition to the transcripts, the site includes a collection of images of modern-day Turkey, audio of indigenous music performances, and many of Uysal and Walker's recordings of epic tales as narrated by Turkish citizens

Vandergrift's children's literature page
Children's literature information page devised and maintained by Kay E. Vandergrift. Contains information on children's literature and bibliographies of children's books, videos, Web sites and other information

Vietnam Studies Group
Home page for the Vietnam Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies; includes links to information about Vietnamese studies or studying in Vietnam

Volcano Hazards Program
Highlights the Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California. Discusses the types, effects, and location hazards of volcanoes. Lists current active U.S. volcanoes and historical eruptions. Describes volcano monitoring, emergency planning, and warning schemes for volcano eruptions

Washington Association of County Law Libraries
Information, directory listing, and links to online legal research resources in Washington State

Washington Association of Library Employees
Home page for WALE, an interest group of the Washington Library Association. WALE promotes communication among library employees, continuing education and improved library service

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife providing information resources to protect, restore, and enhance Washington's fish and wildlife

Washington framework and data coordination (FDC)
The framework is geospatial data that is collected and maintained by many organizations in Washington State. It will include digital orthoimagery, elevation, transportation, hydrography, governmental units and cadastral data

Washington Geographic Information Council
"The WAGIC is recognized as the statewide body responsible for coordinating and facilitating the use and development of Washington State's geospatial information. This information, as well as public information about the Council--its purpose, activities, membership, and accomplishments--are to be found in these pages."

Washington Library Media Association online
Home page for the organization. Contains information for K-12 school libraries, media technology, and information literacy as they relate to the state's Essential Academic Learning Requirements

Washington Medical Librarians Association
Home page for the Association. Contains information about WMLA and links to Web sites of use to medical librarians

Washington National Primate Research Center
The Washington National Primate Research Center is one of eight NIH-supported National Primate Research Centers in the United States. Although research conducted at the WaNPRC touches virtually every field of nonhuman primate biology and medicine, there is particular focus on the neurobiological sciences, AIDS-related research, developmental biology, genomics, immunogenetics, primate models for human diseases, and psychological well-being needs of its primate colonies

Washington Pulp and Paper Foundation
The Washington Pulp and Paper Foundation is a non-profit corporation chartered to: encourage students in preparing for careers in the pulp and paper industry; provide financial assistance to students preparing for careers in the pulp and paper industry; assist in developing curricula, faculty, and laboratory facilities for the education of students who will enter the industry; advance fundamental and applied research for the pulp, paper, and allied industries; in general, promote the development, expansion, and extension of education and research related to pulp and paper science and engineering

Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Division of Geology and Earth Resources

Washington theatre links
Alphabetical list of theatres in the state of Washington with links to their websites

Water
The site provides links to the current UNESCO programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sharing, browsing and searching websites of water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules and other on-line resources

Water Quality [home page]
Contains information about the Program and links to water quality information

Water resources of the United States
Home page of the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Division. The Division, in cooperation with state, local, and other federal agencies, systematically collects and analyzes data to evaluate the quantity, quality, and use of the Nation's water resources and provides results of these investigations to the public; conducts water-resources appraisals describing the occurrence, availability, and physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of surface and ground water; conducts basic and problem-oriented hydrologic and related research that aids in alleviating water resources problems and provides an understanding of hydrologic systems sufficient to predict their response to natural or human-caused stress; coordinates the activities of federal agencies in the acquisition of water resources data for streams, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and ground water; provides scientific and technical assistance in hydrologic fields to other federal, state, and local agencies, to licensees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and to international agencies on behalf of the Department of State; administers the State Water Resources Research Institutes Program and the National Water Resources Research Grants Program

Watergate 25
Exhibit produced by the Washington Post and including original news stories, timeline and other information

We shall overcome historic places of the civil rights movement
Page houses digitized photographs highlighting moments in the historic civil rights struggle in the United States. Site is located on the National Park Service ParkNet Web and offers an opportunity to view a map of historic civil rights sites with accompanying biographical information about major activists

We shall overcome historic places of the civil rights movement : a national register of historic places travel itinerary
Page houses digitized photographs highlighting moments in the historic civil rights struggle in the United States. Site is located on the National Park Service ParkNet Web and offers an opportunity to view a map of historic civil rights sites with accompanying biographical information about major activists

web center for social research methods
Web site features information on research methods and social research courses, publications, Web sites and statistics

Webassign

Welcome to AGIWEB
Home page of the American Geological Institute, "a nonprofit federation of 31 geoscientific and professional associations that represent more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in mankind's use of resources and interaction with the environment."

Welcome to Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada Bienvenue a la Fondation canadienne des maladies inflammatoires de l'intestin

Welcome to CSEAS Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Home page for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies; includes information on the Center, links to other sites and a version in Japanese

Welcome to IATUL the International Association of Technological University Libraries
Home page for the Association; also contains information about projects and congresses

Welcome to ISO online

Welcome to JVP home page
Web page for one of the political parties in Sri Lanka

Welcome to MAA online
Home page of the Mathematical Association of America

Welcome to N.I.D.A. the National Institute of Development Administration
Home page of the National Institute of Development Administration; includes information on Thailand's economic and social conditions; also contains information on degrees awarded at the Institute. Includes the CDS/ISIS database of the Index to Thai periodicals

Welcome to Prince of Songkla University
Home page for the Prince of Songkla University; contains information about the university, a clickable map and a university search engine

Welcome to RLG Research Libraries Group
Home page for RLG, an organization devoted to improving access to information that supports research and learning

Welcome to the arts

Welcome to the Euro homepage
Links to information and resources on European monetary policy and the European Monetary Union

Welcome to the home page of the European Aquaculture Society

Welcome to the Louvre site
The Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great antique civilizations right up to the first half of the XIXth century, thereby confirming its encyclopedic vocation. The collections are divided into seven departments: Oriental Antiquities (with a section dedicated to Islamic Art), Egyptian Antiquities (with a section dedicated to Coptic Art), Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities; and, covering the modern period, Paintings, Sculptures, Objets d'art and Prints and drawings

Welcome to WLA online
Home page for the Washington Library Association; contains information on the Association's activities. The Association promotes library services, continuing education and library advocacy in Washington State

West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

West European Studies. Resources

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council [home page]
Home page of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Council is concerned with the management of fisheries in the exclusive economic zone around the territories of American Samoa and Guam, state of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Pacific island possession

Western Regional Science Association
"Founded in 1961, the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) is a multidisciplinary group of university scholars and government and private-sector practitioners dedicated to the scientific analysis of regions." Provides information about the Association, its membership and meetings, conference notices and calls for papers, and includes links to regional science Web sites

Wetlands Reserve Program

Whitaker Foundation
Describes the Whitaker Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation that supports research and training in biomedical engineering. Includes links to additional information on: the Foundation, U.A. Whitaker, grant applications, biomedical engineering research and fellowship grants, awards, health care technologies, bioengineering, and annual reports

Williams Afghan Media Project still image collections
Online resource for the study of Afghanistan that helps to preserve and make available resources related to Afghanistan and provides a site for exploring Afghanistan's cultural legacy, historical development, and present situation

Williams Project [website]
The Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy is a think tank dedicated to the field of sexual orientation law and public policy. The Project supports legal scholarship, legal research, policy analysis, and education regarding sexual orientation discrimination and other legal issues that affect lesbian and gay people

Wing Luke Asian Museum
Presents information on the Wing Luke Asian Museum, admission charges, opening hours, calendar of events and programs, its exhibitions, membership information, collections, products, contacts and also its Newsletter. Located in the heart of Seattle's International District, the Wing Luke Asian Museum, a pan-Asian Pacific American museum, is devoted to the collection, preservation, and display of Asian Pacific American culture, history, and art

WMD resources

Women and intellectual property
"The site provides information about intellectual property issues that may be of particular interest and concern to women and pays tribute to some of the many women around the world who have made significant contributions to the field of intellectual property."

Women, war & peace

WomenWatch
Offers links to descriptions of national, regional, intergovernmental, and United Nations entities' plans for the advancement and empowerment of women; Statistical data on the economic and social conditions of women; Calendar of current events concerning women's rights, including UN conferences, and biographical information and photos of key players at the UN on women's issues; and related material

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Working in Paterson occupational heritage in an urban setting /
Based on the American Folklife Center's Working in Paterson Folklife Project, a four-month study conducted in 1994 of occupational culture in Paterson, New Jersey, the nation's first planned industrial center. Features recorded interviews of active and retired workers in the textile and other important local industries; photographs documenting informants, work processes, work sites, industrial and commercial architecture, and other visible elements of occupational culture; and manuscript pages of documentation, including audiotape and photograph catalogs and field notes; as well as administrative correspondence, maps, publications, and ephemera. Includes interpretive essays exploring such topics as work in the African-American community, a distinctive food tradition (the Hot Texas Wiener), the ethnography of a single work place (Watson Machine International), and business life along a single street in Paterson (21st Avenue)

World Agroforestry Centre transforming lives and landscapes
The World Agroforestry Centre combines scientific research and development to address global poverty, hunger and environmental needs through collaborative programs and partnerships that transform lives and landscapes locally and globally

World Aquaculture Society
Homepage of the World Aquaculture Society, which "through its commitment to excellence in science, technology, education, and information exchange, will contribute to the progressive and sustainable development of aquaculture throughout the world."

World Bank group
The World Bank homepage includes browsable/searchable information about its current projects, news, press releases, and speeches. It also includes a publications catalog, information about missions and policies of sectors within the bank, the Pink sheet of commodity prices, and a growing full-text library

World Data Center system
Guide to the International Council of Scientific Unions' (ICSU) World Data Center system. World Data Centers are operated for the benefit of the international scientific community. The system works to guarantee access to solar, geophysical, and related environmental data. It serves the whole scientific community by assembling, scrutinizing, organizing, and disseminating data and information. WDCs in the United States are designated as WDC-A, in Russia as WDC-B, in other European countries as WDC-C or WDC-C1, in Japan or India as WDC-C2, and in China as WDC-D. They are supported by national organizations according to principles laid down by the ICSU Panel on World Data Centres

World flag database

World Forest Institute
Home page of the World Forest Institute, Portland; contains information about the institute and about forestry in general

World Summit on the Information Society Geneva 2003 - Tunis 2005
This website presents an overview of both conferences and links to the full text of documents, speeches, and other materials related to these conferences

World wide wattle
World Wide Wattle delivers authoritative information relating to Australian species of Acacia in order to inform, educate, and promote the conservation, utilization, and enjoyment of this important group of plants. The information presented here is intended for use by a wide range of users, both professional and amateur, including taxonomists, ecologists, foresters, etc. to school children and others who simply want to learn more about this fascinating genus

WorldFish Center [website]
The WorldFish Center is an autonomous, nonprofit organization, and was established in 1977 as the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM). In 1992, the WorldFish Center became a research center of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research). Website provides information about the center, its programs, publications, and information resources

WorldLingo free online language translator

Worldtimeserver.com any time, anywhere
Provides accurate current local times. The server makes real time adjustments for Daylight Savings Time. Users can find the time for any country or city worldwide

WorldWideScience.org
WorldWideScience.org, developed and maintained by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information in partnership with the British Library, is a global science gateway enablling federated searching of national and international scientific databases. Users get the most current findings in fields such as energy, medicine, agriculture, environment, and basic sciences, published by contributing nations

Wrightslaw
Welcome to Wrightslaw, a online place for parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys to find current and accurate information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities. The site contains newsletters, articles, cases, and resources related to a large selection of related special education law and advocacy topics

WWF--Russia [electronic resource]

Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan
Home page for Xavier University located in Ateneo de Cagayan; at this moment the site contains only a profile of the University, but more will be added

Y2K
A depiction of what could have happened in the U.S. in 2000 because of the Y2K problem, the computer bug caused by the practice of abbreviating 4-digit years to 2 digits. A family huddles in their bunker in January 2000, waiting out the crisis caused by mob reaction to the problem

Yad va-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoah vela-gevurah Yad Vashem, the Holocaust martyrs' and heroes' remembrance authority
Web site of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, which was established to commemorate the Jewish Holocaust during World War II

Yoshimoto Banana
Japanese literature author homepage

Young Adult Library Services Association
Home page for YALSA, an affiliate of the American Library Association. Contains links to information resources for young adult librarians and those they serve

Zhongguo zi xun hang infobank : China content provider -

UW restricted
Provides a database on business and legal information and up-to-date political and economic news of China

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