Directories

=Directories: = = Explanation of Resource: =

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 * ====**User friendly Reference Tool **====
 * ====**Scope is usually indicated in the title **====
 * ====**Kind of information is limited **====
 * ====**Updated frequently, at least once a year **====
 * ====**Information is presented in an orderly, clear manner **====
 * ====**Concerned with people and their organizations **====
 * ====**Six basic types: **====
 * ====**Government, Institutional, Investment, Local, Professional, Trade and Business **====

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== ** WHS [|Destiny WebPAC] **ONLINE CATALOG == === ===


 * PRINT Source Examples from the WHS Library:**

Offers advice to Latino students considering or already in a university or community college, including tips on choosing a college, strategies for academic success, and success stories from notable Latinos.
 * // [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xCu3KhvwL._SL160_AA160_.jpg width="128" height="128"]] The Latino student's guide to college success//**. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002.

A collection of articles which discuss the causes, symptoms, health and psychological effects, and treatments of eating disorders, and provides a directory of facilities and programs designed to help people with these disorders.
 * // [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41uuTx5zUVL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA115_.jpg width="125" height="129" link="@http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Disorders-Reference-Sourcebook-ebook/dp/B001NJ0VI8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1289791605&sr=8-2"]] Eating Disorders: a reference sourcebook//.** Rev. ed. Phoeniz, Az.: Oryx Press, 1999.

//** The United States government manual, 2007/2008**//. Prepared by the Presidential and Legislative Publications Unit, Office of the Federal Register. A comprehensive guide to the structure of the United States government that offers information on the responsibilities, phone numbers, function, organization, and employment of various government agencies.

//** Fund your way through college: uncovering 1000 great opportunities in undergraduate financial aid.**// Visible Ink Press, 2002. Discusses the different options available for aid for undergraduate students.

//** Athletic Scholarships: Thousands of grants and over $400 million for college bound athletes.**//Facts on File. 2000. Lists the scholarships and grants available for athletes; where and how to apply.

These sources can also be found on Google Books

**Online Sources:**

 * There are many online subject directories on just about any subject you can imagine.**


 * **Reverse Directories in the Library of Congress: This directory could be used for historical research of geneology**
 * LOC Reverse Directories


 * **The National Archives provides a directory for History**
 * **Library Resources for Administrative History: Directories**


 * **The College Directory Network is the largest web based database of colleges.**
 * College Directory Network
 * **The Open Directory Project-DMOZ (directory Mozilla) is claimed to be the largest "most comprehensive human edited directory of the web.**
 * Open Directory Project
 * ===Subject Directories Chart - gives five authoritative directory sources with tips for searching.===
 * ====[|A Table of features]====