“The Center for Global Development (CGD) is an "independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community."” – Choice

This superb Web site offers one-stop shopping for anyone who wishes to learn about the fundamentals of and the advances in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in the human sciences. The site offers everything from syllabi to standards for courses to examples of "Best Practices" in the use of GIS, serves as a repository for papers given at various workshops and meetings throughout the world, and offers digital versions of classic monographs and articles on human geography and spatial analysis.

“EarthTrends (earlier review, CH, Jan'02, 39-2532) was developed by the World Resources Institute with a spotlight on economic, environmental, and social matters. The site strives to provide online access to information that was previously available in its World Resources Report. Although this is a free database, users are required to register after viewing three pieces of content.” – Choice

"With polling data dating back to at least 1952, Gallup.com is a fascinating resource for students and scholars researching public opinion, and not just on politics. Some topics (e.g., abortion) include useful commentary supplementing the numerical data. The home page includes links to Gallup's latest poll results and a current video polling report. Along with polling data, the site contains substantial content detailing the company's monograph publications (Gallup Press), various types of consulting (Gallup Consulting), and education (Gallup University). The bread and butter of the site's content, however, are the polling data, accessible from the Politics and Government link on the upper left of every page." -- Choice

“This online service provides a frequently updated searchable database of evaluated quality Web sites. Intute provides the same service in Science, Engineering and Technology (see, e.g., CH, Apr'07, 44-4465), Arts and Humanities (CH, Mar'07, 44-3675), and Health and Life Sciences. This service, which is supported by a consortium of UK universities, evidences a British focus in some of the featured Web sites. However, the subjects covered are of widespread interest, and the site offers quality international coverage. A search on "presidential elections," for instance, results in a rich variety of excellent recommendations for sites dealing with US elections.” – Choice

"The Web-only National Atlas is the product of the US Geological Service's coordination of geographically oriented data from more than 20 federal agencies. It portrays a plethora of cultural and physical phenomena, including information on health, the environment, demography, agriculture, climate, and geology." -- Choice

“The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) eLibrary is "devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences."” – Choice

"Transparency International (TI) is the Web site of a nongovernmental organization whose mission is to "create change towards a world free of corruption." Defining corruption as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain," TI offers a wide variety of tools and techniques to both understand and combat corruption." -- Choice

“This site was created by the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for use by students and faculty at the University of California campuses. The UC Atlas, which examines globalization's impact on inequality, is now available to researchers worldwide. It is divided into several categories: Health, Income Inequality, Economic Globalization, Gender, Connections (phone and digital divide), Inequality and Growth, and Country Pages.” – Choice

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