Associations, Organizations, Foundations, and Centers

Associations on the Net Internet Public Library
An extensive collection of links to Internet sites providing information about a wide variety of professional and trade associations; cultural and art organizations; political parties and advocacy groups; labor unions; academic societies; and research institutions. Abstracts summarizing information about each association and its site are provided.

Company Research RU Libraries Business Subject Research Guide
Links to a variety of resources on public and private companies; associations; and related subjects.

Education Resource Organizations Directory U.S. Education Department
A searchable database of organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics.

Foundation Finder Foundation Center
Search by name, geography, or EIN for basic information about foundations within the universe of private and community foundations and other grantmakers in the U.S.

Idealist Action Without Borders
A comprehensive directory of nonprofit and volunteering resources on the Web. The site includes a searchable directory of nonprofit and community organizations worldwide, plus a variety of other search options.

Martindale.com
Major resources include a Lawyer Locator providing directory access to lawyers and law firms throughout the world, and Professional Resources such as directories of Bar Associations, U.S. Law Schools, and Professional Associations.

National Environmental Directory
A directory of more than 13,000 organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues and environmental education.

Scholarly Societies Project University of Waterloo Library
Searchable by name or acronym, this directory of scholarly societies on the Internet also includes a listing by broad subject category.

Businesses

Company Research RU Libraries Business Subject Research Guide
Links to a variety of resources on public and private companies; associations; and related subjects.

ReferenceUSA [Rutgers Restricted]
Contains detailed information on U.S. and Canadian businesses; U.S. and Canadian residents; and U.S. health care providers.

Educational Institutions and Groups

America's Literacy Directory National Institute for Literacy and partners
A directory of literacy programs that connects employers, learners, volunteers, social service providers, and others to current information about literacy programs in all 50 states and US territories.

College Blue Book [Rutgers Restricted]
An electronic version of the 6 volume 35th edition, the resource serves as a "guide to thousands of 2- and 4-year schools in the U.S. and Canada. Covers the expected listings and detailed descriptions, degree programs offered, scholarships, distance learning programs, and occupational education programs."

Education Resource Organizations Directory U.S. Education Department
A searchable database of organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics.

Martindale.com
Major resources include a Lawyer Locator providing directory access to lawyers and law firms throughout the world, and Professional Resources such as directories of Bar Associations, U.S. Law Schools, and Professional Associations.

National Environmental Directory
A directory of more than 13,000 organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues and environmental education.

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries U.S. National Center for Education Statistics
Search for public schools; private schools; colleges and universities; and public libraries by name, city, or ZIP code.

Government and Law

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Central Intelligence Agency
A directory of government officials worldwide.

Contacting the Congress: Online Directory
Search by address, ZIP code, state, or city to retrieve address, phone, fax, and email contact information for members of the United States Congress.

Embassy World
Search each country for "host" and "guest" embassies. Includes both embassies of other nations in the USA and United States embassies worldwide.

Martindale.com
Major resources include a Lawyer Locator providing directory access to lawyers and law firms throughout the world, and Professional Resources such as directories of Bar Associations, U.S. Law Schools, and Professional Associations.

National Contact Center U.S. Federal Citizen Information Center
Frequently requested telephone numbers, directories for Congress, the Cabinet, the White House, and other agencies and commissions.

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
A guide to official tourism information, listing official government tourism offices; convention and visitors bureaus; and similar agencies.

United States Government Manual (1995+)
Searchable versions of the Manual for 1995-96 forward, plus browseable PDF format versions from 1997-98 forward. "As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees."

Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions U.S. State Department
Includes links to the sites for each country plus links to the sites for U.S. Missions to international organizations, and an online directory of Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts.

Hospitals and Doctors

AMA DoctorFinder
The Patients and Consumers option provides access to a searchable database that includes basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions.

American Hospital Directory
A searchable directory of hospitals in the United States, providing detailed information and statistics on most hospitals.

Hospital Directory U.S. News/American Hospital Association
A-Z and state indexes with name and advanced search options. Includes general information plus statistics and information on services provided.

MedlinePlus: Directories
Links to a collection of online resources for locating doctors, dentists, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers and facilities.

ReferenceUSA [Rutgers Restricted]
Contains detailed information on U.S. and Canadian businesses; U.S. and Canadian residents; and U.S. health care providers.

Libraries and Museums

Directory to Museums Online
Directories of United States museums; worldwide museums; museums by type and topic; and more.

European Library
Information about all the National Libraries of Europe, their services, and the online exhibitions they offer.

Libweb
A directory of libraries on the WWW; organized geographically, the United States section is divided by type of library. Also includes a keyword search option.

Museum, Gallery, and Auction House Information RU Libraries Art History Subject Research Guide
A collection of links to Web sites for museums and art galleries, online exhibitions, and auction sites.

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries U.S. National Center for Education Statistics
Search for public schools; private schools; colleges and universities; and public libraries by name, city, or ZIP code.

SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
Covers international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, pantomime). Access is by name of institution, name of collections within the institution, and location. Includes basic information about the institutions as well as information about collections found within the institutions.

Publishers, Publishing, and Publications

AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
Includes email, alphabetic, geographic, and subject directories.

Booksinprint.com [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a database of U.S. publishers, distributors, wholesalers, and book agents. Full-text reviews from well-known national journals are also included.

Directory of Open Access Journals
Covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals that are accessible on the Internet.

Publishers' Catalogues
A directory of publishers on the web. Search by name, or browse by geographical location.

Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory [Rutgers Restricted]
A searchable directory of information on magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, 'zines, etc. Can be browsed by subject, title, electronic vendor, language, and more.

WritersNet
Includes directory information on published writers, literary agents, editors, publishers, and more.

Radio and Television Stations

iheard
A search engine and directory for Internet radio stations. Search or browse by genre, country, or language.

NPR Online National Public Radio
Latest news headlines; program listings and descriptions; live Webcasts; and a directory of local stations.

NewsDirectory
A guide to online English-language media. Thousands of newspapers and magazines are listed, plus links to TV networks, newspaper archives, breaking news, and more.

NewsLink: Radio and Television
Links to Web sites for radio and television networks and stations in the U.S.

PBS Online Public Broadcasting Service
Includes program listings, television schedules, a station finder, news, and more.

PublicRadioFan
A directory of public radio stations in the US and worldwide, with links to the Websites, audio, and information on programming.

Radio-Locator
A radio station search engine with links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world. Searchable by location or call letters.

Web-Radio
Lists thousands of radio stations including more than 5,000 broadcasting on the Web. Browse by call letters, state, country, or format, or view a list of Internet only stations.

Other Directories

Get2human.com
Database listing information on how to reach a real person for customer service at nearly 1000 major companies.

The List of ISPs
"The Definitive ISP Buyer's Guide." Select an area code, country code, or geographic location to retrieve information about area Internet Service Providers. Includes specs, fees, and links to Provider Web sites.

New Jersey Information: Directories RU Libraries Electronic Reference Sources
Links to a variety of resources for directory information specific to New Jersey.

TILE.NET/Lists
References email discussion, announcement, and information lists on the Internet. The lists can be browsed by name, description or domain.

Area Codes and International Dialing Codes

Area Codes
Search by city to find area code, or search by area code to find location.

AreaCodeLocations.info
Area code location information for the US, Canada and the Caribbean.

Country Codes
A search box allows you to find international country calling codes as well as specific phone area codes.

International Dialing Codes
Listings for Country Codes, IDD (International Direct Dialing) prefixes, and NDD (National Direct Dialing) prefixes.

White and Yellow Pages and Related Directories

411.com
Includes yellow pages, white pages, and reverse phone and address search pages, as well as ZIP, area, and international calling code search pages.

addresses.com
Search for people, businesses, or do a reverse lookup by phone number, address, or email address. White Pages are available by state and city. Additional search options are also included.

AT&T Directory Assistance
Person, business, and reverse telephone directories. Includes links to information on international dialing; dialing instructions; and area codes.

Contacting the Congress: Online Directory
Search by address, ZIP code, state, or city to retrieve address, phone, fax, and email contact information for members of the United States Congress.

Free ZIP code and Address Information
Lookup any U.S. address and get the ZIP+4 code, area code, time zone, county, latitude, longitude, census tract number, and more. Also provides ZIP codes by county, within a specified radius, distance between ZIP codes, and other information.

Get2human.com
Database listing information on how to reach a real person for customer service at nearly 1000 major companies.

Infobel - Telephone Directories
Links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, and Business Directories from countries around the world.

National Contact Center U.S. Federal Citizen Information Center
Frequently requested telephone numbers, directories for Congress, the Cabinet, the White House, and other agencies and commissions.

ReferenceUSA [Rutgers Restricted]
Contains detailed information on U.S. and Canadian businesses; U.S. and Canadian residents; and U.S. health care providers.

Rutgers Online Directory
Search by name to locate students, staff, and faculty.

SuperPages
Business and people search with advanced features such as reverse lookups, search within a map, search by distance, and other options.

Switchboard
Search for a person or a business; maps and directions; reverse search; and more.

WhitePages.com
Special features include reverse lookups by phone number or address plus area code and ZIP code lookups.

Yellow Book
Search for a person or a business, do a reverse lookup, or search for a business by distance.