Ecolabel Index
“Ecolabel Index is the largest global database of ecolabels, currently tracking 328 ecolabels in 204 countries, and 40 industry sectors.”–From the website
International Monetary Fund : Financial Access Survey Database
“The “Access to Finance” Project (the Project) aims at collecting annual geographic and demographic data on access to basic consumer financial services worldwide. This is done through the identification and development of appropriate high quality data that are comparable across countries and over time collected by means of periodic surveys.”–From the website.
Related Organizations Database : Child Welfare Information Gateway
http://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/search.cfm
“The Related Organizations database contains information for organizations with a primary focus on adoption, child abuse and neglect, child welfare, or related issues. If you do not want to conduct your own search for an organization by topic, the Related Organizations page provides selected predefined groups of organizations by frequently requested topics.”–From the website. Provided by the Child Welfare Information Gateway.
Directory of State Medical Boards
http://www.fsmb.org/directory_smb.html
The Federation of State Medical Boards offers contact information and links to the web sites of the 70 medical boards in the United States and its territories.
NFL Arrests Database
http://www.signonsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/?appSession=537243477097558
“These are arrests and citations involving NFL players since 2000 that were more serious than speeding tickets. The San Diego Union-Tribune reviewed hundreds of news reports and public records in compiling it. The list cannot be considered comprehensive in part because some incidents may not have been reported and some public records proved to be elusive. Increased media coverage of incidents also probably accounts for more incidents listed in recent years.”–From the website. You can look at the complete list or search by name, position, or team.
Federal Reserve Board : Credit Card Agreements
http://www.federalreserve.gov/creditcardagreements/
Credit card agreements from major credit card issuers are available in this Federal Reserve Board database.
Eat Well Guide : Local Sustainable Organic
http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?pd=Home
“The Eat Well Guide® is a free online directory for anyone in search of fresh, locally grown and sustainably produced food in the United States and Canada. Eat Well’s thousands of listings include family farms, restaurants, farmers’ markets, grocery stores, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, U-pick orchards and more. Users can search by location, keyword, category or product to find good food, download customized guides, or plan a trip with the innovative mapping tool, Eat Well Everywhere.–From the Website.
Oil Spills Since 2000 Database
http://databases.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/ftlaudoilspill/ftlaudoilspill_list.php
The Sun-Sentinel offers this database of oil spill cases handled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Emergency Response Division. The list includes the Deepwater Horizon Incident which occurred April 21, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico.
Georgia O’Keefe Museum — Collections Online
http://contentdm.okeeffemuseum.org/
This is a searchable database of over 3,000 works online from the Georgia O’Keefe Museum.
EarthTrends : Environmental Information
“Welcome to EarthTrends, an online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. Committed to the principle that accurate information drives responsible decisions by governments and individuals, EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.”–From the Website.
Executive PayWatch 2010
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/
The AFL/CIO offers this database of the pay executives receive at many, many companies.
Finding your web-identity
We have all done it. We all have googled ourselves or someone we know. This website searches your name across Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, and Bing, and then places the name into relevant categories while searching the site.
USA Today Sports Salaries Databases
http://content.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/salaries/default.aspx
http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/default.aspx
http://content.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/salaries/default.aspx
http://content.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/salaries/default.aspx
USA Today offers these salaries databases for NFL football player, MLB baseball players, NBA basketball players, and NHL hockey players.
Directory of History of Medicine Collections
http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hmddirectory/index.cfm
“The collections described in this Directory database provide research, reference, and interlibrary loan services to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences. Some of the subjects include: dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing, military medicine, and pharmacy. While the Directory is by no means exhaustive, it serves to draw attention to the depth and variety of history of medicine collections available to researchers.”–From the Web site.
Popular Science Magazine : 137 Year Archive Free Browsing
http://www.popsci.com/archives
The entire 137 year archive of Popular Science magazine is here free for browsing. Each issue can be viewed just as it first appeared at its original time of publication.
