November 2011 Hot Sites
ixquick.com "Ixquick, the "world's most private search engine," automatically encrypts ALL searches." It is "widely praised by security experts as the most secure way to surf the web. 'When you use Ixquick,com or Startpage.com, your IP address is not recorded, your visit is not logged, and no tracking cookies are placed on your browser'" http://www.ixquick.com
Census Quickfacts "Summary profiles for geographic areas have been updated with the most recent information from frequently requested statistics from various Census Bureau programs including the 2010 Census, 2010 American Community Survey and 2007 Survey of Business Owners. These easy to access and easy to use tables are now available for the nation, state and counties and have expanded from places with populations of 25,000 or more to places with 5,000 or more. Tables also provide links to more detailed data sets." http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
Logistics World "The Worldwide Directory of Transportation and Logistics. Search tools, jobs, news, or for the meaning of industry specific terms and acronyms." http://www.logisticsworld.com/acro.asp
Custom Search Engine "The link directory for Google Custom Search Engines. We have hundreds of links to Google CSE web sites in all areas of interest. Find search engines that are very specific to your topic for better search results." http://www.customsearchengine.com/
Wisconsin's WorkNET WorkNET is a "Workforce and Labor Market Information System" with links to information and data on geographical locations, industries, employment, economic development, and business statistics. There and endless reports and data sets in these areas and more. http://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/default.aspx
FREE JSTOR Journal content Typically a paid resource, JSTOR is making journal content "published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals." Browse available content "by discipline or by title." http://www.jstor.org/