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(More Info)	DataPlace
A Fannie Mae-sponsored site which culls demographic, economic, social, and housing data from multiple government agencies and presents it in a simple, straightforward format. Users can create thematic maps and scatterplots to represent the information. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Detroit Institute of Arts
"The DIA’s collection is one of the largest, most significant in the United States, comprising a multicultural and multinational survey of human creativity from prehistory through the 21st century." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Canadian Biography
A scholarly national biography, with approximately 8000 entries on people who helped in the formation of Canada and who died between the years 1000 and 1930.Fully searchable, with detailed bibliographic information for each entry. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Hearing
Included are a wide range of terms that are in general use in the current literature on hearing and related topics. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Digital History
This is an extensive and well-organized site featuring "high-quality historical resources for teachers and students for free and without advertising," a feat accomplished through partnerships with a variety of museums and archives. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Digital South Asia Library
A project of the Center for Research Libraries, providing digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren
The Digital Library of Dutch Literature is a growing collection of primary and secondary information on Dutch language and literature and its historical, societal and cultural context. The site is an initiative by the Digital Library of Dutch Literature Foundation. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
An interdisciplinary resource on women and gender in the ancient Mediterranean. The site is searchable, and includes bibliographies, translated texts, essays, and images. It has full-text links to articles in Hekman Library's JSTOR collection. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Directory of Development Organizations
Lists and provides links to 47,500 development organizations worldwide, arranged alphabetically by region and country. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	dmoz.org Planning Directory
A directory covering topics such as growth and sprawl, historic preservation, transportation, urban design, urban history and urban economics. (This site is part of the Open Directory Project.) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Documenting the American South
A digital publishing initiative that provides images, texts, and audio files related to Southern history, literature, and culture, from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century. Currently DocSouth includes seven thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research
A guide to doing historical research, with links to a variety of web sites covering various historical events and eras. Maintained by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central
Regularly maintained by Dr. Grohol and a staff of contributing editors, Psych Central is a good source for mental health information, and it provides annotated guides to the most useful websites, newsgroups, and mailing lists online today in mental health, psychology, social work, and psychiatry. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	DRAM: Database of Recorded American Music
A joint project of New York University and New World Records. Nonsubscribers can search the catalog and read liner notes, many of which include bibliographies and discographies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Genealogical Society Nederlandse Genealogische Vereniging
The largest society of its kind in the Netherlands, site is in Dutch with limited English. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Grammar Course
A well-constructed course in the Dutch language and grammar, maintained by Bieneke Berendsen. Read the full annotation

Dutch Heritage Site

(More Info)	Dutch Language (Wikipedia article)
A brief, well-organized overview of the Dutch language, with good links to other resources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Proverbs and Sayings
Contains Dutch proverbs and sayings, with equivalent expressions in other languages. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Research Database (NOD)
The Dutch Research Database (NOD) is a publicly available online database with information on scientific research, researchers and research institutes. The NOD covers all scientific disciplines (multidisciplinary). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Spelling
A concise guide to Dutch orthography (spelling), with a history of spelling reforms and changes. (This is an English translation of a Dutch Wikipedia article.) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Studies Web: History (WESS-WEB)
A collection of resources for Dutch History from the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Studies Web: Literature and Language (WESS-WEB)
Portal for Dutch Studies in Language and Literature from the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Read the full annotation

Dutch Telephone Directory

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