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(More Info)	Data.census.gov
Taking the place of American FactFinder, data.census.gov is the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. The vision for data dissemination through data.census.gov is to improve the customer experience by making data available from one centralized place so that data users spend less time searching for data content and more time using it. Read the full annotation

(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)	DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
The DBLP Computer Science Bibliography is the online reference for bibliographic information on major computer science publications. It provides free access to bibliographic meta-data and links to the electronic editions of publications. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	De Moanne
A bimonthly Frisian-language journal of culture and opinion. (The Web link only provides publication information, not full-text access to articles.) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	DemographicsNow
Comprehensive business and demographic information valuable to assess business viability, create sales leads and marketing mailing lists, complete location analyses and business plans, analyze population trends, find potential sponsors and donors, and more. Read the full annotation

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Derwent Innovations Index

(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)	Development in Practice
"offers practice-based analysis and research concerning the social dimensions of development and humanitarianism, and provides a forum for debate and the exchange of ideas among practitioners, policy makers, academics, and activists worldwide." Read the full annotation

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR

(More Info)	Dictionary of American History, 3d ed.
A multi-volume encyclopedia with concise articles dealing with the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of American history. Includes bibliographies. Read the full annotation

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Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE)

(More Info)	Dictionary of Art
A comprehensive 34-volume set with more than 45,000 entries on worlwide topics, ranging from prehistory through the art of the 1990s. 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 Classical Mythology
Substantive entries on figures of classical mythology; includes bibliographies for entries in appendix. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Computing & Digital Media
Defines terms and acronyms related to digital audio, video, graphics, and interactive communication. Read the full annotation

Dictionary of Econometrics

(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

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Dictionary of Literary Biography

(More Info)	Dictionary of Marxist Thought
A succinct guide to the basic concepts of Marxism, including different interpretations and criticisms and the people and schools of thought whose works have contributed to the body of Marxist ideas. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Multicultural Education
Provides multiple perspectives on race and ethnic distinctions, gender considerations, postmodernism, critical theory, and the meanings of all this for curriculum. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas
The ideas discussed in this work go beyond philosophical ideas. However, a significant number are directly related to philosophical issues. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Ed. Joseph R. Strayer. 12 vols. (1982-1989) + Supplement (2003). The bibliographies can be supplemented by looking at the more recent Lexikon des Mittelalters (see below). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue francaise : et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siecle
A dictionary documenting the use of French before 1500. 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 Karl Barth Library
This is the first major online collection of Karl Barth's works. Combining comprehensiveness with a carefully crafted set of text-analysis tools, The Digital Karl Barth Library will support a new generation of research into the works of one of the twentieth century's most influential theologians. 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)	Directory of History Journals
Provides links to English-language journals that publish in the field of history. Maintained by the American Historical Association. Searchable by subject, keyword, or browsable by title. 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)	Drama Criticism
This resource contains criticism of the most significant and widely studied dramatic works from all the world's literatures. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia
Ed. Sheila D. Muller. New York: Garland, 1997. A one-volume encyclopedia with entries on various people and topics important in the history of Dutch art and art criticism. Includes good cross-references, indexes, and bibliography. Read the full annotation

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Dutch Biographical Resources

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

(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 Newspapers (Nederlandse kranten)
Links to a wide variety of Dutch-language newspapers. 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

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Dutch Weekly News and Opinion Magazines

Dutch-English Dictionary

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