Recommended Internet Links for  Social Science Students

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General Links

Sosig  Gateway
The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is a freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. The SOSIG Internet Catalogue is an online database of high quality Internet resources. It offers users the chance to read descriptions of resources available over the Internet and to access those resources directly. The Catalogue points to thousands of resources, and each one has been selected and described by a librarian or academic. The catalogue is browsable or searchable by subject area.  Recommended.

http://www.atlapedia.com/ Atlapedia Online contains full colour physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics for each country

http://lama.kcc.hawaii.edu/psiweb Resources for Geography, History, Sociology

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Resources for all subjects and topics

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ogden/piir/index.html Info about the Pacific Islands which can be useful for Geography, History and Sociology

http://www.countryreports.org/ Country Reports for all nations. Information provided on geography, economy, people, government etc.

http://www.unb.ca/courses/mba6323/presentations/roemcfarlane/index.htm A set of slide presentations on “Geography and History: The Foundations of Cultural Understanding”

Geography

Geography Links
A directory of Web sites about geography, alphabetically arranged in categories which include features of the earth's surface, its atmosphere, and its hidden interior. There are links for specific geographic features, meteorology, natural disasters, earth sciences, maps, and more. From the Canadian Council for Geographic Education. Also available in French.

http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html Wealth of information for Geography

http://www.parisisd.net/staff/dmartin/Secondary/WorldGeographyToday.htm Definition of Geography Terms

http://www.iaora.com/NatHist/biogeography.htm Info on Geography of Polynesia

http://www.pacinst.org/ccresource.html Info about Climate Change in the Pacific

http://geography.about.com/cs/basics/ Resources for different areas of Geography

http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/esm/app/knox/ Free Textbook on Human Geography

http://www.geographic.org/ Resources for Population Geography

http://home.ica.net/~drw/pop1.htm Articles on Population Geography with accompanying questions for students to answer

http://www.uccs.edu/~geogenvs/ges473/STUDY2/index.htm Slide presentations on Human Geography. Very useful too for Demography Courses

http://www3.cerritos.edu/earth-science/tutor/tutorial_center.htm Resources for Physical Geography (Earth Science)
 

History / Politics

USEFUL SITES FOR PRELIMINARY HISTORY POLITICS COURSES

http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/other.html An excellent site with wealth of information about the Culture and History of China. Useful for teachers and students

http://www.jiang-kasten.de/engl1.htm This site contains excellent pages on the History of China – useful resources for teachers and students

http://www.friesian.com/sangoku.htm Wealth of information on Emperors of the Sangoku, the "Three Kingdoms,"of India, China, & Japan. Excellent page for both teachers and students

http://www.wsws.org/history/1997/mar1997/dengx.shtml Useful information on the Chinese Revolution

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e641.html This page gives general facts about Japanese History

http://www.samurai-archives.com/ Provides useful information on the Japanese Samurai

http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/t000013.htm Timeline of Japanese History

http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/i.html General information on the Japanese History

http://www.assoziations-blaster.de/gojapan.about.com/cs/japanesehistory/ This page provides Links to pages on Japanese History

http://www.ingjapan.ne.jp/miurasn/history/history.htm This page gives a chronology of Japanese History and corresponding links to pages providing detail information

http://www.centurychina.com/wiihist/ Provides information and links to pages containing information on Japanese War Crimes

http://web.uccs.edu/~history/index/japan.html A guide to resources and researches on the web on Japanese History

http://www.csuohio.edu/history/japan/index.html A very detailed and informative page on Teaching and Learning about Japan. Very useful for teachers and students

http://www.hwcn.org/~aj233/history.html This page contains to other sites with more in-depth information on Japanese History

http://www2.wikipedia.com/wiki/History_of_the_Pacific_Islands Information on History of each Pacific islands nation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/pvs/migrationspart1.html Settlement of Polynesia and has other useful links

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Navigation/Misc/contents.html Tradiational Navigation in the Western Pacific

http://www.pbs.org/wayfinders/polynesian.html Polynesian History and Origin

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm? Useful information about early explorers

http://www.kidinfo.com/explorers.html useful information about early explorers

http://www.greatdreams.com/thor.htm Works of Thor Heyerdahl in the Pacific which are useful for History and Sociology

http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/places/default.htm individual country profiles

http://www.prigsbee.com/maps/index.html Antique Maps of the Pacific Ocean – Useful for History and Geography students

http://www.janeresture.com/oceania_myths/index.htm Oceania Mythology - Useful for History and Sociology students

http://www.janeresture.com/melanesia_myths/Vanuatu.htm Vanuatu Mythology

http://www.fijifvb.gov.fj/about/history/pre_hist.shtml Pre-History of Fiji

http://www.sponline.com/nc/anglais/cadrehist.htm History and Geography of New Caledonia

http://www.fiji.islands-travel.com/history.html History of the Fiji Islands

http://www.philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/westoc/melan.html Melanesian Religions

http://rspas.anu.edu.au/melanesia/Witter98.html Modern Politics in New Caledonia and Vanuatu – Discussion Paper

http://www.worldrover.com/history/papua_new_guinea_history.html History of PNG

http://www.panasia.org.sg/pngbuai/200religion/traditional/trad-gods1.htm Religion in Melanesia

http://www.vanuatutourism.com/history1.htm Colonial History of Vanuatu

http://life.csu.edu.au/~dspennem/MCHMIS/NewCaledonia_Ovw.html Wealth of information about New Caledonia

http://www.louisville.edu/~semosi01/history.html Brief history of Polynesia

http://www.iaora.com/NatHist/polynesian_history.htm Information on Polynesian History and Culture

Economics

http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/  Online library of economics resource materials

http://www.bized.ac.uk/stafsup/options/option7.htm Online Economic Lessons

http://cob.jmu.edu/econed/High.htm Online High School Economics Lessons

http://www.fte.org/teachers/lessons/lessons.htm Useful resources and lessons for both teachers and students from Foundation for Teaching Economics

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Education/Lessons/Economics/index.htm Basic Economics lessons useful for high school students and teachers

http://ingrimayne.saintjoe.edu/econ/Index_of_Macro_Top.html Macroeconomics Concepts and definitions

http://cbpa.louisville.edu/econpage/meanings.html Origins and definitions of various economic related terms

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reak/glosslist.htm Glossary and definition of basic economic terms

http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/economics/econmain.html This site is an introduction to basic concepts on economics and contains information, quizzes, activities and links to various online resources to learn more about our global economy.

http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/newbooks.htm Online Economic Textbooks

http://www.globalink.org/tobacco/9910eco/ Paper on the Economic Impact of Smoking in the Pacific Islands

http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/jcc/countries/solomons.htm Solomon Islands: Economic Profile

http://www.boh.com/econ/pacific/1998/solomon/1.asp Solomon Islands Economic Report

http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/jcc/countries/vanuatu.htm Vanuatu: Economic Profile

http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/jcc/countries/fiji.htm Fiji: Economic Profile

http://www.boh.com/econ/pacific/1998/fiji/1.asp Fiji Economic Report

http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/jcc/countries/samoa.htm Samoa: Economic Profile

http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/jcc/countries/tonga.htm Tonga: Economic Profile

http://www.adb.org/Countries/default.asp ADB Reports on Economic Trends by Country

http://www.geic.or.jp/islands/docs/rajesh.html Paper on Planning for Sustainable Development in the Pacific Islands. A useful document for both Economics and Geography students

http://www.apcss.org/Publications/Transnational%20Report%20version%2020%20Dec%202000.html Conference Report on Transnational Security threats in Asia-Pacific region. Useful for both Economics and Geography students

http://www.micsem.org/pubs/publications/microcounsel/cultcris.htm Excellent document for both Economic and Geography students – on Culture in Crisis: Trends in the Pacific Today

http://www.tellusconsultants.com/swot.html Paper on “SWOT Analysis for Participatory Research in the Pacific. Excellent document for Economics and Geography

Accountancy

http://xnet.rrc.mb.ca/claverge/lesson.htm This website contains links to student developed lesson plans in Accounting – Particularly useful for teachers

http://accounting.rutgers.edu/ Accounting Resources on the Internet

http://www.bized.ac.uk/stafsup/options/accounting/ Students can use this on-line Accounting Lessons. Suitable for students and teachers

http://www.uwm.edu/~ceil/accounting/educsite.html Accounting Education sites suitable for both students and teachers

http://www.nudgee.com/library/accounting1.htm This page contains some excellent Accounting links for teachers and students

http://www.access.wvu.edu/class/acctutor/tableofc.htm Online Accounting Tutorial

http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/policies/acctman/ Free Online Accounting Manual

http://www.adpc.purdue.edu/Account/bsintro/index.htm A Slide Presentation of “Business Service Skills Introduction to Accounting”

http://accountinginfo.com/study/index.html Online Accounting Study Guide

http://www.onlinewbc.gov/docs/finance/bkpg_acct.html Free online course covering the basics of accounting from the perspective of a small business owner.

http://www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/elizabetha/EAAccess/517/Lecture1/tsld003.htm Basic Accounting Concepts and terminologies with definitions

http://www.etu.org.za/toolbox/docs/finances/webaccount.html Online Basic Accounting Guide

http://www.sharlee.com/articleaccountingbasics.htm Basic Definitions in Accounting

Social Science Journals

The Economist (Latest issue in full text)
Pacific Economics Bulletin (Includes issues papers organised by country available for free downloading)

(*Note:  To see a full collection of internet links across all subject areas please see also the Emalus Campus Recommended Internet links page)