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AGRICOLA
Search for scholarly articles on agriculture related topics.
CAB Abstracts
A comprehensive, international database for articles related to agriculture, nutrition, environmental science and the applied life sciences.
Education Abstracts
Search for articles from over 340 leading education journals on all aspects of education including administration, teaching methods, curriculum, and more.
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center)
An online digital library of education research and information containing over 1.3 million items including 300,000 full-text documents.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Search for articles and more from journals in the fields of communication and mass media studies.
Academic Search Premier
Search for articles from popular magazines and scholarly journals across many disciplines, including agriculture, education and communication. Contains some full-text.
Google Scholar
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Ethnic Newswatch
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ProQuest Newsstand
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Lexis-Nexis
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Government Information

U.S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Education
California Department of Food and Agriculture
California Department of Education
USA.gov
Gateway to U.S. Government information.

Statistics

National Agricultural Statistical Service
Statistical arm of the United States Department of Agriculture.
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
A good place to begin looking for statistical information.
FedStats
Gateway to statistics produced by U.S. government agencies.
U. S. Census Department
Home page for the U.S. Census Department. Numerous links for statistical information, e.g. American Fact Finder "source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data."
County and City Data Book (2007 Edition)
The County and City Data Book is the most comprehensive source of information about the individual counties and cities in the United States