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Associations, Foundations and Organizations
American Hospital Directory
Free summary data for over 6,000 hospitals are provided as a public service. 
Associations on the Net
A searchable "collection of over 2200 Internet sites providing information about a wide variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions. Abstracts summarizing information about the association and its site are provided."  From the Internet Public Library, University of Michigan School of Information.
Foundation Finder
"Use the Foundation Finder to search by name for basic information about foundations within the universe of more than 70,000 private and community foundations in the U.S."  From the Foundation Center
GuideStar 
Produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 1994, its searchable database lists over 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations. Information consists of Mission & Programs,  Goals & Results,  Financials, Leaders,  Needs & Opportunities,  Newsletter,  Press Releases,  Form 990, Full Report.
Idealist
A project of Action Without Borders, it lists "over 28,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission".  Designed to help the user find Jobs, Volunteer opportunities, Services, Resources, Campaigns, Events, Internships, Career Fairs, and Tools related to non-profits.
Index to the Funding Information Center Files at Boise Public 
Search or Browse funding sources for non-profits on file at the Funding Information Center located on the 3rd floor of the Boise Public Library.
Internet Nonprofit Center
"Information for and about nonprofits."  The site features the searchable Nonprofit FAQ, a database of "frequently asked questions" and their answers derived from an email discussion list and other online resources.
IRS - Charities & Non-profits
"Intended to assist you in learning if an organization is exempt from federal taxation and, if so, determining how much of your contributions to that organization are tax deductible." 
Non-governmental Organizations Research Guide 
Covers NGOs that focus on  environmentally sustainable development, human rights, or women in development.  Browse full list or arrange by issue or geography.  Features affiliation and links to statistical data. From Public Documents & Maps, Perkins Library, Duke Univ. 
Scholarly Societies Project
"Facilitating access to information about scholarly societies across the world since 1994, it is sponsored by the University of Waterloo Library. 

Idaho 

Idaho Artist Directory
  Artists and areas of interest are listed under visual arts, performing arts, literature, and media arts. Entries include images and contact information.
Idaho Business Directories
Links Better Business members in Idaho by region, Buy Idaho members, international trade facts, and agricultural products information. 
Idaho Folklife Directory
  Created to facilitate contact among traditional folk artists, performing groups, the cultural, presenting, and educational organizations in Idaho's seven distinct regions.
Idaho Galleries Directory
  Public galleries by city. Listing includes name, address, telephone,  hours, brief description, web site address.
Idaho Legal Services, Directory of
The directory is a compilation of information about legal resources for people in Idaho. An attorney roster, court forms and instructions, and other information can be accessed directly from the Court Assistance Office Project (CAOP) web site sponsored by the Idaho Supreme Court. 
Idaho Museums and Historical Sites
Alphabetically lists names of museums, historical societies, arts organizations, and related entities linked to contact, location and web site information. 
Nonprofit Arts Organizations of Idaho
  Organized by region, its purpose is to facilitate communication among arts organizations, artists, audiences, and communities.
North Idaho Communities ON-line (NICON)
"A community-based regional communications network, offering a range of information services throughout the North Idaho region for the public good. 
Self-Rescue Manual
A directory of clothing/furniture, counseling, dental, education, employment, casual labor/GED, financial/utility assistance, foodbanks, free meals, hotlines, housing assistance, legal assistance, immigrant/refugee agencies, medical assistance, shelters/showers, substance abuse treatment, transportation, and vision services available in the Treasure Valley for those "who want to help themselves."
State of Idaho Directory
State employee email and phone search in addition to agency listings,  judicial districts, Idaho counties, Idaho cities, public school districts, legislative districts, commissions and boards, and employee phone listings.

Treasure Valley Referral Directory
Lists human services in the Treasure Valley that are free or provided on a sliding scale basis.

Libraries:

Libraries Worldwide
National Libraries 
Idaho and Regional Libraries
Boise Area Libraries
  • Boise Area Libraries  
  • Peregrine Fund Research Library "Although the principal focus is on avian topics, especially birds of prey, the library collections contain many titles on other groups of animals and plants, and there is a strong representation of conservation biology texts and monographs." Collections are freely accessible to any interested user for in-library use.
  • Richard R. Olendorff  Memorial Library Covers "raptor management, human interaction with raptors, the mitigation of adverse impacts, and basic raptor biology....The collection includes reprints of published papers, and theses and dissertations, as well as, a significant amount of "gray literature" in the form of popular articles,  unpublished government reports and progress reports." Library service is made available to, among others, graduate students from Boise State University.

Museums 

Art on the Web: Museums
A list of art-related sites and portals is followed by a list of links to specific museums in the United States, Europe, Canada, Israel, and Latin America.
Idaho Museums and Historical Sites
Alphabetically lists names of museums, historical societies, arts organizations, and related entities linked to contact, location and web site information. 
MUSEE
A directory to museums' collections including art, science, history, zoos, archaeology and aquariums, etc. providing links to their educational, entertainment, archive and shopping features.
MuseumSpot 
Search by country, state, city, museum name, artist, or specialty.  Top Museums, On Exhibit, Must-See Sites, Offbeat, Museum Spotlight, Presidential Museums and Articles are  featured.
MuseumStuff
Browse museums by country, state, type and genre, online shops, and unusual and strange collections.

Periodicals

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
"This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages." Lund University Libraries
CUFTS Directory
  Search by journal title or ISSN to find out which of over 245 electronic collections include a journal, and what coverage dates for indexing and/or full-text are available. Provided by Simon Fraser University Library.
Fetch E-Journal Database
The Fetch Free E-Journals Database is a list of periodicals which have some or all of their full-text available free through the internet.
LiLI-D Title Search
This is a list of Journals and Magazines currently
available to the residents of Idaho online through LiLI-D.
Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web
"This directory provides links to established Web-based scholarly journals that offer access to English language article files without requiring user registration or fees."
Union Lists of Periodicals from OCLC
List of periodicals held by OCLC member libraries.

Publishers

AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors  
 International in scope, the site provides email addresses for publishers and vendors, as well as links to their websites by name, by place, and by subject.
Association of American University Presses  
An organization of non-profit scholarly publishers, AAUP's site includes a membership directory.
Publishers' Catalogues
Search publisher name by keyword or browse publishers by city, state, country, topic, or type of material.  From Northern Lights Internet Solutions Ltd.

Telephone/E-mail and Area Codes

Trade

National Export Directory
Provided by the "Trade Information Center (TIC) to better inform U.S. exporters about trade contacts at the federal, state, and local levels." Also available at this site is the Foreign Trade Offices Database.

Zip Codes, Postal

U. S. Postal Service - ZIP+4 Lookup   
Search for ZIP+4 code(s), all zip codes for a city/town, or all cities/towns in a zip code within the domain of the United States Postal Service.
Yahoo - Reference - Postal Information
Links to postal rates and codes worldwide.

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