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Directories
Listed below is a selection of directories of state, local, and federal government agencies, as well as private sector organizations. Directories can be useful not only for names and addresses of people to contact, but also for information about organizations such as their functions, services, and publications.
Almanac of Federal PACs. Amward Publications. (KSG
Library REF JK1991.A55)
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American Economic Association (AEA) Directory of Members.
Listings provide research fields, biographical information, addresses, phone
numbers, and e-mail addresses.
ARNOVA Membership Directory
(Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action).
Online directory access requires membership.
Associations Unlimited. Searchable database of more than 40,000 associations, professional societies, and non-profit organizations worldwide. (Harvard I.D. and PIN required)
Congressional
Staff Directory. Provides brief contact and
biographical information of members of Congress and contact
information for their staff. (Harvard I.D. and PIN required)
Conservation Directory. Washington: National Wildlife
Federation. Annual.
(KSG Library REF S920.C64) Lists public and private sector
organizations concerned with natural resource use and management.
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Consultants & Consulting Organizations Directory.
Detroit, Gale Research Co.
(KSG Library REF HD69.C6 C647)
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CSG State Directory: Administrative Officials. Lexington, Kentucky: Council of State Governments. Annual. (KSG Library REF JK2482.E94 S72) View HOLLIS record
CSG State Directory: Legislative Leadership, Committees, and Staff. Lexington, Kentucky: Council of State Governments. Annual. (KSG Library REF JK2495.S688) View HOLLIS record
D & B Million Dollar Directory. Parsippany, NJ:
Dun's Marketing Service Annual.
(KSG Library REF HC102.D8) Directory of the 50,000 largest U.S. Businesses.
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Directory of Executive
Recruiters. Fitzwilliam, NH: Kennedy Information.
(KSG Library REF HF5549.5 .R44 D58)
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Directory of Organizations and Individuals Professionally Engaged in Government Research and Related Activities. Birmingham, AL: Government Research Association. Issued irregularly. (KSG Library REF JF1525.G62) View HOLLIS record
Editor & Publisher International Year Book. New
York, NY: Editor & Publisher.
(KSG Library REF PN4700.E42)"The encyclopedia of the
newspaper industry"
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Encyclopedia of Associations / National Organizations of the U.S. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co. Annual. (KSG Library REF AS22.E5) View HOLLIS record
Encyclopedia of Associations / International Organizations. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co. Annual. (KSG Library REF AS8.E53) View HOLLIS record
Encyclopedia of Associations / Regional, State and Local Organizations. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co. Annual. (KSG Library REF AS22.E53) View HOLLIS record
Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co. Annual. (KSG Library REF JK468.C7 E52) View HOLLIS record
Environmental Grantmaking Foundations. Cary, North Carolina:
Resources for Global Sustainability, Inc. (KSG Library REF TD12.E5)
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Europa International Foundation Directory. Detroit: Gale Research
Co. Issued irregularly.
(KSG Library REF AS911.H65)
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Federal Staff Directory. Contact information for officials and staff of the executive branch as well as for staff of independent and quasi-official agencies. (Harvard I.D. and PIN required) (KSG Library REF JK641.F42) View HOLLIS record
Government Research Directory. Detroit: Gale Research
Co. Biennial.
(KSG Library REF AS25.G56) Describes over 2300 research facilities
including those owned and operated by the government, government-owned/contractor-operated
facilities, and cooperative research programs.
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Homeland Security Staff Directory (CQ Press).
Provides biographical and contact information for the staff of
the Department of Homeland Security, selected federal
agencies, house and senate committees, and federal courts.
(Harvard I.D. and PIN required)
Hudson's Washington News Media Contacts Directory. Rhinebeck,
NY: Howard Penn Hudson. Annual.
(KSG Library REF PN4888.P6H9)
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International Directory of Finance and
Economics Professionals
(Yale University) Leans heavily to finance.
Martindale-Hubbell
Law Directory
Provides access to listings and contact information for over one
million lawyers and law firms around the world by name, law
firm, geographic area and language.
Municipal Year Book. Washington: International City
Management Association. Annual
(KSG Library REF JS344.C5 A24)
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National Directory of Corporate Public Affairs. Washington:
Columbia Books. Annual.
(KSG Library REF HD59.N24) An annual
guide to corporate communications and public affairs.
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National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations. Rockville,
MD: The Taft Group. Annual.
(KSG Library REF AS29.5.N38)
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National Health Directory. Washington: Science and Health
Publications. Annual.
(Countway Library WA22 AA1 N33)
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Orbis. Bureau Van Dijk. Collection of databases including Bankscope, which, together provide detailed information on millions of companies, world-wide.
Public Human Services Directory. Washington: American Public Welfare Association. Annual. (KSG Library REF HV89.P82) Includes public and private welfare and human service agencies. View HOLLIS record
Washington Information Directory. Washington: Congressional
Quarterly, Inc. Annual.
(KSG Library REF JK6.W3) Includes
executive agencies, Congressional committees, and a wide selection
of non-profit associations located in Washington, D.C.
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International Organizations, Think Tanks, Research Centers & Nonprofits
The Internet is a particularly rich source of information from governmental, research, and nonprofit organizations.
Associations Unlimited. Searchable database of more than 40,000 associations, professional societies, and non-profit organizations worldwide. (Harvard I.D. and PIN required)
Centers for Research and Policy Development (KSG Library)
Nonprofits &
NGOs in 190 Countries (Idealist.org)
International Organizations (University of Michigan
Library Documents Center)
People Finders & Biographical Resources
Biographical Resources on the WWW (KSG Library E-Reference Shelf)
Telephone Directories on the WWW (KSG Library E-Reference Shelf)
Who's Who series. (KSG Library REF CT120-246)
The KSG Library has the most recent collection of
Who's Who books in print. Also see:
Biography Resource Center and
International Who's Who.
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