My Next Move is an excellent resource for those looking to start or change careers. The site features 900 career options, searchable by key words or by industry. For instance, when "psychologist" is typed into the key word search almost two dozen options appear, from Clinical Psychologist to Mental Health Counselor. Clicking on Clinical Psychologist links to a page that describes what clinical...

The diversity of nonprofits in the United States is somewhat staggering, so it makes sense to find out that such a group as the National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) exists. The NCNA is a national network that serves over 22,000 member nonprofits, and also works towards advocating on behalf of its members via its home office in Washington, D.C. On the organization's homepage, visitors...

Founded in 1986, the Recruiting New Teachers organization is driven by their mission, which is “to raise esteem for teaching, expand the pool of qualified teachers, and improve the nation’s teacher recruitment, development, and diversity policies and practices.” It is certainly a tall order, and one that maintaining the National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse site helps fulfill. With a site...

In 1848, a group of women and men gathered in Seneca Falls, New York in order to convene the first Women’s Rights Convention. 121 years later, a like-minded group of citizens established the National Women’s Hall of Fame in a historic bank building located in the city’s downtown. Over the past several decades, the organization has seen fit to induct 217 distinguished women into the Hall of Fame,...

The mere mention of the US Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook may remind some individuals of those infamous high school vocational surveys. Some may even remember that such surveys indicated that they would go on to careers in forestry, animal husbandry, or even as a particle physicist. Recently, the Department of Labor issued this tremendously useful Handbook in its online...

There are a number of organizations whose members maintain a close affinity and appreciation for their work long after they have completed their time working together. One such organization is the Peace Corps, and this website serves as testimony to those shared bonds. Established by Peace Corps alums John Coyne and Marian Haley Beil, the Peace Corps Writers website combines reflections by...

Jonas Salk referred to the late Mary Lasker as "a matchmaker between science and society.� Lasker passed away in 1994, but her influence is still felt today, as she was a major player in the struggle to expand the National Institutes of Health after World War II. During the post-war period, Lasker successfully entered the largely male-dominated world of policy making and scientific research. On...

At this Interactions' website, individuals can "follow physicists from around the world as they live the World Year of Physics." Students and educators can discover what it is like to be a physicist through biographies of their lives, videos, photos, and blogs. The website presents events for the World Year of Physics 2005. Researchers can find links describing basic physics research by scientists...

Located at the University of Texas, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library holds over 50 million pages of presidential documents, a half million feet of motion picture film, and thousands of other important materials that tell the story of President Reagan’s life. From the Library’s homepage, visitors can learn how they can perform research at the library, read through a “Quick Reference” guide on...

Born in Clayton, Missouri, Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. attended Harvard in the late 1930s, served in the Air Force, and then shortly thereafter, he and his new wife moved to the state of Arizona. Goddard entered the world of politics after a time, and became governor of the burgeoning state of Arizona in the 1960s. The Arizona State University Libraries has created this rather compelling online...