"The sociological imagination enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals. By such means the personal uneasiness of individuals is focused upon explicit troubles and the indifference of publics is transformed into involvement with public issues." —C. Wright Mills, 1959

Comprehensive Links

Geospatial and Statistical Data Center Interactive Data Resources:
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/

links organized by subject
succint and relevant description of links
well-organized

Guide to primary social science research data and related resources available on the Internet:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/other/

international as well as domestic links covering diverse topics
organized around geographical locations, institutions, and data producers
not easy to use if searching for a particular topic

International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology:
http://datalib.library.ualberta.ca/iassist/tools/othersites.html

primarily international links, but domestic links as well
relatively few links to data archives, but many links (with brief descriptions) to sites containing links

PA 765 Research Methodology Links:
http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/links.htm

links organized by broad topics
many links, listed in alphabetical order under topic heading

Social Science Data Resources:
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/data.html

links organized by broad topics
many links, but not well-organized

University of Michigan Documents Center Statistical Resources on the Web:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center

links organized by subject
succint and relevant description of link
well-organized

Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service University of Virginia VaStat:
http://www.coopercenter.org/econ/VASTAT/

links organized by subject