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Associations and Organizations

Table of Contents:

General

Associations Unlimited
The online version of Encyclopedia of Associations, a key source for information on associations and professional societies from around the world.

ASAE Gateway to Associations
Search this directory of more than 6,000 associations. Entries are searchable by name, keyword and geographic location. The American Society of Association Executives maintains this site.

Associations on the Net
This is the Internet Public Library's guide to web sites of prominent organizations and associations.

Scholarly Societies Project
The Scholarly Societies Project, developed to facilitate access to information about scholarly societies across the world since 1994. Can search by subject, country and language.

Discipline/Special Area

Chemical Engineering Research Organizations and Laboratories
The WWW Virtual Library's links to research institutes, centers, and laboratories relevant to chemical and process engineering.

Native Music and Arts Organizations
Created by Lisa Mitten of the University of Pittsburgh, this lists record labels, distributors, sources for native music, arts organizations and reviews; as well as links for specific artists.

Scholarly Societies Project
Facilitates access to information about scholarly societies across the world since 1994. Can search by subject, country and language.

Transportation Associations, Societies, and Unions
Compiled by the National Transportation Library's Librarian to assist in locating organizations related to every aspect of transportation.

International

Encyclopedia of Associations. International Organizations. Gale Research Co.

A guide to international non-profit organizations in the following areas: trade, business, and commercial, environmental and agricultural, legal, governmental, public administration, military, engineering, technological, and natural and social sciences, educational, cultural, social welfare, health and medical, public affairs, fraternal, nationality, and ethnic.
• Location(s): Wilson Library Quarto AS22 .E54x: Latest edition in WILSON Reference (Desk). Second latest edition in Wilson Business Reference. For other locations and editions:
• Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability

International Governmental Organizations
Listing for official international governmental organization web sites from Northwestern University.

Nonprofits

Encyclopedia of Associations. National organizations of the U.S.
Annual publication which contains information for approximately 22,000 nonprofit American membership organizations of national scope.
• Location(s): Wilson Library Quarto AS22 .E5: Latest edition in WILSON Reference (Desk). Second latest edition in WILSON Business Reference. For other library locations and editions:
• Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability

GuideStar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
A comprehensive source of information about American nonprofit organizations. Search the directory to limit by locations, income, keywords and other criteria. Provides access to IRS 990 of tax exempt organizations.