Reference Librarian

Kimberly Vardeman

E-mail: kimberly.vardeman@ttu.edu
Phone: 806.834.4156
Office Location: Library, Mezzanine 111
Mailstop: MS 0002

Colleges & Universities

College and University Rankings

Statistical and reputational college rankings compiled by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.

 
Lubbock Area Information

City of Lubbock

Local government website.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

News, Sports, Business, Red Raiders and Lubbock area events.

 
Statistics

International

CIA World Factbook

Provides basic information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, military and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

OECD Statistics

Time-series data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for member and some non-member countries.

United States

American FactFinder

Find popular facts about a community (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data by using Community Facts.

FedStats

Official statistics from more than 100 federal agencies.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States.

Texas

Texas State Data Center

Distributes Texas Census information, population estimates and projections for Texas, as well as other information from the federal government, state government and other sources.

U.S. Census Bureau Texas Data

Texas QuickFacts from the Census.

 

Test Prep

CLEP®

GRE®

Texas Tech University Academic Testing Services

TOEFL®

 

Texas Area Information

About Texas

Directory of online reference sources by the Texas State Library and Archives.

Handbook of Texas Online

Online state history encyclopedia documenting the rich and complex history of Texas.

Texas Almanac

Reference covering resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population, and other subjects relating to the political, civic and economic development of Texas.

 

Texas Tech University

Campus Directory

Campus Map

La Ventana

Texas Tech University yearbook digital collection.

 

Writing Resources

Citation Style Manuals

EndNote Web

A Web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies.

Texas Tech University Writing Center

 

For reference resources related to a specific discipline, please see the personal librarian page.