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As part of your research on Mongolia check out some of these interesting web sites:

www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn Mongolian Tourism Board
www.welcome2mongolia.com Mongolian Tourist Information Centre
www.travelmongolia.org Mongolian Tourism Association
www.extmin.mn/consulInfo.htm Visa Regulations
www.extmin.mn/missionsabroad.htm Your nearest Mongolian Embassy
www.fco.gov.uk Find out more about Mongolia from the British Foreign Office web site

www.who.int/en Check out the latest health information with the WHO
www.un-mongolia.mn Find out about the work of the United Nations in Mongolia
www.thecode.org Information on the protection of children from sexual exploitation in travel and tourism
www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk The leading provider of expedition medical training courses, providing courses both in the UK and also in a number of carefully selected overseas locations.

www.miat.com Mongolia's National Airline Web Site
www.aeroflot.ru Aeroflot Russian Airlines Web Site
www.airchina.com.cn Air China's Web Site
www.traintraveling.com/asia For train travelling to/from Mongolia

www.activemongolia.com/7summits Ulaanbaatar's latest quality outdoor equipment shop
www.vaude.com Needing some equipment to stand up to the rigors of Mongolia?!
www.lonelyplanet.com For latest news, views and updates on Mongolia.
www.boojum.com/mollymap.html  For a cool map of the Hosvgul area.
www.maps.com For a range of maps when traveling in Asia.
www.conservationink.org Conservation Ink is a non-profit charity who support conservation efforts and environmental awareness in natural areas.
www.hovsgul.org Renchinlum School Ger Camp Project
www.theyet.org The Young Explorer Trust
www.fishmongolia.co.uk  Interested in some fishing? –check out these trips.

Some interesting reading:

Books:

Beasts, Men and Gods. Ossendowski, F. 2006 (First Steppe of the World Edition)
Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists. Rossabi, M. 2005.
Lonely Planet Mongolia. Kohn, M. 2005.
Lost in Mongolia: Rafting the world's last unchallenged river. Angus, C. 2003.
Travels in Northern Mongolia. Croner, D. 2001. (www.doncroner.com) 
History of Mongolia. Baabar, B. 1999.
The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia. Middleton, N.
The Lost Country. Mongolia Revealed. Becker, J. 1993.
Nomads and Commissars: Mongolia Revisited. Lattimore, O.1962.

Articles:
"Reindeer People" Resort to Eating Their Herds. Owen, J. National Geographic News, November 4
2004. (news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1104_041104_reindeer_people.html)
Genghis Khan burial site just a steppe away? The Asahi Shimbun,  IHT/Asahi, October 6 2004 (10/06). (www.asahi.com/english/arts/TKY200410060145.html)
Weeping Camel: A Real Mongolian Tear-Jerker. Lovgren, S. National Geographic News, July 19 2004. (news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0719_040719_weepingcamel.html)
In Mongolia, where the deer and the antelope play. Ware, T. The Seattle Times, February 20 2004.
(seattletimes.nwsource.com)
The Great Mongolian Gold Rush. David, G. Special Issue FORTUNE, January 19 2004.(www.fortune.com)
Mongolian Crossing: is time running out on a timeless migration. Hodges, G. National Geographic, October 2003. (nationalgeographic.com/ngm/flashback/0310)
Mongolia Highway Will Threaten Gazelles, Critics Say. Bijal P. Trivedi, B.P. National Geographic Today, March 20 2003.(news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0320_030320_tvgazelles.html)
Genghis Khan a Prolific Lover, DNA Data Implies. Mayell, H. National Geographic News, February 14 2003. (news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0214_030214_genghis.html)
Mongolian Heights. Sutro, M. Outside, July 2000. (www.outsidemag.com)