Adoption

Resources on all aspects of domestic and intercountry adoption, including adoption from foster care, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Information on adoption and foster care from the Mass. Office of Health and Human Services.

Information on all aspects of adoption, from Adoptive Families Magazine.

Includes selected articles from the current and past issues, as well as links to other adoption information.

The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys has members throughout the U.S. and Canada who are experienced in the complexities of adoption law as well as interstate and international regulations surrounding adoption.

Photos, narratives and videos of children waiting for adoption, in addition to pre- and post-adoption information for prospective foster and adoptive parents.

Information on foster care services and licensing information, from the Mass. Office of Health and Human Services.

Information on adopting a child from overseas, from the Office of Children's Issues, U.S. Department of State.

Information on adopting children in foster care.

Auto Repair & Auto Buying/Selling

Car information and humor from NPR's Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers.

Car reviews, tips and advice, and information and pricing for new and used cars.

New and used car pricing, reviews, and advice.

Links to consumer information for Massachusetts residents on lemon laws, buying and selling, auto repair, transportation related licenses, and other resources.

Information for Massachusetts drivers, including license and ID information, RMV branch information and wait times, online transactions, forms and publications, and information on vanity plates, inspections, auto registration, license suspension, and titles. Also includes the full text of the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, motorcycle rider education, safety videos, and more.

Pricing and information for new and used cars, classic cars, motorcyles, boats, recreational vehicles, and manufactured homes.

Business & Investing

BailoutSleuth, started by a former business reporter at the S. Louis Dispatch, studies SEC documents and court filings to keep track of how the government's $700 billion bailout is being spent.

Research information on over 2.5 million organizations, file a complaint, or find a local Better Business Bureau. Also includes news and other consumer information.

Stock quotes and historical stock quotes, interactive charts, industry analysis, and market news and commentary.

Benchmark yields, and corporate bond market activity and performance information, descriptive data on U.S. Treasury, Agency, Corporate and Municipal Bonds, Credit Rating Information from major rating agencies, and price information with real-time transaction prices for Corporate Bonds (TRACE), Municipal Bonds (MSRB) and end of day prices for U.S. Treasury Bonds. Also includes bond news, information on bond investing, calculators, and a glossary.

Though you get more information if you buy their software, the site offers quite a lot for free, including over 100 business plans, and expert advice on writing business plans, buying a business, growing one, and marketing it. There are also calculators for a variety of business purposes, a glossary, a blog, industry reports, and a database of businesses for sale. 

Sample business plans, indexed by type of business.

Programs, events, and services to help women start and grow their own businesses.

Comm-PASS promotes fair and open competition for state contracts by providing a single point of contact for procurement in Massachusetts.  Buyers can post opportunities and vendors can search contracts for free. 

EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Anyone can access and download this information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the EDGAR database.

From Entrepreneur Magazine, resources for starting and growing a business.

Forecasts, business advice and resource library, and links to more in-depth stories, breaking business news, tables, graphs and government documents.

An economic information portal with links to international, national, and regional statistics and reports for the non-economist.

The Massachusetts Corporations Division of the Secretary of State's office is the repository for certain records of over 400,000 business and nonprofit corporations organized or registered to do business in the Commonwealth. Search the Corporate Database for information and business entity filings for businesses registered in the Commonwealth. Search the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Database for filing information. The website also includes information about trademarks, service of process, and conducting business in the Commonwealth, as well as many required business forms.

Information on services for small businesses in Massachusetts, including management counseling and training seminars.

The Massachusetts Software Council's "Complete Guide to the Massachusetts Software Industry" is a directory of software companies in the state, with addresses, website links, descriptions of products & services, sales and employment data, and other information. Search by name, size, business function, location, or several other criteria.

New England Economic Indicators presents a monthly snapshot of the New England economy, featuring data on labor market conditions, income, consumer prices, real estate, exports, electricity sales, state revenues, and economic activity. View monthly or quarterly data available at regional, state, and metropolitan levels, or generate tables and charts for the data series, states, or metropolitan areas you are most interested in, using Indicators Interactive.

Advice on starting, growing, and managing a small business, online workshops, and other business tools.

ThomasRegister.com directs you to "Who makes what" and provides links to online catalogs or supplier Web sites. These links are both product and company specific, allowing you to use the Internet to locate a supplier who has what you need.

Citing Sources & Writing Research Papers

How to assemble a list of works cited in a paper, including books, articles, primary sources, and online materials, using examples of several different citation formats. From Duke University Libraries.

Enter information on your source (or a book's ISBN number), and this website will format it for a bibliography or footnote in MLA or APA style. Then export your list of sources to Word or view it online.

A guide to the research process, including choosing a topic, identifying and evaluating sources, taking efficient notes, and other topics.

Genealogy & Local History

What is Cyndi's List?  A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.  A list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.  A free jumping-off point for you to use in your online research.  A "card catalog" to the genealogical collection in the immense library that is the Internet.  Your genealogical research portal onto the Internet.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the Government agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. Many documents are available online for researching historical topics or genealogy.

From the Library of Congress, simple instructions as well as links to more comprehensive information for preparing, protecting, and preserving many types of family treasures, including documents, books, photographs, textiles, furniture, and audiovisual materials. Includes information on damage from water, smoke and mold.

Government & Politics

Text, audio, and video of current, historical and even movie, celebrity, and sports speeches.

BailoutSleuth, started by a former business reporter at the S. Louis Dispatch, studies SEC documents and court filings to keep track of how the government's $700 billion bailout is being spent.

Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year.

From the U.S. Census Bureau, data from 1790 through 2000, presented in more than 700 full-color maps. It highlights demographic, social, and economic conditions and changes for both people and housing in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Information about becoming a U.S. citizen, including study materials for the Naturalization Test.

This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army.  Because the original intent of the Series' sponsor was to focus primarily on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed, the series is not all-inclusive.  At present, 101 countries and regions are covered. 

The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.

The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.

This nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.

Search for Federal agency forms by name, form number, or agency. Contains over 4200 business and citizen forms.

A large collection of links for country information, including profiles by governments and international organizations, articles and databases, diplomatic relations, health, and peacekeeping and military information. From the Libraries of the Universtity of Colorado at Boulder.

GovBenefits.gov, the official government benefits website, consolidates information about hundreds of government benefit and assistance programs, including Federal and State programs. It is a free, confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you (or someone you know) may be eligible to receive, along with information about how you can apply. New programs are regularly added to the site.

An independent website tracking the status of federal legislation and related activities of the U.S. House and Senate.

Information on all three branches of the Federal government: legislative, executive, and judicial. The Legislative Resources section includes information on Congressional calendars, bill histories, Conference reports, rules, and more).

A database with information on more than 1.8 million US nonprofits. Includes reports on nonprofits, and Forms 990 for donors, grantmakers, and businesses.

Aimed at high school students, civic education and currents events, using audio from NPR's Justice Talking radio show and articles from The New York Times to teach students about reasoned debate and the often-conflicting values inherent in our democracy.

The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a nonpartisan, multi-issue organization which encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Click on a country name for a wide range of links to country information, news, and maps, including the Library of Congress, the BBC, National Geographic, and more.

Mass.gov is the official web site of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Here you will find links to all state agencies, local government links for cities and towns, online services, news & updates, and a wide variety of Massachusetts information on everything from tourism to current Mass. lottery numbers. Free website.

Topics covered include children, civil rights, consumer, elder, employee, health care, insurance and victims rights. Many publications are also available in foreign language translations.

The Massachusetts Corporations Division of the Secretary of State's office is the repository for certain records of over 400,000 business and nonprofit corporations organized or registered to do business in the Commonwealth. Search the Corporate Database for information and business entity filings for businesses registered in the Commonwealth. Search the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Database for filing information. The website also includes information about trademarks, service of process, and conducting business in the Commonwealth, as well as many required business forms.

The website for the Massachusetts Elections Division of the Secretary of State's office has complete information on state elections, including voter registration information, polling locations, voting districts, election dates, results, statistics, and information for prospective candidates. Click on "My Election Information" to find your elected officials and polling place.

Find information on State health and human services programs for families and individuals by searching the "Catalog," or take the short survey under "Screening and Referral" to determine the most useful programs for your needs. Consumers DO NOT need to enter a user ID and password to access this information.

Includes State and Municipal Ethics Primers, Commission Advisories, Fact Sheets, and other publications.

MassResources.org provides detailed information about the many types of assistance available to those in need living in Massachusetts. It provides information on what benefits are available, eligibility requirements, how to apply, benefit amounts, and answers to commonly asked questions.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the Government agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. Many documents are available online for researching historical topics or genealogy.

NationMaster provides statistical comparisons for nearly every country in the world, with over 600 data sets on topics such as population, health, the economy, the environment, crime, media, and military expenditures.  Users can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics, choosing which countries to include.  Country profiles are linked to the data.  Information comes from the CIA World Factbook and other sources, and is cited. 

A searchable collection of election returns from the earliest years of American democracy. Still a work in progress, information on some states is not yet available (data entry progress is listed on the main page).

OpenCongress brings together official government data with news and blog coverage of federal legislation. RSS feeds allow you to track legislation and issues of interest to you. OpenCongress is a joint project of the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation.

This website contains the images and text of 100 milestone documents of American history, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965. Additional explanatory information and citations are included for each document.

Data from nationwide opinion surveys about issues and political figures, from a wide variety of sources. The site is updated daily, and recently-added polls are noted by date.

Project Vote Smart, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, provides a comprehensive database about thousands of elected officials and candidates for President, Congress, Governor and State Legislator. Information available includes voting records, biographical and contact information, campaign finance data, interest group ratings, and public statements.

This daily online publication of the Pew Research Center highlights news and features about politics and social policy, focusing on state government.

Federal legislative information from the Library of Congress, including information on Congressional activity, bills and resolutions, schedules and calendars, roll call votes, committee information, Presidential nomination information, and the Congressional Record.

Information and data from the U.S. Census Bureau, including Census 2000, the American Community Survey, and the 2002 Economic Census.

As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Information on members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Committees, and more.

Information on members of the U.S. Senate, Committees, and more.

This page contains downloadable government electronic forms.  The list is not comprehensive, but comprises those forms most asked for by the public.  Many other agencies have quite specialized forms and should be accessed directly.

Information on all aspects of UN organization and activities, including members, news, events, issues, and live and archived webcasts. The site is also available in Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, and Spanish.

Official information and services from the U.S. government. Search millions of web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. A Spanish web portal is also available.

Learn how to accomplish government tasks and access government information and services on the Internet.

Health

Information, publications, and data and statistics on a wide variety of health and safety topics.

Information on the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, HIPAA, and other health-related programs, including eligibility, forms, drug plan information, and related resources.

A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.

Information on the Massachusetts Commonwealth Care Health Insurance Program (Commonwealth Care), which connects eligible Massachusetts residents with approved health plans and helps them pay for them.

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs is a public education project of Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. The website provides consumers and their doctors with information to help guide prescription drug choices–-based on effectiveness, a drug's track record, safety and price.

DIRLINE is the National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine. These resources include federal, state, and local government agencies; information and referral centers; professional societies; self-help groups and voluntary associations; academic and research institutions and their programs; information systems and research facilities. Topics include HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, most diseases and conditions including genetic and other rare diseases, health services research and technology assessment.

Health information for the whole family, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Search for flu clinics in Massachusetts by zip code, town name, or map location. Some clinics offer pneumococcal ("pneumonia") immunizations as well as seasonal flu immunizations. When clinics begin providing H1N1 swine flu immunizations, that information will also be listed.

One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. News and information on health & safety, planning, research, travel concerns, and more.

A gateway to government food safety information, with news & safety alerts, consumer advice, information for kids & teens, and other features.

Haz-Map is an occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biologicals at work. It is one of the products and services made available by the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program.

Information from textbooks, journal articles, and electronic databases such as NLM's Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB®) is classified and summarized to create the database. HSDB is part of the TOXNET® (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov) system of databases related to toxicology and environmental health.

Features include: text search capability, browsing by jobs, diseases, or agents, searching hazardous agents by adverse effects, searching diseases by jobs and findings, and automated searches of TOXNET. Definitions of technical terms are available by selecting hyperlinks to the glossary.

A collection of health and nutrition information and services from the U.S. government.

Reviews of news stories that make therapeutic claims about specific health treatments, procedures, investigational drugs or devices, vitamins or nutritional supplements, or diagnostic and screening tests, from the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision-Making.

A service of the National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.

A specialized search engine focusing exclusively on reliable, doctor-vetted information.  Results give related search terms and topics, and include "health maps" to help you visually explore relevant resources.

From the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), answers to questions about hearing aids, including how hearing aids help, how they work, what to look for when purchasing a hearing aid, and how to take care of a hearing aid. Also available in Spanish.

Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling. This database from the National Library of Medicine allows you to search by product, ingredient, or health effects.

Created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. The site has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, and covers medical, emotional, and developmental issues.

Descriptions of clinical lab tests, as well as related information and clinical research news, from a collaboration of professional societies representing the lab community.

Physician profiles, patient complaint process, a list of disciplinary actions taken by the Board since June 1999, and other consumer information.

Current State health information, with health alerts, news & updates, publications, programs & services, and links to information phone numbers, websites, departmental blog, and podcasts.

Mayo Clinic Health Information's award-winning consumer Web site offers health information, and self-improvement and disease management tools.

Founded by seven of the nation’s leading medical societies, the Medem website provides credible, trusted health information from the nation's medical societies, including patient education and clinical information.

MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Search or browse over 700 health topics on conditions, diseases and wellness to find articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

Information on Medicare, including tools for comparing prescription drug plans, finding a doctor, comparing hospitals and home health agencies, eligibility and billing information, and information on planning for long-term care needs.

A service for finding local resources for health-related issues, including hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers and many others.

Merck's online resource library includes The Merck Manual--Second Home Edition, A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, and the PDR® Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs (Non-Prescription). Browse the world's largest library of 3D medical animations with "Virtual Body Tours," get information on hundreds of medical conditions, scan breaking medical news, and prepare for a visit to your healthcare provider.

For teens, expert information on mental health conditions, including mood disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. The site also includes an "Ask the Expert" feature, and contains personal stories from real teens.

Minuteman Health and Human Services Resources is a list of useful internet sites relating to health and related topics, focused on Massachusetts resources.  A Minuteman Network Librarian has developed this list to assist patrons in finding information on health and human services.

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the new nutrition pyramid health guide.

Helpful information for individuals and families dealing with mental illness.

From the National Institutes of Health, information on many cancer topics, including cancer types, treatment, support resources, statistics, clinical trials, and research.

Resources on women’s health, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The NLM Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).  The current Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus, DIRLINE, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, Space Life Sciences Meetings, and HSRProj.

Search for a food, as well as menu items from chain restaurants, and get nutritional content. Other information includes: diet and weight loss tips, recipes, nutrition news, and nutrition and diet and weight loss blogs. Additional nutrition management tools are available if you choose to create a free login account.

For uninsured, low-income consumers, this website can help you find out if you qualify for patient assistance programs offering free or low-cost prescription medications.

Articles on the latest research news in health and medicine, from a wide variety of sources.

An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places. From the National Library of Medicine.

Tips and recommended websites from the Medical Library Association.

History

Maps and panoramic and detailed views of a digital model of the Roman Forum as it appeared in late antiquity. Also includes modern views of the sites, documentation for the archaeological evidence (such as texts from Ovid and Plutarch), and information about the individual features. From the Cultural Virtual Reality Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles.

An oral history project of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, documenting the life experiences of six Holocaust survivors from the end of World War II to the present time.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the Government agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. Many documents are available online for researching historical topics or genealogy.

The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Search for properties on the National Register, learn how to list a property, view online heritage travel itineraries, or browse publications and teaching resources.

Links to dozens of "This Day in History" websites, both general and specific.

Timelines of world history, by year, region or them, with links to searches for additional information.

Includes primary sources for world history and women's studies, from the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

Music

CDNow offers approximately 500,000 CDs, cassettes, vinyl albums, music videos, laserdiscs, DVDs, movies, T-shirts, MiniDiscs and other music-related items -- about ten times the size of the typical megastore.    CDNow is building a better music store through customized shopping, RealAudio, Windows Media, and MPEG sound clips, secure credit card transactions, world-class customer service, a vast library of reviews and features from top music writers, and exclusive editorial content from music authorities such as MTV/VH1 and CMJ New Music Monthly.

H & B Recordings Direct is a searchable online catalog of recordings, with 75,000 detailed listings and thousands of recommendations.

An online catalog of music scores, with many listings enhanced by sound clips or viewable score excerpts.  Featuring music for chorus and band, Broadway show vocal scores, piano music, and more.

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music is part of Special Collections at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library of The Johns Hopkins University. It contains over 29,000 pieces of music and focuses on popular American music spanning the period 1780 to 1960. All pieces of the collection are indexed on this site and a search will retrieve a catalog description of the pieces. An image of the cover and each page of music will also be retrieved if the music was published before 1923 and is in the public domain.

From Stanford University, detailed information on many operas, including libretti, synopses, performance histories, discographies, source texts, and more.

Prints, Photographs & Postcards

Historical resources from Harvard's library and museum collections, including primary sources, digitized books and pamphlets, photographs, and drawings. Current collections include Women Working, 1800-1930, and Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930.

The Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and other units of the Library. Researchers can search by keyword, browse lists of place names and subjects, or browse visually by picking a collection and choosing "sample images."

NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 480,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.

The Picture Collection Online is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923.

Retirement

Information and issues for people 50 and older, plus AARP the Magazine.

Located in Newton , Discovering What’s Next™ connects people 50 plus with resources that can help them successfully navigate their transition to and journey through their next life stage.

Watch the one-hour PBS show online. The site also includes retirement information, interviews with retirement experts, retirement stories, and news and other links.

From the National Retirement Planning Coalition, links to publications, videos, and other consumer retirement planning resources.

The official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration, with information, news, and online services related to retirement and Social Security benefits.

Science

Ask a science question, browse past questions going back to 2004, or search by category.

From the YouTube channel of the National Association of Manufacturers, Cool Stuff Being Made has 40 videos of the manufacturing process, with a new video added each week.

EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. Included for each of ten research topics (Coastal and Marine Ecosystems; Population, Health and Human Well-Being, etc.) are searchable databases, maps, country profiles, feature articles and data tables. News and monthly updates are highlighted.

Fun science facts from the Library of Congress.

Founded by Marshall Brain, an electrical engineer and former computer science professor, this website features articles that explain the inner workings of everything from diamonds to chocolate to a rotary engine, as well as hypnosis, cell phones, home appliances, audio electronics, and holiday traditions.  Categories of "stuff" include computers, autos, electronics, science, home, entertainment, money, travel and people.

Ask a Scientist! MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. They field questions in 26 different subjects, covering topics in astronomy, the biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, and physics. You can also visit their archive of past questions. 

Minuteman Science & Environment Resources is an indexed list of internet sites concerning science, conservation, and the environment, focused on Massachusetts resources. A Minuteman Network Librarian has developed this list to assist patrons in finding information on science topics.

National Science Foundation (NSF)'s online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research.

NatureServe Explorer contains information on more than 65,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada. Explorer includes particularly in-depth coverage for rare and endangered species. Species can be searched by common or scientific name, and searches can be limited by location.

From the Library of Congress, Science Reference Service. Open access eprint archives are where authors of published research papers and papers destined for peer reviewed publication can self-archive the full texts of their work for all to see.

A searchable full-text database of more than 7 million patents and patent applications from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, EPO (European Patent Office), and IP Australia.

Search thousands of science journals, databases and credible websites through a single portal.

Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by 10 U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results. Science.gov brings together, through one interface, reliable resources selected by the respective agencies as important science information. Easy access options are provided through a search feature, an in depth search feature for more detailed information, and a browse feature. Science.gov is the official FirstGov for Science Cross-Agency Portal.

Two major types of information are included—selected authoritative science Web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials. (The specific content varies by database.) The selected Web sites can be explored from the science.gov homepage. The Web pages and the databases can be searched individually or simultaneously from the search page.

ScienceDaily is an online magazine and Web portal devoted to the latest research news in science, technology, and medicine.

Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine available on the Internet.  Driven by the latest search engine technology, it enables scientists, students and anyone searching for scientific information to chart and pinpoint data, locate university sites and find reports and articles quickly and easily.

Categorized links on many scientific subjects from the Library of Congress. Also included are links for science fair projects, teacher resources, and government science images.

Calculators include: Distance Conversion Calculator, Speed Conversion Calculator, Pressure Conversion Calculator, Weight Conversion Calculator, Volume Conversion Calculator, Wind Chill Calculator, Surface - Cross / Head / Tail Wind Calculator, Flight Level - Cross / Head / Tail Wind Calculator, Temperature Calculator, Relative Humidity Calculator, Heat Stress Index Calculator, Fighter Index of Thermal Stress, Height and Temperature D-Val Calculator, Pressure Altitude Calculator, Density / Pressure Altitude Calculator.

From the Association of College and Research Libraries, a great collection of zoology websites.

Tax Forms and Information

At the IRS website, you will find printable federal tax forms for current and past years, instructions, and other publications such as news releases, fact sheets, tax statistics, and answers to frequently asked questions.

At the Massachusetts DOR website, you will find printable federal tax forms for current and past years, instructions, and other publications such as news releases, statistical reports, rulings and regulations, and answers to frequently asked questions.