Internet Websites

      

Animals

Merck Veterinary Manual  http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp
The single most comprehensive electronic reference for animal care information. Includes over 12,000 indexed topics and over 1200 illustrations. Rapidly search by topic, species, specialty, disease, and keyword using advanced search.

Automobiles

 

Estimates of car prices   http://www.carprices.com

 

Kelly Blue Book   http://www.kbb.com/

 

NADA Appraisal Guides http://www.nadaguides.com
Find the fair market value for new and used cars, motorcycles,    trucks, RVs, snowmobiles, watercraft, boats, and homes. The recognized authority invehicle values since 1933.

Bibliographic Citations

Slate Citation Machine http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php
Citation Machine is a free service provided by the Landmark Project. This site will help you properly cite your sources using either MLA or
APA format.

Careers and Occupations

 

Dictionary of Occupational Titles   http://online.onetcenter.org/

 

OccupationaOutlookHandbook   http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Census

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/statab/www/brief.html

Consumer Information

 

Consumer Price Index Home Page  http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
This site by the U.S. Department of Labor offers the Consumer Price Indexes. The Consumer Price Indexes program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

Consumer Ratings for Passenger Vehicle Tires http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/UTQG/
To assist consumers purchasing new vehicles or replacement tires, this U.S. Department of Transportation site rates the quality of more than 2,200 lines of tires, including most now used on passenger cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles and light pickup trucks. Consumers can select a tire brand using the drop-down menu provided

Estimates of car prices http://www.carprices.com

GuideStar: National Database of Nonprofit Organization http://www.guidestar.org/

Kelly Blue Book http://www.kbb.com/

Recall Warnings  http://www.recall-warnings.com/
This Website by Nolo Press provides Free Recall Warnings and Alerts, Consumer Product Recalls, Baby Product Recalls, Food Recalls, Car and Auto Recalls, Drug Recalls and Tire Recalls.

Currency Converter

 

Currency converter   http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Dictionary

OneLook Reverse Dictionary  http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
OneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. Just type it into the box above and hit the "Find words" button. Keep it short to get the best results. In most cases you'll get back a list of related terms with the best matches shown first.

Genealogy

Genealogy Learning Center  http://www.genealogy.com/genehelp.html?Welcome=1053649151

Where to Write for Vital Records http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
The links on this National Center for Health Statistics site provide you with direct access to individual State and territory information. To use this valuable tool, you must first determine the State or area where the birth, death, marriage, or divorce occurred, then click on that State or area.

Health

AMA's Directory of Physicians in the United States  http://www.ama-assn.org/

Administrators in Medicine (AIM) online physician directory     http://www.docboard.org/

Aging Parents and Elder Care http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/
Providing care for our aging parents or elder spouse can often be very frustrating, with new surprises almost every day. Whether you care for aging parents in your home, or manage elder care plans from a distance, most of us don't know where to go for reliable answers ... or even what questions to ask. This site provides resources for Aging Parents and Elder Care.

Complete Home Medical Guide http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/third revised edition by the   Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, of the  Complete Home Medical Guide

 

 Depression http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depressionmenu.cfm

 

Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists  http://www.abms.org/

 

The Health Library at Stanford http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/

 

Interactive Health Tutorials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
The tutorials listed on this U.S. National Library of Medicine are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. NOTE: These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version 4 or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you start the tutorial.

 

Medical Abbreviations Dictionary http://www.medilexicon.com/
MediLexicon has the world's largest online database of pharmaceutical and medical abbreviations - over 110,000 and growing. This database is updated daily to include new acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings. Resources are free to use, allowing people to instantly look up meanings for acronyms and abbreviations from the fields of medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agrochemicals, healthcare and more.

Merck manual  http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/

National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
The National Library of Medicine is the world's largest biomedical library. Type it in the search box and find information for both laymen and medical professionals.

National Mental Health Information Center http://www.mentalhealth.org/

 State Health Facts Online http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/

U.S. Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
This is the home page of the comprehensive U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. (Note: This site cannot respond to questions about individual medical cases, provide second opinions or make specific recommendations regarding therapy. Those issues should be addressed directly with your healthcare provider.)

History-American

Best of History Web Sites  http://www.besthistorysites.net/

Links to the Past http://www.cr.nps.gov/
Explore America's cultural resources - buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts. This site by the National Park Service provides links containing information about people from the past and establish important connections to the present. They also provide evidence about important historical trends and events, reflect people's everyday lives and significant accomplishments and illustrate distinctive architectural, landscape, and engineering designs.

Time Capsuler  http://dmarie.com/timecap/
To begin your trip in this Time Capsule enter a date. You will be presented with your own customized page that includes all the information you've chosen, plus typical consumer prices from that year, Academy Award winners that year, etc. Site has data online for the years 1800 through 2002, although data for the years 1800 - 1875 is probably spotty

Iraq

Faces of the Fallen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/iraq/casualties/facesofthefallen.htm
This is a collection by the Washington Post of information about each U.S. service member who died in Iraq

 

Government Views of Iraq 

http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/Iraqbib.html

 

Law / Legal

American Law Sources On-line http://www.lawsource.com/also/
This site provides a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the United States and Canada. This site contains additional links to sources of commentary and practice aids that are available without charge (or available at a reasonable charge from governmental and nonprofit providers).

 

Public Access to Court Records http://www.courtaccess.org/
This site is an information clearinghouse on the topic of public access to court records and the current debate on privacy concerns that arise as courts improve and expand their court information systems and put more information on the Internet.

State Law Library http://www.socialaw.com/content.htm?sec=StateLaw
This site offers a comprehensive and current list, organized by state, of links to state agencies, courts, and laws.

Literature

Bartleby: Reference Resources http://www.bartleby.com/reference/
Bartleby.com combines the best of both contemporary and classic reference works into the most comprehensive public reference library ever published on the web.

The Online Books Page http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to  over 20,000 books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all.

Read Print http://www.readprint.com/
This site provides an online library with thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. To find the book you desire to read, start by looking through the author index. Resources are books in the public domain published before the 1920's.

Today in Literature http://www.todayinliterature.com/Today in Literature features a new original biographical story each calendar day about the great writers, books, and events in literary history.

Maps

 

Maps Resources http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/map_sites.html
This site by the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection presents an extensive selection of maps on the Internet including: General Map Sites, Cartographic Reference, City Map Sites, Historical Map Sites, Outline Map Sites and Weather Map Sites.

National Geographic: Map Machine http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
National Geographic's redesigned online atlas gives you the world - your way. Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next outdoor adventure with our trail maps.

TerraFly http://terrafly.fiu.edu/
Using this site you can 'fly' across the U.S. using satellite and aeriel imagery. Images are also returned with census data and other statistics. You can search by location or browse the database.

Military

Faces of the Fallen http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/iraq/casualties/facesofthefallen.htm
This is a collection by the Washington Post of information about each U.S. service member who died in Iraq

Non-profit organizations

    

GuideStar: National Database of Nonprofit Organization http://www.guidestar.org/

Nutrition

 

The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for Healthy Eating http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/index.html
This site is maintained by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Aside from not smoking, the most important determinants of good health are what we eat and how active we are. The site is designed to get you started down the path toward the healthiest diet possible by exploring the latest science about healthy eating for adults and by answering key questions about what you should eat: Should you still be concerned about fat intake? Should you eat more or fewer carbohydrates? What about eggs? Fiber? Calcium?

Philosophy

 

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/stanford/contents.html
Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which was designed from its inception (September 1995) as a dynamic reference work. In a dynamic reference work, each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public

Quotations

 

Barlett's Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/100/

 

The Columbia World of Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/66/

ThinkExist.com http://www.thinkexist.com/
This site presents more than 90,000 quotations by over 11,000 authors. Features include 'Top Quotations' and 'New Quotations.

Reference

Library of Congress Research Tools  http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/tools.html

 

Statistics

Population Reference Bureau http://www.prb.org/
The Population Reference Bureau presents statistical data and produces reports on U.S. and international population trends and their implications

State Health Facts Online http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/

 

Statistical Resources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
This site is a meta-index to statistical web sites and individual statistical publications arranged by broad subject category from the University of Michigan Documents Center.

 

Television

Encyclopedia of Television http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html
 

 Television News Archive http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/

Travel

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Zip Codes

 

Area Code and Zip Code Look-ups http://www.melissadata.com/keywordsearch/zipcode.htm

   

 Zip Code Directory  http://www.usps.com/ncsc/