Atlases
Maptech MapServer - Contains over 60,000 topographic maps, nautical charts,
aeronautical charts, and aerial and satellite photographs of the United States.
Search by city, state or zipcode, or in the advanced search use Latitude &
Longitude, chart name or number.
National Atlas of Canada - Make your own map of Canada by choosing the
criteria from drop down menus. Also includes facts on Canada and teacher
resources.
National Atlas of the United
States - Choose different types of maps from active volcanoes to animated exotic
species and more.
Consumer Information
Ratingz Network
"is a family of websites dedicated to helping consumers find the best
possible businesses, places, and services, by sharing information. Our
free websites let users post anonymous ratings and comments, and see the
public comments posted by others, in order to make informed decisions. The
site is also a useful scorecard for business owners, who can find out what
their customers are really thinking!"
Automobiles
AIC Autosite - A troubleshooting guide for your car.
Auto Zone - Free repair guides, maintenance and troubleshooting tips and an
automotive term glossary.
Connecticut Department of Motor
Vehicles - All the information needed to own and operate a vehicle in
Connecticut, including:
Connecticut Driver's Manual (a PDF file), and
sample license test questions.
Edmunds - Find new and used car pricing
and value.
Kelly Blue Book - New and used car pricing,
value, reviews, price quotes
NADA
- The online version of the 'Blue Book' includes the retail prices for cars,
trucks, marine vehicles and motorcycles.
NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website has databases
for information on automobile recalls and service bulletins, as well as,
information on car and people safety.
Calculators & Conversion Calculators
Calculators On-line
Center - A directory from Martindale for many different types of
calculators. Including automobile, science, download time, calendar and date
conversion, livestock and many more.
Cost of Living
Calculator - Find out how the value of the dollar has changed from 1913 to
2000.
iFigure
- Calculate, convert, learn how to make decisions, or how to plan for the
future.
Financial &
Mortgage Calculators - Over 100 personal financial calculators.
Online Conversion -
Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000
units, and 50,000 conversions.
World Wide Metric
- Length, weight, pressure, volume, and temperature conversion calculators
Consumer Information & Statistics
American
Fact Finder- U.S. Census information on population, economic, housing and
geographic data.
Best
Places to Live - Money magazine rates the best places to live by state, top
one hundred and the top-earning cities.
Connecticut
Market Data 2000 - Housing, demographic, population, and employment data
from the Connecticut Department Economic and Community Development.
Connecticut
Ready Reference - This directory by Western CT State University has
useful links from business to travel in Connecticut.
Consumer
Price Index - Monthly data about the changes in prices paid by the urban
consumer for goods and services. 'Current series' range is from 1993 to present.
The 'old series' range is from 1966 to 1998.
Consumer.gov - Consumer information from the federal government. Includes
information on Identity theft, product recalls, the national do not call
registry and much more.
ConsumerSearch
- A review of the reviewers of consumer products. Rankings and descriptions of
all the top reviews of a product, who the experts are, and a list of the top
rated items.
Co-op America - "..A not-for-profit membership organization founded in
1982. Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers,
investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and
environmentally sustainable society. "
Credit Report Information
- From the Connecticut Attorney General's office information on where to obtain
your credit report. Also, what your rights are in viewing your credit rating
under the law.
Department
of Consumer Protection - Online center for forms and licensing, consumer
complaints, being added to the "NO CALL" list, DCP telephone
directory and much more.
Federal
Trade Commission's Free Annual Credit Report Information - Information about
getting your annual free credit report.
Free Annual Credit
Report - The only site authorized by the Federal Trade Commission to release
free credit reports.
Identity Theft Resource
Center - A nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to broadening public
awareness, disseminating information and supporting victims of identity theft.
National
Fraud Center- This site is by National Consumer's League and is designed so that fraud victims have an
easy and convenient way to register their complaints of criminal or civil
violations.
National Priorities Project -
"Shows what Federal tax spending policies mean to your community."
U.S. Postal Service New Pricing Information
Computers
Home Computer
Security - Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute's
guide to keeping the home computer secure.
Economic Information
Economic and Community Development - From the State of Connecticut this site
has the 2000 town profiles, 2000 market data, economic data and links, and much
more information about living and working in Connecticut.
ERSys - Earth Resource System - "Using maps, charts, reports, and relevant
links, ERSys covers over 1300 US cities with detailed information on
demographics, environmental factors, economic indicators, housing stats, media
(newspaper, television, and radio), schools, transportation, local contacts, and
much more!"
Employee Benefits Security Administration -" ..protects the integrity of
pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits for more than 150 million
people."
OECD statistical publications and databases - Worldwide economic statistics
by country.
STAT-USA/Internet - U.S. Department of commerce access to authoritative
business, trade and economic information from the Federal Government.
Home Tips
American Institute of Architects - Connecticut membership directory
Connecticut
Resources Recovery Authority -"CRRA holds several electronics recycling
collections each year. Bring your broken, unwanted or obsolete TVs, VCRs,
computers, cell phones and other electronic devices to one of these collections
and help keep electronics out of the waste stream. Best of all, there is no fee
for this service."
Home Tips - "...expert help with
home improvement, remodeling houses, home repair, decorating, and tips for
buying appliances and other home repair products."
Homebuyers
Kit - HUD's website for homebuyers that includes every aspect of buying a
home.
Household Products Database -
Find health & safety information on many household products. Each product has an
ingredient list, potential health effects, and safety and handling information.
Click on a particular ingredient and a list of all the other products in the
database containing that ingredient is generated.
How to Clean Anything -
Exterior, interior, pets, stains, auto and recreation cleaning hints.
House Hunting
HomeThinking - Real Estate Agent Search engine
Realtor - The official site of the National Association of Realtors.
Trulia - Real Estate Search engine. Search by homes for sale, local estate
data, price & popularity trends or share knowledge with Trulia Voices
Household Appliance/Electronics Repair
Appliance411 - Information on buying and repair large appliances. A gateway
to manufacturers' sites.
DVD Demystified - Find out how DVDs
and DVD players work, what the can and cannot do.
VCR
Repair Instruction - Includes an online service manual and a database for
brand specific information.
Pets
American Animal Hospital Association - Articles about dogs, cats, and exotic
pets and a directory of animal hospitals.
American Veterinary Medical Association - Selecting a pet, pet health, pet
loss, animal safety.
Merck Veterinary Manuel
- comprehensive electronic reference for animal
care information
Pet Education - Drs. Foster and Smith's site for all you need to know about
choosing and caring for your pet.
Post Offices
Postal Rates - A guide to rates, postal codes and postal authorities around
the world.
Zip Code Lookup - Find zip
codes by address, city, company name or search for all zip codes within a
city.
Zip Express - Find
zip codes by partial zip code, city, county or area code.
Computer
Tutorials
Databases
CLN
Free Databases - A list of free
databases by the Connecticut Library Network
FindArticles
- An archive of published articles from 350 magazines and journals
covering the years 1998 to present. This is a free database and all
articles are full text and printable.
MagPortalSM
- A categorized and searchable magazine article database.
National Center for Education
Statistics - Search for schools, colleges and libraries by city, zip code or
name.
WebEc - Database of free
resources in Economics. Browse by topic or keyword search. Also contains a list
of Economics Journals.
Dictionaries
& Thesauri
A
Web of Online Dictionaries - A dictionary/thesaurus combination by
Wordsmyth has more to it then simple definitions. Words can be
looked up using variations on spelling or do a broad search using
the root of the word. Wordsmyth is also a wonderful resource for
teachers as it allows users to create custom vocabulary quizzes
and glossaries.
Computer Acronyms
- Find out what those mysterious acronyms stand for or find the acronym for a
particular computer term.
Glossarist -
A searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries. Glossary
categories include Arts & Culture, International Trade, Mortgage, Alternative
Medicine and many more.
Investopedia - A
searchable financial dictionary with more than 4,000 financial terms and
acronyms.
OneLook Dictionaries - This dictionary links to a variety of online dictionaries that can
be searched individually or all at once.
Users can also create their own dictionaries and add them to the
site.
Translating Dictionary - This dictionary offers a quick to translate a word
from English into Spanish, German, Italian, and French. The user
can also get a translation from Spanish to English.
Webopedia a dictionary dedicated to computer &
internet technology. Webster Dictionary - An online version of the familiar
Webster Dictionary.
Webster Thesaurus - An online version of the familiar
Webster Thesaurus.
Encyclopedias,
Gazetteer & Almanacs
Canadian Encyclopedia Online
- "An authoritative encyclopedia about Canada and its people, updated and
expanded." It includes interactive maps, graphs and educational games.
English and French versions.
Classic Encyclopedia -
The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
- A comprehensive
encyclopedia of geographical places and features for North America and the
Caribbean. Encyclopedia.com
from Electric Library14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia,
Third Edition
Hometown Locator
Gazetteer - Physical and cultural features, and census information for
177,129 Populated Places
in the U.S. and Territories.
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet
Encyclopedia, & Almanac Reference
Migration Information Source
- Essential facts and
analysis on how people are moving around the world. Articles, global data,
refugee status and country profiles are available.
The Old Farmer's Almanac - The
online version of the print almanac. Includes weather forecasts, monthly red
letter days, recipes and articles.
Open
Site - "Open Site uses volunteer editors to offer a fair, impartial Internet
encyclopedia."
Entertainment
Games
All
Game Guide - Search by character, title, company, person or platform. Each
listing has a description, reviews, basic instructions, cheats, credits and
system requirements.
Events
CTNow
- Events, places to go, dining, movies, stage, museums, attractions and much
more in and around Connecticut.
What's on When
- Find special and ongoing events worldwide. Search & browse by continent,
country, city, or theme. A great way to find out what events are taking place
around the world.
Film
All
Movie Guide - Search by title, person or keyword. Each listing has the movie
title, director, producer, AMG rating, date, country, playing length, type of
film, flags (ie: suitable for children, adult, etc.), genre, plot synopsis,
cast, production credits, awards, and movies with the same personnel.
Carfax Abbey Horror Film
Database - Search for horror films by title, year, AKA list, and subgenre,
or browse by title. The database includes over 550 horror films and a link
section with over 150 links to horror film sites.
Foreign Films - Browse by genre, language or country. Results include name
of the film, date of release and country. Click on film title for detailed
information, reviews and plot summary.
Internet Movie Database - This database contains current movie showtimes,
upcoming movie news, external reviews of new and classic movies and much more.
Museums
Association of Children's
Museums - Links to Children's museums around the country
Connecticut Children's
Museum (New Haven)
Connecticut -Museumlink's
Museum of Museums
Imagine Nation
Children's Museum (Bristol)
Kidcity Children's
Museum (Middletown)
Lutz Children's Museum
(Manchester)
Norwalk Museum
(Norwalk)
The Children's
Museum (West Hartford)
Stepping Stones
Museum for Children (Norwalk)
Music
All
Music Guide - Search for songs by artist, album, title, styles or label.
Each record has the album title, artist, date of release, AMG rating, genre,
tones, style, time, charts and awards. There is also a list of the songs on the
album, reviews, click on the song title and get a list of other albums that have
a song of the same title.
CPDL -
Choral Public Domain Library - Free choral sheet music library with over 250
contributors and over 6,000 scores. Quick search by title or composer.
The Guitar Guy Song Index - Look up songs by artist , title, or year. Also
searchable by lyrics.
International
Music Score Library Project - A library containing public domain musical
scores and scores from composers willing to share their music without charge.
Mutopia Project - 270 Classical
Music Scores online free to download, print out, perform and distribute.
Sheet Music
Collections - An open collection of digitized sheet music from The Sheet
Music Consortium.
Plays & Concerts
Internet Broadway Database -
Want to know when '42nd Street' opened on Broadway or who was in the original
cast of 'The Graduate'? This database as that and much more about the
Broadway theatre from its beginning to today.
Live Broadway - This is the
official Broadway Theatre site, listing information on all the shows currently
on Broadway, shows on tour, and upcoming shows. Tickets can also be purchased
through the site.
Chevrolet Theater
Foxwoods
Casino
Goodspeed Opera House
Long Wharf Theater
Mohegan Sun
Casino
Palace Theater
Shubert Theater
File Conversion
U Convert It - Free! Convert and Send any media files format (Documents,
Images, audio & Video) and does units of measurement as
well.
Zamzar - Online file conversion for images, documents, music and video
Gardening
Explore
Cornell Home Gardening - A Cornell University website with information on
growing specific flowers, specific vegetables and the perfect lawn. Includes how
to design a flower garden, a lawn care calendar, a fact sheets on flowers,
vegetables and lawns.
Government
Top
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - federal publications that includes
descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct
links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency,
title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more
options.
Congress
Votes Database - From this Washington Post website browse every vote in the
U.S. Congress since 1991.
Document
Center - University of Michigan site that is a"...
central reference and referral point for government information, whether local,
state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and
instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and
news."
Fact Check -
researches politics and delivers the truth on candidates and more.
Federal Government
Information- How to locate Federal Government information on the World
Wide Web. It provides a list of general and government specific search tools,
sources of federal law, sources of statistics, and demographic data.
FirstGov-Replacing Vital Documents - Links to the appropriate department for
replacing a wide range of vital documents from birth certificates, damaged
money, military records and more.
GovBenefits -
"... helps citizens access government benefit eligibility information through a
free, confidential, and easy-to-use online screening tool. After answering some
basic questions, the user receives a customized report listing the benefit
programs for which the user, or person for whom he or she is entering
information, may be eligible." Also includes listings of Federal and State
benefits.
GovEngine - Links directly to
federal, state and local government agencies. Includes links to federal and
state court, federal statutes, codes and regulations.
GovLoans - The
official U.S. government loan website. This gateway directs you to loan
information from the following five government agencies. Agriculture, Education,
Housing & Urban Development, Veterans Administration and the Small Business
Administration.
GovSpot - Directory of links to federal,
state, local and world government information. Also included are links to
popular subjects such as: passports, postal rates, tax information and FBI 10
most wanted.
Selective Service System - If you are a man
ages 18 through 25 and living in the U.S., then you must register with Selective
Service. It’s the law.
Register online or check a registration
State Government
ConneCT - Official Connecticut state government site.
Connecticut
Licensing Info Center - "This website provides
access to all licensing and permitting activities across Connecticut State
government."
Connecticut
Network - Live web cast of the Connecticut House and Senate and the
educational section 'My Government' make this site a must when looking
for information on the daily events of the state government.
Connecticut Town Profiles - Current statistics for all 169 towns in
Connecticut. Organized by the subject areas of demographics, economics,
education, housing, labor force, government and quality of life.
Elderly Services
Division - The Department of Social Services' information for senior
citizens.
Services
for Senior Citizens of Connecticut - A guide from the Department of
Social Services to provide senior citizens information on state funded
and/or affiliated services and the organizations that provide them.
Secretary of State - Information about elections,
Redistricting information, commercial recording, , education, downloadable forms and the
entire State Register and Manual.
Federal Government
White House
Senate
House of Representatives
Afterschool.gov -
"..Federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school
hours." Information on running an afterschool program, links for keeping
current on the issues, planning activities, community links and sites for kids
and teens.
Beige Book -
An up-to-date economic conditions commentary by the Federal reserve. The
trends are for twelve selected regions around the country and is updated eight
times a year. An archive back to 1996 is available.
Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress - Search this directory by name,
position or by state. Includes members of congress from 1774 to the present.
Browse Topics - "Browse Topics is
your pathway to Federal Web sites. Professional librarians from the Federal
depository library community have created a browseable list of Federal Web
sites based off broad subject areas. Choose a category and then click on a
listing to read a detailed description of the services provided by a site."
Congressional
Record - Full text of the Congressional Record from 1995 to 2001.
Federal
Register - This site includes the database for the Federal Register from
1995-2001. Plus links for the code of Federal Regulations, Privacy Act
Issuances, Public Laws, US Government Manual, Weekly compilation of
Presidential Documents, Public papers of US Presidents, US Congress
Information and Government Printing Office Access Search page.
FedForms - Search for federal forms by keyword, agency, and sub-agency.
The form listing has the name of the form, the official form number and the
name of the agency providing the form. Clicking on a form link opens the form
in as a PDF file for easy printing.
FedLaw Developed as a research tool for
lawyers and Federal employees doing legal research. Includes US Codes, Federal
Regulations, Federal Courts and more.
FedStats
- Compiled by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy using
statistics from 70 federal agencies. These include federal and regional
statistics in subjects ranging from Acute diseases to Weekly earnings.
FirstGov - Information portal to the United States Federal Government.
Free Public Record Sites -
A free gateway
to selected searchable local, county, state and federal records Web sites.
Included are some important free non-governmental sites.
Government Subject Index - St. Mary's University subject index of
government links to publications and websites. A complete list of the groups
and libraries whose subject pages are included is located on the first page of
the index.
Historical
Census Data - This source contains information on the people and economy of
each U.S. state from 1790 to 1960.
Political Organization Filing & Disclosure - The IRS site allows searching
and downloading of forms 8871, 8872, & 990. Search by organization name,
employer ID number, address, email contact, custodian name, name change
history and a listing of forms filed.
Political
Reference Almanac -2001-2002 searchable web edition.
Social Security -
Information about the Social Security Administration, their
programs and services.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States - The U.S. Census bureaus online version of
the book in acrobat reader format.
This
Nation - Current political events and links as well as the full text
of historical documents, pictures of all the US presidents, and much more.
Thomas:
Legislative Information on the Internet Congressional legislation website.
Get information on pending bills, excerpts from the Congressional Record,
reference the Constitution and Email your representative.
U.S.
Census Bureau - A source of social, demographic, and economic statistical
information
U.S.
Department of State - Travel information and advisories, passport and visa
information and forms, business center and more.
U.S. Government Manual
- The official handbook of the Federal Government. Editions available are
from 1995 to 2003-04.
U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office - File patents and trademarks online.
Resources for inventors and businesses. A searchable database and much more.
U.S.
Senate - Current and historical information on the senate, including a
list of
all senators by state from 1789 to present.
World Governments
CIA
World Factbook - Facts & maps of every country in the world.
Embassy World - A searchable database of the world's
embassies. Links to United States embassies worldwide and resources on
consulates of other countries in the United States.
NationMaster
- Statistical comparisons of nations. Information is obtained from the CIA
World Handbook.
United Nations - Official website of
the United Nations.
World Governments - A directory
of the government homepages throughout the world.
Immigration Information
Immigration and
Naturalization Service - This site has all the information on the
immigration service as well as INS Forms.
Immigration
Law - U.S. Laws, regulations and procedures.
Immigration
through the Diversity Lottery - "Each year, the
Diversity Lottery (DV) Program makes 55,000 immigrant visas available through a
lottery to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the
United States."
Internet Directories
Top
Berkeley
Public Library Excellent index
to thousands of websites. Organized by topics.
Best Free Reference Websites - The American Library Association's combined
index of the 1999 - 2004 annual list of best reference websites.
Dewey Browser - A directory of sites categorized by Dewey Decimal Number.
From 001.9 Love of Monsters to 998 Archaeology in Arctic North America this site
from Librarian Gail Shea Grainger has it all.
Funeralnet
- An online directory of national and international funeral homes, as well
as, resources on funerals, obituaries, cremation and cemeteries.
Intuit - "Intute is a free online service providing access to the
very best web resources for education and research. All material is evaluated
and selected by a network of subject specialists to create the Intute database."
iTools - Quick access to the best internet tools for research, language,
financial, maps, and finding people.
Knowledge Hound - "..A
huge variety of tutorials and tips covering thousands of subjects. Learn how now
for free at the Web's biggest how-to directory!"
Library in the Sky - A
searchable collection of links for teachers, students, librarians and parents.
Includes links for lesson plans, ESL, language arts and much more.
Martindales's the Reference Desk
- Find reference material for nearly everything, from medicine to weather.
Power to Learn -
Directory of sites for Parents, Teachers and Students by Cablevision.
Statistics On-Line -A
directory of links to websites featuring statistics about Sports, Government
Sources, Wars, Health, Environment, Population, Entertainment, Wealth, Other
Countries, and more.
Start Spot Network - 14 topical
web sites with links to the best Internet resources in each subject area. Spots
includes Book, Cinema, Employment, Genealogy, Government, Headlines, Homework,
Library, Museum, and Trip. Also, each site has articles and advice on finding
information.
Wilton
Library - A well organized and searchable directory of links.
WWW Virtual
Library - "Created by Tim Berners-Lee, who also created HTML and the Web,
this library uses experts to compile high quality information."
Yahoo
- is a comprehensive subject index.
Parenting
American
Camping Association - This site has a searchable directory of camp sites
around the country. It has camps for kids as well as adults in its database.
Baby Names Guide - Baby naming
tips, names to avoid, popular names, choosing unusual names.
Bibliotherapy
a resource recommending books (recommended by librarians) for children facing
difficult circumstances including bullying, disability, parents divorcing, death
of a family member, family member with substance abuse problem.
Calorie King - Articles, recipes, and a database containing the nutritional
information on over 40,000 foods including 200 fast food restaurant chains. Find
out the calories, fats, carbs. and proteins of your favorite foods. The food
database is updated daily. For anyone on a special diet this is a wonderful
resource.
Caring Child
Adoption Resource - Find adoption agencies by state and many other
resources.
Child Day Care
Centers- Monthly town list of licensed day care centers in Connecticut,
closed programs and new licensees.
CT Department of
Children and Families Foster & Adoptive Services- Information about becoming
a foster or adoptive parent in Connecticut. Also includes
Photos
of children waiting for adoption in Connecticut and Nationally.
Education
Index - An index of websites listed by subject and by Lifestage
(preschool, parents, careers, etc.) Each site is reviewed and and their
content summarized saving you time in navigating the internet. Also included
is Weasel World which has games and other fun stuff, as well as, the Coffee
Shop for chatting with others with the same interests.
LD
Online - A guide for parents, teachers and children about learning disabilities.
National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect Library - Over 40,000 abstracts of books, technical
reports, fact sheets, journal articles relating to child abuse, neglect, child
welfare and adoption.
Teen Drug & Substance Abuse
- Help fight teen drug abuse, we provide
information to help fight teen drug abuse by prevention, intervention and have a
support network for those in need.
Parenthood - Information on conception, pregnancy, baby names, parenting
resources and much more.
News Sources
Art Newspaper - "Events, politics
and economics" of the international art world.
Abyz
News Links - 15,000 news links worldwide that include newspapers, broadcast
stations, magazines, and press agencies. Browsable by region or country and
searchable.
Channel
8 News - Find out the latest news, weather and traffic reports for the New
Haven area.
Connecticut
Magazine - Find out what is happening around the state in the
latest issue
Connecticut
Newspapers - Large and small newspapers from around the state listed by
town..
Connecticut Public Notices
- All the public notices from the state's 17 daily and 50 weekly
newspapers for the last seven days can be found on this site by the Connecticut
Daily Newspaper Association.
Fairfield County Weekly -An online
version including classifieds, personals, news, and more.
FindNews.org - A news directory and resource guide, including mainstream,
internet , local U.S., world news and business news sources.
Heritage Microfilm - A free database of historical newspapers. While most of the
papers included are local papers, the New York Daily Times is also included. A
scanned image of the actual page is what is shown on the screen. A free plug-in
is required to view the pages.
Hartford Courant - Online version including classifieds, news and
obituaries.
Index to How to Do It Information - a subject guide of how-to articles in
craft, hobby, how to and special interest magazines. Does not include the actual
article, just the the name of the article and what magazine to find it in.
JournalismNet
Julian Sher's "Investigative Journalism on the
Internet" links to Newspaper archives, TV archives and much more.
Science Daily - "..delivering science news in its original, unedited format
directly from the source (in this case, the news bureaus and public affairs
offices of major universities and research institutions)." Also includes links
to major science news sources and 300 science newsgroups.
U.S. & Worldwide News - Directory of links to newspapers around
the world.
World Newspapers - Links to
newspapers in English throughout the world by country or subject. Links to
online magazines by subject.
World News - Headlines from around the world by regions. Also news about
science, entertainment, sports, business, current events, and weather.
Search Engines
Alltheweb
- Choose between
fast searches of 300 million web sites, 100 million FTP files, 1,000,000 MP3, or
17 million multimedia sites.
AltaVista
- A multifunctional
search engine that lets you do specialized searches for images, video, MP3
audio files, as well as keyword.
Ditto - An image search engine that
returns results in the form of image thumbnails.
Dogpile - A meta-search engine that 'fetches' your
query in a variety of internet search engines.
Google
- A meta-search engine
Search
Engine Colossus - An International Directory of Search Engines. Links to
over 1400 search engines from 130 countries.
Search Tools Chart - a collection of internet subject directories
and meta search engines arranged in a chart with descriptive information about each one.
Teoma - Helps refine a search by
suggesting alternate search terms and gives additional resource links from
experts and enthusiasts.
TimePix
- An image database. A free account must be created before using.
Vivisimo
- A metasearch engine that clusters results to help narrow the search.
Seniors
AARP - The American Association of Retired Persons site with many informative
articles and links for seniors.
AgeSource
Worldwide™ - "...describes clearinghouses, databases, libraries,
directories, statistical resources, bibliographies and reading lists, texts, and
Web “metasites” focusing on aging or closely allied subjects. They cover topics
ranging from Alzheimer's disease to wills and estate planning."
Shopping
Consignment Shops - find a list
of consignment shops, resale shops, thrift shops and antique shops across the
nation.
Factory Outlets - details on every Outlet Center, Outlet Mall and Outlet
Store in the US.
Specialized
Search Engines
Biolinks - A search engine/directory for
scientists and science students. Includes links for Associations, Database
& Research tools, Journals, Medical, Companies and more.
Google Uncle Sam - A separate
search engine for US government and military sites.
CCD Data Resources -
Information on public schools and school districts in the United States by the
National Center for Education Statistics.
MySimon
- A comparison shopping search engine, in their about section they
state: "Our goal is to win your respect as the place to start
shopping online, no matter what the product. We don't just compare prices.
Where possible, we show product availability, shipping specifications, and
other useful information."
SingingFish - Search for audio and video files or upload your own.
Telephone Directories
411
- Find telephone numbers in the United States and Canada. Also has look-up for
zipcodes, and area codes.
AnyWho -
AT&T's Internet based telephone directory
Country Calling Codes - Easily
find country and city telephone codes. It will also tell you the current time.
Switchboard - Excellent telephone
directory for U.S. businesses.
Telephone Directories on the Web
- Another set of links to telephone directories by country.
Travel
Connecticut Traffic Cams - From the Connecticut Department of Transportation
find out how the traffic is on I95 from Greenwich to Branford and I84 &
I91 in Harford. Current traffic incidents are also reported on this site.
Currency Converter - Oanda's converter calculates current and historical
exchanges for 173 currencies.
Fodor - The
online version of the famous travel guides have information on
planning a trip, where to stay and eat in cities throughout the
world, and a 'living language' section that lets travelers learn
basic words and phrases in French, Spanish, German, and Italian
including audio files for pronunciation.
Frommer's - Travel deals, vacation ideas,
tips and resources are just a few of the things offered by a company that's been
in the travel business for over 45 years.
Geography IQ - A world atlas with geographic, economic, political,
historical and cultural information. Also includes maps, currency converter,
rankings, flags, current time in major cities and much more.
Lonely Planet - Destination information, travel forums, travel services,
travel advisories and much more.
MetroCommute - Traffic and train information for the tri-state area.
Subway Navigator - Maps of subways around the world. Search by stop, route
or choose location off the subway map. Information on fares and schedules are
also included for each city.
Time and Date - Current times from around the world. Sort by country, city
or time zone. Get fixed past and future time and also a meeting planner.
Trails From Rails - Old railway
trails that have been converted into bike trails. Categorized by state there is
a general map of trail location and the small towns along the trail. Lodging,
attractions, campgrounds and bicycle rental information have been
included.
United States & Canadian Province Tourism Toll Free Telephone Numbers
U.S. State Department
Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - This site contains warnings
issued by the State Department when Americans should avoid traveling in certain
areas of the world. Consular Information sheets are available for every country
and contain facts about the country, entry requirements, security information,
health conditions and much more.
Wheelers RV Resort & Campground Guide
- covers listings for the United States,
Canada and Mexico, describing and locating government and privately operated
parks serving campers and RVers.
Tutorials
Barnes & Noble University-" ..offers more than 50 courses every month on a
wide variety of subjects -- from poetry to finance to programming. Our courses
are designed to provide you with in-depth learning and are all taught by
authors and experts! So join our online learning program today -- it’s fun,
it’s easy, and it’s FREE!"
Calgary Education
- Free tutorials on using a computer, a mouse, browsers, email, searching
the internet and doing resumes.
Microsoft's
Insider Learning Library - Each month Microsoft offers free
interactive tutorials on their most popular software. The
Shockwave Plug in is required to use these tutorials.
Weather
National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - All types of information on
storms, oceans, fisheries, satellites, climate, research, coast, and charting
and navigation.
Tide Tables
- Tide Predictions, Weather & related information
for the Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastline as well
as Marine Weather
for New England.
Weather
Underground - Get current and historical weather information for anywhere by
city, state or zip code or country.
World Meteorological Organization -
Official observations and forecasts from around the world. Also the average
temperature, rainfall and mean number of rain days of each country.
Zip Codes
U. S. Postal Service Zip Code
Lookup
International Postal Codes
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