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Chesterfield County Public LibraryReady Web ReferenceWelcome to the library online! These resources have been selected by librarians and organized in ways to make your explorations fun, easy, and productive. The large categories are arranged in Dewey Decimal order. To help you find what you are looking for, smaller subject headings are within these categories. the 000's - Generalities - How to Find People and Phone Numbers, News, Computers the 200's - Religion and Mythology the 300's - Social Sciences - U.S. Government Information, Information On the U.S. Government, Taxes, Finance, Countries, Education, Careers, Law, Genealogy, Senior Citizen Resources the 400's - Languages, Writing and Grammar the 600's - Technology, Business, Cars, Recipes, Home Care & Gardening, Medicine & Health the 700's - the Arts - Art, Movies and TV, Celebrities, Music, Sports the 800's - Books, Literature, Quotes the 900's - Geography, Maps, History, Biographies, Baby Names Ready Reference - Find it Fast!, Dictionaries Other Great Reference Desks on the Web 000 -- GeneralitiesSearch-It-All - a list of ways to search the net
AnyWho: Find Telephone Numbers and Addresses- find people, businesses, and web sites (can reverse) BigYellow - yellow pages on the Web - find people and businesses BigBook - can search yellow pages and city pages - lots of shopping as well Bigfoot - find people fast - includes e-mail Directories of the World - phone numbers around the world 555-1212.com - search for area codes, phone numbers, reverse listings, and lots more International Telephone Directories - look up businesses worldwide Switchboard - find email addresses as well as people and businesses Telephone Directories on the Web - phone books online WhoWhere - find email, people, and businesses Yahoo! People Search - find people by name or email Ecola - a newspaper, magazine, news media, and television directory for global english-language resources Online Newspapers - a great listing of newspapers in the US C Webopaedia - look up computer questions 100-- PhilosophyThe Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - look up all areas of the subject and view a timeline Philosophy Pages - a great place to get started with helpful study guides and a dictionary The Window - Philosophy on the Internet - a fine resource that is fully searchable 200-- Religion and Mythology
Bible Gateway - many versions and languages - can search for specific words or passages
Bulfinch's Mythology - a great site on this fine resource Encyclopedia Mythica - explore folklore, myths, and legends Myths & Legends - look here to find more on mythology 300-- Social SciencesGovBenefits.gov - Search the official government benefits Web site to assist in finding government benefits you may be eligible to receive Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - look up biographies of anyone who has served in the Congress Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - find out who's who around the world Constitution of the United States Consumer Information Center - full text versions of hundreds of consumer publications Fedstats - find statistics from over 70 US government agencies Fedworld Information Network - a great site for federal information Full-text state statutes and legislation on the Internet - find laws, constitutions, and codes for all 50 states Income Tax, Federal (IRS) - get the forms you want Information & Referral Network - a list of agencies that provide human services to the public NAICS - North American Industry Classification System - see and search the NAICS system NAICS(1997) and SIC Correspondence Tables(1987) - find the New and Old codes and cross-reference them Office of Child Support Enforcement - find out how they can help Official Federal Government Web Sites - a list of federal web sites - the president and all departments ParkNet: Gateway to the National Park Service - all about our precious natural resources Passport Information - get passport information POTUS - Presidents of the United States - the web site on the presidency Social Security - the online office Social Security Online - official web site U.S. Consumer Gateway - a handy site on all sorts of consumer information United States Copyright Office - find out about copyright U.S. Government Printing Office - your printing office - find all those government reports - a fantastic site US GSA's Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs - a government-wide list of federal programs and services USDA Nutrient Database - find out how nutritious your food choices are United States Patent and Trademark Office - find and search for patents United States
Postal Service - Your Post Office - the post office - buy stamps,
track packages, find a zip code, and calculate postal costs General U.S. Government Resources Congress.org - a great guide to Congress and the entire government Congressional E-Mail Addresses and Web Sites, 106th Congress : University of Michigan Senate Roll Call Voting Record and House of Representatives Roll Call Voting Record Contacting the Congress - find addresses and e-mails of members of Congress Federal Election Commission (FEC) - see who is funding whom The Gallup Organization - read about polls on topics ranging from government to nuclear weapons Information About Candidates, Parties, and other Committees - lots of great information on elections Internal Revenue Code - the tax code IRS Tax Forms - download the forms you need Virginia Tax Forms and Information IRS Frequently Asked Questions - Have a question? Find the answer.
Annual Report Gallery - over 1,000 annual reports Bankrate.com - another good general business site - investing, loans, and even vacation clubs Researching Companies Online - find company information Calculators - Find various financial calculators on this site to help you decide on an auto loan, a mortgage, save for college or retirement, even balance you checkbook! Consumer Resource Guide - a mega site of consumer information EDGAR - read about the SEC and search the EDGAR database The Fortune 500 - read the list and snapshots about the companies Hoover's Online - find company overviews, find stocks, and a great deal more The Insurance News Network - one stop site on all sorts of insurance Investor Words - a glossary of investing terms Morningstar - the web version of the popular mutual fund guide The Mortgage Calculator - calculate your mortgage The Motley Fool - the web companion to the popular books The NASDAQ Stock Market - track the NASDAQ New York Stock Exchange - follow the stock market Quicken.com - track the market and funds Standard Industrial Classification Search - search SIC by keyword or by number Thomas Regional Source for Industrial Products and Services - find companies by geographic regions Universal Currency Converter - find out how many British pounds it will take to buy a pocketbook in Rome ValueLine - the web version of the popular stock guide
Background Notes (US State Dept.) - find information on other countries World Factbook - find out more about different countries - created by the CIA American Universities - a list of home pages so you can pick a school The Princeton Review - career advice - tips on finding jobs - but also help with exams, graduate school, and more College and University Rankings (University of Illinois) - lists of rankings - find your "best" schools CollegeNET: The Internet Guide to Colleges and Universities - a great site for information on getting in and paying for school College Catalogs - our own list of Virginia college and university web pages College Rankings - the US News & World Report rankings ETS - the Educational Testing Service - get help with the exams Financial Aid Information - a great place to find money for college GRE - support for the suffering - practice tests and more Kaplan - from the company that prepares people for the tests - a web page with tips Peterson's Education Center - get help with the tests, find schools, distances, education programs, and much more S.C.O.R.E. - "Student Cash Online Resources" - find scholarships, help, and answers to frequently asked questions TOEFL - help with the test for English as a foreign language The University Pages - a mega site for finding schools in the U.S. U.S. Universities and Community Colleges - of great use for finding community colleges CareerConnect - A State Government page designed to provides career information and assistance to employers, persons seeking employment, and students. Career Resources @ JobBank USA - job resources, resume assistance, and multiple ways to find your dream job Dictionary of Occupational Titles - search the Dictionary of Occupational Titles FedWorld Federal Jobs Search - find a government job Occupational Outlook Handbook - find out about careers The Salary Calculator - compare costs of living in the U.S. and international cities - there are also moving calculators and school reports - a great source for relocation information American Law Sources Online - another mega site on legal information Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Duhaime's Law Dictionary - a user-friendly plain-english law dictionary Federal Register - links to all types of government information and laws Findlaw - find all sorts of laws and read legal news U.S. Code : Cornell - a site to access the code U.S. Federal Courts Finder : Emory - find a federal court U.S. Supreme Court Decisions : Cornell - search for and read Supreme Court decisions Ancestry.com - lots of material - some you must join to access Ancestry.com - Social Security Death Index Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - a great listing of sites Family Search - the site by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - an incredibly deep resource Genealogy Home Page - offers genealogy help and guides, worldwide resources, and lots more Genealogy Portal - another portal of genealogical sites Helm's Genealogy Toolbox - provides links to 7 sites to help use the net for genealogical research RootsWeb - a place to start genealogical research US Gen Web Project - a portal to web sites for genealogical research. Listed here are select sites geared toward the senior population. You can also find many other sites of interest in this web directory including an online telephone directory, career guidance, the New York Times, and sites about books. If you need help searching the Internet, please ask at the reference desk. AARP - the official Web site of the American Association of Retired Persons contains information geared toward people 50 and over. Aging Well - Aging Well, a New York State Office for the Aging web site, offers informative articles and links, tasty recipes, a nutritional risk assessment and more for healthy and enjoyable eating. Elderhostel - the Web site of the Elderhostel organization provides information on their educational adventures programs for those 55 or older. Eldernet - Eldernet is an easy-to-use, information-filled site. It is a senior’s guide to -- health, legal, financial, retirement, senior lifestyles, travel, activities and fun, news and entertainment information -- on the Internet. Firstgov for Seniors - “The
U.S. Government’s official Internet portal,” is designed
to provide you with an easy, one-step access to all online federal government
resources and some state resources. Click on the word “Seniors” on
the right side of the page, under “By Audience.” This will
take you to FirstGov for Seniors. Click “other audiences” to
reach information in Spanish, Hmong and other languages. Food Safety - This Food Safety site is provided by The FDA and the USDA. When it comes to the safe handling of food, we can never know too much. Our ability to fight-off dangerous bacteria that may invade our bodies through the food we eat changes as we age. Medline Drug Information - Information about more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications can be found on this very reputable web site, MEDLINEplus. If you click on the “Site Map.” choice on the top right, you will be taken to a page giving you an overview of what is available, including “Easy-to-Read” and “low vision” options. Also in Spanish. National Senior Citizens Law Center - Provides information and advice about legal issues affecting seniors, including age discrimination, health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and more. NIH SeniorHealth.gov - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers this talking, large print Web site to find the best information on health and medical research. Seniorcitizens.com - Seniorcitizens.com has a section on scams that provides links to Internet sites about various types of frauds senior citizens are exposed to and how to deal with them effectively. SeniorCom - A good source for senior chat rooms and the home of Senior News Network. Online shopping, travel information, and information about health issues is also available. Seniornavigator.com - This
is the Web site of a non profit organization that serves the needs of seniors
in Virginia. This wonderful resource on health and aging is filled with
authoritative information and designed Seniorresource.com - Oh My Aging Funny Bone is filled with jokes are sent in by readers that are categorized to help you find the ones that tickle your aging funny bone the most. 400 -- LanguagesHuman-Languages Page - web pages related to learning languages Ethnologue - languages around the world
Guide to Grammar and Writing - an introductory guide to sentences, punctuation, and constructing essays. Guide For Citing Electronic Information - a great site on how to cite Guide to Grammar and Style - Jack Lynch's classic web page - well conceived and full of useful information. William Strunk Jr.'s Elements of Style - the classic resource online - This is the place to start! 500 -- Natural Sciences and MathematicsBioTech - Life Sciences - a great biology and chemistry site How Stuff Works - find out how all sorts of stuff works NASA - a great site for exploration Megamathematics - math games, math learning, algorithms! Periodic Table - a great clickable chart Weather Channel (U.S. & World) - find out how hot it will be next week, or if it's going to snow anytime soon What Time Is It? - anywhere in the US by time zone (also has military time) Local Times Around the World - find out what time it is anywhere in the world Today's Calendar and Clock Page - more about what today is than you can imagine Calendar Zone - lots and lots of calendars 600 -- Technology and Applied Scienceswww.chesterfieldbusiness.com/guide Kelley Blue Book - research prices for new and used cars and much, much more Excite Autos - a gateway site of lots of tools to help you buy or sell a car Edmund's Automobile Buying Guide - a great site - filled with great information and tools Auto Recalls - check here to make sure your car is safe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - be car smart - drive safe and find safe cars Beyond the Basics - An Automotive Encyclopedia - learn how to fix your car
Recipes Archive - browse by type of dish Recipe Finder - search by keyword and type of dish
Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Encyclopedia - find out how to fix up your home HouseNet - more help for home and garden Virtual Garden - lots of gardening sites
Adult Health Advisor - John Hopkins Health Information - fast facts on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment - can be searched by keyword - a wonderful site to start research Dietary Guidelines for Americans - see what you should be eating Drug Information - another drug information site - search by name of medication Healthfinder - from the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, this site is a great user-friendly resource - search or browse the site HospitalWeb - a growing list of hospital web pages The Internet Drug Index - search by keyword, imprint codes, brands, and actions/interactions - there is also patient education material Internet Mental Health - a site devoted to mental health information MedicineNet - a web site maintained by doctors - this site is full of up-to-date health information Mental Health Net - a guide to mental health, psychology, and psychiatry Botanical.com - A Modern Herbal - an online herbal Multimedia Medical Reference Library - a bit specialized, but a good source for detailed medical information - you can search the site and MEDLINE New England Journal of Medicine - a premiere journal Philip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center - a wonderful resource for topics related to all forms of cancer - this site was created by librarians at Williamsburg Regional Library Web of Addictions - a resource about alcoholism and drug abuse 700 -- The ArtsFine Arts Museums of San Francisco - a well-designed site to tour Web Museum, Paris - a great collection of artworks based on the Louvre
The Internet Movie Database - Ever wonder where you have seen an actor before? This very cool site will tell you that and much more! Movie Review Query Engine - find movie reviews online Roger Ebert's Movie Reviews - search through Roger Ebert's reviews TV Guide Online Listings - enter your zip code and find out what is on tonight. Chip's Celebrity Home and E-mail Addresses The Dead People Server - if the celebrity you are seeking is deceased, you can find information here The All-Music Guide - a mega site on music - articles, music maps, styles, singers - it's got it all The International Lyrics Server - find song lyrics here Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 - a historic database for sheet music The Rough Guide to Rock - a great information site on careers and recordings of over 1,200 bands The Ultimate Band List - search for bands at this happening site ESPN.com - an authority on all things sports-related The Starting Point for Exploring Sports History - a huge sports site 800 -- Literature and Rhetoric
Directory of Publishers and Vendors - find a publisher by name, subject, or specialty Publishing Organizations in North America - find publishers in America Pulitzer Prize Winners - a listing of all the winners ALEX - A Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet - a great place to find electronic text Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - a dictionary you can browse or search Children's Literature Web Guide - a guide to the best of children's literature IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection - over 2,500 critical and biographical web sites on authors and their works - a fantastic place to start your research Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - everything there is to know about the bard The On-Line Books Page - Archives - a portal to an ever growing list of sites of electronic texts Project Bartleby - another great electronic text site Project Gutenberg - the main site for electronic texts Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th edition - fully searchable quotation database The Quotations Page - more quotations - browseable and searchable 900 -- Geography and HistoryAtlapedia Online - key facts and statistics on countries of the world and full color maps Country Studies - from the Library of Congress - studies on 100 countries - a great resource you can search or browse Fifty States - almost everything you could ever want to know about any state - birds, songs, capitals, and more FOTW - find more flags Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - see where the hot spots are How Far Is It (U.S. Cities and Towns) - Remember those math word problems? Find it the easy way - distances from any 2 points Mapquest - the map-making site - local city guides, driving directions, online maps - it's all here Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - maps from all over the world U.S. Gazetteer - based on Tiger maps - search by name, state, and zip code Yahoo! Maps - a map site - get driving directions AFRO-American Almanac - history and much more The American Civil War Homepage - a great site on the civil war American Memory - a site by the Library of Congress on our nation's history The American Presidency - a great historic site on the Presidency Historical Text Archive - Explore the Past! - U.S. and global Historic Events and Birth - Dates in History - find out what happened today in history or any other day you would like - also searchable by year History Channel - full of historical information on all sorts of topics History Timelines - find a timeline and other useful sites Making of America - a library of primary source material in American history from the Antebellum to Reconstruction Vietnam : Yesterday and Today - a site on the Vietnam War - a fantastic place to start research Biographical Dictionary - over 27,000 biographies - searchable by name, birthdate, profession, and more Biography.com (A&E's) - the TV channel, but also lots of biographical information
Baby Center - find name by gender, origin, and even number of syllables - also most popular names by state! Baby Name Finder - more baby names and other baby related information Baby Names - find meaning, origin, and gender Ready Reference
Librarians' Index to the Internet - Berkeley Public Library Acronym and Abbreviation Server - a list of places to find both acronyms and abbreviations Amazon.com - Bookstore - search for books, movies, and music by keyword, title, author, or subject AnyWho (from AT&T)(toll-free, reverse & more) - a online phone book Area Codes (Telephone) (U.S. & International) - find area codes Associations on the Net - lists over 1,100 sites of professional and trade associations Calculators - all types for all kinds of calculations Guidestar Nonprofit Guide - find information on nonprofit organizations IBM Patent Server - search and view patent documents from the US, Europe, and Japan Information Please: Online Directory, Internet Encyclopedia, & Almanac Reference - an all-in-one site - find almost anything Infospace - an online directory for almost anything you can think of Internet Country Codes - two letter country codes listed in alphabetical order Learn2.com - learn how to do lots of different things - features change daily, but it can be searched as well Mapquest - driving directions and maps to anywhere MegaConverter - convert anything The Nine Planets - a multimedia tour of the Solar System The Nobel Prizes - find them all -searchable by category Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia - all sorts of quick legal information The Old Farmer's Almanac - the electronic version Oscars (movies) - who won what and when Periodic Table of the Elements - information on the elements Pulitzer - the whole list in searchable format Statistical Resources - stats on agriculture, business, health, labor, and much more Sunrise/Sunset - sun and moon - rise and set tables Telephone Directories - U.S. and international phone books The Universal Currency Converter - another good converter World Time Zones - time zones around the world Zipcodes: U.S. - all the zip codes in the U.S. A Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms Computer Dictionary - look up computer terms Encyclopedia.com - great online encyclopedia Internet Anagram Server - have fun making anagrams List of Dictionaries - in all sorts of languages including English and others Netlingo - full of newly developed words On-line Dictionaries - look up how to spell words easily Roget's Thesaurus - look it up in Roget's The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary - find a rhyming word - it's a great site, haven't you heard?! :) WWWebster Dictionary - Merriam-Webster dictionary
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