Links
Automobile purchase, repair and safety.
Please note: the library is not responsible for the quality or accuracy of any Internet source.
Animals
Merck Veterinary Manual
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
Automobile links can be found on the Car Buying and Repair page.
Bibliographic Citations
Citation Machine
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
Careers and Occupations links can be found on the Employment Resources page.Census
U.S. Census Bureau
Consumer Information
Consumer Price Index Home Page
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
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
GuideStar: National Database of Nonprofit Organization
Kelley Blue Book
Recall Warnings
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
Dictionary
OneLook Reverse Dictionary
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 links can be found on the Genealogy page.
Health
Health links can be found on the Health page.
History-American
Best of History Web Sites
Links to the Past
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 Capsule
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
This is a collection by the Washington Post of information about each U.S. service member who died in Iraq
Government Views of Iraq
Law / Legal
Law/Legal links can be found on the MA Legal Information page.
Literature
Bartleby: Reference Resources
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
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
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
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
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
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
Using this site you can 'fly' across the U.S. using satellite and aerial 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
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 Organizations
Nutrition
The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for Healthy Eating
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
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
The Columbia World of Quotations
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
Statistics
Population Reference Bureau
The Population Reference Bureau presents statistical data and produces reports on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
State Health Facts Online
Statistical Resources on the Web
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
Television News Archive
Zip Codes
Area Code and Zip Code Look-ups
Zip Code Directory
Merck Veterinary Manual
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
Automobile links can be found on the Car Buying and Repair page.
Bibliographic Citations
Citation Machine
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
Careers and Occupations links can be found on the Employment Resources page.Census
U.S. Census Bureau
Consumer Information
Consumer Price Index Home Page
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
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
GuideStar: National Database of Nonprofit Organization
Kelley Blue Book
Recall Warnings
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
Dictionary
OneLook Reverse Dictionary
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 links can be found on the Genealogy page.
Health
Health links can be found on the Health page.
History-American
Best of History Web Sites
Links to the Past
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 Capsule
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
This is a collection by the Washington Post of information about each U.S. service member who died in Iraq
Government Views of Iraq
Law / Legal
Law/Legal links can be found on the MA Legal Information page.
Literature
Bartleby: Reference Resources
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
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
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
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
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
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
Using this site you can 'fly' across the U.S. using satellite and aerial 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
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 Organizations
Nutrition
The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for Healthy Eating
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
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
The Columbia World of Quotations
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
Statistics
Population Reference Bureau
The Population Reference Bureau presents statistical data and produces reports on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
State Health Facts Online
Statistical Resources on the Web
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
Television News Archive
Zip Codes
Area Code and Zip Code Look-ups
Zip Code Directory
