Art Bridge--web
based art resources
Art History Resources
on the Web
Art Topics from
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Illinois Humanities Council
Illinois Poet Laureate's
website--This website's objective is simply to
promote the art of poetry. It's special focus, however, is the
rich bounty of work created by Illinois' poets, past and present.
IPL Arts &
Humanities Reference
Louvre Museum
Virtual Library
Museums Pages--lists museums by country
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Autoweb.com
Car Talk
CarsDirect.com
Edmunds.com
Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute
--read about vehicle safety ratings
and more
Kelley Blue Book
MSN Autos
N.A.D.A.--Official Used
Car Guide Company
Safercar.gov--"the nation's premier source of
vehicle safety information from the government, serving the public
interest."
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AddAll
--use
this book search engine to search for any new or used book, comparing
the prices and services of over 40+ on-line sites, 20,000 sellers,
millions of books
All About Romance
Novels - If You Like...(by style)
Anime Cafe: A Parent's Guide to
Anime!
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of
America
Author Yellow Pages--a
searchable directory of author websites
Bestsellers from PublishersWeekly.com
Bibliomania--Free Online
Literature and Study Guides
BookFinder.com--a free book
search tool that lets you view the collections of over 50,000 sellers
of new, used, rare, and out-of-print books.
BookHive--guide to children's
literature and books
Booklist Online--From ALA's Booklist Magazine. "Booklist
Online is both a free Web site and a subscription database. The free
site offers a generous selection of Booklist content—plus some
Web-only features—and is updated daily or weekly, depending on the
portion of the site. The subscription database contains archived
reviews and feature that are dynamically linked."
BookPage
BookSpot
BookWeb
Fantastic
Fiction--This site from the U.K. contains
bibliographies for over 6000 authors and information on over
120,000 books.
Google Print (BETA)--"Search
the full text of books (and discover new ones)."
Grimm Book Bindery--Located
in Madison, WI. Serving businesses and individuals since
1854.
Heckman Bindery, Inc.--Located
in North Manchester, IN. "The Nation's Largest library
binder - since 1931"
Houchen Bindery Ltd.--one
of the fastest growing library binderies in the country
Literary Resources
on the Net
New York Times
on the Web: Books
Online Books Page--links
to books on the Internet from the University of Pennsylvania
Online Texts--from
the IPL
Project Gutenberg--full text
books (public-domain-only)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award--read about your favorite books and authors, submit a
review, enter contests and more!
Stop You're Killing Me--a
resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue, and suspense books.
Very popular with our patrons and staff.
SurLaLune Fairy Tales
Site--featuring 27
annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across
cultures, and over 1,000 illustrations
USA Today
Books
Web Sites for
Book Lovers--from Morton Grove Public Library
Who
writes like...--find
an author "who writes like..." from Wellington City Libraries (New
Zealand)
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AllBusiness
American Stock Exchange
AnnualCreditReport.com--"This
central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure,
commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the
nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and
TransUnion."
Better Business Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business.com--"The Business
Search Engine"
business.illinois.gov--State
of Illinois Business Portal. Tips on starting, running, and
changing a business and more.
CEOExpress--The
Executive's Internet
CNNfn--Financial News from CNN
Family Credit Counseling
Service (FCCS)--A non-profit organization located in
Rockford, Illinois that provides credit counseling, budget counseling
and consumer education.
Fortune.com
Motley Fool
MSN MoneyCentral
NASDAQ Stock Page
New York Stock Exchange
Occupational Wage Comparisons for Illinois
Report Gallery--largest
directory of Annual Reports Online
Thomas Register of
American Manufacturers (Free but requires registration on first use)
U.S. Small Business Administration
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Circuit
Breaker--the Circuit Breaker program (from the Illinois Department
of Revenue) "provides grants to senior citizens and persons with
disabilities to help them reduce the impact of taxes and prescription
medications on their lives."
Disability Issues--from About.com
DisabilityInfo.gov--the
comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government
resources.
Disability Resources--from St. Ambrose University
Division of Rehabilitation
Services (DRS)--part of the Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois State Agencies with Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services--from
the IDHHC
IPL
Disabilities Reference
NICHCY--National Information
Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities
Untangling the Web--finding
disability information on the Web
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Allrecipes.com--large,
well-categorized cookbook
American Dietetic Association--"Your
Link to Nutrition and Health!"
Center for Science in the Public
Interest--Publisher of Nutrition Acton Health Letter
Epicurious Food--More than 10,000 recipes form Bon Appétit and
Gourmet
FoodSafety.gov--Gateway to
Government Food Safety Information
Global Gourmet
Martha Stewart Living
Mealtime Ideas--Recipes
and Ideas from Pillsbury
Mimi's Cyber Kitchen--Cooking
Secrets, Recipe Links, etc.
On-Line Cookbook
RecipeLand.com--over 20,000
recipes, easy, fast and free!
Recipes and Nutrition--Resource
for Recipes, Health & Nutrition
RecipeSource--home of SOAR:
Searchable Online Archive of Recipes
Tasty Crockpot Recipes
Top Secret Recipes On
the Web--"Creating Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite
Brand-Name Foods"
YumYum.Com--Quick & Easy
Recipes!
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101 Best Family History Web Sites--from Family Tree Magazine
Allen County
Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN--extensive genealogical collection
American Family Immigration History Center--1892- 1924
Ellis Island immigration records
Association of Professional
Genealogists
Beginner's Guide
to Family History Research
Chicago Historical Society
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFamily History Centers in
Illinois, United States
Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family Search
Internet Genealogy Service
Civil War Soldiers and
Sailors System--for military records
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites
on the Internet
Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans
Find A Grave
Genealogy Help from Library Spot
Genealogy Home Page--has
been listed on many top or best of the web sites.
Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950
Genealogical & Historical Societies Of Illinois--from the ILGenWeb Project
GenealogyPortal.com--designed
to assist genealogists in finding information that is not readily
accessible through traditional genealogical link sites
Illinois Genealogy &
History--from the ILGenWeb Project
Illinois Newspaper Project -- a cooperative effort between the
states and the federal government charged with locating, cataloging,
and preserving, on microfilm, newspapers published in the United
States from the eighteenth century to the present
Illinois State Archives
Illinois
Trails--History & Genealogy
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild--Online immigrant ships'
passenger lists
Lee County
Genealogical Society
Lee County
Historical Society
National Archive and Records
Administration (NARA)
Social Security Death Index
United States Internet Genealogical
Society
USGenWeb Census Project
USGenWeb Project--providing
Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every
state of the United States. Their motto is: "Keeping
Internet Genealogy Free."
U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services--extensive tips and
databases
WorldGenWeb Project--The
WorldGenWeb Project is a non-profit, volunteer based organization
dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and
resources for world-wide access!
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Code of
Federal Regulations
FactCheck.org--The Annenberg Political Fact Check
is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University
of Pennsylvania. It is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate"
for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in
U.S. politics.
Federal Judiciary Home
Page
FedStats
FedWorld Information Network
Find Your
Officials at Congress.org--(Go to
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp to find your zip plus 4 to
refine your search)
FirstGov/Citizen Gateway--access to all online U.S. Federal
Government resources (links to State and local government too.)
GovSpot
GPO Access:
Official Federal Government Information at Your Fingertips
Internal Revenue Service
League of Women Voters
National DO NOT CALL Registry --managed by the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC)
Project Vote Smart
Smithsonian Institution--great
links
State and Local
Government On The Net
Thomas--Legislative Information on
the Internet
United States
Department of Argriculture--Agricultural
information and much more!
United States Legislative Branch-Find your congressmen, search for
legislation, etc.
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) Home Page
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
U.S. House of
Representatives
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Senate
The White House
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Center for Science in the Public
Interest--Publisher of Nutrition Acton Health Letter
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Consumer
Health--from CEOExpress/CEO@Home
Consumer Health Information--A comprehensive but manageable
directory of consumer health resources from Dartmouth Biomedical
Libraries.
Directory of American Hospitals (from US News & World Report)--The U.S. News/American Hospital
Association National Directory has facts and figures on more than
6,000 hospitals.
DIRLINE--A fully
searchable online directory of health organizations produced by the
National Library of Medicine.
Families USA --"a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care
for all Americans"
familydoctor.org--From
the American Academy of Family Physicians, a comprehensive site with
sections on specific conditions, healthy living, and health tools.
Healthfinder.gov--A
service of the National Health Information Center, Healthfinder is a
directory of consumer oriented websites.
Hospital Compare--Hospital Compare was
created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services, and other
members of the
Hospital Quality Alliance: Improving Care Through Information (HQA).
Illinois Physician Profile Search--Find a Physician and
view their office addresses, educational background and other
information. From the Illinois Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
Intellihealth--A site sponsored by Aetna containing
quality health information for consumers.
Internet Mental Health--resources
for anyone interested in mental health
IPL Health &
Medical Science Reference
Is this Health
Information Good for Me?--The Pacific Northwest Region of the
National a Network of Libraries of Medicine compiled this helpful list
of criteria to consider when evaluating health information.
Mayo Clinic.com
Medicine
Net--(recommended by Consumer Reports)
MEDLINEplus--A
service of the National Library of Medicine
Merck Manual Home
(Online) Edition--A version of the trusted Merck Manual
meant for those of us without medical degrees.
MyPyramid.gov--your access point for the USDA food guidance
system. MyPyramid contains interactive activities that make it
easy for individuals to key in their age, gender and physical activity
level so that they can get a more personalized recommendation on their
daily calorie level based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans. It also allows individuals to find general food guidance
and suggestions for making smart choices from each food group.
NIHSenior Health--from
the National Institute of Health
On-line Medical
Dictionary
Physicians' Desk Reference
(PDR)--This is a free version
of the PDR. It is intended to be a consumer health resource.
President's Challenge -
Adult Fitness Test
RxList-The Internet Drug Index
Spine-health.com--In-depth information to help patients
understand, prevent, and research treatments for back pain and neck
pain—written and peer reviewed by leading spine physicians
Virtual Hospital--From the
University of Iowa College of Medicine
WebMD
Websites You
Can Trust--A list of the top 100 sites for
consumer health information from the Consumer and Health Information
Patient Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association.
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College and
University Rankings
College Answer:
The Planning for College Destination
College Board Online
College
Illinois! --529 prepaid tuition program information
College View--College
Finder & Recruiting Service
Colleges, College
Scholarships, and Online Degrees
Colleges and Universities - Education Atlas
CollegeZone--Powered by the Illinois Student Assistance
Commission (ISAC), College Zone is the trusted source of college
planning information for Illinois students and parents.
Financial Aid from the U.S.
Department of Education
Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
Google's
University Search--Google's University Search
enables you to narrow your search to a specific school website
Illinois Colleges, Technical Colleges and Career Colleges
Illinois Mentor--explore
Illinois's private colleges and universities
Internet's Largest Free Scholarship
Search
IPEDS College
Opportunities On-Line--direct link to over 9,000 colleges &
universities
IPL Higher
Education Reference
My College Guide
Petersons.com
PIN Registration--from the
U.S. Department of Education
Princeton Review--full
service higher education portal
Scholarships.Com
students.gov--Student
gateway to the U.S. Government
U.S.News America's Best Colleges 2008
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Illinois
H.O.U.S.E.--(Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience)
Home Schooling (from Awesome Library)
Homeschool.com--good
all-around reference
Homeschool World--"The
World's Most Visited Home School Site."
Homeschooling (from About.Com)
Home
Schooling - Education Atlas
Library and Educational
Services--A wholesale company for churches, day care providers,
homeschools, libraries, missionaries, resellers, and schools.
National Home Education
Network
Professor Mom
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CYBERDRIVE
ILLINOIS-Secretary of State-Illinois
Discover
Illinois--just for kids!
Enjoy Illinois: Illinois
Bureau of Tourism Official Website
Find-It! Illinois--Find-It!
Illinois is the Illinois State Library's statewide digital library
FirstGov/Citizen Gateway--access to all online U.S. Federal
Government resources (links to State and local government too.)
IllinoisAtlas.com--from the
Data and Mapping Services Division of NIU's Center for Governmental
Studies
Illinois Clicks--"Citizens' Library of
Illinois Comprehensive Knowledge Service" created and maintained by
librarians statewide
Illinois County Statistical Abstract--a comprehensive compilation of
economic and demographic data relating to specific Illinois counties
within the 2003 Illinois Statistical Abstract
IllinoisData.com--current
and historical demographic and economic statistics from NIU's Center
for Governmental Studies Northern Illinois Business and Industry
Data Center
Illinois
Illinois Department
of Agriculture
Illinois Department of
Corrections
Illinois Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation--"IDFPR
is committed to protecting Illinois citizens in their dealing with the
industries and professions that IDFPR regulates and licenses. IDFPR
licenses over 1 million professionals in approximately 100
industries."
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
Illinois Department of
Revenue
Illinois Department on
Aging
Illinois
Fairs, Festivals, Events & Shows
Illinois Fire Service Institute
Illinois
History--an ILGenWeb Special
Project
Illinois History
Resource Page
Illinois Historic Preservation
Agency
Illinois Museums--from the Illinois
Association of Museums
Illinois State FSA (Farm Service
Agency) Website
Illinois General Assembly--includes
Legislation & Laws
Illinois Periodicals Online
(IPO)
Illinois Poet Laureate's
website--This website's objective is simply to
promote the art of poetry. It's special focus, however, is the
rich bounty of work created by Illinois' poets, past and present.
Illinois Sex Offender
Information
Illinois State Chamber of
Commerce
Illinois Tourism
Illinois
Trails--History & Genealogy
Social Law
Library's State Law Page
State and Local
Government On The Net
University of
Illinois Extension
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Best
Information on the Net--from St. Ambrose University's O'Keefe
Library
Computer
Training Tutorials--kind of old, but still relevant
Digital Librarian:
a librarian's choice of the best of the Web
Free Email Address
Directory--guide to free email and more
Especially for Children and Their Parents -- from
the ALA(American Library Association)
Google Services--Use one of Google's many services
to find what you're looking for on the Web
Google's Special
Web Search Features--check out this page for a list of
Google's many advanced search features
Hotsheet.com--"the easy way
to the best of the web"
How to
Search the World Wide Web: A Tutorial for Beginners and
Non-Experts
Internet for Beginners--from About.com
Learn
the Net.com
The Living Internet--updated
weekly, all about the Internet
Search Engine Colossus--
International Directory of Search Engines
Search Engine Showdown--the
User's Guide to Web Searching
Search Engine
Tutorial--from Pandia
Search Engine Tutorials--from Search Engine Watch
Soople--let Soople help you use Google's
advanced search features
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Illinois Skills Match--from
the Illinois Department of Employment Security
IllinoisJobs.net--IllinoisJobs.net is a
local employment website for job seekers and employers. The site is
part of the
LocalCareers.com Network. IllinoisJobs.net is not affiliated with
any state agency or staffing firm.
America's Job Bank--Access the
job listing of the Public Employment Services
Career Planning Information--from Martha Wiseman's Guidance
Resources Homepage
CareerBuilder--features
jobs from 75+ career sites
Central Management Services--State
of Illinois
Federal Jobs--from
NTIS/U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Indeed--a search engine for
jobs
Iowa Jobs--from the Iowa
Workforce Development
Monster.com--Global online
network for careers
Occupational Outlook Handbook--find
career information by occupation
The Riley Guide--Employment
Opportunities, Job Resources, Resume help, etc.
SaukValley.com/Yahoo!
HotJobs
Sedona Group--This
site recommended by a library user states:
"Sedona provides the resources and networks
to help individuals and companies reach their goals." It's
headquarters are located in Illinois.
Senior Job Bank
Telecommuting Jobs--view offsite
job opportunities, post resumes, etc.
Yahoo Careers
Yahoo! HotJobs.com--this site boasts
hundreds of thousands of jobs
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Advance
Directives (Power of Attorney for Health Care, etc.) from the Illinois
Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
American Bar
Association
Cata Law/Forms
and Precedents
Consumer Law Pages
Divorce Net
Federal Office of
Child Support Enforcement
FedLaw
FindLaw
FirstGov Laws and Regulations
Guide to Law
Online--compiled by the U.S. Law Library of Congress
Illinois
Advance Directivesand DNR orders--from the Illinois
Department of Public Health
Illinois Attorney
General--this site is full of useful information
Illinois Compiled Statutes
IllinoisLawHelp.org--legal
information for Illinois residents provided by Chicago-Kent College of
Law
Illinois Legal Forms
Illinois
Sex Offender Information
Judici--Public court data
provided by participating Illinois courts. For free access to a
single court's website, click on the
Participating
Courts link and follow the appropriate hyperlink.
Katsuey's Legal Gateway
Law and Politics Internet Guide
Lawyers.com--from
Martindale-Hubbell
LegalZoom.com--Created
by top attorneys, LegalZoom can help you create reliable legal
documents from your home or office for a fee. The site claims
that you can save up to 85% off the rates an attorney would charge for
the same procedure.
Prairie State Legal
Services--Prairie State Legal Services offers free legal services
for low income persons and those over 60 who have serious civil legal
problems and need legal help to solve them.
Illinois
Small Claims Court Information--From the Illinois Attorney General
Social Law
Library's State Law Page
USlegalforms.com--forms
for sale, ranging from approximately $6 to $30 each
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Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library--originally the Illinois State
Historical Library
ALA/American Library
Association
Dewey
Decimal System--from Duke University Libraries
Every Library in ILLINET (ELI)--provided
by the Secretary of State and State Librarian
Find-It! Illinois--Find-It! Illinois is the Illinois State Library's
statewide digital library. Find-It! Illinois brings Illinois
information into one convenient web site by bringing all of the
Illinois State Library's online services together in one Web page.
Visit Find-It! Illinois often to take advantage of the ever-expanding
services!
I-Share--search
the libraries of 65 Illinois colleges & universities
Illinois Library Association
Illinois State Library
Internet Law
Library
Internet Library for Librarians
Internet Public Library
Library Advocacy--current
Illinois bills related to library advocacy
Library of Congress
Library Spot
Library Stuff--The library weblog dedicated to resources for
keeping current and professional development.
LibraryThing--"LibraryThing is an online
service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your
catalog from anywhere—even on your mobile phone. Because everyone
catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same
books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth."
It's a social network for bibliophiles!
Libweb--Libraries on
the Web from Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
Prairie Area Library System
Sauk Valley Community
College Library
Sterling Public
Library
WWW Virtual Library
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Dixon Fire Department
Dixon Historic Center
Dixon Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
Dixon, Illinois Web Page
Dixon Main Street
Dixon Park District
Dixon Petunia Festival
Dixon Police Department
Dixon Public Schools
Dixon, IL Weather
FirstGov/Citizen Gateway--access to all online U.S. Federal
Government resources (links to State and local government too.)
Fort Dixon Web site
John Deere Historic Site
KSB Hospital
Lee
County 4-H
Lee County FSA
(Farm Service Agency) Website
Lee County
Genealogical Society
Lee County
Historical Society
Lee County,
Illinois, USA
Lee County, Illinois Website
Lee County Tourism Council
Lee
County/University of Illinois Extension
Lee/Ogle
Regional Office of Education
Ramble the Rock--links to
northwestern Illinois
Ronald Reagan Boyhood
Home-Dixon, IL
Ronald Reagan Limited-Edition Bronze Sculpture
Ronald Reagan Trail
Sauk
Computer User Group (SCUG)
Sauk Valley Area
Services Directory Index--Northern Illinois Area Services
Directory Sponsored by Sauk Valley Community College, Highland
Community College, and Illinois Valley Community College.
SaukValley.com Calendar--from
Sauk Valley Newspapers
Sauk Valley Community College
Sauk Valley Newspapers
Sauk Valley Online
State and Local
Government On The Net
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All Movie Guide--Search
this huge movie database (it is constantly growing) for great movie
information
AMC--operated by
American Movie Classics Company ("AMCC"), which owns the American
Movie Classics program service.
American Film Institute--this
organization is dedicated to advancing and preserving film, television
and other forms of the moving image. Includes the famous AFI’S
100 YEARS...100 LISTS.
CineMedia--the
Internet's largest film and media directory
Greatest Films--this
very popular Web site created and maintained by Tom Dirks.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, this site has a "rich
collection of commentary and information about masterpieces of
American cinema."
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)--this
site builds itself as: "the biggest, best, most award-winning
movie site on the planet"
Kids-In-Mind--"Movie
Ratings That Actually Work"
Rotten Tomatoes--"Created by movie-buff
Senh Duong in 1998, Rotten Tomatoes has grown to become a premier
destination for both casual movie-goers and film buffs alike....Over
5.4 million readers each month use Rotten Tomatoes as a dependable,
objective resource for coverage of movies and videos."
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AllAfrica.com--African
news and information
BBC Online--check out the BBC's
World Service news
BIG PAGES 105
BIG Magazines
CNN--current news
Drudge Report
FindArticles.com--FREE online article search service (from about
500 periodicals)
Guardian Unlimited--Britain's
Guardian
Illinois Newspaper Project-- a cooperative effort between the
states and the federal government charged with locating, cataloging,
and preserving, on microfilm, newspapers published in the United
States from the eighteenth century to the present
Internet Public
Library-Online Newspapers
Internet Public
Library-Online Serials
MagPortal.com--FREE Net-base
online articles (from about 150 periodicals) categorized & searchable
MIT List of Radio
Stations on the Internet--Links to Over 9000 Radio Stations
National Public Radio Online
NewYorker--electronic
version of the magazine and more
NewsDirectory.com--guide
to English-language media online
NewsLink--Links to Newspapers,
Magazines, Radio/TV, etc.
Newspapers - USA and
Worldwide--from refdesk.com
newspapers.com--a tool for
accessing online newspapers from around the world
PBS Online
Sauk Valley Newspapers
Top 100
Newspapers
U.S. Newspaper Links
World Press Review
Online--headline stories from around the world
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Addresses.com--white
and yellow pages, reverse and toll-free directories, e-mail address
searches, celebrity e-mail addresses and more
AT&T AnyWhoINF--white
and yellow pages, reverse and toll-free directories and more
Google Maps--find Maps (and more) on Google Local
Expedia.com--for maps of North America and Europe
InfoSpace
MapMachine--from National Geographic; find nearly any place on
earth
MapQuest
MSN Maps & Directions
Multimap.com--European and
U.S. road and street map service
Switchboard.com
Telephone
Directories on the Web--(Infobel.com/Teldir)--Information and
services for more than 184 countries.
TopoZone--The Web's Topographic
Map, and more!
UT Library Online--Castañeda Library Map
Collection from the University of Texas is an extensive collection of
maps (mostly political)
United States Postal Service ZIP+4
Code Look-up
Zip Codes &
Postal Codes of the world--from EscapeArtist.com
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Academic
Info--quality educational resources
Acronym Finder--database of
acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms
Adherents.com--statistics for
more than 4,200 religions, churches, etc.
AllRefer.com--Reference &
Encyclopedia Resource
American Film Institute
CIA
World Fact Book
Educator's Reference Desk--From the Information Institute of
Syracuse, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you 2,000+ lesson
plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question
archive responses.
Education World--for
Educators K-12
Google Scholar (BETA)--"Google
Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature,
including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts
and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google
Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers,
professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as
well as scholarly articles available across the web."
Homework Help
INFOMINE--Scholarly Internet
Resource Collections
Infoplease.com--almanac,
encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas in one
Internet Movie Database
Journalist's Toolbox--online
resources for reporters & editors
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Native
American sites
Portals
to the World--compiled by the Library of Congress, links to many
nations of the world, a work in progress, eventually will include all
nations
refdesk.com - "The single best source
for facts on the Net."
Virtual Reference Desk
whatis?com--information technology reference resource
Wikipedia
--the free encyclopedia that anyone can
edit.
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AARP
Webplace --for people 50 and over
AARP's database of
Internet resources --links to more than 500 of the best sites for
people age 50+.
AgeNet --Aging information for
Seniors and Caregivers
BenefitsCheckUp --from
the National Council on the Aging. Identifies federal and state
assistance programs for older Americans.
Caregiver.com
Computers Made Easy (for senior citizens)
Circuit
Breaker --the Circuit Breaker program (from the Illinois
Department of Revenue) provides grants to senior citizens and disabled
adults including the Pharmaceutical Assistance Program that provides
prescription medicines for seniors and disabled adults
CyberSeniors.org -- a
virtual introduction to computers and the Web, a database of senior
resources available online, tutorials, and more.
Elderhostel
--"Adventures in Lifelong Learning"
Families USA --"a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care
for all Americans"
FIRSTGOV for Seniors
--maintained by SSA, contains a lot of great information
Grandma Betty's Corner --The
Starting Point for Grandparents
Hospital Compare--Hospital Compare was
created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services, and other
members of the
Hospital Quality Alliance: Improving Care Through Information (HQA).
Illinois
Advance Directivesand DNR orders--from the Illinois
Department of Public Health
Illinois Department of Aging
Illinois Department of
Revenue
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Medicare
--Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
NIHSenior Health
--from the National Institute of Health
Nursing Home
Compare --Medicare's Nursing Home Compare website
Seniordrivers.org--AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Senior
Driver Website
Senior Job Bank
SeniorNet
--Computers and Internet Education for Seniors
Social Security Administration Online
ThirdAge.com --"the web for
grown-ups"
WiredSeniors.com --Portal
Website for the over 50 age group
Yahoo Index to Senior Sites
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CNN/SI Online--from CNN and
Sports Illustrated
ESPN.com
MSNBC.com
Sports--from
CEOExpress/CEO@Home
The Sporting News
USA Today
Sports
Yahoo! Sports
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Arts and Letters
Daily (news and reviews)
The BIG EYE (high-quality web
sites)
Boomers International--baby boomers--take a look!
Connect For Kids--"Guidance
for Grown-ups"
Critical Thinking Web--Tutorials
and Exercises on Critical Thinking, Logic and Creativity
Drudge Report
Education Atlas--Online Map to
Education, Online Degrees and Distance Learning
Family Credit Counseling
Service (FCCS)--A non-profit organization located in
Rockford, Illinois that provides credit counseling, budget counseling
and consumer education.
GardenWeb - The Internet's Garden
Community
Google Services--Use one of Google's many services
to find what you're looking for on the Web
Google's Special
Web Search Features--check out this page for a list of
Google's many advanced search features
HappyNews.com--Dedicated to upbeat, always positive news
Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial--This
website is a partnership among 32 federal agencies and organizations
aimed at providing a single, easy-to-use web portal with information
about various Lewis and Clark historical places
Lewis and Clark
Education Center--sponsored
by NASA at the University of Montana
LifeOrganizers.com--find out how to organize anything and
everything!
Kids-In-Mind--"Movie
Ratings That Actually Work"
Illinois Poet Laureate's
website--This website's objective is simply to
promote the art of poetry. It's special focus, however, is the
rich bounty of work created by Illinois' poets, past and present.
Museum of Science and
Industry--click the Exhibits link to find out what the
museum has to offer. This site contains many On-Line Exhibits
too.
Soople--let Soople help you use Google's
advanced search features
Words Can Heal--"Words Can Heal is a
national campaign to eliminate verbal violence, curb gossip and
promote the healing power of words to enhance relationships at every
level."
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"GRADUATE TO SAFETY" GRADUATED LICENSING SYSTEM--info about
getting your Illinois driver's permit and/or license (from the
Illinois Office of the Secretary of State)
High School Hub
Homework Help
Internet Public Library Teen
Division
Teen New Drivers' Home Page
Teen Reading--Sponsored
by the Young Adult Library Services Association/a division of the
American Library Association
Yahoo Teen Search and Index to Teen Sites
Young Adult Booklists & Book Awards--from the Young Adult Library Services
Association
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Expedia,com--the
premier online travel planning and flight-booking site (Expedia
charges a $5 booking fee for plane tickets)
FlyteComm--track a flight from
this site
Fodors.com--find info about your
travel destinations from the world's largest English-language travel
guidebook publisher
International Travel Information from the U.S. Department of State--find
Consular Information Sheets for every country of the world,
countries where avoidance of travel is recommended, etc.
Kayak (beta)--Created by the co-founders
of Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia, Kayak.com offers a comprehensive
search engine that scours over 60 online travel sites, providing
prices and itineraries for more than 550 airlines and 85,000 hotels.
Lonely Planet Online--from
the Australian publisher of travel guidebooks aimed at adventuresome
travelers
National Center for
Infectious Diseases Traveler's Health --Health information
on specific destinations, vaccinations, etc. from the Department
of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Orbitz--"Orbitz is a leading
online travel company offering leisure and business travelers a wide
selection of low airfares, as well as deals on lodging, car rentals,
cruises, vacation packages and other travel. The site was created to
address consumers' need for an unbiased, comprehensive display of
fares and rates in a single location. "
Rails-to-Trails
Conservancy--"...a nonprofit organization working with communities
to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into trails,
enhancing the health of America's environment, economy, neighborhoods
and people."
Recreation.gov--find
recreation areas on federal lands in any state, search by
recreational activity and more
SideStep--Automatically compares prices
side-by-side with sites like Expedia and Travelocity!
Smithsonian
Journeys--"The Best in Educational Travel"
TripAdvisor--Unbiased reviews of
hotels, resorts and vacations
Travelocity--Find low air fares on the Internet, make hotel and
car reservations, and research vacation destinations with guides from
travel guide publisher Frommer's.
U.S.
Department of State Passport Services And Information --find out
how to get a passport
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Great Web Sites for Kids--from the ALA (American Library
Association)
Homework Help
Kids' Page
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AccuWeather.com--detailed weather forecasting and news
CNN Weather
Dixon, IL Weather
MSNBC Weather
National Weather Service
USA Today:
Weather
Weather--from the Journalist's Toolbox
Weather Underground
Weather.com--From the Weather
Channel
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