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Welcome to the Longmeadow Virtual Library
Gateway to the Internet.
Click on any of the
topics below and you will be brought to Web sites chosen
by Library Staff for their usefulness in answering
questions frequently asked at the Library. This list is
not intended to be a comprehensive directory of all
Internet sites on every subject.
ART MUSEUMS
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The Virtual Library: Museums
Online directory of museums
worldwide. Links to exhibits in libraries. View
the Magna Carta from the British Library, rare
maps and other documents and artifacts.
BUSINESS/
FINANCE
Directory of Manufacturers
Edgar-Online
the Source for Today's SEC Filings
Hoover's Online!
Money and Investing
Update - Wall Street Journal
Money Online
The Motley Fool
New York Stock
Exchange Home Page
Thomas'
Register
Historical Quotes Search Engine
Closing stock quotes by date from
January 2, 1985 to the present.
CAREERS/ JOBS
MANY OF THESE SITES OFFER
ANCILLARY SERVICES SUCH AS RESUME PREPARATION, JOB
FAIRS, EMPLOYER PROFILES.
CHILDREN
American
Library Association Resources for Parents, Kids, &
Teens
Child Safety on the Information Highway
Children's Picture Book Database
CyberKids Home
CyberKids/Cyberteens Launchpad
Cyber-Seuss
Exploratorium Home Page
Family.Com:
Contents
K-12 On
the Internet
Kids Web - A World Wide Web Digital Library for
Schoolkids
Research Paper Help
Get help doing your research paper
SafeKids.com
Rules for online safety
Scholastic Place
Sports
Illustrated For Kids
SuperKids
Educational Software Review
This Is Mega-Mathematics!
White
House for Kids
COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET
and DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
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Advice, tips, news, price comparisons on
computers and other tech products
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Definitions and facts on the most current IT
topics
- Search
for tutorials by type or keyword
- U.S.
Department of Homeland Security information
on cyber security
- Free
online tutorials to programs, e-mail,
computers and more
- Simple
table describing what to watch for when
evaluating web sites.
- Learn
how to have a safe online experience
- Guide
to buying computers, peripherals, PDAs,
digital cameras and more
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CONSUMER
INFORMATION
Agency
for Health Care Policy & Research
Information on health plans,
diseases and questions to ask the doctor
Better Business
Bureau
User-friendly site with some
full-text publications; dispute resolution services;
complaints registration.
Consumer
Information Center
Consumer Information Catalog online;
registry of local consumer protection agencies
Consumer Product
Safety Commission
Publications, press releases,
recalls, links to other agencies
Consumer
Project on Technology
Created by Ralph Nader
ConsumerSearch
Finds the best reviews for consumer
products, analyzes their picks and selects the best
products. Site is organized by category.
Consumer
World
Links to 5000+ sites; good starting
point for consumer information
Consumers International
Edmund's Cars,
Vans, Trucks Buyer's Guide
New and used vehicles; lots of other
information in addition to prices
Epinions
Opinions by individuals, not
professional reviewers, rating products and
services. Links to auctions and other sites selling
reviewed products.
Experian
Expo
Information, some for a fee, on
personal financial topics
Finance
Center
Help in making personal finance
decisions; access to the lowest loan rates
National
Fraud Information Center
Focuses on telemarketing and online
fraud
EDUCATION
College
K-12
- A guide to the best
education sites on the Web, sorted by
Education index, subject and lifestage.
- Homeschooling
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- Special Education
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ENTERTAINMENT
Movies and Videos
- Radio
Television
- Trivia, episodes,
schedules, Emmy Award archive, and links to
Television Shows.
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- Theater
- A small theatre with a
commitment to uncommon summer fare.
- Springfield professional
theater.
- Professional theatre,
May - December in Stockbridge, MA
FOOD
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Food
Network
Search by keyword or by
individual shows
Epicurious Home Page
Search more than 10,000 recipes
and access the sites of
Bon Appetit and
Gourmet magazines
- Cooking encyclopedia,
including ingredients, equipment and techniques.
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Food ClipArt
More than 300 food-related
images to use on flyers or web pages
FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
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Annenberg Media Foreign Language Courses
Free video language courses for
learning English, Spanish, French, and German
BBC Languages
Learn French, German, Spanish
and Italian. Limited resources for Welsh,
Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese
FSI
Language Courses
Free online language learning
courses for more than 25 languages. Developed by
the Foreign Service Institute
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- ESL
GENEALOGY
Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site
Genealogy "How-To" Guide
Genealogy
U.S. Government Census Department
genealogy page
Genealogy Home Page
Family Search
Searchable database of 640 million names maintained
by the Church of Latter Day Saints
GOVERNMENT
Local
Town of
Longmeadow
Important town information, LHS
alumni page, recycling schedule, assessments,
and much more.
State
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Fifty
States
Nice summary of important facts
of the fifty states.
Counties
Massachusetts Counties Quick Facts
Federal
Welcome to
the White House
Environmental
Protection Agency
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
Food & Drug Agency
Internal Revenue
Service
National Park
Service
THOMAS:
Legislative Information on the Internet
U.S. Census
U.S. Treasury
- International
Other
students.gov
A government-wide web portal for students.
HEALTH, MEDICINE
| A
note of caution:
Search engines are not
able to distinguish between bogus and
legitimate health and medical sites.
Therefore, it is very important to evaluate
each Web site for accuracy, reliability and
usefulness. Before doing health- related
research on the Web, users might want to
visit the following site:
Evaluating Web Sites |
Search Engines, Directories
Diseases and Conditions
- Healthy Minds is a
public information website offering
information about mental health,
spotlighting mental health issues in
minority communities and offering Let's Talk
Fact brochures for more information.
Fitness
Body mass calculator
Medicine and Drugs
U.S. Food &
Drug Agency
Access to FDA Consumer, the
agency's monthly magazine
RxList
Information on the top 200
prescripton drugs
United States Pharmacopeia--Advice for the
Patient
A guide to over 9,000
prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Browse by first letter of the generic or brand
name.
HISTORY
|
A note of caution: Search
engines are not able to distinguish between
bogus and legitimate historical sources.
Therefore, it is very important to evaluate each
Web site for accuracy, reliability and
usefulness. Before doing historical research on
the Web, users might want to visit the following
site:
Evaluating Web Sites |
Ancient and medieval
The
Perseus Project
A digital library of primary
texts and translations, maps and pictures of art
objects from the ancient world.
Ancient History Sourcebook
An excellent, well-indexed site
designed for classroom use. Search the
Sourcebook for materials, including primary
texts, on ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece,
Rome and the Hellenistic world.
Medieval Sourcebook
Good starting point for finding
information on the Middle Ages. Many links to
relevant sites.
Modern
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Modern History Sourcebook
The third sourcebook in the
series developed by Fordham University. A
gateway to primary texts, maps and other
information about the modern world.
Primary Sources
LAW, LAWYERS
- Lawyer look up by name or city
LIBRARIES
Library of Congress
Search the catalog, view exhibits,
visit the American Memory Project, download
copyright information and forms.
Massachusetts Library and Information Service
Click here to search all
Massachusetts public, academic and special library
catalogs.
Boston Public
Library
New York Public
Library
Western
Massachusetts Regional Library System
MUSIC
Music and CDs
- AMG All
Music Guide
Mostly popular music. Search
by type of music, artist, song, labels,
albums.
- Reviews and links to
classical music web sites
- Free sheet music to
download. Can be browsed by instrument or
genre.
- Search for music,
download MP3 files, find Karaoke songs.
- Concert calandar and
special events
- Schedules and ticket
information
- Learn about independent
and unsigned bands.
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Classical Music Resources
Developed and maintained by Duke University.
An educational resource distinguished for
links to nearly 2000 non-commercial sites.
NEWS
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The
Reminder
CNN Interactive
Mass Live
Acess to the Springfield Union
News and Sunday Republican. Today’s edition
news, features and obituaries.
USA
Today
6 days of back issues for
news/sports; 1 year for reviews; updated
constantly
PARENTING
- Quick
access to reliable information on children's
safety and care.
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Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange
PHONE
BOOKS
- Yellow Pages
- Residential
REFERENCE WORKS
- An interactive Web tool to
generate APA and MLA style citations
- Rules for games, etiquette,
sports and more
- Comprehensive and accurate
encyclopedia of geographical places and features
- Searchable database of
acronyms and abbreviations
- Codes listed numerically and
alphabetically
- A brief guide to English
grammar and punctuation
- A guide to citing electronic
sources in various styles.
- Speciality dictionaries,
thesauri, rhyming aides and phrase look-ups.
RELIGION
Gateway sites
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BeliefNet
The largest independent and
non-affiliated spiritual website. Articles,
devotionals, sacred text searches and more
- Provides free access to
quality religious data
Specific Religions
Baha'i
Texts and information about the
Baha’i fellowships.
Zen Buddhism
Database of Zen centers in the
U.S. and abroad.
Christianity
There are so many Web sites
dedicated to Christian content that it would be
difficult to include all of them here. Below are
just a few that have been selected as most
useful by Booklist.
Catholic
Online
Orthodox Christian Foundation
Texts and liturgy of the Greek
Orthodox Church
Hindu
Universe
Website for the Global Hindu
Electronic Networks, a project of the Hindu
Students Council.
Islam
Website developed and maintained
by the Department of Religious Studies at the
University of Georgia.
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Al-Islam.org
Website maintained by the
Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP), a
registered Non Profit Organisation that
operates through the collaborative effort of
volunteers based in many countries around
the world.
Judaism
Shamash
Created by the Jewish Internet
Consortium. Links to organizations, libraries,
museums, schools. FAQs about Judaism.
REVIEWS AND LITERARY
CRITICISM
- Arts and
Letters Daily
Maintained by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Links to reviews and articles on literary,
philodophical and political topics.
- Features book lists by theme
or genre, readers' advisory and other materials
of interest to readers.
- Random House
New books, reading guides and
resources for readers
SCIENCE
- Insect
related information on the Internet
Chemistry
ChemCenter Home Page
Periodic
Table
Environment
Rainforest
Action Network
Other
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Full entries for over 130,000 terms,
plus audio capacity. Listen to the pronunciation of
medical and scientific terminology.
SEARCH ENGINES
Subject Directories
Librarians
Index to the Internet
Sites selected and reviewed
by librarians.
Infomine
A list of resources from the
Arts through Zoology selected by librarians at
the University of California.
Yahoo!
The most commonly used
commercial subject directory on the Internet.
Basic Search Engines
The remarks associated with
selected search engines are based on evaluations by
Library Journal's Webwatch
META Search Engines
SENIOR CITIZENS
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Check out nursing home and
long-term care facilities throughout
Massachusetts.
800
Age Info
- This site lists information
on approximately 40,000 services and programs in
Massachusetts for elders.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Economics
Economics - Directory (Yahoo)
Geography
Geography - Directory (Yahoo)
Regions (Yahoo)
Sociology
Sociology - Directory (Yahoo)
SPORTS
ESPNET SportsZone
GolfWeb
SportsLine USA
TRAVEL
- Information for travelers
with special needs, a directory of TTY numbers,
a list of accessible cruise ships, and travel
suggestions.
- Listings of pet-friendly
hotels and other travel accomodations for pets.
WEATHER
- The
Weather Underground
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