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Almanacs and Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Americana
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This is an online encyclopedia with 45,000 articles covering all curriculum topics. It is published by Grolier Publishing and is updated quarterly. It also contains maps, flags, pictures and Internet links.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (Click here to search from outside a library.)
This is an online encyclopedia based on Academic American Encyclopedia. It contains 38,000 articles, Internet links, maps, flags and pictures.
General reference, facts and figures for a variety of items divided into general subject categories.
New Book of Knowledge (Click here to search from outside a library.)
All the resources of the print version of The New Book of Knowledge--its informative articles, maps and illustrations, facts and figures, Wonder Questions, and projects and activities--are here at your students' fingertips. Clearly explained search options make the encyclopedia's wealth of information easy to explore.
Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (Haga clic aqu?para efectuar una b?queda desde afuera de una biblioteca.)
Cumbre tiene una m?uina de b?queda de texto completo, la cual le permite hallar t?ulos de art?ulos y otras palabras dentro de un art?ulo abierto, as?como tambi? ilustraciones, mapas, etc?era, al hacer clic en los t?ulos correspondientes.
A classic old favorite with an up-dated spin. Advice on weather, business, cooking, gardening, astronomy, nature, folklore, and some home maintenance.
Consumer Information -- General
Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Websites
Telephone numbers for domestic and foreign carriers. Links to airlines for schedules and making your own reservations.
Financial information from auto loans to small business loans. Payment calculators, interest rates, investment rates, and account fees are features of the site.
Got a complaint? This is the place for you. Alerts, reports on businesses, charities, dispute resolution, programs, and services are highlighted.
Federal consumer publications can be viewed on-line for free or ordered on-line for a small fee.
Buying advice and product reviews from a non-commercial, independent consumer resource site.
The National Fraud Information Center
National Consumer's League information center to detecting and reporting telemarketing fraud. Site shows an 800 phone number for reporting fraudulent schemes.
Buying guides for a variety of items comparing cost and value.
An independent federal agency to alert the public on consumer product safety.
Alldata (Available only if you are in a library.)
Search this resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.
Automobile Association of America offering travel ideas as well as travel advisories.
Comprehensive site covering issues such as buying automobiles, motorcycles, and RV's as well as safety and repair. Automotive industry statistics on labor, production, and crime can also be found.
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Price guides for new and used cars and trucks. It also includes reviews and results of road tests.
Gas mileage (MPG), greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, and safety information for new and used cars and trucks.
Highway Safety - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Contains vehicle ratings in crash tests, safety facts in a range of highway safety topics, news releases and publications.
New and Used Car Prices -- AutoByTel
The world of car buying -- new, preowned, financing, insurance, and warranties -- all at this site.
Wonder if what you've been driving is safe? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a list of car manufacturer recalls. Search by make, model & year. You can also search for recalls on child seats, tires, or equipment.
National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
To assure safe automobile travel -- lists recalls, safety defects, and research.
Collections of the Library of Congress as well as copyright information and registration. Congressional news. Historical Manuscripts.
Searches the library catalogs of Florida's community colleges.
Searches the library catalogs of Florida's universities.
News events as covered by ABC. Includes topics on ABC network news programs such as 20/20, Nightline, etc. as well as current news events listed by broad subject areas.
18,000 links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and news services worldwide.
News events as covered by CBS. Includes top stories, topics to be covered on CBS news programs, and results of CBS News polls.
News events as covered by CNN. Includes programming schedules and transcripts of CNN shows. A daily almanac page features the day's events and "this date in history" information as well as upcoming events and anniversaries.
News events as covered by NBC. Includes topics covered by NBC news shows such as the Today Show, Dateline NBC, etc.
News stories from The New York Times newspaper. Also included are book reviews back to 1980, searchable classified ads, restaurant and theater listing and reviews, and more.
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NewsBank includes America?s Newspapers, a database of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers including the Fort Myers News-Press, (1/1/1999-Current). Included within the database are special reports on current events providing ready-made access to relevant articles. An exact digital reproduction of the printed New York Times Book Review is also provided.
A link to daily and weekly newspapers across the United States.
Newsstand (Click here to search from outside a library.)
Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires. Use the first drop down box to select "News-ProQuest Newspapers."
News items as they appear in USA Today, many with color photos. Information is updated throughout the day.
Find a postal code, get delivery information, find the nearest postal outlet in Canada, obtain Canadian postal rates, order stamps or link to other philatelic sites around the world.
Obtain ZIP codes, download passport applications, buy stamps and collectibles, track/confirm mail, locate the closest post office, find out about postal rates and fees, calculate the cost of shipping, and link to post offices around the world.
Locate individuals and businesses as they are listed in telephone directories. Maps and driving directions included. Also includes a toll-free directory and reverse lookup (identify names and addresses when you know the phone number.)
Lists individuals and businesses throughout Canada. Includes a link to Canada Toll Free Directory.
Search for businesses by category, name, near addresses, reverse lookup, toll-free numbers, fax numbers, and companies online. Maps and directions also available.
E-Mail directory for over 6 million listings and growing! You can search by name or by E-Mail address with world wide coverage.
Search for people by name or phone number (reverse lookup). Also provides celebrity contact information and links to web sites and government offices. Includes information outside of the U.S.
Telephone Directories on the Web
This site links to over 400 telephone, fax, and business directories in over 170 countries worldwide. There is also a telephone directory for the US federal government, with links to state and local government sites.
A Reference Resource Center features links to numerous web sites organized by subject area. Also included are links to online newspapers and serials, an online literary criticism collection, and links to over 1,100 organizations and associations.
Librarians' Index to the Internet
A searchable annotated subject directory with links to more than 5,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians.
Stumpers is an electronic mailing list that librarians use to help each other find the answers to difficult questions. Try searching the Stumpers archives when you can't find the answer anywhere else.
Provides current time and date worldwide, daylight savings time information, calendars, moon phases, sunrise and sunset, time difference between two locations, and more.
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