Online Resources: Web Links
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Internet Search Engines:
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Subject Guides:
Automobiles
- Autosite Research
- Car and Driver Magazine
- Edmunds' Automobile Guides
- Kelley Blue Book
- Motor Trend Magazine
- NADA Used Car Guide
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Books
- AddALL: Used and Out of Print Books Search
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Alibris: Books You Thought You'd Never Find
Business & Finance
- BankRate.com
- Dow Jones
- Fortune and Money Magazines
- InvestorHome.com
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
- MortgageLoan - finance calculators, glossary and news
- The Motley Fool
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (Formerly SIC codes)
- Smart Money Magazine
- Yahoo Business and Economy
Consumer Information
Current Issues
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Genealogy
- Ancestry Home Town
- Cyndi's List of Geneaology Sites on the Internet
- Family Search: Resources of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- RootsWeb
Health & Medicine: General Health Information
- American Medical Association - authoritative resource for medical information and service to locate physicians by name, specialty and location.
- Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - most complete and frequently cited lists for health subjects.
- Healthfinder - gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government.
- MayoClinic.com - general health news and information from the Mayo Clinic, with advice from experts and an excellent reference library.
- MedicineNet - information on diseases, procedures, and pharmaceuticals and links to related information.
- National Library of Medicine - world's largest medical library. Includes Medline Plus.
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Health & Medicine: Children
- Kid's Health: - advice geared to both children and parents.
Health & Medicine:Specialty Websites
- American Cancer Society
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association - advice and information about cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Topics include food and nutrition, exercise and scientific research.
- Arthritis Foundation
Health & Medicine: Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
- Merck Manual Home Edition
- PDR.Net: - Physicians' Desk Reference guide to FDA approved drugs.
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Jobs & Employment: New Jersey
- New Jersey Civil Service Job Announcements
- New Jersey Jobs
- New Jersey Online Classified Ads
- Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network
Jobs & Employment: National
- America's Job Bank
- Monster.com: Global
Online Career Network
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Wall Street Journal Careers (includes National Business Employment Weekly)
Other Libraries
- Morris County Libraries (MAIN: Morris Area Information Network)
- Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS)
- County College of Morris
- Drew University
- Library of Congress
- Newark Public Library
- New Jersey State Library
- New York Public Library
- Princeton University Library
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Miscellaneous
- Telephone Directories
- Ask - uses natural language to search the internet for answers to your questions.
- DoItYourself.com
- How Stuff Works
- eHow.com
New Jersey
- New Jersey State Official Home Page
- New Jersey Legislature
- New Jersey Online
- New Jersey Monthly Magazine - archives include cover stories from previous issues.
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Reference Works
- Information Please Almanac
- Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
- OneLook Dictionaries
- A Web of Online
Dictionaries of over 130 foreign languages
- Britannica Internet Guide
- Microsoft Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
- Internet Public Library
- The Quotations Page
- Nobel Prizes
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Schools & Colleges
Senior Citizens
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Travel & Transportation: Local
- New Jersey Tourism
- New York City
- New Jersey Transit Schedules
- Lakeland Bus Lines
- NY Waterway - ferry schedules and sightseeing cruises.
Travel & Transportation: National/International
- Concierge.com, The Travel Supersite
- Fodor's Travel Service
- Travelocity
- Travlang: Travel and Language Supersite
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Travel & Transportation: Maps
- Map Machine (National Geographic)
- Mapquest
- Yahoo Maps
- ParkNet (National Park Service)
- KOA Kampgrounds
U. S. & World Geography
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U. S. Government
- FirstGov.gov - one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.
- FedStats - publicly available statistics produced by more than 70 U.S. government agencies.
- U.S. Federal Government Information
- Thomas - legislative information on the internet.
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Savings Bonds Online
Weather
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