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Art, Music, & Dance
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Architecture
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Collaborative art project involving the Otis College of Art & Design students and the LAPL Art Department to form a "living memory" of Los Angeles communities through an integrated learning interdisciplinary course.
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Features thousands of timeless architectural drawings from the Golden Age of American Architecture to today's inspired designs. Includes many notable downtown Los Angeles buildings including City Hall.
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A listing, description and illustration of 445 cultural and 117 natural sites of note throughout world from the Unesco list of World Heritage properties.
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Art
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The national arts policy organization.
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A guide to art and artists in museums worldwide.
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Online guide to art galleries, museums, current exhibitions and events in Southern California.
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Supported by the John F. Kennedy Center, ARTSEDGE features a newsletter about the arts in K-12 education, Goals 2000 information, links to art and education-related resources.
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Calendars, discussions and links to other arts and humanities resources.
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Connects to many different unique exhibitions of art and artifacts, such as the Vatican Exhibit, the 1492 Exhibit, the Soviet Archive Exhibit, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Database of art, architecture and museum object images from the collections of the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Kelsey Museum of Archeology, the slide and photo collection from the Department of the History of Art and the Los Angeles Chicano Murals.
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Information on the arts in L.A. County including art resources, sponsors, events and non-profit arts organizations.
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A representative sample of murals and documentary resources sponsored by SPARC, CLNET and the Los Angeles Mural Conservancy (Flash 5 required).
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This Metropolitan Museum of Art site gives information on art and art history along with a substantial timeline.
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Explores art features, interviews, new works and links to art resources. Provides a gateway to non-profit arts organizations.
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Visit public art sites throughout Los Angeles, neighborhood by neighborhood with links to supporting arts agencies connected with various local projects and areas.
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Provides information on the Getty Research Institute, Education Institute, Leadership Institute and Grant Program. Selecting "Search/Index" provides access to databases and research tools useful in the arts.
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Browse arts resources and connections at UCLA as well as their links to Los Angeles resources in the arts.
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Artists, museums, exhibitions, education and art history.
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Museums
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Virtual library museum pages from the International Council of Museums. Museums, galleries and archives from anywhere in the world.
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Visit our National Museum online. General museum information, virtual tours of the museum galleries and special exhibitions, museum publications and research information.
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Music & Dance
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American composers, authors and publishers.
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Music Reviews.
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Brings performing arts to the internet through lists of artists, companies, performances and venues.
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Daily music news, charts, reviews, artist of the day and more.
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An organized start to music resources on the internet, primarily classical but links to other types of music as well.
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A non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music.
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Official site for Los Angeles Opera, including the history of the company, calendar of events and community programs.
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Official site of the Los Angeles Philharmonic with information on tickets, the orchestra, education programs, forums and the performers.
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Access MTV's Music Page which includes reviews, notes about new artists and the Top 20 Music Videos.
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Sites with music information and related topics. Rock, Jazz, record companies and other music sites of interest to the aficionado. Academic and nonacademic resources.
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Features over 10,000 historical recordings between 1900 and 1925 available free to the public, a joint venture of the Library of Congress and Sony Music.
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A virtual tour of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Links to dance resources on the web including information on many kinds of dance and organizations from all aspects of the dance scene.
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Biography
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Biographical information for all individuals who have served in the United States Congress and the Continental Congress. Biographies are also included for persons who have served as delegates to Congress from the territories of the United States. Using the drop-down lists, you can create useful lists, for example, a list of all U.S. Presidents who served in the Congress.
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Search 25,000 biographies of notable personalities from antiquity to the present. Searchable by name only. Many with photographs.
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African-Americans in the Sciences
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Find where famous people are buried, alphabetically or geographically.
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Entire collection of more than 1,500 memoirs of deceased members of NAS, including naturalist Louis Agassiz, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Margaret Mead, and Albert Einstein. Large photo and signature are included.
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From the National Inventors Hall of Fame, this site provides biographical sketches of the great inventors of America. Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney, among others.
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Provides a biographical profile and selected bibliography for over 200 women inducted into the National Woman's Hall of Fame.
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This is the official web site of the Nobel Foundation. There is a database of prizes and laureates that can be searched by prize category, or by name, nationality, keyword, or birth or death year.
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Amazing directory of over 53,115 current and former United States Presidents and Congressmen, state & territorial Governors, U.S. Ambassadors and other diplomatic chiefs of mission, cabinet officers, mayors of many cities, and (with varying coverage) state officials and delegates to national party conventions giving the locations of their final resting places. Numerous entry points, including alphabetical, by state and office, by birth or death date, and many others.
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A biographical directory of the 41 presidents, from Washington to Clinton. The links to presidential Internet sites include biographies, speeches, writings and where possible, audio and video clips. Election results, odd facts and presidential term highlights have been added to enrich this resource. First ladies, cabinet members, and additional important members of presidential life are also covered.
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Biographical profiles of notable African-Americans of the 20th Century, compiled from the HistoryMakers video oral history archive.
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Business and Company Information
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Banking
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Additional Resources
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Links to other state departments which are involved in banking and financial affairs, such as:
Department of Corporations
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Provides comprehensive statistics on the banking, investment, and insurance industries.
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Provides comprehensive statistics on the , real estate and rental and leasing industries.
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Includes banking news, consumer information, and banking laws and regulation.
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Includes publications, reports as well as statistics issued by the International Monetary Fund.
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General Services Administration offers consumer information to a wide range of subjects. Its section on Money includes information on fair credit reporting and debt collection laws, and investing and financial planning.
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The Treasury Department offers links to many banking and money related agencies, such as:
Bureau of Public Debt
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Financial Management Service
Office of the Controller of the Currency
Office of Thrift Supervision
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Offers publications, proceedings and programs as well as statistics issued by the World Bank.
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Federal Reserve Banks
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Contains archive of approximately previous 6 months releases as well as current releases. Includes access to FRB Statistical weekly releases H.3; H.4.1; H6, H.8 H.10 and H.15; Monthly releases G.5 G.17 G.19; and Quarterly release Z.1. Includes the Beige Book.
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Offers Commercial paper rates, and other banking statistics on a timely basis.
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FRB St. Louis operates FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), a site which includes economic research papers and other FRB indexes, statistics and series.
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Foreign Exchange Rates
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Yahoo currency converter
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Provides monthly exchange rates for selected currencies, issued by Federal Reserve Board.
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Provides weekly exchange rates for selected currencies, issued by Federal Reserve Board.
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Currency exchanges rates for 164 different currencies from January 1, 1990 through previous market day.
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Interest Rates
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Offers interest rates, mortgage rates, news and other information including consumer tips.
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CARDTRAK contains a survey of credit cards and their interest rates.
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Issued weekly by Federal Reserve Board. Shows daily rates for interest/yields on commercial paper, banker's acceptances, CD's, prime rate, US government securities (treasury bills, secondary market, etc.) and corporate bonds.
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Monetary Conversion
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Answers questions of relative value, comparing purchasing power (for U.S. Dollar back to 1665), exchange rates, and other variable between past and today.
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Lists several inflation calculator web sites
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Use this calculator to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities.
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Adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index from 1800 to present.
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Companies
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International Companies
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Lists companies by services and products. Provides links to company's internet site.
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Maintained by Euredit, this page serves mainly companies in European communities who wish to trade beyond their national borders. The directory lists 150,000 selected companies from 25 countries.
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Private Companies
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Includes toll free telephone number of businesses.
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Includes businesses with detailed street location map.
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Includes manufacturers in US and in Canada. Searchable by product, company, and brand name.
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Public Companies
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Provides links to annual reports of many publicly held companies. Includes also annual reports of selected nonprofit organizations.
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This official Securities and Exchanges Commission site offers annual reports and 10-K statements of all publicly held companies.
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Includes publicly held companies in US and Canada.
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Industry & Economy
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Economic Indicators
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First of three planned mobile apps from the Census Bureau provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and federal statistical agencies that provides the public access to real-time updates for 16 key economic indicators about the U.S. economy through any Apple and Android smartphone or tablet device.
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Offers statistics of business and personal bankruptcy filings. Includes annual and quarterly statistics for US and major metropolitan statistical areas.
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Includes many important national, international, and regional economic indicators. Links to many BEA's publications, including Survey of Current Business.
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Includes links to many leading economic indicators, consumer confidence index, and other business cycle indicators.
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Provides current statistics of household income, poverty and other economic indicators.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics' official site on consumer price index
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Introduces the industrial numbering system scheduled to replace Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes.
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Identifies Standard Industrial Classification codes for industry.
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The report, published by by Federal Reserve Board, provides summary of economic conditions by federal reserve district. Includes major economic indicators, and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources.
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Offers instant calculation of inflation, based on consumer price index, from 1800 to 1997
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General Industry Statistics
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Gives national statistics on minority owned businesses, North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) which replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) in 1997. Broad based information on business ownership, financial statistics and research for Business.
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Provides business statistics by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code and by county. Beginning in 1998, data are tabulated by industry as in the North American Industry Classification System: United States, 1997 (NAICS). Data for 1997 and years are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System.
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Summary of establishments, sales, payroll and number of employees by SIC
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Provides links to a variety of additional data available from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Employment and industry data for county and regional areas.
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Statistics By Industry
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Agriculture
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Offers agricultural statistics by geographic areas.
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Includes commodities, futures and options, cooperative extension reports, statistics, trade agreements.
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News, general information, and opportunities with the USDA
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Construction
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Provides many reports on the construction industry published by the Census Bureau.
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Manufacturing
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Offers census reports on manufacturing industry, including Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Census of Manufactures, Manufactures' Shipments to Federal Agencies, Manufacturing Technology Surveys, and the Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization.
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Provides statistical data on commodity production and shipments for approximately 5000 products, accounting for more than 1/3 of all U.S. manufacturing.
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Mining and Mineral Industries
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Offers additional statistics of minerals in California.
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California Department of Conservation's site which offers oil and gas statistics in California.
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Provides detailed information on products, selected supplied, minerals used, machinery installed and fuels consumed. Geographic Area Series consists of 9 reports covering the US protectorates.
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Retail and Wholesale Industries
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Includes the Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and Census of Retail Trade as well as Advance Monthly Wholesale Sales survey, Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey, Annual Wholesale Trade Survey, and Census of Wholesale Trade. There are links to related sites.
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Service Industries
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Includes links to all the Censuses that involve service industries, eg. Census of Service Industries, Census of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, Truck Inventory and Use Survey, Commodity Flow Survey, Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey, and Annual Survey of Communication Services.
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Tourism Industries
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Vital visitor statistics & research articles on California tourism industry.
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Transportation Industries
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Provides data on passenger and freight transportation, communication services. and electrical, gas, steam, water, or sanitary services to the general public or to business.
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Includes Transportation Statistics Annual Report, American Travel Survey and other travel and transportation related statistics.
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Includes statistics of airline industry
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Utilities
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Includes census information of communications industry as well as sanitation, electricity, gas, and water utilities.
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The home page of FCC offers information on auctions, consumer information, rules and regulation, and many other useful information.
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World Economic Indicators
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Provides basic housing statistics of member countries of United Nations.
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Provides basic income statistics of member countries of United Nations
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International Trade
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Country Specific: Regulations & Practices
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Summarize all information you need to know in order to trade with a specific country. Includes each country's demographics, political environment, economic outlook and trends, trade regulations and standards, business travel overview, etc.
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More than 100 Guides to doing business for Countries, States or Provinces compiled by Lex Mundi, an association of independent law firms.
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Provides access to product suppliers and service providers from Hong Kong and China. Includes information on trade leads, tradeshows, and practical tips for doing business in Hong Kong and in China.
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Maintained by the Center for International Business Education and Research of Michigan State University. This site leads to news and magazine articles relating to international trade, and many regional or country specific information sites.
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Lists manufacturers in Taiwan.
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International Trade Statistics
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Trade statistics issued by U.S. Census Bureau
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The Office offers Global Data Links, U.S. Foreign Trade Highlights, State Export Data, and many other trade statistics from its site.
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Supporting Services
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The State of California maintains offices in Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom to promote California products and to assist California exporters locally. You will be able to find the addresses and contact information of these oversea offices at this site. Administers a loan guarantee program for California-based firms with at least one year export experience.
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Maintained by California Economic Diversification And Revitalization (CEDAR), this site offers many valuable links to export guides and regulations, trade leads, international directories, and other resources relevant to international trade such as shipping.
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Assists in export financing of US goods and services by offering direct and intermediary loans to foreign buyers of US exports, working capital and loan guarantees.
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Portal to all export-related assistance and market information offered by the federal government, providing trade leads, free export counseling and help with the export process. Click on "Partner Agencies" to find other links, including the U.S. Commercial Service, which give additional information.
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The daily journal of trade logistics. The new JOC Week paper edition is located at the Reference Desk in the Business & Economics Department in the Central Library.
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The SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives Association), is made up of retired, professional business managers from all disciplines of business and government. They volunteer their time to provide free management and business counseling and workshops.
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Supported by the International Trade Administration, the Trade Information Center is the first stop for information about all federal export assistance programs, as well as country and regional market information.
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Official site of the US Bureau of Export Administration offers information on export regulations and related information on exporting from US.
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Provides assistance in researching foreign markets, making business contacts overseas, and promoting products abroad.
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Provides general information about custom regulations.
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Trade Leads and Suppliers
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Includes product suppliers and manufacturers in many Asian countries.
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Trade leads and matchmaker services for companies doing business with former Soviet states.
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Companies doing business with Central and Eastern European countries.
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The official source for government contracts and bids is now available on the web. You can get one week free if you register as a guest.
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Provides export assistance
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Provides trade leads and international credit reports.
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Provides companies with current sales leads from international firms seeking to buy or represent their products or services. This is a fee based service, but you can get information without subscription for trade leads three months and older.
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Provides international trade leads from World Trade Center.
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Investment
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Bonds, Commodities and Mutual Funds
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Offers basic information on investing in bonds and how to read bond prices in the daily newspapers.
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Offers rating and financial analysis of mutual funds as well as stocks.
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Commodity prices.
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Investment Information & Stock Analysis
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This site gives all sorts of help to the investor. Pages include a glossary of investment terms, building an investment plan from scratch, basic investment principles, techniques for picking stocks, and others.
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Links to sites of interest to the investment trader.
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A commercial site that has the latest Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Includes links to the EDGAR SEC IPO filings and other sites of interest.
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Provides stock quotes, company news, and opinions on publicly traded companies. Graphs and charts are available for most companies. A humorous and insightful approach to investing.
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Provides comprehensive investment assistance and financial information about publicly held companies.
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Quick Quotes and Charts
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Provides stock quotes, charts and links to stocks, mutual funds and futures traded in all major exchanges. Historical information included. Market reports on each exchange included.
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Provides opening, closing, high, low, volume information, including splits and dividends and foreign currency exchange rates. Historical information downloadable in spreadsheet format. Covers bonds, mutual funds as well as EFTs [Exchange Traded Funds] and indices. Market reports available.
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Stock and Commodity Exchanges
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Includes news, quotes, and other marketing information on futures and options trading
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Includes news, consumer information (how to choose a broker), and trading information.
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Home page for the NASDQ network.
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NYSE's Home Page "is designed as an educational tool for investors, students and teachers. It provides links to a rich diversity of information."
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Labor & Employment
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Employment and Labor Market Statistics
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Maintained by California Employment Development Department, this site offers labor market statistics by industry or occupation, and by county.
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This site has current news releases in a number of areas of interest to labor. It has employment and unemployment, prices and living conditions, productivity and technology, employment projections, and regional news releases.
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Provides unemployment rates for all member countries of the United Nations
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Job listings - See Jobs, Career, & Resume Builders
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Labor Laws & Unions
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Provides links to other sites which cover ADA information, technical assistance, and information hot lines.
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Maintained by California Employment Development Department, this sites offers links to California Business and Professions Code, California Labor Code, and California Unemployment Insurance Code.
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Maintained by a law firm, this site provides comprehensive coverage and links to documents and information relating to labor and employment laws.
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Full text of NLRB decisions.
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Salaries and Wages
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Gives information on the minimum wage, Family and Medical Leave Act, and employee rights.
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Provides links and descriptions to 150 salary surveys.
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This calculator can be used to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities
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Provides average salaries for clerical, professional and managerial jobs.
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Real Estate
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Finding a Home
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News and charts from the Los Angeles Times and others on the housing market, including resales by zip code and foreclosures.
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Includes new home production, floor plans, and real estate market of the U.S. Links to 7,000 home builders' sites.
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Includes listings for homes available for sale, and links to other useful information relating to home buying.
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Includes real estate listing outside U.S.
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General Resources
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This site provides information on industry data and expenditure analysis of commercial real estate.
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This site provides consumer and industry information for California real estate industry. Its Economics page offers current economic trends and forecast.
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Maintained by Microsoft, this site offers a one-stop shopping service for home hunters. Links to neighborhood information, price comparison, mortgage calculations, and property listing.
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Includes home listing, directory of realtors, and links to other useful resources in home buying.
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Government Housing Agencies
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Provides links to California state departments regulating real estate industry, including the Department of Real Estate, and Office of Real Estate Appraisers.
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Offers links to consumer information on housing assistance.
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Maintained by the General Services Administration, this section of the Consumer Information Center offers consumer information on housing and mortgages. It offers links to many booklets available in a wide range of subjects, see the section on Banking for the CIC pamphlets on money and financial services.
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Mortgage
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Offers links to everything you need to know about securing a mortgage.
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Small Business
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Business Plans
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Offers hands-on guidance to writing business plans. Includes real plans of companies that gained financing.
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Includes a step by step tutorial on how to write a business plan.
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General Resources
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Resources in the areas of electronic commerce, Internet advertising, digital asset management, small business development and corporate education.
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Offers links to franchise and home based business opportunities.
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Contains a wide variety of on line information for the entrepreneur and small business owner.
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A virtual center, designed to complement public library on-site services and resources for people starting or working in small businesses. Created and maintained by a California State Library Grant.
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Start-Up Information
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Includes links to franchise information.
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Includes everything you need to start and run a business. Lists businesses for sale, and forms for all business activities.
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Includes links to information on starting your business, increasing your business, and supporting entrepreneurship.
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Fictitious Business Name Statements (DBA) searches for Los Angeles County provided from Chamber of Commerce Journal site.
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Official city portal for business in Los Angeles.
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Current links to franchise resource sites.
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Prepared by the Library's Business and Economics Department.
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Supporting Organization
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Free service provided by the City of Los Angeles Minority Business Opportunity Committee (MBOC) and the Los Angeles Opportunities & Procurement Services. Contract opportunities, jobs, and permits & licenses information are highlighted.
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Provides businesses with information on permits and other requirements of California agencies at all levels of government, and links. Searchable by type of business and location.
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Offers information, referrals, and one-on-one professional business counseling, and regular workshops to small business owners.
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The official home page of Small Business Administration offers assistance, regulatory information, and statistics relating to small businesses.
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Non-profit business development corporation offers services to small and medium sized business owners, entrepreneurs and members of the communities it serves. It operates and facilitates several programs and projects such as the SBA Women's Business Center and the Historic Downtown Retail Project.
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Unclaimed Property
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Provides access to the state agencies in all states, territory, or province charged with the responsibility of collecting and reuniting lost owners with their unclaimed property.
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Citizenship and Immigration Information
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The Executive Office for Immigration Review interprets and administers immigration laws by conducting court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings. Information is available to locate a representative to assist in immigration proceedings, identify a free legal service provider or find out the status of a case.
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American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
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Provides the searchable National Online Legal Services Directory for free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal servces in all 50 states.
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Easy-to-use interactive website with videos and activities to help people with the civics portion of the naturalization test. 100 questions & answers, lesson plans for teachers, and word list are part of this project through the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.
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This official United States visa information source answers basic questions about visas and visa policies, different types of visas, visa priority dates, gives information about visa laws and regulations and provides access to the visa application forms and processing fees.
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For new immigrants, find a citizenship class, ESL class, volunteer opportunities and more...
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Computer Skills & Free E-Mail Accounts
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Computer Skills
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Basic information for families on the use of the Internet to obtain information on health, finances, education, employment and more. Speakers or headphones are necessary for video tutorials. In English & Spanish.
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Printable quick guides on popular computer programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and WIndows
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Free tutorials on a variety of computer basics and programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access), Reading, Math (basics like subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, times tables and percents). Free registration.
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Register and sign in to take one of the many, available 24/7, free classes on digital photography, home office, Microsoft Office and Adobe, PC security and maintenance, business basics, graphic arts and others.
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Comcast's free Internet Essentials online Learning Center helps you get started with websites on Job Resources, Healthcare Resources, Educational Resources, Financial Resources Protection, e-mail and social media basics, videos & tutorials. In Spanish also.
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Digital literacy skills for California job seekers features ResumeBuilder, One Stop Job Shop, and Social Network. The self-paced platform teaches basic computer and Internet skills with lessons on how to use a web browser, search engine, set up an e-mail account, write a resume, and use job search engines.
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Dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.
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Evaluating Internet Resources
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A quick checklist of questions to ask yourself when you are evaluating a web site. It covers topics such as authority, affiliation, currency, and purpose. Developed by InfoPeople.
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Internet Sites that Offer Free E-Mail Accounts
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Find the top 15 free email services reviewed here.
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Searching the Internet
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A tutorial from the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley. This covers information from basic topics such as what is the World Wide Web to advanced Internet searching techniques.
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This is a chart of the most popular search engines and their features. It includes information on truncation, Boolean searching, special features, and strengths of each search. Created by InfoPeople.
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Software Basics
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Provides tips about Microsoft Excel form specific topic links for information on e.g. charts, formatting, page setup or request an answer from the website creator.
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Based on pictures, not words, the tutorials walk you though tasks with step-by-step instructions and simple textbook illustrations. Covers Microsoft Office, web coding & openoffice.org software.
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Provides Information about using Publisher (2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010) from getting started, creating a calendar, newsletter, publicizing an event to creating on the web.
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Provides tips about the Windows operating system including on: the elements of a window; moving a window; hardware vs. software; and cutting, copying and pasting in Windows.
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Provides tips about Microsoft Word from topic links on e.g. headers and footers, bullets, shortcut keys or enter your question to receive an answer from the website creator.
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Tutorials
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Library & Catalog
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Enhanced Catalog Video Tutorials
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Traditional Catalog Video Tutorials
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Mouse
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A series of exercises to practice using the computer mouse.
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This site is from TLN (The Library Network) Technology Committee located in Michigan. It is designed to help people who have never used a computer before. The main focus is on using the mouse. Also available in Spanish.
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Consumer Information
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List from LAPD of local, state, and national agencies that assist with consumer complaints.
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Provides consumer and business guidance and information on dispute resolution.
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Provides information on consumer rights and responsibilities
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Provides consumer tips, advice and the Consumer Assistance Directory.
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Includes product reviews and information.
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Official information, guides, and services from a variety of federal government departments and agencies.
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Provides buying advice, product brands, types,and features. Need to subscribe for ratings and comparisons.
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Provides product reviews and information.
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Provides information on products, prices and consumer agencies.
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Federal Trade Commission site that provides information and a link on how to order your annual free credit reports.
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Provides consumer information on numerous topics.
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Conducts independent and unbiased surveys and research regarding customer satisfaction, product quality and buyer behavior.
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Covers common consumer subjects, small claims, business and complaint forms. The Resource Directory lists over 160 agencies and organizations.
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Consumer education to help people protect themselves from phone fraud, provided by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Federal government inter-agency web site providing safety information covering consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, medicine, cosmetics and environmental products.
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Dictionaries, Almanacs, & Encyclopedias
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Almanacs & Quick Information
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Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions. From the Library of Congress.
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Chock full of information, just like its print version.
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Comprehensive site that allows you to search by country, keyword or title. Contains over 1500 images
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The Hennepin County Library (MN) staff's fugitive fact file contains hard-to-find answers in thousands of topics -- browseable or searchable. Results include answer, source, date, and web site, if pertinent. Some of it is MN specific, but there's something here for everyone!
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The publishers have put the Information Please Almanac, their Entertainment Almanac and Sports Almanac, the Columbia Encyclopedia, and the Random House College Dictionary online for searching or browsing. You can search these ready reference works together or separately and by subject or full text keyword. Be sure to read their Help section. In addition they do a feature story each week (Spotlight) covering a topic in the news.
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Large data source gathered from cited authoritative resources that allows users to compare all types of statistics on countries. Fun to browse for interesting statistical facts.
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The List of Lists is a database of ranked listings of companies, people and resources available on the Internet.
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This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government going back to 1900 of all currently existing countries and territories. Therefore for Soviet Union, see Russia.
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This site lists the fifty states and information on their locations (latitude and longitude), birds, colleges and universities, constitutions, flowers, genealogical resources, geological formations, geographical features, mottos, national forests and parks, newspapers, nicknames, non profit organizations, populations, state and federal representatives, songs, and the dates of entry into the union. All facts are linked to over 1529 governmental or authoritative web pages.
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Background notes is an official United States Government publication which profiles countries and organizations of the world. Each entry generally includes the following on each country: Profile, People, Government, Economy, History, Political Conditions, Economy, Foreign relations, Principal U.S. Officials.
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A computational knowledge engine using its own internal knowledge base instead of searching the web and returning links. Emphasis on science and engineering plus a variety of subjects including mathematics, statistics, chemistry, finance, stock comparisons, geography, food, and data analysis.
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Published annually, by the Central Intelligence Agency, this is a handy reference work for basic statistical data on the countries of the world.
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Calendars
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Calculates Easter on the Julian, Gregorian and other calendars.
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Provides links to many celestial, holiday, cultural and religious calendars.
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Holiday information and list of special events for each month.
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Search for holidays around the world by date, country or religion.
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Calculates when federal holidays and other widely celebrated days fall for any given year after 1776. Includes dates for daylight savings time.
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Allows you to determine the day of the week for any month and year. Links to site where complete perpetual calendar is printable.
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Finished Microsoft Word calendars for any date.
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Database of important dates, listed by month. Have to choose month and can then use your browser's Find feature to search for an event. Great, if you don't have Chase's Annual Events handy and can guess the month you want.
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Converters
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This currency converter contains the exchange rates for 164 different currencies beginning on January 1, 1990. The converter is updated every day at 8:00pm EST.
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Enter what you want to covert and what you want it converted to, then the calculator does its thing. Also does time zone conversions.
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Weight, Capacity and Volume, Length, Area, Speed Pressure, Temperature, Circular Measure, and Time.
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Converts the time and date in one part of the world to the time and date in another part.
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Dictionaries
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Search for acronyms and abbreviations individually or by category, that include Computing, Internet, Business, Regional, and International subjects.
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More than 480,000 entries covering acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms including Information Technology, Military & Government and Slang & Pop Culture.
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Contains very basic definitions with hypertext links to other terms for more than 4,400 terms relating to botany, gardening, horticulture and landscape architecture. Updated regularly.
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Hypertext dictionary of more than 4,000 investing terms, from InvestorGuide.
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Multilingual on-line dictionary. Searches on words or phrases. More than 5 million words in the database.
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This glossary of common and technical medical terms is available in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. There is an English language dictionary for term definitions. From the European Commission.
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Features a listing of hundreds of words that are rapidly evolving into the new vocabulary of the technology industry and the Web community.
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The ultimate Internet dictionary lookup site. Search 460 general and specialized English dictionaries simultaneously, or select the ones you want to search.
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Includes thesaurus and dictionary.
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Translates your words from English to German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Afrikaans, Latin, or Esperanto, as well as from each of these languages to the others. Includes phrases.
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Dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.
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Origins and theory of origins about "Ye Olde English Sayings" and "Amerispeak."
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Hyper-linked definitions of more than 1,000 Internet and computer related terms. All can be browsed or searched.
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This is an original standard dictionary-thesaurus of American English with definitions and pronunciations, an integrated thesaurus, and usage examples. A nice feature is the Approximate Search, which will find words that are close in spelling to your word. The database has approximately 50,000 headwords, and nearly 13,000 of these have thesaurus entries.
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Based on the Webster's 10th Collegiate edition, 1993. More than 160,000 entries. Each word is accompanied by definition, pronunciation, usage, grammatical function, and a brief etymology. A thesaurus can be queried for similar words, hypertext cross references are available, and misspellings return suggested spellings. Includes an extensive pronunciation guide.
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Internet directory of dictionaries with more than 800 dictionaries in over 160 different languages. Contains the following sections: languages; multilingual; specialized, thesauri and other vocabulary aids; and an index of other dictionary indexes.
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Encyclopedias
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Features more than 100 sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, abbreviations, etc.
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A free content online encyclopedia where anyone can post and edit an article on any subject.
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Directories
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Business Directories
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Lists both private and public companies. Information includes financial data, and key personnel.
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Links to international company listings, directories and yellow pages.
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The Internet 800 Directory covers all toll-free telephone numbers, not just those provided by AT&T. Companies are listed by business category, company name, state, and 800 number.
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Maintained by Euredit, this page serves mainly companies in European communities who wish to trade beyond their national borders. The directory lists 150,000 selected companies from 25 countries.
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Medical Directories
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Licensed U.S. physicians by name (limited by state), specialty or condition.
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Comparative data for most hospitals.
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Ranks top hospitals by areas, name, specialty.
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Verify current dental license status.
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Directory of Dentist throughout the United States.
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Includes licensed physicians and indicates possible types of disciplinary actions against them with names/numbers to contact for further information.
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Telephone & Reverse Directories
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Lists residential and business phone numbers. Includes reverse lookup by phone number.
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Identify a location by its area code and local phone exchange (the first 3 digits of the phone number). In reverse, this site will give the area code and local exchanges for a location.
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Includes international calling codes, phone books and time zone information.
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Reverse directory searching by phone numbers and addresses for businesses and individuals using the yellow and white pages. Contains listings for several countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France. Additional searches possible for available e-mail addresses, and other miscellaneous subjects.
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Maintained by Kapitol Inc., this site provides links to more than 50 directories available in 40 countries.
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This handy device will give you the appropriate country, city or area code for dialing locales in the U. S. and Canada. You can search for locale by area code and vice versa.
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Servicio Postal Mexicano. The site is in Spanish.
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British Telecommunications provides this telephone lookup for people and businesses (this includes public authorities) in the United Kingdom. For both searches you must provide a name and an area of the United Kingdom to search in. Only entries in the printed phonebooks are included here.
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Search for people, businesses, reverse phone and address searches, area codes, zip codes, mobile carriers lookup, neighbor lookup and free registry for email addresses and to edit information.
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Find a business, person or get map directions.
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Zip & Postal Codes
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You can look up the postal code for street addresses, rural addresses and post office boxes and find the address ranges for a given postal code. The information on this site is updated monthly.
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Beginning with “zip code basics”, this site provides information on population, education, health, environment, business and political statistics by entering a zip code. Selected areas nationwide are covered with a section for sources on the Los Angeles area only.
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The Royal Mail puts up this page to help you locate the Postcodes for any address in the United Kingdom. There is also an "address finder" for locating an address when one only has the postcode.
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US Zip Code information from the proverbial horse's mouth (the US Postal Service). You can look up the Zip + 4 code for any address, or enter a city and state to see all Zip Codes associated with that city.
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Education - online continuing education courses
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Free courses from major universities intended primarily for over 18 year-olds, and no one under 13. Courses cover a wide range of subject areas and vary in length (Biology, Computers, Finance, Humanities, Social Sciences, etc.). Register for a personal user account to use the site.
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Nine free classes, mostly in computer sciences, from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and UC Berkeley. Expect to spend 10 to 20 hours each week on courses that run from six weeks to six months. More will be added from other universities.
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Over 3,100 educational videos on everything from Math, Science, Finance & Economics, Humanities, Test Preparation, and Talks & Interviews on hundreds of subjects. Learn at your own pace. This is a growing database.
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Sixteen free online courses, including French, anatomy, psychology, biology, chemistry and statistics from the Carnegie-Mellon University. Includes practice activities, self-assessments and graded exercises, and can be completed at your own pace.
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Sixteen free classes, mostly in computer science and mathematics. Instructors include professors from University of Virginia, Rutgers and Stanford, as well as experts from Google. Site was founded by Sebastian Thrun, Stanford robotics professor.
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Not all classes are free. Site offers hundreds of courses, including serious academic topics and lighter fare such as cake decorating.
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Education, & Grants / Foundations
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Education
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Ranks American universities by size, degrees offered, tuition costs, admission rates, graduation rates, retention rates and contains resources useful for the prospective student.
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Mission to inform and empower homeschooling families, educate the public, and foster community among home educators in the state of California.
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A resource guide for parents, students, and education professionals sponsored by the Coalition of American colleges & Universities. Emphasis on costs, financial aid programs and practical guides to help prepare for college.
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Colleges and universities ranked by region, specialty programs and campus diversity.
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Provides information on planning for college, registering for the SAT, selecting and applying for a college, seeking financial aid, and creating a personal planner for deadlines.
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Informational Web sites from The Children's Partnership national initiative to guarantee high quality online content for low-income and underserved Americans. Provides for education, health, housing, jobs, and literacy needs. (Speech plug-in will not work from LAPL computers.)
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Fiscal, demographic & performance data on California schools, grades K-12.
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Lists of currently available education statistics, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
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Primarily electronic bibliographic records describing journal and non-journal literature selected by ERIC from 1966 to present. Will expand to include full-text articles and create a current and historical education resource.
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Codes needed to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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Student gateway to the U.S. Government. Tips and information for college students and their families on many useful subjects. Developed under the U.S. Dept. of Education.
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Student gateway to the U.S. Government. Tips and information for college students and their families on many useful subjects. Developed under the U.S. Dept. of Education.
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Includes scholarship search services, government loan information, and sites for special student populations and interests.
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Rankings of graduate school programs.
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Contains information on public, private and charter schools nationwide. Select state name for detailed school profiles and compare public elementary, middle, or high schools. Standardized test results, district standards, demographics and diversity information are provided.
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Financial aid information and assistance to attend California local community colleges. English & Spanish interfaces.
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Education programs for kids and schools, test preparation, higher education, and professional training in online and classroom settings, worldwide.
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Search schools by state with information on various teaching career programs, tuition costs, other benefits, and professional profiles.
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Allows students to browse graduate school programs and sort schools for tuition/fees, demographics, size, retention rate and rank on personal preferences/priorities, financial assistance, and research quality.
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Lists online college and university degree programs in more than 100 fields of study, along with financial aid and scholarship resources for online students, and links to other similar websites.
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Contains K-12 schools and summer programs, college, grad school, and online and continuing education planners. Offers advice on getting started, finding a school, preparing for tests and paying fees.
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Stanford 9 and Standardized Testing and Reporting augmentation results for California public schools. Includes California reading list.
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Links to community college school websites by state.
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Links to individual university and college websites listed under the individual states. Separate section to browse lists of national career schools.
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Grants / Foundations
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Information about charitable organizations for potential.
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Financial aid and grants for any qualifying California college, university or technical school. Funded by the State of California and the California Student Commission.
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Provides grants to L.A. County nonprofit organizations working in arts, education, health care, human development, and neighborhood revitalization.
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A database of information on all Federal programs, covering financial aid, grants, loans and other types of assistance.
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Student gateway to the U.S. Government. Tips and information for college students and their families on many useful subjects. Developed under the U.S. Dept. of Education.
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An essential resource for anyone seeking funds to support their organization or efforts, the handbook is located on the Center for Nonprofit Management's helpful website.
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Covers Agriculture, Business, Community Development, Cultural Affairs, Education, Environmental Quality, Health, Law, National Resources, and Transportation
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Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive federal grant opportunities in over 900 programs from 26 grant-making agencies.
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Health
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Alternative Medicine
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Online version of 1931 ed. of "A Modern Herbal" by Grieve. Has poison and recipe index. Each item has description, medicinal use and dosage information.
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Frequently asked questions regarding herbal medicine and culinary herbs. Arranged by herb and by condition they affect.
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Describes complementary and alternative medicine. Health information includes acupuncture, herbs, clinical trials, how to choose a CAM practitioner. Includes link for information in Spanish.
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This non-profit organization combats health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Original research with qualifications of writers given. Defines quackery; presents information on questionable products and services.
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Diet & Nutrition
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7,500 recipes with links to 'Gourmet' and 'Bon Appetit' journals plus recent cookbooks. Can limit by type of preparation, ingredients, type of meal, special requirements such as 'low fat.' Menu suggestions included.
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Many different food pyramids used as nutrition guidelines. Illustrations.
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Select 'USDA Food Labels' for nutrient contents of all types of foods; current disease trends.
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Provides detailed composition of foods.
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Preventive medicine through nutrition from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
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Directories & Registers
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Licensed U.S. physicians by name (limited by state), specialty or condition.
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Find out if a doctor is board certified.
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Comparative data for most hospitals.
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U.S.News ranks top hospitals by areas, name, specialty.
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Searchable database of over 160,000 specialty healthcare services, facilities, businesses and organizations.
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Verify current dental license status.
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List of all health care organizations for states and a doctor's directory and Medical school directory.
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Find a physician in your area by specialty or name.
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Includes licensed physicians and indicates possible types of disciplinary actions against them with names/numbers to contact for further information.
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License search for registered nurses and continuing education providers, including licensed midwives.
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Searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs nationally, more than 400 listed for the Los Angeles area. Website from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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Disabilities
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A national non-profit organization for all hard of hearing people.
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A local pair of organizations that lead the country in hard of hearing research and treatment.
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National Rehabilitation Information Center's searchable databases. Provides information for the last 20 years.
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A disability rights organization with an inclusion orientation.
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Diseases, Disorders & Conditions
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A comprehensive arthritis database with educational information on different types of arthritis, pain management, treatment options and FAQ's.
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Compilation of recent articles on cancer for patients and their families.
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Information on Communicable Diseases, Travel Health, and AIDS.
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Online parents' handbook of childhood diseases and suggested treatments.
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Alphabetical listing of a variety of diseases and treatments with current medical and health information.
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Read about the disease of your choice from this standard medical reference source. You will have to read ads from the company and complete a free registration form to access the Merck Manual.
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Drugs
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A Comprehensive Database Providing Drug Information and Adverse Interaction Information through the Standard Pharmaceutical Circulars for Physicians.
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General
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Find out information about physicians and peruse the latest copy of JAMA.
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MLA's selection of health web links divided into major subject categories: General Health, Women's Health, Men's Health, Parenting & Kids Health, Seniors, Specific Health Problems, Drug Info, and Health Professionals.
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Comprehensive source for Health & Medicine. Includes alternative medicine and consumer health information.
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Guide to reliable health information produced by the U.S. Government. Four main sections: Health library , Just for You (Select topics pertinent to your age or condition), Health Care, Organizations.
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Explains the new Affordable Care Act of the federal government. Select your state to find out what private insurance plans, public programs and community services are available to you.
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Comprehensive site for consumer health, with links to Medline, drug databases and USDA food labels (see Diet and Nutrition section below). Complements NORD (see Associations and Organizations section below)
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Childhood infectious diseases, children's health for parents, children and professionals.
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Information about diseases and conditions, treatment options, and drugs. Has a Symptom Checker feature.
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A service of the National Library of Medicine. Provides drug information, directories for physicians, hospitals, etc.
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A comprehensive web site offering health and medical information to physicians and consumers.
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Contains A-Z index of NIH health resources, clinical trials, MedlinePlus, health hotlines, current medical news, Grants & Funding opportunities, research training & scientific resources, Institutes, and Centers & Offices. Includes link for information in Spanish.
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Database for rare disorders with links to contacts and support groups.
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A free, unrestricted digital archive of peer-reviewed life sciences literature. Managed by the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) of the National Library of Medicine.
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The gateway to reliable information about science and technology from across Federal government organizations. Agencies covered are the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior; Environmental Protection; National Aeronautics and Space, and National Science Foundation.
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History & Genealogy
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Genealogy
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Information on each name, including historical background, and teasing nicknames.
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Explore your family history at Ellis Island.
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Allows users to locate gravesites, events, or other points of interest, generate front and back photos of a headstone or monument, and receive directions to those locations. It is now possible to explore the cemetery by Website & Kiosk or Mobile App.
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Over 4500 ethnically diverse names with a brief note on their meanings. Includes a popularity list for boys and girls.
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Etymological dictionary of first names - along with lists of most used first names as of 1986, languages referred to, common elements in first names, resources used, and links to other etymology sites.
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Over 168,000 links to genealogy sources and growing every day.
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Links to online death indexes by state and county. Includes death indexes, obituaries, probate, cemetery and burial indexes.
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Produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), site searches genealogical records worldwide including Ancestral Files, International Genealogical Index, census, and other vital statistics sources. Provides genealogical search advice.
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Lists both Central and East European countries.
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Search by name, location, claim to fame.
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A well organized index to Internet resources.
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Genuki is a site for genealogical sources in Great Britain & Ireland.
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A collection of more than 5,000,000 links to web sites with genealogy and local history data.
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List of passengers, including history and genealogy of each passenger.
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A good introduction to genealogy for people wanting to get started.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs database with more than three million records of veterans and dependents buried in VA’s 120 cemeteries since the Civil War.
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A comprehensive alphabetical list of names including authors, actors, athletes, musicians, and the like, as well as some of the more unusual and unique. The only problem with this site is that all of the names are on one page. There are related links at the bottom of the page.
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Daily index of published obituaries.
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Directory of links to online military indexes and records for USA genealogy research. Included are rosters, databases of soldiers, and listings of military and war casualties and contains some links to sources for military records in other countries (World War I & II).
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Includes regional databases.
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Largest genealogy society in the greater Los Angeles area. The Southern California Genealogical Society exists to foster interest in family history and genealogy, and preserve genealogical materials.
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Excellent site for locating archives, indexes and databases in the U.S.
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How to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
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History
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California History
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Conference of California Historical Societies website with “Links and Resources” to historical societies of individual cities.
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Click on "California History Online" for an annotated timeline of over 300 years of California history. Contains many photos and articles on historical subjects.
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California Mission directory.
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Provides access to materials such as manuscripts, photographs, and works of art held in libraries, museums, archives, and other institutions across California.
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General
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Historical flags of the U.S. Current flags of U.S. states, districts, territories, and possessions.
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Historic events & birthdays on a selected day of the year.
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Timeline covering 3,000 years.
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Large data source gathered from cited authoritative resources that allows users to compare all types of statistics on countries. Fun to browse for interesting statistical facts.
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Historical events, searchable by date.
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Developed by Library of Congress team, contains significant primary materials in many formats (manuscripts, maps, books, photos) from countries and cultures around the world. Timeline from 8000 B.C. to date. Browse by place, time, topic, type of item, and institution. Multilingual capability.
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Military
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Links to electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).
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Full-text listings of Medal of Honor citations. Arranged chronologically by armed conflict and by last name of individuals.
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Vietnam era Prisoner of War, Missing in Action database. Searchable by last names, country names, service branches, keywords, or key phrases.
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Department of Defense site.
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Primary documents.
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Native Americans
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Features a timeline, information on tribal groups and their way of life, a directory of California tribes, a discussion of Ohlone Indian remains, and links to other sources. From the official website of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer of California.
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The first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study and exhibition of the life, languages, history and arts of Native Americans.
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U.S. History
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Speech index is arranged alphabetically by speakers first name.
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Searchable database for all Register listings with links to further information for some.
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Background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights and links to other presidential sites.
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Index on the Presidents of the United States with documents of their speeches, writings, and biographies.
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White House site.
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A chronology of U.S. historical documents.
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World History
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Divided into sections: Art & Architecture, Geography, History, Mythology, Olympics, People, Wars, and Other resources.
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Current overview and statistics of country, leaders, news, description, and list of the country's media sources, etc. (some audio & video).
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Library of Congress online studies of 100 countries.
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Designed for Middle and High School Students to accompany the study of North American History, contains information with primary source documents, videos, speeches, selected articles, suggested historical fiction, web sites and supports calendar events such as Women's History, Black History, and President's Day.
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Historical lists of heads of states, and heads of countries of all currently existing countries and territories. Retrospective to approximately 1900.
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History, government and political conditions, economy, foreign relations and basic travel information. Principal U.S. officials and consulate officers.
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International Languages
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Culture Centers and Associations
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This site provides listings of events in Chinatown, name of local Chinese Associations, and description of Chinatown's walking tour.
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The Society was created in 1975 to promote the heritage of Chinese and Chinese-American community in Southern California.
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For the last 100 years, the mission of AF has been to promote French language and francophone culture.
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The site provides a variety of information on learning Italian, internship programs, studying abroad, an online calendar of events, and much more.
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Officially sponsored by the Korean government's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the center promotes Korean language, literature and culture.
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Provides list of cultural events and information on Docent Tours on Olvera Street and surrounding area.
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The Croatian Cultural Center, a non-profit organization, offers low cost Croatian language courses.
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The Institut is dedicated in promoting an understanding of Germany through cultural, political, and social life.
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En Español
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Languages of the World
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A great site that catalogs world languages
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Alternate site for fsi-language-courses.com - the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute.
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Covers 150 different alphabets and writing systems in the world.
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Magazines & Newspapers
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Newspapers, news media and news sources from around the world.
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A list of newspapers by country from the Internet Public Library.
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Multilingual Resources
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Translates words, phrases or text from Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
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Google translation site.
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Guide to language-related internet resources.
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Multilingual on-line dictionary. Searches on words or phrases. More than 5 million words in the database.
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This glossary of common and technical medical terms is available in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. There is an English language dictionary for term definitions. From the European Commission.
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Translates your words from English to German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Afrikaans, Latin, or Esperanto, as well as from each of these languages to the others. Includes phrases.
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Internet directory of dictionaries with more than 800 dictionaries in over 160 different languages. Contains the following sections: languages; multilingual; specialized, thesauri and other vocabulary aids; and an index of other dictionary indexes.
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Jobs, Career, & Resume Builders
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California Job Search Sites
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Career planning website with tools to help map your future, whether looking ahead to college, apprenticeship, the military or other options. Also contains resources for counselors, parents, and teachers. Sponsored by the California Department of Education.
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Administers the Job Services, Employment & Training Services, Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, Work Force Investment Act & Welfare-to-Work programs.
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CalJOBS is a new enhanced online resource to navigate California's workforce services and provide employment and labor market information for the state. Users can search for jobs, build résumés, access career resources, find qualified candidates for employment, and gather information on education and training programs.
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Digital literacy skills for California job seekers features ResumeBuilder, One Stop Job Shop, and Social Network. The self-paced platform teaches basic computer and Internet skills with lessons on how to use a web browser, search engine, set up an e-mail account, write a resume, and use job search engines.
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Postings for jobs in California. Has several regional subcategories, including Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
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Career Information
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Considering a career as a teacher? Administered by the California State University System, this site provides information to help you to decide if it is right for you and how to become a California teacher.
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Explore careers, salary + benefits, education + training, job search, resumes + interviews, people + places to help. Sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor. Includes access to a new online tool for job seekers, mySkills-myFuture.
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Provides Job Seeker's Guide, an organized approach to manage your career, with resources, assessment tools, and tips for landing a job. Asks for zip code and e-mail address to begin.
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Career needs of minorities (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Native-American, women) and minorities globally are covered. Information includes career planning, resumes, and job searching advice for potential employees and their employers.
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Detailed occupation information. List your skills to find possible career paths or alternative career paths.
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Outlook for specific occupations including information on training and education, earnings, expected job prospects, working conditions and job search tips.
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Resource for using the Internet to find a job and how to prepare and organize the information. The database contains employment opportunities, job resources, career fields, salary surveys, resumes and links.
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Resource for potential teachers and students researching the state requirements for teaching certification.
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Career Test Preparation Sites
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Information on CBEST, CSET, CTEL, and RICA programs that enable you to register, find test preparation materials and services.
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Scroll down to take a test under Contents; scroll to the end of the page for a link to print practice copies of the tests and resources.
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Los Angeles Area Search Sites
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Lists current civil service and exempt job opportunities with the City of Los Angeles.
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Features more than 600 local jobs searchable by employer, location or job type, plus assistance in job training, resume writing and interview tips to aid underserved communities with relevant information.
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Job search for Greater Los Angeles.
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Nationwide Job Search Sites
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A centralized listing of employment opportunities from around the country. Job openings from more than 130 newspapers nationwide are listed.
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Job metasearch site encompasses over 50 countries, featuring separate interfaces that are translated into 20 languages.
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Search engine for jobs, able to find jobs posted on thousands of company career sites and job boards. Save your searches in my.indeed and create job alerts to be emailed to you.
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Job search engine. Create a free account to be able to save information and receive email alerts.
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Locate federal jobs by category and region. You can even apply online.
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Resume Builders
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List of free resume builders
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Contains a how-to-create flyer.
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Free resume builder. Register to be able to store and email resumes.
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Includes resume builders.
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Legal Information
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Bankruptcy Court
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Filing & Claim Forms, Public Notices, Job Listings, etc.
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General
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Offers legal infomation, guidance and forms.
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Database of State of California Members. Public Services link offers consumer information on finding a lawyer, small claims court, wills, and trusts.
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Source for codes, cases, and assorted legal information.
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Browse current legal information written for the public covering subjects such as Accidents & Injuries, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Family Law, Estate Planning, and Real Estate. Can search for a local lawyer.
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Listings and links to schools approved by the American Bar Association.
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Contains encyclopedia of popular legal topics, dictionary of legal terms and free full content of a number of current legal editions such as Foreclosure Survival Guide, Renters’ Rights, Everybody’s Guide to Small Claims Court, 8 Ways to Avoid Probate, and Living Together.
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Find cases from State and Federal courts for the last five years and U.S. Supreme Court from 1790 to the present. Free registration required to access opinions. Begin by clicking "Find Cases for Free". Also includes a "Find legal forms for Free" link.
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Information on jury duty, phone numbers, locations of the courts.
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Directory of U.S. and international lawyers and law firms.
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Offers legal information, forms, and attorney look-up.
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Created by skiptracers, people searchers and public records researchers. It is divided into six main areas: skiptracing, genealogy, legal desk, insurance desk, government and news.
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Legal research on the Internet to locate people using public records, annotated guides, online teaching tools, articles on specific research issues and material on evaluating resources.
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Free legal advice on U.S. and international law (except family law). Site contains articles on legal subjects, basic legal forms, recommended lawyers, and an "Ask a Lawyer" feature.
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Los Angeles County Courts
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Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles
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Supreme Court
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Information on members of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Access to the full texts of decisions.
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Literature
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Authors / Criticisms
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A very useful resource on literature by women, searchable by name, country, date or ethnicity, The site include many complete books on-line.
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Free online access to the full text content of 180 literature guides. Students can ask a question to get started on an assignment through the interactive site “Ask Cliffs” and get an online answer.
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A comprehensive collection of sites covering all aspects of English Literature.
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Excellent source for author information and literary criticism.
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A compiled bibliography of Native American authors searchable by name, title and tribe. For may authors, biographical information, interviews, online texts and tribal websites are included.
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Online study guides similar to Cliff Note. Great source for students.
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A Collection of information about Victorian authors and the society they lived in.
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Booklists & Book Review
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Online version of the book review magazine.
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The guide for avid reviews with fiction reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, author information and much more.
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Get book recommendations, keep track of what you've read and what you'd like to read, form a book club, answer book trivia, collect your favorite quotes.
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Major library review publication.
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The most recent week of book reviews in the Times. There is also access to the on-line book reviews, and a handy calendar of local literary events.
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The preeminent literary review journal, available full-text back to 1996.
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The most recent week of the world's most popular book review, archived back to 1996.
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What is Oprah reading? Find out here or exchange opinions with other bibliophiles.
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Partnership between Las Comadres and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) to promote reading of Latino authors. Membership is open to everyone. Most books are also available in Spanish.
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Partnership between Las Comadres and the Asssociation of American Publishers (AAP) to promote reading of Latino authors. Membership is open to everyone. Most books are also available in Spanish.
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Resources and selections for lively book discussions.
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Multiple online professional reviews of recently released books.
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Site for Science Fiction and Fantasy fans.
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Billed as "The Web's Largest Selection of Booklists", currently contains more than 390 lists in 81 categories - fiction and nonfiction, popular and scholarly, from the usual to the unusual.
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Reviews of new mysteries, arranged by sub-genre (such as police procedurals), as well as interviews with popular authors and a list of addresses you can write them at.
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Reviews of new romance novels, arranged by sub-genre (such as historical romances), as well as interviews with popular authors and a list of addresses you can write to them at.
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General
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An excellent hotlist of book-related resources, including discussion groups, authors, bookstores with price comparisons, bestseller lists, prizes, publishers, on-line texts, and more.
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Online holdings of books, videos, audio, maps, and other materials held by libraries in California, provided by OCLC.
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Over 17,000 libraries and 5,000 publishers catalogues. You can search by the library's name or geographic location.
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Search the catalogues of the Library of Congress, which contain almost 12 million items and 5 million authority records ( the names all types of authors.)
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Register and agree to terms to browse Literary Market Place, and gain limited free access to trade services and resources, and basic information on publishers and literary agents worldwide.
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Grammar, Writing, & Style
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A list of hundreds of grammatical mistakes and commonly confused words in American English.
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William Strunk's classic guide to good writing.
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Writing handouts that cover a wide range of topics from the introduction, argument, summary, citations, punctuation, reviews, speeches, and more are available to non-students for non-commercial use.
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Formats bibliographies and works cited for researchers, writers and students.
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Literary Awards
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A yearly prize for an international author who has conferred the greatest benefit on mankind
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A chronological list of the major science fiction awards, the Hugo and the Nebula, and some other minor awards.
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Several annual prizes for excellence in journalism, literature, drama, and music.
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A searchable database of many literary awards.
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Online Bookstores
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A distributor of new and used books and other goods, searchable by author, title, or subject. Many books include the cover illustration and reviews.
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A distributor and book dealer, similar to Amazon. Many books have links to outside reviews and author interviews.
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Searches over 20 independent and chain online bookstores. Helps find lowest price for books that are difficult to find, new or used. Can be a textbook resource for college students.
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A network of independent bookstores, with many books and reviews by local booksellers.
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A major retailer of new and used books, which offers free shipping on books orders, as well as synopses and reviews of many books the store staff.
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Online Texts
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Full-text documents in English literature, American Literature, and Western Philosophy, with a searchable index. It is also possible to search within the texts themselves.
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An amazing collection of on-line classics, including literature, non-fiction, poetry, and reference.
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Provides Open-Access scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a research platform to scholars worldwide in print, eBooks, journals, working papers, previously published papers and conferences. Powered by the California Digital Library.
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Over 2,100 publicly-available ebooks, including classic British and American fiction, major authors, children’s literature, American history, Shakespeare, African-American documents, the Bible, and more. Downloadable for the Microsoft Reader and the Palm Reader.
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Download full copies of out-of-copyright books from a variety of public domain titles.
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HathiTrust is a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future. There are more than fifty partners in HathiTrust
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A non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music.
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The original site for on-line texts, Project Gutenberg is still on the cutting edge with over 10,000 classics, including many international titles.
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Access to over 15,000 free self-published downloadable eBooks by Indie authors. Click on "Free" at the top of the page to list only free titles.
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Over 19,000 titles arranged by author, title, or Dewey Decimal number.
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Out of Print Books
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A network of used bookstores, listing over 28 million titles for sale.
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Another network of used bookstores and rare book dealers, which includes free shipping on larger orders and special services for librarians and collectors.
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Used, textbooks, rare, and out-of-print books from a global network of independent booksellers.
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A comprehensive book search engine that includes 30,000 new and used book dealers and databases to find over 50 million new, used, rare, and out of print books
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Chegg.com offers options to rent textbooks, buy textbooks (new & used), or sell back used textbooks.
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Search multiple sites to verify and locate old, rare, and out-of-print books.
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Poetry
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Searchable archive of pre-1920 American poetry.
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A major collection and hotlist of contemporary poetry, including authors, poems, publishers, magazines and online e-zines.
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A review and calendar of poetry events for California.
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The official society for American poetry, including a large collection of poems, information about authors, an events calendar, and even audio version of famous poems.
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Quotations
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The tenth edition of this classic collection, with an index by date and author, and a concordance.
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Fun to browse collection of about 25,000 quotations divided into unusual topics.
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Searchable catalog of quotations with additional features.
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Los Angeles Local Resources
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Almanacs
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Information on Buildings & Structures, Census, Education, Government, Health, History, Media, Population, Religion, Transportation, Weather and more.
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Education
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Includes student performance data (test results) and educational demographics.
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State Institutions approved to grant degrees by the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
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Community Colleges
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Elementary/High Schools
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Independent Colleges and Universities
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State Colleges and Universities
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Health
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Housing and Real Estate
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Apartment offerings in California arranged by region.
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Goal to create a "one-stop" location linking housing searchers and homeowners, and a centralized database of all affordable housing units in L.A. County.
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Database of over 650,000 homes, most with photographs.
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Residential, commercial and industrial real estate in California. Shows available active listings of properties on the market and recently sold comparable sales data.
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Listings for homes, apartments, and agents. News items on the Los Angeles real estate business.
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Input City, State and zip code to locate an apartment. Advanced search options and images.
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LA Places
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Amusement Parks / Theme Parks
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Beaches
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Botanic Gardens and Arboreta
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City Guides
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Classifieds, People, Entertainment, Sports, News & Issues and Buyer's Guides.
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Comprehensive arts and cultural events calendar for greater Los Angeles. Gives destinations and how to reach them using the transportation system.
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Entertainment, hotel guides, buy tickets online and traffic information.
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Music, arts, dining, shopping, outdoors and more.
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Local web directory.
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Hollywood
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Imprints from the stars.
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Where your favorite movies & TV shows were filmed.
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Lodging
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Histories
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Local community history profiles for 15 of their library branches, ethnic resource centers (American Indian, Asia Pacific, Black and Chicano) and a Californiana history link under Special Collections.
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Preserving and revitalizing Greater Los Angeles Architectural Heritage. Includes Historical Research Guide with step-by-step instructions for researching a building or the land it sits on.
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Movies / TV Studios
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Museums
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Neighborhood Web Sites
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Parks
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overs the following: Griffith-Metro, Pacific, and Valley Regions. To obtain recreational information and regional highlights, select a region.
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Performing Arts Centers
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The Music Center is home to the Los Angels Philharmonic, the Center Theatre Group, the Los Angeles Opera and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The complex includes the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the future Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Sports Teams
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Sports Venues
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Zoos and Aquariums
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Located in San Pedro.
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Libraries
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An association of public libraries in the greater Los Angeles area which shares resources to improve library service to the residents of all participating jurisdictions.
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Local Government
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City of Los Angeles
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Contains links to City Council agendas, meetings, votes, and actions; Budget & Finance Committee; Ordinance Search; and City Archives and Records information.
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On-demand access to Channel 35, providing access to City Council meetings and other city-produced programming highlighting City departments and all Council districts.
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Guide to preservation of Los Angeles' architectural and cultural heritage, under the Department of City Planning. Includes link to SurveyLA, a project to identify historic resources in Los Angeles.
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Population and housing statistics by City Council District and Community Plan area.
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Local statistics by area.
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Administrative Code; Municipal Code; Election Code; City Charter; and Council Rules.
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County of Los Angeles
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Includes jury information, fees, court locations, and forms.
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Non-Governmental Agencies
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Presents a variety of electronic data on California's environment.
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Local Media
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Magazines
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Quarterly bulletin with listings of live music broadcasts, acoustic concerts, seminars and other programs of interest in the Los Angeles area.
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Magazine of community and alternative arts in Los Angeles.
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Newspapers
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Dailies
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Educational Institutions (University/College/K-12)
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Online newspapers of selected LA metro elementary and high schools.
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Bi-monthly newspaper written and produced by teenagers.
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Weeklies
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Pakistani community newspaper.
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Radio
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Biographies of radio personalities, past and present, featured on L.A. radio stations.
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Amateur/HAM radio; Local AM and FM radio station schedules; radio personality profiles.
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Television
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Activities, press releases, and information about the Emmys and the Academy.
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Programming schedules for all local stations. Listings for L.A.'s television production companies.
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Public Broadcasting System station and program information. Links to L.A. station KCET and other local Southern California stations.
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Organizations
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Ethnic / Special Interest Organizations
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Geographical Chamber of Commerce
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Religion
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General Religion Sites
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Religious and humanitarian groups in Los Angeles community.
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Specific Religion Sites
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Social Services, Service Clubs, and Volunteer Organizations
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General
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Creative arts programs for battered women.
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Serves the humanitarian need of Armenian people everywhere. Seeks to preserve the cultural heritage and identity of the Armenian nation.
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Shelter for adolescent girls.
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Senior housing information, counseling and referrals. Home health agency database and index of resources for seniors.
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Youth services information and referral. Includes hotlines.
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Child abuse prevention and treatment agency.
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Social Services for Los Angeles County, covering shelters, schools, neighborhood resources, health, and assistance. Searchable by name, type of service and area, providing information and maps. Non-profit and government resources.
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Serves the Nikkei (people of Japanese ancestry) community in need, especially those facing language or cultural gaps, financial need or physical disabilities.
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Specialized site that pertains to military personnel and service member families. Topics range from career & education, crisis & disasters, family & recreation, financial & legal, to health & relationships.
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Grass roots coalition dedicated to the protection and conservation of America's natural and cultural resources.
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One-stop-shop, connecting Californians to economic programs and services to which they may be eligible. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), and CARE for lower cost gas and electric programs are among those highlighted.
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Homeless Resources
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A directory of hotlines, helplines, websites and reports to assist children and teens in getting the help they need.
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Practical information about how to get food, money and other help from government programs and community services, prepared by LA Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness. In English & Spanish.
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Transportation
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Airlines & Airports
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orld-wide listings of charter aircraft, operators, and brokers.
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A planning process that is developing a plan for LAX.
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Summary information on ground transportation, airlines, terminals and hotels at LAX Quickaid.
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Bus Lines
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Information on Downtown LA shuttle bus system and connections to Metro System.
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Railroads
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Summary information on Metro Blue Line, Red Line, Green Line, Metrolink, Amtrak, and Angel's Flight railroads.
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Traffic
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Current road conditions throughout California.
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Lists current traffic incidents in Los Angeles County.
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Provides traffic, carpooling and transit information for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. From LASAFE: Los Angeles County Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies.
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Historical information about the 18 US highways which were once in California.
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Weather
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Weather forecast, current weather conditions, and pollen count.
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Monitors recent earthquake activity in California and Nevada.
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Current measurements of various pollutant levels.
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Magazines, Newspapers, & Online News Services
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En Español
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Major paper from Madrid.
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Leading paper from Mexico City, a voice of Independent Thought
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En Francais
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A wide variety of cultural, technical and linguistic sites.
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The French Ministry of Culture.
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Magazines & Newspapers
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Newspapers, news media and news sources from around the world.
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Online source to search for publications, abstracts or full text articles. Intended to drive the user back to the information found in the library databases.
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Over 200,000 pages of California newspapers spanning the years 1849-1911. Site is under development and more newspapers are forthcoming. Includes the Daily Alta California, 1849-1891 and Los Angeles Herald, 1905-1907.
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Library of Congress site allows searching and viewing newspaper pages from 1880-1910 and information about American newspapers published since 1690.
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Free, full text, scientific and scholarly journals in all subjects and languages, with over 4017 journals in the directory.
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FindArticles.com is an archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1984 from more than 300 magazines and journals.
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Boston based newspaper providing international news coverage by its own team of more than 60 correspondents in 40+ countries.
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Browse headline stories from a selection of leading publishers, similar to flipping through a newspaper or magazine. Select the topics or subjects you are interested in viewing.
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Ingenta is a database of current article information taken from 17,000 multidisciplinary journals. Ingenta contains brief descriptive information about more than 7,000,000 articles which have appeared since Fall 1988 (coverage varies by title). Note that the Ingenta database only contains citations and abstracts of articles, not the full text.
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Journal content published prior to 1923 in the U.S. and prior to 1870 elsewhere, freely available to the public for reading and downloading. Nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals, approximately 6% of the total content on JSTOR. Scroll down search page to see disciplines or publication titles available.
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A new, experimental program from JSTOR to offer free, read-online access to individual scholars and researchers who register for a MyJSTOR account. More than 1,200 journals are now available through the program. Some restrictions apply.
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A guide to events and places about town.
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Select NYT Archive 1851-1980 or NYT Archive since 1981 from the drop down search box.
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Provides in depth coverage on current social issues.
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Provides free index, abstracts to archives for more than 75 national and Canadian newspapers. California newspapers include Daily News of Los Angeles, Long Beach Press, and Sacramento Bee. Full-text access with subscription and fee.
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If you can't find a newspaper at the library, maybe you can find an online copy of it here.
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New scientific publication featuring free works of significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, interfacing with other disciplines such as chemistry, medicine and mathematics. Content will develop as issues are added.
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Internet directory of publications.
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The Downtown News is a weekly paper focusing on issues of concern to the downtown Los Angeles community, with excellent coverage of politics, cultural events and real estate activities. Their web site includes an archival section, as well as the current issue.
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The major newspaper in the Southern California.
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Online News Services
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Searchable collection of over 350,000 U.S. television news programs archived back to 2009. Can be limited by network and program.
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Movies & Television
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Movies
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Oscar information, past and present. Site provides access to the new Motion Picture Scripts Database catalog with over 30,000 scripts (1910-2005) of six Southern California collections that includes the Goldwyn Hollywood Public Library.
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Emmy information, past and present.
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Provides information about the American Film Institute, its graduate film conservatory, professional training classes, film preservation and film and media links.
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A repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans.
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News, reviews, credits, boxoffice info. and film industry links.
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Directory of film festivals from around the world with links to their web sites.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association history of the Golden Globes.
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Details about thousands of popular movies, cast listings, biographies, filmographies, ratings, reviews, television and more.
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Provides hot links to Latin American film and video sites.
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Searches for multiple movie reviews.
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Movie Reviews from the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Television
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Click on a letter to browse the programs and people covered by more than 1,000 essays regarding television histories and topics of interest including major television networks and broadcasting systems around the world.
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Site contains Episode lists for over 2000 television shows. Each list contains titles and airdates.
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The latest news in the world of sitcoms.
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TV listings, movie reviews and movie database.
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Over 1,400 guides covering current shows and many of the favorite classics.
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Patents, Trademarks, & Copyrights
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This European Patent Office (EPO) site provides access to thirty million European documents in their original languages.
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Easy to understand explanation and examples of intellectual property law as it relates to copyright, trademarks, and patents developed for UCLA students.
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Local nonprofit group that can help you in your patent search
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Basic gage for determining copyright protection for works first published in the U.S.A. Also mentions unpublished works referenced by date of creation. Any result showing an asterisk can be clicked for clarifying information.
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Full text and images of granted U.S. patents from 1790 and applications from March 2001 to the present. Patents issued between 1790-1975 can only be retrieved by patent number or classification numbers.
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Public Domain sources of electronic texts available on the Internet.
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A private site for copyright information. The site gives examples of copyright issues involving film, art, music, sound, software, etc. See the research pamphlet on basic copyright information.
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Read about the Inventor of Week and other interesting stuff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Information on copyright laws, procedures, etc..
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Information about patents and trademarks
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Contains names and addresses of copyright holders or contact persons for authors and artists whose archives are housed in North America and the United Kingdom.
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Philosophy & Religion
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Buddhism
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A premier source of information for practicing and burgeoning Buddhists. Archives, e-books, and online audio are available at BuddhaNet. Also holds a worldwide Buddhist directory.
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An internet guide to Buddhism and Buddhist studies.
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An online clearinghouse for Buddhist study and practices with a fulltext online library, plus a meditation retreats calendar, lists of centers and more.
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The official homepage of Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese monk and Zen master. Offers information on retreats, talks, monasteries, and other mindfulness communities.
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Contains information on history, culture, recent news, and an extensive section on the Dalai Lama works and statements.
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Christianity
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Search the Bible in various versions in different languages. Includes "What the Bible Says" about 22,000 topics.
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Site is in English and Spanish. News, church documents including the Baltimore Catechism and Roman Missal , early church documents. Also covers hot topics, the Liturgical Year, Lay movements and more
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Database of angels and over 450 saints.
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Provided by the Institute for Christian Leadership. A hypertext link to internet resources relating to the early church, including histories, writings of the apostolic fathers, creeds, canons, and chronologies.
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The official webpage for the Vatican. Archival documents, curia, as well as information on popes throughout history and the Vatican's Museum, Library, and Secret Archives. Information in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
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Mormon-specific information from belief and scripture to news media. Also has a calendar of events.
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Hinduism
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Connects to numerous sites for organizations, leaders, resources, news and culture.
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Humanism
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This site is produced by Internet Infidels, an non-profit group dedicated to the growth of a free thought website which promotes Metaphysical Naturalism, the view that our natural world is all that there is.
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Islam
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Full text of Islam's sacred text in English and other languages.
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An educational site on Islam, its way of life and culture. An introductory course in Islam is offered online. Articles, sites, Islamic history and comparative religion are only two of the may topics discussed.
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Comprehensive site with links to many Muslim sites; including a virtual Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), Islamic texts, and women in Islam.
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Judaism
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Site offers information regarding archaeology, history, politics, and culture. Also has a self-guided virtual tour of Israel.
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An online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering beliefs, scripture, holidays, customs and people. Useful as an introductory course to Judaism, articles are organized by levels of knowledge for the user.
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Directory of Jewish and Israeli resources organized by subject.
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Mythology
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An online full-text collection of folklore, fairytale, and fable.
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In addiction to general sources and websites, this site organizes sources geographically.
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An electronic version of the 1901 publication, retold by Zitkala-Sa with illustrations by Angel de Cora.
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Brief collection of mythic stories from ancient works to various dynasties.
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Philosophy
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Articles are original contributions by specialized philosophers, adaptations of material written by the editors, and adaptations from public domain sources.
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Includes the Dictionary of Philosophical Terms, a survey of the history of western philosophy, a timeline, logic and biographical information about philosophers. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a dynamic reference work and is a publishing project of the Metaphysics Research Lab at the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) at Stanford University. All entries are maintained and updated by experts in the field, as well as refereed prior to publication.
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Arranged by subject, this page offers a concise and informative links and texts regarding Chinese philosophy, from Taoism to Buddhism and Confucianism.
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Psychology
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Journals and forums to online tests and quizzes, this site offers self-help diagnostic screening and other reference items.
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A useful resource for the professional which also includes articles written by experts for the layperson on topics of current interest and information on "How to Find Help with Life's Problems."
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The National Institute of Mental Health is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This site offers the latest information in the field of mental health, as well as information in Spanish.
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Religion
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This site offers religious statistics (membership and congregation) indexed by location and name. Data is gathered from both primary (census reports and surveys) and secondary sources.
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This metasite has a wide array of religious and spirituality links arranged by subject. News items, editorials, as well as prayers and meditation.
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An excellent open source collection regarding world religions, tradtions, and mysteries. Subjects range from the general to the esoteric.
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Presents resources of use to researchers in the study of religion. Arrangement is by format, religious groups, selected topics.
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Documents and studies the changing face of religion in America with a focus on diversity and new immigrant communities.
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A comprehensive reference on the Scientology religion and its activities.
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Sikhism
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An excellent introduction to Sikhism, the culture, history and philosophy with excerpts in English of sacred texts and teachings.
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Wicca
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Website for an international organization of autonomous wiccan groups and practitioners with information on beliefs and practices and connections to other sites.
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Covers the basics of witchcraft, magik, holidays and pagan events, tools and links to many other sites.
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Politics & Government
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California
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California codes by keyword and citation.
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California agencies regulations by title and keyword search.
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California's Judicial Branch includes Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial Court, Court Opinions, & Judicial Council. Can find court information and standard forms.
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Drivers license information
DMV Publications includes Driver's handbook and test examples.
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California State Assembly’s Office of the Chief Clerk archive site with California statutes and resolutions passed from 1850 to 1992 in full text. Includes the history of bills from 1881 to 1992, and full text of the Journal of the Assembly from 1849 to 1992.
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Every California Assembly and Senate bill and statutes (bills passed into law) of the California legislature since 1993 in full text. Includes the current California codes, Assembly and Senate Journals and the California Constitution.
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Vital information such as death, birth and marriage certificates with official government websites and covers property information, business searching, verification of professional licenses and many other public records available online.
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Includes election, business, incorporation, campaign lobbying, archives and special programs.
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Senate leadership, member biographies, and legislative schedules and district maps.
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Member directory, committees and caucuses, and legislative calendar.
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The official web site for the state of California.
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Click on Videos to see visual training on "Rules of the Road" and "Reasons for Failing the Driving Test" to help you pass the exam.
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Cities / Counties
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Federal
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Elections
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Find the latest Ballot Pamphlet, the status of proposed propositions, and campaign financing reports.
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A non-profit, non-partisan organization provides an online California voter guide.
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Nonpartisan information for new voters in California on how to register, choose a political party and ways to vote. Includes an Easy Reading Voter Guide and a Spanish version link.
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Historical election information.
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Locates voting districts for a specific address.
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Locate all elected representatives, state and federal, by zip code. Tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders. Voting records, biographies, committee assignments of elected officials.
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The League of Women Voters provides information about voter registration and candidates. The user can retrieve a sample ballot for a district by entering a zip code.
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Executive Branch
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Links to the page of each Department and the White House.
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Retrieve a Personal Earnings and Benefits Estimate Statement.
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Access immigration laws, regulations and guides. Click on 'Education & Resources' in the gray-colored banner at the top of the web page. To find Sample U.S. History & Government Questions (in English & Spanish) and a Naturalization self test, please clink on 'Civics and Citizenship Study Materials' in the left-side margin.
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Direct link to the White House.
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General
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Visa requirements for U.S. travelers visiting other countries.
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A simplified statistical abstract.
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Judicial Branch
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Current and historic Supreme Court cases. Includes major decisions and the Court Calendar.
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Full-text decisions by volume, year, citation, party name or keyword.
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The Official US Supreme Court Web Site.
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Legislative Branch
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Browse Congressional leadership, state delegations, committees.
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Bill texts, summaries, status. Roll call votes and major legislation of current Congress. Recent Public Laws by P.L. number.
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Who's who and how to contact them.
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Directory of members, their assignments, etc.
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Searching Aids
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Index to electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government since 1976 providing title, year, author, SuDoc number, and Internet access. Full cataloging (MARC) record is viewable. Locate the closest depository library.
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Migration of information from GPO Access to FDsys (Federal Digital System) should be complete in 2010, and will manage government information from all three branches, and ensure public even as technology changes.
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"One-stop shopping" for the Federal forms most used by the public.
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Search for statistics provided by more than 100 federal agencies.
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Provides a list of depository libraries in your area, and links to descriptions of their collections.
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A service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publication, the federated search engine searches Federal Government databases to retrieve reports, articles, and citations.
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International
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Published and updated weekly by the Central Intelligence Agency. The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid to as many world governments as considered practical, some not officially recognized by the U.S. Regimes with no diplomatic exchange are indicated by NDE.
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Embassy addresses, phone numbers in Washington D.C. Information on Diplomatic Internship Program in Washington.
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Contains complete and official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States, and recognized consular officers. Compiled by the U.S. Department of State.
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Over 2400 annotated links in a wide range of topics concerning international affairs, studies, and relations. Most are in English.
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Topical annotated index of Internet sites with useful links. Topics include: General Resources, Canada, Commonwealth Countries, Constitutions, Developing Countries, Diplomatic and Consular Service, European Union, Foreign Relations, Great Britain, Heads of State, International Law, Palestine, South Africa, Treaties, and United Nations.
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Alphabetical listing by country with updated contact information. Published by the County of Los Angeles Office of Protocol.
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Regional and country information on funding, political and economic status and speeches.
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Searching Aids
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A central reference and referral point for government information at all levels, local, national and international.
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The official web portal of the U.S.Government that provides federal, state, and local government information and services.
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How to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
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States
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Contains links to networks of state and local government agencies, including multi-state organizations and national organizations which are affiliated with government (such as the Council of State Governments).
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Basic information on all 50 states, including Washington, D.C.
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Taxes
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Territories and Outlying Regions of the United States
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(Site is in Spanish)
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United Nations
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Locate documents using the UN Info Quest System, view national, regional & peacekeeping maps.
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United Nations site providing full text and full image access to UN publications published since 1993. Resolutions are available back to 1946. Older documents are being added continuously, with many available to the early 1980s. UN sales publications and the treaty series are not included.
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Catalog of United Nations(UN) documents and publications indexed by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva. Coverage begins with 1979, but is being extended backwards. More thorough indexing makes this source a useful aid to finding full text documents in the ODS site listed above. Once reference is found in UNBIS, simply clip the document number and drop it into the ODS search screen. Also includes voting records on adopted resolutions and indexing of speeches.
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Follow UN activities, view resolutions and major documents.
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Science & Technical
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Astronomy & Physics
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Astronomy
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From the NASA Ames Space Science Division. All known earth-crossing asteroids are listed, and predictions of asteroid/comet close approaches to the earth.
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An interactive exploration of comets. Includes comet anatomy, life cycle, and specifications.
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Site contains a list of meteor showers, observation information, glossary and more.
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Aeronautics and space research information.
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Old Farmer's Almanac lists rise and set times for the sun, moon and planets, eclipse dates, and more.
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Griffith Observatory site includes Sky Report, Eclipses, Moon Phases, Moonrise / Set, Sunrise / Set, Sun's Path, Tide Tables, Astronomical Zodiac, and Planetary Alignments in 2000.
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Everything about planets in our solar system.
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Chemistry
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Includes Acronym database.
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's alphabetical index of toxic substances and diseases.
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Chemistry - Unit Conversion to X-ray Interactions with Matter.
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Locate common types of chemical information. Search by a chemical name, formula, molecular weight, or CAS Registry Number.
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Freie Universität Berlin, Chemistry Department site.
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Complete table of elements, atomic weights, etc.
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Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on toxic substances released in the environment includes State Fact Sheets with facilities and chemicals listed.
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Physics
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Astro-Physical Units to Wave Interaction & Simulations.
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CODATA Internationally recommended values of the Fundamental Physical Constants. Search for value by name (i.e. speed of light).
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Automobiles
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Specifications, parts & services, museums & clubs for American automobiles (antique, classic, vintage and muscle cars) manufactured between 1910 and 1975.
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Provides pricing guides for new and used cars and trucks. Includes road test results, information on recalled vehicles.
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Car prices from the National edition.
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New and used car pricing and car buying information and resources. In addition, the site offers free values for classic cars, motorcycles, antique motorcycles, boats, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, ATVs, RVs, SUVs, trucks, minivans, aircraft and manufactured housing.
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Earthquakes
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Caltech site. Latest seismographic information. Includes maps and historical information.
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United States Geological Survey latest earthquake information.
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General
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Information from Archaeology / Anthropology to Radiation from Martindale's "The Reference Desk."
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Quotations and their source from Archimedes to Wooley.
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This site offers simple, clear explanations of how things work from car engines to VCR's and even bread. You may scroll down the page or click on the Power Panel for a search index.
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More than 4,000 free PDF versions of books published on sciences, engineering and medicine are available.
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Weather forecasts, heavenly details, sun, moon and planets, rise and set times.
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New scientific publication featuring free works of significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, interfacing with other disciplines such as chemistry, medicine and mathematics. Content will develop as issues are added.
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Index to help identify and locate electronic schematics repair documentation by number.
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Science fair project ideas.
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Provides the necessary requirements and resources to complete a science project. Information supplied by the Internet Public Library.
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From the Library of Congress, contains “Science Tracer Bullets” with histories and bibliographies, along with Science Reference Guides, and Internet Resources covering many science and technology topics.
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The gateway to reliable information about science and technology from across Federal government organizations. Agencies covered are the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior; Environmental Protection; National Aeronautics and Space, and National Science Foundation.
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SRS information on 14 periodic surveys.
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Everyday science questions and answers.
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Geology & Oceanography
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10,000 years of volcanic eruptions. Keyword search, alphabetic and geographic indexes.
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Terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in oceanography and related fields.
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Current global activity.
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Inventors / Inventions
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Life Sciences
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Biology
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Collection of life sciences resources and reference tools with extensive information on biochemistry and biotechnology. Features a life sciences dictionary, chemical acronyms database and annotated web links to other sites.
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Free web site by Biosis offering resources for the life sciences community. Searchable by organism, subject and geographical region.
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An emerging online reference and research tool that aims to document all the species known to humanity. The resource is being built by interactive contributions taken from Google Search, Wikipedia, and interested people. The site is overseen by experts editing the material.
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University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology collection that provides material on phylogeny, geology and evolution, as well as educational materials at the university, K-12, and general interest levels.
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Botany
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California flora data.
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United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Zoology
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Information on habitat conservation, threatened & endangered species, wildlife programs.
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Information about U. S. threatened and endangered animal and plant species.
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Comprehensive animal information site. Includes zoo information.
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Dissect a frog without having to touch one.
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Measurements / Mathematics
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Basic Math Calculators, Unit Conversion Calculators, Slide Rule, Arabic / Roman / Mayan, Abacus, Knot Theory, Linear Equations, Logarithms, Math Animations, Trigonometry, and Rational Numbers.
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Includes mathematical notation for orders of magnitude, metric prefixes, and common U.S. and metric equivalents
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Many methods, comparisons and examples.
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“The web’s most extensive mathematics resource”. A comprehensive, and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.
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Time Zones / Tides / Sunrise / Sunset
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View a month or year calendar for any year from 1 to 10000 A.D. All leap years and calendar changes are accounted for.
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Current time for U.S. time zones, also includes information about timekeeping history under Time Exhibits.
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Current and 4-day predictions. Some historic information.
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Gives the current times for locations world-wide.
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Weather & Meteorology
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Four-day forecasts. Includes forecasts for AZ, NV, UT. Monthly City Almanac.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation
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Breaking Weather, Tropical Update, U.S. City Forecasts, International City Forecasts, Maps, and Travel Wise.
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Search Engines
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Search Engines
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Search Engines - Filtered
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Search Engines - Meta
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Seniors, Resources For
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User-friendly database on medical or legal, money and finances, travel for seniors, taxes, social security, aging patrons, arts, shoes that fit, hobbies, etc.
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Nonprofit organization devoted to providing information, resources, discounts and services on subjects related to helping improve the lives of people over 50.
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Information on Aging from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Information about Advance Directives (Durable Power of Attorney) and Living Wills. Includes sample Durable Power of Attorney and Living Will forms.
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Basic arthritis information, symptoms and types.
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Identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans.
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Information on home and community based services throughout California.
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Comprehensive guide to more than 1,400 nursing homes.
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A state licensed free referral agency for seniors and their families with a searchable database of more than 7,500 licensed retirement homes, life care communities, residential care homes, and nursing homes in California.
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Information about issues related to the end-of-life. Includes state specific Durable Power of Attorney (Advance Directives) and Living Will forms.
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Information provided by the Los Angeles County District Attorney to help senior citizens recognize and protest themselves form elder abuse.
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A list of directories covering geriatrics and senior health information.
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L.A. City network of care website - community based senior programs.
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Includes forms, laws and publications from California Department of Health Care Services.
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How to get started with Medicare. Site includes the Medicare & You Handbook 2010 and information on the New Health Care Law.
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Provides information about every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
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searchable website to help search for a nursing home in , a project of the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR).
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Official information and services from the U.S. government.
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Information on the national service program for seniors.
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Online community and computer instruction for adults 50 and older.
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Local resources for older adults and caregivers.
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Includes a directory of national & state associations. Provides information about senior housing, healthcare and services.
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The California Bar Foundation partnered with the State Bar of California to educate seniors about their rights and the legal challenges they may face. Provides valuable information about many laws, benefits, and services available.
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Social Services, Service Clubs, and Volunteer Organizations
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General
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Creative arts programs for battered women.
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Serves the humanitarian need of Armenian people everywhere. Seeks to preserve the cultural heritage and identity of the Armenian nation.
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Shelter for adolescent girls.
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Senior housing information, counseling and referrals. Home health agency database and index of resources for seniors.
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Youth services information and referral. Includes hotlines.
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Child abuse prevention and treatment agency.
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Social Services for Los Angeles County, covering shelters, schools, neighborhood resources, health, and assistance. Searchable by name, type of service and area, providing information and maps. Non-profit and government resources.
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Serves the Nikkei (people of Japanese ancestry) community in need, especially those facing language or cultural gaps, financial need or physical disabilities.
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Specialized site that pertains to military personnel and service member families. Topics range from career & education, crisis & disasters, family & recreation, financial & legal, to health & relationships.
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Grass roots coalition dedicated to the protection and conservation of America's natural and cultural resources.
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One-stop-shop, connecting Californians to economic programs and services to which they may be eligible. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), and CARE for lower cost gas and electric programs are among those highlighted.
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Homeless Resources
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Sports & Games
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Games
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Rules of card games from all over the world. Alphabetical index by game and by type of game.
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Enter the number of letters and the letters that you do know and the Crossword Solver returns a list of possible words.
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Sports
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Baseball
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Contains history, facts, figures, player biographies and even includes baseball card information.
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Foremost source of historical information online.
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Team site.
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Team site.
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Official site of Major League Baseball.
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Basketball
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Foremost source of historical information online.
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Team site.
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Team site.
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Team site.
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Official site of the National Basketball Association.
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Official site of the Woman's National Basketball Association.
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Football
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Database of scores of nearly every game played by every existing major college.
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Official site of the National Football League.
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Statistical source for the NFL and other pro leagues.
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General Sports Information
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History and information on the Los Angeles Marathon.
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Formerly the Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, this site has a link to the area's largest sports library and has an extensive collection on the history of the modern Olympics.
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Golf
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Find golf courses of all types throuout the United States.
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Hockey
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Team site.
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Foremost source of historical information online.
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Team site.
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Official site of the National Hockey League.
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Soccer
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Team site.
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Federation Internationale de Football Association.
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Team site.
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Official site of Major League Soccer.
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Statistics
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Economic Statistics
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First of three planned mobile apps from the Census Bureau provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and federal statistical agencies that provides the public access to real-time updates for 16 key economic indicators about the U.S. economy through any Apple and Android smartphone or tablet device.
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Easy entry into the full range of economic data and analysis produced by BLS. Here is where you'll find the statistics and reports on employment and unemployment, price (such as the Consumer Price Index), living conditions, compensation, productivity and more.
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From the Department of Finance, includes California Statistical Abstract, California Economic Indicators, Economic Report of the Governor, and more.
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Government information, facts and data about California. Provided by the University of California's California Digital Library to provide government-produced statistics. Quick Facts section has statistics on population, crime, income, poverty, and histories of communities.
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Links to Federal Reserve statistics.
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Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. statistics.
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Up-to-the-minute outstanding U.S. public debt information and each citizen's share.
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Regional and country information on funding, political and economic status and speeches.
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Population Statistics
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One stop source for population, housing, economic and geographic data. Includes 2000 census.
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Criminal Justice Statistics Center, Depart.of Justice, Office of Attorney General.
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U.S. statistics regarding population and housing from the 1990 Census.
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Contains health information from studies of the Center. Includes publications and statistics.
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Beginning with “zip code basics”, this site provides information on population, education, health, environment, business and political statistics by entering a zip code. Selected areas nationwide are covered with a section for sources on the Los Angeles area only.
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Government information, facts and data about California. Provided by the University of California's California Digital Library to provide government-produced statistics. Quick Facts section has statistics on population, crime, income, poverty, and histories of communities.
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National health statistics.
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Statistical information from more than 70 government agencies organized in a subject-based A-Z Index. There's a search engine that currently covers 14 agencies. Also organized by agencies, programs, and regional statistics (federal agencies that provide state, county and local area data).
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U.S. Census data with access to summary, comparison and ranking reports for all available U.S. geographies. Sign up necessary to access.
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Shows how to use maps to find census tract numbers for a Los Angeles geographic area.
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Population and housing statistics by City Council District and Community Plan area.
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A map of the languages in the U.S. using data from the 2000 census data, covering 37 languages and language groups. Can be broken down to a particular state, zip code, town, city, country, or age group.
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Resources for genealogists and family historians. Includes 1940 census archives.
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Lists of currently available education statistics, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
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A simplified statistical abstract.
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The most comprehensive site for current U.S. demographic data. Includes: Nation's population, housing, business and manufacturing activity, international trade, farming and state and local governments. They are in PDF format and require the free Adobe Acrobat reader. Contains American Factfinder used to find census tract information.
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Statistics for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.
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Student Multi-Subject Resources
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Educational resource for high school teachers and students that monitors the factual accuracy of what is said in the nation's political arena. Published by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Over 3,100 educational videos on everything from Math, Science, Finance & Economics, Humanities, Test Preparation, and Talks & Interviews on hundreds of subjects. Learn at your own pace. This is a growing database.
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Pros and Cons of controversial issues in a nonpartisan pro-con format. Provides link to Spanish version.
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A student-friendly link, in Beta, that covers literature and poetry, U.S. history, and music with study guides, research content and links. Written by Ph.D. and Masters students, it provides a starting point for developing background knowledge. Learning Guides & Teacher Resources.
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Tax Information
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Business Related Taxes
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This state agency administers the franchise tax and net income tax from banks and corporations, and income tax from proprietorships and partnerships. Forms are available from this site.
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This agency administers sales and use tax, and many other business related taxes. Forms are available from this site.
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IRS collects income taxes from individuals, sole proprietorship, and partnerships. It provides special assistance for small businesses from this site.
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Office of Finance collects taxes of business operating in the city of Los Angeles.
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Employment Related Taxes
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Employment Development Department assists employers in meeting their labor needs, and collects employment related taxes. Forms are available from this site.
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Other Tax Information
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EITC is a refundable federal income tax credit for low to moderate income working individuals and families. Find out more about the basic qualifications rules here. English & Spanish versions.
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Do Your Federal Taxes for Free. Read the eligibility criteria for the tax filing sites. Most are intended for an Adjusted Gross Income of $57,000 or less.
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Led by the United Way, volunteers provide free income tax preparation assistance to families from throughout Los Angeles County
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California Franchise Tax claim forms and information.
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Links to the US Treasury Departments' Internal Revenue Service Page. Includes , rules and tax forms.
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Well organized portal linking to the IRS web site, all 50 state departments of revenue, tax practitioner associations, tax publications, and other tax-related web sites.
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VITA volunteer sites provides assistance to taxpayers regardless of age. TCE volunteer sites devote special attention to those taxpayers 60 years of age or older.
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Personal Income Taxes
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This site provides one stop service for all of your tax forms needs. Includes forms and publications from all 50 states.
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Link to Home Page for the California Franchise Tax Board. Forms and Information.
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Links to all state tax agencies for personal tax forms and publications.
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U.S. government's official hub for federalformss that includes tax, small business, social security, veteran benefits and FEMA forms.
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Provides methods to acquire electronic and print media.
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Travel & Geography
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Geography
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Search for places in the United States by feature, state or county name; feature type; population or elevation range. Returns detailed geographical data for each region found.
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1 million place names representing approximately 900,000 places.
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Provides distance between cities worldwide.
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Includes maps from the Library of Congress Map Collection covering historical U.S. and world maps, environmental, transportation, city & town maps.
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Map an address; search yellow pages, Canadian maps and world maps.
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Street maps of U.S and the world.
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Maps, routes and Yellow Pages.
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Basic facts about the states.
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Geographic information, maps and census data searchable by name, state abbreviation or 5-digit zip code.
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Includes world and local maps.
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Travel
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Country Information
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Alphabetical listing by country with updated contact information. Published by the County of Los Angeles Office of Protocol.
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Directory of official tourism offices and convention and visitors bureaus.
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Comprehensive site for country information.
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Health
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A guide to disease outbreaks worldwide as well as recommended vaccinations and health precautions for travelers.
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Outdoor Recreation
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Official Web site for the US National Park Service. Has links to other web services which include national parks, historic monuments and state parks. Includes WAIS search so that information on flora, fauna, geology etc may be searched.
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Travel Guides
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Basic destination information from their guidebooks, covering about 65 countries and eight cities.
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Content includes full text descriptions form the Rough Guides books.
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Sunday News.com is a travel related site that enables visitors to link to several travel related services and compare prices. After you have compared prices and checked availability you can even make your reservations online.
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Travel Planning
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Official site for Amtrak.
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The official California visitors guide.
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A key travel resource for those age 55 and over.
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A one-stop travel site.
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Visa requirements for U.S. travelers visiting other countries.
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Includes schedules and fare information for most Greyhound routes.
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Useful information for the budget traveler.
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A one-stop travel site.
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Passport information including "How To Apply" and help links.
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A one stop travel search spot with an informative travel guide.
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A one-stop travel site.
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Travlang offers both language and travel related services.
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Unbiased reviews on cities, hotels, and attractions in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the South Pacific.
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Travel Publication
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Information and advice for travelers leaving from or returning to the United States.
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Veterans Resources
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Sections on employment, healthcare, housing and education.
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Informational article on using the GI Bill for continuing education.
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Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service.
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Specialized site that pertains to military personnel and service member families. Topics range from career & education, crisis & disasters, family & recreation, financial & legal, to health & relationships.
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Rates colleges and employers that work best for military veterans.
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Overview of health benefits. VA's online personal health record.
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Website that connects wounded warriors, service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers to programs and services that support them.
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Directory of links to online military indexes and records for USA genealogy research. Included are rosters, databases of soldiers, and listings of military and war casualties and contains some links to sources for military records in other countries (World War I & II).
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Official website. Dedicated to consolidate and coordinate Government activities affecting war veterans.
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Directory of facilities in California.
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Homeownership opportunities for veterans.
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Homeless veterans resource materials.
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Information on military exposures such as Agent Orange and radiation, health and wellness, patient treatment, and diseases & conditions.
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To be eligible for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned or Veteran-Owned Small Business setasides, you must be Verified! Do you need more information or assistance?
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National Archives site with information on how to get copies of service records, make corrections or changes to service records, or obtain replacement medals and awards.
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Arte
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Ciencia y Tecnología
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Cine, TV y Medios de Comunicación
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Computadoras / Internet
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Consumidores / Finanzas Personales
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Declaración de Impuestos
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Deportes
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Educación / Becas
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Empleo
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Familia
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Gastronomía
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Gobierno
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Inmigración y Ciudadanía
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Jóvenes
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Lectura, Libros y Literatura
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Lenguaje
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Mujer
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Música
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Negocios
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Niños
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Países
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Salud
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