Complete List of Our Great Sites

Art

• Artcyclopedia,  index of leading art sites, over 7,500 artists

• AskART, contains detailed information on more than 28,000 American artists (painters, sculpters, and illustrators) with an index and information on the artist and museums containing their work.  Much of it is fee-based, but some information is free

• Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus,  info from J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA

• Getty Union List of Artists Names Browser,  bibliography representing 362 of the most frequently cited sources of artist names

• Great Buildings Collection,  building information including photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, and websites; accessible by building name, architect, or place

• Historical Guide to Colorado Architects, from Colorado Historical Society, with biographies, buildings, and dates

• Smithsonian Institution--art, history, culture

• WebMuseum, famous world artists,  colored photos of their work, dimension, location

• World Trade Center Building Performance Study  Commissioned by House Committee on Science

Top of Page

Awards and Prizes

• Adult Book Awards

  • Agatha Awards, mystery writing awards

  • Bellwether Prize for fiction, in support of a literature of social change

  • Edgar Awards, mysteries Mystery Writers of America awards

  • Hugo Awards,  awarded by science fiction fans

  • National Book Awards, best works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry

  • National Book Critics Circle Awards, book reviewers awards

  • Nebula Awards, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America awards

  • Nobel Prize for Literature,  Nobel laureate authors

  • PEN/Faulkner Awards,  best American fiction

  • Pulitzer Prize Archive, fiction, US history, biography and more

  • Romance Writers of America Awards, RITA

  • Spur Awards, Western Writers of America awards

  • Tattered Cover Bookstore, select "Award Winners" from top line choices

  • Whitbread Book of the Year Awards, best of contemporary British writing

• Children and Young Adult Book Awards

  • Alex Awards, top adult book for teenage readers

  • Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Winners, student selected best book

  • Coretta Scott King Award Home Page, author/illustrator of African descent for children's books

  • John Newbery Medal Home Page, best book for children

  • Margaret A. Edwards Award, honors author's lifetime achievement in writing for Young Adults

  • Michael L. Printz Award,for literary excellence in Young Adult literature

  • Randolph Caldecott Medal Home Page best illustrated book for young children

  • US Children's (& YA) Book Awards, over 25 national and regional awards

• Entertainment Awards

  • Emmy Awards: Television awards

  • Golden Globe Awards,from Hollywood Foreign Press Association, given to films and television

  • Oscar.com, official website of awards show

  • People's Choice Awards, public voted awards in film, television and music

  • Tony Awards:  American Theatre awards

• Nobel Prize Awards

• Top of Page

Biography

• American Presidency by Grolier Encyclopedia, for different grade levels

• Biographies from "Internet Public Library"

• Biographies of the Founding Fathers of the U.S.

• Biographies on PBS, information from PBS shows

• Biographies taken from reference works: almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias

• Biography.Com, the web's best biographies (from A&E TV show)

• Dead People Server, famous people's death dates and cause of death

• Einstein Archives Online, papers, manuscripts, correspondence, diaries of Albert Einstein

• Lives, the Biography Resource, available by eras, regions, professions and more

• National Inventors Hall of Fame

• National Women's Hall of Fame, over 200 American women of note

• POTUS-Presidents of the United States, election results, cabinet members, highlights of Presidency, and more

• Significant people in the PBS TV show-The West

• USA Trivia.com, facts about Presidents, Vice-Presidents, First Ladies, and more

• Who2.com, basic biographic information and website links to famous people

Top of Page

Bookstores

Local Bookstores

• Aion Bookshop in Boulder, used and out-of-print books in all fields

• Barnes & Noble, Music and Cafe, homepage and link to Thornton's store

• Borders Books, Music & Cafe, homepage and link to Northglenn's store

• Boulder Book Store, community bookstore with new and used books

• CU Bookstore, academic bookstore and much more

• Four Rivers Books Ltd, store for fine printing and private press books in Boulder

• Murder By The Book, mystery bookstore with author signings and online sales possible in Denver

• Tattered Cover Bookstore,  largest independent bookstore in metro Denver

National Stores

• Abebooks.Com, access to used, secondhand, rare and out-of-print booksellers from around the world

• ALA Online Store, for the American Library Association

Top of Page

Business Information

• Better Business Bureau, programs, services, Complaints

• Business Resource Center, Virtual Business Library at Aurora Public Library, Colorado

• Business websites recommended by CO Small Business Administration Regional Office

• CEO Express, broad variety of links for businessperson

• Colorado Business and Economic Information, Revised Spring, 2002

• Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade

• County Business Patterns

• Denver Business Journal

• EDGAR, Through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval site (EDGAR), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) makes all submissions by U.S. public companies since 1993 available in full-text

• Entrepreneurial Resource Network

• Federal Consumer Information Center, info on small business topics & federal programs

• GovCon, marketplace for Industry Professional & access to "Commerce Business Daily"

• Hoovers Online, Business Information Authority

• More Business Center, info on business plans, news, & marketing tips for small business owner

• MSU-CIBER, international business resources from Michigan State University

• Salary Calculator, compare cost of living in US cities, also school, city & crime info comparisons

• SBA Online, Small Business Administration

• Small Business Advisor

Chambers of Commerce

• Brighton Chamber of Commerce

• Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce

• Colorado Womens Chamber of Commerce

• Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

• Internet Chamber of Commerce, Denver metro area

• Metro North Chamber of Commerce

• South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce

Company Information

• Bureau of Labor Statistics, surveys & statistical reports

• Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade

• Business Advisor, sponsored by the SBA, one stop access to govt info & services

• US Census Bureau, statistical data for the US

Top of Page

• Artstozoo Colorado, cultural events and museums

• Colorado Book Review Center, reviews of books on Colorado history

• Colorado Digitization Program, allows searches for digitized pictures on topics of agriculture, arts, Colorado & western history, sports, social science, and more

• Colorado Firsts, provided by Colorado State Archives, lists by year some of the firsts in Colorado history

• Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection, select group of newspapers from 1800s

• Colorado Historical Society

• Colorado Information for Kids and Students, links to Colorado and federal history and information sites

• Colorado lore, legend and facts

• Colorado Public Interest Research Group, environmental and consumer issues

• Colorado State Emblems & Symbols, descriptions, photos, authorizing legislation

• Colorado's Main Streets, a series of virtual walking tours of Denver, Littleton, Loveland, Sterling and Westminster

• Historical Guide to Colorado Architects, from Colorado Historical Society, with biographies, buildings, and dates

• National Western Stockshow, rodeo, horse show

Consumer Information

• Bizrate.com, compare prices and customer ratings of over 1500 stores

• Car Talk, from the National Public Radio talk show, has information on cars, humor, and links to other sites

• Colorado Foundation for Water Education: educating consumers on water issues and conservation

• Consumers' Directory of Certified Efficiency Ratings for Residential Heating and Water Heating Equipment 

• Consumer Price Indexes, monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services

• CPI Mountain Plains Blue Card monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers by region, with semi-annual reports for St. Louis, Kansas City, and Denver metropolitan areas

• Dealtime.com, free online comparison-shopping service

• Denver Metro Better Business Bureau, consumer information and links to more information

• ElderNet.Com, Seniors guide to health, housing, legal, financial, news and entertainment

• Epinions.Com, source for comparative shopping, unbiased advice, and personal recommendations

• File Accident Reports Online via Colorado State Patrol

• FirstGov for Consumers, consumer information from the federal government

• Fuel Economy Guide, data from U.S. Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency

• Give.org, Better Business Bureau wise giving alliance including charity standards

• Highway Loss Data Institute, vehicle safety standards and data on ways in which insurance losses vary among different kinds of vehicles

• ID Theft: US Governments website for information on identity theft

• Insect Fact Sheets from Colorado Extension Service

• Insurance.Com, auto, life, health insurance information including crash test results, interactive tools to help make insurance decisions

• MySimon.Com, comparison shopping for online stores

• NADAguides.Com, new and used car information

• National Foundation for Credit Counseling, debt reduction services and education for financial wellness

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vehicle and equipment information, traffic safety, and occupant issues

• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse:  a nonprofit consumer education, research, and advocacy program for privacy, including preventing ID theft

• Social Security Online Services, Retire online, eNews, benefits planners, Online calculators, Social Security Statement, Multi-Language Gateway

• Ready.gov, Federal government site for preparing for disasters

• READYColorado, state site for preparation for disasters

• Troubleshooter.Com, the Internet home of consumer advocate Tom Martino

• Urban Legends Reference Pages, all topics, rumor-busters

• Urban Legends, Internet Hoaxes, Email Rumors & more

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

• U. S. Postal Inspection Service, Identity Theft information with Consumer Tips, Mailing Lists, Junk e-mail, and much more

• Vehix.com, roadmap to the automotive world, contains reviews, compare prices and post cars for sale

Top of Page

Cooking

• AllRecipes.Com, community-based recipe & meal planning website

• Cooking with the New York Times, cooking lessons

• Epicurious.Com, 1,000s of recipes, drink & serving tips, access to recipes from Gourmet & Bon Appetit magazines

• RecipeSource.Com, search by ethnic cuisine or by type of dish

Top of Page

Directories

• AnyWho, directory for toll free numbers, white & yellow pages, & reverse lookups

• Bigfoot, white pages and email addresses

• InfoSpace.Com, white & yellow pages & reverse lookups

• Qwestdex.Com, business, residential, and govt. pages

• ReferenceUSA, white & yellow pages & reverse lookups

• SuperPages.Com, white & yellow pages by Verizon

• Switchboard.Com, white & yellow pages & reverse lookups

• Telephone Directories on the Web, phone info on over 170 countries

• Who Where, locating email, phone, and websites

Top of Page

Education

• Accreditation, its Importance, defines accreditation, warns about and lists bogus accrediting agencies, explains the importance of accreditation

• BrainPOP.com, educational animated movies for science, biology, and technology topics for K-12 audience including quizzes and projects

• CampusTours.com, virtual tours of many campuses across U.S. w/ multi-media available and college web sites

• CollegeBoard.com, one-stop resource for college planning with information on scholarships, financial aid, majors, careers, and much more

• College Rankings

• Colorado K-12 School Districts, and BOCES web sites

• Colorado Education & Library Directory, names, addresses, phone numbers

• Colorado Education Performance Reports, shows tables with general information from CSAP and other sources

• Colorado High School Activities Assoc., seeking excellence in academics, activities, and athletics

• Colorado Higher Education Institutions, 2 and 4 year colleges

• Colorado Information for Kids and Students, links to Colorado and federal history and information sites

• Colorado Mentor, help selecting colleges, financial aid, classification guidelines for in-state tuition, online applications, career center info, "ask an expert" and more

• Colorado Student Loan Program, information for both students and parents

• Degree Mills; a Warning, defines degree mills and how to identify and avoid them.

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid, "FAFSA"

• Gateway to Educational Materials: provides educators easy access to thousands of educational resources on the Web

• GED Online,  fee required access to GED information

• Mapping-Your-Future.org, information for students and families about college, career, and financial aid

• NCES: National Center for Education Statistics, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the U.S. and other nations

• National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities

• NHEN, National Home Education Network,  provides grass-root work of state and local home schooling groups

• Official Site of the GED Testing Service

• Petersons.com,  information for test preparation, college searches, financial aid, and much more

• PLACE exam , registration, test dates, and related information for teachers and prospective teachers

• RachelsChallenge.com, Columbine victim, Rachel Joy Scott and her family's program, an effort to "start a chain reaction"

• School Research Topics  from State Publications Library at the Colorado State Library

• Science Education  from the National Institutes of Health

• Stop Hazing.org,  aspects of hazing including fraternity, sorority, athletic, high school, and military

• Student Assessment from Colo Dept. of Education,  results listed, parent guides, schedules, Accountability Reports, and much more

• Study Guide Zone, a series of free study guides for a variety of tests used for admissions, licensing, and assessment, including SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT 

• TurnItIn.com, fee required access to program used to identify Internet plagiarism in school reports (used at CU-Boulder)

• U.S. Dept. of Education

Top of Page

Gardening

• Farmers Almanac, well-organized resource is the online version of the popular Farmers' Almanac

• Garden Guides, wide range of info

• Gardenweb, the Internet's garden community

Colorado Gardening

• Adams County Cooperative Extension, another look at same info

• Colorado Crop Calendar, when produce is ripe & available during the growing season

• Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc, education, conservation, etc.

• Colorado Garden Show Inc, offers info here

• Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

• Denver Botanic Gardens, resources, events, & more

• Hudson Gardens, events, classes, & more (in Littleton)

• Insect Fact Sheets from Colorado Extension Service

• Master Gardener, CSU Co-op Ext.

• Xeriscape Colorado Inc, promoting water conservation

Top of Page

Genealogy

• American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island

• Colorado State Archives, Family History Page

• Colorado Genealogical Society & other genealogy groups

• Cyndi's List

• FamilySearch, files from library of LDS Church

• Genealogy.Com, basic online courses in genealogy & Internet genealogy

• National Archives and Records Administration

• RootsWeb.Com, Internet's oldest & largest genealogy community

• Valley Forge Legacy; listing the muster roll of soldiers at Valley Forge and describing the Army and the Encampment

• Where To Write For Vital Records, births, deaths, marriages, & divorces

Top of Page

Generalities

• Old Farmer's Almanac, weather forecasting, sun & moon rise, & more

• OnlineConversion.com, converts length, distance, temperature, weight, volume & much more

• SYMBOLS.Com, more than 2,500 symbols & meanings

Computer recycling

• Boulder Community Network, resources for Boulder County citizens including food bank info, employment, government, business, volunteers, & much more

• Technology Recycling, nations's largest electronics hardware disposal firm & materials recycler

• Western Disposal, Boulder County's largest waste & recyclables hauler

Internet Safety

• SafeKids.com, tips & advice for parents

Internet Search Engines

• Ah-ha.com, a filtered search engine with clean, relevant info from the Internet

• AllExperts, answers questions, submitted by email, on a variety of subjects by volunteer experts.  Answers received by email in 4 to 72 hours.

• AllTheWeb.com, searches websites, pictures, videos, MP3, FTP searches, & more

• Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE, provides access to library catalogs, digital image collections, & links to much more

• BULB (Bulletin Board for Libraries) excellent browsing tool for info on England & much of Europe based at University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland

• Ditto.com, largest searchable index of visual content on Internet

• Dogpile, meta-search engine that posts results from many search engines for a broad overview

• Invisibleweb.com, directory of over 10,000 databases, archives, & search engines that traditional search engines have been unable to access

• Ixquick.com, metasearch engine to locate pictures, news, MP3, & more

• LookSmart.com, filtered search engine

• Lycos.com, search engine

• MEL, Michigan Electronic Library, sponsored by the Library of Michigan, an online info system with no-charge access to core set of electronic resources

• Online Encyclopedias, portal type access to Internet Search Engines, Company Info, Maps, & much more

• Open Directory Project, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Internet

• ProFusion.com search engine, info from internet, intranet, & extranet to locate competitive intelligence & industry info

• Search Engine Guide, finds topical search engines, portals, & directories

• Search.com, metasearch engine for more than 800 specialized engines

• SurfWax.com, visible & invisible web, newsfeeds, intranets

• Vivisimo.com, meta-search engine which lists results in "document clusters"

• Webopedia, only online dictionary & search engine you need for computer & Internet technology

• WiseNut.com, search engine which clusters results

• Zworks.com, filtered search engine, results remove duplicates & lists by relevancy ranking

Top of Page

Geography

• Africana.Com, the gateway to the Black World

• American FactFinder source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from the 2000 Census, the 1990 Census, the 1997 Economic Census, the 2000 Census Supplementary Survey, and the American Community Survey

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names, lists latitudes and longitudes for locations around the world

• How far is it, City to City, in U.S. & to other Countries in a straight line, from the Indonesian Travel Industry

• LonelyPlanet.com/Destinations: offering quick facts like--when to go, money & costs, history, culture, further reading and more

• Mountains and Mountain Ranges in US and Canada, lists names, locations, highest peaks, with links to National Parks, National Highways and more; created by a hobbyist

• OPEC, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Portals To The World,  links to electronic resources selected by the Library of Congress subject experts

• Travel Warnings & Consular Info Sheets, from State Dept.

• Washington Post-Search the World, links to State Dept., World Fact Book, & more

Colorado

• Artstozoo Colorado,  cultural events and museums

• Colorado Public Interest Research Group, environmental and consumer issues

• Colorado State Emblems & Symbols, descriptions, photos, authorizing legislation

• National Western Stockshow, Rodeo, Horse Show

Top of Page

Government

• Adams County Economic Development, public/private partnership between business & government

• Adams County Homepage

• Ben's Guide to US Govt. for Kids, from US Govt Printing Office

• CBS News Disaster Links, for politics, weather & much more

• CFDA, The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: the online Catalog gives access to a database of all Federal assistance programs

• Colorado Business and Economic Information, Revised Spring, 2002

• Colorado General Assembly

• Colorado Legislative Directory, info about legislators

• Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade

• Colorado State Homepage

• Consumer Price Indexes, monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods & services

• DRCOG, Denver Regional Council of Governments, over 50 city & county govts.

• FedStats, statistics from over 100 US Federal Agencies

• FirstGov, official US Government Website

• Food Safety & Inspection Service, in US Dept. of Agriculture, health alerts & more

• GovEngine.Com: Comprehensive Directory of Official Federal, State, and Local Government and Court Links

• GPO Access, offers a clean, well-organized gateway to a wide spectrum of U.S government information resources useful for anyone seeking to locate the text of recent United States government documents

• Homeland Security, National Strategy for US government document in PDF format, about 3 megabytes in size

• Information on Hurricane Katrina from the US Census Bureau

• National Archives and Records Administration

• National Issues.Com, offers research & articles from leading think tanks, news sources, advocacy groups, & policy analysts. NOT a political website.

• Passport Services and Info, U.S. Dept. of State

• Patent and Trademark Office Home Page

• Polling Report.Com, national poll highlights from Gallup, Harris, Princeton Survey Research

• Population Reference Bureau, provides information on population, health, and  the environment as it relates to population; data can be found on the world or on individual countries

• Project Vote Smart, find your Senators, Representatives, & more

• Ready.gov, Federal government site for preparing for disasters

• School Research Topics from State Publications Library at the Colorado State Library

• Social Security Online Services, Retire online, eNews, benefits planners, Online calculators, Social Security Statement, Multi-Language Gateway

• Stateline.org, a journalism resource that covers the 50 states

• Thomas: Legislative Info on the Internet

• US Blue Pages, your online guide to the US Government

• World Factbook, statistics & more from the CIA

Colorado Information

• Adams County Economic Development, purblic/private partnership between business & government

• ArtstoZoo Colorado, cultural sites and museums

• Bicycle Colorado

• Census 2000 Data for the State of Colorado

• City of Aurora

• City of Brighton

• City of Denver

• City of Federal Heights

• City of Northglenn

• City of Thornton

• City of Westminster

• Colorado Approved Forms, forms for small claims, adoption, probate, civil issues, & much more

• Colorado Attorney General Office, consumer protection, legal info & more

• Colorado Avalanche Info Center, warnings, stats, hotlines

• Colorado Business and Economic Information, Revised Spring, 2002

• Colorado by the Numbers

• Colorado Census Data, from Colorado State Data Center and Bureau of the Census

• Colorado Climate Center

• Colorado's Communities

• Colorado Data Book, Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade

• Colorado Demographic Data from Colorado State Data Center 

• Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment Colorado employment statistics, links to unemployment benefits

• Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources

• Colorado Dept. of Transportation, links to TREX Project & more

• Colorado Division of Wildlife, hunting & fishing

• Colorado Endowment for the Humanities, programs, grants, bookstores& more

• Colorado Facts, Colorado Office of Business Development

• Colorado Info, quick links to resources at various State agencies

• Colorado Legislative Directory, info about legislators

• Colorado Motor Vehicle Information (Drivers Licenses, handbooks, etc.)

• Colorado No-Call List, more info here

• Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade

• Colorado Public Interest Research Group, environmental & consumer issues

• Colorado Real Estate Manual

• Colorado Secretary of State Office

• Colorado Sprawl Action Center, Growth Management Toolkit, CoPIRG

• Colorado State Archives

• Colorado State Archives, Family History Page

• Colorado State Emblems & Symbols, description, photos, authorizing legislation

• Colorado State Parks and Outdoor Recreation

• Commerce City

• Denver Bar Association Legal Resource Directory

• Denver Museum of Nature and Science

• Denver Zoo

• DIA, info about Denver's airport

• History of the American West, 1860-1920, photos from DPL

• North Metro Task Force, information regarding illicit drug activity in Adams and Broomfield Counties, Meth Lab locations, stats, Community Network, and much more

• READYColorado, state site for preparation for disasters

• Real Time Road & Weather Info, Colorado Dept. of Transportation

• RTD, metro Denver area bus info

• Travel Alerts/Current conditions, from CDOT

• US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado

US Congress Information

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present, provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the U.S. Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress. Also included are territorial delegates, resident commissioners, and U.S. Vice presidents.

• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, maintains the House Journal & organizes the House

• U. S. House of Representatives, lists roll call votes, House Committee Hearing schedules, legislative process, Committee & Leadership Offices, & much more

• U.S. House of Representatives, listed alphabetically by surname

• U. S. Senate, track legislation by number or keyword, Committee Hearing schedule, Senate history, & much more

• U. S. Senators, listed alphabetically by surname

Top of Page

Health

• AIDSInfo, aimed at HIV/AIDS patients, the general public, health care providers, and researchers, this easily navigated site provides a central source for information on clinical trials for patients with HIV and AIDS, federally approved HIV treatment and prevention guidelines, and medical practice guidelines

• Alternative Medicine Foundation, nonprofit organization founded in March 1998 to provide responsible & reliable info about alternative medicine to public & health professionals

• A.M.A. Physician Select

• Analysis of the Reports of the White House Commission on Complementary & Alternative Medicine Policy

• CDC, Center for Disease Control, Health Alerts

• Clinical Trials at National Institute of Health

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

• Colorado Mosquito Control, mosquitoes, West Nile virus, spraying schedules, FAQs, and more

• Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners

• Healthfinder, an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies

• Hospitalsoup.Com, all about hospitals, medical jobs, & healthcare for Colorado

• Impulse, catalogs of Health Sciences Libraries in metro area

• Lab Tests Online: Welcome! offers patient education to help health care consumers better manage their care

• Consumer Health Links,  Denison Library, University of Colorado Dennison Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC), links to various health sites

• Medicare, the Official U. S. Government Site for People with Medicare

• MedicineNet, healthcare info

• MEDLINEPLUS:Health Info from the National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health

• National Council Against Health Fraud, private nonprofit, voluntiary agency that focuses upon health misinformation & fraud as public health problems

• NutriWatch, Your Guide To Sensible Nutrition (and Food Safety)

• Office of Cancer, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, National Cancer Institute

• Pfizer Helpful Answers, links to several programs from Pfizer and other providers for low-cost or free medications

• PUBMED access to Medline Database, for health info

• Quackwatch, Your Guide To Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions

• White House Commission on Complementary & Alternative Medicine Policy, Commission authorized on March 7, 2000

Top of Page

History

• Africana.com, the gateway to the Black World

• AlternaTime, assortment of timelines collected by librarian at Canisius College

• American and British History Resources on the Internet organized by Rutgers University staff

• American FactFinder source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Census, the 1997 Economic Census, the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, and the American Community Survey

• American Memory, Library of Congress' historical collections from the National Digital Library, an ongoing resource of digital images, audio and media clips embracing all aspects of American history and culture

• American Presidents: Life Portraits, the site features basic biographical information and interesting facts about our nation's 43 presidents along with a wide variety of video and sound clips and links to other sites of interest on the Web

• The Atlantic World:  America and the Netherlands; a joint project of the Library of Congress and the National Library of the Netherlands

• Best of History Web Sites, consists of annotated lists of recommended history sites that are divided by topic and rated by the site's creators for "usefulness and accuracy."

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present, provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the U.S. Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress. Also included are territorial delegates, resident commissioners, and U.S. Vice presidents.

• CBS News Disaster Links, for politics, weather and much more

• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Govts.

• CIA World Fact Book, info about geography, people, government and more

• Constitutions of the World from Findlaw.com

• Country Studies from the Library of Congress,  information on history, people, economy, government and more

• Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive,  links to many history topics

• Explorers Topic from 42eXplore, gives basic definition of explorers and many links, some to other link sites

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names,  lists latitudes and longitudes for locations around the world

• HistoryNet, where history lives on the web

• HyperHistory Online, an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of simultaneously presented and viewable lifelines, timelines, and maps

• Internet Modern History Sourcebook,  containing history primary sourcebooks for teachers and students in college history survey courses

• Meeting of Frontiers: Siberia, Alaska, and the American West; a joint project of the Library of Congress, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Russian State Library, the National Library of Russia, and more than twenty libraries, archives, and museums located in cities in Siberia and the Russian Far East 

• National Women's History Museum, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to restoring historic contributions of women

• Parallel Histories: Spain, United States, & the American Frontier; Project partners are the Library of Congress, the National Library of Spain, and the Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular of Seville

• Portals To The World,  links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts

• POTUS-Presidents of the United States, election results, cabinet members, highlights of Presidency and more

• September 11 Victims, WTC, Flights, & Pentagon

• Smithsonian Institution--art, history, culture

• Travel Warnings & Consular Info Sheets, from State Dept.

• United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures:  a joint project of the Library of Congress and the National Library of Brazil

• USA Trivia.com, facts about Presidents, V.P.'s, First Ladies & more

• Valley Forge Legacy; listing the muster roll of soldiers at Valley Forge and describing the Army and the Encampment

• Washington Post-Search the World, links to State Dept., World Fact Book, and more

Top of Page

Hobbies

• Abebooks.com, access to used, secondhand, rare, out-of-print booksellers around the world

• All Breed Rescue Network Inc., located in Lakewood, CO, to help prevent dogs from being euthenized (636.7)

• Alibris, offers millions of out-of-print, used, foreign language, & collectible books from worldwide network of booksellers

• American Kennel Club, info on dog breeds, registration, news & more

• Audubon Society of Greater Denver, focusing on birds, wildlife & ecosystems of the South Platte River Watershed

• Book Avenue.com, listing booksellers who offer antiquarian, used and out-of-print books

• BookFinder.com, one stop search site for over 40 million new, used, rare, out-of-print books

• Butterflies of North America, a federal government site that displays Distribution Maps, Photos of adults and cateerpillars, Species accounts, and Species checklists

• CoinWorld.com, online version of weekly newspaper for coin collectors

• Cooking with the New York Times, cooking lessons

• Cook's Thesaurus, a cooking encyclopedia including pictures, descriptions, synonyms, suggested substitutions & more (641)

• Flight Explorer, real-time, graphical aircraft situation display along with weather info (629.133)

• Games Kids Play, rules for kids games

• Hometime.com, practical do-it-yourself info on home projects from Learning Channel TV show

• International Circus Hall of Fame, in Peru, Indiana 

• Linn's Stamp News, online version of weekly newspaper for stamp collectors

• Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus homepage 

Insurance

• Insurance.com, auto, life, health insurance info including crash test results, interactive tools to help make insurance decisions

• Quotesmith.com, an online insurance information exchange

Top of Page

Investments

• 411Stocks, award winning stock info on one page

• Beige Book from Federal Reserve, summary of economic conditions in Federal Bank Districts used by Federal Reserve Board members

• Bigcharts.com, free access to interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, market news, commentary & more

• CBS MarketWatch.com, shows markets, global markets, IPOs, mutual funds & much more

• CNN/Money magazine, financial calculators, financial info, & much more

• Colorado Division of Securities Old Stock Certificate Information, some comments on finding old stock certificate information and a list of companies that search stock valuation

• Colorado PERA (Public Employees Retirement  Association)

• EDGAR, Through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval site (EDGAR), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) makes all submissions by U.S. public companies since 1993 available in full-text

• Give.org, Better Business Bureau wise giving alliance including charity standards

• Quicken.com, Market News, Stock Info, Money Management Info, & much more

• SmartMoney.com, select info from print magazine including info on stocks, funds, bonds, personal finance & much more

• Social Security Online Services, Retire online, eNews, benefits planners, Online calculators, Social Security Statement, Multi-Language Gateway

• StockCharts.com, fee-based, subscriber access to financial charts, analysis tools, investor education, & more

Top of Page

Job Hunting / Employment

Rangeview Library District Employment

Rangeview Library District Job Openings

Local Employment

• Adams County Workforce Job Seeker Services, info for job seekers 

• Adams County, Colorado | Job Opportunities

• Arvada City Joblink

• Aurora City Jobs (see links at left)

• Boulder Daily Camera Employment Ads
  Daily coverage of the Boulder County region

• Brighton City jobline and application

• Broomfield Employment Opportunities, positions with the City & County of Broomfield

• Colorado Career Net

• Colorado Online Job Connection

• Colorado's Job Bank

• Commerce City Employment Opportunities

• Denver City & County Job Postings

• Denver Job Bank, with several links for job seekers concentrating on Denver and Colorado

• HireDenver.com,  a service of the Denver Business Journal connecting job seekers and employers

• Hospitalsoup.com all about hospitals, medical jobs, & healthcare in Colorado

• Jefferson County Job Line

• Jobing.com, lists Denver Metro area jobs

• Northglenn City Employment Opportunities

• Post-News Classified Online - Employment Wizard job search

• Thornton City Jobs (choose at left of page)

• Westminster City Employment Opportunities

National Employment

• AAA Move.com,  relocation guide including information on movers, car shipment, mortgage, classifieds, and much more

• America's Job Bank,  nationwide job postings and more

• Career Guide to Industries, info on careeres by industry type, working conditions, training, earnings and more

• CareerJournal.com, product of Wall Street Journal, for executives, managers and professionals

• Career Magazine,  resources for job seekers and employers, access to Career Fairs, industry and company research, relocation resources and

• CareerOneStop,  gateway to job listings, resumes, and career information nationwide -- the biggest and best collection of free employment and career resources on the Internet

• Career Resource Center -  jobs, careeers, employement education, business links (use Internet Explorer)

• CareerVoyages, job hunting information for youth from US Dept of Labor and Dept of Education

• CareerWeb.com,  resources for job seekers and employers, resume posting, relocation information and more

• Dice.com, listings for Information Technology positions, career development and more

• Employee Relocation Council,  trends in employee relocation assistance and industry best practices

• Employment 911.com,  job postings, career resources, and more

• Employment Projections  from Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationally for 10 years in the future

• Federal Jobs Central,  job search resource and subscription (not free) access to Federal job openings

• Federal Jobs Digest, listing of Federal jobs around the US

• FederalJobs.Net, a comprehensive site for those interested in exploring federal government careers and employment

• Flipdog.com,  job postings from public and private, large and small companies directly from employer websites

• Guru.com,  resources for freelance and consulting work

• Headhunter.net,  resources for recruitment, career advancement, and more

• Homestore.com,  cost-of-living comparisons, salary calculators, and more

• HVAC Agent,  jobs in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration industry

• Indeed, one search, all jobs, a search engine for jobs

• Job Hunter's Bible,  helpful advice on job hunting, best way to use the Internet, from the author of What Color is Your Parachute?

• JobStar.org,  division of WSJ.com listing information for resumes, salaries, hidden job market, and more

• Monster.com - Work. Life. Possibilities

• Occupational Outlook Handbook,  profiles jobs, training required, employment outlook and more

• O*NET^TM OnLine!  Making occupational information interactive and accessible for all...

• OverseasJobs.com,  features international job opportunities for professionals, expatriates, and adventure seekers

• Riley Guide,  invaluable tool for savvy job hunters

• Salary.com,  includes a salary wizard, advice, career resources, and more

• Sperling's Best Places,  information on cost of living, school statistics, crime rates and more

• USA Jobs, US Government's official source of job and employment information provided to public at no cost

• Vault.com, insider career network for job listings, career resources, "watercooler" message board feature, and more

• Yahoo! Careers,  salary wizard, company overviews, post resumes, and more

Top of Page

Languages

• Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary:  English to Spanish, Spanish to English

• Guide to Grammar & Writing, vocabulary, punctuation, & more

• Merriam-Webster Online, familiar Collegiate dictionary & thesaurus

• Online Hieroglyphics Translator--free, translate your name into Egyptian hieroglyphics

• wannaLearn.com, lessons on many foreign languages

• yourDictionary.com, a Web of Online Dictionaries

Law

• Bradford Legal Forms, Colorado, access to form names from Forms Catalog

• Colorado Attorney General Office, consumer protection, legal info & more

• Colorado Child Support Enforcement

• Colorado General Assembly

• Colorado Legal Resources, DU Law School resources & links

• Colorado Real Estate Manual

• Colorado Secretary of State Office

• Colorado Small Claims Handbook, A Guide for Non-Lawyers, 9/2001 revision

• Colorado State Courts

• Colorado Approved Forms, forms for small claims, adoption, probate, civil issues, & much more

• Colorado Revised Statutes, online access to statutes

• Constitutions of the World from Findlaw.com

• Convicted Sex Offender Site, from Colorado Bureau of Investigation

• Copyright Office, Library of Congress

• Denver Bar Association, Legal Resource Directory

• Free Online Court Forms Preparation, online forms from Colorado Legal Services and others for Adams and Boulder Counties

• Law Library of Congress & Global Legal Information Network

• Lawyers.com, your connection to legal info & resources sponsored by Martindale Hubbell

• Lemon Laws via USAToday, powered by Findlaw

• Martindale Hubbell, locate lawyers by area of practice, city, state, law firm name, government, law school facility

• Session Laws, Colorado  General Assembly

• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, from US Dept of Justice

• US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado

• US Code, published by the Office of Law Revision Counsel of the US House of Representatives

• U.S. Code, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School

• www.DivorceNet.com, the Net's Largest Divorce Resource

Top of Page

General Legal Resources

• American Law Sources Online, state-by-state guide of online legal resources, plus Canada & Mexico

• Colorado approved court forms

• Court TV Law Center, includes testimony, transcripts & other documents from major legal cases

• FindLaw, directory of legal resources

• Legal Information Institute, from Cornell University with comprehensive set of legal resources

• Legal Research Meta-Index from Georgia State University Law School

• Nolo Press, publisher of layman's legal books & more

Top of Page

Librarianship

• ACLIN, Access Colorado Library Information Network

• ALA Resources To Help Children, Parents & Teachers Deal with 9-11-2001

• American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression: censorship, banned books week, and much more

• American Library Association

• CCLSWeb, Central Colorado Library System, metro area libraries & resources

• Colorado Education & Library Directory, names, addresses, and more

• Colorado State Archives, Family History Page

• Colorado State Library Jobline

• Colorado Association of Libraries 

• Colorado State Library

• Colorado State Publications, State Agency documents & more

• Copyright Office, Library of Congress

• Informacion en Vivo: Servicios de referencia en español, is a one of a kind reference resource in the United States. In addition to offering Spanish language chat reference without requiring local