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allery of Art www.nga.gov
Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org
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Bible/Religion
cal Resources www.ntgateway.com/multibib
Bible Gateway www.biblegateway.com
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Books/Literature
dvisory links www.nypl.org/branch/books
chor Bartleby www.bartleby.com
k TV on CSPAN www.booktv.org
chor Booklist www.booklistonline.com
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chor Bookwire www.bookwire.com
chor BookSpot www.bookspot.com
chor BookPage www.bookpage.com
Page-By-Page Books www.pagebypagebooks.com
Business/Small Business
siness Bureau www.bbb.org
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Manufacturers www.thomasnet.com
sumer Gateway www.consumer.gov
Yellow Pages www.yellowpages.com
Investments
over’s Online www.hoovers.com/free
rningstar.com www.morningstar.com
Stock Market www.nasdaq.com
tock Exchange www.nyse.com
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Small Business
dministration www.sba.gov
Business.gov www.business.gov
Cars/Trucks/Vans
Anchor CarFax www.carfax.com
MSN Autos Consumer Reports http://autos.msn.com/home/consumer_reports.aspx
Used Car Book
www.edmunds.com/?mktcat=edmunds&kw=edmunds+car+new&mktid=ga242109search
ley Blue Book www.kbb.com
hicle Recalls www.recalls.gov/nhtsa.html
Computers/Internet/Software
Online Training/Manuals/Guides
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p-Site guides http://help-site.com
rs & Internet http://computer.howstuffworks.com
nline Courses http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=442
Purchasing
mputing Guide www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/index.htm
C/Net puter ratings http://reviews.cnet.com
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RT Advisories www.cert.org/advisories
r HoaxBusters http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org
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Software
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hor Shareware www.shareware.com
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Support site http://support.microsoft.com/gp/assistsupport
Tech Support sites
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TechRepublic http://techrepublic.com.com
hor ITtoolbox www.ittoolbox.com
p and Support http://support.microsoft.com
r PAComputing http://pacomputing.webjunction.org/do/Home
ected Toolkit http://pacomputing.webjunction.org/do/Home
chor TechSoup www.techsoup.org
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Tools
and commands www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm
hEncyclopedia www.techweb.com/encyclopedia
hor Webopedia www.webopedia.com
Consumer Information
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r Beware List (State of Tennessee) http://www.state.tn.us/consumer/buyersBewareList.html
onsumer World www.consumerworld.org
Federal Citizen Information Center http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
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for Consumers www.consumer.gov
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias/Almanacs
chor Bartleby www.bartleby.com/reference
cronym Finder www.acronymfinder.com
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Education
nchor AskERIC www.eric.ed.gov
in Tennessee www.tennesseeanytime.org/education.html
in Tennessee www.state.tn.us/thec/2004web/division_pages/institution_pages/institutions.html
Genealogy
nealogy sites www.cyndislist.com
Geni www.geni.com
FamilySearch www.familysearch.org
alogy Society – genealogy links www.ngsgenealogy.org
chor TNGenWeb www.tngenweb.org
Treasure Maps – the How-To Genealogy Site www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps
Government/Taxes
Investigation www.fbi.gov
chor FirstGov www.firstgov.gov
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IRS Tax Forms www.irs.gov/formspubs
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n of Counties (NACo) www.naco.org
ts on the Net www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
see Blue Book www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook
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main web site www.tennessee.gov
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Census Bureau www.census.gov
presentatives www.house.gov
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.S. Zip Codes http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
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http://ctas-notes.ips.utk.edu/public/web/ctas.nsf/FrontPage?readform
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Grants
e Corporation www.carnegie.org
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hor GrantsNet http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding?CFID=571526&CFTOKEN=87504328
Organizations
http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/internetgeneral.html
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Health/Medical
Encyclopedia www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
l Association (AMA) – Doctor Finder
http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html
You Can Trust http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
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Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
ms Dictionary www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp
Merck Manual www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html
ncer Patients www.oncolink.upenn.edu
for Consumers (subscription only)
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Home/Cooking/Gardening
mily Webguide www.cfw.tufts.edu
Encyclopedia – BH&G www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jhtml?catref=cat10002
milyEducation www.familyeducation.com/home
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hor GardenWeb www.gardenweb.com
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RecipeSource www.recipesource.com
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nchor FindLaw www.findlaw.com
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United States www.supremecourtus.gov
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Magazines/Newspapers
Resource List www.loc.gov/rr/news/lists.html
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nchor PubList www.publist.com (Site under construction)
Maps/Atlases
chor MapQuest www.mapquest.com
ennessee Maps (TN Dept. of Transportation) www.tdot.state.tn.us/maps.htm
United States www.nationalatlas.gov
Google Earth http://earth.google.com
s Bureau Maps www.census.gov/geo/www/maps
Movies/Television
tions listing www.globalcomputing.com/TVContent.htm
chor E Online www.eonline.com
dway Database www.ibdb.com
ovie Database www.imdb.com
chor Playbill www.playbill.com
chor TV Guide www.tvguide.com
of Television www.museum.tv/archives/etv
d on the Book www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies
Music
l Music Guide www.allmusic.com
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www.library.yale.edu/musiclib/webres.htm
People/Biographies
Search Engine www.anywho.com
Biography.com – search index www.biography.com/search/index.jsp
People server http://dpsinfo.com/dps
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People search www.whowhere.com
People search http://people.yahoo.com
Retirees
esAnchor AARP www.aarp.org
r Elderhostel www.elderhostel.org/default.asp
v for Seniors www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml
chor Medicare www.medicare.gov
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or BBC Sports http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport
C/ESPN Sports http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport
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s Illustrated http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/?cnn=yes
or Fox Sports http://msn.foxsports.com
Olympic Games www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp
ecreation.Gov www.recreation.gov
nd Recreation www.tennessee.gov/environment/parks
essee Tourism http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/travel/tourism.html
Tennessee
0 - Tennessee http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/census/centenn.html
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/census/centenn.html – Univ. of TN
Project Diane www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed98/ljohnson.html
and agencies
www.tennesseeanytime.org/government/agencies.html
ssee Homepage http://www.tennessee.gov
ary Directory http://state.tn.us/tsla/pld/index.jsp
brary Catalog http://tenn-agent.auto graphics.com/agent/login.asp?cid=TENN&lid=flrl&mode=g
TeVATennessee Virtual Archive http://tsla-teva.state.tn.us
Travel
t Status Page www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
tArrivals.com www.flightarrivals.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Flights
ecreation.Gov www.recreation.gov
d Recreation www.tennesseeanytime.org/travel/index.html
tional Travel http://travel.state.gov
orld FactBook (published by CIA)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Weather
ther Database
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/weather/historical/historical.htm
ricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
ather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov
s - Tennessee http://ww2.tdot.state.tn.us/tsw/asp/smartmap.asp
ather Channel http://www.weather.com
Library Catalogs
gs on the Web (LibDex) http://libdex.com
brary Catalog
http://tennagent.autographics.com/agent/login.asp?cid=TENN&lid=TNS&mode=g
Public Library Homepages
Anchor LibDex http://www.libdex.com
Anchor LibWeb http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb
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Other Library Reference Sites
tal Librarian http://www.digital-librarian.com
ady Reference http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00
r LibrarySpot http://www.libraryspot.com
r RefDesk.com http://refdesk.com
ronic Library (TEL) http://access.gale.com/tel2
Librarians Internet Index www.lii.org
rtual Library http://vlib.org
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