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- History
- 1938 Hurricane Photos:
- Beach Club
- Hammonasset Park
- Middle Beach
- Neck Road/Circle Beach
- West Wharf
- Link to state library index page for 1938 Photos
- Madison Public Schools
Daniel Hand High School profile in U.S. News & World Report's listing of Best U.S. High Schools - Town of Madison
ADA Links/Access for People with Disabilities
- ABILITYJobs/JobAccess
- ADA Home Page: Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Accessible Journeys: Wheelchair Travel - Accessible Cruises - Disability Resources
- Bookshare: Accessible Books and Periodicals for Readers with Print Disabilities
- Connecticut Department of Labor: Disability Resources
- CRIS Radio: Connecticut's Talking Newsstand for the Blind and Print Handicapped
- Disabled Sports USA
- Disaboom - An online social network for people with disabilities
- GettingHired - Careers and Community for People with Disabilities
- Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Connecticut State Library)
- National Council on Disability
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS): Library of Congress
- Office of Special Education Programs
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Wrightslaw (Special Education Law Library)
- A2A - Access to Archives - U.K. Archives Network
- American Library Association: Internet Resources: Archives and Special Collections
- Archival Materials Access Tool (AMAT) - New York Public Library Collections
- Archives and Manuscript Collections - Columbia University
- Archives Hub (UK)
- Archives Portal (UNESCO)
- Connecticut State Library - Research Guide to Aerial Photographs
- Digital Vaults - Highlights from the National Archives
- Internet Archive - Historical collections in digital format
- National Archives (U.K.)
- National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- SIRIS: Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
- United States National Archives and Records Administration
- Antiques
- Antiques and the Arts Online (aka "The Bee")
- Antiques Roadshow Online
- Christie's Auction Estimate
- Curioscape.com - Antiques and Collectibles
- Heritage Auction Galleries - Collectibles & Art
- Kovel's.com
- Learn about Movie Posters
- News-antique.com - Press release for news and info on antiques and collectibles
- Architecture
- AIA – The American Institute of Architects
- Architecture Studies Library – Univ. of Las Vegas, Nevada
- Architecture.com – Royal Society of British Architects
- ArchitectureWeek – Great Buildings Collection
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus
- Great Buildings Collection
- Modern Homes Survey (New Canaan, Conn.)
- New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
- New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Reports
- Philip Johnson Glass House Oral History Films
- Reed Design Registry: Directory of U.S. Architecture Firms
- Royal Institute of British Architects
- Society of Architectural Historians
- Art
- Archives of American Art (Smithsonian)
- Art Appraisal Tool
- Art History Resources on the Web
- Art Sales Index
- Artcyclopedia.com
- Artlex Art Dictionary
- Ask Art: The American Artists Bluebook
- Catalogues Raisonnés
- Christie's Auction Estimate
- Connecticut Museums
- Connecticut State Library: WPA Art Inventory Project
- Dictionary of Canadian Artists
- GalleryGuide.org
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Educational Resources Page
- Watsonline (online catalog of the Met's Watson Library)
- Dance
- American Ballroom Companion - Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490-1920
- Balletcompanies.com and Dancecompanies.net
- Dance Collection Catalog - New York Public Library
- Dance Films Association, Inc.
- Dance Heritage Coalition
- Dance Insider Online
- Dance Notation Bureau
- Dance on Video Media Resources Center (UC Berkeley)
- Internet Resources in Dance - New York Public Library
- NYPL - Library for the Performing Arts - Jerome Robbins Dance Division
- Design
- Film
- Rogerebert.com
- TCM - Turner Classic Movies
Download and Watch Movies:
- Babelgum.com - Clips about music, adventure sports, environment issues. Includes first-run features.
- Fancast - Watch movies for free
- IndiePix - Rent or purchase films for downloading to iPods or iPhones
- Jaman.com - Lots of international titles.
- Joost.com - TV episodes as well as new films from recent festivals.
- New Video Digital - Has several hundred titles in the iTunes library.
- Netflix - Watch many titles instantly on your computer.
- Snagfilms.com - Specializes in free documentaries.
- YouTube Screening Room - "Connecting films and audiences in the world's largest theater"--website.
- General
- AHDS (Arts & Humanities Data Service)/Performing Arts
- ArtsEdge (Kennedy Center)
- The Costume Page (Costuming Resources Online)
- Digital Peformance Archive (University of Bristol)
- Intute: Arts and Humanities
- Performing Arts Encyclopedia (Library of Congress)
- Performing Arts in America, 1875-1923 (Library of Congress)
- Shoreline Arts Alliance (Guilford, Conn.)
- SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
- Classical
- Aria Database
- Classical Archives
- Classical Music Navigator
- Classical Net
- Essentials of Music
- Gracenote
- Gramophone Magazine
- Internet Public Library: Music History 102
- J.S. Bach Home Page
- Metropolitan Opera
- Neue Mozart-Ausgabe - listen to Mozart's compositions online
- Operabase -- all about opera, its composers and performers
- Televised Opera and Musical Comedy Database
- General
- AP: Alternative Press
- All Music Guide
- Billboard
- Daedalus Music (online discount store, with well-informed commentary)
- Imeem (online music store and radio station)
- Internet Resources in Music - New York Public Library
- Internet Resources in Recorded Sound - New York Public Library
- MTV.com
- Music Resources on the Web (Yale University Library)
- NYPL Performing Arts in America, 1875-1923: Music
- Performing Arts Encyclopedia (Library of Congress)
- Public Domain Music
- Rollingstone.com
- Song Meanings at Songfacts
- SONIC: Sound Online Inventory and Catalog - Library of Congress
- Spin Magazine
- Vibe Magazine
- Wolfgang's Vault - Archive of live music recordings
- Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana Univ. School of Music)
- Lyrics
- Musical Instruments
- Radio
- Classical Live Online Radio
- KCRW (Eclectic; Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif.)
- KPLU jazz radio (Jazz; Seattle/Tacoma)
- Radio Station Guide (Windows Media)
- Radio-locator - Search U.S. and international radio stations
- WFUV (Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y.)
- WLIU (Jazz/eclectic; Long Island University, Southampton, N.Y.)
- WMNR Fine Arts Radio (Mostly classical; Monroe, Conn.)
- WWOZ (Jazz/rhythm & blues/heritage; New Orleans)
- Television
- The Classic TV Database
- Encyclopedia of Television (Museum of Broadcast Communications)
- Fancast - Watch TV shows anytime for free
- PBS Video
- ScreenSite
- TV Guide
- TV.com
- Theatre
- ActorSite
- American Theatre Wing (Founder of the Tony Awards)
- American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
(Library of Congress) - IBDB (Internet Broadway Database)
- Internet Resources in Theatre - New York Public Library
- Lortel Archives (Internet Off-Broadway Database - IOBDB)
- Musicals101: The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film
- Televised Opera and Musical Comedy Database
- Theatre Communications Group
- Biographical Dictionary
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Biographical Memoirs from the National Academy of Science
- Biographies PolySearch Engine
- Biography.com (A&E)
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- InfoPlease Almanac: Biography
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States (Internet Public Library)
- Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
Books, Literature, Authors, Publishing and Writing
- AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
- Citation and Style Guides (Concordia University)
- Comic Books and Graphic Novels
- Connecticut Author Trail
- Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association
- Connecticut Humanities Council Book Discussions
- Connecticut Muse - A Celebration of Connecticut Authors
- Easy Bib: Free Bibliography Maker
- Guide to Grammar and Style (Jack Lynch, Rutgers University)
- Internet Public Library - Literary Criticism
- Library of Congress Online Catalog
- Local Writers' Groups
- New Haven Review
- Poetry Foundation
- Poetry Sites - A Compilation from iCONN
- Publishers Weekly
- Scranton Library's Websites for Book Lovers**
- Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Term Paper Topics (St. Ambrose University Library)
- Western European Literatures
- Biblioteca de las Culturas Hispánicas (Spanish)
- Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
- Dartmouth Dante Project
- Digital bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse letteren (DBNL - Dutch)
- Liber Liber (Italian)
- Littérature de langue française en ligne (French)
- Olivers Links zur Literatur - OLLi (German)
- Project Runeberg (Scandinavian)
- Renaissance Dante in Print
- Romantic Circles: Byron, the Shelleys, Keats and Their Contemporaries
- WESS Web
- WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders
- William Blake Archive
- WorldCat - Search the world's catalogs in one easy step!
- Wright American Fiction (19th century)
Business (see also Copyright, Job Search, Law and Taxes)
- Accounting
- Advertising and Marketing
- Advertising World
- Ad*Access (Duke University)
- adflip - Archive of classic print ads
- America's Research Group
- American Advertising Federation
- American Association of Advertising Agencies
- BizLink
- Direct Marketing Association
- Glossary of Marketing Research Terms
- Trendwatching.com - Consumer trends and insights from around the world
- Annual Reports
- Banks and Banking
- American Banker's Association
- Banking Center
- Bankrate.com (Bank rate monitor)
- Central Bank Websites
- FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
- Fed101: Your Source for Information on the Federal Reserve System
- Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
- House Committee on Banking and Financial Services
- Mortgage Bankers Association
- New York Times BanxQuote Banking Center
- World Bank
- Business Ethics
- Business Ethics (bibliography/webliography prepared by Sharon Stoerger, MLS, MBA)
- BusinessEthics.ca
- Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
- Center for Advancement of Public Policy for Equity and Accountability
- Co-op America
- CorpWatch: Holding Corporations Accountable
- GrinBiz.com
- Transparency International (TI): The Global Coalition Against Corruption
- Business Publications
- Company Information
- Currency Exchange
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- Economics
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- Industry
- Current Industrial Reports (U.S. Census Bureau)
- International Business
- Europages: The European Business Directory
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- GlobalEDGE
- International Chamber of Commerce
- International Monetary Fund: Country Information
- International Trade Administration
- International Trade Web Resources (Federation of International Trade Associations)
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- World Bank
- World Trade Organization
- Manufacturing
- Personal Finance/Investments
- Bank Rate Monitor
- Basic.ESPlanner.com
- Billshrink.com
- CBS MarketWatch
- CNN Money
- Center for Responsible Lending
- Credit.com
- Dollar$tretcher.com: Living Better...for Less
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- FINRA: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Fool.com
- Google Finance
- The Graham Investor
- Historical Stock Quotes -- BigCharts
- Internal Revenue Service
- Investor Words
- Kiplinger.com - Personal Finance Terms You Should Know
- Living Trust Network
- MSN MoneyCentral - Personal Finance and Investing
- Mint.com
- Morningstar.com
- Mortgage Bankers Association
- MortgageLoan.com - Mortgage Calculator & Financial Calculators
- Mymoney.gov - U.S. financial Literacy and Education Commission site
- Nerdwallet.com
- Portfoliomonkey.com
- Roth IRA Web Site Home Page
- Social Security Handbook
- Silicon Investor
- Stock Naked: Uncovering a Company's History
- TreasuryDirect
- ValueLine
- Small Business/Entrepreneurship
- AARP
- BizStats
- Business Owner's Idea Café
- Business Owner's Toolkit
- CERC.com - Consumer Expenditure data via Sitefinder
- Connecticut Small Business Guide
- CT Business and Industry Association (CBIA)
- CT License and Licensing Information Center
- CT Technology Council
- CTCIC's Business Plan Template
- Entrepreneur.com
- FindLaw for Small Business - Legal information
- Free Agent Nation - From the magazine Fast Company
- Idea Cafe: The Small Business Channel
- Internal Revenue Service: Small Business/Self-Employed
- Jobs and Moms: Work at Home
- NOLO Law Center for Small Business
- Reference for Business: Business Plans
- SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business
- The Wall Street Journal: Small Business
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Work at Home Schemes - From the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Protection
- Work at Home Schemes Now Peddled Online - Article from the Better Business Bureau
- Convergys.com
- Guru.com
- iFreelance.com
- "Should You or Shouldn't You (Outsource)?" -- New York Times article
- Virtualecommerce.com
Connecticut - Connecticut - State Website
- Connecticut Commuter Services - Commuter Tax Benefit
- Connecticut DEP - Connecticut's Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act (online video)
- Connecticut DEP - Online Video Library
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Connecticut Hazardous Waste Management Service
- Connecticut Heritage Gateway
- Connecticut History Online
- Connecticut Homeschool Network
- Connecticut Licensing Info Center
- Connecticut State Data Center
- Connecticut State Library - Research Guide to Aerial Photographs
- Connecticut State Library - WPA Architectural Survey - Census of Old Buildings in Connecticut
- Connecticut State Library - WPA Art Inventory
- Connecticut Town Profiles
- Consumer Report Card on Health Insurance Carriers in Connecticut
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Department of Revenue Services
- Directory of Connecticut's Federal and State Elected Officials
- Infoline - United Way of Connecticut -- (Dial 2-1-1)
- Office of Health Care Access
- Public Acts and Special Acts and General Statutes of Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Long-Range Transportation Plan
- State Register and Manual
- Visit Connecticut - CTVisit.com
- Automobiles
- 2CarPros.com - Car repair
- AutoMedia.co - Car care
- Be Car Aware - CarCare.org
- Car Talk
- Carfax
- Cars.com
- Consumer Guide Automotive
- Consumer Reports: Cars
- Edmunds Car Buying Guide
- eHow Car Maintenance
- FamilyCarParts
- Fuel Economy Guide
- GasBuddy - Find the lowest gas prices in your area
- HaynesOnline - Auto repair
- Hemmings Motor News
- Kelley Blue Book
- NADA Guides
- TrueCar
- Consumer Protection
- Aviation Consumer Protection Division
- Better Business Bureau
- Connecticut Dept. of Consumer Protection
- Consumer Action Website (Consumer.gov)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal Reserve Board - Consumer Information
- Federal Trade Commission: Protecting America's Consumers
- Hoax Kill
- Infoline
- Internet Crime Complaint Center
- OnGuardOnline.gov
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Home Buying
- General Product Information/Coupons/Shopping
- Billeo.com - Handy ways to pay online
- CNET - Tech Product Reviews
- Consumer Reports (print version available in the library and online through iCONN)
- ConsumerSearch.com
- Coupons.com
- Epinions: Unbiased reviews by real people
- Google.com/products
- How Stuff Works
- iliketotallyloveit.com
- KeepCash.com - Coupons
- Net-a-Porter (fashion)
- NexTag (comparative shopping)
- Pricegrabber.com
- SmartSource.com
- Someecards (greeting cards)
- Yelp (reviews of just about everything)
- Recycling/Environment
Copyright/Intellectual Property
- Creative Commons
- Patents Searching
- Public Domain Slider: Is It Protected by Copyright? **
- Stanford University's Copyright Renewal Database
- Trademark Electronic Search System (Tess)
- United States Copyright Code: Section 108 (handy spinner)**
- United States Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- University of Texas: Copyright Crash Course (tutorial)
- WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders
- CIA - The World Factbook
- Country Studies (Library of Congress)
- Currency Exchange Rates - OANDA.com
- Digital South Asia Library
- Economist.com - Country Briefings**
- EmbassyWorld.com
- Europa: Gateway to the European Union
- Everything International (Lloyd C. Russow, Philadelphia University)
- InfoPlease: Countries of the World
- International Database
- NationMaster: World Statistics and Country Comparisons
- Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
- UNdata
- United Nations cyberschoolbus
- American Institute of Philanthropy: Helping You Give Wisely to Charity
- FreeRice
- Heifer International
- Hunger Site
- Kiva (microloans)
- AcademicEarth.org
- ByronAcademy.org - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education for Girls.
- Certification Programs for 50 States (Univ. of Kentucky)
- College Source - Compiled by the Career Guidance Foundation
- Connecticut Colleges and Universities Scholarships
- Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges -- Guide to Connecticut's independent colleges and universities
- Connecticut Department of Higher Education: Student Financial Aid in Connecticut
- Connecticut Education Directory
- Connecticut State Department of Education
- Connecticut Strategic School Profiles
- Connecticut Student Loan Foundation
- Curriki: Global Education Learning Community (Distance Education)
- Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel): Adventures in Lifelong Learning
- ERIC: the world's largest digital library of education literature
- Extension.org
- FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- iTunesU
- Khan Academy - "Learn almost anything for free."
- Learn Anything: 100 Places to Find Free Webinars and Tutorials
- LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts database) - From EBSCO
- Mendeley - Free research management tool
- Open Courses List (free streaming video) -- from iCONN
- OpenCulture.com - Free courses of all kinds, from many sources
- Peterson's Guides: search for colleges and universities
- Private School Review
- Socrato - Free Test Preparation Site
- Teacher Reference Center - Provided by EBSCO
- Technical-Schools-Guide.com
- TutaPoint.com - Live online instruction and tutoring from US based tutors
- U.S. Department of Education
- Allrecipes
- America the Bountiful
- Artisanal Cheese Shop (NYC)
- Cookstr
- DavidRosengarten.com
- Epicurious
- Food Network
- Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian
- Murray's Cheese Shop (NYC)
- Not by Bread Alone: America’s Culinary Heritage
- Nibbledish
- Nutrition.gov
- ProjectFoodie.com
- RecipeSource
- Roadfood.com (Jane and Michael Stern)
- The Splendid Table (Lynn Rossetto Kasper)
- Sustainable Table
- Yummly
- Zingermans.com (food by mail)
Free E-Books, Audiobooks and Articles
- Academic Articles
- Full Text Books, Academic and Popular
- Popular Articles
- American Horticultural Society
- A Way (Away) to Garden - The site of Margaret Roach, formerly of Martha Stewart Living
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America (Cornell)
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Connecticut Botanical Society
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Freeze/Frost Occurrence Data for Connecticut
- GardenWeb
- Greenscaping (EPA)
- HGIC Plant Diagnostic Web Site (Univ. of Maryland)
- Martha Stewart Living - Gardening
- New York Botanical Garden (Bronx)
- Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (Cornell)
- UCONN Home & Garden Education Center **
- UCONN Integrated Pest Management Program
- UCONN Master Gardener Program Information
- UCONN Plant Database
- Water Quality and the Home Landscape (UCONN Cooperative Extension System)
- USDA: Cooperative Extension System Offices
- USDA Plants Database
- American Memory
- Ancestry.com
- AncestorsOnBoard.com - Passenger Lists
- Cimorelli's Ship Information
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
- Connecticut Society of Genealogists
- Connecticut State Library: History and Genealogy
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- DAR Genealogical Records Index
- Death Indexes and Records Online
- Directory of Genealogy Libraries in the United States
- DistantCousin.com: Archive of Genealogical Data and Document Images
- Family History Archive
- FamilySearch
- Find a Grave
- Geni
- Genuki - British Genealogy
- Godfrey Memorial Library (genealogy library in Middletown, Conn.)
- National Archives - Resources for Genealogists
- National Center for Health Statistics: Where to Write for Vital Records (CDC)
- Newspaper Indexes, Archives & Morgues
- Public Records Office - U.K. (National Archives)
- RootsWeb's Soundex Converter
- Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records Information
- National Geographic Online
- Time Zone Converter
- U.S. Geological Survey - U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- World Time Server
- Google Finance
- Google Help Center
- Google Maps
- Google News
- Google Scholar
- Google Translate
- Official Google Blog
- Congressional Directory
- Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence
- DisasterAssistance.gov
- FedStats
- United States Government Manual
- United States House of Representatives
- United States Senate
- United States State Department: Background Notes
- United States State Department: Major Publications
- The White House
Health and Medicine (also see Consumer Info - Insurance)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S. gov't.)
- Alternative Medicine Homepage
- American Board of Medical Specialties - Find Board-Certified Physicians
- American Medical Association Doctor Finder
- BestHealth (British Medical Journal - Best Treatments)
- Cancer.gov
- Center for Medical Consumers - Independent & Nonprofit
- Connecticut Dept. of Public Health
- Connecticut Dept. of Public Health - Physician Profile
- Consumer Report Card on Health Insurance Carriers in Connecticut
- Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
- FamilyDoctor.org - From the American Academy of Family Physicians
- Food and Drug Adminstration - Dietary Supplements
- Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
- Health and Medicine e-books from National Academies Press
- Healthfinder.gov
- Healthgrades.com - Choose a hospital
- Human Anatomy Online
- Informed Health Online
- InteliHealth
- Johns Hopkins Health Alerts
- MedlinePlus - Health Information for Consumers
- Medpedia - Site that relies on user-generated content contributed by anyone with an M.D. or a Ph.D. in a biomedical field. Backed by the medical schools at Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley and the University of Michigan
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Online Medical Dictionary (mondofacto.com)
- Ottawa Health Research Institute Patient Decision Aids
- Prevention Magazine
- Pricedoc.com - Find out what procedures cost
- U.S. Pharmacopeia - Sets standards for medicines
- Vitals.com - Find a doctor
History (see also Connecticut section)
- Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents (Univ. of Oklahoma College of Law)
- Connecticut State Library - WPA Architectural Survey - Census of Old Buildings in Connecticut
- Connecticut State Library - WPA Art Inventory
- Documenting the American South
- Foreign Relations of the United States
- History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
- Making of America (Cornell University)
- Making of America (University of Michigan)
- Miller Center of Public Affairs - Presidential Recordings Program
- Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier
- Smithsonian
- United States National Archives and Records Administration
- General/World
- Canadiana.org
- History Guide
- HyperHistory Online
- Internet History Sourcebooks Project
- Internet Public Library: History
- Nobel Prizes and Laureates
- Perseus Digital Library (Archaic and Classical Greek World)
- Resources of Scholarly Societies - History
- Valley of the Kings Online
- World History Archives
- World History Association
- World History for Us All (San Diego State University)
- Farmer's Almanac
- How to Clean Anything
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- Stain Removal Guide
- Vampire Energy (illustration showing energy use by appliances while they're "sleeping" - from the U.S. Dept. of Energy)
- Acme How To.com
- CarbonRally (challenges you to lower your "carbon footprint")
- DIY Network
- DIYorNot.com
- DoItYourself.com
- eHow
- Howcast
- HowStuffWorks.com
- The How-To Geek
- Learn Anything: 100 Places to Find Free Webinars and Tutorials
- Omiru (fashion advice)
- Picnik (free photo editing tools)
- Yahoo! Answers
- Alabama Mosaic
- Alaska's Digital Archives
- Calisphere (Univ. of California)
- Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
- Connecticut State Library - Research Guide to Aerial Photographs
- Digital Scriptorum - Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts
- Duke Digital Collections
- Ffffound - Image Bookmarking
- Flickr
- George Eastman House Catalog
- Google: Images
- Harvard University Library: A Selection of Web-Accessible Collections
- Historical Photograph Collections at the Arizona State Archives
- Indiana Historical Society
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- International Center of Photography
- Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
- Museum of the City of New York: Byron Collection
- National Archives Featured Exhibits
- Photomuse
- Picture Collection Online - NYPL Mid-Manhattan Library
- Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Library of Congress)
- Time & Life Pictures (a searchable archive of images from both publications)
- University of Washington Digital Collections
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Yale University Library Digital Collections
- Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School
- Internet Archive
- Internet Detective
- Internet Tutorials
- Universal Usability: A universal design Approach to web usability
- About.com: Job Searching: Surviving Layoff
- About.com: Job Searching: Unemployment Offices, Benefits and Rates
- Continuation of Health Coverage: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure (HUD.gov)
- CareerOneStop
- Chimby - Scans more than 400 job-related websites
- JobHunt.org
- JobHuntersBible.com: The Official Site for the book What Color Is Your Parachute?
- Monster.com
- Quintessential Careers
- Riley Guide
- The Vault
- WetFeet.com
>>Job Hunting and Networking
- America's Job Exchange
- CareerBuilder
- Career Journal (Wall Street Journal)
- Careers.org
- CollegeGrad
- Experience.com - Entry Level Jobs and Internships
- Indeed.com
- Jobster - Job networking site
- LinkedIn - Social networking site for professionals
- SimplyHired - Job Search Made Simple
- TrueCareers
- Yahoo! HotJobs
>>Job Hunting and Diversity
- ABILITYJobs/Job Access
- Black Collegian Magazine
- DisaboomJobs.com - Posts resources, jobs and résumés
- GettingHired - Careers and Community for People with Disabilities
- iHispano.com
- IMDiversity.com
- LatPro - Job board for Latino and bilingual professionals
- National Business & Disability Council - Click on Job Seekers
- ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- Recruit Military - For veterans seeking employment and employers seeking to hire veterans
- Senior Job Bank
- Workforce50
>>Connecticut Jobs
- Connecticut Career Paths - CT Dept. of Labor
- Connecticut Career Resource Network Update Newsletter (current and previous issues)
- Connecticut Job Search Toolkit - CT State Library
>>Jobs and Careers
- Connecticut Online Classified Ads
- Connecticut - State Jobs
- Connecticut Technology Council
- Flipdog - Find Local Jobs
- Fairfield County Jobs
- Hartford County Jobs
- New Haven County Jobs
- New London County Jobs
- Alpine Access
- Backdoorjobs.com
- CareersFromHome.com
- The Contract Employee's Handbook
- ContractJobHunter
- GrooveJob - Part-time, teen, student jobs
- Guru.com
- Hilton Hotels -- hrccjobs.com
- Job Seekers (American Staffing Association)
- LiveOps.com
- Net Temps
- SnagAJob.com
- SoloGig.com
- Summerjobs.com
- TeleCommuting Jobs (tjobs.com)
- Telework Coalition (an association for telecommuters)
- Temp Jobs (About.com)
- WorkOptions.com
- About.com: Jobs by Career Field
- Quintessential Careers
- Riley Guide: Sites with Job Listings
- Work Life
>>Specific Careers and Industries
- Absolutely Health Care
- All Nurses
- Bridgestar: Nonprofit Jobs, Careers and Boards of Directors
- Communication Arts: Creative Hotlist
- ConstructionJobs.com
- CoolWorks: Thousands of Jobs in Great Places
- Coroflot - For design professionals
- Dice - Tech jobs
- Engineering Central
- ESL Café's Job Center
- Guidestar's Directory of Nonprofit Corporations
- MarketingJobs.com
- Medzilla.com - For health care professionals
- Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative
- Opportunity Knocks - Nonprofit jobs
- Pam Pohly's Net Guide - For healthcare and medical professionals
- SpaceCareers
>>Government and Civil Service
- Careers in Government
- GovtJobs
- U.S. Dept. of Labor: Employment & Training Administration (ETA)
- USAJOBS - Federal Jobs
>>International Job Search
- EscapeArtist.com
- Monster Global Gateway
- Overseas Employment Information for Teachers
>>Part-Time, Contract, Home-based and Temporary Work
>>Jobs by Career Field
- AskTheHeadhunter.com
- Careerpath.com
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles
- Glassdoor.com - Find salary info for different companies here
- O*Net Online
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- PayScale.com: Compare Your Salary
- Riley Guide: Explore Career Options
- U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Careers
>>Training & Education
- Assocation of American Military Colleges and Schools of the U.S.
- Braintrack College & University Directory
- GoTRAIN: Career Training in One Year or Less
- Peterson's
- RWM Vocational Schools Database
- Technical Schools Guide
- US News College & University Rankings
- Vocational Schools Guide
>>Salaries & Wages
- Homefair: Salary calculator based on relocation
- JobStar: Career Guides
- Money Magazine: How far will my salary go in another city?
- Riley Guide: Salary Guides & Guidance
- Salary.com
- SalaryExpert
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Salaries and Wages
- U.S. Dept. of Labor: Wages
RESEARCHING POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
- Glassdoor.com - Best Places to Work
- Hoover's Inc. Online
- JobStar: Hidden Job Market
- Riley Guide: Research & Target Employers & Locations
- Vault.com: Research Companies
- Wall Street Journal: Careers
- WetFeet
- Yahoo! Finance
>>Careers
>>Résumés & Cover Letters
- CareerLab: Cover-Letters.com
- DamnGoodResume
- eRésumés & Résumé Writing Services
- Gary Will's WorkSearch
- JobStar: Resumes
- Resume-Help.com
- Riley Guide: Resumes & Cover Letters
- Susan Ireland Resumes
>>Interviewing
- CollegeGrad.com: Interviewing Information
- Dress for Success
- Dress to Impress: A Guide (Washington State Univ.)
- Quintessential Careers: When Job-Hunting: Dress for Success
- Riley Guide: Interviewing
- SYMS Dress to Achieve
- Accuracy in Media
- American Press Institute
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
- Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
- Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
- News University
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
- About.com (Type in "____ language" in the search box to find resources for a particular language.)
- Annenberg/CPB: Foreign Language**
- Connect with English
- French in Action
- Fokus Deutsch (German)
- Destinos (Spanish)
- Nuevos Destinos (continuation of "Destinos")
- BBC Languages**
- Byki (Before You Know It language learning) - Free downloads
- A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms (American Sign Language)
- ClassZone - Access to textbooks for popular school subjects, including World Languages
- English-to-other-Language Translation Dictionaries
- FSI Language Courses -- Developed by the Foreign Service Institute
- ForeignWord.com - Global dictionary to search in 275 dictionaries on the Internet.
- Google Translate
- Innovative Language Learning - Podcasts in nine languages
- Italki - Social networking language site
- iLoveLanguages (language "supersite")
- LanguageLearningLibrary.org
- Learn English on the Net
- LiveMocha - Social networking language site
- Modern Language Association Language map
- MyHappyPlanet - Social networking language site
- MyLanguageExchange.com (Practice and learn foreign languages with native speakers.)
- OpenCulture.com - Free Foreign Language Lessons
- PressDisplay - Read newspapers in 83 languages
- SDL Free Translation
- Talk and Learn - Online community for learning English
- TOEFL Test - Test of English as a Foreign Language
- Translation Resources on the Web: A Guide to Accurate, Free Sites
- FirstGov
- GPO Access
- International Trademark Association
- Law Library of Congress
- Legal Information Institute at Cornell University
- Martindale.com - Find Lawyers & Firms
- PublicLegalForms.com
- State and Local Government on the Net
- Thomas (legislative information from the Library of Congress)
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Courts
- Yale Law School - Lillian Goldman Library
- Google Maps
- Mail A Map -- Print out maps of all Connecticut towns **
- Map Collection - Perry Castañeda (Univ. of Texas, Austin)
- MapJack
- MapsOnUs
- MapQuest
- MyCITI Map Portal (NYC)
- TopoZone (part of Trails.com)
- U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. Gazetteer
- Tide Charts (Noreast.com)
- World Gazetteer
- ABC News
- Bloomberg.com
- CBS
- CT Environmental News
- Connecticut Mirror
- Current Events - Univ. of Michigan Government Documents Center**
- FoxNews
- Futurity.org -- News from Leading Research Universities
- Gallup.com -- Opinion polls and more
- NBC
- New York Times
- NewsLink
- ThePaperboy.com
- Pressdisplay.com
- Transitions Online: Coverage of 28 post-Communist countries
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive
- Wall Street Journal
- American Institute of Philanthropy: Helping You Give Wisely to Charity
- Charity Navigator
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World
- Foundation Center Grant-writing Short Course
- Foundation Finder
- Grants.gov - Federal Government Grants
- GuideStar: Nonprofit reports and forms 990 for donors, grantmakers and businesses
- NetworkForGood
- Proposal Writing Websites (University of Pittsburgh)
- American Dietetic Association
- Environmental Working Group: Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
- Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA National Agricultural Library)
- Foundation for Integrated Medicine - Dr. Leo Galland
- Mayo Clinic: Food & Nutrition
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Nutrition Action Healthletter
- Nutrition.gov
- Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
- Vegetarian Resource Group
- Zeer (Nutritional labels for any kind of packaged food, along with user ratings)
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Behavior Center: Dog Behavior Problems
- Humane Society of the United States (USUS), Pets for Life Program
- Petfinder (pet-adoption site)
- Petplace
- American Philosophical Association
- EpistemeLinks - Philosophy Resources on the Internet
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- NOESIS: Philosophical Research On-line
- The Paideia Project On-line
- Philosophy News
- POIESIS: Philosophy Online Serials
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Anywho.com (toll-free numbers)
- Area Decoder
- Freeality.com: Reverse Lookup & E-mail Search
- Telephone Directories (Infobel.com)
- Telephone Directories (Numberway.com)
- Switchboard.com: Yellow Pages, White Pages, Maps and More
- United States Postal Service ZIP Code Lookup
- ZabaSearch: Free People Search and Public Information Search Engine
- C-SPAN
- CQ Politics: From the Congressional Quarterly
- The Economist: World Politics
- Washington Post: Politics
- Madison Resources - Voting
- Connecticut Resources - Voting
- National Level Resources - Voting
- Howstuffworks: “How the Electoral College Works.”
- FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
- FairVote: The Center for Voting and Democracy
- Pew Center on the States: Making Voting Work
- PolitiFact.com (from St. Petersburg Times)
- Project Vote Smart
- VoteTrustUSA: State and Local Election Integrity Organizations
- Voting and Registration Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of the Census
- Political Parties
- Campaign Donations
- Connecticut Foreclosure Mediation Program
- ForSaleByOwner.com
- Neighborhoodscout.com
- Realtor.com - Real Estate Listings & Homes for Sale
- Trulia - Real Estate, Homes for Sale, Sold Properties, Real Estate Maps
- Vision Appraisal Technology: assessing software and real estate appraisal services
- WalkScore - "Find a walkable place to live"
- Yahoo! Real Estate: Home Values
- Zillow - Real Estate Valuations, Homes for Sale, Free Real Estate Information**
- ZipSkinny: Enter your U.S. ZIP Code to see U.S. Census data and comparisons with neighboring ZIPs**
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology, Folklore and Religion
- Religious Studies Electronic Journals (Univ. of Calgary)
- Unbound Bible (Biola University)
- Agriculture
- Biology/Botany/Zoology/Life
- Animal Diversity Web (Univ. of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
- Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
- Eickwort's Manual of Insect Morphology
- For the Birds (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
- Global Amphibian Assessment
- MAAREC - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Dept. (Harvard Univ.)
- National Biological Information Infrastructure: Your home for biological information on the web
- Science.gov: Biology & Nature
- Chemistry
- The Alfred Russel Wallace Page
- American Chemical Society
- Chemical Elements
- ChemPort
- ChemSpider: Database of chemical structures
- ChemWeb Chemistry Portal. Includes journal abstracts from leading academic chemistry publishers
- EdNet at UMASS: Help with chemistry calculations
- Librarians' Internet Index: Chemistry
- Science.gov: Math, physics & chemistry
- Scirus: "The most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web"
- Sheffield Chemdex: The directory of chemistry on the web since 1993
- WebElements: The Periodic Table on the Web
- Earth Science/Astronomy
- Engineering/Technology
- ConstructionWebLinks: Comprehensive guide to construction, engineering, architecture, infrastructure resources on the web
- Engineering and Tecnology e-books from the National Academies Press
- Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
- How Products Are Made
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- International Code Council Electrical Code/International Building Code/International Plumbing Code
- National Academy of Engineering
- NSSN: Search engine for standards
- New York Public Library: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL)
- Science.gov: Applied Science and Technologies
- TWI World Centre for Materials Joining Society
- TechXtra: Information on engineering, mathematics and computing
- Environment
- AIRNow: Quality of air means quality of life (cross-agency U.S. Government website)
- CT Environmental Headlines
- ChemTox: Researching effects of chemicals and pesticides upon health
- The Daily Green
- Earth911
- Electronics Recycling Superguide(PC Magazine)
- Environment 360 (Publication of Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies)
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Enforcement & Compliance History Online (EPA) - Information on environmental violations
- Envirofacts
- Greenscaping: The Easy Way to a Greener, Healthier Yard (EPA downloadable brochure)
- National Service Center for Environmental Publications (EPA)
- Superfund: The federal government's program to clean up the nation's uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
- Window to My Environment - Plug in your zip code for an environmental snapshot of your town
- "Following the Trail of Toxic E-waste": 60 Minutes
- GreenBiz.com
- Ground Water Atlas of the United States (USGS)
- MyBoneYard
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS)
- Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Soils
- North American Breeding Bird Survey Results and Analysis, 1966-2006 (USGS)
- Science.gov - Environment & Environmental Quality
- Water Quality and the Home Landscape UCONN Cooperative Extension System
- Geology
- General
- Marine Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics (UCLA)
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
- Flash Animations for Physics (Univ. of Toronto)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Physics Laboratory
- Physics Laboratory: Physical Reference Data (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Science.gov: Math, Physics & Chemistry
- Alltheweb.com
- Beyond Google: The Invisible Web
- Clusty: The clustering search engine
- Dogpile
- Ixquick Metasearch
- Search Engine Watch - Keeping tabs on the world of search engines
- SearchMe
- Springo: Shorcutting the Web
- Top 100 Alternative Search Engines (ReadWriteWeb)
- Vivísimo: Enterprise Search, Federated Search, and Clustering
- Wolfram|Alpha
- Yahoo!
- AARP
- Administration on Aging (U.S.) Homepage
- Agency on Aging (Connecticut)
- Beanworks: Computers, Older Adults, and Libraries
- Connecticut Elderlaw
- Elderhostel: Adventures in Lifelong Learning
- ElderWeb Newsletter
- FirstGov for Seniors
- Growing Older: A Health-Related Resource Guide (UCONN Health Center Library)
- Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped -- Conn. State Library
- Madison Senior Services - The Depot
- Medicare.gov - Nursing Home Compare - Geography Questions
- NIHSeniorHealth: Helping Older Adults Search for Health Information Online
- National Family Caregiver Support Program
- National Institute on Aging
- Pension Rights Center
- Positive Aging Resource Center
- Older Adults and Seniors - Connecticut (from WebJunction)
- Senior Job Bank
- State of Connecticut - Dept. of Social Services - Elderly Services Division
- Workforce50
Social Networking/Info Sharing
- Anthropology and Archaeology
- About.com: Anthropology
- Anthrobase.com: Searchable, multilingual database of anthropological texts
- Anthropology Biography Web
- ArchNet -- Archaeology
- Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology, folklore and religion
- Glossary of Archaeological/Anthropological Terms
- Handbook on Ethical Issues in Anthropology
- Medical Anthropology Glossary
- Public Anthropology
- Romantic Anthropology
- Geography
- Political Science
- CIA: The World Factbook
- Congressional Biography Directory
- Congressional Directory
- Country Studies (Library of Congress)
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Political Database of the Americas
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States (Internet Public Library)
- Supreme Court of the United States
- THOMAS (legislative information from the Library of Congress)
- U.S. Government Manual
- Psychology
- American Psychoanalytic Association
- American Psychological Association (APA) Style Workshop (Purdue Univ.)
- Buros Center for Testing
- Cogprints (electronic archive for papers in psychology, neuroscience and linguistics)
- Encyclopedia of Psychology
- Online Books Page: Browsing Library of Congress call numbers in psychology (full text sources)
- Project Implicit - Learn about implicit associations and take tests that measure implicit associations for various topics
- PsychCentral
- Social Psychology Network
- Sociology
- DARE Database: International Social Sciences Directory (Institutions, Specialists, Periodicals)
- Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
- Glossary of Social Science Computer and Social Science Data Terms
- Intute: Social Sciences
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
- Population Index (Princeton Univ.)
- Social Explorer: Demographic information about the United States, 1940-2000
- Social Science Data on the Internet
- The SocioLog: Julian Dierkes' Comprehensive Guide to Sociology On-Line
- Auto Racing
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cycling
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Economic Indicators (U.S. Census)
- Economic News Releases (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Energy Administration Information - Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
- FedStats
- GeoHive: Global Statistics
- Historical Census Browser (Univ. of Virginia Library)
- Homeland Security: Immigration Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Vital Statistics of the U. S.
- Population and Household Economics Topics (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Population Index
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
- United Nations Statistics Division
- University of Michigan Documents Center: Statistical Resources on the Web
- Other State Forms and Publications
- TaxSites.com: Tax, Accounting and Payroll Sites Directory
- U.S. Tax Code Online
- CNET: Tech product reviews, news, and videos
- CNET's Download.com - Free downloads
- Custom Guide Software Training - Courseware, downloadable training brochures for all sorts of commonly used computer programs
- Engadget.com
- Howcast
- HowStuffWorks
- HTML Code Tutorial
- New York Public Library: Science and Technology Information
- New York City Real Time Traffic Cameras (NYC Dept. of Transportation)
- Shore Line East Trains
- WTNH TrafficCam8 (Connecticut highways)
- Discover New England
- E-List - Connecticut shoreline shopping and restaurants
- Economist.com: Gulliver Blog
- Expedia
- Greater New Haven/CONNECTICUT
- HopStop.com - City mass transit directions
- Hotwire.com
- Kayak.com
- New York Times: Travel**
- Quikbook.com
- Recreation.gov
- SideStep.com
- Travel New England
- U.S. Dept. of State - Passports
- Visas
- Advisories (Current Travel Warnings)
- Country-Specific Information
- Venere.com: Hotels, apartments and B&B accommodation worldwide
- Visit Connecticut - CTVisit.com
- Yankee Magazine - Travel New England
- Yapta.com
- 50State.com - States and capitals
- Census: State and County Quick Facts
- Census Bureau Home
- CensusScope: Your portal to U.S. Census data
- City-Data.com - Stats about all U.S. cities
- Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence (full text)
- ePodunk - Read profiles of over 46,000 American cities, towns, townships and villages
- Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century
- Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States (Internet Public Library)
- Connecticut Weather Center
- NOAA's National Weather Service
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- Weather.com (The Weather Channel)
- Weather Underground