General Subject Directories Adult Literacy/ESL Articles Book Searching Information Careers/Employment Facts & Statistics Scholarship & Financial Aid Search Engine Information Telephones & ZIP Directories
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GENERAL SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
Academic Info
A selective, annotated subject guide to quality educational Web sites selected for college students.
Best Information on the Net: Online Reference Sources
St. Ambrose University's collection of reference sites arranged by category.
Credo Reference
A collection of full text books including an assortment of subject encyclopedias and dictionaries, along with images, multimedia (music and video) features, tables of statistics, and maps.
Internet Public Library Reference Center
All the basic research tools you expect to find in a library.
Librarians' Internet Index
A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 10,000
internet sites selected by librarians. Click on "Ready Reference
and Quick Facts" for fast access to facts and figures.
The NYPL Picture Collection Online
This is a searchable database presenting tens of thousands of digital images from The NY Public Library's collections.
Refdesk.com
An extensive, searchable collection of links to all kinds of data as well as the news.
Virtual Reference Shelf
Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress.
ADULT LITERACY / ESL
City Family Magazine: Success In Plain English
Help and news for working families.
Dave's ESL Cafe
A virtual classroom, this site has chat and discussion groups plus pages on idioms, quotations, slang, quizzes, and even photos.
English as a Second Language
Starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English through the Web. Provides links to a wide variety of online ESL learning materials.
English-Zone.com
A fun site for students who are learning English as a second language or for anyone studying English.
NCELA: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Disseminates information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the United States.
TOEFL.org
This official site for the Test of English as a Foreign Languages has tutorials, practice questions, and test details.
ARTICLES
Directory of Open Access Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals provides free full-text access to peer-reviewed research journals in a variety of subject areas. Journals are sorted by subject and title, and can be searched at the article level. Free registration may be required to access some journals.
BOOK SEARCHING INFORMATION
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com
BookBrowse
BookSpot
BookWeb.org (American Booksellers Association Directory)
BookWire
The Children's Literature Web Guide
The New York Times Books
Overbooked
CAREERS / EMPLOYMENT
100 Best Companies to Work For
America's Career InfoNet
Occupational and employment information from America's Job Bank. Includes overviews of the job market and profiles for over 750 specific occupations and links to 4,200 career resources.
CareerBuilder
Search for jobs by description and location. Site includes resume services, salary information, a career asessment center and information on continuing.
Chronicle Career Library of Occupational Briefs
College Grad.com
An entry-level job site for recent graduates.
Find a Career for You!
This site sponsored by The Princeton Review gives career profiles and describes "a day in the life" for each profession as well as educational requirements and associated careers.
Flipdog
Looks in company Web sites and other job posting databases to compile an extensive collection of job postings and employment offers.
JobBank USA
The Job Search Engine
Military Career Guide Online
An excellent guide to the many enlisted and officer occupations in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Monster.com
Job search, resume tips, interview advice, salary information, networking resources and relocation tools.
Occupational Information Network: O*NET
A comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics. As the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), O*NET will be the nation's primary source of occupational information.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Department of Labor site which describes what workers do, working conditions, training and education requirements, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
PA Commonwealth Workforce Development System
Pennsylvania's one-stop online resource for job seekers.
Salary Expert
Salary and benefit statistics for over 30,000 job titles by location. Includes cost-of-living data and position descriptions.
FACTS & STATISTICS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Good site for in-depth statistical information on diseases and especially for tracking communicable diseases.
CIA World Factbook
Background information on every country in the world: geography, people, government, economy, communications, military and transportation. Maps and flags are included.
Information USA
Authoritative resource from the U.S. Department of State for "information about American society, political processes, Official U.S. policies and culture."
Fed Stats
Central locator for statistics collected by over 100 US. federal agencies.
FedWorld
Comprehensive guide to governmental resources on the Web.
PA PowerPort (State Homepage)
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Variety of statistics including population, government, economics, education and transportation.
U.S. Census Bureau
Clearinghouse for population figures, economic indicators, and demographic information.
yourDictionary.com
This site has not only online dictionaries for more than 250 languages, it also has specialized dictionaries covering subjects from accounting to politics to wine.
SCHOLARSHIP & FINANCIAL AID
AFL-CIO: Higher Education
Information on union-sponsored scholarships and financial aid.
FAFSA on the Web
Fill out the official form for federal financial aid at ths site.
Fastweb
A scholarship search engine that prompts users to enter information about themselves, including area of study, and responds with an appropriate list of scholarships.
FinAid
Comprehensive site for students lookings for ways to finance their education. Topics include scholarships, loans, government aid, military aid, internships, college selection, financial aid applications, admissions testing, and calculators for projecting costs and savings.
SEARCH ENGINE INFORMATION
Ask.com
Gigablast
Google
Google Scholar
Lycos
Yahoo
Search Engine Watch
Reviews and ratings of seach engines and Web searching tips.
Search Engine Showdown
"The User's Guide to Searching the Web." Includes a chart of
seach engine features, news, reviews, search strategies, tutorials and more.
Traffick
"The Guide to Portals & Search Engines" Discussions and analyses of the major search engines.
Virtual Learning Resources Center
TELEPHONE & ZIP DIRECTORIES
Infobel
Links to yellow pages, white pages, business directories, email addresses and fax listings for the United States and countries around the world.
White Pages Phone Directory
Yellow Pages
Zip + 4 Queries
