Hardin MD Medical Information + Pictures from the University of Iowa.
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Medline Plus Health information from the National Library of Medicine.
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WebMD The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information.
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Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
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Family Doctor.org Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Medicine Net Read doctor-produced health and medical information written for you to make informed decisions about your health concerns.
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Medline Plus MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions.
Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living.
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The National Library of Medicine The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library.
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Health Finder Your source for reliable health information from the Federal government.
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Health Line Healthline is the first consumer medical search engine focused on delivering results from trusted, high-quality healthcare websites.
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MEDEM MEDecision and Medem Collaborate to Deliver Robust Electronic Health Record.
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Category: WebMail Links (3) Free to use places to get email on the net
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Myway.com Probably the easiest place on the net to get webmail at. Fewest questions asked and no advertising.
USA.gov Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on USA.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services, and resources.
FedStats Provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.
Grants.gov Find and apply for federal government grants.
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Students.gov An interagency cooperative effort that provides students and their families with a gateway to Federal government information and services
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Business.gov Provides information and resources that help small businesses comply with federal, state and local business laws and government regulations.
GPO Access GPO Access provides free public access to full-text, official Federal information; Federal information finding aids; and Federal products for sale.
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Category: The Net (6) House to use it, onlne lessons.
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Learn the Net A website dedicated to helping you master this amazing medium.
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Using Internet Explorer 6 Whether you're new to the Web or an advanced user, you can find a variety of how-to articles to help you learn more about using the features in Internet Explorer 6.
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Opera browser tutorials The tutorials below provide the information you need to become an experienced Opera user.
Category: Search Engines (9) Search Engines on the web
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Google Google offers probably one of the best search engines on the web. It is a good place to start looking. Be as specific as you can when searching the internet.
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dogpile.com www.dogpile.com is a search engine's search engine. This will search most of the popular places on the net and return you the top 10 listings for your search item. I use this when I want to find general starting places for my topic searches.
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Yahoo www.yahoo.com contains more information that is related to entertainment. It allows easy browsing by breaking down things on the main page so that if you are just browsing you can pick a topic and start clicking your way through their links.
About.com About touts itself as providing guidance to the user.
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Category: People Searches (4) People searches may help you find someone you have lost contact with?
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CVGadget Are you looking for a family member or an old friend? CVGadget searches Facebook, Google, Hyves.nl, MySpace, Zoom, Info.com, Xing, LinkedIn, Bebo.com and/or Imeem for potential matches to your inquiry.
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Wink Free people search at Wink, the world's largest people search engine. Find people by name and get their phone number, address, Websites, photos, work, school, more.
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Pipl The most comprehensive people search on the web
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Peek You A PeekYou profile helps other people find your websites, social-networking pages, photos or anything else about you online.
Category: Legal Links (10) Links that deal with legal issues. Some are free, some are paid sites.
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WestLaw Access Access Legal resources at Westlaw. This link ONLY works inside the library. If you have a question about this please see Carl or the front desk.
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Criminal Searches Do you really know who people are? Start a Free Criminal Search on anyone today!
Find Law FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business, is the world's leading provider of online legal information and Internet marketing solutions for law firms.
American Law Souces Online (ALSO) Links to free on-line sources of American law that are available without charge, with some additional links to Mexican and Canadian resources.
Occupational Outlook Handbook For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you: the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions.
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USA Jobs The Federal government's official job list.
Polaris Project Polaris Project is one of the largest anti-trafficking organizations in the United States and Japan, with programs operating at international, national and local levels through our offices in Washington, DC; Newark, NJ; Denver, CO; and Tokyo, Japan.
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Ahava Kids AHAVA Kids exists to rescue and care for young victims of child trafficking, enslavement and exploitation throughout the world.
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Shared Hope International Shared Hope International exists to rescue and restore women and children in crisis. We are leaders in a worldwide effort to prevent and eradicate sex trafficking and slavery through education and public awareness.
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Category: Financial Aid Links for post secondary education (2)
Quotations at Bartleby.com Bartleby.com combines the best of both contemporary and classic quotations collections into a searchable database of over 87000 entries
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CalendarHome.com Today in history, 10000-year calendar, a store with thousands of calendars, calendar encyclopedia, and hundreds of links.
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The Political Graveyard A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 180022 US political figures.
Photosynth An online photo submittal to create panoramic scenery. (User may have to pay for this service.)
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Category: Educational resources (29)
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Math Homework Help On this page, you will find resources to help students master the basics of mathematics of numbers and number operations.
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Discovery Education Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.
Encyclopedia Mythica The award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion.
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Story Map This online tool will aid the user in writing a story by providing a free resource to build a character map, a conflict map, a resolution map, and setting map for the story.
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Read, Write, Think Provides educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.
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Learn Out Loud Browse over 15,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts, and videos.
Internet Public Library The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment founded at the University of Michigan School of Information and hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology.
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NoodleTools NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process.
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Human Anatomy Online Study the anatomy of the human body. It’s fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses.
Encyclopedia Britannica Although very useful this is not a free site. You must subscribe to get the full benefit of this resource.
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Columbia Encyclopedia Containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references, the current Sixth Edition is among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedias ever produced.
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Agripedia Agricultural encyclopedia produced by the Unversity of Kentucky College of Agriculture.
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The Cook's Thesaurus The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.
Kids Click Web search for kids by librarians. (Search by dewey decimal system.)
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Kids.Gov The official kids portal for the U.S. Government
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Category: Cell phone technology (2) Your cell phone can do more than make calls.
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scanR It’s like having a digital scanner in your pocket! Scan documents to turn them into digital files you can store, share, and fax.
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Bit Pim Manage data on CDMA phones from LG, Samsung, Sanyo and others. BitPim is a program that allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones from LG, Samsung, Sanyo and other manufacturers.
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Category: Atlases and Gazetteers (10)
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U.S. Gazetteer U.S. Gazetteer This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server.You can search for places, counties or MCDs by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code.
Map Quest Use MapQuest for driving directions and maps.
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Maps by Microsoft Explore the Earth with interactive maps, directions and traffic, satellite and aerial images, bird’s eye view, 3D maps and 3D cities.
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Map Quest Use MapQuest for driving directions and maps.
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Yahoo! Maps Yahoo! Maps, Driving Directions, Satellite View and Traffic. Rated the best online mapping experience.
CIA World Fact Book US government profiles of countries and territories around the world.
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U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 Statistical Abstract The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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