Links to Useful Websites SEARCH ENGINES
Search Engine Guide: How Search Engines Work
Ask
AltaVista
Yahoo
Google
Clusty
META SEARCH ENGINES - Allows you to search multiple search engines from one source with one common interface - simultaneously.
Cyber 411
Dogpile
The Internet Sleuth
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DATABASES and DIRECTORIES
Educator's Reference Desk
Librarian's Index To The Internet
Medlineplus-Health Information
NOAH-New York online Access to Health
New York State Doctor Profiles
AMA-Directory of Doctors
Switchboard Telephone Directory
Zip Codes
Best Places
Internet Public Library - Science Fair Project Resource Guide
WebMD
CONSUMER INFORMATION
The Consumerist
Live Search Maps
How Stuff Works
The Bargainist
Wikitravel
Get Human Go directly to a live person on a business call.
MTA Directions - Good for NYC transit and walking directions
US Search - searches for people and provides relatives
Dead People Server To find celebrities who have died
EDUCATION
SchoolMatters.com An evaluation service from Standard & Poor's which provides statistical data about your school district.
New York State Department of Education
New York State Assessment
US Department of Education
Educator's Reference Desk
Federal Student Financial Aid
Literature Study Guides Study guides and reviews for books
AUDIOBOOKS
Librivox
Project Gutenberg
LIBRARIES
Library of Congress
New York Public Library
Suffolk Library System
JOB AND CAREER INFORMATION SITES
USA Jobs
Career Path- search the help wanted ads from The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post by job category or keyword.
Monster.Com -search for jobs, post your resume or get career advice.
Career Hunters- career information and resources for minorities on the internet
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Indeed - searches Web sites, newspapers and company career pages for jobs
Career One Stop - Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
NY JobZone - From the NYS Dept. of Labor -Lists current Job Openings
StateJobsNY - Provided by the NYS Governor's Office of Employee Relations to state agencies
NYS Job Exchange - Affiliated with America's Job Exchange
Nassau Civil Service Commission -List information about available positions and an application for the Civil service Examination.
Job Announcements-Civil Service Commission
HempsteadWorks - A network of organizations that assist employers in hiring qualified workers.
HireVetsFirst - a career website for hiring veterans of America's military.
National Labor Exchange - Provided by leading US employers in alliance with the NationalAssociation of State Workforce Agencies.
The Chief-Leader Newspaper -The Civil Employees' Weekly with classified ads
NYS Unified Court Systems-Career Opportunities
Help Wanted: Tools for Tough Times
BUSINESS RESOURCES FOR THE PERSONAL INVESTOR
American Stock Exchange Exchange data, news reports, stock statistics, etc.
Dow Jones - provides daily electronic news reporting and online research services.
Hoover's Online - information on more than 11,000 US and foreign companies.
Invest link - market and company information plus quotes.
Small Business Administration - links to government programs on starting, financing and expanding your business.
Big Book - Locate a Business
Free Annual Credit Reports - Order your free annual credit report from three nationwide consumer reporting companies.
Big Charts Historical Stock Quotes
GOVERNMENT SITES
American Factfinder for population, housing, economic and geographic data
FedStats.gov -Official statistical information from the federal government
Nassau County Government
NassauRx - Prescription Discount Card
New York State Government Information
The White House Homepage - single point of access to all government information on the Internet.
Thomas - Legislative Information - provides bill summary and status of legislation for last two years.
Long Island Census Data - site is from C.W.Post and provides
detailed census information, indexed by various subjects.
Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS - provides a wide variety of environmental topics
Department of Social Services, Nassau County
Centers for Disease Control
Nations of the World
Federal Trade Commission - Free Consumer Information
Congressional Reports - The 9-11 Commission Report
Project Vote Smart- Voter's Self-Defense system, provides you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively
New York State Education Department - Regents -Copies of recent and older Regent Examinations
Medicare - Compare Nursing Homes, Find a Doctor, etc.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
PATHHS-Providing Access to Health & Human Services
World Fact Book - Central Intelligence Agency
Social Security - Social Security Administration
Unclaimed Funds from New York State
IRS-the Internal Revenue Service
New York State DMV-For Online Defensive Driving Classes
New York State Economic support at MyBenefits
HISTORY
Africans In America
Ancient/Classical History
Making of America a digital library of primary sources in American social history
Medieval History
American Memory - provides primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the US from the Library of Congress.
Political Cartoons
Yale Law School Avalon Project -Primary documents from History
AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES
American Slave Narratives
American Slave Narratives - An online anthology
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LAW
LawHelp - provides information about organizations offering free civil legal help to low and moderate-income New Yorkers.
Legal Information Institute - From Cornell Law School, provides a vast selection of legal information.
Find Law - provides a comprehensive set of legal resources.
Nolo -excellent online law resource center for non-lawyers
ESL
ESL Quiz Center
GENEALOGY
How to Obtain Birth/Death Certificates
Rootsweb
Ellis Island - 25 million ship passenger records from 1892-1924
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
THESAURUS/DICTIONARIES/ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Britannica.com
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Thesaurus
PARENTS
Child Development Basics
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Network for Childcare
Parenthood.com
Parent Soup
American Academy of Pediatrics
Kids Health
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