Moon Web Guide:
(All links verified 12/10/08)
Art, Antiques, & Architecture
Antiques Roadshow - Interactive companion to the PBS series
Architecture and Building - UNLV Web resources directory
Art Cyclopedia - Fine art search engine
Art History Resources on the Web
ArtandCulture.com - "Interconnected guide to all the arts"
ArtLex Art Dictionary - For artists, collectors, students, and educators
ArtPromote - Worldwide directory of artists, galleries, museums, etc.
ArtSource - Directory of art and architecture Web resources
AskART - Information about more than 100,000 artists
Cities and Buildings Database - University of Washington site
CoreIndex (arts & crafts) - Buy, sell, and trade crafts materials
Digital Archive of American Architecture - Boston College site
Getty Vocabularies - Terms, names, etc. relating to art and architecture
GreatBuildings.com - Multimedia encyclopedia of world architecture
Internet Antiques Guide - Directory of antiques Web resources
Kovels.com - Information about antiques and collectibles
Metropolitan Museum Timeline of Art History - 20,000 B.C.-present
SkyscraperPage.com - Database of the world’s tallest buildings
Web Gallery of Art - Searchable database of European fine arts
Western Pennsylvania Museum Council - Directory of museum websites
Books & Reading
Book Buying
AbeBooks.com - New, used, rare, and out-of-print books
Alibris - New, used, rare, and out-of-print books
AllBookstores.com - Comparison shopping service
Amazon.com
Barnes&Noble.com
Book Sale Finder - Events held in the U.S. and Canada
Powells.com - Used, new, and out-of-print books
Book Lists and Book Reviews
Amazon.com
Barnes&Noble.com
BookBrowse.com - More than 20,000 book reviews
Booklist Online - American Library Assoc. publication
BookPage - Book reviews and author interviews
BookSpot: Book Reviews - Links to book reviews
BookSpot: Book Awards - Lists of current and past winners
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Book Lists
Fantastic Fiction - Book, author, and series information
Goodreads - See what your friends are reading
Nancy Pearl - Book recommendations and reviews
New York Review of Books - Updated every other week
New York Times Best Sellers - Fiction, nonfiction, etc.
New York Times Sunday Book Review
Oprah's Book Club - Current and past selections
Overbooked - "A website for ravenous readers"
Pulitzer Prizes - Winners and nominated finalists
Literary Criticism
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: AuthorSheets
Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism Collection
LiteraryHistory.com
Literature Study Guides
CliffsNotes
SparkNotes
Local Authors
Authors with Pittsburgh Roots (Mt. Lebanon Public Library)
Pennwriters Published Authors
Pittsburgh Children's Authors & Illustrators (Carnegie Library)
Miscellaneous
Book-Clubs-Resource.com - Guide to book clubs and reading groups
Books 'n' Bytes - Mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, etc.
LibraryThing - Catalog your books and network with other book lovers
Open Library - Open source book database project
Poets.org - Academy of American Poets site
Reading Group Choices - Book recommendations for reading groups
Whichbook.net - "A completely new way of choosing what to read"
Business & Investment
AnnualReports.com - Free annual reports in HTML and PDF formats
Bankrate.com - Aggregator of financial rate information
Better Business Bureau
BigCharts - Current and historical stock quotes, investment charting, etc.
BizStats.com - Source for small business statistics
Bplans.com - Collection of free sample business plans
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Downtown & Business
CorporateInformation.com - Information about companies worldwide
Crash Course in Copyright - University of Texas site
Currency Converter - Oanda Corporation service
Doing Business - Regulations information for over 175 nations
Economist.com: Country Briefings - News, profiles, forecasts, statistics, etc.
EDGAR - Free real-time access to SEC filings of public companies
Export.gov - "Helping U.S. companies export"
Financial & Mortgage Calculators - Over 100 personal finance calculators
Financial Ratios Calculator - Foster Business Library page
Free Annual Reports - Hardcopy reports sent via first-class mail
FreePatentsOnline - Searchable database of full-text patents
Hoover’s - Information on companies, industries, and executives
Inflation Calculator - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis site
Investopedia.com - Forbes Media dictionary of investment terms
Liber8 - Economic information portal
Kompass - Worldwide business purchasing and marketing directory
MeasuringWorth.com - Calculations of relative worth over time
New York Times: Business Navigator - Business Web guide
NewPA.com - Pennsylvania economic development information
North American Industry Classification System
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Reference for Business - Biography, history, business plans, etc.
Service Corps of Retired Executives - Help and advice for small businesses
Small Business Administration
STAT-USA - Federal business, trade, and economic statistics
ThomasNet.com - Industrial companies indexed by products and services
U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. Dept. of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Worldwide-Tax.com - "The complete worldwide tax & finance site"
Yahoo! Finance - Market news, stock quotes, mortgage rates, etc.
Cars & Driving
2carpros - Free auto repair advice by professional mechanics
AAA Fuel Cost Calculator - Estimates the fuel cost of car trips
American Automobile Association
Autotropolis - Interactive tools for car shoppers
Cars.com - Information for car buyers and sellers
Edmunds.com - Information for car buyers and sellers
Gas Price Data for U.S. Cities - U.S. Dept. of Energy service
Google Maps
Kelley Blue Book - New car prices and used car values
MapQuest
NADAguides.com - Vehicle pricing information
PennDOT Reconstruction Updates - Info. about I-79, I-279, and I-376 projects
PennDOT's Traffic Cameras: Pittsburgh Area
Pennsylvania Driver's Manuals - PennDOT publications in PDF format
Pittsburgh Roadwork Alerts - Trib Total Media service
PittsburghGasPrices.com - GasBuddy Organization Inc. site
Safercar.gov - Recalls, crash test results, rollover ratings, etc.
Traffic.com: Pittsburgh Area - City-wide hotspot alerts
Consumer Information
Bankrate.com - Aggregator of financial rate information
Better Business Bureau
Calling Bargains - Information about phone plans
CardTrak.com - Info. about credit cards and other payment cards
Charity Navigator - Independent evaluations of charities
CNET.com - Tech product reviews, news, and videos
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs - Prescription medicine guidance
Consumer World - Over 2,000 links to everything "consumer"
ConsumerLab.com - Evaluations of health and nutrition products
ConsumerSearch.com - "Reviewing the reviews"
DebtAdvice.org - National Foundation for Credit Counseling site
Earth 911: Pennsylvania - Conservation and recycling information
Epinions.com - Platform for consumer reviews
FakeChecks.org - Information about fake check scams
Federal Citizen Information Center - General Services Admin. site
Fighting Back Against Identity Theft - FTC site
For Charities and Donors - The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
Gethuman.com - Tips for reaching human customer service representatives
Household Products Database - Health and safety information
National Do not Call Registry
Pennsylvania Do not Call Registry
Recalls.gov - "Your online resource for recalls"
Safe Shopping Network - "Safest shopping websites"
Snopes.com - Urban legends reference pages
Current Events
BBC News
CNN.com
Kidon Media-Link - Worldwide news sources
Metagrid - Worldwide online magazines and newspapers
MSNBC
National Public Radio
Newseum: Today's Front Pages - Front pages from newspapers worldwide
NewsLibrary.com - Search the archives of over 1,600 U.S. newspapers
NewsLink - Newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV networks
Online Newspapers from Around the World - Links to websites
Pennsylvania Newspapers - Links to websites
Radio-Locator - Worldwide radio station website search engine
Reuters
TV Station Web Page Directory - Worldwide links
United Press International
USA Today
Voice of America
Education
Academic Earth - Video lectures from the world's top scholars
College and University Rankings - University of Illinois compendium
CollegeBoard - College information, SAT registration, etc.
Education Resources Information Center - U.S. Dept. of Education site
Educator’s Reference Desk - Resources, lesson plans, and question archive
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Free-Ed.net - Distance education at no cost to the user
Gateway to Educational Materials - Free lesson plans, etc.
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council - Adult education and family literacy
GreatSchools - Profiles of K-12 schools nationwide
National Center for Education Statistics
OpenCourseWare Consortium - Free educational materials
PA Dept. of Education
PA Dept. of Education: State, District, and School Report Cards
Peterson's Planner - Colleges, grad. schools, K-12 private schools, etc.
SchoolDigger.com - Search and comparison tool for U.S. K-12 schools
SchoolMatters - Research information about U.S. public schools
Teachers Network: Lesson Plans - Searchable database
U.S. Department of Education
English Language
Citation Style Guides - Long Island University page
Common Errors in English Usage
OneLook Dictionary - Search over 900 dictionaries at once
Online! Citation Styles - Guide to citing online sources
O.W.L. at Purdue - Writing resources and instructional material
Rhyming Dictionary - WriteExpress Corporation site
Son of Citation Machine - Interactive tool that generates citations
Thesaurus.com - Searchable Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus
UsingEnglish.com - Resources for English as a Second Language (ESL)
YourDictionary - Etymology, audio pronunciation clips, etc.
Entertainment
Academy Awards Database - Winners and nominees
Allmovie.com - Cast/crew credits, plots, reviews, biographies, etc.
Allmusic.com - Information about all genres and styles of music
ArtandCulture.com - "Interconnected guide to all the arts"
Big Cartoon Database - Searchable database of cartoon information
Emmy Awards Database - Winners and nominees
Grammy Award Winners - Searchable database of winners
Internet Broadway Database - Official source for Broadway information
Internet Movie Database - Information about movies and TV shows
Metacritic.com - Reviews, quotes, and scores by leading media critics
Movie Review Query Engine - Links to movie reviews
Old-Time Radio - Information for collectors of old time radio shows
OTR.Network - Old radio shows available for free online listening
Playbill.com - Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, and regional theatre
PlaybillArts.com - Classical music, opera, jazz, and dance
Pulitzer Prizes - Winners and nominated finalists
TheRadio.com - Free streaming music organized by decade and genre
Tony Awards Database - Winners and nominees
TVGuide.com: TV Listings
Foreign Languages
AllWords.com - English dictionary with multilingual search
Ethnologue.com - Searchable database of language resources
Google Language Tools - Translate text passages or entire webpages
iLoveLanguages - Catalog of language-related Internet resources
MLA Language Map - Linguistic and cultural composition of the U.S.
Omniglot - Writing systems and languages of the world
Teaching Resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages - UCLA site
TravLang - Foreign languages for travelers
Yahoo! Babel Fish - Translate blocks of text and web pages
YourDictionary.com: Foreign Dictionaries and Translation Links
Genealogy
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania Room
Cyndi's List - Starting point for online research
Ellis Island Records - Searchable database of passenger lists
FamilySearch.org - LDS Church site
Find A Grave - Find burial locations for the famous and not-so-famous
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
GenealogySpot - Directory of Web genealogy resources
Historic Pittsburgh - University of Pittsburgh digital collection
Interment.net - Burial records from cemeteries around the world
ObitsArchive.com - Search the archives of over 900 U.S. newspapers
RootsWeb.com - Free Web genealogy community
Social Security Death Index
USGenWeb Project - Links to free state and county resources
Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Library
General Reference
Biographical Resources
Biography.com - Official site of the A&E television series
Dead or Alive? - Find out if famous people are dead or alive
Infoplease Almanac: Biography
Library Spot: Biographies
Omnibiography.com - Directory of Web biographies
Real Names of Famous Folk - "Celebrity pseudonym central"
S9.com - Biographical dictionary
Who2 - Encyclopedia of famous people, characters, and creatures
Who's Alive and Who's Dead - Information about noted celebrities
Calculators
ConvertIt.com - Conversion and calculation center
Currency Converter - Oanda Corporation service
Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center
Math.com - Calculators and tools
OnlineConversion.com - "Convert just about anything to anything else"
Date and Time
BrainyHistory - Today’s date in history
Calendars through the Ages - Calendar histories and FAQs
Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws, and dates
Earth Calendar - A searchable daybook of world holidays and celebrations
Time and Date.com - Time zones, calendars, etc.
Dictionaries and Other Word Resources
Acronym Finder - Acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms
AllWords.com - Dictionary and links for word-lovers
ASLPro.com - Video dictionary of American Sign Language
Bartleby.com: Quotations - Classic and contemporary quotations
Merriam-Webster Online - Dictionary, thesaurus, etc.
One Across - Crossword puzzle help
OneLook Dictionary - Search over 900 dictionaries at once
Quotations Page - Quotations from famous people and literature
Rhyming Dictionary - WriteExpress Corporation site
Thesaurus.com - Searchable Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus
YourDictionary - Etymology, audio pronunciation clips, etc.
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Answers.com - Encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, etc.
Encarta Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - Art to zoology
Farmers' Almanac - Compendium of knowledge on weather, gardening, etc.
HighBeam Research: Encyclopedia.com
Infoplease - Almanac, encyclopedia, etc.
Old Farmer's Almanac - Weather forecasts, sunrise times, etc.
Symbols.com - Encyclopedia of Western signs and ideograms
Wikipedia - Encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software
Miscellaneous
FindSounds - Search the Web for sound effects clips
eHow.com - How-to articles by professionals and amateurs
How Stuff Works - Hundreds of subjects
Martindale’s Reference Desk - Gateway to reference tools for many fields
Refdesk.com - Indexed and reviewed Web-based resources
ViewDo.com - How-to video library
Weather Underground - U.S. and international conditions and forecasts
Geography, Relocation, & Travel
Facts about Countries, States, Cities, etc.
50states.com - Quick facts about U.S. states
Background Notes - Data about foreign nations from the U.S. Dept. of State
Global Road Warrior
Migration Information Source - Facts about the movement of people worldwide
NationMaster.com - Database for generating graphical nation comparisons
Nps.gov - U.S. National Park Service site
Population Reference Bureau - Information about worldwide population trends
World Fact Book - Searchable CIA publication
Maps
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Google Maps
MapQuest
National Geographic MapMachine
National Map - U.S. Geological Survey site
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
WorldAtlas.com
Relocation Resources
About.com: Apartment Living/Rental
About.com: Home Buying/Selling
FindYourSpot.com - Find the U.S. cities and small towns that best fit you
Home Buyer's Information Center - Hints, checklists, and to-do lists
Home Buying Institute - Over 100 articles about the home-buying process
Homefair.com - Moving tips, tools, and calculators
Mortgage101.com - Interest rates, calculators, and home loan advice
MovingScam.com - Protect yourself from disreputable moving companies
ProtectYourMove.gov - Resources for planning a successful household move
RealEstateABC.com - Real estate and mortgage resources
Relocation Essentials - Community comparison tools
Realtor.com - National Association of Realtors site
Sperling's BestPlaces - "Best places" to live, work, or retire in the U.S.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Postal Service Official Change of Address Form
Travel Guides
Destination 360
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Rough Guides
Travel Resources
AAA Fuel Cost Calculator - Estimates the fuel cost of car trips
AAA Travel - TripTiks, TourBooks, map gallery, and drive tips
CDC: Travelers' Health - Health information for specific destinations
City Distance Tool - Geobytes service
Citysearch - Events, lodging, shopping, etc. for U.S. cities
Currency Converter - Oanda Corporation service
EmbassyWorld.com - Embassy and consulate database
Gas Price Data for U.S. Cities - U.S. Dept. of Energy service
Gate2Home - Onscreen virtual multilingual keyboard emulator
International Travel - Information from the U.S. Dept. of State
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA's weather service
National Weather Service - Warnings, forecasts, etc.
Passport Information - U.S. Dept. of State site
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
Petswelcome.com - Pet-friendly lodgings, travel tips, etc.
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Transportation Security Administration - Travel regulations information
TravLang - Foreign languages for travelers
TripAdvisor - Unbiased reviews of vacations, hotels, and resorts worldwide
Weather.com - Weather Channel site
Weather Underground - U.S. and international conditions and forecasts
Yahoo! Weather - National and international forecasts
Government & Politics
Allegheny County Elections Division
C-Span.org - Public access to the political process
Constitution Finder - Links to worldwide constitutions, charters, etc.
Documents Center - Directory of international government Web resources
FactCheck.org - Monitors the accuracy of politicians' statements
FedStats - Statistical data from federal agencies
GPO Access - U.S. Government Printing Office site
OnTheIssues.org - Non-partisan information for voters
Opensecrets.org - "Your guide to the money in U.S. elections"
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania State Senate
Political Graveyard - U.S. political biography
PollingReport.com - Non-partisan information about U.S. public opinion trends
Presidents of the United States (POTUS) - Internet Public Library resource
Project Vote Smart - Non-partisan information for voters
State and Local Government Internet Directory
State of Pennsylvania - PA government's official Web portal
Statistical Abstract of the United States
THOMAS - Federal legislative information
United Nations
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Congress Biographical Directory - 1774-present
U.S. Government Manual
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
USA.gov - Web portal of the U.S. government
VOTE411.org - League of Women Voters site
White House - News, history, virtual tours, biographies, etc.
Health & Medicine
Accessible PA - Online disability resource for Pennsylvanians
Allegheny County Health Department
AMA DoctorFinder
American Council on Exercise - Exercise library, healthy recipes, etc.
American Hospital Directory
CAPHIS Top 100 Health Websites You Can Trust
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov - Human clinical research information
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs - Prescription medicine guidance
ConsumerLab.com - Evaluations of health and nutrition products
Familydoctor.org - American Academy of Family Physicians site
Finding and Evaluating Health Information - Medical Library Assoc. site
Guide to Healthcare Resources in Allegheny County 
Healthcare411 Podcasts - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality site
Healthfinder.gov - U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services site
HerbMed - Interactive, electronic herbal database
Hospital Compare - U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services page
HSLS Consumer Health Information - Univ. of Pittsburgh/UPMC site
Kidshealth.org - Glossary of medical terms for kids
Lab Tests Online - Lab tests explained in laymen's terms
Martindale's Health Science Guide
MayoClinic.com - Health management information and tools
MedlinePlus - Natl. Library of Med./Natl. Institutes of Health site
Medterms - Dictionary of medical terminology
Merck Manuals Online Medical Library - For patients and caregivers
Meritcare - Family-friendly glossary of medical terms
National Center for Health Statistics
Nutrition.gov - Gateway to federal government food and nutrition information
Oral Health Topics A-Z - American Dental Association site
OrganDonor.gov - Organ and tissue donation information
PsychNET - American Psychological Association site
PubMed - Citations and abstracts for biomedical research articles
PubMed Central - Full-text biomedical and life sciences articles
RxList - Brand and generic drug information
WebMD - Latest health and medical news
Wellness Information Zone - Directory of Web health resources
History & Social Sciences
AMDOCS - Documents for the study of American history
American Memory Project - Library of Congress collection
American Rhetoric - Full-text multimedia database of famous speeches
American Women’s History: A Research Guide
Best of History Web Sites - Links to over 1,000 sites
BrainyHistory - Today’s date in history
Global Terrorism Database - Data about terrorist events
History Channel - Interactive companion to the cable television station
HistoryMakers.com - African American history archive
HyperHistory Online - Interactive lifelines, timelines, and maps
In the First Person - Index to letters, diaries, oral histories, etc.
Internet Public Library: Social Sciences - Web guide
Intute: Social Sciences - Resources for education and research
PA History - Pa. Historical and Museum Commission site
Perseus Digital Library - Source materials for humanities studies
Pittsburgh History - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh guide
TimelinesDb - Searchable database, customized timelines, etc.
Timelines of History - Timelines by period, location, subject, etc.
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
Home & Garden
Allrecipes.com - More than 40,000 free recipes
BHG.com - Interactive companion to Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Cookcabulary - Relish Magazine guide to food terms
Cook's Thesaurus - Cooking encyclopedia
Craft Site Directory - Information, supplies, and finished goods
DoItYourself.com - Home improvement and repair information
eHow.com - How-to articles by professionals and amateurs
Enspicelopedia - McCormick herb and spice encyclopedia
Epicurious.com - Gourmet Magazine/Bon Appétit Magazine site
FamilyFun.com - Arts & crafts, parties, games, recipes, etc.
FoodNetwork.com - Cooking, recipe collections, party ideas, etc.
GardenGuides.com - Plants, pests, tips & techniques, etc.
HGTV.com - Interactive companion to Home and Garden TV
Internet Public Library: Hobbies - Web guide
Internet Public Library: Pets - Web guide
MarthaStewart.com - Entertaining, decorating, etc.
PlantFacts - The Ohio State University site
PLANTS Database - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture site
RecipeSource - Recipes organized by ethnicity and type of dish
ViewDo.com - How-to video library
Images
Bridging the Urban Landscape - Historical images of Pittsburgh
Cities and Buildings Database - University of Washington site
Earth Science World Image Bank - American Geological Institute site
Finding Images on the Web - Boston University tutorial
Google Image Search - "Most comprehensive image search on the Web"
MorgueFile - Digital photograph archive
NASA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo Library
NationsIllustrated - "The world in pictures"
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Picturing the Century - National Archives site
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog - Library of Congress collection
Smithsonian Images
Uncle Sam's Photos - Directory of government free stock photo sites
WorldImages - California State University site
Job & Career
Career Planning and Job Search Preparation
Allegheny Works - Alleg. County Dept. of Human Services site
CareerOneStop - U.S. Dept. of Labor site
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Job & Career Education Center
Jobs, Careers, & Education - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh guide
Jobvana - Using social networking for the marketplace
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Searchable U.S. gov. publication
Pennsylvania Workforce Development
Resume-Help.org - Resumes, cover letters, interview tips, etc.
Riley Guide - Resources for conducting an online job search
Salary.com - Cost-of-living calculator, salary wizard, etc.
U.S. Dept. of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local and Regional Job Resources
Allegheny County: Job Opportunities - Government positions
Best Places to Work in PA
CareerLink Pittsburgh
JobCircle.com - Jobs in the Northeastern U.S.
PaJobMatch.com - Trib Total Media service
Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Jobs
Pittsburgh Cares - Volunteer work opportunities
Pittsburgh-Employment.com - Employment/recruitment search site
Pittsburgh Personnel & Civil Service Commission
Post-Gazette NOW Jobs - Searchable classified ads
WorkPittsburgh.com - "Your local job source"
National and International Job Resources
CareerBuilder.com
FlipDog
Monster.com
USAJOBS - Federal jobs and employment information
Yahoo! HotJobs
Law
Allegheny County Bar Association: For the Public
American Bar Association: Public Resources
American Law Sources On-line - Federal and state guides
Constitution Finder - Links to worldwide constitutions, charters, etc.
Federal Register - Rules, proposed rules, notices, etc.
FindLaw - Comprehensive set of legal resources
Guide to Law Online - Law Library of Congress service
Jurist - University of Pittsburgh legal news and research site
Lawyers.com - Find a lawyer, legal research, etc.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service - U.S. Dept. of Justice resource
New Lawyer - Attorneys available for consultation
Nolo - Information for consumers and small businesses
Oyez - Multimedia archive about the Supreme Court and its work
Pennsylvania Bar Association: Public Resources
Pennsylvania Bulletin - Weekly legal news publication
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania State Senate
THOMAS - Federal legislative information
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
World Legal Information Institute - Directory of worldwide legal resources
Library Science
Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science
Find in a Library - How to find library items using search engines
Let's Do Dewey - Dewey Decimal Classification System tutorial
Understanding MARC - Bibliographic machine-readable cataloging tutorial
Mathematics
Ask Dr. Math - Drexel University service
ConvertIt.com - Conversion and calculation center
Coolmath.com - "An amusement park of mathematics"
MacTutor History of Mathematics - Univ. of St. Andrews Scotland site
Math.com - Free math lessons and homework help
Math.com: Online Calculators
Math Forum @ Drexel - "People learning math together"
MathWorld - Wolfram Research site
OnlineConversion.com - "Convert just about anything to anything else"
S.O.S. MATHematics - Free math tutorials
WebGraphing.com - Free online graphing calculators
Mythology & Folklore
American Folklore - Retellings of American folktales, tall tales, etc.
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Bulfinch's The Age of Fable
Encyclopedia Mythica - Mythology, folklore, and religion
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
Godchecker.com - Deities encyclopedia with a humoristic twist
Mythography - Greek, Roman, and Celtic myth and art
Theoi Project - Greek myths and gods in classical literature and art
Windows to the Universe: Mythology
Name, Address, & Phone
1-800-FREE411 - Free directory assistance
AnyWho - AT&T site
AreaConnect - Local U.S. Yellow Pages, White Pages, etc.
FoneFinder - Find the city/state/country for any phone number
Gethuman.com - Tips for reaching human customer service representatives
Hard to Find 800 Numbers
Infobel - Residence and business listings for most countries
Internet 800 Directory - Toll free 800, 866, 877, and 888 listings
Numberway - Find phone numbers all around the world
Superpages.com - Idearc Media Corp. site
Switchboard.com - InfoSpace, Inc. site
Who.is - Find out who owns Internet addresses
Zip Code Lookup - U.S. Postal Service page
Zip Codes & Postal Codes of the World - EmbassyWorld.com page
Other Web Guides
Awesome Library - Carefully reviewed K-12 education resources
Digital Librarian: a Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web
Discover More - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh guide
Info-junction.org - Mt. Lebanon Public Library guide
Internet Public Library - Univ. of Michigan/Drexel Univ. guide
Librarians' Internet Index - Publicly-funded Web guide
LibrarySpot - StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. site
Martindale’s Reference Desk - Gateway to reference tools for many fields
Refdesk.com - Indexed and reviewed Web-based resources
Top10Links - Websites in over 1,000 categories
Philosophy & Religion
Adherents.com - National and world religion statistics
Beliefnet - Nondenominational website about spirituality and faith
EpistemeLinks - Over 19,000 categorized philosophy resources
Interfaith Calendar - Primary sacred times for world religions
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Sacred Text Archive - Important historical documents
Religion & Ethics - BBC site
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (a work in progress)
Virtual Religion Index - Annotated religion Web links
Science & Technology
About.com: Inventors - Information about inventors and inventions
Ask a Scientist - Newton BBS/Argonne National Library service
CNET.com - Tech product reviews, news, and videos
EarthTrends - Environmental information database
Environment Directory - Environmental organization directory
FreePatentsOnline - Searchable database of full-text patents
How Products Are Made - Step-by-step descriptions
How Stuff Works - Hundreds of subjects
Internet Public Library: Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Internet Slang Dictionary & Translator
Invention Dimension - Information about inventors and inventions
NASA
NASA: Astronaut Biographies
National Standards System Network - Search engine for global standards
NatureServe - Info. about endangered species and threatened ecosystems
Nobelprize.org - Website of the Nobel Foundation
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
ScienceDaily - Breaking science news
Science.gov - U.S. government gateway to Web resources
StarDate Online - Non-technical information about astronomy
STARS - Stories of the stars and their constellations
TUCAA - Computer acronyms archive
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Wayback Machine - Archived copies of webpages
WebElements Periodic Table
Webopedia - Computer and Internet technology definitions
WhatIs?com - Information technology encyclopedia/learning center
Windows to the Universe - Earth and space science information
World of Science - Wolfram Research site
World of Scientific Biography - Inventors, scientists, and radio pioneers
Seniors
AARP Pennsylvania
Allegheny County: Older Adults - Dept. of Human Services site
Eldercare Locator - U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services site
Elderhostel - "Adventures in lifelong learning"
Medicare - Official U.S. government site
Medicare Rights Center - Information and assistance
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Pittsburgh Oasis - Education and volunteer opportunities
Pittsburgh Senior News - Monthly publication in PDF format
Retirement Planner - Social Security Administration guide
Savvy Senior - Free senior newswire service
Senior Citizens' Resources - U.S. government guide
SeniorHealth.gov - National Institutes of Health site
SeniorHousingNet - Find senior housing and care
SeniorNet - Computer education and access for seniors
SeniorSite.com - Information for seniors and caregivers
Yahoo! Finance: Retirement
Sports & Games
Allgame.com - Information about arcade, computer, and video games
BoardGameGeek - Board game descriptions, reviews, images, etc.
Card Games Web Site - Rules for card and tile games
ESPN.com - Latest sports news
Directory of Team Sports - Links to team webpages
Classic Board Game Rules
Hot Sports Links - Directory with thousands of sports links
MLB - Official Major Baseball League website
MLS - Official Major League Soccer website
NBA - Official National Basketball League website
NFL - Official National Football League website
NHL - Official National Hockey League website
Olympic.org - Includes searchable database of medal winners
Pittsburgh Penguins - Pittsburgh's NHL team
Pittsburgh Pirates - Pittsburgh's MLB team
Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Pittsburgh's United Soccer League team
Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh's NFL team
Pittsburgh Xplosion - Pittsburgh's Continental Basketball Association's team
SI.com - Scores, stats, and standings from Sports Illustrated
Taxes
Allegheny County Real Estate Website
Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD)
Internal Revenue Service - Federal information and forms
MSN Money: Tax Center - Laws, tools, checklists, etc.
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue - State information and forms
PA Municipal Tax Information - Millage rates, collection sites, etc.
Worldwide-Tax.com - "The complete worldwide tax & finance site"
Yahoo! Finance: Taxes - How-to guides, calculators, etc.
