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The MVLS Reference Committee Explores the Internet & Web:
Favorite Reference Sites

Biography & Genealogy Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites. Index to genealogical resources on the Internet.
The USGenWeb Project. Volunteers provide Internet websites for genealogical research in each U.S. state and county.

Books, Journals, & Newspapers

Find non-English language books to borrow from the California State Library
Find books to purchase at Amazon.com or BookFinder.com
Search JAKE to find out where a journal is indexed or full-text is available. From Yale University Library
Read articles from today's Sacramento Bee plus online updates.

Business

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) replaces the SIC (U.S. Standard Industrial Classification).
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. Requires (free) registration.

Careers

JobStar. Write a resume, consider different careers, find a job around Sacramento or beyond.
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2004/05. Guide to qualifications, earnings, and working conditions for various occupations.

Entertainment

For help with those movie questions, the Internet Movie Database.

Geography & Maps

TopoZone. Search by place name or latitude/longitude coordinates for US topographical maps.

Government & Law

The Nolo Press self-help law center. Info on wills, small business, landlords, immigration, and lots more.
Project Vote Smart. What are the issues? How does your representative vote?
Reference Services from The Sacramento County Public Law Library include 24/7 legal reference service via online chat.
Washburn University School of Law has an extensive directory to legal information.
US Patent& Trademark Office patent databases offer full-text of all US patents issued since 1976 and full-page images of all US patents issued since 1790.

Health & Medicine

Healthfinder, easy-to-use product of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
MayoClinic.com. Health decision guides and information on disease or condition, drugs, and self care.
PubMed, allows advanced searching for MEDLINE citations and links to many sites with full text.
MEDLINEplus , the comprehensive health information resource from the National LIbrary of Medicine/National Institutes of Health.

International Links & Dictionaries

YourDictionary.com, Multi-language dictionaries (over 280 languages!), a word-translator database, and an English dictionary that pronounces the words out loud.

The Internet & Web

Free Email Providers Guide. Their database lets you find the one that has all the features you want.
Do it yourself guides:
Use ColorMaker to see colors and html codes for background and links.
WebCom HTML Guide. Good resources to help you create your own Web page from scratch.
Learn the Net -- how to join newsgroups, use E-mail, compress and decompress zipped files, etc.

Stumpers & Special Subjects

For quotes & poems and recurring topics, see  Project Wombat, formerly known as Stumpers.
Internet Public Library features a rich collection of online pathfinders created by library-school students.   Questions posed to "Ask a Question" are answered by volunteers by e-mail.
Librarians' Internet Index Sites selected and reviewed by librarians. Keyword searchable.
Library Spot Well-constructed, well-reviewed.
refdesk.com. If lost, scroll down to the subject categories at the bottom.

Travel

The Currency Site. Print a wallet-sized FXCheatSheet currency converter for your next trip out of the country.

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