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Guides for evaluating Internet sites.

Selected Internet sites are also in the Howe Library catalog with direct links to the websites. Look up a subject in the Howe catalog and in many cases you will find a "web resource" on the topic with a link to the Internet site.
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Howe Library's Readers' Service Page. Selected Internet sites for readers about books.

Ready reference:
Internet Public Library: a vast virtual library maintained by the University of Michigan.
Librarians' Index to the Internet: by librarians for everyone from the California Library System.
Best of the Internet: Very useful selection of sites by librarians at the New Hampshire State Library.
Selected Reference Sites from Portland Oregon: Interesting selection by librarians in the Multnomah County Library System.

Arts and entertainment: World Wide Arts Resources: Gateway to the arts; searchable by key word.

Books and Reading: See Howe's Readers' Service Page for selected Internet Sites for readers about books.

U.S. Census: Gateway to U.S. Census contains links to full facts and figures. See Quickfacts for useful overview information for states and counties.

Colleges and Higher Education: Find college prep basics at College is Possible. The most detailed source for government information on higher education is Students.gov. Register for the SATs at the College Board. Search for college information at Peterson's, publisher of undergraduate and graduate college guides. Find college rankings at US News & World Report. (See Financial aid section below for more information.)

Election Information: See Election Division, NH Secretary of State.

Financial aid-Students: Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs (FAFSA) Financial aid for higher education. (See also Colleges and Higher Education section above.)

Genealogy: Cyndi's List of Geneaology Sites on the Internet. Thousands of links, categorized and cross-referenced in over 90 categories.

Government-US: FirstGov, the official site for U.S. Government information, services, transactions and forms; FedWorld: Convenient interagency gateway; National Archives and Records Administration: Images of more than 5,300 documents of significance in U.S. history and links to related sites. The Library of Congress: Search the catalog, Copyright Office, online exhibitions and more.

Government-New Hampshire:Webster: New Hampshire State Government Online; N.H. Revised Statutes: Searchable database of State laws; See Election Division, NH Secretary of State; VisitNH for New Hampshire tourism and travel.

Government-Vermont: Vermont State Government Online; Vermont Statutes-on the Vermont Judiciary webpage, go to link for Statutes and Rules; VermontVacation for Vermont travel information.

Health: MEDLINEplus: National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus information pages for researching health questions and pharmaceutical drugs and links to MEDLINE; Mayo Health Oasis: News about health and medical topics, information on medications, diseases, disorders and illnesses from the Mayo Clinic; Healthfinder: Gateway, sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, to more than 1,800 agencies and organizations for consumer health information; CDC : News about treatening diseases, traveler's health and immunizations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; NIMH :National Institute of Mental Health's site includes information for the public on mental health issues.

News: Newslink: Links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and news services--an all-in-one resource.

Parents: Parents' Sites. Over 700 great sites for parents, teachers and kids. Child and Family Webguide. Links to the best sites about infants, children and teens, and recommendations on family-oriented sites from Tufts University with support from William T. Grant Foundation.

Tax Resources: IRS ; New Hampshire Dept.of Revenue Administration; Vermont Dept.of Taxes, Tax Forms from other States.

Telephone Directories: Telephone Directories on the Web: Gateway to world directories: annotated meta-index to more than 100 residential, business, and Email directories from 143 countries. AT&T Any Who Directory: White pages, yellow pages, reverse lookup and email directories.

Travel: Travelocity: Strives to be a "one-stop travel site." Mapquest: Street maps, travel directions and more. VisitNH for New Hampshire tourism and travel; VermontVacation for Vermont travel information.

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