Flint Public Library - Ready Reference Links

Ready Reference Links
Flint Public Library Librarians'
Favorite "Bookmarks" on the WWW

Quick Links to some of our Librarians' Favorite Sites for Reference Work:

Search Engines

AltaVista: Main Page
Dogpile
Go
Google
MetaSearch at Highway 61
Yahoo!

Internet Directories

Internet Public Library -from the University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies.
Librarian's Index to the Internet - A directory from UC-Berkeley.
Michigan Electronic Library - A directory produced by the Library of Michigan.
Yahoo! - The best known directory of the Internet.

Telephone Numbers

DatabaseAmerica People Finder
Internet 800 Directory
Ultimate Directory
Welcome to 555-1212.com

Reference

Any Day Today-in-History
FACSNET- Useful sites for journalists and others
How far is it?- calculates distances between places
Information Please - Almanacs, encyclopedias and dictionary
Welcome to InterLotto - Lottery results from around the country.
Social Security Death Index (SSDI) at Ancestry.com - Search the online version of SSDI

Business & Finance

Big Charts - Charting a World of Investment Information
Yahoo Finance

Employment

America's Job Bank
Michigan Occupational Information System

Health

American Board of Medical Specialties Certified Doctor Home Page
AMA Physician Select
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page
Medscape
Merck Manual
Michigan State Medical Society
PDQ Treatment: Cancer Patients

Law & Government

Code of Federal Regulations (searchable)
Congressional Directory
IRS Form and Publications
FindLaw: State Resources
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
ICLE's Web Links - The Institute of Continuing Legal Education provides information on Michigan law, legislation and court decisions.
Martindate-Hubbell
THOMAS - U.S. Congress on the Internet
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
U.S. Copyright Office and Forms
U.S. Gazetteer
U.S. Government Auction Sales! 950 Source Directory Guide - Federal & State
West Legal Directory: Where the World Finds Legal Counsel and Services

Michigan

Michigan Data - Information on Michigan weather.
Michigan Roads and Travel - Transportation statistics from MDOT.
Michigan Lottery
Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau
Travel Michigan

Music

All-Music Guide
MGPL Webrary® - Song Index - Find out what book includes a song you're looking for.
Search for Lyrics
The original hip-hop (rap) lyrics archive

Used & New Car Prices

Kelley Blue Book New Car Pricing and Bluebook Values - Prices from 1979 to present. Also includes motorcycles.
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides - Prices from 1989 to present.
NADA - Prices from 1989 to present. Also includes boats, RV's, snowmobiles, motorcycles, etc.

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