Grab Bag
Current as of 12/14/2005
These sites aren't research oriented, but they can provide useful information.
Money
U.S. & State Tax
Forms - One of the reasons you won't be able to afford lunch at 70.
Price Scan - Compare prices on items from books to computer equipment across a variety of vendors.
Trac - Consumer organization: Compare long distance calling plans based on your own calling habits.
Inflation Conversion Factors for Dollars 1665 to Estimated 2012
SEC Mutual Fund Cost Calculator - Input data to find out how much that mutual fund will cost you.
Bonds Online
Public Debt - Buy US bonds online.
Salary Calculator and many other helpful tools for relocating at the main MLS site online, Realtor.com
1040.com - for tax forms and info.
National Fraud Information Center
LibJobs - Library
jobs mailing list.
Home Stuff
Meals for You - Recipes and meal plans by type of food requirements (i.e., vegetarian, diabetic), by ingredient or nutritional content and by meal course.
Nutrition Analysis Tool - (NAT) is a web based program that allows anyone to analyze the foods they eat for various different nutrients.
The Public Cookbook Search allows you to select a category, the preperation level desired, and even type in a keyword or ingredient.
The 10,000 Year Calendar
How Stuff Works
PubMed - MEDLINE access
HealthTouch
MEDLINE Plus
CHID - Combined Health Information Database
QuackWatch
Search for a Physician
BBB Online
Edmunds.com and Kelley Blue Book for car purchases or sales. Carpoint for that and more.
Federal Forms Online
LawHelp - Legal information that covers a variety of states and provides referrals for low income people in need of legal assistance.
School and Libraries
Index
Morganagus - Index to library science electronic journals.
Current Cites - Citations on electronic publishing. Searchable archive.
My Reference Desk
US 2 Year Colleges Directory
Brain Track - International directory of universities.
Statistical Sources Online
Roget's Thesaurus
Acronym Finder
NewJour - Directory to electronic journals and newsletters.
Abebooks.com - Used and rare books worldwide.
Bookfinder.com- Ditto
Publishers' Catalogues
AcqWeb - Directory of publishers and vendors
Research
Martindale's Reference Desk
The State of Literacy in
America - Report on state of literacy in the use with link to a database to
find literacy by city, county, or state.
Deliberations - Intradisciplinary
journal/site for teaching in higher education.
PICK - UK directory of LIS
resources on the web.
Hennen’s American Public Library
Rating Index - Comparative ratings are gleaned from data provided by
9,000 U.S. public libraries in broad population categories, with breaks
at 2,000, 10,000, and 100,000.
Stuff to Talk About
Death Clock - Find out your own personal death date.
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Project Vote Smart
National Fraud Information Center
Bartletts's Quotations
Quotations Page
Douglass - Archive of current and historical speeches.
Polling Data, Current & Historical
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