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Putnam County Public Library Bookmarks
These bookmarks
(links to the World Wide
Web) have been selected by PCPL librarians and volunteer cybercoaches
to
guide you in finding information. If you seek information on
a specific
topic, begin with a keyword search using one of the Search
Engines or Megasearch
Engines. PCPL-selected
sites are listed below: Resource Sites with Reviewed Links and a wide
variety
listed under Subject Index.
If you need further
assistance, ask at the Reference Desk.
Search Engines
AltaVista
Full-text search of www & usenet; translates 5 languages;
photofinder
DejavuNews
Valuable in locating recent articles and background on current authors
HotBot
Full-text search of www; permits searches by media type
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ReferenceUSA
- With support from the Greencastle/Putnam County Development
Center
Search for U.S. business and residential phone numbers. In addition to
basic business names and addresses, find valuable details, including:
geocodes for mapping, fax and toll-free numbers, websites, franchise
and brand information, headline news, liens, judgments, square footage,
and much more. The New Business database includes businesses that have
formed within the last two years from across the entire U.S. Updated
monthly. (Outside the library you will be prompted to provide your 14
digit library card number with no spaces.) |
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BookLetters
BookLetters
This free service allows you to sign up for regular e-mail newsletters
with comments and reading recommendations in varied categories. Whether
you enjoy mystery, romance, biography, history or reading suggestions
for your children; these newsletters will keep you posted on the
activities and resources at the Putnam County Public Library. |
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Brochure
Global
Road Warrior
is an online database containing culture, communications, travel,
business, and maps for 175 countries and territories. Available at
library computers or grab your library card and use it as your boarding
pass from home!
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Inspire
Indiana
Inspire
Indiana provides access to a variety
of databases and is a tremendous research option for anyone in the
state.
Available to Indiana Internet users at
http://www.inspire.in.gov/, Inspire can be accessed from
home,
school, office,
or the public library. |
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Novelist
NoveList
allows library patrons to use a favorite author or title as a template
to locate other authors and titles of interest. In addition, three
powerful search techniques allow patrons to look for books by entering
descriptive terms that appear in subject headings, reviews, and other
fields in the title records. Besides locating books to read, patrons
can learn more about books and authors through Author Read-alikes,
Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. Connect to
Novelist by using your Putnam
County Public Library card bar code here. |
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Tumblebooks
An online library of animated talking picture books that teaches kids
the love of reading in a format they will love. The storybook
collection contains many favorites. Tumblebooks are visible
online. Books are also available in French and Spanish. Check
it
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LawCrawler
Legal information
LookSmart
Cascading categories provides quick access to specific information
Lycos
Keyword search of www, gopher, ftp; good for finding graphics &
sounds
Mining
Company
Categories; sites are reviewed by professionals--experts in the topic
Webcrawler
Quick search of selected web pages; tends to have several off-target
hits
Yahoo!
General search through up to 5 levels of categories; easy to use
Yahooligans
Sites for kids
Megasearch Engines
Each of these searches several other search engines
Dogpile
Searches 25 www, usenet & news search engines
Google
Metacrawler
Profusion
Searches 9 engines -- 3 at a time, 3 best, 3 fastest
Resource Sites with Reviewed
Links
Internet
Public Library
Librarians provide Internet services; the "first public library of
the Internet"
Invisible
Web
Contains worthy information from reliable providers that are not
visible
to general-purpose search engines
KidsClick
Web sites selected by librarians especially for kids
Librarians'
Index to the Internet
Subject guide to the Internet (maintained by librarians)
Michigan
Electronic Library
Maintained and operated by volunteer librarians worldwide
St.
Joseph County (Indiana) Public
Library
Excellent nationally recognized hotlist of web sites
Vigo
Co PL Quick Links
Links to Internet Reference Sources (maintained by VCPL staff)
Subject Index
Business
Business
Week Online
PCPL's first online periodical by subscription
Hoover's
Online
Lists of businesses, including type of business, products, addresses,
etc.
Small
Business Administration
Federal site for small bussinesses, including disaster information
Yahoo
Small Business
Topics of interest to small business owners; includes legal, finance,
taxes
Books
Amazon.Com
Bibliographic info; Quotes from reviews; Reader's advisory
Barnes
& Noble
Chain of booksellers; represented locally at DePauw
See also: Libraries
- General
Oprah's
Books
Oprah's Book Club archive
Colleges and Universities
Yahoo
- colleges and universities
Detailed info on public
& private colleges;
indexed by region & state
See also: Indiana:
Colleges and Universities
Financial See: Money
& Finance
Finding People, Businesses, and
E-mail Addresses
Big
Yellow
Businesses
Switchboard
Find mailing address, e-mail address, phone number (people, businesses)
Yahoo
People Search
Find mailing address, e-mail, phone #, map & directions for
people
Yahoo
Yellow Pages
Find business name, mailing address, phone # by category in a region
Genealogy
Cyndi's
List
Starting point for beginners; lists other web sites
GenWeb
Tools to create a coordinated, interlinked, distributed database
Indiana
Historical Society
See also: Indiana - History
Search
Engines
Government - Federal
Census
Office
Census info by state & county; searchable databases
Center
for Disease Control & Prevention
Includes: Weekly spotlights; Health news, data & statistics
Core
Documents of U.S. Democracy
Full-text of US Constitution, etc.
Federal
Web Locator
US Government Locators
FedStats
FedWorld
Home Page
Brouse, search, explore US Gov't documents and web space
Gov't
Printing Office
- gateway access
IRS
(Dept. of Treasury)
Includes The Digital Daily (Faster than a speeding 1040-EZ!)
National
Institutes of Health
Includes the NIH Search Engine
National
Park Service
Nice pictures and virtual tours, but they are slow
National
Science Foundation
News & Info about NSF ("Where discoveries begin.")
Tax
Information & Forms
Links to federal and state tax sites
THOMAS
Legislative Database
Congress; legislation;e-mail; etc.
U. S. Government Documents
US
House of Representatives
US
Postal Service
Zip codes
US
Senate
Useful
Government Sites
White
House
Government - Indiana
Access
Indiana Information Network
Government; Business; Commercial; Non-profit orgs; Grants &
loans;
etc.
Hoosier
Net
Non-profit community network for Bloomington and Monroe County
Indiana
Business Research Center
Indiana stats; economy; population; "What time is it in Indiana?"
Indiana
Data Center Program
Census and statistical data
Indiana
Dept. of Education
Statistics on schools; teachers' certification & salary
statistics
Indiana
Dept. of Natural Resources
Info on state parks, seasonal festivals; hunting seasons &
licenses
Government - Local
Greencastle
Home Page
Health, Fitness Nutrition &
Wellness
Center
for Disease Control &
Prevention (CDC)
Health
A to Z
Easy to use; easy to read; variety of topics
Health
Finder
A gateway to consumer health and human services information
Health
Web
Evaluated resources
Indiana
Health
Kids'
Health
A project of the Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Mayo
Health Oasis
Mayo Clinic's site
Mental
Health Net
Self-help groups dealing with psychological disorders &
treatments
Indiana - Colleges
& Universities
Depauw
University
Indiana
State University
Indiana
University
Purdue
University
Independent
Colleges
of Indiana
Links you to more than 30 colleges and universities in Indiana
Indiana - History
Indiana
State Archives
Indiana documents; links to other sites
Indiana - Sites
for Kids
The
Children's
Museum
Includes the museum calendar; online exhibits; pictures
Legal
Indiana
University Law Library
Includes a link to the Law Library
Libraries
Indiana
State Library (Indianapolis)
Indianapolis
Marion County Public
Library (IMCPL)
Library
of Congress
Putnam County
Public Library
See also: Resource Sites with
Reviewed Links
Money
& Finance
Business
Week Online
General
Funds
Mutual
Funds
OANDA
Classic 164
currency converter
Monetary exchange rates among 164 currencies
See also: Business -
Hoover's Online
Search
Engines (link to category
at top)
News & Weather -
General
CNN
Interactive
Intellicast
World Weather
MS/NBC
Unified news source from broadcast tv, cable tv, and Internet news
service National
Public Radio
News from national, non-compercial, satellite radio network
YAHOO!
Weather
News & Weather - Indiana
Greencastle
Weather
The
Indianapolis Star
WRTV-6
Science & Technology
Discover
Magazine
NASA
Links
Covers more than NASA
NASA
Resources
Science
News Magazine
Search
Engines (link to category
at top)
Sports
CNN/Sports
Illustrated
EspnSports
Olympic
Sports
Sports
Information Index
Travel
CIA
World
Factbook
City-Net
World Map
Fodors
Travel Service
MapQuest
Maps of places in the US; directions to get there
Microsoft
Expedia
Plane
Tickets
How to find cheap airline tickets
TraveloCity
See also: News & Weather -
General (Weather
Net Travel, Cities)
Search
Engines (link to category
at top)
RealPlayer
Home Page
Last Revised: 6/6/07
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