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| Art History Resources on the Web | Twelve categories listing periods of art history, museums in over 25 countries and art in different cultures. | ||||
| Mark Harden's Archive | Over 2000 scans of works from more than 200 artists are available at this site. In addition, you will also find biographies of artists and information on art periods. Online exhibitions available in "the galleries" are well done. | ||||
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| Bartleby's Great Books Online | Bartleby’s is an online library. Here you can find works of reference, verse, fiction and non-fiction in their complete form. Examples include: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Poems of Emily Dickinson, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, and other great classic titles. | ||||
| Internet Public Library Literary Criticism | IPL's Literary Criticism site has thousands of "critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period." | ||||
| Oprah's Bookclub | Oprah’s Bookclub is popular with many of our library patrons. Search this site for her recent selections, past selections, book club discussion and more. | ||||
| Pulitzer Prizes | If you want a list of great books, you should definitely visit this Web site. Every Pulitzer Prize winner from 1917 to the present is listed here along with the history of Joseph Pulitzer and evolution of the prizes. | ||||
| What's Next? | What is the third to the last book in the popular LaHaye--Jenkins series? What Harry Potter book comes after Chamber of Secrets? With this site you can find out. A handy tool for all of us who like to read things in order. | ||||
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| Internet Song Directory | A great site if you need the words to a song for any reason. It is not comprehensive, but it provides adequate coverage for the big hits. (Fifty Beatle songs are included here.) | ||||
| Classical Net | Classical net boasts over 2600 links to other classical music web sites. Especially valuable is the composer index which provides access to brief bios on many classical composers. | ||||
| Artist Direct Net | Information on Jazz, Rock, Country and other popular artists and their music are available at this Web site. | ||||
| Theater Central | Theater Central is an index with "the largest compendium of Theater Links on the Internet." | ||||
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| InvestorGuide | InvestorGuide is a comprehensive site that includes information on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, personal finance, and much more. | |||
| Morningstar--Investment Information | For years Morningstar has been one of the premier printed research guides to mutual funds. The online version does not have as much detail as the printed guide, but what you see here can be quite helpful. | |||
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| Bizstats.com | The main focus of this site is small business operating statistics. It also provides some information on Corporations and large industries in the U.S. | |||
| North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) |
The NAICS is replacing the SIC (the United States' "Standard Industrial Classification") as the way goods and industries are classified. The "NAICS Search" button allows you to look for an industry and determine it's number base and manufacturing category. | |||
| Thomas
Register: Information on Manufacturers |
Thomas Register has been a standard reference source for many years in its print version. Since the Web site compares so favorably with the print version, some KSAL libraries use the only the online version. | |||
| Use the search engine at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Link to find Chambers of Commerce throughout the world. Just click on "Chamber of Commerce Industry Index" and then "Search Chamber." Address, phone, fax, Web site and email of chambers are all available here. | ||||
| Idaho Department of Commerce | This site is designed to encourage anyone thinking of starting a business in Idaho. It provides general information on Idaho communities, business services, population, economy, and other material helpful to entrepreneurs and anyone else needing these statistics. | |||
| Idaho Small Business Solutions | The description at the top of the page is perfect: "Welcome to Idaho Small Business Solutions™. This site will help you find your way through the requirements of government agencies that regulate businesses in the state of Idaho." | |||
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| Dave's PC Guides | Dave offers courses on computers through the University of Michigan. Some of the links on this site just describe his classes, but his "6 guides" listed to the left of the page (including, "How to buy a PC," "Setup and upgrade," and "Trouble Shooting") are very helpful. | |
| PC World.com | PC World has been a popular print resource for information on the latest in computer hardware and software for years. This is the electronic version of that magazine. Like most online versions of magazines, it is abridged. However, it is still worth checking for ratings of computers and computer related products. | |
| The Internet Detective | This site provides on online tutorial to help you learn how to navigate and evaluate the Internet. It contains very helpful explanations of web terminology and technology. | |
| Hobbes' Internet Timeline | If you wish to follow the development of this very new Industry, this page is a great place to start. Even if you are not doing research, tracking the Internet's exponential growth through Hobbes' charts and graphs is very interesting. | |
| HTML Primer: How to Create Web Pages | For anyone serious about creating a page to someone just curious to see how it's done, this Primer is a great resource. The learning is self paced in small bites, so you aren't overwhelmed with too much information at one time. | |
| Shopping Safely Online | This site is ideal for anyone contemplating buying an item on the web. Security of your personal and credit card information is covered here as well as techniques to detect scams. | |
| Urban
Legends reference pages |
Urban legends abound on the Internet. This site allows you to check their truthfulness. | |
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| Anywho Phone & Address Directory (AT&T) | Anywho is AT&T's online phone and address resource. It is easy to use and has excellent map links to help you physically locate people you look up. | |||
| Bigfoot Phone Directory | The Bigfoot Directory does not include the map and driving directions that are found in Anywho. However, it does allow you to search for an individual's email address. | |||
| Nationwide Yellow Page Search | Find local businesses in the nationwide online yellow pages book. | |||
| Teldir Telephone Directories | Teldir is an index to various Internet phone directories. It includes white and yellow pages, business 800 and toll numbers, fax numbers, email, and Government directories for the US In addition it links to some directory information for over 150 countries. | |||
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| Zip Codes and Postal Codes of the World | An excellent directory for Zip codes of the world from Algeria to Venezuela. Includes Post Office Home pages and other addressing issues. | |||
| Information Please Online Almanac | This excellent site rivals an almanac print version for usefulness. Links within text to related topics covered within the database allow you to connect to information you might have missed using just your own search terms. | |||
| How to do Everything | This is a directory on "how to do everything." It may not have the answer to your specific question, but it's not a bad place to start. | |||
| So You Wanna Know | SoYouWanna.com teaches you how to do all the things nobody taught you in school. | |||
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| AcademicInfo: Subject Guides & Online Degrees | AcademicInfo is an online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information. | |||||
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| North Idaho College | NIC offers a two year degree in a variety of subjects. | |||||
| Lewis
Clark State College Coeur d’Alene Outreach Center |
If you are interested in taking classes beyond a two year degree without leaving the area or commuting to Spokane, check out Lewis Clark’s Outreach Center program. | |||||
| University of Idaho, Coeur d’Alene | Like the Lewis Clark Outreach Center, U of I has a local extension program that provides students the ability to obtain a bachelor’s degree in certain major programs without leaving the Coeur d’Alene area. | |||||
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| Access America for students | This site is put out by the US department of education and gives students information financial aid, career development, education planning, consumer protection, and a wide variety of other topics. | |||||
| Pacific Northwest Colleges and Universities | This site provides access to information on institutions of higher learning in the Northwest. | |||||
| Web US Higher Education | Here you will find links to most of the accredited Universities and Colleges in the United States. | |||||
| Braintrack University Index | Using the Braintrack Index is an easy way to track down Universities in different parts of the world. It claims to be the most complete Education-Index on the Internet. | |||||
| Below
are a number of scholarship sites where students may search for funds
for college. Be wary of any site that asks you to pay for information or assistance. |
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| Homeschool Resource Guide | A particularly valuable resource of evaluated links is available on this site - - a good place to start searching for information about homeschooling. | |||||
| Homeschool.com | A well designed reference for homeschoolers. This site provides information on curriculum, on-line learning, independent study, and many core subjects--very helpful for planning and acquiring teaching materials. | |||||
| California Homeschoolers | This site is not just oriented toward California Homeschoolers. Check out the links under "How to Homeschool" for some very practical tips. | |||||
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| UI at a distance | If you live in Idaho, want to get a degree, but can't get to the University, this is the site for you. Not only is there a link to the Coeur d'Alene distance campus, but you can explore possibilities for getting your graduate degree in Engineering or Education through online courses or working toward your bachelor degree in Agriculture, without attending classes on campus! | |||||
| California Virtual University | Here you will find information on courses that are presented online by California educational institutions. This includes the University of California, California State Universities, Community Colleges, and Independent colleges. | |||||
| Distance Education Clearinghouse | Although this site contains information on distance learning programs nationally and internationally, it provides much more: It covers news, conferences, and delivery systems for distance learning. | |||||
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| The
sites below may be helpful to those seeking employment on the local,
state, regional, or national levels. |
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| Idaho
Department of Commerce
(Use if planning self-employment) |
Washington State Jobs | |
| Idaho Dept. of Labor | Washington general employment | |
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| Ancestry-Library Edition | Welcome to Ancestry Library Edition. A comprehensive genealogy database of census, birth, marriage, death records and more. Brought to you by the Kootenai-Shoshone Area Libraries. Only available for use in your local KSA Library. |
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Access census records
from 1790-1930, search through over 1.9 million genealogy and local
history articles, find information on people and places described
in over 20,000 family histories, and browse through Revolutionary
War and Freedman's Bank records. |
| Cyndi's List | Well maintained categorized and cross-referenced index of thousands of genealogical internet resources. Included on this easy to use site are how-to articles, links to databases, genealogy societies and more. |
| Family History Center™ | Simple to use site which searches several databases at once |
| US GenWeb Project | Vital record indexes and information for US States. Different states have different laws about what is public information so these pages will vary a great deal from state to state. |
| Social Security Death Index (SSDI) | Social Security Death Index database contains information provided by the Social Security Administration. |
| Origins of Family Names | Free dictionary of Surname origins and last name meanings. |
| National Genealogy Society | The National Genealogy Society is a service organization that leads and educates the national genealogy community. A valuable link:, "Consumer Protection," is located under "Programs" on the main page. |
| Records Project | Continue with a public records search, view state records, or access recent articles and resources. For each record type listed, there are state record pages that provide access to state-specific record locations, resources and other information. Access county record information by selecting Public, a state, and then a county of interest. |
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| Coeur d'Alene Home Page | At last check some of the links on this page were inactive. What was working included Coeur d'Alene Web sites, Education and Government, Chamber of Commerce, Statistics, and a very helpful yellow pages. | ||||
| Kootenai County Home Page | You can find a great deal of information related to the governing of Kootenai County on this page. Data on jobs, elections, the county court, commissioners, and many other county related departments and functions may be found here. | ||||
| Spokane Home Page | A great site: a home page with current information from city hall, a calendar that lists events for the entire month with maps to their locations, a page with links to city services, a list of departments that show who is responsible for what around town, and more. | ||||
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| State of Idaho Home Page | Everything from soup to nuts about Idaho Government is here. The page is especially helpful when the legislature is in session and you need to track legislation or follow floor debate. It also has a guide to Idaho statutes under its "legal" link that is useful year round. | ||||
| I -Docs | Contains an online collection of paper and digital resources from various Idaho state agences are located, made searchable, and are available in full-text. | ||||
| State of Oregon Home Page | This site contains information similar to what is available on the Idaho page. Oregon Jobs, legislature, government departments and officials are found here. | ||||
| State of Washington Home Page | Washington State's Home page, rivals Idaho's for its ease of use. Here you will find information on Washington public services, business, education, government, technology, employment, and a handy state agency and state subject index. | ||||
| State of Montana Home Page | Montana’s site is similar to other regional state web sites. | ||||
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| County and City Databooks: 1988 & 1994 | The County and City Databooks are reliable print sources used by many libraries. You may select, US Data on Counties, Cities and States as well as information on their rankings in a variety of areas. Here the 1988 and 1994 editions are available online. | ||||
| US Census Bureau on the Web | As the census bureau added new information from the 2000 census, it improved the user friendliness of its home page. Because of the mountains of information with which this agency deals, it can still be challenging to search for census data; but this site is much improved. | ||||
| US Copyright Office | If you would like to copyright a work, you may obtain the forms from this site as long as your computer has a recent version of Adobe Acrobat. The laws are here too if you need to research the legality of copyright issues. | ||||
| US Code | You may search the code by entering the code's citation (title and section), or you may search each title individually to find what you need. There is also a good keyword search engine if you cannot find a "title" that describes your topic well. | ||||
| US House of Representatives | Links to Operations, member offices, committee offices, leadership offices, voting records, and the upcoming legislative agenda of the House of Representatives are just some of the links available at this site. | ||||
| US Senate | The senate website offers similar services available at the house site: web pages of members, floor activity, voting records, etc. | ||||
| US Judicial Branch Resources | This site covers judicial matters quite well. It has links to the Constitution, US Code, State Statutes, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Court, Supreme Court, State Courts and other judicial data. | ||||
| Thomas | Certain sites are on everyone's "most useful" list. This is one of them. Thomas is the place to look if you have any questions about action in the US House or Senate. Here you can find the Congressional record for the past ten years, congressional documents and debates from 1774-1783, and more. | ||||
| The White House | The White House Web site provides access to information about the Federal Government with an emphasis on the executive branch. Federal services, cabinet information, recent press releases, and history of the White House are all available here. | ||||
| Findlaw | FindLaw is an excellent resource for finding government sites all over the country. In addition, it links to very useful legal sites in various states and regions and is a great tool for finding legal forms. | ||||
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| Medline | Medline is a well respected database of online resources put together by the National Library of Medicine. Here you may find articles in lay terms on a wide variety of health topics as well as information from professional journals. | |||
| American Medical Association | A useful site with links to consumer health information, a vast AIDS information center and a searchable database of hundreds of thousands of physicians. | |||
| ParentsPlace.com | ParentsPlace contains a great deal of sophisticated, user-friendly information on children's health issues. | |||
| Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources | "We list the best sites that list the sites," says Hardin's home page. Based at the University of Iowa, the Hardin Directory is an index of sites that, in turn, contain links to other sites. | |||
| MS Crossroads | MS Crossroads is an index to Web sites that list information on Multiple Sclerosis. | |||
| NOAH | NOAH is the New York Online Access to Health. This site is an excellent resource for health information. Links and search tools are easy to understand, and information is concise. | |||
| American Academy of Family Physicians | This site is valuable for anyone who wants information about family medicine, the AAFP, or the large variety of health issues that family physicians are trained to manage. | |||
| Kids Health | Kids Health speaks about and to kids on health issues. There are three sections: One for kids, one for teens, and one for parents - - a great site. | |||
| Agency for Health Care Research and Quality | Information from AHRQ's research is intended to help people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. | |||
| Center for Disease Control (CDC) | Here you will find information on disease, control, and prevention as well as health information for travelers. | |||
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| The Alternative Health Homepage | This page lists links to other Web sites on Alternative health. As it describes itself: "The Alternative Medicine Homepage is a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies." | |||
| The Natural Pharmacist | This site describes its data as "science based natural health information you can trust." It certainly is easy to use and coverage of different herbs and ailments seems excellent. | |||
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| DeArmond Consumer Health Library | The DeArmond health library is free and provides access to extensive information on many health-related topics through books, journals, online services, audiotapes and videotapes. | |||
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| The History Net | The site is made up of numerous articles on a variety of historical subjects. Most of these concern US history. A fascinating site for history buffs. |
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described on the site: "The Archive collects and publishes declassified
documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The Archive receives no US government funding." |
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| American and British History Resources on the Internet | This site is a web index of history links. Its focus is "scholarly resources of American and British history." |
| National Geographic | This is the web page for National Geographic Magazine. Preview the current issue, browse maps, review news stories related to Geographic subjects, etc. |
| CIA World Factbook | For a number of years the CIA Factbook has been one of the best sources for culture, economy, political climate, and geography on countries. Whether planning a trip, writing a report, or just curious about a foreign government, check The Factbook. |
| World
Wide Web Virtual Library, History: Central Catalogue |
This is a gateway of links to history sites on the Web. Coverage is excellent. |
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| A quote from the site describes it well. "The aim is to develop an extensive library of hundreds of entries, presenting many different points of view, but all written from the perspective of sound scholarship. At present there are more than 1,100 chapters, monographs, speeches and articles on line." | ||
| Christian Classics Ethereal Library | This site offers a large amount of information related to Christianity. Browse links from the World Wide Bible Study, Early Church Fathers and other books on Christian theology. | |
| Philosophy Pages | Philosophy pages is an excellent site to investigate basic information about Western Philosophy. The teachings of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, as well as information on earlier and later schools of thought are all present here. | |
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| Find it! Consumer | Find it consumer is a site operated by the Washington State Library. Although it is concerned with issues affecting Washington consumers, a great deal of information on this site would be of interest to Idaho residents. For example, typing the word "Idaho" in the search engine brought up over 300 entries. | |||||||||||||||||
| N.A.D.A. | N.A.D.A. is the National Automotive Dealer Association’s price guide to Autos, Recreational Vehicles, boats, airplanes and more. It is one of the most used print sources in the library. Here find a free lemon check, rate quote, retail values and more. | |||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Blue Book | The Kelly Blue Book is similar to the N.A.D.A. However its focus is a bit narrower—no airplanes or recreational vehicles. Get the trade-in value or suggested retail of your used vehicle and see the latest pricing on new vehicles. | |||||||||||||||||
| Autotropolis | Autotropolis.com gives you one of the nation's largest selections of previously-owned vehicles, with thousands of new used cars added daily. | |||||||||||||||||
| FedWorld | Fed World is a program of the U. S. Dept. of Commerce. You will find loads of Federal Government Information here. | |||||||||||||||||
| MapQuest | A great resource for finding directions—especially in metropolitan areas. | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | For years the US department of labor has published an excellent print source for those entering the work force or changing jobs called the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Now that resource is online. It is easy to use and just as informative as the print source. A great site! | |||||||||||||||||
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| The Michigan Electronic Library | Mel is a directory to high quality non-commercial sites on the Internet. It has been called the first Internet Virtual Library. | |||||||||||||||||
| Librarian's Index to the Internet | L.I.I. Is a
diverse directory of over forty subjects. Each site is evaluated and
coverage is excellent. |
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| Internet Public Library | The Internet Public Library is a public library for the world wide web providing online reference services. Students from a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science develop and maintain the IPL! | |||||||||||||||||
| Library of Congress | If you want something that you can't find anywhere else, check here. In addition to materials that can be checked out, the library holds a vast store of "American Treasures," which it showcases in its exhibits. Click on "The Exhibitions: An Online Gallery" to learn about some these items. | |||||||||||||||||
| Cyber Dewey | Do you think like a librarian? Even if you don't, this well organized Internet directory (based on the library's Dewey Decimal System) might be very helpful. | |||||||||||||||||
| Library Spot | Besides online links to a wide variety of libraries, this site provides some interesting reference resources. Definitely worth a look. | |||||||||||||||||
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| How Stuff Works | A great site for getting the inside information on technology we take for granted every day: How a car engine works, how a television works, how a CD works, etc. | |
| Natural History Notebooks | This site is placed on the Web by the Canadian Museum of nature. It provides descriptions and illustrations on 242 animal species. It is excellent for school reports or when you need a quick fact. | |
| Wildflowers in Bloom | Wildflowers in bloom is a list of wildflowers that connect to links where you can see the plant's image, scientific name, where it grows, etc. | |
| NASA History Office | Text, pictures, movies, and audio clips of past US space exploration are available at this interesting site. | |
| US Geological Survey | Track Hurricanes, research seismic activity, find out about floods and more at this interesting government Web site. | |
| Topozone.com | Topozone's own description: "The TopoZone is the web's center for recreational and professional topographic map users. We've worked with the USGS to create the Web's first interactive topo map of the entire United States." | |
| Encyclopedia of Psychology | As the site states: "The Encyclopedia of Psychology is intended to facilitate browsing in any area of psychology." Information is available directly on this web site as well through an index of links to other sites. | |
| Periodic Table of Elements | This is a GREAT site for anyone who needs information about the elements. The main page lists the Periodic Table of elements. Click on the letter for an element and find, its name, weight, atomic number, electronic configuration, description, discoverer, date of discovery, and much, much more. | |
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| These
three travel sites are excellent sources for vacation destinations, hotels, airfares, maps and more! |
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| This site would usually be thought more appropriate for the "Government" category. It is placed in "Travel" because of its links to warnings for those traveling abroad. | ||||||
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