Selected Web Sites and Search Services

Online News

Newslink for online U.S. and international news resources
Boston Globe Free search of 15 years of Globe staff articles; fee required for full-text retrieval.
CNN
FactCheck.org Annenburg Political Fact Check-a consumer advocate for voters
Google News
IssueSource.org Massachusetts Politics and Policy Online
Library of Congress - Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
New York Times on the Web No fee for email registration; some free archives
Online Newshour (PBS) In-depth news analysis; online forums on current issues
Salon.com News
Telegram and Gazette Online

Weather

Weather forecasts by zip code
Boston.com Weather
National Weather Service Climatic studies, and marine and satellite data (real-time and historical).
Mount Washington - see web cam views
Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin
Plymouth State College Weather Center Extensive satellite and radar maps, historical weather events

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Reference

Finding People

Switchboard Search U.S. telephone directories (residential and business listings)
Yahoo! People Search

Finding Places

Google Maps
Mapquest City to city directions, maps.
MassPort Flight schedules, parking for Logan; links to regional airports; bridges, ports
United States Post Office
Yahoo Travel

Finding Jobs

Classifieds: Telegram and Gazette
Monster.com Most popular job search tool on the Internet
The Riley Guide--Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet

Forum and Listserv Directories

CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists
Topica
Forum One Web discussion groups

Internet Studies/Standards

Pew Internet and American Life Reports
Internet Society
World Wide Web Consortium
Watchfire WebXACT - free online service for testing web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues, such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG.

Internet Domains

DirectNic WhoIs - find the registered owner of a domain name in the central Shared Registry System.
.Gov Registration Government domain registration and services
InterNic (Internet's Network Information Center)
Directions for registering a second-level domain name; lists many competing ICANN-accredited registrars.
ICANN (Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers) Coordinates the Internet's unique identifier systems including domain names and IP numbers

Government Databases and Agencies

Federal

USA.gov Information portal for the U.S. federal government; links to state and local resources
Archive.gov - The National Archives
Bureau of Labor Statistics National and regional data, keyword search
CIA
FedStats Gateway for searching statistics from numerous government agencies
Internal Revenue Service
National Center for Education Statistics includes tables, surveys, search for schools and libraries
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Biotechnology Information
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet Search by topic, title, or bill number; Constitution and historical documents
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page Economic statistics, indicators; tables and maps

State

Mass.Gov Official portal for the Commonwealth's agencies and online services
MGL Chapter/Section Links Search the Massachusetts General Laws
The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legislature and budget
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Land Records Find property transfer values; search by address or owner. "One page viewer" displays deeds, mortgages.
Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
Pathfinders Annotated bibliographies (from Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries)
State and Local Government on the Net Directory of official state, county, and city government web sites
Voting Ballot Information (Massachusetts)

Local

City of Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester Registry of Deeds (or go to Massachusetts Land Records for transfer search)

Worcester Assessing Department Valuations Search real estate assessed values by owner name or address

Comprehensive Search Services /Portals

Google includes image search and Google Maps
AltaVista includes Babelfish translation tool
Ask
Yahoo

Subject Catalogs

The Internet Archive provides "access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format"
Librarians' Index to the Internet A reliable guide to categorized and evaluated Internet resources for librarians and public library users
Infomine Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
Internet Public Library

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Libraries

Library of Congress
QCC Alden Library
ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries)
American Library Association
LibDex Worldwide index of library catalogs
Worcester Public Library .
- Browse WAULS (Worcester area Union List of Serials)
- Home Access to Mass Online Databases requires library card if accessed from remote location
C/W MARS Search central Massachusetts library server (Central/Western Massachusetts Resource Sharing)
Boston Public Library
Massachusetts Library and Information Network
New York Public Library
UMASS/Amherst Library System

Museums

Museum Computer Network Search museum sites worldwide
Ecotarium Worcester, Massachusetts
The Louvre Museum
The Smithsonian Institution Home Page
Worcester Art Museum

Film and Book Reviews

Movie Review Query Engine Search mechanism for many reviews on the Web; all reviews are indexed by film title.
MPAA - Movie Ratings - Motion Picture Association of America
New York Times Book Info Database includes reviews from Jan. 1, 1996-present (Free email registration required)

Sites for Browsing

Babelfish Altavista's translation service
Child and Family Web Guide at Tuft's University
EarthCam - Major city views and subject search
FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)
Federal Bureau of Investigation includes Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
Great Web Sites for Kids compiled by a division of the American Library Association
The NASA Homepage

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Sheila Booth
March, 2008
sbooth@qcc.mass.edu