Addresses
Internet 800 Directory -- toll free numbers by product, service or company name
Telephone directories on the web -- yellow and white pages, worldwide, includes criss-cross directory
WhoWhere? -- from Lycos -- find people by profession and other criteria
ReferenceUSA -- find old friends, plan vacations, conduct market research, and choose a health care provider -- fast and convenient
World Telephone Books -- information and services for more than 184 countries
Yahoo People Search --
find phone numbers and e-mail listings
Directories
Better Business Bureau for U.S. and Canada
Bigbook -- online yellow pages and shopping guide
Hoover's (over 11,000 companies)
InfoUSA -- sales leads by customer profile
Switchboard: Search By Category
Thomas Register American Manufacturers -- 155,000 with 124,000 brand names
WhoWhere? -- from Lycos -- find people by profession and other criteria
Zip2 City Guide -- search for a company by city, gives links to related industries or competitors in the same area
Black Collegian -- History, News, Job Search Resources for African Americans, a national career opportunities magazine
Black Quest -- resources for African Americans
Black Families -- financial tips, parenting advice and more
Autotropolis -- car research and reviews -- buying advice for new and used cars
Car Talk -- humorous and helpful car advice from National Public Radio's Click and Clack
Consumer Reports Bumper to Bumper -- car research, buying a car, latest reports, safety features
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides -- new car prices, reviews, true value, used vehicles, consumer advice
Kelley
Blue Book Values -- buy, sell, new
car previews, insurance
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress -- members from 1774 - present day -- search by name, state, or date
Biographical Dictionary -- 25,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present day plus the "Master Biographer" challenge to see how much you know about important figures in world history
Biographical Dictionary of Science, Technology and Medicine
Biography.com -- from A&E Biography -- quick-read biographies with links to more in-depth websites
Distinguished Women of the Past and Present -- search by profession or by name
First Ladies of the United States -- from the National First Ladies Library, very brief biographical sketches on every first lady from Martha Washington to Laura Bush
National Inventors Hall of Fame -- alphabetical index of inventors
Presidents of the United States -- election results, cabinet members, biographies, inaugural addresses
African
American Writers --
Book Browser -- "The Guide for Avid Readers" -- includes series and sequels
Bibliofind -- rare books online
Book Wire (magazines and information on books)
Electronic Archive of Early American Fiction
HorrorMasters -- free stories from authors such as H.G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Washington Irving, and others
If you liked reading...you might like... -- (from Hennepin County Library)
Literary Criticism Collection -- from the Internet Public Library
New York Times -- free, access reviews to 1980
Pulitzer Prize Winners - 1999 -- letters, drama and music
Science Fiction Resource Guide
Women Writers Project
-- literature by women writers of the 19th century
Bureau of Economic
Analysis -- overview of the
Consumer Price Index-- inflation factors
County and City Data Books -- from the Census Bureau
FedStatus: Agencies -- one-stop shopping for Federal statistics
Historical Census Data for the United States -- 1790-1960
ZIPSkinny
--
Mouse Tutorial -- simple, 5 minute intro to using the mouse
Computer
Memory Guide --
Windrivers.Com -- windows drivers and tech support
Healthy Computing
-- tips for helping you work safely with your computer
College
and University Rankings -- from the
Fastweb -- scholarships and other financial aid for college
FinAid -- the financial aid information page
Financial Aid -- Federal Financial Aid forms and information
Georgia College 411 -- prepare for the SAT and ACT, plan high school courses, apply for college, learn about financial aid, and more
Georgia Department of Education
Georgia Home Education Association
Georgia's Home Education Information Resource (H.E.I.R.)
Georgia Partnership -- non-profit advocacy group focusing on education issues in Georgia
Sallie Mae -- school loans
University of Georgia Institutions -- colleges and universities in the UGA system (from -- GALILEO).
Allmusic -- free reference site for pop and classical music, including music samples and artist information
Internet Movie Database -- tops at box office, opening this week, coming soon, movie & t.v. news, and more
Movies.com -- all about movies including times and tickets, reviews, trailers, news, and more
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
Hall County Black History Society Photograph Collection -- collection provided by the Hall County Black History Society and the Hall County Library System
Hall County Historical Photograph Collection -- collection provided by the Hall County Library System
Northeast Georgia History Center
USA Counties -- general statistics Hall County, Georgia
WDUN -- weather, local news and information
Afrigeneas -- African Ancestor Genealogy
Bureau of Land Management -- Eastern States, General Land Office - official land patent records site
Cemetery Records Online -- 300,000 burial records and tombstone inscriptions for 2,000 cemeteries worldwide
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Family Search -- from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- over 300 million names in two indexes, searchable by ancestor name
Genealogical Research at the National Archives
Georgia Department of Archives and History
Georgia History and Research Site
Hispanic, Central & South America, and the West Indies
How to Obtain Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death Records
Investigative Resource Center 2002- Investigative Resources International
National Association of Counties
OnceNews -- old Georgia newspapers available to researchers
Public Record Finder -- your source for free public records
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
Roots Web Genealogical Data Cooperative
Searchsystems -- public record finder
USGen Web Project -- by state
Vital Records -- information on where to obtain in the U.S.
Child Support Commission--link to other training materials
Georgia Cities -- BellSouth directory
GAcollegesavings.com -- higher education savings plan
Georgia Drivers License Information
Georgia Infosource -- list of manufacturers in Georgia
Georgia Mountains History Museum
Georgia State Parks -- hiking trails, maps, lodging informationGeorgia Trails -- Chattahoochee National Recreation Area
North Georgia history -- history, state parks, events
State
Data and Research Center -- Georgia
statistics
Gov.com -- making government user-friendly
THOMAS
- U.S. Congress on the Internet -- bills,
committee information, roll call votes
The library system maintains a Cooperating Collection with the Foundation Center in New York. It is one of just three such Collections in Georgia. The Collection is located in the reference area of the main branch library located in downtown Gainesville. It consists of a basic collection of Foundation Center publications and subscriptions to FC Search and FC Online. The library staff also offers free training classes every month on using the Foundation Center's resources to locate funding. The library is a member of the Georgia Center for Nonprofits in Atlanta. Following is a brief list of helpful links.
Foundation Center Main Page -- The main web page for the Foundation Center it offers a free, electronic directory to locate nonprofit organizations and numerous training aids to assist in searching for possible donors.
Foundation Center Main Page Atlanta -- The main web page for the Foundation Center's regional office in Atlanta. It provides local news, helpful resources and a list of training classes for researching nonprofit organizations.
Georgia Center for Nonprofits -- This is the main page to the Georgia Center for Nonprofits. It is a link to useful resources and events for nonprofit organizations in the state and maintains free resources to assist in starting a nonprofit organization.
North Georgia Community Foundation -- This is the North Georgia Community Foundation in Gainesville that serves 15 counties in Northeast Georgia. It provides local news, training activities and funding to nonprofit organizations in its service area.
Locate Nonprofits -- free resource to locate nonprofits and view their basic financial information and 990 tax filings
General
Care.com’s Senior Care Directory
HealthWeb -- wide range of topics, conventional and alternative health advice
Healthfinder -- U.S. Dept. Of Health and Human Services
Medline Plus -- consumer-friendly health information from the National Library of Medicine
NOAH -- multilingual New York online access to health
SeniorSite -- find a doctor, health plan, health issues, long-range care
Yoursurgery.com -- visual representation of various surgical procedures
Healthy Computing -- tips for helping you work safely with your computer
Alternative Medicine
Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Cancer/Lung Disease
Breast Cancer Answers -- from the University of Wisconsin
Georgia
Georgia Rural Health Interactive Directory
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Medicines/Pharmaceuticals
PDR.net for consumers -- prescription drugs, women's health, encyclopedia of medical care
RxList -- internet drug index
Mental HealthNational Institute for Mental Health
Physicians/HospitalsAncient History
Exploring Ancient World Cultures -- Ancient Near East, Ancient India, Ancient Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam, and Medieval Europe
Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Chicano/Latino Resources
Alegria: the Mexican Folklorico Home Page -- costumes, music, dances, calendar of events, links to other Mexican culture sites
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage -- biographies, timeline, activities, holidays, music -- from Gale Group
Chicano Visual Arts Digital Image Collection -- from the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
Medieval Studies
Medieval Women -- writers, saints, essays, domestic life, religion, health, philosophy
US History - General
American Civil War -- Civil War slang, recipes, colored troops, Chinese Americans, women, diaries
American Cultural History -- Twentieth Century
The Charters of Freedom -- Declaration of Independence, Magna Carta, other
Documenting the American South -- Nineteenth Century
Factual Information on the 50 States-- from the Internet Public Library (great for school reports)
50 State Songs (official, unofficial)
50 States -- information about the states
Kilroy Was Here -- interesting WWII & Korean War site
The Smithsonian Institution Home Page
Vietnam War Website -- great links to all kinds of other history topics
World History/Current Events
Costume History (European/Western)
Costumes and Costume History -- reproductions of color plates only, no text info.
Search Engines
About.com -- 200 subject guides in 13 areas
AltaVista -- multilingual, very good for research
Country Specific Search Engines -- multilingual
Google -- very simple to use multi-search engine
Tools
A Brief History of the Internet
DHTML Zone - Macromedia -- add Dynamic HTML to a website -- basics, tutorials
Learning on the Web -- easy to follow format, designed mainly for teachers
Internet Service Providers -- lists hundreds of internet providers -- helps in selecting a provider depending on what capabilities you need
iTools--
dozens of internet tools
Learn The Net -- multilingual -- how to shop, search, create a website, and use e-mail
WebTeacher -- beyond the Internet basics
Money
Consumer Price Indexes Home Page
164 Currency Converter by OANDA
The Universal Currency Converter(tm)
Investing
Futures and Options (Chicago Mercantile Exchange
The Motley Fool -- irreverent investing advice
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Street.com -- Wall Street Journal's online investment news
Mutual Funds
Money Talks -- articles on mutual funds, personal finance, retail industry
Stocks
Internet Daily Stock Report -- information on Internet-Related Stocks
Search Engines
College Grad Job Hunter -- resume advice
Georgia Dept. of Labor's Job Information System
Recruiter Connection -- post a resume, view resumes, connections to executive recruiters
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources
Vault.com -- corporate culture including employer profiles, message boards, job listings, newsletter
Copyrights
U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
Other Law Resources
FindLaw -- Internet Legal Resources
Family Law -- fifty states -- divorce, child support/custody, property division
Introduction to the Law -- U.S. Supreme Court cases and news
LegalAid-GA -- Georgia's web site guide to free legal information and legal services
OnceNews -- old Georgia newspapers available to researchers
Infoplease.com -- "Great site with dictionary, encyclopedia, and other cool Links"
Gale Group - Literary Index -- find literary criticism and author information from several major series in the Hall County Library
Mortgage and Financial Calculators
Poetry & Literature Center -- Library of Congress Poetry & Literature Center
Refdesk.com -- lots of reference links
Time
and Date -- clocks, calendars,
reminders, countdowns
Baseball
Ballparks -- sports stadiums
Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia.
Basketball
NBA 50th Anniversary -- 50 greatest players of all time
Football
Hockey
Soccer
Georgia State Soccer Association
Miscellaneous Sport Resources
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
USOC Online
-- U.S. Olympic Committee's official website
Air Traffic Control System Command Center -- delays in real time
Capitol Project -- monuments, buildings, tours, displays
Fodor's Travel Resources -- trip planner, hotels, travel tips
Georgia State Parks -- hiking trails, maps, lodging information
Hotel-Motel National Master List -- (USFA) accommodations that meet fire and life safety requirements of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act (PL 101-391) passed by Congress in 1990
Lonely Planet Online -- out-of-the-ordinary travel tips
Maps On Us -- a map, route and yellow pages service
Mexico -- interactive travel information
Official City Sites -- links to Australia, Canada, France, US, other
Restaurant Row -- over