Recreation (see also Leisure)

• ALTIS - This British subject gateway in the areas of hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism. ALTIS is created by a...team of information specialists and subject experts...at the University of Birmingham."
• American Hiking Society
• Amusement Link One Source - PARKS
• Better Homes & Gardens
• Connecticut River Birding Trail
• Elderhostel Adventures in Lifelong Learning
• Food Factory Tours
• GORP: Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - This gateway site provides a wealth of information on most outdoor activities.
• Hike Safe - Hiker Responsibility Code
• Home & Garden Television
• LeisureLinks - From the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association
• Local Golf Weather
• Maps and GIS Internet Resources - Part of INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collection
• National Wildlife Federation
• Outdoor Recreation Research - Part of the Natural Resources Research Information Pages
• ParkNet - The U.S. National Park Service on the Web. Click on "Visit Your Parks" to find useful information on all national parks and national historic sites. Click on "Nature Net" to learn more about scientific aspects of the national parks. Go to "Links to the Past" and "Park Smart" to obtain historical and educational information.
• Recreation.gov - Contains lots of information about recreation on U.S. federal lands
• SkiVermont- Check the latest snow conditions & weather reports
• SPORTQuest "A World of Sport Information"
• Theme Parks and Amusement Parks
• TopoZone: The Web's Topographic Map - Search here for USGS topographic maps. Just type in a place name to view the topo map of that area.
• U.S. Department of the Interior Homepage
• Water Works Wonders
• Wilderness on the World Wide Web - Focuses on wilderness areas, management, policy, education, advocacy

Reference

• Citizenship
• Computer Help
• Dictionaries
• Directories
• Encyclopedias & Almanacs
• Events (Local)

General Reference

• About.com - This site links to something ABOUT everything. Strong on "how to do it" questions such as crafts and home repairs.
• Adherents.com - Most comprehensive source for statistics on religious adherents. Search by religion or location etc.
• AsiaSource
• Bartleby.com
• Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
• Britannica.com
• Canadiana - The Canadian Resource Page
• CIA's World Factbook - There's nothing covert about this excellent collection of international statistics, maps, and other data.
• Country Studies - A wealth of information on foreign countries from the Library of Congress
• DeskRef - Quick Reference Links - 30 categories including Household, Biography, Consumer, Writing and much more from the Ramapo Catskill Library System (N.Y.)
• Find Facts Fast - The LSC Library's selection of reference web sites.
• Foundation Finder
• How stuff works
• Information Please - This 'online reference room' is a good place to find answers to factual questions. Includes an almanac, atlas, dictionary, and encyclopedia.
• Internet Links Resources
• The Internet Public Library - A library of and for the Internet. "Librarians have tried for a few hundred years to make sense of the world of information and knowledge stored in physical media...Why not try to find out what they can do with digital media?"
• Internet Resources--Minuteman Library Network
• The InvisibleWeb
• Librarians' Index to the Internet - A very well organized collection of annotated links from the California State Library.
• The Library of Congress http://marvel.loc.gov
• Library Resources on the Internet
• LibrarySpot - It's an online public library with almanacs, databases and fact finders.
• Neat new stuff I found on the web by Marylaine Block
• New Hampshire State Library Reference & Information Service - A great site for quick general reference such as dictionaries, directories. calculators, statistics and much more.
• NewHampshire State Library Reference Sites
• New York Times Navigator - One of the best general reference site we've found, almost any area of information can be found here. Try it as a great first exploration of the web.
• Nobel e-museum - Lists prize winners
• OneLook - Search many on-line dictionaries at once
• PollingReport.com - "Important trends in public opinion: politics, business, society." This web site gathers together various recent polls conducted by a variety of organizations.
• Refdesk
• Research-It! now called iTools ! - Links to a variety of search tools, including dictionaries, translators, bibliographies, etc.
• The Resource Shelf - An invaluable Web tool for librarians.
• SatireWire
• Search Systems Public Records Locator - "Largest free public records database collection." Search by keyword or browse by state, Canadian provinces, or country. You can track things like farm subsidy recipients, child support payments, corporate records, automobile lemon records, campaign contributions, physician discipline records, etc.
• Vermont Dept of Libraries Reference Websites - Good reference sites in many categories.
• Virtual Reference Desk - A range of general and subject-specific Internet references compiled by the Library of Congress.
• Web sites by Topic
• Wedding Anniversaries - Traditional and modern gifts for wedding anniversaries, compiled by librarians from the Chicago Public Library Information Center.
• World Factbook
• The WWW Virtual Library - A very extensive subject guide of Web sites run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert. Individual indexes live on hundreds of different servers around the world.
• Xrefer The web's reference engine

Geographical Reference

History

• American Memory Project - Historical Documents and images
• ARGOS - A search engine of ancient and medieval resources
• Biography.com
• The History Channel

Magazines

Newspapers

People

Web Directories & Indexes

Retirement (see also Senior Citizens)

• AARP Homepage
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Internet Resources for the Aging Network
• Nursing Home Compare
• Senior Net - Great site for seniors with information of interest to the over 50 age group. Includes book discussions, courses, and other activities
• Social Security Online

Schools, Colleges & Financial Aid

General Higher Education Resources

• Access America for Students
• College Board - The creators of the SAT present an online guide to college preparation.
• College View - A site that labels itself, "your career, college, and financial aid solution."
• Globewide Network Academy - A distance education resource center, whose catalog lists more than 20,000 distance education courses and 2,500 programs.
• Peterson's Education Center
• Questions to Ask
• *** Oxbow High School Guidance Department - College and career preparation information from Oxbow High School.

College and University Guides & Web Sites

• College and University Links
• College & University Rankings - Schools ranked by the University of Illinois Education and Social Science Library.
• CollegeNet - With a big search engine to help you find the "ideal" college plus financial aid information.
• Community College of Vermont
• Dartmouth College
• Directory of Colleges
• Graduate Guide - A searchable database of graduate schools and programs.
• Peterson's Colleges and Universities - Detailed descriptions of colleges in outline or narrative format. Links to web sites of institutions. Search by name of institution, location, major, tuition, major, size, GPA, sports, religion.
• Princeton Review
• School Guides - A searchable database of undergraduate schools.
• Technical Schools - A searchable database of technical schools in the US.
• Vermont State Colleges Web Page - With links to Castleton State College, Community College of Vermont, Johnson State College, Lyndon State College, and Vermont Technical College web pages and information.

Financial Aid Information

• College Scholarships -- Vermont - A site dedicated to providing scholarship information Vermont students need.
• Department of Education - Federal student aid
• FAFSA - The Free Application for Student Aid - you're first step in applying for financial aid.
• FastWEB - Free financial aid search through the Web
• FinAid - The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
• Mach25 Scholarship Search - Produced by CollegeNet, Mach25 profiles over $1.6 billion in student scholarship awards. Each entry describes award information and statistics, qualification requirements, award features, and contact information. The database is easy to search and allows you to find scholarships that are suited to your personal needs.
• New England Regional Student Program
• The Student Guide - Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education with information on qualifying and applying for Pell grants, Stafford loans, and other financial aid programs
• Student Services - Search their huge database of scholarships, grants, financial aid.....
• U.S. Department of Education Student Financial Assistance - Free application for federal student aid available.
• VSAC - Vermont Student Assistance Corporation - the gateway to state aid.