Online Resources

Fairlee Public Library's selection of useful online resources for public library patrons. Your comments and suggestions regarding the design, content, and organization of these links are welcome. e-mail us.

Dictionaries

• Acronym Finder
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Dictionaries.com
• Electronic texts - A searcheable collection of digital documents collected in the subject areas of English literature. Links to other electronic text collections.
• Librarians' Index to the Internet...Acronyms
• Librarians' Index to the Internet...Dictionaries
• Merriam Webster Online - The WWWebster Dictionary is the World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(r) Dictionary, Tenth Edition
• One-Look Dictionaries - A searchable meta dictionary site with over 2,104,669 words in 444 dictionaries.
• Oxford English Dictionary Online
• Roget's Thesaurus
• Rhymezone
• Technology Dictionary - It can be a little daunting, but if you want to know the difference between DRAM and VRAM, this is the place to go.
• Thesaurus.com
• Webster's Dictionary - Look it up, even if you don't know how to spell it!
• Word Online General Dictionaries - Links to online dictionaries for a variety of languages appear here. In addition to resources for two dozen Indo-European languages, dictionaries for such languages as Thai, Indonesian, Basque, and Mandinka are also available.
• World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server
• yourDictionary.com

Directories (See also: Web Directories)

• American Directory Assistance
• American Sign Language Browser
• AnyWho Internet Directory Assistance - Yellow Pages, White Pages, Toll-Free Numbers, Maps and Directions
• Area Code Locator
• Area Codes
• AT&T Directory Assistance - Can search whole U.S. or limit; AT&T Tollfree also available here
• AT&T Tollfree Directory
• AT&T WorldNet Service
• Bigfoot
• Big Yellow - The Internet Yellow Pages, e-mail & telephone numbers and more from Verizon
• Find a Grave
• GTE SuperPages
• HandSpeak Visual Languages
• Infobel.com - Extensive listing of international and domestic electronic telephone directories
• Infospace - Links to city guides, gov., classifieds, public records, reverse address feature, world wide e-mail
• InfoUSA - Yellow pages, white pages, international, reverse phone number lookup
• Internet 800 Directory - Directory of free toll free, 800 and 888 listings of businesses by company, number and type of industry.
• Netscape Yellow Pages http://yp.netscape.com
• People Search
• Proteus Yellow & White Pages - Search any of five leading people and business finders. 555-1212 is recommended as the place to start.
• Search Systems - Free Public Records Database Collections
• Switchboard - Has direct links to community info, restaurants, gov., entertainment ...
• Telephone Books on the Web (U.S. & International)
• Thomas Register http://www.thomasregister.com
• White Pages (to find a person)
• WhoWhere
• World Directories
• Yahoo PeopleSearch - The Internet White Pages, e-mail & telephone numbers
• Yahoo! Postal Information
• Yellow pages (to find a business)
• Yellow Pages At Hand
• Zip Code Locator - Look up 5-digit or 9-digit zip codes. (U.S. Post Office)

Ecology & Environment (see also Science & Nature)

• Bat Conservation
• Sites of ecological interest

Education (See also: Schools & Financial Aid)

General Resources

• Academic Info - Index to quality educational resources.
• AskEric (Simple Search) - (ERIC documents are also available on the Vermont Department of Libraries Catalog)
  "ERIC is the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a national information system funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education, that provides...a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues. AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education through the United States and the world."
• Children's Literature - Useful features include the Children's Literature Choice Lists, themed reviews, and an excellent guide to other children's literature internet resources.
• CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature - Search for award-winning children's literature by reader age, setting, historical period, format, genre, multicultural topics, protagonist characteristics, year of publication, language and name of award. Created by Lisa Bartle, reference librarian at California State University, San Bernardino.
• David Levin's Learning @ Web.sites
• National Center for Education Statistics - A primary resource for education statistics for the U.S. and other nations.
• New Hampshire Department of Education
• Peterson's Education Center
• School Homepages in Vermont - Elementary through High School - via Govnet
• US Dept. of Education
• Vandergrift's Special Interest Page - This website is a means of sharing ideas and information with all those interested in literature for children and young adults.
• Vermont Approved Independent Schools - Approved and recognized independent schools, approved tutorials and distance learning schools, pregnant and parenting programs and state-operated facilities. (.pdf) (Vt. Dept. of Education, 5/2003)
• Vermont Department of Education - Provides a broad range of education information pertaining to Vermont.

Literacy

• Literacy & Educational Links
• LiteracyLink - PBS LiteracyLink is a public broadcasting initiative that links under-served and hard-to-reach adults and their teachers to quality adult basic education and GED preparation tools using technology. Using video, the Internet, and print materials, LiteracyLink created programs that are relevant to the needs of the individual learner, adult instructional programs, and the workforce. LiteracyLink also seeks to provide just-in-time, convenient and cost-effective staff development for adult literacy educators. LiteracyLink accomplishes these goals by using the public broadcasting infrastructure, a cost-efficient state-licensing model, and the Internet to reach learners and teachers wherever they are.
• Reading Is Fundamental Literacy Links

Homeschooling

• Homeschooling Information and Resource Pages - Produced by the editors and publishers of Home Education Magazine, this site contains a wealth of information on homeschooling for students, parents, and educators.
• Homeschooling Online Resources

Teaching Resources

• ALA Resources for Teachers and Other Education Professionals on Dealing with Tragedy
• Blue Web'n Applications Library - Links to K-12 lesson plans, activities, resources, & more
• edHelper.com - This site links to thousands of lesson plans, worksheets, teacher's lesson plans, web quests, primary teacher resources, math lesson plans, writing lesson plans, reading lesson plans, science lesson plans, technology lesson plans and social studies lesson plans.
• Education Links & Teacher Resources
• Education World - "Where Educators Go To Learn." A comprehensive web site with information on lesson planning, curriculum, and financial planning, with sections covering education news, employment listings, and more. Also found here are education web site reviews and a search engine indexing over 100,000 education-related web sites.
• FEMA FOR KIDS - Books on Disaster For Kids
• FEMA FOR KIDS RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS - After a Disaster How to Help Child Victims
• The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - A project of the U.S. Department of Education, GEM provides links to lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources found on the Internet.
• Getty ArtsEdNet - For Art Educators. Features lesson plans, curriculum ideas, image libraries, related links, and more.
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• The Lesson Plans Page - Home to over 1,000 free lesson plans.
• Libraries Unlimited and Teacher Ideas Press
• NASP - Children and Responding to National Disaster Information for Teachers
• NIE WORLD - Newspaper in Education (The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
• Outline Maps - Outline maps for classroom use.
• Parenting Press - Skill-Building Books for Parents, Teachers & Children
• School Library Journal Online
• SciEd - Science and mathematics education resources
• Skewl Sites: The Best of Educational Web Sites - Researched by teachers for teachers.
• StudyWeb - Topical guide to the internet designed with the educator in mind. Notes appropriate grade levels for each site.
• US Dept. of Education
• Vermont Approved Independent Schools - Approved and recognized independent schools, approved tutorials and distance learning schools, pregnant and parenting programs and state-operated facilities. (.pdf) (Vt. Dept. of Education, 5/2003)
• Vermont Department of Education - Provides a broad range of education information pertaining to Vermont.

Elections & Politics (see also Citizenship & Government)

• Biographical Directory of the US Congress 1774-Present
• Dave Liep's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Wonderful interactive site detailing presidential election statistics from 1789 to the present. You can also play with the electoral college numbers coming up in 2004 using Dave's cool calculator. (Dave Liep)
• Election Laws -- New Hampshire - New Hampshire state election laws. (Nat'l Assoc. of Secretaries of State)
• Election Laws -- Vermont - Vermont state election laws and administration issues: absentee ballot deadlines, recounts, polling place accessibility, recount provision, and lots more. (Nat'l Assoc. of Secretaries of State)
• Electionline.org - Interactive map with various statistics. Nicely organized.
• Elections 1789-Present - A fascinating set of printable maps (pdf and eps formats) showing a multitude of statistics relating to every presidential election in American history, from Washington's landslide election in 1789 to Bush's squeaker in 2000. (National Atlas of the U.S.)
• The Gallup Organization
• Gimme, Gimme! - But not too much! Find out how much you (and your company, spouse, or PAC) can give under the new Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (recently upheld by the Supreme Court). (OpenSecrets.org)
• How'm I Doin'? - Watch Bush's approval rise and fall. Five polls are aggregated here and historical data on other presidents are also available. (The Roper Center, Univ. of CT)
• The MoJo wire
• Money Maps - See which Americans are supporting each candidate (by state, county, and zip code). And check out their Candidate Rankings (from the Home link) to see who leads in grass roots support, who inspires the most devotion, and who's backed by the fat cats. Fascinating statistics. (Fundrace.org)
• The Nobel Foundation
• PACRONYMS What do Women Under Forty, Michigan Podiatrists, and Golf Course Superintendents have in common? They all have a Political Action Committee, along with hundreds of other organizations. Find them all here, and then ask yourself whether money talks in American politics. (Federal Election Commission)
• The Past is Prologue - Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various state and territories. These documents, out of print for many years, have been collected and scanned in a format to make them once again available to researchers and students. (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
• Political Information.com - A Search Engine for Politics and Policy
• Politics1 - Non-partisan site covering United States politics
• Presidential Candidates: Calendars and Schedules - Who's Where? Track you favorite candidate as they stump towards the primary and the general election. (Gary Price)
• Primaries on Parade - 2004 preliminary presidential and congressional primary dates. (Federal Election Commission)
• Primaries on Parade, Part 2: The Map (pdf file) - You can tell by this, it'll all be over but the shouting on March 2. (Nat'l Assoc. of Secretaries of State)
• Project vote smart - A voter's self-defense system
• Public Agenda Online
• Show Me the Money! - This directory has been prepared as a guidebook to locate and identify organizations and individuals at the state and national level who have a responsibility to disclose information on money in politics. (Federal Election Commission)
• Stop the Presses! - The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism's page on the 2004 election, monitoring as much of the campaign coverage as possible, and featuring criticisms of the press. Come here to find out how the news is distorted, even under the cloak of impartiality.
• Thomas Database of Federal Legislation - Legislative information on the Internet
• U.S. Electoral College Home Page - The official source of statistics on presidential elections, from 1789 to the present.
• Vermont Legislators & Representatives
• Vermont Politics
• Web Pages - Links to all the candidates' web pages, plus a raft of information about how they are set up, the features they offer, etc. (Politicalweb.info, Univ. of Washington) (12/2003)
• Who's At Bat? - Links to the websites of all 34 senators whose terms expire in 2005. (C-Span) (12/2003)