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This guide to selected Web resources is provided to help answer general reference questions. It is not inclusive of the enormous amount of information available on the Web.
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50 States.com
http://www.50states.com/
Provides information on each state including capitals, constitutions, flags, birds, and songs.
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U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Contains demographic information and analyses.
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CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Includes factual reference information on almost every country.
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Information Please
http://www.infoplease.com/
Online version of the almanac can be browsed by topic or search term to locate information on subjects including people, current events, entertainment, sports, business, science, and social issues.
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Associations on the Net (AON)
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/
Includes listings of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions.
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Academy Awards
http://www.oscar.com/
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences database is searchable by keyword, year, or general category, from1927 to the present.
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Emmy Awards
http://emmys.com/
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences provides winner and nominee information, and is searchable by category, nominee, program, network and year.
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Grammy Awards
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150533.html
Listing of current and past of Grammy Award winners.
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Nobel Prize
http://www.nobel.se/
The Nobel Foundation's site provides a lists of all award winners and winners in each category.
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Pulitzer Prizes
http://www.pulitzer.org/
This database includes an archived and searchable listing of all prize winners since 1917.
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Tony Awards
http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html
The League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing provides history, information on nominees and award winners from 1947 to present and includes archives.
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Lives
http://amillionlives.com/
Contains links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, and oral histories.
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Biography: A Biographical Dictionary
http://www.biography.com/
Includes biographies of 25,000 past and present personalities.
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Bank Rate Monitor
http://www.bankrate.com/
Gives consumer rates on a variety of loans, credit cards, checking and savings accounts, and other online fees.
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Inflation Calculator
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
Adjusts any given amount of money for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index, dating from 1800 to 2000.
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Online Conversion
http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Lists over 8,000 conversions organized by type such as pints to ounces, Fahrenheit to Celsius, and hours to seconds.
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What is a dollar worth?
http://minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc/
Allows users to access information for any year dating from 1913 to present. The calculator works forward and backward in time and provides an annual table of the CPI-All.
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Avis
https://www.avis.com/AvisWeb/profile/AvisHome
Provides information on reservations, rates, and specials.
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Alamo
http://www.alamo.com/
Provides rates and reservations, locations, cars, and specials.
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Enterprise
http://www.enterprise.com/
Provides information on locations, car types, rates, and reservations.
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National Car Rental
http://www.nationalcar.com/
Provides information on rates, locations, and reservations.
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Employment Resources by Vocations
http://www.employmentspot.com/vocations/
Provides links to employment and career resources by vocation, locations and more.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Career guide of occupations that include job descriptions, working conditions, training and educational expectations, earnings, and expected job prospects. This source also includes DOT numbers.
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Census 2000
http://www.library.siue.edu/lib/about_lovejoy_library/gov_docs_census_2000.htm
Gives information outlined by the Lovejoy Library documents librarian.
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FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.com/
Allows users to search over 20,000 government Web sites for information by topics.
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Government Information
http://www.library.siue.edu/lib/about_lovejoy_library/us_documents_and_maps.htm
Provides links to government information developed by the Lovejoy Library documents librarian.
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Governor's Page (Illinois)
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/
This is the official page of the governor of the state of Illinois.
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Governor's Page (Missouri)
http://gov.missouri.gov/index.htm
This is the official page of the governor of the state of Missouri.
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State Board of Education (Illinois)
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/
This is the official page of the superintendent of the State Board of Education.
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State of Illinois
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.org/
Provides electronic access to government services for Illinois residents.
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U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/
Includes schedules, events, bills and resolutions, employment opportunities, roll call votes, committee hearing schedules and oversight plans, and how to contact congressional representatives.
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U. S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
Provides history, list of senators arranged alphabetically and by state, legislative activity, committees, and information on how to contact individual senators.
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White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The official page of the White House of the United States.
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FindSpot
http://findspot.com/
A collection of search tools on the Internet combined with the help and tips for using them.
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Google
http://www.google.com/
A searchable engine providing relatively comprehensive coverage of the Internet with more than two billion sites indexed.
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/
A searchable and annotated subject directory of more than 7,500 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians.
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Library Spot
http://libraryspot.com/
Provides a mechanism for overview of the Web in order to bring the best library and reference sites together in one location.
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Argus Clearinghouse
http://www.clearinghouse.net/
Contains a selective collection of subject oriented Internet guides.
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Bartleby
http://www.bartleby.com/
Includes listings for numerous scholarly reference books online.
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Infomine
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Developed by librarians and contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.
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Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Provides electronic access to standard and general reference tools.
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Martindale's Reference Desk
http://www.martindalecenter.com/
Contains a collection of links to reference resources including language centers, calculators, maps, science, and more.
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U.S. Copyright Office
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material. This site includes general information, publications and legislation.
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Virtual Reference Desk
http://www.refdesk.com/
Provides links to reference sources compiled by the Purdue University Libraries.
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Forest Park
http://www.slfp.com/ForestPark.html
Includes detailed maps for the Park, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum, the Muny, the Jewel Box, and the St. Louis Science Center.
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Fox Theater
http://www.fabulousfox.com/
Provides a virtual tour of the theater, coming events, and enables users to peruse the seating chart.
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The Jewel Box
http://www.slfp.com/ForestParkJB.htm
This site is an Art Deco floral conservatory that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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MetroTix
http://www.metrotix.com
Allows users to order tickets online for many cultural events or get locations information where tickets can be purchased.
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Missouri Botanical Garden
http://www.mobot.org/
Includes a calendar of events, gardening help, and more.
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The Muny
http://www.slfp.com/ForestParkOP.htm
Contains information on the outdoor amphitheatre that produces and presents Broadway musicals such as grand operas, concerts, operettas and ballet troupes.
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St. Louis Art Museum
http://www.slam.org/
Provides information on this leading art museum with over 100 galleries. Site information includes museum hours, tours, directions, teacher resources, exhibitions and more.
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St. Louis Blues (Hockey)
http://www.stlouisblues.com/
History, statistics, calendar, tickets, and more.
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St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)
http://cardinals.mlb.com/
Provides player information, schedules, ticket prices, and more.
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St. Louis Fine Restaurants
http://www.diningstl.com/
Includes information on fine dining in St. Louis (by geographical locations) and Southwestern Illinois including Fairview Heights, Illinois.
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St. Louis Restaurants
http://www.stlweb.com/restaurants/
Provides a guide to various metropolitan restaurants and is categorized by cuisine.
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St. Louis Rams (Football)
http://www.stlouisrams.com/
Includes pre-season and regular season schedules and news.
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St. Louis Science Center
http://www.slsc.org/
Provides information such as hours, admission, parking, directions and maps, teacher resources, special exhibitions, reservations, discovery room, planetarium, show times and ticket prices.
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St. Louis Symphony
http://www.slso.org/
Includes a concert calendar, ticket prices, and more.
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St. Louis Zoo
http://www.stlzoo.org/
Provides information including a map, a virtual tour, links for planning visits, fun for kids, conservation and research news and details on coming events.
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Airlines
http://www.airlines.com/
Contains links to all airlines, with information on fares, tickets, travel and destinations.
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Amtrak
http://www.amtrak.com/
Provides schedules, rates, and ticket information.
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Bi-State Development Agency
http://www.metrostlouis.org/
Allows users to locate general information on schedules including buses and MetroLink.
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Computraffic
http://www.computraffic.com/
Provides a bulletin of continuous traffic conditions in the metropolitan area, construction and special events.
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Fodor's Travel Guide
http://www.fodors.com/
Includes travel and recreational information, hotels accommodations, and other pertinent resources.
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Greyhound
http://www.greyhound.com/
Provides information on fares and schedules.
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Internet Travel Network
http://www.itn.net/
Provides a public reservation system, Internet access to air, car, and hotel information and reservations.
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Madison County Transit
http://www.mct.org/
Provides detailed bus routes including those to SIUE campus.
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Travelocity
http://www.travelocity.com/
Includes listings of travel resources on the net, including information about packages, destinations, prices, and more.
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National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
The regional headquarters for weather information in Southern Illinois. Also, allows users to obtain hourly weather and road conditions.
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The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/
Provides detailed forecast and weather information.
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If you have questions or comments about this research guide, please contact Lydia Jackson, Instruction Librarian, Lovejoy Library, at ljackso@siue.edu.
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