Library - Useful Websites

Administration of Justice

California Law - Full text of California Penal code.

Criminal Justice Links - Topics: drugs, police, courts, etc.

Criminal Justice Statistics Center

Handbook of Forensic Services- Procedures used by FBI.

Police Officer's Internet Directory - Variety of criminal justice resources.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics - Data from more than 100 sources.

American Sign Language

American Sign Language Browser - QuickTime clips demonstrate signs for various words.

A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms - Combines text and graphics to provide American Sign Language word definitions.

Classifiers in American Sign Language - A tutorial on classifiers used to show movement, location and appearance.

Anthropology

Anthropology Resources on the Internet - From the American Anthropological Association.

Anthropology Tutorials - Includes tutorials on physical and cultural anthropology.

Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History

Archaeology

Archaeology Topics - Librarians' Internet Index

Art

Art History Network Home Page

Artcyclopedia.com

AskArt - Database of American Artists

Ceramic Resources -From American Ceramic Society.

Ceramics Today

Web Gallery of Art - Searchable database of European painting and sculpture.

World of Ceramics - Supplies, organizations, history, etc.

World Wide Arts Resources - Searchable directory.

Astronomy

The NASA homepage

The Nine planets: a multimedia tour of the solar system

Biology

Biology Links-Chosen by the COS Biology Department

Calflora - Information on wild California plants.

CalPhotos - More than 53,000 images of plants, animals, fossils, peoples, and landscapes.

eNature: Field Guides

NatureServ Explorer - Animal, plant, and ecological data.

Plants National Database -Information about approxiately 45,000 currently recognized plant taxa; includes images.

Bookstores

Add All: Book Search & Price Comparison

Advanced Book Exchange - used, out of print, rare books.

Amazon.com Books

Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America

Barnes & Noble

Best Book Buys

Bibliofind-used/rare books

BookFinder.com

Powell's Bookstore-used,new, and out of print books

Business

Annual Reports from Report Gallery - 2,200 businesses.

Business.gov

EDGAR Database (SEC) Full-text, searchable index to filings by corporations to the SEC.

Europages: European Business Directory Information on 500,000 businesses in Europe.

Executive Planet A guide to business etiquette and culture.

Financial Times Information on 11,000 companies worldwide.

GlobalEDGE - Information on culture, economy, etc. , 200 countries.

Hoover's Online- Detailed information on more than 13,000 largest U.S. companies.

Standard Industrial Classification Search - SIC code description, and list of typical products/services.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

Careers & Employment

America's Career InfoNet Profiles hundreds of occupations; includes wage and salary information.

Occupational Outlook Handbook Includes employment outlook, educational requirements, salary information.

California Employment Development Dept.

CareerResources @ JobBank USA Searchable by keyword, company name, or specific field.

Career Builder Lists thousands of jobs worldwide.

JobHuntersBible.com: Job Hunting Online - Resources on job hunting and career changing.

JobStar: California Job Search Guide

Monster.com Largest online jobs database on the web.

O*NET OnLine Interactive database to explore occupations.

Summer Jobs - Links to many summer job opportunities.

Vocational Information Center - Career and technical education resources.

Cars

Car and Driver - Includes buyer's guide and road tests.

CarInfo Information on buying, leasing, and repairing cars.

Cars.com - Car purchasing information.

Edmunds Car Prices

Kelley Blue Book

Chemistry

Chemistry.org- From the American Chemical Society.

General Chemistry Online - Guides and information resources for general chemistry.

Oxford University - Includes a glossary and MSDS data on general chemicals.

Sheffield ChemDex Searchable directory of chemistry related websites.

Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection-Searchable database of more than 100,000 material safety data sheets

Visual Elements Periodic Table

WebElements Periodic Table - Information on the periodic table.

Citations & Style Guides

A Research Guide for Students - Research, writing, and style guides (MLA, APA, Chicago).

Citing Sources, guide to library research - Works-cited formats for APA, Chicago Style, MLA, and Turabian.

MLA Examples

Online writing lab at Purdue (OWL)

Colleges & Universities

ASSIST--Transfer Information for California

California Community Colleges online application center

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

California Virtual Campus-Distance learning courses and programs.

College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) --Direct link to 7,000 colleges and unversities in the U.S.

College & University rankings--Links to various ranking services.

Community College Web--Links to community college websites in U.S. and other countries.

California State University - Campuses

California State University - Chico

Guide to California Colleges and Universities -Guide to UC, CSU and Community College systems.

Shasta College

Simpson University

Southern Oregon University

Study Abroad directory - Extensive information on thousands of academic programs around the world.

University of California Home Page

Communication/Electronic Media

All Movie Guide - Information on 3000,000 films and 90,000 DVDs.

Television Production Handbook - Basic stages of film and video production.

Writers Guild of America - Resources for writing in film, radio, and television.

Computers

CompInfo - the Computer Information Center

Computerhistory.org

Help-site computer manuals -FAQ;s, tutorials, and manuals.

Copyright

Copyright & Fair Use --Includes links to statutes and current legislation.

Copyright Clearance Center --Licenser of photocopy reproduction rights.

Copyright Resources on the Web - ALA & ACRL

Copyright Website -Information from an intellectual property attorney.

U.S. Copyright Office Home Page --Basic facts, fee information, and forms.

Crafts

All Crafts - Crafting ideas in dozens of categories.

Hands on Crafts for Kids - Craft projects for children ages 7-12.

Disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): 1990-2002

DisabilityInfo--Federal government's website of disability-related government resources.

Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Resources on the Internet

Women With Disabilities - General sources about critical health issues for a variety of disabilities.

Early Childhood Education

Idea Box: Early Childhood Education & Activity Resources.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL)-Case studies, reports, fact sheets, and other research documents.

E-Books

Books on the Internet--Directory of links to full-text book collections on the Internet.

National Academies -Access to the free full-text of thousands of e-books published by the National Academies Press.

Economics

Economic Indicators

Economic Policy Institute (EPI)- Contains discussion, analysis, and links to other sites about current economic matters.

Glossary of international economics

Liber8 - Free online economic materials, databases, and Web sites.

World Factbook- Basic statistical data on countries of the world

Education & Teaching

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing- Ensuring integrity,quality, conduct, and professional growth of California's educators.

California teachers Association (CTA) - Includes California Educator Magazine.

California Virtual Campus - Distance learning courses offered by California colleges and universities.

CalState TEACH - An online credential program for elementary school teachers.

CalState TEACH Masters Programs - Online masters programs for Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Arts in Instructional Science and Technology.

Chronicle of Higher Education --News for college and university faculty, administrators, and students

Educator's Reference Desk - Includes lesson plans & education information.

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center - A digital library of education-related resources.

How to Become an Elementary School Teacher in California

National Center for Education Statistics

Siskiyou County Office of Education - Includes Resources for Teachers.

Siskiyou County School History

U.S. Department of Education Home Page - Includes educational resources & lesson plans.

English as a Second Language

ESL Cyber Listening Lab

Interesting Things for ESL Students

Internet Picture Dictionary

Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students

UsingEnglish.com

Elections & Politics

C-SPAN - News, information and archived audio and video programs on government and the political process.

Cal-Access - Information on California campaign finance and lobbying activity.

California Political Parties

California Secretary of State - Ballot Initiative Status - Includes propositions.

California Secretary of State - Official Home Page - Links to election and voter information.

California Voter Foundation - Guides for past and upcoming elections, financial data, etc.

Democratic National Committee - National party organization for the Democratic Party.

Easy Voter Guide - California edition.

FactCheck.org - Non-partisan site that monitors factual accuracy of political ads, speeches, etc.

Federal Election Commission - Includes information about campaign financing for president.

Green Party

League of Women Voters of California - Nonpartisan information about voting, elections, and issues.

Opensecrets.org - Review of congressional campaign fundraising issues, law, and reform.

Project Vote Smart -Voting records, issues information, campaign finances, and performance evaluations.

Republican National Committee - National party organization for the Republican Party.

Smart Voter (League of Women Voters) - Nonpartisan voter information on current elections in California.

Embassies and Consulates

Electronic Embassy Web - Foreign embassies on the Web.

Embassy World - Search by host or guest country.

Foreign consular offices in the United States - Addresses, phone numbers, and personnel.

Emergency Medicine, EMT, Paramedics

California Emergency Medical Services Authority

California Fire Chiefs Association - Emergency Medical Services Section

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics - Occupational Outlook Handbook

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

Environment

California Geography, Geology, Hazards, and natural History Information

Encyclopedia of Earth

Geology.com - Material about geology and earth sciences.

Geology Labs On-line - Interactive, online simulations for the life science laboratory or for earth science field studies.

Information Center for the Environment - Several dozen high-quality databases related to animals, plants, and the environment.

UNEP.Net Environment Network - A United Nations website.

United Nations Environment Programme - Reference tool for geographers, political scientists, and environmental researchers.

Fire Science

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - News releases and other information.

California State Fire Marshal

California State Firefighters' Association

Fire and EMS Information Network

Firehouse.com - News, forums, and commentary.

Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archives - Detailed information on major local fires.

National Fire News - Current wildfires information from the National Interagency Fire Center.

NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) - Public education materials, fact sheets, etc.

National Interagency Fire Center

San Francisco Fire Department Museum - Topics include the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906.

U.S. Fire Administration: Arson - Resources and reports related to arson.

Genealogy

Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com - Charts

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet- Over 100,000 Genealogy links.

 

Genealogy.com -Genealogy resource useful for beginners.

ProGenealogists -Clearinghouse for information on genealogy.

Geography/Maps

Background Notes-US State Department -Information on countries and international organizations.

Country Reports- A wealth of information on all of the countries of the world.

Country Watch- Maps and data on countries worldwide.

Country Briefings- Collection of country profiles with background info, forecasts and statistics.

MapQuest - Interactive street atlas of the United States. Includes maps, directions, mileage, etc.

National Atlas of the United States of America - Map layers display federal lands, urban areas, roads, etc.

Map Collection from Univ. of Texas, Perry-Castaneda Library - Special interest, historical, and city maps.

Portals to the World -Information on the various nations and other areas of the world.

Topozone-U.S. Topographic maps -USGS maps for the entire United States.

U.S.Gazetteer- Searchable database, by name or state abbreviation, or 5-digit zip code. Contains geographic information, maps and census data.

USGS Mapping Information: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) -Information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.

World Factbook- Basic statistical data on countries of the world.

Geology

Global Volcanism Program - Reports and information on volcanoes from the Smithsonian Institution.

Local Geology Sites - Selected by the Geology Dept., College of the Siskiyous.

Government--California

California Home Page - Officials, services, agencies.

California Department of Motor Vehicles

California On-Line Directory (COLD)- State telephone book for access to government information and services.

California State and Local Government (Library of Congress)

California State Assembly

California Senate

Government--Local

Cities in Siskiyou County

County of Siskiyou

Siskiyou County, California - The California GenWeb Project - Local history & genealogy resources.

Siskiyou County Codes

Government--U.S.

Code of Federal Regulations

Constitution of the United States

FAQs of the U.S. Government Info on government agencies & programs.

FedWorld Information Network Home Page

USA.gov - One of the best resources for government info on the net.

Government Printing Office

THOMAS--U.S. Congress on the Internet- Bills and legislative history.

U.S. Government Manual

U.S.Federal Government Agencies Directory

Grants & Foundations

Grants.gov - A one-stop source for applying for competitive federal grants.

McConnell Foundation

Shasta Regional Community Foundation

Health & Medicine

Atlas of the body - Anatomy and medical illustrations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page-- Information on health and diseases provided by U.S. Public Health Service.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Sexually Transmitted Diseases

FDA Consumer

Globalhealthfacts.org

Healthfinder-Information from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service.

InteliHealth-Johns Hopkins Health Information --Health topics; 'Ask-the-Doc' ;U.S. Pharmacopeia

MayoClinic.com--Information on general health and specific medical conditions.

MayoClinic.com : First Aid Guide - Basic guide to first aid.

MEDLINEplus--Consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health.

MEDLINEplus: Drug Information--Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications

Medterms--A searchable and browsable dictionary of medical and scientific terms.

Merck Manual--Full-text, seachable versions of several Merck manuals.

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine Drug Information Portal

PDR - Overviews and health and drug information.

PubMed-Medline--From National Library of Medicine.Provides access to MEDLINE citations and additional life science journals.

Mental Health

Internet Mental Health - Covers disorders, medications, and other topics.

National Mental Health Information Center

NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health - Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and other illnesses.

History

American Memory - Historical Collections from the National Digital Library, Library of Congress.

Best of History Web Sites - Links to hundreds of history-related web sites reviewed for quality, accuracy and usefulness.

dMarie Time Capsule

Making of America - Cornell University Library. 270 books, 100,000 journal articles

Making of America - University of Michigan Library. 8500 books, 50,000 journal articles.

Time Archive

History - California & Local

California as I saw It - Full text and iIllustrations of 190 works documenting the formative era of California's history. (eyewitness accounts)

California Birth Index, 1905-1910

California Death Records, 1940-1997

California Historical Society

California Historical Society Index to California History Magazine--Note: COS Library has issues in print and on microfiche

Early California History - An overview

Five Views - An ethnic historic site survey for California.

Museums of Siskiyou County

Siskiyou Cemeteries Online

Siskiyou County Historical Society

Siskiyou County School History

Siskiyou History- Digital library of primary sources in Siskiyou County history.

Siskiyou County Local History Indexes - Siskiyou Pioneer, obituaries, newspaper index.

Hot Topics

Death Penalty Information Center

Hot Paper Topics

Humanities

CineFiles - film-related items held by the Pacific Film Archive.

The Internet movie database

Masters of Cinema

Internet

Electronic Frontier Foundation - Information on civil liberties issues related to technology (censorship, filtering, etc.)

Internet Hoaxes--Symantec identifies common Internet hoaxes.

Law & Legal resources

ABA LawInfo - Information about common consumer topics.

California Code of Regulations - Searchable by agency and title; includes Title 5, Education.

California Law - Full text of California Codes.

California Superior Court: EZ Legal File - Forms used for a variety of legal issues.

FindLaw: Forms -Comprehensive collection of legal forms.

FindLaw - California LawCrawler -California code, caselaw, court decisions,etc.

FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources -Good starting point on the Web for doing legal research.

LawHelpCalifornia

Legal Engine Provides links to wide variety of legal information.

Legal Information Institute Overviews of more than 100 legal topics with links.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Nolo Legal Encyclopedia

Siskiyou County Code

Siskiyou County Superior Court - Court calendar, jury information, and rules, etc.

Supreme Court of California

Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975

Thomas - U.S. Congress-- Bills and legislative history.

Libraries and Library Catalogs

British Library - The United Kingdom's leading research library.

California Digital Library

California Libraries Catalog - Californians can view state and worldwide library collections.

California State Library

California State University Campus Libraries

Library of Congress

Melvyl -UC Libraries

NSCLS (North State Cooperative Library Catalog)

Orbis - Library catalog of Oregon college and university libraries.

Siskiyou County Library Homepage

Siskiyou Co. Office of Education Instructional Materials Center

Southern Oregon University Library

Websites of California Community College Libraries

Literature

Cambridge History of English and American Literature Includes essays on poetry, fiction, drama, etc.

Literature for Children - Access to over 550 digitized children's literature titles.

Local Information

Local Information - Siskiyou County links.

Mt. Shasta Ski Park

Mathematics

Math Forum - Internet Mathematics library.

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biographies of mathematicians, mathematics in various cultures.

S.O.S. Mathematics tables and formulas

World of Mathematics - Comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia.

Music

Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music

Essentials of Music - Introduction to classical music

Sheet Music Collections Provides access to several sheet music databases and collections.

News/Newspapers

1stHeadlines

BBC News

Christian Science Monitor

CNN Interactive

Medford Mail Tribune

Mt. Shasta News - Weed Press, Dunsmuir News, Mt. Shasta Herald

NewYork Times on the Web

Newslink

U.S. News Archives - Newspaper archives on the web.

Oregon Live: News Flash

Redding Record Searchlight

Sacramento Bee

San Francisco Chronicle

Siskiyou Daily News Online

Siskiyou County Newspaper Index

Nursing

Allnurses.com - Nursing news, joblistings and continuing education.

American Nursing Association

Nutrition

American Dietetic Association

Blonz Guide to Nutrition Sites

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Nutrient Database (USDA)

Nutrition Data - Searchable database of food composition and nutrition information.

Nutrition Source - Scholarly material on nutrition from Harvard School of Public Health

Nutrition.gov

Nutritional Values - Nutritional values for foods sorted alphabetically.

Patents

Handbook for Inventors

Patent Databases- Search the Patents database of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Philosophy

A Dictionary of philosophical terms and names -Definitions and biographical entries.

The Internet encyclopedia of philosophy

Karen Horney

Karen Horney, brief account of

Karen Horney - wikipedia

Philosophy pages - Terms, famus figures, history of western philosophy.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - This online encyclopedia is updated by experts in the field.

Photography

Photography ArtLinks - Websites chosen by the COS Art Department.

Physics

Physics 2000 - Introduction to various aspects of physics using java applets.

Psychology

American Psychological Association - Resources, links, and information for students in psychology.

Classics in the History of Psychology - Links to online documents in the field of psychology.

Current Topics in Psychology - Current topics in psychology.

Encyclopedia of Psychology -Information on people, history, organizations, and theories.

Psychology Web Links-5000 links related to psychology

PsychScholar - A collection of Web Resources for Psychological Scholars and budding Psychological Scholars.

Recreation

Recreational topics - Librarians' Internet Index.

Reference

Acronyms

Associations on the Net

Bartleby - Includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, and collections of quotations.

Columbia Encyclopedia

Guinness World Records

Infoplease Almanac

Internet Public Library Ready Reference Collection

Librarians' Index to the Internet

One Look Dictionaries -Over 4 million words indexed in more that 700 online dictionaries.

Scout Archives - Searchable database of more than 17,000 selected websites.

iTools--Includes search engines, translation tools, currency converters, etc.

Virtual reference shelf. Library of Congress, 2002. - General and subject-specific reference sources.

WordReference.com - Translation dictionaries for French, Italian, and Spanish.

Zip Code Lookup - U. S. Postal Service

Religion

BBC World Service, Religion - A guide to the religions of the world.

Ecumenical Links - An alphabetical listing of religions of the world and websites associated with them.

Road Conditions

Local Road Conditions - National Weather Service.

Road Conditions - Caltrans

Road Conditions - Caltrans - Northern California Weather Cameras

Road Conditions - Oregon Department of Transportation

Scholarships/Financial Aid

California Student Aid Commission

FastWEB!(FinancialAid Search Through the Web)

FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page

U.S.Department of Education (ED) -- Financial Aid

Science

First Gov for Science - Gateway to selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies.

Scirus - A science-specific search engine.

Scitopia.org

Search Engines/Directories

Ask Jeeves

Dogpile Multi-Engine Search Tool

Exalead

Gigablast

Google

Google Scholar

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections

Librarians' Internet Index

MetaCrawler

MSN Search

Scout Report Archives

Scirus - A science-specific search engine.

Vivisimo

Social Services and Organizations

First 5 Children and Families Commission

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service

Siskiyou County Behavioral Health Services

Siskiyou County Community Resource List

Siskiyou County Department Index

Siskiyou County Human Services

Siskiyou Organizations and Services Directory

Social Science

Social Science Information Gateway - Web resources in areas of social sciences, business, and law.

Sports

ESPN--Current sports information news and analysis.

Yahoo! Sports--Links to latest sports news.

Statistics/Demographics

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics

California Statistical Abstract and County Profiles from CA Dept of Finance.

Counting California-From the California Digital Library

Criminal Justice Statistics Center--(California) Statistical tables, reports, publications.

Earth Resource System

Fedstats: OneStop Shopping for Federal Statistics

Kids Count - Data on the status of children in the United States

National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics Home Page

Population Reference Bureau

Siskiyou County Economic Development Council

State and County QuickFacts -- US Census

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

Statistical Resources on the Web

Statistics - Use of statistics in the media.

U.S.Census Bureau Home Page

Study Abroad

FinAid! Domestic Exchange and Study Abroad

GoAbroad.com

IEE Passport

Peterson's Study Abroad

Resources for Study Abroad from the Center for Global Education

StudyAbroad.com

Tax Forms

California Franchise Tax Board

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Forms And Publications

Technology

Technology in America

Telephone & Post Office Directories

AnyWho: Phone Number, Email, Home Page URL, FAX, Toll Free, & Address

Superpages:Your Yellow Pages on the Web

InfoSpace

The Ultimates --For searching online residential and business telephone books.

Yellow Online

ZIP Codes - U.S. Postal Service

Theatre

The Costume page - Comprehensive site on costume.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Our Favorite Links - Chosen by the COS Theatre Department.

Speech Accent Archive

Travel

Amtrak

Expedia

Greyhound Lines

Medford Airport

Orbitz List of airfares, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and package vacations

Redding Municipal Airport

Transportation Security Administration - Security rules for air passengers.

Cheap Travel by Travelocity

Weather

Mt.Shasta Forecast - Weather.com

National Weather Service - Details on current weather conditions, forcasts, etc.

Old Farmer's Almanac

Unisys Weather - A compete source of graphical weather information.

United States Interactive Climate pages - Displays various climatological information.

Welding

American Welding Society - Includes joblinks, articles and health and safety information.

AWS Welding Journal - Includes welding journal research papers and articles.

Welding - Occupational Outlook - Describes working conditions, training, job outlook, etc.

Welding Hazards - Basic information on health & safety hazards of welding.

Welding Safety - Information provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Women

The Women's Conference

ZIP Codes

United States Postal Service - ZIP Code lookup

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