Distances and Directions

Indo.com Distance in miles between cities worldwide, +elevation, longitude, latitude

Mapquest Area maps and driving directions

Rand McNally Excellent site for driving directions and maps

Drama/Plays
Interplay (an on-line index to plays in collections, anthologies and periodicals©)

E

Eagle Tribune (Lawrence, MA newspaper; searchable archive)

Education/Schools/Home Schooling
American School Directory (fee-based; public schools K-12, directory and info)
Boarding School Review (detailed & up-to-date boarding school information)
Digest of Educational Statistics (Natl. Center for Education Statistics)
Educational Opportunities of Greater Boston (colleges; trade schools; night classes)
Find Tutorials - links to free lessons on a variety of topics; post your need on a wish list
Learn2.com (online learning, tutorials, courses, books)
MTEL Exam Prep Booklets (Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure; pdf files)
Massachusetts Career Information System (D.E.T. site; vocational training)
Online-Degrees.com (Directory of distance education links at colleges and universities in the US and  Canada)
Private School Review (free detailed information on private schools, US and UK, and the communities around them)
Public School Review (free detailed information on public schools - US)
School and School District Profiles (Massachusetts)

Embassies/ Foreign Consulates/Chanceries
Foreign Consulates in the United States (YAHOO! link page)
U.S. Embassies Overseas (U.S. State Dept. links; include Consular Sections)

Endangered Species
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (Massachusetts)
Defenders of Wildlife (Massachusetts)
Mass. General Laws Chapter 131A (Massachusetts Endangered Species Act)

ERIC (Educational Research)
Ask ERIC (abstracts only)
ERIC Digests (condensations of selected articles; incl. bibliographies.)

Etiquette/Salutations/Forms of Address
Forms of Address (government web site for executive secretaries)
Forms of Address (InfoPlease.com)
Forms of Address (British Peerage)

F

Fairs/Markets/Farms/
New England.com (Yankee magazine; foliage; festivals, fairs; travel tour routes)
Farmer's Markets (from the USDA)
Festivals.com (33,000+ events worldwide; county fairs; keyword searching)
Massgrown.org (Mass. Dept. of Food and Agriculture; pick-your-own farms; cider mills; wineries;)

Films/Movies/Motion Pictures
Internet Movie Database
Excite.com (includes local showtimes)
Reel.com
Rotten Tomatoes
Yahoo Movies (buy tickets online)

Flags
All Flag and Banner Company
Flags of the World
World Flag Database
Yahoo Flags

Food Pantries

Haverhill Meals and Pantry Schedule

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Games Online - Free, no download required
Crazy Libs - online version of MadLibs word game
Magnetic Poetry - online version of Magnetic Poetry
Funster - multiplayer word games
Mr. Apple Head - version of Mr. Potato Head - give the fruits and vegetables a face
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - several versions of the popular trivia show
Zeeks - variety of sports games, brain teasers, puzzles, etc.

Genealogy/Names/Family History
Cyndi's List - 41,000 genealogy links
Family Tree Searcher - Find Family Trees Easily - Enter your ancestor information just once to search for family trees at multiple online genealogy databases.
Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches - Answer a series of simple questions and get free, customized advice on the most effective next steps in your genealogy search.
Genealogy.com (includes FREE search of Social Security Death Index - SSDI)
Census data, family records, birth and death records, and a lot more!
LDS Church (Mormons) Archives
National Archives - passenger arrivals, censuses, naturalizations, military and pension, Native American and tribal
Social Security Administration. (first name database; most popular; list by state...)
US GenWeb Project (helpful genealogy links for beginners and advanced researchers; forms; maps)
Where to Write For Vital Records (National Center for Health Statistics; search by state)

Geography/Maps - Countries/Nations/US States/Places/Cities of the World
Atlapedia Online (physical, political maps, statistics)
Background Notes (U.S. State Department)
Centers for Disease Control (medical situations for travel overseas)
Country Studies (Library of Congress; comprehensive)
Dept. of State (Overseas U.S. Consulate Listings, travel info, visa info)
Emulate Me (cultural overview of countries; geography; weather; flags; national anthems [music]; news; links;)
50 States.com
Geographic Names Information System (USGS) (U.S. and territories; latitude; longitude; elevation; maps; USGS map # link; includes features - buildings, rivers, mountains, etc.)
Geography IQ (country information)
Global Gazeteer (latitude, longitude, altitude, weather for cities worldwide - sorted by country)
Italy(regions)
Massachusetts Place Names - Unofficial (from Mass. Sec. of State's Office)
National Geographic Maps and Geography (includes flags, country data)
University of New Hampshire - Dimond Library Historic USGS Maps of New England
World Atlas and World Maps (GO.com links to maps, geographical info, statistics)

Maps
Atlapedia Online (maps, statistics)
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - (18th, 19th century; North and South America; atlases, globes, school
geographies, maritime charts, wall, childrens and manuscript maps.)
Gazetteer (TIGER maps from US Census Bureau; able to include various features on city maps; census data)
Geographic Names Information System (USGS) (U.S. and territories; latitude; longitude; elevation; maps; which USGS map; includes features - buildings, rivers, mountains, etc.)
Harvard University Map Collection
Mapquest (includes driving directions, traffic & weather reports and local news for the destination)
Maporama - Accessible in twenty-six different languages; street-level directional maps for fifteen European nations, all of the USA, and most of Canada. Personal and business directories for a limited number of European countries are also; interactive formats include weather, local time, and longitude and latitude of locations.
National Atlas (a Dept. of the Interior project; includes census, CDC, environmental, Congress. district info; ability to overlay maps)
National Geographic Maps and Geography (includes flags, country data)
Terraserver (aerial and topo maps of US places; searchable by address or long/lat; zooming)
TopoZone (topographic maps)
University of Texas (HUGE U.S. and world map site containing everything from city to world geography maps, including transit maps of major world cities, some historical maps; drawn from various sources)
World Atlas and World Maps (geography, world and U.S., maps, outline maps, census, population, flags...more)

H

Harry Potter
Bloomsbury Publishing - Harry Potter page
Harry Potter Lexicon (all things Hogwarts; particularly strong on language - words, phrases, Briticisms, etc.)
Harry Potter Guide (Kid's Webrary - Morton Grove [IL] Public Library)
Harry Potter Pronunciation Guide (for those tough words - audio pronunciation guide)
J.K. Rowling's Official Web site
The Leaky Cauldron.org (top fan site - a member of the Floo network)
Master Froggy's Encycopaediaof All Things Harry Potter
Mugglenet (games, puzzles, quotes, spoofs, songs, more...)
Scholastic Books Harry Potter page
Snitchseeker.com (HP news, submit your stories, tips)
English toAmerican Dictionary Online (tongue-in-cheek definitions by a Scot, of all things!)

Haverhill (city)

Quick guide to popular telephone numbers
City Council (Haverhill Council Site)
City Council (Haverhill City Site)
Commonwealth Communities(Haverhill Info from many Mass. Depts. and Agencies)
Community Calendar (Haverhill Gazette)
Community Profile (Mass Dept. of Housing and Community Development)
Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds (includes Haverhill)
Greater Haverhill Arts Association
Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
Haverhill (city home page)
Haverhill Family Network (Parent Education Workshops, Play groups, Parent Support Groups, Parent Counseling, Home visiting, Family activities and events, Child Development Information, Information and Referral, Library of Parenting books and videotapes.
Haverhill-online (Haverhill chat, issues, blogs, more...)
Haverhill Public Library
Haverhill Public Schools (School Dept. site)
Haverhill Public Schools (profiles; from Mass. DOE)
HaverhillUSA.com (Haverhill, MA Community and Information Guide - alternate Haverhill Information site)
Health of the Merrimack Valley 2003 (health study with statistics for all towns, from 28 sources)

MassSTATS (statistics/maps for all Massachusetts towns -demographics, education, health, housing, crime, politics, maps)
Haverhill Gazette

Haverhill Public Library
Web Site (Home Page)
Online Catalog
Teen Cybercenter
Children's Room
Reference Department
Library News and Notes (Newsletter)

Health/Medical/Nutrition

General
All Ref.com: Health (private clearinghouse for health info)
Centers For Disease Control (CDC, news, data, statistics, travel advisories, general health A-Z)
CAPHIS (Consumer and Public Health Info Section of Medical Library Assoc; resources in Spanish for consumer health)
Child and Family WebGuide (A resource for parents provided by Tufts University which describes and evaluates sites that
contain research-based information about infants, children and teens."
Clinical Trials (Natl. Inst. of Health; current research; searchable)
Diagnostic Tests (info on various tests; from the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide)
Dr. Koop.com (Family Health, news, chat)
Food & Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (USDA site; nutrition; dietary supps.; Food Guide Pyramid; exercise...)
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide (includes addl. info not found in printed book)
Health Finder (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; NHIC; portal/links)
Health of the Merrimack Valley 2003 (health study with statistics for all towns, from 28 sources)
Internet Mental Health (articles, discussion groups, booklets, recommended books on many mental health topics)
Lab Tests Online (peer-reviewed, non-commercial)
Lowell General Hospital Recommended Web Sites (Clearinghouse for online medical information)
Massachusetts Information Sources (primarily health; as compiled by the Health Sciences Library - Univ. of Lowell)
MDChoice.com (consumer health info; editorial board made up of physicians; links to other info)
Mayo Clinic (general health portal; nutrition; virtual cookbooks)
Medline Plus (Natl. Library of Medicine site; PubMed; Internet Grateful Me;,AIDSLine; TOXline;
find Dentists/Chiropractors/Hospitals)
Merck Manual (Online 2nd Edition)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (division of NIH; clearinghouse)
New York Online Access to Health ("NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased")
WebMD(for doctors, nurses, 'health teachers' and consumers)

Doctors//Physicians
American Medical Association's Physician Select (Doctor Finder; DocFinder; DocBoard)
ABMS Board Medical Specialties (searchable by physician name; registration required)
Massachusetts Physician Profiles (Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine)

Drugs
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA) (new and generic drug approvals; info & safety)
Clinical Trials (Natl. Inst. of Health; current research; searchable)
HerbMed (provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an impartial, evidence-based information resource provided by the nonprofit Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.)
United States Pharmacopeia - Advice for the Patient (9000+ prescript. & OTC medications; a MedlinePlus site)

Hospital / Nursing Home Ratings, etc
American Hospital Directory (limited info - must subscribe to get full info)
America's Best Hospitals (US News and World Report)
Hospital Compare
Leap Frog Group (consortium of health care purchasers)
Health Grades (rates doctors, hospitals, nursing homes; charges apply for complete information)
Nursing Homes Compare (information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in
the country; an HHS govt. site)
Nursing Home Information (Mass. Dept. of Public Health; ratings)
Total Benchmark Solution
US News & World Report: Best Hospitals Annual Issue

Hospitals (Haverhill Area)

Anna Jacques Hospital Newburyport, MA
Caritas Holy Family Hospital Methuen, MA
Lawrence General Hospital Lawrence, MA
Merrimack Valley Hospital Haverhill, MA

History
MVLC History Page
American Culture (decade by decade of the 20th Century - incl. art, literature, fashion, fads, music, etc.)

Holidays
Christmas.com
Holiday Festival (holiday celebrations, religions)
Holidays Around the World
Holidays on the Net (general information for all ages; links to other holiday sites; award-winning)
Kwanzaa Info Center
Winter Solstice

Hospitals
SEE Hospitals under Health/Medical/Nutrition

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Insurance
Insurance Library (Boston)

Internet - Education/Courses/Online Tutorials (all subjects)
Brower Size test screens
Computer Tutorials - various - Central Kansas Library System
Evaluating Information on the Internet
Find Tutorials (all subjects)
Finding Information on the Web : A Tutorial (UC Berkeley Internet workshops)
HTML tutorials (create your own Web pages - from Case Western Recerve Univ.)
ICYouSee (critical thinking about what you see on the Internet; from Ithaca College)
Internet Tutorials - links provided by the Library of Congress
Learn2.com (pay to download tutorials and primers on all kinds of subjects)
Learn The Internet (from AARP; basic and intermediate free tutorials)
Mouserobics (Exercises to improve your mousing technique)

Internet - Invisible Web/Hidden Internet Searching
Direct Search - links to over 1000 searchable databases
Invisible Web (links to over 1000 databases with invisible or partly invisible data)
Profusion (Intelliseek) - invisible Web; world's largest, according to producer
Those Dark Hiding Places (The Invisible Web Revealed)

Internet - Lists/Access
Lizst.com (directory of mailing lists, newsgroups - keyword searchable; from Topica, Inc.)
The List (Internet service providers (ISPs) by area code, industry info, news)
Internet Public Library

Internet - Search Tools/Engines - Evaluation and Use
Best Search Engines - Quick Guide (chart)
HitBrain.com (Top 10000 Keywords used at Search Engines)
Internet Public Library (searching tips and tools)
NoodleQuest (which search engine is right for your search?
Research Buzz (Internet research, search engines, updated several times a week)
Search Engines Showdown (comparisons of engines, phone directories, search strategies...)
Search Engine Terms - a glossary of internet search technology -
Search Engine Watch (ratings, articles, tips, stats, comparisons)
Web Statistics from Nua

Inventors/Inventions
About.com: Famous Inventions
American Inventions and Inventors
Enchanted Learning: Inventors
Innovative Lives
Museum of Ancient Inventions (Smith College History of Science)

J

Jobs/Careers/Employment/Wages/Salaries
10 Minute Resume (online resume writer)
Career Builder (3 million+ jobs; general w/ emphasis on finance, healthcare; metasearch engine)
Career Journal (a Wall Street Journal site; Executive searches;salaries, job hunting, resume prep)
Contract Employment Weekly (contract employment only)
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT/D.O.T.; replaced by O NET; job classifications/descriptions)
Fed World.gov - Job Site (U.S. government jobs, updated daily)
Hot Jobs (5,000+ employers; general w/focus on advertising/PR, finance, Internet, technology)
JobFind.com (Boston Herald site, incl. job fair info, listings...)
Job-Hunt (list of job-finding Web sites, by discipline)
Massachusetts Career Information System (MCIS; M.C.I.S.; job search training; grants and scholarships in Mass.; self-employment info; more...)
Massachusetts Job Bank (D.E.T.; registration requested; links to other job sites)
Mass Stats (Mass. D.E.T.; career info, economic and labor stats for Mass.; wages by industry)
Monster.com (350,000+ jobs; general w/ focus on tech, HR, healthcare, Internet)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Online)
O Net (a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics. As the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), O NET will be the nation's primary source of occupational information.
Salary.com (salary surveys; limit by geography; job descriptions; trade association links...)
SalaryExpert.com (an Economist magazine site)
Salaries (Merrimack Valley; professional (yearly) and non professional (hourly) wages; Dept. of Employment & Trng)
Town Online (North Shore jobs, career info, job fairs, company propfiles, links)
ValleyWorks Career Center (Merrimack Valley; Mass. D.E.T)
Yahoo! Careers (1 million+ jobs; aggregate listings from dozens of online sources; career tracks)

K

Kennedy, Edward (U.S. Senator)

Kerry, John (U.S. Senator)

L

Law/Legal
ABA LawLink® (legal research jumpstation; federal, state, international)
CataLaw (meta-index for finding law sites; includes international; topical arrangement)
Court Forms (Federal and State)
Courts.Net (Federal-State Court directory)
Emory Library Electronic Reference Desk (clearinghouse; all 50 states + U.S.)
FindLaw
Guide to Law Online(Library of Congress site; links to US, state, and International Law sites)
Law Engine (vortal and search engine for legal information)
Lawyers Weekly Law Library
Legal Information Institute (Cornell University Law School clearinghouse for legal reference)
Martindale Hubbell Lawyer Locator

Massachusetts Law
Bankruptcy (US Bankruptcy Court - District of Massachusetts - rules, fees, etc. - no cases)
Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR)(Selected chapters; search by topic or citation)
Court Opinions/Cases (Massachusetts SJC and appeals court cases; from Lawyers Weekly)
Massachusetts General Laws
Massachusetts Bar Association (legal referrals; legal info on selected topics)
Massachusetts Lawyer Directory (find-a-lawyer; free consultations; legal information)
Massachusetts Legal Help (Find a Lawyer, Law by Subject, more...)
Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries (Lawrence Law Library, legal research, links)
Online Catalog - Mass Trial Court Libraries (Interlibrary Loaning available)
Nolo Legal Encyclopedia
Supreme Court Collection (Cornell)(US Supreme Court "slip' decisions)
United States District Court (Massachusetts District)
United States District Court (New Hampshire District)
USSC Plus (US Supreme Court cases, current term + Top 1000 cited cases)
Supreme Court, U.S. (official site)
West's Legal Directory (contains some lawyers NOT in Martindale)
MVLC Legal Page

Libraries and Librarianship Profession (sites for librarians - click to view list)

Lists (listservs)
The List

M

Magazines (online)
Internet Public Library (online, e-zines, home pages of print mags)

Massachusetts-
Official State Site (old)
Official State Site (new)
Citizens Guide to State Services (online version)
Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR)(Selected chapters on the Web; search by topic or citation)
Commonwealth Communities (city and town info)
Comm Pass (bids and bidding for goods and services contracts - Commonwealth of Mass.)
Digital Mass (Massachusetts high-tech and software company news, info, company directory; a Boston Globe business site)
Department of Education
Department of Revenue (Tax forms)
General Laws of Massachusetts
License Search (Mass. Div. of Prof. Licensure; Professional, trade)
Massachusetts Facts (state symbols; geography; history; from the Citizen Information Service of the Secretary of the Commonwealth)
Massachusetts Information Sources (primarily health; as compiled by the Health Sciences Library - Univ. of Lowell)
Massachusetts Place Names - Unofficial (from Mass. Sec. of State's Office)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Mass Stats (Mass. D.E.T.; career info, economic and labor force statistics for Massachusetts; wages by industry;)
MassSTATS (statistics/maps for all Massachusetts towns -demographics, education, health, housing, crime, politics, maps)
Registry of Motor Vehicles
School District Profiles
Sex Offender Registry (Massachusetts)
State Library (and Online Catalog)
Townstuff.com (covers all Massachusetts cities and towns, providing links to Web sites about the town)
ValleyWorks Career Center (Merrimack Valley; Mass. D.E.T)

Meals

Haverhill Meals and Pantry Schedule

Merrimack College (North Andover)
Home Page
Library Catalog

Merrimack Valley
Community Health Network Area 12 (Lower Merrimack Valley)(CHNA; Information and Referral Service; soup kitchens; food; mental health; substance abuse; alcohol; housing; fuel assistance; homeless; women; consumer advocacy)
Health of the Merrimack Valley 2003 (health study with statistics for Valley towns, from 28 sources)
MassSTATS (statistics/maps for all Massachusetts towns -demographics, education, health, housing, crime, politics, maps)
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
Merrimack Valley Informer (local news, sports, weather, classifieds...)
Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra (MVPO)
Merrimack Valley Striders (running, races)
United Way of the Merrimack Valley
ValleyWorks Career Center (Merrimack Valley; Mass. D.E.T)

Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications (MOCAT)

Music/Sheet/Lyrics
Bagaduce Music Lending Library (Blue Hill, ME; paid membership required)
Choral Public Domain Library - (over 2800 pieces of choral music - sheet/sound - in the public domain - PDF files)
Cyber Hymnal (contains hymn lyrics, photos, history, MIDI files, more)
Lyrics Search Engine
Lyrics Library
mFiles - (sheet music/sound files - popular and classical - public domain only - downloaded ZIP/MIDI files that open with Internet Explorer)
Merrimack Valley Concert Band
Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra (MVPO)
Mudcat Cafe (lyrics and "knowledge"; mostly folk and blues; includes forum and chat for queries)
Music Artist (by Genre) Sites (Yahoo)
8notes.com (offers over 1500 free sheet music pieces and riffs for many instruments)
Lyrics World
Worldwide Music Resources

N

Native Americans (Indians)
New England Powwows (calendar)

New Hampshire
New Hampshire State (Official State Web Site)
New Hampshire State Library
Online Library Catalogs
Plaistow Historical Society

News
CNN
The Drudge Report (current accurate news + scathing gossip)
Google News
Headline Spot.com - online news resources; U.S.; Intl; Opinion columns; subdivided by subject, news source, reporter names

Newspapers (indexes)
Archived Newspapers in the U.S. (by state and city; incl. free and fee-only archives)
University of North Carolina Library
Internet Public Library (links to online newspapers worldwide)
The Paperboy (links to over 2500 newspapers)
World-newspapers.com: (World Newspapers, Magazines, and News Sites in English; including alternative/online; searchable by magazine, newspaper, news, and television photo galleries.)

Northern Essex Community College (NECCO)
Home Page
Library Catalog

O

Olympics
Athens Olympics - 2004
International Olympic Committee
U.S. Olympic Committee
Ancient Olympics (Tufts University site)
Olympic History (all eras, includes history of symbolism)

Oprah Winfrey
Book Club
TV Show

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Patents
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Phone Numbers/Addresses/E-mail lookups/People/Telephone
Anywho.com (AT&T; white; yellow; reverse)
Bigbook.com (Verizon; white; yellow; reverse; city pages)
Canada 411 (white; yellow)
Infospace (white; yellow; govt.; International; SIC, FAX ,toll-free., e-mail, reverse.)
PhoneSpell (what words do a particular phone number represent; reverse also)
Switchboard.com(white; yellow; email; reverse)
Yahoo White Pages
Yahoo Yellow Pages

Physicians
AMA Physician Select (Doctors Finder) (AMA)
Docfinder (AIM - Administrators in Medicine; all 50 states)
Massachusetts Doctors (Mass. Board of Registration in Medicine)
HealthGrades.com (ratings/profiles of hospitals, physicians, HMO's, nursing homes)

Plants/Trees/Flowers
Plant Physiology Sites (links to classification and other sites)
Plant Image Gallery (classification; images)
Plants Database (USDA)
Internet Directory for Botany (Web links; classification; images)

Politics/Electio