Resources


BOOKS

www.alibris.com The place to go if you are looking for first editions or rare books. 

www.amazon.com The world's largest online bookstore - great for getting information about books, music, games and more. 

www.bookfinder.com This site searches thousands of bookseller sites to help you find what you want. 


COMPUTER HELP

www.answersthatwork.com Have a question about computers? This site, "The Ultimate Online Help Desk," is the place to go.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

www.valueline.com Value Line Investment Survey. Offers real-time data. You can even ask a staff member a question via e-mail. 

www2.standardandpoors.com Standard and Poor's web site offers real time market data and market commentary.


GEOGRAPHY / SOCIAL STUDIES

The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Type in a location name and get its longitude, latitude, and more information.

LIBRARY / EDUCATION

www.ipl.org The Internet Public Library- a site dedicated to finding worthwhile and trustworthy material online. 

www.dictionary.com Pretty obvious what goes on here. Also offers dictionaries in foreign languages.

www.funbrain.com Games and resources for K-8 students and teachers. Makes learning fun.

 
LITERATURE

www.blakearchive.org A Library of Congress project to digitally archive the poet William Blake's writing and images.
 
MATHEMATICS

www.mathpower.com Get help with math! Helps with anxiety as well as the math itself.

NEAT STUFF

www.acronymfinder.com Decode those pesky acronyms ASAP!

www.mapblast.com Type in an address to get a map or directions.

www.imdb.com Can't think of the name of that movie with Orson Welles? This searchable database of films should do the trick. 

www.cara.org Want to know why a movie is rated "R"? Find out on the official site of Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) website. 

www.screenit.com This site is a concerned parent's dream. Find in-depth reviews of films with content rated by category (i.e. profanity, guns/weapons, nudity, etc).

www.recipesource.com Searchable online archive of recipes. Find the perfect key lime pie!
 
SCIENCE

The Visible Human Project A guided tour of the human body using digital cross-section imagery.

Human Genome Project Learn more about the Human Genome Project.

www.chem4kids.com Covers basic chemistry including states of matter, the periodic table, and more.
 
SEARCH ENGINES

www.dogpile.com Search many engines at once for lots of results. 

www.about.com
Human compiled and rated websites.

www.google.com A no nonsense search engine.

www.yahoo.com Free e-mail, search engine, shopping etc. 

infomine.ucr.edu Find college level reference information.

www.intute.ac.uk A database of web resources for education and research.
www.ipl.org Librarians' index to the internet - gotta love the librarian!
www.metacrawler.com Search lots of search engines.

www.surfwax.com Uses big search engines and little ones to find what you want.
 
TAX INFORMATION

www.irs.gov The IRS official web site. Download printable forms and publications.

www.state.nm.us/tax The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department website.