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WEB FEET Public Library Collection
AUTOMOTIVE
Autopedia – The Automotive Encyclopedia
The complete Internet source for automotive-related information, where consumers can find information related to autos, boats, trucks, minivans, motorcycles, RV's, and sports utilities.
Cars.com
The online home of radio's "CAR TALK" – with Tom & Ray. (cartalk.cars.com).
Edmunds.com
New and used vehicle price guide, plus auto reviews.
Kelley Blue Book
New and used vehicle price guide, plus auto reviews.
NADAguides.com
New and used vehicle price guide.
NHTSA Recall database
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) listings of all recalled vehicles,including buses, RV's, tractor trailers, motorcycles, etc.
LICENSING
Washington State Dept. of Licensing
Study guide and practice test for the Washington State driver’s test.
BUSINESS & PERSONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
CNNMoney
Stock quotes, company news, etc.
Morningstar.com
Stock quotes, news, mutual fund information.
Motley Fool
Investment advice.
Quicken.com
Personal financial planning services, personal finance, online banking and trading.
COMPANY RESEARCH
EDGAR Database
Company reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (10-Ks, annual reports, etc.)
Google’s Directory of company information links
Hoover’s Online
Comprehensive company, industry, and market info. (Some info is password restricted).
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
The most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
GuideStar – The National Databse of Nonprofit Organizations
Information about nonprofit organizations operations, programs, finances and personnel.
STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS
Access Washington Starting a Business Web Page
Links to info regarding getting a loan, starting, licensing and operating a business in Washington State
FindLaw’s Small Business Center
Legal info regarding business planning, business formation, HR, accounting, taxes, etc.
U. S. Small Business Administration
Obtain a loan, receive business planning tips and aid, or locate your local SBA office.
CONSUMER INFO
Better Business Bureau- Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho
"Mission is to promote and foster the highest ethical relationship between businesses and the public through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and service excellence.”
Better Business Bureau – Serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington
‘Mission is to promote and foster the highest ethical relationship between businesses and the public through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and service excellence.”
Consumer Protection Division – Washington State
Enforces Washington State consumer protection laws and facilitates the resolution of consumer problems.
Consumer.gov
Consumer info from the federal government.
ConsumerSearch
Product reviews.
Telemarketing Calls – Consumer Info
Unwanted telemarketing calls factsheet.
EDUCATION
DIRECTORIES
American Universities and Colleges
Complete listing of all American universities
American Universities
U.S. Universities
Regionally accredited U.S. universities organized by state.
Washington State K-12 School District Directory
ERIC
Access ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
“A national information system designed to provide ready access to an
extensive body of education-related literature.”
MCCHORD EDUCATION CENTER
Chapman University
Main Campus | McChord Program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Main Campus | McChord Program
Pierce College
Main Campus | McChord Program
Saint Martin’s College
Main Campus | McChord Program
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
Main Campus | McChord Program
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Application to apply for federal student grants, work-study money, and loans to assist students fund their college education. Sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
FastAid
“The world’s largest and oldest private sector scholarship database. 20 years of
scholarship research, constantly updated.”
FastWeb
The FastWeb database contains over 800,000 scholarships totaling more than $1 billion.
FinAid
Student financial aid resource.
STATISTICS
Chronicle of Higher Education – Facts & Figures
Stats on a wide variety of topics related to higher ed, including graduation rates, salaries, student data, degrees conferred, and more.
Education Statistics at a Glance
Site maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). One-stop shopping for education stats.
NCES Fast Facts
Quick “bite-sized” tidbits of information organized and searchable by subject.
State Education Statistics at a Glance
“Published yearly by NEA Research, Rankings of the States and Estimates of School Statistics present facts and figures useful in determining how states differ from each other – or from national averages – on selected statistics.”
Washington State Statistics
State, district and local statistics and fast facts available from the Office of the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
STYLE GUIDES (APA/MLA)
Chapman University citation style links
Embry Riddle University citation style links
Click on REFERENCE, and then click on STYLE MANUALS.
Pierce College citation style links
St. Martin’s College citation style links
Southern Illinois Univ. citation style links
Southern Illinois Univ. citation style links
Additional APA / MLA resources:
APA
APAStyle.org
Site maintained by the American Psychological Association. Provides current
info on citing electronic media.
McChord Library Guide (APA) 
This guide follows APA’s official guidelines for electronic formats and includes
examples from our Library's collection of online databases.
APA Style Guides (from Lesley University)
This excellent resource provides examples for citing print materials & media, online
resources and annotated bibliographies.
MLA
MLA Style
MLA’s official guidelines for electronic formats.
McChord Library Guide (MLA) (Microsoft word document)
This guide follows APA’s official guidelines for electronic formats and includes
examples from our Library's collection of online databases.
MLA Style Guides (from Lesley University)
This excellent resource provides examples for citing print and electronic resources as
well as annotated bibliographies.
TEST PREP
Peterson’s U.S. Air Force Education Resource Center
Free online study guides and practice tests for many exams, including
CLEP, DANTES, Officer Candidate and ASVAB.
(Note: Some practices tests require a keycode which can be obtained by
contacting the McChord Library.)
GOVERNMENT AND LAW
FEDERAL
FirstGov
“The official U.S. gateway to all government information.”
General Accounting Office
The audit, evaluation and investigative arm of Congress.
Government Online Learning Center
“Government-wide resource that supports development of the Federal workforce through simplified and one-stop access to high quality e-Training products and services”
GPO Access (Government Printing Office)
GPO Access disseminates official information from all three branches of the
Federal Government.
Identity Theft
“The U.S. Government's central website for information about identity theft.”
Thomas
Legislative information on the Internet.
U.S. House of Representatives
Find your state’s representative(s).
U.S. Senate
Find your state’s senators.
White House
Official White House Website.
STATE
Access Washington
Washington State government information and services.
Agency Index for Washington State
Alphabetical index of links to Washington State public agencies, boards and commissions.
Find-it! Washington
”The easiest and most powerful way to find government information in Washington State sponsored by the Washington State Library”
Legal Cases and Codes for Washington State (Findlaw)
Federal, state, county and municipal websites that have a legal impact on Washington.
Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Codes
State and Local Government on the Net
Info about state agencies, arranged by state.
Washington Criminal History Records Information
Criminal history records of felony and gross misdemeanors in Washington can be ordered online, for a fee, from CHRI.
Washington State Courts
Washington State Courts information, including Washington Court Rules,
Domestic Relations Forms and a court directory.
MILITARY
Air Force Academy
Air Force Demographics
Reports and interactive data tools provide statistics on officers, enlisted personnel, promotions, historical info, etc.
Air Force Link
Site for official information about the United States Air Force.
Air Force Publications
The official site for Air Force Administrative pubs and forms.
Department of Veteran Affairs
Information about VA benefits, programs, facilities, and more.
Enlisted Heritage
This site is dedicated to the “research and preservation of United States Air Force enlisted heritage.” Includes articles, documents and other materials about current and historical enlisted personnel.
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
Thrift Savings Plan
Retirement savings plan both for civilians who are employed by the United States Government and for members of the uniformed services.
U.S. Army Web Site
Site for official information about the United States Army.
U.S. Marine Corp. Web Site
Site for official information about the United States Marine Corp.
U.S. Navy Web Site
Site for official information about the United States Navy.
Where to Find Military Information
HEALTH
MEDICAL
American Medical Association
Search for a physician online
HealthFinder
“Your guide to reliable health information” sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services
MEDLINEPlus
Health information from the National Library of Medicine
WebMD
Answers to most health questions can be found here
Alternative Medicine
Information on unorthodox, unproven, innovative therapies
National Women’s Health Information Center
“The Federal Government source for women’s health information”
Internet Mental Health
Online encyclopedia of mental health provided by Dr. Phillip Long
TRICARE
Military health system
DENTAL
American Dental Association
News, directory, and general dental information
1-800 Dentist
Find a dentist in your neighborhood
Dentist.Com
Dental information and a dentist locating feature
Washington Dental Service
Dentist and insurance information for Washington State
JOBS AND CAREER GUIDANCE
CAREER INFORMATION
O*Net Online
“Provides information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities,
and interests associated with occupations.”
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Provides descriptions of what workers do on the job, working conditions,
the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in awide range of occupations.
Job Hunters Bible
Online supplement to “What Color is your Parachute?”
LOCAL JOB SEARCH
NWclassifieds
Online classified ads from the Seattle Times.
Tribnet Classifieds
Classified ads from the Tacoma News Tribune.
Washington Employment Web Pages
Over 1400 links to employment web sites.
Washington State Employment Security
Washington State’s largest employment agency.
Workforce Explorer Washington
Labor market info for Washington State.
WorkSource Washington
Jobs, career counseling and resume posting.
NATIONWIDE JOB SEARCH
America’s Job Bank
Sponsored by the Dept. of Labor, this site provides listings of private and
public sector jobs throughout the country.
BestJobsUSA
Search for jobs, post a resume, get career advice, etc.
CareerBuilder.com
Search for jobs, post resumes, etc.
Fedworld.com Job Site
Job info gathered from hundreds of government human resource offices.
Provides links to GS pay rate schedules.
HotJobs
Search by keyword, company or location. Also provides career tools and advice.
Job Bank USA
Search employment listings, submit an online resume, etc.
Monster
“Search over 800,000 jobs, build and post your resume and access thousands of pages of career info and advice.”
Federal Government Resume and Resumix
USAJobs
This site is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Locate federal jobs by category and region. Online applications available.
KIDS
ALA Cool Sites for Kids
The American Library Association’s cool sites for kids.
Ask Jeeves Kids
Ask Jeeves just for kids.
Cartoon Network.com
Find out all you want to know about your favorite shows on the Cartoon Network.
Disney
Great site for kids to play and watch their favorite cartoons/shows.
Dr. Universe
The Ask Dr. Universe site can help with homework questions.
FunBrain
Games, quizzes and other activities for ages K-8.
Lil’ Fingers
A site with games for toddlers.
A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather
Great site for both kids and teens.
National Geographic Kids
Games, activities, homework help
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Great math site for kids and teens.
Nick.com
Nickelodeon’s web page jam packed with shows, games, schedules and more.
PBS Kids
Online home of 16 PBS children’s shows, including Arthur, Sesame Street,
Barney, Mr. Rogers and Clifford. Tons of games and learning activities.
Word Central
The Merriam-Webster dictionary online for kids.
Yahooligans
The Yahoo search engine for kids.
LIBRARIES
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
Academic Libraries (U.S.)
Academic Libraries (Washington State)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library
PIerce College Library
Saint Martin’s College Library
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale Library
GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES
Government Libraries (Washington State)
AULIMP ( Air Univ. Library Index to Military Periodicals)
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Public Libraries (Washington State)
SPECIAL LIBRARIESSpecial and School Library Links
NORTHWEST
TRAVEL
Go Northwest
A travel guide for the Pacific Northwest
NWSource.com
Sponsored by the Seattle Times has listings of events around the Puget Sound.
The Mountaineers
A Northwest outdoor recreation club
Washington State Parks
Link to information about state parks, how to make reservations and more.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
The Washington State Ferries
Maps, schedules, fares, plus more information on the ferry system.
HISTORY
HistoryLink
“The online encyclopedia of Seattle, King County and Washington state history
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
History of the Pacific Northwest including news, events and a discussion board.
Early Washington Maps
Digital maps with a map timeline and subject searching
Pacific Northwest Historians Guild
“Promoting the study of history, preservation of historical resources, and publication of materials relating to Pacific Northwest history.”
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
History and photos of “Galloping Gertie”
SPORTS
Tacoma Rainiers
Game schedule and other information on the minor league team
Seattle Mariners
Official site of the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
Homepage of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Supersonics
Information on the Seattle Supersonics
Seattle Storm
Official site of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm
Emerald Downs
Horse racing in South King County
MUSEUMS
Washington State History Museum
Find out what’s going on at the state history museum
Seattle Art Museum
SAM’s homepage with hours, admissions, and exhibit schedules
Museum of Glass
Site includes hours, admission, and exhibit information
Pacific Science Center
Includes exhibit information and IMAX movie schedules.
Experience Music Project
Find out what’s new at the EMP
TRIP PLANNING
AAA Washington (American Automobile Association)
Detailed self-guided itineraries, including maps and descriptive commentary.
Also includes info on weather, road construction, local fuel prices, etc.
MapQuest Road Trip Planner
Detailed driving directions, maps, hotel info and destinations guides.
PHONE AND E-MAIL DIRECTORIES
AnyWho
Residential and business phone numbers, addresses, maps & directions.
Includes reverse lookup, toll-free listings and links to international directories.
AT&T Worldnet
Allows you to search yellow & white pages online
Reverse Phone Directory
Enter a phone number to find a name and address
Switchboard
A "free nationwide residential and business directory." E-mail addresses for registered users are also included.
Teldir
“The Internet’s original and most complete index of online phone books
from around the world.
Telephone Prefix Locator
“Have a phone number? Find out where it is located.”
WhitePages
Residential and business phone numbers, addresses, e-mail and web site searches.
WhoWhere
Phone and e-mail finder. Includes a genealogy and public records search.
Yahoo! People Search
Phone number and e-mail address locator.
REFERENCE
GENERAL REFERENCE
Information Please Almanac
Popular almanac with useful and interesting facts regarding a huge range of topics.
Internet Public Library
A virtual library managed by librarians dedicated to “finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating quality information resources.”
Refdesk.com
A comprehensive and easy to use collection of links to web resources.
ALMANACS
50states.com
“50States.com contains lots of information and useful facts about each of the fifty United States. In addition to links to state homepages, each state's information includes maps, weather, lists of colleges, city guides, tax forms, newspapers, and more.”
Information Please Almanac
Popular almanac with useful and interesting facts regarding a huge range of topics.
Old Farmer’s Almanac
The old standard is now available online.
CALENDARS & TIME
Official U.S. Time
Set your watch correctly.
10,000 Year Calendar
“View a month or year calendar for any year from 1 to 10000 A.D. All leap years and calendar changes are accounted for. (For the experts: You now have the choice of when the calendar changed from Julian to Gregorian, October of 1582 or September of 1752.)”
Time Zone Converter
Find out the current time in cities around the world.
DICTIONARIES
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
“Over 18,000 entries that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise
catalog “words with a tale to tell.”
Merriam-Webster Online
An online dictionary and thesaurus.
OneLook Dictionary Search
“More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook® search engine.”
YourDictionary.com
Can translate your word into foreign languages.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Columbia Encyclopedia
The sixth edition of this popular, one-volume encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia.com
Browsable and searchable encyclopedia with over 57,000 articles.
MAPS
About.com – Maps and Geography of the World
Maps of every corner of the world.
How Far is It
“This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.”
MapQuest
Provides easy-to-read and print maps, directions and destination information.
MEASUREMENT
Universal Currency Converter
“Interactive foreign exchange rate calculations on the Internet, using live,
up-to-the-minute currency rates.”
POSTAL INFORMATION
United States Postal Service
Buy stamps online or locate the nearest post office
Zip+4 Code Look-Up
Enter an address and it will provide the correct zip code
STATISTICS
United States Census Bureau
Search current census information online
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistical Resources on the Web
Annotated directory of the best resources for statistics on the Web.
WEATHER
National Weather Service
Satellite images, forecasts, current conditions and statistics from the U.S.
National Weather Service.
Weather.com
Countrywide weather provided by the Weather Channel
MISCELLANEOUS
ConvertIt.com
Converts measurements, money and includes world time zones
SENIORS
HEALTH
The American Geriatrics Society
Contains news, health information and membership services.
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
An online medical encyclopedia focusing on geriatrics.
WebMD
Provides easy to use medical information on everything from the common cold to the current health care system.
LONG TERM CARE
Alzheimer’s Association
Includes information about the disease, programs and services, and advocacy efforts.
Family Caregiver Alliance Website
“An information resource on long-term care.”
Washington Health Care Association
Has information about assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Washington.
MEDICARE
Medicare Website
“The official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare.”
RETIREMENT
The American Association of Retired Persons
Has information on everything from travel tips to an Internet browsing tutorial.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
A “Financial Facts Toolkit” which includes investment tips.
InvestoryGuide.Com
“The only investing site you need.”
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social Security Online
Everything you could want to know about Social Security.
TEENS
FUN
Gurl.com
All sorts of information about being a teen girl can be found here.
The-N.com
The Noggin channel’s homepage with stuff about all the shows.
Cartoon Network.com
Find out all you want to know about your favorite shows on the Cartoon Network.
Nick.com
Nickelodeon’s webpage jam packed with shows, games, schedules and more.
Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library’s page made for teens.
Yahoo! Video Games
This site has tricks and hints for all kinds of games.
Thrasher
Into skateboarding? Check this site out.
Transworld Snowboarding
Transworld Snowboarding Magazine’s homepage.
MTV
Find out about your favorite band, see who’ll be on TRL today and watch your favorite music videos!
HOMEWORK HELP
BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
The place to go for homework help.
REFERENCE
Refdesk
A virtual reference desk.
CNN Student News
CNN’s website geared towards teens.
Merriam-Webster Atlas
Maps and geographical information.
Washington State Dept. of Licensing
Study guide and practice test for the Washington State driver's
Test.
TRAVEL
TRANSPORTATION
Amtrak
Rail service in more than 500 communities in 46 states throughout a
22,000-mile route system.
Cheap Tickets
Competitive rates on airline tickets, rental cars, hotels, vacation packages,
and other travel products.
Ebookers
“Europe’s #1 online travel agen.t”
Expedia
Competitive rates on airline tickets, rental cars, hotels, vacation packages,
and other travel products.
Flight Arrivals
“Real-time departure and arrival info.”
Orbitz
Competitive rates on airline tickets, rental cars, hotels, vacation packages,and other travel products.
Rail Europe
Competitive rates for transatlantic air, complete rail passes, hotels and car rentals.
Travelocity
Competitive rates on airline tickets, rental cars, hotels, vacation packages,
and other travel products.
HOTELS
Accomodation Search Engine
Accomodation information for hotels, b&bs, lodges, hostels, villas etc.
Bed & Breakfast Online
B&B availability and reservations.
Hotels.com
The Internet's largest specialized provider of discount accommodations worldwide.
Las Vegas
One-stop source for Las Vegas hotels, shows, flights, golf, spas, weddings, sightseeing, and entertainment.
Quikbook
“Hotel reservations at the guaranteed lowest rates. If, within 24 hours after making a Quikbook reservation, you find a lower total price for your entire stay at the same hotel in the same room type on the same days, we’ll match the rate.”
Vegas
One-stop source for Las Vegas hotels, shows, flights, golf, spas, weddings, sightseeing, and entertainment.
Adventures On Skis
“Adventures on Skis winter sports program includes vacation packages to over 40 ski resorts in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland and five resorts in Argentina and Chile. Summer sport packages highlight hiking, biking, mountaineering and horseback riding in Europe. Educational student programs are offered through the "Educational Adventures" brand.”
Cruise Value
“America’s leading cruise broker.”
Hidden Trails
“Horseback Riding Vacations worldwide.”
Lynx Vacations
Ski and golf vacation info.
National Bicycle Tour Directors Assoc.
Bicycle tour info.
Sierra Club
Premier U.S. outdoors group sponsors over 300 annual outings.
Specialty Travel
Adventure and special-interest travel info.
Tennis Resorts Online
“A critical guide to the world’s best tennis resorts and tennis camps.”
TRIP PLANNING
AAA (American Automobile Association)
Detailed self-guided itineraries, including maps and descriptive commentary.
Also includes info on weather, road construction, local fuel prices, etc.
MapQuest Road Trip Planner
Detailed driving directions, maps, hotel info and destinations guides.