Museums

• The Children's Museum of Portsmouth

• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) 

• Portland Museum of Art

• Portland's Children's Museum

• The Old York Historical Society -- our local resource for historical information about the area. They have a form you can mail in to request information.

• Art museums in Maine

• Maine Memory Network -- a statewide database of electronic versions of Maine's Historical Documents, contributed by cultural institutions from around the state, from their own locations.


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Search Engines

• AltaVista

• Dogpile

• Excite

• Lycos

• MetaCrawler

• Google

• Yahoo Directory (not technically a search engine, but handy!)

• Specialized links -- use these databases to access parts of "the invisible Web"

• Vivísimo Clustering Search Engine Target your answer faster using this search engine.  It breaks down your search results into categories

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Our favorite general  reference sites

Dictionaries & Directories:                                                   [ Top ]

• YourDictionary.com -- a web of online dictionaries! The widest and deepest set of dictionaries on the web (more than 1500dictionaries representing more than 230 languages)

• Any Who: Internet Directory Assistance (--rom AT&T, a telephone yellow pages, white pages and reverse look-up site

• ZIPcode Look-up Directory -- use this handy tool to find ZIPcodes.

• Phrase Finder -- Meanings and Origins of Phrases, sayings, cliches and quotes. Phrases are arranged alphabetically, and there is a search feature that will search both the list and the discussion board that drives it.

• Babelfish Translation service--translate phrases and entire websites from 11 languages into English, and vice versa!

Businesses & Foundations:                                                  [ Top ]

• Hoovers.com -- This directory gives you great basic information for free, and even more valuable information if you subscribe..

• BigCharts -- lots of current stock information here, but this site is most useful for its historical quotes--find out what AT&T traded for in 1978!

• The Foundation Center -- Raising money for a worthy cause? This should be your first stop!

• Sample Business Plans -- This site from the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh provides lists of small business types and a corresponding sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources provided after each entry. ... If the plan or profile is online, a link is provided." Browse by subject, such accounting, air transportation, baby products, bars, bookstores, and much more. 

Geography & Countries                                                    [ Top ]

• Information on all fifty states--mottos, license plates and more.

• The World Factbook 2007 -- Profiles of all the countries of the world

• Country Background Notes from the US State Department. Excellent information for those country reports!

• Historical Maps -- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection from the University of Texas. Great for school projects!

• A Currency Converter -- find out what your dollar's worth in many countries.

• Fodors.com -- a great link to world-wide travel information presented by the publisher of the noted travel books.

• Topozone.com -- Topographical maps from all over the United States

Medical & Health Information:                                                      [ Top ]

Please Note: We have provided these Internet links for your education and convenience. They do  not replace the care by a qualified health practitioner.

• MedlinePlus -- MEDLINEplus will direct you to reliable  information to help answer health questions. It also provides you with a database of full-text drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine.

• American Dental Association (ADA) Information for the consumer can be found on the Public section of this Web site.  Find a Dentist gives the Internet user access to a list of ADA members to find a local dentist. Directions to the dental office can be printed. 

• Nutrition Source -- This searchable site provides "timely information on diet and nutrition for clinicians, allied health professionals, and the public." It offers tips for healthy eating, gives information on the various components of diet (fats, carbohydrates, fruit, protein, etc.), and discusses how to interpret media coverage of diet and nutrition news. From the Harvard School of Public Health.

• YourDiseaseRisk.Harvard.edu Test your risk for various types of diseases on this site created by the Harvard School of Public Health. Each short quiz assesses your risk for cancer, osteoporosis, stroke and other diseases as well as offering tips on how to reduce your risk

• Complimentary and Alternative Medicine information from NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) 

• The Merck Manual of Medical Information -- a good first stop for medical information

Entertainment                                                                 [ Top ]

• Internet   Movie Database -- Find out about movies, videos, and their casts and  crews

• Internet Broadway Database -- the official archival database for Broadway theatre information. 

Careers & Employment                                                 [ Top ]

• Career OneStop -- Check out this publicly funded employment site for people from entry level to technical to professional to CEO.. Explore alternative career paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn which careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and much more.  Be sure to click the tabs along the top to get to the good stuff!

Volunteers & Community Information

• Looking for a place to volunteer? Volunteer Maine Partnership offers a search screen to match you with your favorite interest.

• Looking for assistance with a problem? InfoLink, a free information & referral service for seacoast New Hampshire and southern Maine, will connect you to the community service agency that's best equipped to help you.

• 211-MAINE 2-1-1 Maine is part of a national movement to centralize and streamline access to health and human service information and resources.2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community.

Legal Information                                                           [ Top ]

• FindLaw -- a one-stop Yahoo type directory of all things legal

• Martindale Hubbell's Lawyer Locator --now includes the ratings!

• Maine State Statutes

• The Maine Bar Association -- Look here for lawyer referrals, as well as helpful pamphlets and legal forms.

• Pine Tree Legal Assistance provides free legal assistance to low income Maine citizens.

• Links to free legal forms:
  FindLaws Forms -- State, federal and corporate
  Consumer forms by topic
  Allaboutforms.com--more free forms

Consumer Information

• Edmunds.com --great information for those of us who are buying or selling cars.  Prices, reviews and much more...

• Kelley's Blue Book -- new and used car pricing information

• NADA guides -- Used cars....Used boats....Used RVs and more

• Safercar.gov -- Vehicle crash test results and much more.

• www.fueleconomy.gov -- From the U.S. Department of Energy.  Let this site to help you choose a car wisely!

• Better Business Bureau -- this is BBB headquarters -- the one serving our area is the New England Regional one

• SquareTrade.com -- If you have a problem with an online company or auction (late delivery, non-delivery) this site offers online conflict resolution. Recommended by BusinessWeek Online

• The FTC's ID Theft Home -- Find out what to do if you experience identity theft. Also head to the Identity Theft Resource Center for more information. 

• Fitch Insurance Companies Ratings -- Check out an insurance company before you decide...

• Give.org -- Check here before giving to charity.  The Better Business Bureau helps us give wisely.

• InfoLink -- Community referrals of all types, serving the Portsmouth/Seacoast area. Great for potential volunteers as well

• AbbysGuide.com -- Buying guides for big ticket items like appliances and electronics.  

General Indexes to Information                                       [ Top ]

• xrefer -- the Web's reference engine. This is a giant online reference library--100 reference titles from reputable publishers.

• LII -- Librarians' Index to the Internet -- high quality sites arranged by subject.

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