RECOMMENDED WEB SITES
Articles & News |
Austin & Travis County |
Books & Reader's Advisory |
Business & Investment |
College, Careers & Jobs |
Directories |
Enlaces en Español |
Entertainment |
Genealogy |
Health & Medicine |
Homework Helpers |
Internet |
Language Learning |
Law |
Libraries |
Tax Information |
Online Databases |
Texas |
U.S. Government
Articles & News
- Austin American-Statesman
- Read the last seven days of the Austin American-Statesman online. Search the archives for stories back to 1989 through APL's online databases. (An Austin Public Library Card is required).
- Austin Business Journal
- Updated daily and searchable, this site offers indexing to back issues and links to other American city business journals.
- The Austin Chronicle
- Austin's independent, alternative newsweekly.
- Newseum - Today's Front Pages
- Front pages from more than 665 newspapers from 53 countries.
- NewsLink
- Find your hometown newspaper here — anywhere in the world! Also includes links to magazines, radio, and TV stations.
Austin & Travis County
- 2-1-1 Central Texas
- Directory of community resources for central Texas provided by the United Way.
- Community Resources
- Directory of resources from the Austin/Travis County Homeless Task Force.
- APL Referral Guide
- Locate agencies and organizations that serve the Austin community.
- Everything Austin Texas
- Links to Austin Web sites presented by the Austin History Center.
- Austin City Connection
- What's going on in Austin? Connect to information, services, and people of Austin here.
- Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN)
- A community information resource for Austin and environs.
- Travis County
- Information on living and doing business in Travis County with links to County government agencies.
Books & Reader's Advisory
- Bartleby.com
- Bartleby.com publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge.
- Good Reads
- A collection of lists and links for book lovers created by APL librarians.
- LibriVox
- LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain.
- NetLibrary eBooks
- Create a user name and password to access thousands of ebooks provided by the Texas State Electronic Library and the Austin Public Library for APL Card Holders.
- Online Bookstores
- Links to several online bookstores including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bibliofind for out-of-print titles from BookSpot.com.
- Project Gutenberg
- A library of 17,000 free eBooks whose copyright has expired.
- WorldCat.org
- WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.
Business & Investment
AnnualCreditReport.com
- The official site set up by the big three credit reporting agencies to help consumers obtain their free annual credit reports.
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BigCharts
- BigCharts provides access to investment research tools such as interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary.
- CNNMoney.com
- Business news and information from the editors of CNN and Money Magazine.
- EDGAR (SEC Filings & Forms)
- Corporate information on companies required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Search the Trademark and Patent Databases. Tutorials from UT's Engineering Library will help make your search more productive.
College, Careers & Jobs
- COLLEGENavigator
- See and compare profiles of over 7,000 colleges and universities across the nation.
- FAFSA
- Fill out a FAFSA (free application for student aid) at this site from the U.S. Department of Education.
- Job Search Research Guide
- Job search listings for local and nationwide searches, advice on how to search for jobs, information on preparing a resume.
- Riley Guide
- Excellent resource for using the Internet to find a job.
- Work in Texas
- Local, state, and nationwide job search tools, including a link to classified ads in Texas newspapers and information on employment laws and the job market.
DIRECTORIES
- Telephone Directories on the Web
- Telephone books, Yellow Pages, fax, and business directories from the U.S. and the rest of the world.
- Zabasearch
- Search for people by name from information in public record databases.
Entertainment
- allmusic
- Explore the world of music -- all genres and styles are covered.
- ESPN.com
- All the sports news and updated scores.
- Internet Movie Database
- Film information including reviews, plot summaries, awards, bios...
- TV Guide Entertainment Network
- Not just TV — music and movies, too.
Genealogy
- FamilySearch
- The largest collection of free family history,
family tree, and genealogy records in the world.
Health & Medicine
- MEDLINEplus
- MEDLINEplus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, provides consumer health information in English and Spanish.
- PDRhealth.com
- Based on the Physicians' Desk Reference database, this site is designed to put critical health information into the hands of consumers.
- Texas Department of Health Audiovisual Library
- Texas residents can check out material from the Texas Department of Health Audiovisual Library.
- Hospital Comparison
- Resources for hospital comparison.
Homework Helpers
- Great Sites!
- Web sites for kids and the adults who care about them from the American Library Association.
- WFY Homework & Research Links
- Sites recommended by APL's Wired for Youth librarians.
Internet
Language Learning
- Language Learning Resources Research Guide
- Lists online resources and resources available at APL.
Law
- CriminalSearches
- Do a criminal history check for free.
- Findlaw
- Index to many legal resources, including primary legal sources, government resources, and WWW sites.
- Public Library of Law
- A free online legal research site from Fastcase.
- State Bar of Texas
- Access more than 50 pamphlets, handbooks, and videos on legal issues that affect Texas citizens and young people in their everyday lives.
- Tarlton Law Library
- A guide to doing legal research on the Internet from the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law.
- TexasLawHelp
- Learn about legal rights and responsibilities, locate local Legal Aid offices, find free legal information, and obtain information about Texas courts.
Libraries
- Austin Area Libraries
- Connect to local libraries — courtesy of the Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN) .
- UT Library Online
- Check UT's catalog here!
- Library of Congress
- The Library of Congress catalog and more — copyright information, links to government sites, and a guide to the Web.
Online Databases
- Online databases are available for use in the Austin Public Library. Austin Public Library Cardholders can access most of the databases remotely from home or office.
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Tax Information
- Internal Revenue Service Web Site
- Get your forms and publications here.
- 1040.com
- This site has state tax forms, as well as federal forms.
Texas
- Focus on Central Texas
- An in-depth look at trends and issues affecting the 20 counties in the Central Texas region.
- Handbook of Texas Online
- Searchable encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
- State of Texas Government Information
- Information on Texas state agencies, tourism, and doing business with the state.
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas legislation and bill status.
- Texas State Library
- Internet information for/from/about the Lone Star State.
- Texas Tribune
- The mission of The Texas Tribune is to promote civic engagement and discourse on public policy, politics, government, and other matters of statewide concern.
- Who Represents Me?
- Enter your address to find who represents you in the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education
U.S. Government
- American FactFinder
- Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- USA.gov
- USA.gov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites.
- Citizen and Immigration Services
- Check here for forms and information on fees, fingerprints, laws, and regulations.
- FedStats
- Statistics from more than 70 agencies of the U.S. government.
- THOMAS: Legislative information from the Library of Congress
- Legislative information of the U.S. Congress, including floor activities, bills, laws, committee information, and more.
- The White House
- Keep track of the issues, signed legislation, and appointments from the Executive branch.
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