Databases

General Interest & Academic

EBSCOHost – Full Text Articles – Home & In Library –
Students, avid readers, businesspeople, and do-it-yourselfers alike all need reliable online research materials.

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The databases available are: Regional Business News, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, TOPICsearch, Primary Search, MAS Ultra – School Edition, Academic Search Elite, Business Source Elite, MasterFILE Elite, and GreenFILE. We also have Searchasaurus, Student Research Center, and Kids Search, which can be here and also on the Teens and Kids pages.

Encyclopedia Britannica
[only available from the library's local network]

Bartleby - Bartelby
Dictionary.com – Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Online - merriam-webster.com/ - Diction, Thesaurus, Spanish-English
Internet Public Library – ipl.org/

Colorado Virtual Library

Ask Colorado

Colorado Historical Newspaper Collection

Automotive

Kelly Blue Book - kbb.com/
NADA Guides - nadaguides.com/
2CarPros - 2carpros.com/index.htm
Car Talk Do It Yourself Guide - cartalk.com/content/diy/

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Directories & Locators

Dex Online - dexknows.com/
Area Code Map - nanpa.com/area_code_maps/ac_map_static.html
Country Calling Codes - countrycallingcodes.com/index.php
Zip Code Lookup - http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp

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Education

College.gov - college.gov/wps/portal
Students.gov - students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public
IPEDS College Opportunities Online - http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

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Geneology

National Archives - archives.gov/genealogy/start-research/
USGenWeb Project - usgenweb.org/
FamilySearch - familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites - cyndislist.com/
Ellis Island - ellisisland.org/
Free Internet Access to Public Records – brbpub.com/freeresources/pubrecsites.aspx
An extensive list of links to a variety of federal and local government databases containing selected public records, such as membership lists, most wanted lists, deeds, court documents and incarceration records.

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Government

La Plata Clounty Directory of Departments - http://co.laplata.co.us/admin/departments.htm
US Census Bureau/American Fact Finder - http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
Colorado General Assembly - leg.state.co.us/
Country Profiles - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html
Library of Congress / Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov/ - Search current and past bills, view the latest legislative and committee actions, and link to issues of Congressional Record.
US Department of State Background Notes - Department of State
Government Printing Office - bensguide.gpo.gov
Congressional Record - gpoaccess.gov
Find Your Elected Officials - Local Elected Officials
Free Annual Credit Report - FreeCreditReport.com

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Health & Medicine

MedlinePlus - Medline Plus
Medlineplus en espanol - Medline Plus - Espanol
DrugWatch.com - drugwatch.com/
FamilyDoctor.org - familydoctor.org
Good Health Information @ Your Library - GoodHealth
Mayo Clinic - mayoclinic.com/

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History & Geography

American Memory from the Library of Congress - American Memory
HistoryNet - thehistorynet.com/
HyperHistory - hyperhistory.com
City Data - city-data.com/
Lewis & Clark Expedition - pbs.org
Lonely Planet - lonelyplanet.com
Portals to the World from the Library of Congress - Internation Portals
National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas - nationalgeographic.com
National Atlas – nationalatlas.gov/

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Do-It-Yourself & Home Improvement

La Plata County Building Department - La Plata County
DoItYourself.com - doityourself.com/
GetCrafty – getcrafty.com/
DIY, House & Garden – Videos - videojug.com
KnittingHelp.com - knittinghelp.com/
Colorado Building & Energy Codes - coloradoenergy.org
Colorado Gardening - coloradogardening.com
Colorado State University Extension - ext.colostate.edu
USDA Hardiness Zone Finder - garden.org/zipzone/