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This page lists selected World Wide Web sites that help Reference Services staff members find information for Library customers. The Library is not responsible for the information provided by these sites.  For databases available in the Library, including magazines and newspapers, literature, an encyclopedia, and more, click here.

General Reference l Books | Business | Consumer Information | Emergency Information | Health
Jobs and Careers | Law and Government | Libraries l Maps and Geography | News
Terrorism  and Response | Statistics | Telephone Directories | Travel

General Reference
College and University Rankings
Current Weather Conditions - Monterey 
Date and Time Gateway
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Foundation Center Online 
High School Ace: Colleges and Careers
Interactive Weather Information Network
Internet Movie Database Search
Internet Public Library Ready Reference Collection
National Weather Service
OANDA Currency Converters
Resource Book for Monterey County
Sunrise, Sunset, Astronomical Data Online
U101: Directory of Colleges and Universities in the United States and Canada
Unit Converter
United States Postal Service
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Vital Records Information State Index
WWWebster Dictionary - Search screen
Yahoo! Sports

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Books
Amazon: Search by Author, Title, and Subject
BiblioFind
BookFinder
A Celebration of Women Writers
Genreflecting by Diana Tixier Herald
Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists
The Pulitzer Prizes

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Business
Corporate Information
Hoover's Online
Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
SCORE Monterey Bay Area
Small Business Network

Consumer Information
Consumer Information Center
ConsumerSearch
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Kelley Blue Book
Microsoft CarPoint
Welcome to IntelliChoice

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Health and Medicine
Caring Resources Guide
Healthfinder -- Consumer health information
Healthopedia -- Health Encyclopedia
MEDLINEplus
On-line Medical Dictionary

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Emergency Information

California Emergency Digital Information Service
California Office of Emergency Services
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Jobs and Careers
CalJOBS
JobSmart: Northern California Job Search Guide
Monterey Bay Jobs
Work Place Connections

Law and Government

California State Home Page
FedWorld directory of Federal Government Web sites
GPO Access (access Government Printing Office databases)
Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia
Project Vote Smart
U.S. State & Local Gateway
Voting Records of Members of Congress

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Libraries
For libraries in the Monterey area, click here
Library of Congress
LibrarySpot

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Maps and Geography
Best Places to Live, Work, Play, or Retire
How far is it?
MapQuest!
U.S. Gazetteer
U.S. Geological Survey
World Gazetteer

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News
San Jose Mercury News
News and Newspapers Online
Newshub -- Summary of today's newest news
S.F. Chronicle/Examiner Search
Washington Post Archives: Simple Search

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Statistics
California - Labor Market Information Division
Consumer Price Index - Region 9
The Economic Statistics Briefing Room
Global Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The Social Statistics Briefing Room
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page

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Telephone Directories
AnyWho 
Superpages
Switchboard
Teldir.com

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Terrorism and Response
America Responds to Terrorism
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Google News and Resources
Librarians Index to the Internet - World Trade Center / Pentagon Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Monterey Institute for International Studies Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Travel
California State Parks
CalTrans
Hostels.com
Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Travelocity Home Page
TripAdvisor
Whale-Watching Web

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