ARTS

• All Music Guide - browsable, searchable database of recorded music.
• International Lyrics Server - includes 45,000 lyrics of songs from all music styles.
• Movie Database from TV Guide - searchable database of film derived from The Motion Picture Guide and Ephraim Katz's Film Encyclopedia.
• Vassar College Art Library Virtual Resources - art organizations, employment, academic programs, museums, libraries, architecture, etc.

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AUTO

• Buying a Safer Car: New Car Assessment Program - you can search this government database for the safety performance ratings of cars, trucks, vans, and suv vehicles.
• Edmunds Automobile Buyer Guides - New car/truck listings include manufacturer's retail price, dealer invoice prices, standard and optional equipment, specifications, reviews.
• Kelly Blue Book Official Guide - New car pricing and used car Blue Book values.

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BOOKS, AUTHORS & LITERATURE

• Best Sellers - by Publishers Weekly.
• Bookbrowser: Guide for Avid Readers - a readers advisory service with fiction reading lists arranged by genre, location and series.
• Familiar Quotations - a searchable version of the 1901 edition by John Bartlett.
• The Independent Reader - advice and information on the best new books.
• Literary Prizes, Awards -maintained by the Canterbury Public Library in New Zealand.
• Literary Resources on the Net - maintained by Jack Lynch, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in English Literature at the University of Pennsylvania.
• New York Times Book Review - An online archive of 50,000 book reviews, author interviews, and book news articles since 1980. Requires registration but no fee.

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BUSINESS

• ACLIN's Colorado Business & Consumer Resources - links to Colorado's Small Business Administration, Business Assistance Center, and Office of Business Development as well as an online Business Start-up kit.
• Aurora Public Library's Virtual Business Library - links to carefully evaluated sites dealing with general business resources, careers, investments, relocation, small business, international business, and statistics.
• Business Resource Center - advice on everything from business plans to financing options.
• Business Resources on the Web - maintained by the University of Miami.
• BusinessWire - a corporate news release service.
• CompaniesOnline Search - Database of information on 60,000 publicly and privately held companies. A service of Dun and Bradsteet and Lycos.
• Franchise Handbook: On-Line - includes a directory of franchises.
• Small Business Advisor - information to assist the entrepreneur in starting and operating a successful business.
• U.S. Small Business Administration - includes 31 most asked business questions, business plans, minority small business and more.
• WomenBiz - for women business owners and entrepreneurs.

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CAREERS

• Aurora Public Library's Virtual Business Library - links to carefully evaluated sites dealing with general business resources, CAREERS, investments, relocation, small business, international business, and statistics.
• Career Resource Homepage - maintained by Rensselaer's Career Development Center, this is a comprehensive and well-organized index to the job and employment resources on the Internet.
• Federal Jobs Central - includes a search tool for federal jobs.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - the Government's premier career reference book on occupations and tomorrow's job market.
• Overseas Jobs - search their database, subscribe to their newspaper, or link to international or summer job resources.
• Princeton Review - get a glimpse of the real you and start the process of figuring out what career is right for you with their Birkman Career Style Summary.

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EDUCATION

• Colleges and Universities - alphabetical list of over 3000 college and University Web sites.
• Colorado Department of Education - includes CO school districts, standards based education, educator information and services, etc.
• Education World - you can search topics or keywords on 35,000+ education related sites.
• Fort Lewis College - Durango's own four year college.
• Home Schooling Resources - homeschooling information for everyone from the slightly curious to the veteran activist.
• Monte Vista's Online Academy - offers a high school diploma that can be earned through their distance learning program.
• Peterson's Education Center - searchable databases of graduate study, colleges and universities, K-12 schools, distance education, etc.
• U.S. Department of Education - news, grant information, online publications for parents and children, etc.

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FOOD & DRINK

• Innkeepers Share Their Culinary Delights - gourmet recipes from the kitchens of Inns across the US and Canada.
• FoodWeb - FoodWeb is a World Wide Web site dedicated to the purchase, preparation, study and enjoyment of food.
• Recipe Finder - desserts, dips, appetizers, meals, and more.
• Vegetarian Society of Colorado - recipes, information on vegetarianism, links to other Web resources, Colorado dining guide, etc.

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GENEALOGY & BIOGRAPHY

• Biography - browsable, searchable biographical dictionary based on theCambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.
• Family Tree Maker Online - the place to find and share your family history from the creators of Family Tree MakerTM, the #1-selling genealogy software.
• Plains & Peaks' WWW Genealogy Sites - links to many genealogy resources.
• Social Security Death Index - the Death Master File from the Social Security Administration contains over 50 million records created from SSA payment records.
• United States Vital Records Information - where to get vital records from each state, county and territory in U.S. and includes genealogy links by state.
• West (PBS series) - includes biographical dictionary of historical figures significant in the history of the West.

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GOVERNMENT

• Code of Federal Regulations - The Code of Federal Regulations contains the text of public regulations issued by the agencies of the Federal government.
• Colorado Government - includes elected officials, state agencies, tax forms, etc.
• Digital Daily - clever daily tax publication by the IRS that has the look of an old-time newspaper.
• FedWorld - a comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information.
• Government Information Sharing Project - created and maintained by the Oregon State University Library, the project provides Web access to a variety of federal statistical information issued on CD-ROM and distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program.
• Montezuma County Government - includes officials and departments.
• Thomas - legislative information on the Internet courtesy of the U.S. Congress through its library.
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Home Page - information about applying for patents and trademarks.
• University of Colorado Government Publications Library - includes Colorado by the Numbers, an online statistical abstract of Colorado.

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HEALTH & MEDICINE

• ACHOO: The Internet Health Directory - Yahoo-like browsable and searchable directory of Internet accessible medical resources.
• ACLIN's Health & Medicine - provides health information for Colorado residents with emphasis on state and local resources.
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources (Hardin MD) - a massive list of lists by medical specialty that leads to other lists before you can choose a resource.
• Health A to Z - browsable and searchable database of health information, exclusively cataloged by medical professionals.
• HealthWeb - a collaborative project designed to provide organized access to health-related Internet resources, sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
• Medical World Search - The search engine recognizes medical terms in queries and automatically expands them into synonyms and more specific medical phrases, then searches for these terms in the contents of medically relevant Web pages.
• MedicineNet - features an online medical glossary and information on diseases as well as a pharmacy section with information on generic and brand name drugs.
• Merck Manual of diagnosis and Therapy (16th edition, 1992) - a browsable, searchable version of the medical reference standard with figures, tables, and index.
• MedScape - a free service that features thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed articles, medical news, free Medline searching, and Medline full-text document delivery for a fee. MedScape requires registration, but no fee.

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HISPANIC & LATINO RESOURCES

• Fantastico - [Spanish search engine] El único buscador en español que le permite buscar en los grupos de noticias, imagenes y webs en otros idiomas!
• Hispanos Unidos - Forum dedicated to serving the Hispanic community - includes information on health, entertainment, careers, etc.
• Lando's Latino Links - maintained by Orlando Archibeque, Social Science Bibliographer at the Auraria Library in Denver, CO.
• LatinoWeb - Virtual information center for Latino resources for the purpose of empowering the Latino community.
• El Mundo latino - [Spanish search engine] Mundo Latino fue uno de las primeras webs hispanas que se presentaron en Internet hace más de 2 años. Desde entonces pasaron más de un millón personas por nuestras páginas. La web tiene mucha fama y prestigio y hemos ganado varios premios importantes. Cada mes salen artículos sobre nuestra web o nuestras actividades en la prensa.
• Yupi - [Spanish search engine] Este canal de navegación fue creado pensando en los millones de personas de habla hispana alrededor del mundo que constantemente navegan por el Information Super Highway con fines personales o comerciales, o en busca de información y entretenimiento.

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HISTORY

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LANGUAGE

• Human-Language Page - a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources which includes language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools.
• TravLang's Foreign Languages for Travelers - phrase books for over 40 languages with audio pronunciation guides.

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LAW

• Lawcopedia's 'Lectic Legal Lexicon - an onlline glossary/encyclopedia oflegal terms.
• LawCrawler - Searches legal resources on the Web.
• U.S. Code or United States Code - Statutes enacted by Congress.
• The Virtual law Library - a comprehensive and searchable site maintained by the Indiana University School of Law.
• West's Legal Directory - includes 800,000 profiles of lawyers and law firms in the U.S. and Canada.

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LIBRARIES

• ACLIN - telnet search of the catalogs and information databases of many Colorado Libraries.
• Library of Congress - exhibitions and research tools, as well as access to the library catalog.
• Library Servers via WWW - links to libraries.

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MATH

• Mathmatic's Information Servers - Pennsylvania State University's links to math resources on the Internet.

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MISC.

• Dr. HTML - web page authors and the people who maintain web pages can use Dr. HTML to check spelling, validate HTML structure, check the links on a web page to make sure they still work, and more.
• Learn2 - has instructions on all the essential and esoteric life skills your parents forgot to teach you.
• Parent's Place - articles on parenting as well as opportunities for parenting dialog and shopping.

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MONEY & FINANCE

• American Stock Exchange - market summary includes volume, most active, largest percentage gains and declines.
• Currency Converter - convert 164 currencies to another currency using the rate of exchange 1990 to the present.
• FinAid - the financial aid information page for students.
• Finance on the WWW - maintained by the Institute of Finance and Banking at the University of Göttingen.
• Financial Times - offers the highlights of today's newspaper. Requires registration but no fee.
• The Foundation Center - for grantseekers and grantmakers.
• HomeOwners Finance Center - latest interest rates and market trends, mortgage calculator, mortage dictionary.
• Yahoo Finance - enter a stock symbol and get detailed stock quotes, detailed views of selected stocks, chart views, analyst opinions, links to company news, SEC reports, and concise company profiles.

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NATIVE AMERICAN

• American Indian Ethnobotany Database - searchable database of plants used as food, drugs, dyes, and fibers by Native Americans.
• Envirotext - includes the full text of over 2500 Native American Treaties, Presidential Executive Orders and memoranda relating to the U.S. Native American policy.
• Index of Native American Resources on the Internet - culture, language, history, art, nations, genealogy, organizations, activist sites, etc.
• NativeTech's Links to Native American Resources - comprehensive list of subject links in frame format.
• Southern Ute Tribe - history, enterprises, government, etc.

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NEWS & NEWSPAPERS

• ABC News
• CBS News
• Christian Science Monitor - includes a searchable archive of full text news articles published 1980-present.
• C-SPAN Online
• Denver Post Online
• Durango Herald Online
• NBC News
• Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
• Pine River Times
• Rocky Mountain News Online
• USA Today
• Washington Post
• Editor & Publisher Online Newspapers - online index to electronic editions of newspapers with links by world region and country with a search feature for titles.

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POLITICS

• The Democratic Party - hearings, news, get active, what's hot.
• GOP Mainstreet - The Republican National Committee page.
• National Political Index - an index of substantive political information for voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politicians, academicians, and media editors.

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PSYCHOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY

• Psychology Related Internet Resources - maintained by the American University Department of Psychology.
• Philosophy in Cyberspace - an annotated guide to philosophy-related resources on the internet, indexing more than 1500 philosophy-related sites, over 300 mailing lists and approximately 60 newsgroups.

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REFERENCE

• Area Code Lookup - this site, covering the U.S. and Canada, leads to much more than just area codes. You can find yellow and white page directories as well as maps.
• Switchboard - anyone with a Web browser can look up the names, phone number and street addresses of friends, colleagues and businesses.
• Virtual Facts on File - an extensive collection of links to ready reference sources.
• Zip Code Lookup - a U.S. Postal Service site.

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RELIGION

• Humanities Text Initiative Religious Texts - searchable versions of the Bible, Book of Mormon, and the Koran.
• Religion Resources on the Internet - maintained by Iowa State University's library.
• World Scripture - contains over 4000 scriptural passages from 268 sacred texts and 55 oral traditions.

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SCIENCE

• Internet Science Resources - maintained by the University of Georgia Library.
• Science - Jefferson County's (Colorado) Science Education Resources on the Web.

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SPORTS & RECREATION

• Colorado Avalanche - brought to you by Christy Sports.
• Coors Field Web - seating map, tours, wheelchair access, smoking rules, etc.
• Daily Rockies Web - daily news about the Colorado Rockies.
• Denver Broncos - official Broncos home [team] page.
• Denver Nuggets - official Nuggets site.
• Recreation/Sports for the Disabled - part of the Solutions web site for people with disabilities.
• Yahoo's Recreation & Sports Directory - links to a multitude of sports and recreation sites on the Web.

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TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY

• CIA World Fact Book - basic information on countries of the world.
• City Net - browsable and searchable information on cities around the world.
• Fodors Travel Service - hotel and restaurant finder, personal trip planner, cruise news, and more.
• Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP) - the "attractions" page features extensive information on National Parks & Forests, Wilderness & Wildlife Areas, Marine Sacntuaries, National Seashores & Historic Sites, Cultural Sites, and Battlegrounds.
• Hotel & Travel Index Online - browsable and searchable database of hotel links on the Web from the publishers of the print version.
• Lonely Planet Travel Guides - latest travel information, from their authors, researchers, and fellow travellers.
• Map Collection at the U of Texas at Austin - includes world maps by region as well as a collection of historical maps.
• MapQuest Interactive Atlas - enter a street address to generate a zoomable map or calculate a route for driving between U.S. cities.
• Preview Travel - searchable database with access to flight schedules and fares for 700 airlines, as well as hotels and car rentals. Requires registration, but no fee.
• Travelocity Hotel, Car, Airline Reservations - searchable database which uses Sabre reservation service for airline flights. Requires registration, but no fee.

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WEATHER

• CNN Weather - U.S. and world forecasts, weather maps, storm centers, and allergy reports.
• Intellicasts World Weather Forcasts - current and four-day forcasts for selected cities worldwide as well as a weather almanac and links to satellite images.
• World Climate - searchable database with 85,000 records of world climate data by city name.

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