Web Sites we find useful -- and you may as well ...
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| State of Georgia | ||
| Georgia.gov | Portal for all things pertaining to Georgia government operations | |
| Georgia State Parks | ||
| Georgia Department of Economic Development | Information on starting a business in Georgia | |
| The new Georgia Encyclopedia | Why is it called Omega? Look it up here! | |
| Georgia Environmental Protection Division | ||
| Georgia Department of Education Standards | What is your child supposed to know after taking Algebra I? | |
| Georgia Ornithological Society | ||
| Live Healthy Georgia | ||
| Georgia Conservancy | ||
| Georgia Genealogy Society | ||
| Georgia Aquarium | ||
| Georgia Home Education Association | ||
| Georgia 4H | ||
| Georgia Forestry Commission | ||
| Georgia Native Plant Society | ||
| Alcoholics Anonymous in Georgia | ||
| Georgia Music Hall of Fame | ||
| Zoo Atlanta | Watch the PandaCam! | |
| Hunter Education | Be a safe hunter!!!! This is the course US Fish and Wildlife developed in cooperation with the south eastern states. | |
| Georgia Marketmaker | Find Georgia grown and produced food products | |
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| Legal Matters | ||
| Georgia Legal Forms On-line (divorce) | ||
| Instructions on how to fill out Georgia divorce forms | This was developed for people living in Cobb Co., but much of the information would be relevant to people living in Tift Co. | |
| More divorce information | Not necessarily for Georgia residents | |
| Judicial Branch of Georgia | ||
| Legal Aid Georgia | Web site guide to free legal information and legal services | |
| Georgia Child Support Commission | ||
| Red Light Ticket | Go here to watch your video and pay your ticket on-line. | |
| Disaster Assistance | Disaster survivors who need assistance following a presidentially declared disaster that has been designated for individual assistance can now register online here. | |
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| Medicine and Health | ||
| Swine Flu Information | From the Center for Disease Control, the latest information | |
| Roll Up Your Sleeve! | From the Georgia Department of Community Health -- seasonal flu information and suggestions | |
| National Library of Medicine | Information for patients and health professionals | |
| WebMD | The oldest and most popular general health information source | |
| American Cancer Society | ||
| Magill’s Medical Guide | The electronic equivalent of a paper standard -- you must be in the library in order to access this resource. | |
| Consumer Health Complete | A GALILEO database; for the password to use this from home, come into the library and ask us about it | |
| American Diabetes Association | ||
| American Heart Association | ||
| Mental Health America | ||
| American Stroke Association | ||
| Asthma and Allergy Information | ||
| Teen Pregnancy | ||
| Teen Pregnancy.org | ||
| Everyday health | similar to WebMD | |
| HealthCentral | has a symptom checker to help to narrow down what the problem might be | |
| BeWell | A health oriented blog written for women in midlife by health practitioners | |
| Georgia Health Go Local | Local health resources for use by Georgians | |
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| Careers | ||
| Georgia Department of Labor | ||
| State of Georgia Job Search | ||
| South Georgia and North Florida classified | ||
| Georgia Job Network | ||
| CareerBuilder.com | ||
| Monster.com | ||
| Resume templates for people with specific academic degrees | A free site that will help you show off all that hard work and effort you put into your schooling | |
| Resumes templates for specific jobs | Truck driver, web designer, customer service, bioengineer -- they are all here. Free downloads. | |
| Green Careers Guide | Looking for a job in the wind, solar or geo-thermal energy fields? This is comprehensive resource listing jobs in the green sector. | |
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| Tax Information | ||
| Federal Internal Revenue Service | Download forms, find answers to common questions from the highest authority | |
| Georgia Department of Revenue | Help in English and Spanish | |
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| General Research Help | ||
| INFOMINE | Developed and maintained by librarians, this is a great collection of scholarly materials available over the internet | |
| Librarian's Internet Index | ||
| AcademicInfo: Subject Guides & Online Degrees | An online (free) education center, with many subject guides. This is a good place to look if you are seeking online education opportunities. | |
| Best of the Web | From the New York Public Library, a huge collection of web sites approved by librarians | |
| GALILEO | Your tax dollars at work -- this award winning Georgia initiative gives you access to databases of journal articles, photographs, consumer information and much more. To use this resource from home requires a password -- call the library and we will tell you how to get it. | |
| Zip Codes | Look up a zip code for anywhere. | |
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| Parenting Help | ||
| Partnership for a Drug Free America | ||
| Administration for Children and Families | Information about Head Start and all the other services for families offered by the federal government | |
| Teen Homework Help | New York Public Library suggested sites | |
| American Homeschool Association | List of links to other homeschool resources | |
| Learning Disabilities | From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | |
| Getting involved in your child's education | From the University of Michigan Health System | |
| Fun Brain! | Online educational games for kids | |
| Just for Kids | Collection of websites filled with activities for kids and their parents | |
| Adolescent Literary | resouces for parents and teachers of kids in grades 4-12 | |
| The Children's Book Review | need help finding just the right book for your child? Perhaps this will help. | |
| Leading to Reading | for preschoolers and their adults; games, activities and advice -- from Reading is Fundamental! | |
| Shmoop! | Study guides and teaching aids for every subject | |
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| Recycling/ Environment | ||
| Keep America Beautiful | ||
| Environmentally friendly cars | ||
| Environmentally friendly places to stay | ||
| Can you get a tax credit for installing a solar heater? | ||
| Stop junk mail! | ||
| Recycle cell phones and rechargable batteries | ||
| Recycle electronics | ||
| Recycle tires | ||
| EPA/DOE Fuel Economy Guide | HOW many MPG does that 1984 pickup get? | |
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| Business Resources | ||
| What to do with an old stock certificate | ||
| ThomasNet | What companies produce which items | |
| Google Finance | check your stocks, read business news and find out how much the dollar is worth today -- all in one place | |
| What does that mean? | business jargon for the rest of us | |
| Ridiculous Business Jargon Dictionary | everybody needs a laugh sometime | |
| Over the Counter Bulletin Board | information on stocks that are not traded on the traditional exchanges | |
| Pink sheets | More OTC stock information | |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | who is merging with whom, who is declaring chapter 11 and other business information that must be reported to the government | |
| FedBizOpps | I invented a great thing -- how can I get the Federal government to buy it? | |
| Sell it to the Geogia Government! | ||
| Economic Indicators | ||
| World Economic Information from the World Bank | What do the economies of Cuba and Iceland have in common? | |
| Annual reports for many companies | ||
| What do you need to open a business? | Which permits and licences will you need to have on the federal and state levels | |
| How do Americans spend their money? | ||
| Internet marketing | ||
| Company information | Competitors and other basic information for free -- you will have to pay for in-depth material | |
| General Business Information | CEO biographies and other articles | |
| The Fed | The Federal Reserve | |
| SIC/ NAICS codes | what does it mean? | |
| SIC to NAICS Correspondence Tables | ||
| Annual Credit Report | This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. | |
| Mint.com | Learn to set up a budget, track your spending, see where your money goes -- and it is all FREE | |
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| Educational resources | ||
| Online free typing practice | Play games and learn to type faster and with more accuracy | |
| Computer mouse and keyboard tutorial | Learn to click, move your mouse and what a hyperlink is | |
| Internet 101 | Learn to search better -- and smarter | |
| 10 tips for using a mouse | Using your computer shouldn't hurt | |
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Last updated September 21, 2009