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Current Events & News Asian News Archives on the Web(http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/asia.htm) Asian News Archives on the Web: Links to Asian news sources available on the Web, arranged by region and country.
California Healthline(http://www.californiahealthline.org/) California Healthline: Daily news digest on health care policy and politics.
Canadian News Archives(http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/canpapers.html) Canadian News Archives: Links to Canadian news archives available on the Web, arranged by region.
Google News(http://news.google.com/) Google News: Search and browse 4,500 news sources updated continuously.
iHealthBeat(http://www.ihealthbeat.org/) iHealthBeat: Daily news digest reporting on the Internet's impact on health care.
International News Archives on the Web(http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/intarchives.htm) International News Archives on the Web: Links to non-U.S. news archives available on the Web, arranged by region and country.
MedBioWorld's Daily News By Specialty(http://www.medbioworld.com/home/lists/dailymednews.html) MedBioWorld's Daily News By Specialty: Latest health news information by specialty (allergy, cardiology, neurology, nutrition...)
MedlinePlus News(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/newsbydate.html) MedlinePlus News: Health news from the past 30 days grouped by date, with option to view by topic.
Science Daily(http://www.sciencedaily.com/) Science Daily: An online magazine and Web portal presenting news releases in science, medicine, and technology. Science encyclopedia...
SignOnSanDiego
(http://www.signonsandiego.com/) SignOnSanDiego/ The San Diego Union-Tribune: A news and information service focused on San Diego. Main sections include articles of the U-T newspaper by section, latest news, news by area and subject, entertainment. Resources include guides for eldercare, financial, health, legal, schools...
Sources for News on the Web(http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives_other.html) Sources for News on the Web: Links to sources for U.S. News, International News, Broadcast News, Media Directories, News Search Engines.
U.S. News Archives on the Web(http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html) U.S. News Archives on the Web: Links to newspapers in the U.S., arranged by state.
GovernmentCalifornia Franchise Tax Board(http://www.ftb.ca.gov/) California Franchise Tax Board: Forms and publications, law and legislation...
California Special Districts Association - CSDA(http://www.csda.net/) California Special Districts Association - CSDA: List of members in the "About Special Districts" section.
California State Board of Equalization (BOE)(http://www.boe.ca.gov/) California State Board of Equalization (BOE): Information on business and property taxes in California. FAQs about selling in California and reporting to the Board. Registering for a Seller's Permit.
CalPERS(http://www.calpers.ca.gov/) CalPERS: Online access to the California Public Employees' Retirement System. Member information includes retirement benefits, death benefits, health benefits, long-term care program...
Copyright Office, U.S.(http://www.copyright.gov/) Copyright Office, U.S.: Information about copyright, search copyright records, how to register a work, how to record a document, law and policy...
Digital Librarian - Government ~ A FOCUSED PORTALhttp://www.digital-librarian.com/government.html) Digital Librarian - Government: A librarian's choice of the best of the Web for government.
Easy Voter, California(http://www.easyvoter.org/california/index.html) Easy Voter, California: Helps California voters learn about how to vote and what will be on the ballot (in the Easy Voter Guide).
FirstGov(http://firstgov.gov) FirstGov: The U.S. government's official web portal.
GPO Access(http://www.gpoaccess.gov) GPO Access: The U.S. government printing office disseminates official information from all 3 branches of the federal government. Includes A-Z resource list, Ben's guide to the U.S. government, legislative resources, executive resources, judicial resources...
GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications(http://catalog.gpo.gov/F) GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications: Finding tool for government publications.
Internal Revenue Service(http://www.irs.gov/) Internal Revenue Service: Forms, publications, tax stats, news...
KaiserEdu, Health Policy Issues(http://www.kaiseredu.org/) KaiserEdu, Health Policy Issues: Gives health policy students and faculty easy access to data, literature, news and developments regarding major health policy topics and debates.
Patent and Trademark Office, U.S.(http://www.uspto.gov/) Patent and Trademark Office, U.S.: Search current patents and trademarks. General information about patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain names, trade secrets, international IP...
Project Vote Smart(http://www.vote-smart.org/) Project Vote Smart: Provides "abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information" about candidates and elected officials in 5 basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances, and interest group ratings.
San Diego County(http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/) San Diego County: County of San Diego's website. Announcements, emergency preparedness, budget and financial reports, news releases, links to county services...
San Diego County, Registrar of Voters(http://www.sdvote.com/) San Diego County, Registrar of Voters: Information about upcoming elections, important dates, how to find your elected representatives, directory of public officials, district maps, how to register, download registration forms.
Social Security Online(http://www.ssa.gov/) Social Security Online: Retirement and Medicare (plan your retirement, calculate your benefits...), Disability and SSI, survivors, resources...
State and Local Government on the Net(http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm) State and Local Government on the Net: One-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.
State of California
(http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp) State of California's Home Page: Everything you would like to know about California. Includes Franchise tax forms, drivers license handbook, California codes, state symbols, biographies of state legislators, history and culture... Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet
(http://thomas.loc.gov/) Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet: Legislative information provided by the Library of Congress. Search for bill text by bill number or word/phrase. Roll call votes. House and Senate committees. Links to executive branch, judicial branch, state resources, historical documents... U.S. House of Representatives
(http://www.house.gov/) U.S. House of Representatives: Find your representative by zip code, representatives' Web sites, committee's Web sites, access to U.S. codes, find vote information, learn about the legislative process... U.S. Senate
(http://www.senate.gov/) U.S. Senate: Find your senators, committees, legislation & records, art & history... 50 States
(http://www.50states.com/) 50 States: Detailed information by state, including admission to statehood, geographical data, climate, schools, flag, museums... Map with state capitals. Links to country reports.
HistoryAmerican Rhetoric(http://www.americanrhetoric.com/) American Rhetoric: The online speech bank is a database of over 5,000 full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews. The 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century. Movie speeches.
Best of History Web Sites(http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml) Best of History Web Sites: Find the best sites for prehistory, ancient/biblical, U.S. history, World War II, general resources, maps, lesson plans...
Digital Librarian - History ~ A FOCUSED PORTALhttp://www.digital-librarian.com/history.html) Digital Librarian - History: A librarian's choice of the best of the Web for history.
Historic Documents ~ A FOCUSED PORTAL(http://www.libraryspot.com/historicdocuments.htm) Historic Documents - LibrarySpot: General sites, U.S. documents, plus a few other documents.
History - MERLOT~ A FOCUSED PORTAL(http://www.merlot.org/artifact/BrowseArtifacts.po?catcode=388&browsecat=317) History - MERLOT: This category in Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching provides 330 links to materials related to history.
History Place(http://www.historyplace.com/) History Place: American Revolution, U.S. Civil War, 20th Century Topics, World War II, Vietnam War, Presidents of the U.S. ... Special features include photo of the week, speech of the week, this month in history...
HyperHistory Online(http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html) HyperHistory Online: Over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history.
San Diego Historical Society(http://www.sandiegohistory.org/) San Diego Historical Society: "Where our history comes alive." Photo gallery, timeline, biographies, education, archives, collections...
This Day in History(http://www.historychannel.com/today/) This Day in History: The HistoryChannel.com summarizes today's anniversary of important events in several categories including general interest world events, literary, old west, civil war, crime, entertainment, WWII...
International - Global ConcernsBiomedical Literature Resources for Libraries Outside the U.S.(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/intlresources.html) Biomedical Literature Resources for Libraries Outside the U.S.: Provides information for developing countries to access free or low-cost full-text health information articles.
Catholic Medical Mission Board - CMMB(http://www.cmmb.org/) Catholic Medical Mission Board - CMMB: This faith-based leader in global healthcare works collaboratively to provide quality healthcare programs and services, without discrimination, to people in need around the world.
Country Reports for Countries Around the World
(http://www.countryreports.org/) Country Reports for Countries Around the World: Shows map with major cities, links to information about the economy, geography, government, history, people... Country Studies(http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html) Country Studies: Online versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. Focuses on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed.
Digital Librarian - International ~ A FOCUSED PORTALhttp://www.digital-librarian.com/international.html) Digital Librarian - International: A librarian's choice of the best of the Web for international resources.
Global Edge, International Business Resource Desk(http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp) Global Edge, International Business Resource Desk: Sections include Country Insights (provides current information on the business climate, news, history, political structure, economic landscape, and relevant statistical data for 196 countries), Global Resources (a directory of international business resources categorized by specific orientation and content), Market Potential Indicators (compares and ranks 24 emerging markets), and Glossary.
Global Health Council(http://www.globalhealth.org/) Global Health Council: The world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. Works to ensure that all who strive for improvement and equity in global health have the information and resources they need to succeed.
Governments on the WWW(http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/) Governments on the WWW: Comprehensive database of governmental institutions.
International Affairs Resources(http://www.etown.edu/vl/) International Affairs Resources, WWW Virtual Library: Over 2,600 annotated links in a wide range of international affairs, international studies, and international relations topics.
International Business - MERLOT~ A FOCUSED PORTAL(http://www.merlot.org/artifact/BrowseArtifacts.po?catcode=41&browsecat=1) International Business - MERLOT: This category in Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching provides 359 links to materials related to international business.
International Journal for Equity in Health(http://www.equityhealthj.com/) International Journal for Equity in Health: This Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal is published by BioMed Central. It presents evidence relevant to the search for, and attainment of, equity in health across and within countries. Aims to improve the understanding of issues that influence the health of populations.
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)(http://www.inasp.info/health/) International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP): INASP-Health is a cooperative network of more than 1000 organizations and individuals worldwide, working together to improve access to reliable information for health professionals in developing countries. Click on "INASP Health Links," an Internet Gateway to selected websites for health professionals, medical library communities, and publishers in developing and transitional countries.
International Programs Center
(http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/) International Programs Center (IPC) of the U.S. Census: World population information, 1945 to 2004. Census dates by region, population pyramids by country, demographic data...
Office of Global Health, CDC(http://www.cdc.gov/ogh/) Office of Global Health, CDC: OGH's mission is to improve health worldwide by providing leadership, coordination, and support for CDC's global health activities in collaboration with CDC's global health partners. They define 5 critical areas of public health (PH): 1) PH surveillance & response, 2) PH infrastructure & capacity building, 3) Disease & Injury prevention & control, 4) Applied research for effective health policies, and 5) Exchange of information & lessons learned.
Portals to the World from the Library of Congress(http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html) Portals to the World from the Library of Congress: Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund(http://www.unicef.org/) UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund: Dedicated to improving the life of every child. Programs in girls education, immunization plus, child protection, HIV/AIDS, early childhood...
United Nations(http://www.un.org/english/) United Nations: Daily briefing, peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, humanitarian affairs, international law...
U.S. Agency for International Development(http://www.usaid.gov/) U.S. Agency for International Development: Advances U.S. foreign policy by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
WHO.INT, Library and Information Networks for Knowledge(http://www.who.int/library/country/regional/index.en.shtml) WHO.INT, Library and Information Networks for Knowledge: The World Health Organization has 4 regional index medicus databases (listed at bottom left) to cover the gaps in Medline. Searching them is free. They include allied health citations.
World Factbook, CIA(http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html) World Factbook, CIA: Provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies (no state/province-level information). Updated frequently.
LegalCalifornia Law(http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html) California Law: Lists California's 29 codes. Searchable table of contents for each code.
Copyright Compliance Resources(http://grafflibrary.tripod.com/copyrtres.pdf) Copyright Compliance Resources: A comprehensive resource file of links to copyright compliance resources, compiled by Betty Allanson, Chair, MLGSCA Government Relations/Bylaws Committee, 2003-2004.
Digital Librarian - Law ~ A FOCUSED PORTALhttp://www.digital-librarian.com/law.html) Digital Librarian - Law: A librarian's choice of the best of the Web for law.
FindLaw
(http://www.findlaw.com/) FindLaw - Law/Lawyers/Legal Resources: Major divisions include Business Resources, Public & Consumer Resources, Student Resources, Legal Professionals (U.S. laws: cases & codes, federal and by state...), Corporate Counsel, Find a Lawyer, Legal News & Commentary, and Legal Market Center.
Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney(http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/index.cfm/catID/FD1795A9-8049-422C-9087838F86A2BC2B/subcatid/EDC82D5A-7723-4A77-9E10DDB947D1F801) Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney: Nolo Press provides legal encyclopedia articles including how durable powers of attorney for finances work, how healthcare directives work, conservatorships...
Health Law Web Sites(http://www.healthlawyers.org/weblinks/weblinks.cfm) Health Law Web Sites: The American Health Lawyers Association's list of government agencies and original materials, health care/health law sites, lists of law-related materials, search engines...
Law - MERLOT~ A FOCUSED PORTAL(http://www.merlot.org/artifact/BrowseArtifacts.po?catcode=122&browsecat=118) Law - MERLOT: This category in Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching provides 37 links to materials related to law.
Legal Forms, Internet Legal Research Group(http://www.ilrg.com/forms/) Legal Forms, Internet Legal Research Group: Over 1,750 free legal forms, some of them state-specific. Business includes 10 sections, and personal has 5 sections.
Legal Reference ~ A FOCUSED PORTAL(http://www.libraryspot.com/reference/legal.htm) Legal Reference - LibrarySpot: Legal websites.
Library Law(http://www.librarylaw.com/) Library Law: Links to many issues for libraries, including copyright, licensing, disability law, governance, intellectual freedom, policymaking, privacy, web pages and digitization projects...
Movie Licensing USA(http://www.movlic.com/library.html) Movie Licensing USA: How public libraries can obtain a Movie Public Performance Copyright Compliance Site License.
Nolo Legal Information(http://www.nolo.com/) Nolo Legal Information: "Everyday law for everyday people." Free information and tools including legal encyclopedia, law dictionary, mortgage and credit card calculators, legal up-dates, legal research center, court information...
Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center(http://fairuse.stanford.edu) Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center: Links to primary materials, copyright guides, key sites, overviews, current issues, and legislation.
Social ServicesCalifornia Department of Social Services(http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/) California Department of Social Services: Programs, services, news...
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego - Program Directory(http://www.ccdsd.org/pdndx.html) Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego - Program Directory: Listings of clinical, emergency, family, homeless men, homeless women, pregnancy-parenting-adoption, refugee and immigrant, and senior services.
Citizen Gateway - Family, Home and Community - FirstGov(http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Family.shtml) Citizen Gateway - Family, Home and Community - FirstGov: Community issues (disasters and emergencies, housing and community development, safety at home...), family issues (child abuse, consumer safety, health, retirement...), housing issues (fair housing, homelessness, indoor air quality...), government agencies (federal, state, and local service agencies).
ElderHelp of San Diego(http://www.elderhelpofsandiego.org/) ElderHelp of San Diego: A non-profit social service agency dedicated to helping seniors live independently and with dignity.
Episcopal Community Services, San Diego - Program Directory(http://www.ecscalifornia.org/programs/index.shtml) Episcopal Community Services, San Diego - Program Directory: ECS serves people in poverty with 40 programs addressing homelessness, unemployment, addiction, mental illness, domestic violence, and children's care and education.
Father Joe's Villages(http://www.fatherjoesvillages.org/Index.html) Father Joe's Villages: Centered in San Diego, their mission is to help people in need from all over America turn their lives around and regain independence. Programs include education, job training, child care, medical and dental care, and substance abuse counseling.
Inform San Diego(http://www.informsandiego.org/index.asp) Inform San Diego: The Resource Database page contains detailed information about San Diego community agencies and the services they provide. They are searchable by agency name, location, and service provided.
Jewish Family Services, San Diego(http://www.jfssd.org/index.html) Jewish Family Services, San Diego: Provides community services and programs focusing on strengthening individual and family life.
San Diego American Indian Health Center(http://www.sdaihc.org/) San Diego American Indian Health Center: This private, nonprofit corporation provides services to Native Americans living in San Diego. Providers are California licensed physicians, dentists, psychologists, and nurses with an understanding and appreciation for the unique cultural needs of Native Americans.
San Diego Eldercare Directory(http://eldercare.uniontrib.com/index.cfm) San Diego Eldercare Directory: Wonderful source for senior interests. Directories for senior housing, caregiving, healthcare, behavioral health, wellness, equipment & services, end-of-life issues, in-home solutions, transportation, legal help, financial matters, insurance, education, entertainment. Link to Health Library.
Senior Citizens Legal Services, San Diego(http://www.seniorlaw-sd.org/) Senior Citizens Legal Services, San Diego: Senior Citizens Legal Services is a service of Elder Law and Advocacy. They provide free legal services to San Diego County senior citizens age 60 or older.
Timelines & Historical MapsNASA History Division(http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/timeline.html) NASA History Division: Historical timelines related to space exploration.
SchoolsAhead - Significant Events of the 20th Century(http://www.schoolsahead.com/greenearth/green123.html) SchoolsAhead - Significant Events of the 20th Century: Timeline of significant events of the 20th century by decade.
University of Texas Libraries' Historical Map Web Sites(http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html) University of Texas Libraries' Historical Map Web Sites: Links to historical map websites categorized by geography and events.
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