RECOMMENDED WEB SITES
Articles & News |
Austin & Travis County |
Books & Reader's Advisory |
Business & Investment |
College, Careers & Jobs |
Directories |
Enlaces en Español |
Entertainment |
Genealogy |
Health & Medicine |
Homework Helpers |
Internet |
Language Learning |
Law |
Libraries |
Tax Information |
Online Databases |
Texas |
U.S. Government
Articles & News
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Austin American-Statesman
- Read the last seven days of the Austin American-Statesman online. Search the archives for stories back to 1989 through APL's online databases. (An Austin Public Library Card is required).
- Austin Business Journal
- Updated daily and searchable, this site offers indexing to back issues and links to other American city business journals.
- The Austin Chronicle
- Austin's independent, alternative newsweekly.
- FindArticles
- Can't use our online databases remotely because you don't have an Austin Public Library Card? Then try this collection of 300 full-text magazines and journals dating back to 1998.
- Newseum - Today's Front Pages
- 558 front pages from 53 countries.
- NewsLink
- Find your hometown newspaper here—anywhere in the world! Also includes links to magazines, radio, and TV stations.
Austin & Travis County
- 2-1-1 Central Texas
- Directory of community resources for central Texas provided by the United Way.
- Community Resources
- Directory of resources from the Austin/Travis County Homeless Task Force.
- Downtown
Cluster
- Downtown congregations and social service agencies joined together to improve the quality of life among the poor, the addicted, the mentally ill, the abused and the homeless who are our downtown neighbors.
- APL Referral Guide
- Locate agencies and organizations that serve the Austin community.
- Everything Austin Texas
- Links to Austin Web sites presented by the Austin History Center.
- Austin City Connection
- What's going on in Austin? Connect to information, services, and people of Austin here.
- Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN)
- A community information resource for Austin and environs.
- Travis County
- Information on living and doing business in Travis County with links to County government agencies.
Books & Reader's Advisory
- Bartleby.com
- Bartleby.com publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge.
- BookWire
- The first place to look for book information on the Web—publishers, reviews, best seller lists, electronic texts.
- Good Reads
- A collection of lists and links for book lovers created by APL librarians.
- LibriVox
- LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain.
- NetLibrary eBooks
- Create a user name and password to access thousands of ebooks provided by the Texas State Electronic Library and the Austin Public Library for APL Card Holders.
- Online Bookstores
- Links to several online bookstores including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bibliofind for out-of-print titles from BookSpot.com.
- Project Gutenberg
- A library of 17,000 free eBooks whose copyright has expired.
- WorldCat.org
- WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.
Business & Investment
AnnualCreditReport.com
- The official site set up by the big three credit reporting agencies to help consumers obtain their free annual credit reports.
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BigCharts
- BigCharts provides access to investment research tools such as interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary.
- CNNMoney.com
- Business news and information from the editors of CNN and Money Magazine.
- EDGAR (SEC Filings & Forms)
- Corporate information on companies required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Search the Trademark and Patent Databases. Tutorials from UT's Engineering Library will help make your search more productive.
College, Careers & Jobs
- COLLEGENavigator
- See and compare profiles of over 7,000 colleges and universities across the nation.
- Giant College Search Directory
- from Collegeconfidential.com.
- FAFSA
- Fill out a FAFSA (free application for student aid) at this site from the U.S. Department of Education.
- Job Search Research Guide
- Job search listings for local and nationwide searches, advice on how to search for jobs, information on preparing a resume.
- Riley Guide
- Excellent resource for using the Internet to find a job.
- Work in Texas
- Local, state, and nationwide job search tools, including a link to classified ads in Texas newspapers and information on employment laws and the job market.
DIRECTORIES
- Telephone Directories on the Web
- Telephone books, Yellow Pages, fax, and business directories from the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Entertainment
- allmusic
- Explore the world of music -- all genres and styles are covered.
- ESPN.com
- All the sports news and updated scores.
- Internet Movie Database
- Film information including reviews, plot summaries, awards, bios...
- TV Guide Entertainment Network
- Not just TV—music and movies too.
Genealogy
- FamilySearch
- The largest collection of free family history,
family tree, and genealogy records in the world.
Health & Medicine
- MEDLINEplus
- MEDLINEplus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, provides consumer health information in English and Spanish.
- PDRhealth.com
- Based on the Physicians' Desk Reference database, this site is designed to put critical health information into the hands of consumers.
- Texas Department of Health Audiovisual Library
- Texas residents can check out material from the Texas Department of Health Audiovisual Library.
- Texas Hospital Checkup
- Compare Texas hospitals in selected Texas cities.
Homework Helpers
- Great Sites!
- Web sites for kids and the adults who care about them from the American Library Association.
- WFY Homework & Research Links
- Sites recommended by APL's Wired for Youth librarians.
Internet
Language Learning
- BBC Languages
- Lessons in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Greek, and additional languages. See the Learning English site.
- Babbel
- Learn Spanish, French, Italian, English, and German online.
- ESLgold
- English teaching and learning resources.
- FSI Language Courses
- Courses developed by the U.S. government that are in the public domain.
- LiveMocha.com
- Lessons in French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Hindi or English. Chat with members all over the world via the Web.
- Annenberg Media Foreign Language Courses
- View video programs online with a broadband connection. Languages include English, Spanish, German, and French.
Law
- Findlaw
- Index to many legal resources, including primary legal sources, government resources, and WWW sites.
- Public Library of Law
- A free online legal research site from Fastcase.
- State Bar of Texas
- Access more than 50 pamphlets, handbooks, and videos on legal issues that affect Texas citizens and young people in their everyday lives.
- Tarlton Law Library
- A guide to doing legal research on the Internet from the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law.
- TexasLawHelp
- Learn about legal rights and responsibilities, locate local Legal Aid offices, find free legal information, and obtain information about Texas courts.
Libraries
- Austin Area Libraries
- Connect to local libraries—courtesy of MAIN.
- UT Library Online
- Check UT's catalog here!
- Library of Congress
- The Library of Congress catalog and more—copyright information, links to government sites, and a guide to the Web.
Online Databases
- Many subscription online databases are available for use in the Austin Public Library. Austin Public Library Cardholders can access most of the databases remotely from home or office.
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Tax Information
- Internal Revenue Service Web Site
- Get your forms and publications here.
- 1040.com
- This site has state tax forms, as well as federal forms.
Texas
- Handbook of Texas Online
- Searchable encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
- Portal to Texas History
- A digital gateway to the rich collections held in Texas libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and private collections hosted the University of North Texas Libraries.
- State of Texas Government Information
- Information on Texas state agencies, tourism, and doing business with the state.
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas legislation and bill status.
- Texas State Library
- Internet information for/from/about the Lone Star State.
- Who Represents Me?
- Enter your address to find who represents you in the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education
U.S. Government
- American FactFinder
- Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- USA.gov
- USA.gov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites.
- Citizen and Immigration Services
- Check here for forms and information on fees, fingerprints, laws, and regulations.
- FedStats
- Statistics from more than 70 agencies of the U.S. government.
- THOMAS—U.S. Congress on the Internet
- Legislative information of the U.S. Congress, including floor activities, bills, laws, committee information, and more.
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