Internet

Internet Links are web sites recommended by library staff.

Please review the Library User Policies and Regulations regarding use of library computers.

BUSINESS and FINANCIAL back to the top

Advertising Age--website of the 71 yr old Advertising Age

Business.com--only comprehensive directory & search engine that focuses exclusively on business

BusinessWeek Online--Business Week magazine offers daily news briefings, interactive
 mutual fund scoreboard, stock prices and trends, and money and credit information.

CNNfn--financial network includes news and announcements, international and domestic 
 financial markets coverage, personal finance, and investing.
                   
Dun and Bradstreet--Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) is the leading provider of business-related
 information maintaining the world's largest and most comprehensive database of company information.

Forbes.com--online version of Forbes Magazine

Hoover's Online--short description of company's location, top officers, sales, ticker symbol,
 links to stock quotes and news 

Small Business Administration--(U.S. government) provides help starting, financing & expanding a business

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers--products and services of 168,000 companies

CAREERS/COLLEGE PREP back to the top

Financial Aid & Scholarships

FAFSA on the Web--application for Federal Student Aid

FastWEB--searchable database of private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loan programs for
attending college 

Fin Aid:The Financial Aid Information Page--university financial aid offices; scam alert;
financial aid calculator tools; sources of aid and loans

College Prep

Academic Common Market--provides access to select out-of-state programs at in-state tuition rates 
in the southeastern region

ACT--college admissions testing program 

College Net--information about colleges and scholarships  

CollegeView--profiles colleges & universities, virtual tours of schools, electronic
applications, financial aid information, career planning tools, and more  

CollegeSource Online--college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format 

GRE Graduate Record Examinations--request an application, see test dates and centers,
and take sample tests

Peterson's Education and Career Center--organized information about educational opportunities at all levels  

USNews Colleges and Careers Center--College ratings, financial aid and scholarship information,
school comparisons, provided by U.S. News magazine

Careers

America's Job Bank--U.S. Dept. of Labor and state public Employment Services agencies list of available jobs                 

Career City--a database of job postings, provides job description, contact information, and list of qualifications                                                               

Health Opps--find jobs across the United States or post your resume for employers

Occupational Outlook Handbook--excellent starting place to search for employment information on specific
occupations

WKCTC Employment--employment services available from West Kentucky Community & Technical College to students,
alumni, and employers

COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES (Local area) back to the top

American Justice School of Law

College and University Home Pages--find home pages from colleges 
 around the world, alphabetically by name of school or by geographic area 

Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)

Mid-Continent University

Murray State University

Southern Illinois University

University of Kentucky 

University of Louisville 

Western Kentucky University               

FINE ARTS back to the top

Artcyclopedia--an index to art resources on the Internet

National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.)

GOVERNMENT back to the top

Federal

Bureau of the Census--U.S. census information, including current
 economic indicators and population count; information on agriculture,
 families, manufacturing, language, real estate among others                

Bureau of Labor Statistics--Consumer Price Index, Producer Price
 Index and information on unemployment and the U.S. economy

CIA World Fact Book--facts about countries including people,
 government, land, economy

Congress.Org--your link to the United States Congress

Federal Reserve Bulletin--The articles report and analyze economic
 developments, discuss bank regulatory issues, and present new data                   

Fedstats--search guide to statistics produced by federal agencies

Internal Revenue Service--IRS tax forms, instructions, publications,
 and regulations

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Thomas--Legislative information on the Internet

USA.gov--a search engine that indexes over 51 million federal and
 state government websites

U.S. Food & Drug Administration--the nation's foremost consumer protection agency

U.S.Government Printing Office--access to government information
 products, services available to federal agencies, business and contracting
 opportunities,and employment opportunities

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office--information pertaining to patents, trademarks
 & copyright protection

U.S.Supreme Court Decisions--searchable texts of current and past decisions 

White House--access point to executive branch government information that
 is available on the Internet

State (Commonwealth)

Kentucky.gov--information resources for KY government and education     

Kentucky Legislature--information concerning the Kentucky legislature and the 
 Legislative Research Commission

Kentucky Revised Statutes--the laws of our Commonwealth

Kentucky State Data Center--Kentucky statistical information

 

HEALTH and MEDICINE back to the top

Center for Disease Control--"your online source for credible medical information"

HealthAtoZ--comprehensive search engine for medical internet sites

Healthfinder--a U.S. government site designed to improve access to federal health and
human services information online

Jackson Purchase Regional Medical Center

Lourdes Hospital

Martindale--a multimedia specialized information resource currently containing over
55,000 teaching files

Mayo Clinic

MedExplorer--internet medical site

Medline plus--guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications

National Library of Medicine--world's largest medical library

NOAH(bilingual)--a multi-award winning site offering full-text health information for
consumers

RxList--Internet drug index

WebMD (bilingual)--consumer friendly medical web site

Western Baptist Hospital

JUST FOR KIDS back to the top

BookAdventure.com--created by Sylvan Learning Foundation, this site lets kids
 develop their own reading lists (K-8)

CDC's BAM--Centers for Disease Control's website that answers questions on health issues
for kids

Exploratorium:The Museum of Science, Art, and Perception--Teens
 and advanced readers will find this site a neat place to further explore
 science topics (young adult)

IPL Kidspace--the Internet Public Library Kidspace has links to great games,
 reference sources, and more!

Kids Health--maintained by the Nemours Foundation, this website offers information to help
kids grow up healthy

NASA Kids Page--from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NationalGeographic.com Kids--helpful for students interested in science; includes games
and interactive news stories

PBS Kids--from the Public Broadcasting Service

Science for Kids--Features U.S. government websites for kids

StoryPlace--from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (pre-K through 6)

Yahooligans--the Yahoo! search engine for children includes links to games                                

LIBRARIES back to the top

KyVL--Kentucky Virtual Library

Library of Congress--link to our national library; includes THOMAS,
 full text access to current bills under consideration in Congress

Murray State Libraries

McCracken County Public Library

University of Kentucky Libraries                    

LOCAL INTERESTS back to the top

Alben Barkley Museum--an online museum containing Barkley memorabilia

Barkley Regional Airport--serving western Kentucky, southern Illinois,
 southeast Missouri, and northwest Tennessee 

City of Paducah

Discover Paducah--a web-based community information system                   

Greater Paducah Economic Development Council

INTELLICAST:Paducah weather--gives local radar, precipitation totals, 
Nexrad and the 4 day outlook

Kentucky Network Services--lists servers by city or region

McCracken Co. Public Schools

NewsChannel 6 - WPSD Paducah News

Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce

Paducah/McCracken Co. Convention & Visitors Bureau

Paducah Public Schools

Paducah Sun

NEWSPAPERS (Electronic Editions) back to the top

Newspaper Links--gateway to newspaper and other related media
 organizations' Internet sites

Newspapers.com--find newspaper publications all around the world

REFERENCE back to the top

Atlapedia--maps as well as key facts & statistics on countries

APA Style Guide--University of California-Berkeley Library's guide to APA citations

Bartleby.com: Great Books Online--This award winning website has a
 comprehensive collection of full-text works, free of charge

Digital Librarian--a librarian's choice of the best of the web

Findlaw--provides help in finding a lawyer or answers to your legal questions

IPL the Internet Public Library--the first public library of 
and for the Internet community

KnightCite--converts your citation data to MLA, APA, or Chicago documentation style

Librarian's Index--A searchable directory of links to a great many definitive sites 
on multi-disciplinary subjects; selectively annotated by librarians  

Merriam-Webster Online--the electronic edition of a standard dictionary 

MLA Style Guide--University of California-Berkeley Library's guide to MLA citations

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection--maps for different areas of the world

Refdesk--A one-stop site for all things Internet including news, weather, sports, reference, 
encyclopedia, etc.

Statistical Resources on the Web--statistics available on a variety of topics

SCIENCE and ENVIRONMENT back to the top

CSU Bioweb--Biological sciences Internet resources

Endangered Species--provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
 this site offers the best way to find information about threatened and endangered
 animal and plant species in the United States 

EPA--website of the United States Environmental Protection Agency 

National Library for the Environment--information ranging from 
 one-page dictionary/encyclopedia entries understandable to a lay person, 
 through nontechnical and technical articles and reports, to database