Alternative Medicine
Dr. Hoffman
Web site of noted nutritionist and alternative medicine specialist
Dr. Ronald Hoffman.
Alternative Medicine Foundation - Scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health by the Alternative Medicine Foundation.
Multiple Sclerosis - A source of alternative medicine for the MS
patient.

Animals
Pets - Traveling with pets resource.
American Veterinary Medical Association
Cat rescue - Important information about cats.
Dog rescue - Dog rescue site with information on lost pets
and links to the American Kennel Association.
Unwanted pets assistance - Assistance for the many unwanted pets worldwide. Informative and educational.
Pet resources - A network of resources and information about
pets for the people who love them. Has pet resources and services,
articles and information.
Veterinary resources - Net vet veterinary resources and electronic
zoo with links to animal-related web sites.

Associations
National Alzheimer’s Association
American Stroke Association
American Parkinson’s Disease Association

Astronomy
Astronomy Daily - Observing information for your viewing
location and time zone.
Solar System Views - Views of the solar system. Text in English,
Spanish, Potugese, French and German.
About the Universe - A great site about the universe.
Presented at three levels – elementary, middle and high school.

Automotive
Corvette Club
National Highway and Transportation
Safety Administration
National Automobile Dealers Association
Kelly Blue Book
Used Car Guide - Edmunds Publications Guide to New and
Used Cars.
Buying and Selling Your Car - A site to help you buy or sell
your car.
Car Stuff - Car-related links and more.
Cars & Magazines - Car magazines.
Fuel Economy Guide

Aviation & Space
Aircraft Photos - Aircraft photographs for the
enthusiast and modeler.
Warbird Photos - Aircraft photographs for the
enthusiast and modeler.
Dave's Warbirds Aircraft Photos - Aircraft photographs for the enthusiast and modeler.
Japanese Aircraft Photos - Aircraft photographs of Japanese
aircraft for the enthusiast and modeler.
Me 262 Jet Site - Major Web site for the Me 262 jet
aircraft of WWII. Many links to other WWII-related aviation sites.
Luftwaffe Documents Locator - Excellent reference locator site for WWII Luftwaffe related documentation.
New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT
Quanset Air Museum in North Kingstown, RI
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum - New York City
NASA
Space News - News, photos, events etc regarding space activities.
U.S. Air Force Museum - U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio
Aviation Search Engine - Search engine and directory site
dedicated to all things involving aviation.
American Aviation Historical Society
A-4 Skyhawk
A-1 Skyraider
Scramble Magazine - Excellent Web site with many links to a
wide variety of aviation-related sites.
Squadron 13 - Excellent Web site with many photos, links and
interesting sections.
P-47 Thunderbolt
12 O'clock High - 12 O’clock High Web site dedicated to the WWII European air war with emphasis on the Luftwaffe.
Walk Around Photos - Excellent Web site having walk-around photo essays of many aircraft plus some excellent links to other sites.
Russian Cockpit Photos- Russian Web site with cockpit photos of modern Russian aircraft with English and Russian text.
Russian Aircraft References - Russian aircraft references for Russia and eastern Europe.
General Aviation - A site devoted to general aviation with
many links.
Thirty Thousand Feet - Aviation magazines and more.

Banking
Bankrate

Books, CDs, DVDs, Videos & Reading
Free Book Club - Sign up for a free book club
and receive part of a chapter from a book every day through e-mail.
Poetry Guide - Inspirational poetry: a guide to internet resources.
Amazon - Booksellers
Barnes and Noble - Booksellers
Bookbrowser - Links to book reviews, reading lists and book awards.
New York Times- Book reviews
Meta Critic - Compilation of reviews from critics and publications for film, DVD/video, music and games.

Business & Finance
Dow Jones Business Directory
Free Edgar – Includes SEC filings from publicly traded U.S. companies.
InvestorGuide
PC Magazine Finance Online - PC Magazine online finance sites.
Snap! Business and Money
Bank Rates - Personal finance and bank rate information.
CPA Directory - A directory of 450,000 certified public
accountants, accounting firms and more.

Business Magazines & Newspapers
Advertising Age
Barrons
Business Week
Crain’s NY Business
Forbes
Fortune
HR Magazine
Investor’s Business Daily
Kiplinger’s
Standard and Poors
Value Line
Wall Street Journal

Collectibles
The National Association of Collectors - This site includes a show calendar, a club directory, flea market directory, auctioneer listing and much more.

Community Information
Home Store - Enter zip code or city and state to find
information on school districts, crime rates, real estate and much more. Includes Welcome Wagon.

Consumer Information
US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Product recalls, safety information and links to federal agencies.
My Simon - One of the best comparative-price shopping guide online with 17 categories, thousands of products and dozens of prices on each.
Better Business Bureau - Research a company, file a complaint, plus useful consumer tips.
Federal Trade Commission
Shopping Online Safety -
Helpful information for protecting yourself when shopping including shopping online.
Appliance Parts and Repair
Fuel Economy Guide

Crafts & Hobbies
Hyperscale - An excellent on-line resource for aircraft and
armor modelers.
IPMS - An excellent Web site of the International
Plastic Modeler’s Society/USA for reference, tips, etc., on all aspects
of plastic modeling plus many links to other sites.
Model Flight - An excellent collection of sites about
radio control of cars, planes and boats.
IPMS-UK - Excellent British IPMS site with links to
many other international chapters and modeling sites.
RC Microflight - A premier micro radio-control aviation source.
Trains- A model train Web site with many links.
Tower Hobbies - A directory of radio control sites.
Fly Giant RC - A Web site devoted to giant rc modeling
with many links to clubs and other related sites.
Crafts for kids
Crocheting
Cross Stiching
Crafts - All about crafts.

Dining & Restaurants
Zagats - Surveys.
Chow Hound
Long Island Restaurants - Restaurants on Long Island.
Dining Long Island - Links to Long Island restaurants.
Guide to Long Island Restaurants - ABE dining Guide to LI restaurants.

Disabilities Information
Disability Information - On-line resource for people with disabilities.
ADA Information
Internet Resources for Special Children
Internet Accessibility - Internet accessibility resource
database.

Education
Free Work Sheets -- Back-to-school service offering more than
1,700 free worksheets plus much more.
U.S. Department of Education - Apply online for a student loan.
Free IQ Tests - Free IQ test from the SELF Discovery Workshop.
MIT Theses - An on-line library of past MIT theses.
Academic Directory - A subject directory covering each academic discipline. Free information on colleges, financial aid and student loans including research scholarships.
NY Colleges - Admission and financial aid. Links parents and
students to New York State’s private colleges and universities.
Big Chalk - Useful information for teachers including lesson plans.
NYS Department of Labor - New York State Dept. of Labor.
Jobs and career resource.
USA Jobs - U.S. Government’s official site for jobs
and employment information. Includes current openings,
general information and on-line applications.
Workforce Information - Site provides specific workforce
information for dislocated workers, employers and work force
development professionals.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
New York State Department of Education

Embassies and Consulates
Foreign Embassies in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Embassies and Consulates

Employment & Careers
Career Path - Includes job listings from over 60 newspapers.
Damn Good Resume
Newsday - Job listings.
Riley Guide - Includes links to everything you will need to
begin your job search on the Web.

Entertainment
Radio Locator - Look up radio stations
and radio stream stations on the internet.
Playbill
TV Guide online
www.filmfestivals.com - All about film festivals.
TV Zap It - Look up TV stations.

Environmental Information
EPA
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Score Card - Information on local environmental issues.
Answers to questions about local pollution.
Toxic Targeting - Information and reports targeting toxic sites
with maps.

Genealogy
Ellis Island - Get basic information about ancestors who
came to the U.S. through Ellis Island from the late 1800s through the
early 1950s.
Family Search - Step by step research guidance on searching
for your ancestors. A site of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints. A helpful site in doing genealogical research.
Heritage Quest- A resource for census data,
family records and local history. A collection of every U.S. federal
census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories
and more.
Interment - 2,921,234 cemetery records across 5,775 cemeteries from around the world.
Cyndi’s List - Genealogical Sites on the Internet – more than 60,000 links.
Ancestry - A searchable database tells you a person’s last known residence, their date of birth and date of death. It also gives instructions on how to request a copy of the person’s social security application from the SSA.
Genealogical Branches - A guide to finding U.S. Naturalization Records.

Government & Law
National Park Service - Links to the Web site of national parks.
A must visit if you anticipate going to a National Park.
Consumer Product Safety Commission - Product recalls,
safety information and links to federal agencies.
Dept. of Homeland Security
Disability Information- Online resource for people with disabilities.
ADA Information
Federal Reserve System - explains its functions and purpose.
Internal Revenue Service - Free File, an on-line tax preparation and electronic filing through a partnership agreement with the IRS and the Free File Alliance.
Small Business Administration - Information for starting,
financing and expanding a business.
Social Security
Supreme Court - information, opinions and its rules
and regulations.
Treasury- A place to check the current value and rate of E, EE or I bonds.
FDA Consumer Information
Food and Drug Administration
American Bar Association - Gateway to information on legal topics that affect your daily life.
The Law Center - Everyday law for everyday people. The Law
Center includes information on Wills & Estates, Internet Law,
Real Estate, and Personal Injury.
NYS Emergency Management Office -
Coordinates Emergency Management Services, providing leadership,
planning, education and resources to protect lives, property and the environment.
Library of Congress - The largest library in the world.
Click on America's Library for the section designed just for children
and their families. A great site!
NHTSA
First Gov - provides the public with easy access to all on-line Federal Government resources.
Uncle Sam
NYS Bar Association
NYS
Nassau County
Lawyer locator
NYS information

Greeting Cards
Blue Mountain - Send a free greeting card to anyone via e-mail.
Hallmark - Free or pay-for greeting cards. Print out or
send by e-mail.

Health & Medicine
Nursing Hands - An online community created for nurses
and dedicated to nursing.
National Cancer Institute - A service of the National Institutes
of Health that specializes in cancer.
Med Help - Medhelp International site. One of the
best handout sites. Offers documents on hundreds of conditions.
National Alzheimer’s Association
American Stroke Association
American Parkinson’s Disease Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
NYS Dept. of Health - A New York State site that provides
consumer information on physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and
other health care providers throughout the state.
North Shore and LIJ - Click on Breast Health for a
comprehensive resource on breast health.
Asthma & Allergies - The latest information on asthma and
seasonal allergies and has links to finding a doctor in your area.
Clinical Trials - This Web site provides information about
clinical trial studies. Search by clinical trials
(currently recruiting and planned), specific information, browse by
condition or sponsor. Also links to understanding clinical trials,
Medlineplus, NIH Health Information and Healthfinder.
Family Physicians - Health information for the whole family
from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
FDA
Health Finder - A guide to reliable health information.
National Library of Medicine - Health topics,
drug information, medical dictionaries and directories and
other medical resources.
Doctor Profiles - Find profiles for all licensed doctors of
medicine and osteopathy who are registered to practice
medicine in New York State.
Medscape - A vast data bank of medical information
Quack Watch - List of disciplined doctors,
health frauds, etc.

History & Biography
Hitchcock's Films - A Web site dedicated to Alfred Hitckcock’s
film career.
Princeton University Library - Find historical Web sites.
History gateways and full text; Time Periods – ancient to modern;
U.S., Europe, Africa, etc. Archeology, medicine, treaties, etc.
Biographies - Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past
and present.
The Biographical Dictionary

Home & Garden
Roses- Advise on any type of rose from pruning to propagation.
Gardening- Gardening information and links to useful sites.
Do it Yourself - Information on home building, remodeling, decorating, repairing cost estimates and home financing.
Old House - For buyers and sellers of homes over 40 years old.
Product reviews, new items, featured houses, tips and ideas.
Home Store - A helpful site if you are moving and relocating
locally or out of state. Has links to resources, research and school reports.

Homework Help
Nassau Library - Homework help links from the Nassau Library System NassauNet’s Kidspage.

Hotlines
Hotlines - Comprehensive listing of hotline telephone numbers by topic.
Suicide Hotlines- For immediate crisis intervention for the severely depressed and suicidal.
Whistle Blowers - Complete easy-to-use and secure, confidential whistle-blowing system.

Insurance
Best's - Best’s ratings online.

Internet
Easy Searcher - A great search page for the new or
experienced internet user.
Reference Desk - The single best source for facts on the net.
Computer Reviews - Links to computer reviews, software
downloads, sellers, etc.
PC Webopedia.com - Online dictionary for computer and
internet terms.
Library at Berkley - Finding information on the internet --
A tutorial from the University of California, Berkley.

Long Island
Long Island Ferry - Fees, schedules, etc.
Cradle of Aviation Air and Space Museum
Newsday - Nassau School District's Telephone Directory
NYS School Report Card - You need Adobe Acrobat
Reader to read these documents.
Department of Social Services provides financial assistance
and services to eligible individuals and families in Nassau County.
An overseer of services.
LIRR Schedules
LI Lighthouses - All about Long Island’s lighthouses.
Webscope - All about Long Island.

Magazines
All you can read - A searchable directory of 23,000 magazines, newspapers and information sources.
Magazines.com - Subscription discounts on up to 1,400 magazines.
Trucking - Trucking magazines.
China - Chinese magazines.
Latin American – Latin American magazines.
Japanese - Japanese magazines.

Maps
Mapquest - Maps and driving directions from and to almost
anywhere.
LI Maps - Serious maps of LI and the surrounding areas
that can be downloaded.

Military
Civil War - Local organization for Civil War enthusiasts.
Has useful Civil War links.

Mortgages
Mortgage Loans

Museums
New England Air Museum - in Windsor Locks, CT.
ICOM - Directory of world wide museums.
DVHAA - Delaware Valley Historical Aviation Association Web site.
They are responsible for the aircraft exhibited at the former
Willow Grove Naval Air Station in Willow Grove, PA.
Cradle of Aviation - Nassau County’s Cradle of Aviation Air and
Space Museum.
MAAM - New Jersey’s Mid Atlantic Air Museum Web site.
Quanset Air Museum - In North Kingstown, RI
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum - in New York City
Space News - News, photos, events, etc. regarding space activities.
U. S. Air Force Museum - U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH.
American Folk Art Museum - In NYC.
American Museum of Natural History - In NYC.
Brooklyn Museum - In Brooklyn.
Frick Collection - In NYC.
Guggenheim Museum - In NYC.
Metropolitan Museum of Art- In NYC.
Museum for African Art- In NYC.
Museum of American Financial History - In NYC.
Museum of the City of New York in NYC.
National Museum of the American Indian - In
Washington D.C.
Museum of Modern Art - In NYC.
Pierpoint Morgan Library - In NYC.
Wadsworth Atheneum- In Hartford CT.
Whitney Museum of American Art- In NYC.
Museums - A computer network
listing over 1,700 museum sites online.
Musee- Interactive directory to museums collections, including art, science, history, zoos, archeology, and aquariums. Has links to 37,000 museums around the world.
Fine Arts Museums - Of San Francisco, the largest
public arts institution.
Hermitage Museum - In St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn
National Gallery of Art - The Collection in Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Art - The National Museum of Art at the
Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.


Music
Free Sheet Music - A directory of free sheet music,
lessons,tips and articles of use to music students.
Classical Music Net
CD Now
Meta Critic - Compilation of reviews from critics and
publications for film, DVD/video, music and games.
Ultimate Band List - Links to music information and downloading.
Digital Librarian - A librarian's choice of links to
music sites, annotated.
Early Music - An international early music society site
with many links to other music sites.
Ethnomusicology-
Ethnomusicology, folk music and world music. An extensive site
covering the world of music from the University of
Washington Music Library.
Harvard Music -
Harvard University’s internet resources for music scholars.
College Music Society -
You can search the College Music Society database of international
music organizations. You can locate an individual organization or a
list of organizations meeting your search criteria.

News, Current Events & Weather
News12 - Provides regional news for Long Island, New Jersey,
Westchester and Connecticut.

Performing Arts & Film
Hitchcock's Films - A Web site dedicated to
Alfred Hitchcock’s film career.
Internet Movie Database - Excellent film research tool that
provides full credits, reviews, and availability.
Rotten Tomatoes - Movie reviews and previews.
Broadway Theater Database - A database for
Broadway theater information. Provides records of productions
from the beginning of NY theater until today. Details include
pertinent people involved , interesting acts and production statistics.
Meta Critic - Compilation of reviews from critics
and publications for film, DVD/video, music and games.

Personal Finance
Money Central - Offers the consumer the ability to
complete a wide range of important financial tasks like paying bills,
finding a financial advisor and managing investments in one
convenient place on-line.
Treasury Direct - A place to check the current value and
rate of E, EE or I bonds.

Photography
KEH - A source for buying and selling used cameras and
equipment.

Quotations
Aphorisms Galore - A Web site devoted to aphorisms.
Bartleby - Bartlett's familiar quotations
Quotations - List of links to pages of quotations.

Real Estate
Multiple Listing Service - The best source for Long Island Real Estate information with listings in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties.
Reassessment - Property assessment Web site.
Moving - Includes city comparisons, tools, guides and
calculators to help you relocate.

Recipes & Cooking
Crockpots - 4,281 recipes for crock pots/slow
cookers categorized into 54 groups from apple recipes to wild game.
Meals - Recipe site with printable recipe “cards.”
Includes weekly meal plans and seasonal dishes.
Razzle Dazzle - A site for holiday recipes.
All Recipes - Searchable database of recipes.
Top Secret Recipes - Includes clones of brand-name foods.
Shaw Guides - A guide to recreational cooking schools.
Epicurious - Includes recipes from Bon Appetit and Gourmet
magazines.
Cook Books - More recipes.
Culinaria
Food Reference
Kitchen Link - Searchable database of recipes.

Reference & Research
Library of Congress - The largest library in the world.
Click on Americas Library for the section designed just for children
and their families. A great site!
Your Dictionary - A comprehensive and authoritative
portal for language-related products and services on the Web with
more than 1,800 dictionaries and 250 languages.
USPS - ZIP code directory and all things post office.

Science & Mathematics
Amasci - A science site providing ideas for children's
science projects.
E-Math
College of Mathematics - Catalog of Mathematics resources
on the internet: links galore (by the University of Wisconsin).
Math World - A very extensive mathematics
resource.
Math References - Math reference tables
(formerly Dave’s math tables), links and a message board. English
and Spanish.
Math Forum- Math Forum an Internet Mathematics
Library by Drexel University.
Mega-Math- A mathematics site by Los Alamos National Laboratory and The University of Idaho dealing with knots, colors, graphs, algorithms, finite state machines, operations analysis, the paradoces of infinity and more.

Science Fiction
Science Fiction and Fantasy - Find book ands
magazine reviews, feature articles, author interviews, new book
announcements and links to sci-fi sites.
Science Fiction Fan - An online resource for the science fiction fan.

Senior Citizens
Grand Times - An entertaining weekly online magazine for seniors that offers articles about health, cooking, and grandparenting. Gives free legal advice and helps you locate the lowest prices on products.

Sports & Recreation
The Baseball Think Factory ties together a wide range of
baseball interests and information under a single company.
Camp Net America - A site devoted to camping and
RVing with many links to sites, parks, etc.
The Aviary - All about birding.

Statistics and Demographics
Fedstats

Taxes
IRS - Includes Free File, an on-line tax preparation and electronic filing through a partnership agreement with the IRS and the Free File Alliance.
NYS Tax

Telephone Directories
Any Who - AT&T 800 Numbers.
Big Yellow
Who Where Directory

Translation Tools
Babel Fish Translation
Dictionary - Dictionary.com.
Google Language Tools
Systran Software- GO Translator: translates an entire Web page.

Travel & Geography
National Park Service - This Web site has links to get you to the Web site of any National Park. A must visit if you anticipate going to a National Park.
Country Watch - Provides up-to-date information and news on
each of 192 countries of the world.
Travel - Your connection for lodging, cars, cruises and vacation
packages for summer getaways.
Recreation - Vacation guide. Recreation data from every
government agency. Use permits, reservations, etc.
American Bed & Breakfast Association
Elder Hostel – Travel for those over 55.
NYS Dept. of Tourism
Tourism Offices Worldwide
Department of State Travel Information
Frommer’s Budget Travel

Voting, Politics & Elections
Vote Smart
Your Vote Matters
League of Women Voters - Keeping tabs on who is running
for office, who is holding office and what the issues are. Also how to
register to vote.

Weather
Weather - Easy searches for weather around the world

Weddings
The Knot – Helpful links to wedding-related information including
wedding gowns, favors, etc.


* The Gold Coast Library District would like to thank the Manhasset and Hicksville Public Libraries for allowing us to use portions of their Web site in generating this listing of other useful Web sites.