Other external links:

Gathered here are a collection of informational resources on a wide variety of topics. Please remember that these are all external links; none of these Web sites are owned or managed by the Wyomissing Public Library.

How To Evaluate Web Sites:

•  Evaluating Web Sites:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html 

•  Elementary CCs for Evaluating Web Sites:
http://www.neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/library/infoeval.htm 

•  Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources:
http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/11605_12337.cfm

•  Evaluating Web Pages (Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask):  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

•  Hoaxbusters:  http://www.hoaxbusters.org 

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Search Engines:

•  Yahoo!:  http://search.yahoo.com

•  Bing:  http://www.bing.com

•  Altavista:  http://www.altavista.com

•  Exalead:  http://www.exalead.com/search

•  Webcrawler:  http://www.webcrawler.com

•  Lycos:  http://www.lycos.com

•  Ask.com:  http://www.ask.com 

•  Dogpile:  http://www.dogpile.com 

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Current Events:

•  BBC News:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 

•  CNN:  http://www.cnn.com 

•  HeadlineSpot:  http://www.headlinespot.com 

•  Newspapers US and Worldwide:  http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html 

•  Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/news 

•  Reading Eagle:  http://readingeagle.com/ 

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Sports:

•  Phillies:  http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/ 

•  Eagles:  http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/ 

•  76ers:  http://www.nba.com/sixers/ 

•  Flyers:  http://flyers.nhl.com/ 

•  Ballparks:  http://www.ballparks.com 

•  ESPN:  http://espn.go.com 

•  MLB:  http://www.mlb.com 

•  NASCAR:  http://www.nascar.com

•  NBA:  http://www.nba.com

•  NFL:  http://www.nfl.com

•  SportQuest:  http://www.sirc.ca/online_resources/sportquest.cfm

•  WNBA:  http://www.wnba.com 

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Travel:

•  Amtrak:  http://www.amtrak.com 

•  Citysearch:  http://www.citysearch.com 

•  Currency Converter:  http://www.oanda.com/converter/travel 

•  Mapquest:  http://www.mapquest.com

•  Tourism Offices Worldwide:  http://www.towd.com 

•  Travel Channel:  http://www.travelchannel.com

•  Travelocity:  http://www.travelocity.com 

•  Yahoo! Maps:  http://maps.yahoo.com 

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Health:

•  American Academy of Pediatrics, Children's Health Topics:
http://www.aap.org/topics.html 

•  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  http://www.cdc.gov 

•  WebMD:  http://www.webmd.com 

•  Family Doctor:  http://familydoctor.org 

•  Healthy Minds:  http://healthyminds.org 

•  Men's Health Network:  http://www.menshealthnetwork.org 

•  National Library of Medicine:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov 

•  Pennsylvania Dept. of Health:  http://www.health.state.pa.us 

•  Web of Addictions:  http://www.well.com/www/woa 

•  Woman's Health Links:  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/209.html 

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Business:

•  Better Business Bureau:  http://www.bbb.org 

•  Pennsylvania Open for Business:  http://www.paopen4business.state.pa.us 

•  Entrepreneur.com:  http://www.entrepreneur.com 

•  Expo World:  http://www.expoworld.net 

•  Free Management Library:  http://www.managementhelp.org 

•  Invention Dimension:  http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html 

•  International Business Customs:  http://www.executiveplanet.com 

•  Ultimate Trade Show Directory:  http://www.tsnn.com 

•  US Business Advisor:  http://www.business.gov 

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Legal:

•  American Law Sources Online:  http://www.lawsource.com/also 

•  FindLaw:  http://www.findlaw.com 

•  GPO:  http://www.access.gpo.gov 

•  Guide to Law Online:  http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html 

•  Internet Law Library:  http://www.lectlaw.com/inll/1.htm 

•  Legal Information Institute:  http://www.law.cornell.edu 

•  THOMAS:  http://thomas.loc.gov  

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Miscellaneous:

•  Old Farmer's Almanac:  http://www.almanac.com 

•  World Almanac for Kids:  http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com 

•  Statistical Resources:  http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html 

•  Dictionary.com:  http://www.dictionary.com 

•  Columbia Encyclopedia:  http://www.bartleby.com/65 

•  Wikipedia:  http://www.wikipedia.org 

•  Creative Quotations:  http://www.creativequotations.com 

•  National Weather Service:  http://www.nws.noaa.gov 

•  Internet Movie Database:  http://www.imdb.com  

•  TV Zap:  http://www.tvzap.com

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