*Area Colleges and Universities
King’s College: http://www.kings.edu/
The Commonwealth Medical College: http://www.thecommonwealthmedical.com/
Luzerne County Community College: http://www.luzerne.edu/default.jsp
Misericordia University: http://www.misericordia.edu/
Penn State Hazelton Campus: http://www.hn.psu.edu/
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus: http://www.wb.psu.edu/
The University of Scranton: http://www.scranton.edu/
Wilkes University: http://www.wilkes.edu/
JobHero http://www.jobhero.com
*Arts
Art Cyclopedia Guide to great art on the Internet:
British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/
Library of Congress Online Exhibitions: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/
Web Gallery of Art: http://www.wga.hu/index1.html
Europeana: http://www.europeana.eu/portal/
Literary Criticisms: http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
*Bibliography Formatting
MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian bibliography maker: http://www.bibme.org/
Landmark’s Citation Machine: http://citationmachine.net/
EasyBib: http://www.easybib.com
Marcaria: http://www.marcaria.com/internet-resources-on-citing-the-trademark-of-a-good-writer.asp
*College Search
General Search: http://www.onlinecollegesdatabase.org/
PA Search: http://www.onlinecollegesdatabase.org/onlin-colleges-in-pennsylvania/
Local Colleges & Universities: Wilkes University, King’s College, Misericordia University, The University of Scranton, Luzerne County Community College, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Penn State Hazelton, The Commonwealth Medical College
U.S. News Rankings: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges
Pinceton Review Search by Major: http://www.princetonreview.com/majors.aspx
Couponing http://couponcravings.com/
*Ebooks & Online Books
Internet Archive: http://archive.org
Bartleb: http://www.bartleby.com/
Bibliomania (A source for Free online literature): http://www.bibliomania.com/
International Children’s Digital Library: http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Internet Public Library Online Texts: http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubjectvid=13&cid=1&tid=7011&parent=7006
LibriVox (A source for free downloadable AUDIOBOOKS): http://librivox.org/
Luminarium: http://www.luminarium.org/
Making of America (Cornell University – provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints): http://digital.library.cornell.edu/m/moa/
ManyBooks.net (free downloadable ebooks available for Kindle, Nook, iPad and most other eReaders): http://www.manybooks.net/
University of Pennsylvania directory with over 1 million free books online: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Perseus Digital Library: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections
Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/
*Employment and Job Searching
Learning Express Library
“This free database via POWER Library, provides interactive online practice tests designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.”
America’s Career InfoNet: www.acinet.org/acinet
Career One Stop: www.careeronestop.org/
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s State Civil Service Commission
http://www.scsc.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/civil_service_home/9164
Coping with Today’s Economy: www.heretohelp.pa.gov/portal/server.pt
Federal Jobs Digest: www.jobsfed.com/
Job Search: www.indeed.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/oco/
PACareerLink
Wilkes-Barre: 570-821-2401
Pittston: 570-654-4631
Hazleton: 570-459-3854
Wyoming County: 570-836-3101
www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us/homeframe.asp
Pennsylvania Career Guide: www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=809063&mode=2
Pennsylvania Job Bank: www.pennsylvaniajobs.com/
Quickstart Resume: www.collegegrad.com/resumes/quickstart/agree.shtml
USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/
worknepa.com: www.worknepa.com/
Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Service Center:
570-496-2333 or 1-888-313-7284
www.paclaims.state.pa.us/UCEN/
U.S. Department of Labor:
www.careeronestop.org
www.servicelocator.org
*Environment
*ESL Resources
*Genealogy
Heritage Quest Online http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/login/barcode?aid=13365
Sunday Independent – Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper from 1913 through 1924.
http://www.accesspadigital.org/posfl/posfl.htm
Luzerne County Genealogy Trails www.genealogytrails.com/penn/luzerne
Cemeteries and Cemetery Records http://www.interment.net/
The Courthouse Gang of Luzerne Co., PA
Interactive group based in Luzerne county dedicated to help find ancestral heritage in the Wyoming Valley
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Courthouse_Gang/
Ellis Island http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/
FamilySearch http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0
Family Tree Maker http://www.genealogy.com/index_n.html
Genealogic Research Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania http://www.grsnp.org/
Linkpendium http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/PA/Luzerne/
Lower Luzerne County http://www.lowerluzernecounty.com/
Luzerne County Cemeteries http://interment.net/us/pa/luzerne.htm
Luzerne County Historical Society http://www.luzernecountyhistory.com/
Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society http://www.gotonepgsblog.blogspot.com/
Online County Records : Search for records by county.
PA GenWeb Pennsylvania http://www.rootsweb.com/~pagenweb/
PA State Archives http://www.osterhout.lib.pa.us/genealogy.htm
The ShipList http://www.theshiplist.com/
United States Genealogy Sleuth
http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm
*General Education Development (GED)
Learning Express Library http://www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressLibrary/
ABLE
Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/adult_basic_and_literacy_education_%28able%29/8703
Education Portal http://education-portal.com/article_directory/Articles_about_the_GED_(General).html
The GED Testing Service http://www.acenet.edu/higher-education/topics/Pages/GED.aspx
Peterson’s GED Test http://www.petersons.com/testprepchannel/ged_index.asp
GED Resources at Luzerne County Community College http://www.luzerne.edu/ged/faqs.jsp#7
*General Reference
EBSCOhost
Free database via POWER Library provides access to information on various topics
http://www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=Osterhout&Link=HOST
Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
Free database via POWER Library provides access to images, biographies, and information on various subjects
http://www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=Osterhout&Link=FWNW
Internet Public Library a resource from Drexel University: http://www.ipl.org/
Oxford Reference Online http://www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=Osterhout&Link=ORO
SIRS Discoverer
Free database via POWER Library provides access to biographies, country facts, photo essays, pictures, maps of the world, dictionary thesaurus, educator’s resources
http://www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=Osterhout&Link=DISC
Student Research Center
Free database via POWER Library provides access to primary resources, radio and TV news transcripts, photos, maps, flags, films and videos
http://www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=Osterhout&Link=SRC
Abbreviations and acronyms of U.S. Government
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev
American Fact Finder http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian bibliography maker
http://www.bibme.org/
Country and City calling codes
http://www.usa.att.com/traveler/services/codes/index.jsp
Create a Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com
Date Calculator
http://www.timeanddate.com/
Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and remote sensing
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html
Free zipcode lookup
http://zipinfor.com/search/zipcode.htm
InfoSpace Reverse Phone Lookup – find individuals and businesses by phone number.
http://www.infospace.com/revphone.htm
Landmark’s Citation Machine
Interactive web tool designed to make the proper crediting of information
http://citationmachine.net/
Medilexicon
Find medical and pharmaceutical acronyms and abbreviations
http://www.medilexicon.com/
Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary- Dictionary, thesaurus, “Word of the Day,” word games and more.
http://www.m-w.com/
North American Area Code Map http://www.nanpa.com
Pennsylvania Driver’s Manual http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/drivers_manual/pa_driversman.shtml
Precious metal quotes in US dollars http://www.kitco.com/market/us_charts.html
Typing Test: Test your typing speed http://www.typingtest.com/
Unit Converter http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/
World Weather Information Service http://www.worldweather.org/056/m056.htm
World Clock http://www.timeanddate.com
*Health
AMA
Good source for finding doctors anywhere in the United States
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Cancer http://cancer.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov http://clinicaltrials.gov/
Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec80059b1a
Familydoctor http://familydoctor.org
Health Hotlines http://healthhotlines.nlm.nih.gov
AboutHerbs http://www.mskcc.org/aboutherbs
HIV/AIDS Consumer Health Info http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/index.php
Guide to Long Term Care Planning http://www.longtermcare.gov/LTC/Main_Site/index.aspx
Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com
National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov
*History
Black History http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/
Presidential Inaugurations http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pihome.html
Chronicling America
Library of Congress collection of historical newspapers.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
Internet Public Library U.S. Presidents Collection: http://www.presidentsusa.net/
*Languages
Mango Languages
Learn to speak Brazilian, Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, ESL Polish, Japanese, Greek, ESL Spanish, French, Russian, ESL Brazilian.
https://www.mangolanguages.com/library/osterhout.lib.pa.us/login
BBC Languages
Beginning and advanced courses in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Greek.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages
English as a Second Language http://www.usingenglish.com/
French in Action
While introducing French culture, this series uses active participation to increase fluency in French. 52 half an hour videos.
http://www.learner.org/resources/series83.html
Spanish – Destinos: An introduction to Spanish
This online video course teaches speaking, listening, and comprehensive skills in Spanish.
http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html
Pumarosa
This web resource provides 15 beginners and intermediate lessons. It includes- Spanish – English practice for ESL for those learning English. English -Spanish practice for those learning Spanish.
http://www.pumarosa.com/
*LISTA
*Luzerne County
F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce
Luzerne County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pioneers
Back Mountain Memorial Library
*Pennsylvania
PA Facts: http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/pa1.html
COMPASS (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Application for Social Services)
Endangered and Threatened Species
Here To Help: Directory of Assistance Programs
Office of the Attorney General
Pennsylvania Department of State
PA History, Tourism, and Education
Pennsylvania Representatives (U.S.) office of Governor Tom Corbettl
Pennsylvania State Digital Archives
Unemployment Compensation Services
U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey Jr.
*Presidential Libraries
Privacy Education – Peoplesmart.com
Real Estate
Trulia
*Resumé Help
Learning Express Library www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressLibrary/
America’s Career InfoNet www.acinet.org/acinet
Career One Stop
Sponsored by the Department of Labor.
www.careeronestop.org/
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s State Civil Service Commission
http://www.scsc.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/civil_service_home/9164
Coping with Today’s Economy
The Commonwealth of PA has put together in one place a number of resources related to coping in today’s economy.
www.heretohelp.pa.gov/portal/server.pt
Federal Jobs Digest www.jobsfed.com/
Job Search www.indeed.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco/
PACareerLink
Wilkes-Barre: 570-821-2401
Pittston: 570-654-4631
Hazleton: 570-459-3854
Wyoming County: 570-836-3101
www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us/homeframe.asp
Pennsylvania Career Guide www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=809063&mode=2
Pennsylvania Job Bank www.pennsylvaniajobs.com/
Quickstart Resume www.collegegrad.com/resumes/quickstart/agree.shtml
USAJOBS
The official job site of the United States Federal Government.
https://www.usajobs.gov/
Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Service Center
570-496-2333 or 1-888-313-7284.
www.paclaims.state.pa.us/UCEN/
U.S. Department of Labor
Job search, career building, resume, interviewing advice.
www.careeronestop.org
www.servicelocator.org
*Reading Assistance
ABLE (Adult Basic Literacy Education)
Provides materials and other resources for adult learning to read and write
http://www.teaching.state.pa.us/template/site/default.asp
*Recursos en español
EBSCOhost Español
www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=Osterhout&Link=ESP
Salude en Español
www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=Osterhout&Link=SeE
Educatiõn
www.ed.gov/espanol/bienvenidos/es/index.html?src=gu
www.multilingualbooks.com/online-newspapers-spanish.html#mexico
www.hsf.net/
www.learnthenet.com/spanish/index.html
www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/index.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/
www.2futuro.com/
Gale Free Resources
www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/
Hispanic Heritage
www.gale.com/free_resources/chh/index.htm
Salud
http://www.usa.gov/gobiernousa/
www.cdc.gov/Spanish/
CHIP: Children’s Medicaide: http://www.chipmedicaid.org/es
Seguro Social
www.ssa.gov/espanol/
Servicios gobierno
www.firstgov.gov/Espanol/index.shtml
*Resources for the Blind
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
A free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage free mail.
http://lbph.freelibrary.org/
National Library Services
National Library Service for the Blind and the Physically Handicapped
http://www.loc.gov/nls/
*Substance Abuse and Treatment
*Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) www.cdc.gov/nchs/
PA Bureau of Health Statistics and Research http://www.health.state.pa.us/stats/
United States Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
*Teacher Reference Center on EBSCOhost
*US Government
Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/
Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Department of Commerce
http://www.osec.doc.gov/
Department of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil/
Department of Education
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Department of Energy
http://www.energy.gov/
Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov/
Department of the Interior
http://www.doi.gov/
Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/
Department of State
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Department of the Treasury
http://www.ustreas.gov/
Department of Veteran’s Affairs
http://www.va.gov/
Government of Printing Office
http://www.gpo.gov/
Federal Tax Forms
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Forms,-Publications,-and-Other-Tax-Products
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
NASA Images
http://www.nasaimages.org
Social Security Update
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/newsletter/
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/
United States Patent and Trademark
http://www.uspto.gov/
United States Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Supreme Court Database
http://scdb.wustl.edu
White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
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