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Health and Medicine |Homework | Jobs and Careers | Science and Technology
GENERAL
DexOnline.com
Official online directory from Qwest, searching businesses, government, and residential listings.
Encyclopedia.com
Contains more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust, selected and organized by librarians.
Merriam-Webster Online
Online edition of the trusted dictionary and thesaurus.
Time and Date
Offers a world clock and time zones, as well as a time zone converter and online calendar.
United States Postal Service Zip Code Lookup
Enter a full or partial address to find the ZIP code.
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Colorado Department of Revenue
Information on driver's licenses, motor vehicle registration, taxes and more.
Colorado Small Business Development Center
Tips on starting and running a small business in Colorado.
Internal Revenue Service
Online presence for the Internal Revenue Service with tax information for both individuals and businesses.
Mile High on the Cheap (MHOTC)
Claire Walter and Laura Daily talk about local stores, restaurants, attractions.
Sales Tax and Use Tax Forms
The most-requested tax forms from the Department of Revenue.
Trade Name Database
The Colorado Secretary of State's database of company names, trademarks, etc. Also includes information on uniform commercial code, and other helpful business information.
United States Small Business Administration
Advice from the federal government on aspects of running a small business, including opportunities, financing, and training events.
COLORADO
Collaborative Digitization Program
Libraries, museums, and historical societies working together to make Colorado photographs, recordings, maps, and other publications available in a digital format.
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Parks, Animals, plants, and mineral resources of the State of Colorado.
Colorado's Historic Newspaper Project
Digitized historic newspapers from selected Colorado papers from 1859-1923.
Colorado Historical Society
CHS is a state agency that preserves the history of Colorado through exhibits, collections, and the Stephen H. Hart Library.
Colorado State Archives
Preserves and promotes the legal and historical records of the State of Colorado.
State of Colorado
Official site of the State of Colorado.
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Better Business Bureau
Research a company or charity before giving them your business, or report an entity that you feel has treated you unfairly.
Consumer Reports
ConsumerReports.org provides ratings, buying guides, product reviews and consumer information from the experts at Consumer Reports magazine and Consumers Union. Much of the information on this site requires a subscription to Consumer Reports
Consumer Resource Guide, Colorado Attorney General's Office
Consumer laws, offical complaint line, and more from the Colorado Attorney General.
Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau
Promotes positive relationships between consumers and businesses through education and self-regulation.
EDUCATION
A non-profit division of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, which offers planning tools, scholarships, and savings plans to help families afford higher education.
College Invest
Dedicated to helping students, parents, and schools figure out college financing.
College Opportunity Fund
In-state undergraduate students can apply here for an educational stipend to help pay their tuition.
Colorado Colleges, Technical Colleges and Career Colleges
Comprehensive information on Colorado colleges, universities, career colleges, technical colleges, vocational colleges, technical schools, vocational schools, and online degree programs.
Colorado Colleges and Universities - College Admission Profiles
Profiles of the most recent incoming classes of the colleges and universities in Colorado.
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
Information about Community Colleges and Universities in Colorado.
Colorado Department of Education
Family literacy, Home schooling, educational news, and contact information for local school districts.
Colorado School Accountability Reports
Official reports on school and student performance in Colorado.
United States Department of Education
Information on federal education programs and initiatives.
GENEALOGY
A collection of Colorado websites, from PubRecords.
Their genealogy research team consists of expert genealogists who live and work in Denver.
Discover your family history with this service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the largest genealogy organization in the world.
Larimer County Genealogical Society
They promote an interest in genealogy and family history. Their mission is research, learning and fellowship.
Hire a genealogist to help with your family research. Find records, search for ancestors, & trace your family tree.
Funded and supported by Ancestry.com.
A group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. The Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone.
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
Started by a family who have been affected by food allergies, this website is easy to navigate and answers many questions. Resources include ebooks, print books and more.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistics, publications, and health topics on a variety of health issues. From the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Consumer Health Links
The best sites for non-medical people, selected by the librarians at the Denison Memorial Library of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
This comprehensive site offers information on main food allergens, education, awareness, research and recipes.
Kids With Food Allergies (KFA)
KFA is a national nonprofit food allergy organization dedicated to fostering optimal health, nutrition, and well-being of children with food allergies by providing education and a caring support community for their families and caregivers.
Medline Plus
Information on over 700 health topics, interactive tutorials, and health news from the National Library of Medicine.
National Institutes of Health : Health Topics
Browse through different categories or search for a specific condition. From the National Institutes of Health.
JOBS AND CAREERS
This U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy.
Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Helps you assess your talents, skills, interests, passions, and values.
Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration
Classified Job Announcements for Colorado State Government jobs.
Colorado Division of Real Estate
Renew your Real Estate license online.
Colorado Workforce
Information about unemployment benefits, Worker's Compensation, Public and Workplace Safety, Employment and Training. Provided by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
Connecting Colorado Job Search
Job market where you can search for jobs, post a resume, and find the newest job postings. Sponsored by the United States Department of Labor.
Division of Registrations
Renew professional and occupational licenses online.
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) programs, resources and online tools help workers in all stages of the job and career development.
Larimer County Workforce Center
The Workforce Center provides easy access to a wide array of employment and training services.
Northern Colorado Networking Group (NoCoNet)
NoCoNet's purpose is to support career development.
Sponsored by the U.S. Labor Department, this site helps job seekers and career professionals find data on occupations, earnings, skills and new green jobs.
Quintessential is a career-planning web site with hundreds of articles on finding a career for all types of job seekers, including teens, minorities, mature workers and many others.This is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It is primarily intended to provide instruction for job seekers on how to use the Internet to their best advantage, but recruiters and other career service industry professional will find information here to help them also.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BBC.co.uk Science and Nature
Latest global news from the fields of science and nature.
BBC.co.uk Technology News
Up-to-date global technology news.
CNN.Com Science and Space
Recent news and in-depth stories of scientific discoveries.
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Parks, Animals, plants, and mineral resources of the State of Colorado.
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Programs, activities, and exhibits for informal science education.
How Stuff Works
Simple explanations of scientific principles, inventions, health, technology, and more.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Official site for news, photographs, and history of United States space exploration.
Science Magazine
Daily science headlines, research, and career information from the weekly edition of Science Magazine.
Wired Magazine
Technology news and limited access to current issues of Wired Magazine.
