Better Business Bureau
This website provides consumer information, news, alerts, a directory
to regional Better Business Bureaus, and more.
Better Business Bureau
of Pittsburgh
Find Pittsburgh company and charity reports or file a complaint
about a business at this site.
Federal
Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
From Pueblo Colorado, this
information provided by the Federal Citizen Information Center is timely,
practical information providing answers about the Federal Government and
everyday consumer issues.
Consumer
Reports
Contact us for more information on how to access Consumer Reports online.
Consumer World
Public service, non-commercial guide
cataloging 2000 of the most useful consumer resources.
"Do Not Call"
List for Pennsylvania
Register on the Web to be placed on the Do Not
Call list, aimed at preventing telemarketers from disturbing folks with unwanted
phone solicitations.
Edmunds Automobile
Buyer's Guide
From the publisher of Edmund's® Automobile Buyer's Guide,
find price information, ratings, and reviews for new and used cars.
FirstGov for
Consumers
Your resource for consumer information from the federal
government.
Kelley Blue Book
This online partner to the print version of Kelley Blue
Book provides price information on new and used cars dating back to 1978.
NADA Guides
Find prices for used boats, cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, motor
homes, trailers, and snowmobiles on this website from the National Automobile
Dealers Association.
National
Do Not Call Registry
Register your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. You can
register your home and mobile phones for free. Your registration will
be effective for five years.
National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Search for vehicle safety information, recall notices, and more on this United
States government website.
Uniform Crime Report - uniform crime reports from across the nation compiled by the FBI
411Stocks
Award winning stock information.
Business and Company Resource Center with
PROMT
Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories,
chronologies and periodicals. Predicast's PROMT database is fully integrated in
this database. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news
and information. Available in the library and at home with a valid
library card.
Business Source Premier
This database provides more than 8,500 scholarly business journals and other sources, including
full text for more that 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas
related to business. this database provides full text (pdf) for more thqn 350 of the top scholarly
journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost. Available in the
library and at home with a valid library card.
Business
Week Online
The weekly magazine online and searchable.
The Motley Fool
Register for free for full access to their
irregular take on the market, portfolio-building stock ideas and more.
PROMT - Predicasts Overview of Markets and
Technology
Use this database to
research companies, the products and technologies they produce, and the markets
in which they compete. Includes summaries and full text from nearly 1,000
business and trade journals, industry newsletters, newspapers, market research
studies, news releases, and investment and brokerage firm reports. Available
in the library or at home with a valid library card.
Quicken
Check out the tax
tips and free tax tools.
Quote.com
A collection of financial products providing
market data and analytical tools to serious investors and active traders and
third party clients and websites in the finance and investment industries.
Small Business
Advisor
Developed and maintained by Information International and dedicated to advising
and assisting individuals who are considering starting a business or operating
a small business.
USA Today Small Business Center
Site for small business owners
United States Saving
Bonds
The official site for saving
bond information.
Vanguard
Investment information and tools to help you take charge of your financial
future.
Wall Street Journal
News on U.S., European and Asian business as well as
stock market tracker.
American School Directory
This Web directory provides school information on 108,000 K-12 schools in America.
Resources include calendars, menus, contact information wish lists, and even
student artwork.
Great Schools.Net
School information for public, private and charter schools nationwide,
GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary,
middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, they provide information
about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states.
School District Demographics
From the National Center for Education Statistics, this website provides access to school district geographic and demographic data useful for describing and analyzing
characteristics of school districts, children, and K-12 education.
Shaler Area School
District
This site contains contact information and links to the public schools in the
Shaler Area.
2004
Report On Fifth Grade Proficiency In Reading And Math
The data and the grades in
this report are based upon the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment test
given to 5th grade students in reading and math in 2004. It provides a snapshot
of each school's performance and a comparison with other schools in our region.
It is intended to raise citizens' expectations for the quality of public education,
which is one of the most critical resources for the future of our children and
the region's economic viability.
Back to College
Back to College is an all-in-one resource for the returning student. Resources
include information about scholarships, grants, and fellowships; accredited
online degree programs degree programs, and searchable indices of curriculum
and internships.
collegeboard.com
This site provides information to identify and search for suitable colleges, apply to college
online, explore career options, and learn about college costs and financial aid. Students can also register online for the SAT and practice
online with actual SAT test
questions.
Community
College Web
This site contains links to Community College websites across the United States
and Canada.
Expanded Academic ASAP
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science
and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.
Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text
and images! Part of Gale Group
Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Apply online for student financial aid at this United States Department of Education
website.
IIE Passport
From the Institute of International Education, this online guide to international
study options includes information about universities and private institutions
that sponsor education abroad programs for United States students and adult
learners.
CollegeInfo.com
Petersons.com provides information about planning and paying for college. Resources
include online admission services and information about distance learning courses
and online degree programs.
SALLIE MAE
Financial Aid
The nation's leading provider of education loans.
Student Aid on the Web (from the Department of Education)
Financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education, grants, loans,
and work study.
Amateur
Astronomer's Association of Pittsburgh
This website promotes popular astronomy in Western Pennsylvania.
Cancellations.com
This site provides
up-to-date event cancellation due to weather.
NewsVoyager
Links to thousands of newspapers and other media organizations worldwide.
Allegheny County
Real Estate website (county assessment) and a lot more!
City of Pittsburgh
Provides links to city services, businesses, jobs and more.
ExplorePAhistory.com
Gateway
to Pennsylvania, Past and Present.
Find
Your Legislator
Contact your Legislator.
PA
House of Representatives
Contact your PA representative.
PA Senate
Contact your PA Senator.
PA House and Senate bills
Chronological listing of Senate and House bills
and resolutions.
Pennsylvania Department of Education - School Profiles
Meant to assist public school personnel and all citizens in evaluating a public
school's qualities.
Pennsylvania Treasury
Unclaimed property database and online auction
information.
Background Notes
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government,
political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of
independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The
Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information
and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from
the Department's regional bureaus and are added to the database of the Department
of State.
Uniform Crime Report - uniform crime reports from across the nation compiled by the FBI
FirstGov.gov
Whether you want to apply for government benefits, renew your driver's
license, or buy surplus government cars, start at FirstGov.gov. With the
millions of pages of resources, they're the official web portal of the U.S.
government.
U.S.
Census Bureau
Your source for population, housing, economic and geographic
data.
U.S. Census Bureau
- Fast Facts for Congress
This site provides highlights from Census
Bureau sources of economic and demographic data for the U.S., states, counties,
and congressional districts of the 108th Congress.
Library of Congress
The Nation's Library.
GPO
Official Federal government information from the US
Government Printing Office.
US Gazeteer
Used to identify places and obtain census information.
AARP
Tax-Aide
The American Association
of Retired Persons (AARP) offers this free service for anyone in need of tax
help. Tax-Aide can answer most of the tax issues faced by middle- to low- income
taxpayers, with special attention to those aged sixty and older.
Federal Tax Form
Download IRS forms and publications for current and past years from the
Internal Revenue Services website.
PA State Income Forms and Information
Employment Guide
Find a job in your city or across the nation.
Spherion Career Center
Spherion, a site for both employees and employers, has been making the workplace
work better for more than five decades by putting talented, motivated people
to work for companies nationwide. As one of the largest U.S. employers, Spherion
focuses on helping job seekers make the best possible career choices.
Career Builder.com
Search hundreds of
thousands of jobs – across the nation or in your own neighborhood.
Kelly Services
Find your next job with the 24hr Kelly Career Network.
Monster.com
Post your resume, find your dream job.
National Ad Search
Search over 60 metropolitan areas at one web site, over 10,000 help-wanted display
ads searchable by job category, location and date.
Pennsylvaniajobs.com
This website is your online source for jobs and employment opportunities in
Pennsylvania. PennsylvaniaJobs.Com brings
together at one site the resources to connect the best companies to the best
employees, whether professional, technical, non-professional or any other job
category.
Pittsburgh
Job Resources
Provides links to a number of job resources for opportunities
in Pittsburgh
Findlaw.com
Links to all your legal interests.
Lawoffice.com
West's Legal Directory contains pragmatic, thorough, in depth information dealing
with legal affairs - for businesses, professionals and consumers.
Martindale.com or lawyers.com
Both sites are maintained by Martindale-Hubbell,
to find a lawyer by specialty or region.
Meta Index
for U.S. Legal Research
Find Supreme Court Opinions, Federal Circuit Opinions, legislation, the Code
of Federal Regulations and more.
ACHOO.COM
Health information and disease directory.
AgeLine
Database
Searchable database of over 60,000 book and article summaries on midlife and
the later years- designed to meet your research, professional and personal information
needs.
COMPASS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Application for Social Services site where qualified
residents can screen and apply online for a variety of social service programs.
FamilyDoctor.org
Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family
Physicians.
Health City
Everything you need to know about health care policies, insurance, law and more.
Health Information
for the Consumer
From the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System
MedicineNet.com
Clear balanced and complete descriptions of hundreds of diseases, conditions,
medical tests and procedures
MEDLINEplus
From the National Library of Medicine, reliable answers to your health questions.
Search related databases Medline/PubMed - research
references and abstracts from 4500 biomedical journals, or ClinicalTrials.gov - that provides information
for patients about clinical research studies.
New England Journal
of Medicine
Browse the journal's table of contents, view abstracts only - NOT full text
of articles
Pennsylvania
Health Statistics
Information on health planning and assessment, public health
programs, news, and more
Telephone Prefix Locator
Type in a telephone number prefix to find the associated town or location.
AnyWho
From At&T, this online telephone directory allows you to search for toll-free,
fax, international, and reverse-lookup numbers.
InfoSpace
Use this website to find United States and international mail and directory
information.
Internet 800 Directory
Search by product, service, company name, or toll-free number at this site.
Ultimate White Pages
Use this website to search multiple telephone directories
simultaneously. Other resources include reverse searches and map searches.
WhitePages.com
Search for individuals and businesses at this site. Additional resources include area code, email,
zip code, and reverse search.
Telephone Directories on the Web
U.S. Blue Pages
Your online guide to the
U.S. Government. Search listings by state, city, area code, agency or service,
and keyword.
At Hand Network
Yellow Pages
Use this website to search city yellow page listings from across the country.
SMARTpages.com
Search "your online Yellow Pages" for cities or states business listings in
various categories.
SuperPages.com
Search Yellow Pages listings from across the country on this website. Other
resources include a detailed search section that allows company searching by
criteria such as zip code, area code, address, and more.
United States Postal Service Rate Calculators
Calculated postal rates for letters and packages mailed within the United States and
overseas.
Zip+4 Code Look-up
Enter an address and this United States Postal Service zip code directory will
find the corresponding ZIP+4 Code.
America's Story - from America's Library
Part of the Library of Congress website.
Background Notes from the
State Department
Quick facts on every country in the world.
Bartleby.com
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse, providing
students researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to
books and information on the web, free of charge.
Cliffsnotes.com
Pop in and search for cliffs notes for your last minute report
or take an online literature quiz.
ERIC
Educational Research Information Clearinghouse
Essential Links
Essential Internet links to get started browsing the World Wide Web.
FuzzyCrawler.com
Links to everything from A to Z as well as top news stories.
Greatbuildings.com
Gateway to architecture, leading architects, photographic images
and more.
50STATES
Biographies, birds, city
links, college links, FAQs fast facts, flags, newspapers, shopping mall, study
tools and tax forms.
Information Please Almanac
Contains daily almanac and interactive almanac.
How Stuff
Works
Learn how EVERYTHING works.
Novel Guide
Premier free source for literary analysis.
Online
Literary Criticism
Contains critical
biographical websites about authors and their works.
Pittsburgh Indexes
Indexes for Pittsburgh Heritage, Pittsburgh Magazine and Westylvania.
Pittsburgh Speech and
Society
Popular web sources about Pittsburgh speech and more.
RefDesk.com
Source for facts on the Web.
Reference Librarian's Bookmarks
Sparknotes
Study guides, complete
texts, message boards, news feeds, complete dictionary and thesaurus.
All Nations
Expatriates & Travelers Telephone search engine
Use this telephone search engine to find dialing codes, directories, embassies,
voltages and rates.
Internet Air
Fares
Great airfare deals and hot cruise listings.
Travel City
Reserve a flight or car, take a cruise or book hotel
information.
Travel.Excite.com
Book a flight,
information on destinations, rental cars and lodging.
USA Citylink
Comprehensive listing of US states and cities offering information on travel
tourism and relocation.
ELECTIONS2000
Information and links on the 2000 presidential election.
Find
Your Legislator
Contact your Legislator.
Issues2000
Every presidential candidate on every issue.
League of Women
Voters - Pittsburgh Chapter
Find out about major public policy issues, and make your opinion known.
On-line Voters’ Guide
Learn more about local school board candidates at this online voters
guide hosted by the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters.
PA
House of Representatives
Contact your PA representative.
PA Senate
Contact your PA Senator.
Project Vote
Smart
Reliable political information.
Last Updated:October 2006