Recommended Websites
Table of Contents
- Books and Reading
- Business and Finance
- Computer Resources
- Consumer Information
- Employment and Jobs
- Genealogy
- General Information, Encyclopedias, & Dictionaries
- Geography
- Government
- Greater Springfield and Western Massachusetts
- Internet Search Tools
- Legal Resources
- Medicine and Health
- News and Media
- Phone Books and Zip/Postal Codes
- Taxes
- Weather
Books and Reading
Amazon.com
The source the Agawam Library Staff uses to find information on books.
Books N Bytes
A collection of book reviews.
EBSCO's Literary Reference Center
Your one stop for information on 1000's of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes 27,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 140,500 author biographies, 350 literary journals, 54,000 poems, 14,500 short stories, 8400 classic texts, 4000 author interviews and more. Requires any Massachusetts Library Card.
Librarian's Guide to Literature and Book Resources
A collection of book and reading links selected and evaluated by librarians from California and Washington State.
Novelist: Finding a Good Book to Read
This is a great resource for looking for novels. It includes children's, young adult and adult titles. Search features include match a favorite author, match a favorite title, describe a plot, browse subjects, explore fiction, and best fiction. Available remotely only to CW/MARS library card holders. Available to all users in the library. Funded by the CW/MARS Library Network.
Business and Finance
Agawam Small Business Assistance Center
Doing Business in Massachusetts
The Commonwealth's portal on everything about doing business in Massachusetts.
General BusinessFile ASAP
Contains information on companies, broker research reports, and business newspaper and magazine articles. Requires a Massachusetts Library card.
Librarian's Guide to Business and Nonprofits
A collection of business and non-profits links selected and evaluated by librarians from California and Washington State.
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Work Force Development
Register your new business online.
ReferenceUSA Business Directory
Find information on over 12 million U. S. Businesses. Funded by the Agawam Public Library. Available only with an Agawam Public Library Card (not valid with any other CW/MARS Library Network Card).
U. S. Department of Labor
Collects important statistics on the economy including rate of inflation, and unemployment rate.
Computer Resources
Librarian's Guide to Computers
A collection of computer, Internet, and technology links selected and evaluated by librarians from California and Washington State.
Consumer Information
Consumer Information from Mass. Attorney General's Office
Librarian's Guide to Consumer Research
A collection of consumer research links selected and evaluated by librarians from California and Washington State.
Employment, Jobs, and Labor
Futureworks
Looking for a job? Need training? Funded by the Commonwealth, this site provides information on the Springfield area's Massachusetts One-Stop Career center. Futureworks offers workshops, job counseling, and career advisement, as well as local job listings.
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Work Force Development
The Commonwealth's labor page. Job seekers may look for jobs, and file for unemployment. Employers may post job openings on the site and register their new business online.
Massachusetts JobQuest
Search for jobs throughout Massachusetts through this application created by the Massachusetts Division of Career Services.
MassLive Employment
Post your resume online and browse job listings from the Sunday Republican and the Springfield Republican.
Monster
Post your resume and search for jobs nationwide.
OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration works to insure the health safety of workers in the United States.
ReferenceUSA Business Directory
Find information on over 12 million U. S. Businesses. Funded by the Agawam Public Library. Available only with an Agawam Public Library Card (not valid with any other CW/MARS Library Network Card).
The Riley Guide
Points to numerous job search Internet sites. Also provides information on how to conduct your search.
Springfield Help Wanted
Post your resume online and browse job listings in Greater Springfield, Greater Hartford, and the Greater Worcester areas.
Western MassWorks
Search for jobs in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties.
Your Rights in the Workplace from Mass. Attorney General
GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY
Cyndi's List
One of the most comprehensive sites for genealogical research. Contains thousands of links.
Find the grave site of your ancestors.
HeritageQuest Online Genealogy Database
HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more. Funded by the Agawam Public Library. Available remotely only with an Agawam Public Library Card. (not valid remotely with any other card). Available for all users in the library.
General Information & Reference
About.com
Over 600 people share their expertise on numerous topics. Today, it is recognized as a top 10 content site and one of the largest producers of original content on the Web.
Bartelby
Many books are at this site. Quote of the day, the Bible, encyclopedias, history, dictionaries, Gray's Anatomy, and cookbooks. Check here first for your reference help!
CIA World Fact Book
Information on all the countries of the world.
Encyclopedia Online
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and lots more Search this site by word or letter, or browse for information.
Internet Public Library Reference Center
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, and other great research tools.
Knowledge
Arts, health, computers, news, sports - there is lots of info. on this directory here to browse through or to answer your questions! It is being maintained collectively by volunteer contributors around the world.
Merriam-Webster
This site contains the Webster Dictionary and allows you to look up a word online. Includes a site map, word of the day, and more.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free content encyclopedia being written collaboratively by contributors from around the world. Also available in the following languages Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, & Swedish.
One of the best encyclopedias available to you now right from home. You can trust on World Book on being accurate and current. A great starting place for yor research. Available only with an Agawam Library Card (not valid with any other CW/MARS Library Network Card).
Geography
CIA World Fact Book
Information on all the countries of the world.
Government, Federal
www.usa.gov
The United States Government's official portal to all government departments, agencies, and services.
CIA World Fact Book
Information on all the countries of the world.
OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration works to insure the health safety of workers in the United States.
Social Security Administration
Government, State
Mass.gov
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' official portal to all state departments, agencies, and services.
Massachusetts Attorney General
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Work Force Development
The Commonwealth's labor page. Job seekers may look for jobs, and file for unemployment. Employers may post job openings on the site and register their new business online.
Government, Local
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Agawam, Greater Springfield & Western Massachusetts
Agawam Cultural Council
All the information on the Agawam Cultural Council's programs, events, and bus trips to New York City.
Agawam Historical Association
Learn about the group the preserves Agawam's history, and learn about the firehouse museum. Take an online tour of the museum and the image museum. Have a question? Contact them through their website.
Springfield Library's Guide to Western Massachusetts
A collection of links on Greater Springfield and Western Massachusetts. Created by the staff at the Springfield City Library.
Internet Search Tools
About.com
Over 600 people share their expertise on numerous topics. Today, it is recognized as a top 10 content site and one of the largest producers of original content on the Web.
Ask
A popular search engine.
Dogpile
Search multiple search engines all at the same time.
Google
The Agawam Library staff's favorite search engine!
Google Images
The Agawam Library staff's favorite place to search for images!
Internet Public Library
A collection of websites organized into various topics. Maintained by the University of Michigan School of Information.
Knowledge
Arts, health, computers, news, sports - there is lots of info. on this directory here to browse through or to answer your questions! It is being maintained collectively by volunteer contributors around the world.
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Thousands of sites in a wide range of categories. All sites are chosen and recommended by librarians in California and Washington state.
Yahoo
Probably the most well-known subject directory of the Internet. Websites are organized into categories and sub-categories.
YouTube
A site that hosts videos from amateurs, networks, and professionals.
Legal Resources
Massachusetts Attorney General
Massachusetts Legal Aid
Database of free and low-cost legal aid programs across the state, searchable by town or county.
Massachusetts Lawyer Referral and Consumer Assistance
Links to statewide and regional lawyer referral services in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries Links
A collection of federal, Massachusetts, and general law links recommended by Massachusetts Trial Court Librarians.
Nolo.com
Legal information from the publisher of self-help law books for over thirty years. Up-to-date legal articles and products on almost any legal topic, and links to other helpful websites.
Medicine and Health
CAPHIS
Provides access to the top 100 consumer health websites chosen and evaluated by members of the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.
Clinical Trials
Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. Provides information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. A service of the National Institutes of Health. Developed by the National Library of Medicine.
Healthfinder®
An award-winning federal website for consumers for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. Links to carefully selected information and web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations. Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.
Health Hotlines by National Library of Medicine
Listing of telephone toll-free hotlines for numerous medical conditions. Includes Spanish resources.
Holyoke Consumer Health Library, Inc.
A website with a focus in health information for Holyoke, but also contains health information applicable for residents of other Western Mass. communities. Includes mulilingual websites.
MedlinePlus
Comprehensive information on conditions, diseases, wellness, prescription and over-the-counter medications. Also includes lists of hospitals, doctors, and libraries and the most recent health news. Created by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Massachusetts Health Information
Massachusetts health links compiled by Massachusetts General Hospital Treadwell Library.
Massachusetts Physician Profiles
Information about the education, training, and experience of all licensed physicians in Massachusetts. Includes malpractice claims paid in the past ten years, criminal convictions in the past ten years, and disciplinary actions of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine in the past ten years. Searchable by name, city/town, physician specialties, and/or hospital affiliations.
PubMed
Over 15 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. A service of the National Library of Medicine.
UMASS HealthNet
Provides original information as well as links to critically evaluated resources geared for patients and offers information on health care services in the central Massachusetts regions. Administered by the Lamar Soutter Library of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
News and Media
News and Media Resources
Local, regional, and national news sources compiled by Springfield City Library.
Librarian's Guide to News, Magazines, and Media
A collection of news, magazines, and media links selected and evaluated by librarians from California and Washington State.
Phone Books and Zip/Postal Codes
Librarian's Guide to Phone Books
A listing of residential, business, national, and international phone books on the Internet. Selected and evaluated by librarians from California and Washington State.
Librarian's Guide to Zip/Postal Codes
A listing of national and international zip/postal code sites. Selected and evaluated by librarians from California and Washington State.
Zip Code Finder from USPS
The official zip code finder from the United States Postal Service.
taxes
Connecticut Department of Revenue
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Weather
Greater Springfield Area Weather by the Weather Channel
Intellicast
Ttry the "radar loop" to watch storms come in.
Wunderground
Besides listing current national and international conditions and forecasts, Wunderground includes historical weather information back to 1994.
