Here you'll find a list of websites recommended by your librarians for accuracy and usefulness, arranged by subject. BE CAUTIOUS -- The Inglewood Public Library is not responsible for the content, quality, or accuracy of any materials referenced or linked through the Inglewood Public Library website. By using this website, you acknowledge and accept that the Library is not responsible for any materials stored on other Internet sites, nor it is liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, offensive, or illegal materials found on other Internet sites, and that the risk of injury from viewing, hearing, downloading, or storing such materials rests entirely with you, the user. Links to other sites on the Internet do not constitute an endorsement of the Inglewood Public Library; it is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the content, quality, and accuracy of materials or information obtained from other sites.
HOT SITES! Need tax forms? Look for the IRS or the California Franchise Tax Board under the "Government" links below. Court forms? Look for California Judicial Council under "Law".
If you need assistance in accessing these Internet sites, please contact the Main Library's Adult Reference Desk when we are open at (310) 412-5380, or e-mail us. Thank you!
Art and Architecture
Cities and Buildings Database
A collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web. These have all been scanned from original slides or drawn from documents in the public domain. They are freely available to anyone with access to the Web for use in the classroom, student study, or for individual research purposes. Researchers can search for buildings by country, city, style, title, architect, date of construction, as well as other fields.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Inglewood Open Studios
Every year dozens of local artists invite the community into their homes and studios to show you what they've been up to! Inglewood Open Studios is an artist run event, co-hosted by Inglewood artists and local nonprofit Inglewood Cultural Arts (ICA). The two day studio tour takes place in November. In addition to the tour, Inglewood Open Studios also features a group show, which includes work by all participating tour artists. Support your local artist!
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Biographies
4000 Years of Women in Science
Includes biographical information on over 125 women astronomers, physicists, mathematicians, chemists, natural philosophers, inventors, writers, etc. The information ranges from the type of science and birth and death dates to several paragraphs with photo and links.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
A digital collection of over 50 published works by 19th century black women writers. A part of the Digital Schomburg Collection, this website provides access to the thought, perspectives, and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920. A full text database is keyword-searchable; each individual title as well as the entire database can be searched to determine what these women had to say about "family", "religion", "slavery" or any other subject of interest to the researcher or casual reader.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Bio
Search through thousands of paragraph-length biographies of notable personalities from antiquity to the present, from the Bio Channel. Searchable by name of person. Entries include dates, pronunciation guides, the gender, alternate spellings of the name, and other relevant biography links.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
An ongoing project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. There are biographical essays or comments on most of the women mathematicians and some photos.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Dead People Server
"Remember whats'er name? She played the girl in that dumb movie with whoziss. Whatever happened to her? Specifically, is she dead yet?" The Dead People Server is a list of interesting celebrities who are long dead, newly dead or everyone thinks they're dead. You can search the whole database or browse the names or years one at a time.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Find a Grave
A directory of the locations of the graves of thousands of people with many photographs. Browsable by name, location, and claim to fame, and searchable by first or last name. There are also links to cemeteries, funeral homes, and other related subjects. There is an extensive bibliography included.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
S9 Biographical Dictionary
This website includes more than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by names, birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, miscellaneous achievements, and other keywords, and you can edit or correct it.
Available anywhere through the Internet; you will need to register to make changes.
For additional links, please check our pathfinder on Finding Biographical Information!
Business and Finance
County Business Patterns
County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, employment, and payroll. This data is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for other statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. ZIP Code Business Patterns data are available shortly after the release of County Business Patterns. It provides the number of establishments by employment-size classes by detailed industry in the U.S. These two programs cover most of the country's economic activity based on establishments. Data for 2010 were released in June 2012.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
For additional links, please check our old pathfinder on Finding Grant Information!
Cooking and Home Repair
Good Housekeeping
This website for the popular magazine includes many hints for cleaning and decorating, home organizing, etc. Readers can add their own comments or solutions.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Speed Cleaning Rules
Popular home cleaning expert Jeff Campbell shares the tricks used by his "Clean Team" about how to clean and avoid clutter.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Education and Schools
Online Schools
Are you interested in getting a degree online (also known as distance learning)? This excellent resource will help you find a school by state, by degree or by subject. You can also read what online students think of their school, an online library of different subjects, and discussions about distance learning and how to find a job with an online degree.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Government Documents and Websites
California State Agency Databases
An annotated list of all the informational databases available from the State of California; look up a law, a bill, a current legal case, find available state jobs or contracts, check the license of a doctor, nursing home, auto mechanic, and much, much more. Even find a shipwreck or make a map!
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Export.gov
Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist businesses in planning their international sales strategies; resources include market research and trade leads, export finance information, and agricultural export assistance. Export.gov was created to provide better customer service for businesses interacting with the Federal Government; the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration manages Export.gov as a collaborative effort with the 19 Federal Agencies that offer export assistance programs and services.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Federal Digital System (FDSys)
Nearly 80% of all Federal Government information is now online; find it here! Search the Code of Federal Regulations, Presidential documents, the United States Code and opinions of all Federal courts, read the Federal Register, the US Budget, economic data, and literally millions of other documents, databases, maps and other resources of your nation. Provided by the Government Printing Office.
Available anywhere through the Internet. You will need to have Adobe Reader for the many .pdf files which can be downloaded or printed.
Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
Here is where you can file your California state taxes online, check on your refund, pay installments, download forms and instructions, calculate renter's credit and much more. You can even chat online directly with an FTB advisor. To go directly to forms for this tax year or previous years, click here.
Available anywhere through the Internet. You will need to have Adobe Reader to print out tax forms.
GovTrack
Use GovTrack to keep tabs on your representatives in Congress and some state governments, or to research pending legislation that might impact your life or business. Get updated automatically on the progress of bills, hearings and votes in Congress and many state legislatures.
Available anywhere through the Internet; you will need to register to receive updates on legislation by e-mail.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Here is where you can file your Federal taxes online, check on your refund, pay installments, download forms and instructions, and much more. To go directly to forms for this tax year or previous years, click here.
Available anywhere through the Internet. You will need to have Adobe Reader to print out tax forms.
Legislative Source Book
A collection of pathfinders and guides to finding government and legal information. The Legislative Source Book is a project of Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.'s Legislative Research Special Interest Section.
Available anywhere through the Internet. You will need to have Adobe Reader for the many .pdf files which can be downloaded or printed.
This Is My Vote
Find out about voting and voter registrations laws in all 50 states, including recent news on voter suppression laws. Sponsored by the NAACP.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
THOMAS
Find information about current and past bill and resolutions in the United States Congress, read the Congressional Record of daily activities, and search for treaties, thousands of hearings, and much more! Provided by the Library of Congress.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Health and Medicine
Coming soon!
History and Geography
CIA World Factbook
The Central Intelligence Agency gathers a multitude of facts about countries throughout the world, and publishes the information in its World Factbook. The web page includes a map and small flag of each country, as well as statistical data, description of the government, lists of political and pressure group leaders, economic information, military status, membership in international organizations, and territories currently in dispute.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Country Fact Sheets
Brief information on countries of the world and their relations with the United States, with links to more comprehensive individual country pages.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Organization of American States
The OAS is the world's oldest regional organization. Its basic purposes are to strengthen the peace and security of the continent; to promote and consolidate representative democracy, with due respect for the principle of nonintervention; to prevent possible causes of difficulties and to ensure the pacific settlement of disputes that may arise among the members; to provide for common action on the part of those States in the event of aggression; to seek the solution of political, juridical and economic problems that may arise among them; to promote, by cooperative action, their economic, social and cultural development, and to achieve an effective limitation of conventional weapons that will make it possible to devote the largest amount of resources to the economic and social development of the members.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
United Nations
The United Nations is an organization of sovereign nations. It provides the machinery to help find solutions to international problems or disputes, and to deal with pressing concerns that face people everywhere. This page includes information about the organization and its member states, and links to global information sources.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
For additional links, please check our old pathfinder called Finding Information on Countries!
Internet Search Engines
Ask
Instead of websites, Ask.com searches for answers to question...look for information and you may get a website, or a direct answer from one of Ask.com's other users.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Google
Google is the undisputed king of the simple Internet search. Find websites here by typing words into the search box; you can limit searches to news, videos, images; find addresses or driving directions on maps, look at locations with the amazing Street View, sign up for free webmail, create documents and much, much more.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an amazing librarian-created compilation of files and websites. Search here for millions of videos, musical recordings, audio, online books, television shows, etc. Some projects of the Internet Archive include the Wayback Machine, where you can visit websites from the past, even long-lost websites from the 1990s; the Open Library, with over 20 million books (over a million online); and Open Education, which includes thousands of free educational courses and lectures.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Yahoo
While Google is best for simple searching, Yahoo is more like a full-service network. You can sign up for webmail, read the news, check a horoscope or the weather, find a website by subject, compare prices for goods or plane tickets, access cable television listings, look for a house or a job, play online games, and more.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
For additional links, please check our old pathfinder on Internet Searching!
Jobs and Grants
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The Catalog is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
FinAid - The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
Provides links to websites about scholarships, loans, grants, military aid and savings programs.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
The Foundation Center
An independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center collects and organizes information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. The audiences that call on the Center's resources include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. The site includes a number of practical guides to proposal writing and grantseeking.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
The Grantsmanship Center
The Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles is the world's leading source of fundraising training and information for the nonprofit sector. Since it was founded in 1972, TGCI has trained more than 65,000 agency staff in grantsmanship, program planning, and fundraising.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Idealist
Idealist connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live dignified and productive lives. The organization works through the Internet and through local chapters to promote and facilitate collaboration, volunteerism and investment in support of these goals, with lists of green and nonprofit jobs, and volunteer and educational opportunities.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
For additional links, please check our old pathfinder on Finding Grant Information!
Legal Resources and Cases
California Judicial Council Forms
The most common and useful court forms, including pleadings, small claims, probate, civil and criminal motions, family law. Many forms and instructions are available in multiple languages.
Available anywhere through the Internet. You will need to have Adobe Reader to print out court forms.
The Law Student Guide to Free Legal Research on the Internet
An excellent website with links to dozens of free legal resources. Sponsored by the Free Law Coalition and maintained by Sarah Glassmeyer, a librarian and professor at the Valparaiso University School of Law.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Locating the Law
An excellent locally-produced document on how to do legal research and understand legal citations. Produced by the Public Access to Legal Information (PALI) Committee of the Southern California Association of Law Libraries.
Available anywhere through the Internet. You will need to have Adobe Reader to read or print out this booklet.
Research Guides in Law
A wonderful list of legal and government websites, organized by topic, explaining how to research certain issues and where to find answers online. Maintained by the Washington University School of Law.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Literature and Writing
Digital Copyright Slider
Is it protected by copyright? This slider will tell you what the rules are for different works, depending upon when they were published and if copyright was registered.
Available anywhere through the Internet.
Science and Mathematics
ArXiv - Free Research Papers
Open access to nearly a million scholarly papers published since 1991, with hundreds added every day. Subjects include physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics. The papers can be searched by author, title, and subject keywords. Hosted by the Cornell University Library.
Available anywhere through the Internet; registered users can submit their own articles. You will need to have Adobe Reader for the .pdf files which can be downloaded or printed.
