Elections
Find your polling place, download voter's guides, obtain information for programming, order handouts and tent cards, and learn about the propositions. This page is usually updated between three and six months before an election.
MedicareRx
Several sites to help you understand Medicare and the prescription drug benefit. There are links to
details on managed plans, HMOs, medigap policies, and Medicare for people with disabilities, as well as databases of care providers, benefit calculators and tip sheets.
Money
Sites for bank ratings, mortage information, credit rating and reports. Information for individuals, low-income families and small businesses.
Songs
and Sheet Music
System Reference Center librarians search the holdings in
California libraries. If the music isn't there, they search
for the copyright holder and then specialty collections and
sites.
Research, Search Engines,
and Tools
Links to your favorites, like ipl2,
plus search engine news, search skills, and tools to sharpen
your research skills. Good starting place for research.
California State Library Internet Links
Emphasis on government documents and agencies; genealogy and
law; history; and medicine.
Webliographies from the Southern California Library Cooperative
"Timely topics" for major news events and Los Angeles area
weather and events. Subject webliographies arranged in drop
down lists.
Library Conferences
Links to ALA, CLA, and Internet Librarian conferences past and present.
Libraries' Sharing Initiatives and Issues - Patrons & Services
A potpurri of offerings from our member libraries with some resources - IM, problem patrons, screencasts for online tutorials - and some related resources. Also use the Google search box on the home page for Search e-newsletter articles.
Demographic Statistics
Local, state, national, and international statistics links focusing on population, health, and poverty.
Legal Resources for Californians
Links to answer most of your patrons' legal questions, searchable with a Google custom search engine. Interactive sites for filing court forms and walking litigants through some filings. Links to primary legal resources for further research.
PLS and SVLS Special Libraries - PDF documents
Print on color copier. Fold vertically to fit into a holder for documents 4-1/2 inches wide.
Google map of all SVLS libraries, courtesy of Garrett Kuramoto, Sunnyvale Public Library- http://dwarfurl.com/abee7
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