Socorro Public Library Reference Desk

GENERAL DIRECTORIES - WEB GUIDES

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

Antiques Online simple, straight forward, site for antiques
Antiques Roadshow Online about the TV series, & antique reference site
Christie's Online one of the premire auction houses
Sotheby's Online one of the premire auction houses
Curioscape.com list of antique vendors on the web
icollector.com an eBay live auction partner
Kovels' Online Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide antiques & collectibles reference site
Old And Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace quality, not quantity, good site for beginners
TIAS list of vendors and search engine for collectales, 1300+ categories to search from
Stamps & Coins
- Philatelic Datatbase articles and information about stamps
- Linn's Stamp News largest philatelic newspaper
- Don's World Coin Gallery world-wide coin images
- Coin Network social network for numismatists
- Heritage Auction Galleries coin related information and auctions
- Coin Community a coin related forum, ask questions, get answers

ASTRONOMY & AEROSPACE

NRAO National Radio Astronomy Observatory (VLA...Very Large Array Telescope)
Hubble Heritage Project Subject Index
NASA Homepage
U.S.Naval Observatory sunrise/sunset charts
The ~~Nine~~ 8 Planets a multimedia tour of the Solar System
NASA Quest K-12 Internet Initiative
The International Space Station This site tracks the location of the ISS on a map of the world in real time.
Gazetteer of Planetary Features from USGS Astrogeology
Extensive Astronomy Links from MIT

AUTOMOTIVE

Kelley Blue Book get a estimated value for a car or light truck
NADA Consumer Car Guides get a estimated value for a car or light truck
Map — US gasoline prices by county from GasBuddy
Free VIN check from Autocheck VIN = Vehicle Id Number; See a car's specs.
New Mexico Car Dealerships from Car Dealer Reviews
Auto Manufacturer's Home pages Acura through Volvo from Index of the Web
Autotropolis's Home page new car research information, and more
Cars.com, formerly Auto.com automotive research information
Edmunds.com automotive research information
NADA, National Automobile Dealers Association, Online automotive research information
Bookworks old automotive manuals for sale (Australian company)

BOOKS

Banned books: see Literature and Literary Criticism
See also: Journals and Peridoicals

Info about books

Fiction set in New Mexico tagmash from Library Thing
Read-alikes put in author, find other authors
Bookspot genre links, book winners, teens ...
Jessa Crispin's book blog book news, reviews, odd notes, ...
Teenreads reading recommendations and commentary
Children's Literature Web Guide
Bibliomania Full-Text Books Onlline
Latin American Knowledge Harvester Univ. of New Mexico bibliographic database for Latin America
New York Review of Books With Search Engine for Reviews
Bookpage.com monthly general interest reviewer of books, including author and illustrator interviews, all ages/types.
Bookreporter reviews, author bibliographies, etc.
Cozy Mysteries - List of Authors from Madison Public Library
Modern Novels Set in the Middle Ages
Historical Mysteries Crime through Time
Some links for Harry Potter fans
- If You Like Harry Potter … - books for Harry Potter readers
- Harry Potter Readalikes - more books for Harry Potter readers

Books lookup and for purchase

Abebooks.com a used book consolidator - mostly used and rare books, some new
Alibris.com a used book consolidator - mostly used and rare books, also movies, music and new books.
Amazon.com world's largest online bookseller - new and used books, music, video, etc.
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America consolidated book search, also links to bookseller info and book fairs
Biblio.com used, rare, and out-of-print books
Bookbrowser a Barnes & Noble search site
Bookfinder a Barnes & Noble search site for used books

INTERNET ONLINE TUTORIALS

SAFE SURFING on the INTERNET

Stay Alert...Stay Safe 'Netproofing' Program from Canada
Connect safely Tips for Parents of Children on Safe-Surfing on the Internet
Safe Teens Tips for Teen Internet Safe-Surfing

WEB SITE DESIGN

The Web Developer's Virtual Library How to Create a Web Site
HTML Help JUST for Kids Lissa Explains it All
Webmaster T's World of Design archive, Web Site Development from Markus Gemstad
Web Site Development and design from Web Monkey
HTML Goodies Everything you need to know about HTML

DVDs & CDs - Technology

Burnworld How to burn CDs & DVDs, etc.
Video Codecs by FOURCC Codex identification

Software utilities

Convert pdf (Adobe) files to Word documents via website
Imaging viewing software also simple manipulation, freeware

CONSUMERS

List of websites to use to check seller websites for fraud before buying:
- sitejabber.com
- websiteoutlook.com
- siteadvisor.com
- safeweb.norton.com
- ripoffreport.com
- complaintsboard.com
- mywot.com
- scam.com
- complaints.com
- measuredup.com
- scamfound.com
- complaintwire.org
- 419-Legal Fraud and Scam Forum look up scams
- List, or search list of, deadbeat businesses from uradeadbeat.com
Consumer Watch recall and safety info on consumer products
Consumer Information on Almost Everything from ConsumerWorld
Reviews of Albuquerque businesses from Yelp.com
Guides and manuals for appliances and consumer electronics from Retrevo
Official site: annual free credit reports
WARNING: The three sites below may solicit additional, for-pay services!
Real Estate Web Links from the Jack Brause Real Estate Library, NYU
Federal Food & Drug Administration Consumer Information on drugs
Federal Food & Drug Administration Consumer Updates
comparison pricing from NexTag
comparison pricing and product reviews from epinions
online coupons for almost anything from All Online Coupons
promotional codes for on line shopping from Current codes
Coupons and discount codes from Keycode

COOKING AND FOOD

The Cook's Thesaurus a cooking encyclopedia
The Global Gourmet articles, recipes, cooking suggestions
Recipes and more from Epicurious
Recipe links from Dayle
Recipes from Recipe Lion
Recipes, diets, etc. from Fave Diets, no need to sign in
Fruit & vegetable information from Fruit & Veggie Guru
common food substitutions from Kansas State extention
common food substitutions from Aunt Edna's Kitchen
Unit convertions for example, tablespoons to cups
Sensible units the size of real objects and vice versa

DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

OneLook Dictionary Search a combined 970 Dictionaries
Encyclo definition search 3,264,100 words defined
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary online
Online Dictionary for French English, Spanish English, Italian English, and more.
The Alphabet in American Sign Language
Acronym finder over 700,000 acronyms )FBI, G7, SNAFU, etc.) defined
Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language
Quotation Library from Famous Quotes and Authors.com
Bartleby.com Great Books Online--Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, and hundred more
Reference from Bibliomania
Wikipedia.com The Free Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia.com free consolidated encyclopedias search
Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 edition copyright free
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce; first published as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906. (text file)
Aphorisms Galore short quotations organized by topic
Babelfish from Yahoo translates short passages or websites electronically
Translations from Google translates short passages or websites electronically
Worldlingo.com Translation service, provides estimates online

ENVIRONMENT

Farmland information from the U.S. Dep't of Agriculture
Agricultural Chemicals from the Environmental Protection Agency
Battery Disposal Guide
Environmental laws from Environmental Law Net
Environmental news from the Right-to-Know Network
Environmental news from the Earth Times
Environmental resources from Envirolink
New Mexico Fire News by federal and state agencies in New Mexico
Abandoned Mines (AML) from the Environmental Protection Agency
Geosciences: Selected Web Resources (2011) includes water, volcanoes and paleontology among many topics

GOVERNMENTS

New Mexico Governmental Sites

Socorro County & City of Socorro Sites
- City of Socorro
- County of Socorro Socorro County Clerk info
- Courts in Socorro locations and phone numbers
New Mexico State-wide Sites & other NM regions

See also: New Mexico Statistics
- Find-It New Mexico Google search of NM state government
- New Mexico State Government
- State Of New Mexico Roster 2011 Congressional, State, Legislative, District & County Officials, in pdf format
- New Mexico Legislature
- NM State Senators and Representatives
- New Mexico County Clerks with e-mail addresses
- New Mexico Laws (Statutes through 2009) updated in August
- New Mexico Legislature Bill Finder
- NM Secretary of State Main Page
- NM Attorney General Main Page
- NM Veterans' Benefits
- Senior Benefits from NM State Bar
- NM Housing Services from NM Mortgage Finance Authority
- NM State government telephone directory

Federal Governmental Sites

U. S. Government information from Fed World
Links to all U.S. Government executive websites ...departments, agencies, commissions, White House, etc.
U. S. Government information from USA Gov formerly First Gov

Science information from USA Gov

Open CRS Network - CRS Reports for the People (hard to find government reports)
Bill and Congressional information from the Library of Congress, also includes past congresses
U.S. Senators NM and all 50 states
U.S. Representaties NM and all 50 states
U.S. Congressional information from Congress.org
Library of Congress
U.S. Government Office of Personnel Management Forms and information about working for your Uncle.
U.S. Government Printing Office
Federal Drug Administration
The United States Supreme Court
U.S. Census homepage and statistics search engine
American Census Fact Finder
USCIS.gov Home Page U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services
US Citizenship Infopass Make Immigration appointments online
Social Security Forms
Homeland Security homepage

Other States (US) Governmental Sites

Other Countries Governmental Sites

Mexico

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

Socorro County Historical Society
New Mexico digital archives from New Mexico History Museum
La Herencia Del Norte Documenting History on the Camino Real
NM State Archives
New Mexico Historical Markers
List of Old West Lawmen from Legends of America
New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society
Telephone Museum of New Mexico in Albuquerque, displays and historic phonebooks
Biography.com
Biographical Dictionary Notable Citizens of Planet Earth
Presidents of the United States
National Archives and Records Administration
Brooklyn Eagle 1841-1902 newspaper
The 60's Project & the Vietnam Generation
Handbook of Texas Exhaustive resource for historical and biographical information on the state of Texas
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia

American Civil War

Southern NM Territory joins the Confederacy as Arizona
Military operations in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Chapters from The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series 1.
- military records Feb. 1-Jun 11, 1861. Chapter VII, pp. 502-636 of Vol. 1
- military records Jun 11, 1861-Feb. 1, 1862. Chapter XI, pp. 1-174 of Vol. 4
- military records Feb. 1-Sep. 20, 1862. Chapter XXI, pp. 481-736 of Vol. 9
US Civil War Information from PeopleSearch Gr. 8 and up...Site offers many links related to the American Civil War
The American Civil War Homepage Gr. 8 and up...Site offers many links related to the American Civil War
Civil War: United States Colored Troops Gr6 and up...Robust collection of information about U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War
Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet Gr. 7 and up...Duke University site with links to copies of many primary source documents
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States Gr. 6 and up

HOME REPAIR

eHOW.com a site that answers your "How to" questions
Peter Hotton Home Repair Archives
This to That Household adhesive solutions
Handyman, home repair, and home remodeling with House Doctors Handyman Service

IMAGES and PICTURES

Digital Camera Resource Page
Science in images from World Science
Graffiti (may timeout, just try again)
NASA photos single entry point for multiple NASA Centers
New Mexico digital archives
Video from CNN
Video from Dyamictube
Copyright free images from Britain
More copyright free images from Britain
Royalty Free Images from Corbis
Great art from the Hermitage
Austriala in pictures
2-free free non-commercial use images
Photobucket non-free images
Flickr non-free images
Fotosearch non-free images
PicSearch image search
Google image search
Yahoo image search
Lycos image search
Exalead image search

INCOME TAX FORMS

NM Electronic Tax Filing New Mexico electronic tax filing
State of NM Tax Forms
older State of NM Tax Forms
Federal Tax Forms and Publications Home Page
Go directly to Federal downloadable forms and instructions picklist
Go directly to Federal downloadable publications and notices
Federal Forms for prior years Federal Income Tax materials from 1990-2007
Turbo Tax a commercial online tax filing vendor
Tax Forms for all 50 States

JOBS & CAREERS

New Mexico Job Bank from NM Dept. of Workforce Solutions
Jobs Portalmatch skills to new jobfrom U.S. Dep't of Labor
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2010-11 Edition A classic reference about occupations from A to Z.
Job Star: Career Guide A California Based Site With Loads of Information Useful to Job Hunters Anywhere
NationJob Online Jobs Database
JobServe search for IT, technical and other skilled jobs in the US and Canada
Net Temps Contract and Temporary Jobs Online
Career profiles train/retrain for career change
More links to Resources for Employment from the NM State Library
Guide to State and Local Workforce Data US Dep't of Labor
Resume Wizard access instructions for using Microsoft Word to create a resume
Resume Builder create a resume online, requires registration, simple resumes are free
Employee Rights from Nolo Press

JOURNALS AND PERIDOICALS

E-journals.org Providing links to the world's electronic journals
Infotrac Periodical Search If using this periodical link outside of the library, call the library [835-1114] and ask for the password
GreenFILE free search of environmental journals from EBSCO
Access to newspapers and magazines from Access My Library
LISA free search of library and information science journals from EBSCO

LAW

Note: Legal Information Is Not Legal Advice!

New Mexico Statutes Annotated Homepage
New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC)
Building codes — slow downloads note size of files
- The New Mexico Building Code, which incorporates IBC-2006, the 2006 International Building Code; as of Aug 2008, 56 Megabytes
- The New Mexico Energy Code, which incorporates IECC-2006, the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code; as of Aug 2008, 4.6 Megabytes
- The New Mexico Existing Building Code, which incorporates IEBC-2006, the 2006 International Existing Building Code, as of Aug 2008, 18 Megabytes
- The New Mexico Mechanical Code, which incorporates IAPMO/ANSI UMC 1-2006, the 2006 Uniform Mechanical Code; as of Aug 2008, 27 Megabytes
- The New Mexico Plumbing Code, which incorporates IAPMO/ANSI UPC 1-2006, the 2006 Uniform Plumbing Code; as of Aug 2008, 38 Megabytes
- The New Mexico Residential Code, which incorporates IRC-2006, the 2006 International Residential Code; as of Aug 2008, 47 Megabytes
New Mexico Law Help legal information and resources for those with low- to moderate-income
New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library Includes links to NM Statutes, court rules and other judiciary pages
U.S House of Representatives Law Revision Council Replaces Internet Law Library for The U.S. Code of Laws
U.S. Code of Law
Code of Federal Regulations current CFR
US Supreme Court news from Oyez
Internet Legal Resources via FindLaw
The Legal Information Institute
Martindale Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Internet Legal Resource Guide
Law Access New Mexico
Seventh Judicial District (Socorro, Torrance, Sierra & Catron Counties) Information including forms
- NM Renter's Guide in Adobe (pdf) format
Free Legal Forms from Kinsey Law Firm
U.S. Legal Forms
New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library Forms page links to court approved forms
New Mexico Divorce Forms Needed Instructions for NM Divorce Forms
- NM Divorce and Domestic relations forms
- NM Uncontested Divorce Interactive Wizard online software helps you prepare divorce forms
- Child Support Worksheet
- FAQ on Divorce and Separation in New Mexico from State NM Bar
- Legal Separation in New Mexico Why do it?
Dealing with Domestic Violence NM State Bar
Patent, Copyright & Trademark Blog Full of useful answers to common questions, but Richard Stim also answers selected emailed questions. Hosted by Nolo Press
ILRG Legal Forms Archive Free legal forms and documents, if you cut and paste. PDF and Word forms cost.
Lexis One access to Legal Forms and case law, free but registration required - some docs are only available for $$.
Self Help Law Center purchase self-help books

LIBRARIANS' SERVICES

The Library Privacy Act of New Mexico, NMSA §§18-9-1 to -6
New Mexico Library Association
Librarians Index to the Internet now merged with Internet Public Library 2
Internet Library For Librarians
Library Journal Online
Booklist from the ALA
School Library Journal Online
AcqWeb A Directory of Web Resources for Aquisitions Librarians
AcqNet An Edited Listserve for Librarians--With Search Engine
Ariadne A Magazine on the Internet for Librarians
The Library Media Project Formerly MacArthur Foundation Library Video Project
My Virtual Reference Desk
Firefox plugins for librarians Open WorldCat and other useful resources from the Travelin' Librarian
"Fair Use" of Copyrighted Images
Section 108 spinner reproduction of copyrighted documents by libraries

LIBRARIES

New Mexico Public Libraries from PublicLibraries.com
New Mexico Public Libraries from State Library
New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library
Libraries on The Web
LibrarySpot
Internet Public Library
Rio Grande Valley Library (ALBQ.) Online Catalog
Prospector the union catalog for Colorado Research libraries
Library of Congress
Libraries at University of New Mexico
NM State Library
Santa Fe Public Library
New Mexico Tech Library Homepage
Belen Public Library
Roswell Public Library
Library Ratings Hennen's American Public Library Ratings

LIBROS

LIBROS UNM/New Mexico Tech's Online Catalog

LITERATURE AND LITERARY CRITICISM

For quotations and reference, see: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Mr. William Shakespeare and the NET
IPL Online Literary Criticism Guide
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection Main Page
English Literature Links
Contemporary Britush & Amererican authors Univ. California at Santa Barbara
New York Review of Books Archive
American Verse Project Univ. of Mich. Humanities Text Initiative
Banned Books an American Library Association site
Banned Books University of Pennsylvannia
Freedom of the Press Commentary on First Amendment Issues
ACLU Banned Books Week 2007
Banned Book Week from the American Booksellers Association
The CMU Poetry Index
iLoveLanguages, a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources

MAPS

MapQuest can find city and street locations in US and Canada
USGS National Map site digital maps for many purposes
Windows Live Local Roadmaps
Yahoo Maps
Flash Earth satellite and map overlays
New Mexico
- Topographic maps of New Mexico downloadable
- Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps from NM Humanities Council
- Various New Mexico maps mostly recreational from Mappery.com
- New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) downloadable maps, requires ExpressView Browser Plug-in (SID Viewer)
USGS National Map site digital maps for many purposes

USGS Map Finder Find the name of the quad or other US topographuic map

Arizona Electronic Atlas maps of Arizona
Perry-Castañeda Library worldwide maps, current and historical, downloadable
MSR Maps (formerly TerraServer-USA) aerial photos, and topo maps worldwide, from Microsoft.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI) digital maps of Mexico (in Spanish)
Index to Internet Map Resources from the University of Utrecht
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information from Cyndi's List
Tools, data and gazetteers
- U.S. Gazetteer (place name lookup) from the USGS
- U.S. Gazetteer from the US Census Bureau
- Earth data from the US Geological Survey
- LandSat and aerial data from the US Geological Survey
- USGS Global Visualization Viewer from the US Geological Survey
- International Gazetteer from Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- International Gazetteer from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Canadian Gazetteer from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- GIS tools downloadable from Geospacial Resource Portal

MATH AND MEASUREMENT

History of Measurement from Northern Michigan University
Index to Conversions from Calculate Me
On-line Converter from Denmark
Sensible units the size of real objects and vice versa

MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION

Non-Commercial Health Information on the Webfrom the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
New Mexico Health Data statistics about diseases, births, deaths, etc.
Medline Plus National Library Medicine’s premier health website for patients and their families
Health Information from the Mayo Clinic via CNN
New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department
Drug Watch find out about medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available
sources for New Mexico consumer health information
NM child care information
Infotrac Health Reference Center
Merck Manual Online home health information
Breast Cancer information from eLibrary

New Mexico Breast Cancer resources

Intelihealth from Aetna Insurance
Go Ask Alice Layman oriented health data
Free Medline: "PubMed" and "Internet Grateful Med" from the National Library of Medicine
Healthfinder U.S. Govenment's Site withl inks to Health Information
Medical Library
HealthWorld Online Wellness Resources and More
Help Center American Psychological Association
Anthrax infomation
American Diabetes Association
Disability Resources on the Net
Rare Diseases Database
LASIK FDA Information on laser eye surgery

MONEY & FINANCES

See also:

Financial glossary from MortgageLoan.com
Mortgage glossary from VA Mortgage Center
Home buyer assistance links for the disabled from the federal government
Financial & Mortgage Calculators from MortgageLoan.com
Historic foreign exchange rates
Current foreign exchange rates
What Is the Money Supply?
Consumer Price Index
What is the dollar worth?

MUSIC

How MP3 Files Work
MP3.com pop music links
Classical music links
Classical net book reviews, music, links
Free Sheet Music
Owl Music Search compares your favorite songs to thousands of others to find similar songs for you to listen to

NAMES

Hints on naming a baby from Cool Baby Names, check out the tabs
Most popular names 1870 to 2004official US gov. site. Also search the popularity of a specific name.
nice search site for names from Babyname Stats
short list Boy Names from Best Baby Names
short list Girl Names from Best Baby Names
ideas for naming children from the Institute for Naming Children Humanely

NATIVE AMERICANS

Indigenous Peoples of New Mexico Historical and current links.
Marilee's Native Americans Resource Elementary and Middle School links.
WWWVL - American Indians High School and College level links
Native American Internet resources general links, some dead links
We the People: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States US Census 2000 special report

NEWS

El Defensor Chieftain Socorro's local newspaper
Mountain Mail Online serving Catron & Socorro Counties in New Mexico
New Mexico Newspapers Online
Headlines from MyWay.com no, ads/banners
Recent polls from Polimetrix, a non-partisan polling firm
Salon Magazine
News and Newspapers online from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
World Newspapers and Media online from ABYZ News
Newspaper Archives on the Web
New York Times
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
USA Today
unfiltered news from PR newswire

PUBLIC SAFETY

None for the Road registration, workbook, video
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
New Mexico State Police
New Mexico Fire Academy
New Mexico Road Conditions
Albuquerque Airport Conditions
New Mexico's Sex Offender Registry
America's Most Wanted Criminals
New Mexico FEMA page
Public Safety Radio Spectrum Public Safety and Radio Spectrum Guide (2000)

RECREATION and ENTERTAINMENT

Recreation in Socorro
White Sands National Monument
White Sands Map in pdf format
What is a rodeo? from Oklahoma
Rodeo News Rodeo magazine and calendar
World of Rodeo news, standings, results
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Online news, standings, results

REFERENCE DESK

LibrarySpot
Gale's Literary Index
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
New York Public Library Click on NYPL Express for fee based reference and document delivery service.
My Virtual Reference Desk
All Reference
The Old Farmer's Almanac - The original Farmer's Almanac since 1792

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

National Geographic
Science Net Science organized by subject
Periodic Table of the elements
The Nuclear Weapon Archive a guide to nuclear weapons
CyberStacks Science Website Index using the LC Classification System
Environmental Sites on the Internet from Univ. of Michigan
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center
The Cucurbit Network all about squashes and cucumbers
Environmental Sites on the Internet from Long Island University may load slowly
Environmental Protection Agency
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Volcano World
Patent Searching Database Provides fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents and patent applications.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Riso-Hudson Type Indicator (Version 2.0)

SOCORRO AND VICINITY

Socorro government
Recreation in Socorro
Magdalena Attrations
Socorro County Chamber of Commerce
overview Socorro, New Mexico, U.S.A. from New Mexico Tech
Photos of Socorro by Dave and Celia
Population and income data from City Data.com
Socorro County Historical Society
Socorro Senior Centers
San Miguel Mission
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Friends of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Festival of The Cranes
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
El Camino Real International Heritage Center
New Mexico Tech [NMIMT], Socorro
Hammel Museum history
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro
Very Large Array Astronomical Radio Observatory
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research near the summit of 10,783-ft South Baldy Peak
Socorro Historic District Scenic Byway
Walking Tour Guide of Historic Socorro brochure in PDF format
The Elfego Baca Golf Shoot part of the Conrad Hilton Open Golf Tournament
Socorro Striders and Riders
Socorro Fat Tire Cycling
History of Socorro County via Socorro Chamber of Commerce webpage
History of City of Socorro via City of Socorro webpage
Elfego Baca Collection, 1904-1945 at UNM with brief bio
1964 Socorro UFO Case
Trinity Site in Socorro, County: site of the first atom bomb explosion
Socorro Traffic accidents maps

STUDENT RESOURCES

Guide to library research from Duke University
Test Anxiety Tips
Beating Procrastination
Protecting Student Records a guide to FERFA from U.S. Dep't of Education

New Mexico Student Loan Guarantee Corporation
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
Funding Your Education: The Student Guide from U.S. Department of Education
Financial Aid Resources from BrainTrack
FAFSA Apply for student financial aid through U.S. Department of Education Financial Aid Web Site
FAFSA School code lookup By state and city
Request PIN to be used as an electronic signature for a variety of Internet transactions, including FAFSA, Renewal FAFSA and corrections on the Web, and for accessing the National Student Loan Data System.

TEACHING RESOURCES

Education Internet Guide : Sources for Theory, Practice, Teaching and Research
Best on the Web for Teachers selected resources
Microsoft lesson plans for educators formerlyEncarta Schoolhouse
A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Adolescent Violence Prevention MLC Library
Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents MLC Library

TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

411.com residential and business telephone and address lookup, includes reverse lookup
AnyWho integrated residential, business, and, government telephone and address lookup
Switchboard business, individual address and telephone lookup
WhoWhere? person or business lookup
800 number lookup
Reverse Telephone Number Directory
Reverse Address Directory
Superpages formerly BigBook Business lookup yellow pages lookup from Verizon
Yellowpages.com yellow pages lookup from AT&T
State of NM Telephone Directory
AllPages.com - US Business Directory - Yellow Pages - Phonebook

TRAVEL

Global Travel Online Travel Megasite
Trip Spot
Travel Channel Travel Megasite
Travelocity Travel Megasite
Microsoft Expedia Travel Services Travel Megasite
Road Scholar formerly Exploritas, formerly Elder Hostel
Family Travel from Disney
Journeywoman
Southwest Airlines
U.S State Department Consular Affairs
U.S State Department Travel Warnings
U.S State Department Country information
New Mexico Highways Home Page Includes a discussion of the route numbering scheme, speed limits, construction standards, and route markings.

WATER

State Engineer's Office
NM Water Resources Research Institute
US Drought Monitor map, summary and links
USGS Water Watch real-time stream flow monitoring
New Mexico Drought Watch from USGS
New Mexico Snowpack Report from USDA
51st Annual NM Water Conference Proceedings WRRI Report No. 340 - Spring 2007
54th Annual Water Conference Proceedings, October, 2009

WEATHER

The Weather Channel
Current Time Mountain time from the federal government
Cureent weather, Socorro Airport (KONM)
Today's Weather from Intellicast
Full Week's Weather for Socorro from Intellicast
Carrizozo Webcam
Quemado Webcam
Today's Weather from the Weather Underground
Solar weather from Jan Alvestad.
Space weather from NOAA.
United States Extreme Record Temperatures & Differences
Complete sun and moon data for one day from U.S. Naval Observatory
Ephemeris data from U.S. Naval Observatory
Average annual historic precipitation in New Mexico Map
Drought Monitor - New Mexico from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
New Mexico Groundwater Data from U.S. Geological Survey
Recent earthquakes in the United States from U.S. Geological Survey

ZIP, MAILING and AREA CODES

Look up zip codes for an address
Look up zip code by city
Look up Canadian postal codes
Look up post codes for the United Kingdom
Postal code links by Country
Area code lookup
Fone Finder areas codes and more, includes international
Look up International dialing codes from "Country Calling Codes"
Look up International dialing codes from "How to Call Abroad"

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This list of sites is not intended to be inclusive, nor are these sites recommended or promoted by Socorro Public Library. The library disclaims any warranty of the information or its usefulness for a particular purpose.

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Last update July 6, 2011