Online Resources
Research
WorldCat
WorldCat searches the holdings of more than 10,000 participating libraries worldwide and indexes more than 1.5 billion articles, books, CDs, and DVDs. Searches can be narrowed by ZIP code, year, language, format and audience as well as title, author and keyword. WorldCat is particularly useful in locating out of print materials.
X-Plain Easy-to-Read Health Information
This site provides access to over 300 interactive medical and health videos covering many illnesses, conditions, medical tests, etc. The videos are designed for all patients and consumers regardless of their educational level, ability, or familiarity with computers.
Yahoo! Finance
YAHOO!Finance is a news source for thousands of publicly traded companies. This resource provides company profiles, current and historical stock prices, financial statistics and ratios, industry information, international market data, and SEC filings.
YALSA Teen Book Finder
Have an iPod Touch, an iPhone or an iPad? YALSA's Teen Book Finder is a free app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access to the past three years' of YALSA's awards and lists on their smartphone. (The Android version will be available in 2014.) (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association)
YALSA's Book Awards and Booklists
Looking for something to read? Start your search here. (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association)
Young Men's Health
A website for teen boys and young men featuring state-of-the-art health information. (Boston's Children's Hospital)
Your Environment, Your Choice
Learn how to make environmentally sound choices about the products and natural resources you use, the waste you create, and the environment in which you live. (Environmental Protection Agency)