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Definitions:
.gov -- Government sponsored
.org -- From a not-for-profit agency
.edu -- Sponsored by a university
.com -- Developed by a for-profit company which may be selling a product

 

Agricultural Information:

US Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov

MSU Extension Service:
http://extn.msu.montana.edu

Ask a Librarian: 
E-mail a research question to a Library of Congress Librarian and receive an answer within 5 business days.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib

Auto Repair Database (Chilton):
Please call the library at 406-682-7244 for the user name and password.
http://search.epnet.com 

Biographies:
Progressive men of the State of Montana: a 1886 page reference work containing over 2500 biographies. 
http://www.lib.umt.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/

Census and Economic Information Center:
Montana Census information, facts, State and County fliers
http://ceic.mt.gov/MTFacts.asp

Directory Assistance:

Anywho.com:  To find phone numbers, addresses, maps and directions for people and businesses.  Also has a toll- free number directory, an international directory, and a reverse look-up (to find someone by using their phone number).  
http://www.anywho.com

Education:

A site for students about planning for and paying for college.
www.students.gov

Employment Information:

America's Job Bank website: Lets you search for job by state, region or city.  Also has job related resources, such as how to write a resume.
http://www.ajb.org            

Montana Department of Labor & Industry - Workforce Services (Montana Job Service):
http://dli.mt.gov

Government:
The U.S. Government's official web portal containing information about taxes, voting, military & much more. 
www.firstgov.gov

History:
Leeson's History of Montana 1739-1885
www.lib.umt.edu/research/digitalcollections/hist-leeson.htm

Language Learning:
Language Learning Guide for students and teachers.  A FREE comprehensive guide to learning foreign languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
www.languagelearninglibrary.org

Legal Information:

The State Law Library of Montana website contains information about Montana Law.
http://courts.mt.gov/library

MontanaLawHelp.org:  Provides legal information and resources to low and moderate-income Montana residents.
http://montanalawhelp.org

Medical Information:

MEDLINEplus from the National Library of Medicine:
This is a website for anyone with a medical question.  Both health professionals and consumers can find accurate, current medical information. There are health topics, a dictionary and an encyclopedia. There is no advertising on this site.  MEDLINEplus does not endorse any company or product.
http://www.medlineplus.gov

Periodicals:

Infotrac is a database of periodicals. Madison County, Montana residents, please call the library at 406-682-7244 for the password.)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mtlib_5_1135

Tax forms:

www.irs.gov

Montana Tax Forms:
http://mt.gov/revenue/formsandresources/forms.asp

Town of Ennis:
Information about the Town of Ennis, including the City Codes
www.ennismontana.org

Travel Information:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
This site contains traveler's information about infectious diseases abroad, as well as other useful travel information.  Also has information about hoaxes and rumors on the Internet.
http://www.cdc.gov

U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs:
A government site with global travel warnings, passport information, international issues, customs and help for travel and living abroad.
http://travel.state.gov

Weather:

The Weather Channel:
http://www.weather.com

National Weather Service:
http://www.weather.gov

Wireless Information:

Wireless hot spot protection from Computerworld: How to protect your computer when using a hot spot.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;2069656069;fp;4194304;fpid;1

World Atlas: 
Look up elevations, altitudes, latitudes, longitudes of places around the world:
http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/elvation.htm

Zip Codes:

To find the zip code for any city in the U.S.
http://www.usps.com/zip4

 

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