Black History Month/MLK Day Resource
http://origin.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/library/blacks.html
This is a compendium of annotated resources on or about Black history created by the City College of New York Libraries. There are specific categories such as The Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Tuskeegee Airmen, Central High School, Brown v. the Board of Education, and many more, which provide links to web sites where extensive information can be found on the topic. The texts of the important Civil Rights laws can be found here and much, much more.
Tennessee Laws Directory
http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/laws/directory.html
This site, from Tennessee.gov, the official web site of the state of Tennessee, is divided up into four main categories: Family, Property, Employment, and Crime & Safety. Each category covers different areas of law, and for each area there is specific legal information provided as well as links to legal sources where actual laws can be found. Under the category Family, Marriage and Divorce, for example, is an area of law covered, and the Minimum Age for marriage is included, there is information on marriage licenses, and on license fees, as well as information on waiting periods. Under the area of Children, one of the helpful links is to Rules and Guidelines where among other rules are the Tennessee Child Support Guidelines. Under Crime & Safety, under the area of Juvenile law, there is a helpful FAQ that inlcudes an answer to the often-asked question, “What is the legal age for kids to stay home alone?” Much information is provided for each area of law under each main category. For anyone who is doing legal research, or who is seeking answers to legal questions, this is a site that will have authoritative legal information and should be very helpful.
Spell It!
This is the Scripps National Spelling Bee site that was created in cooperation with the Merriam Webster publishing company. The main purpose of the site is to provide the user of it the official list of study words for the 2008 competition. But it also contains exercises that can help anyone improve their spelling skills. It is intended to be enjoyable as well as educational, and interesting facts on a word’s history are given.
Memphis and Shelby County Criminal Information
https://crimemapper.memphispolice.org/crimemapper/index.cfm
The Memphis Police Department CrimeMapper allows a user to get a map showing the crimes that have been committed within a certain radius (1/4, 1/2, or 1 mile) around two addresses, in the city of Memphis, that can be selected by the user.
www.shelby-sheriff.org/programs/kiosk.asp
The Jail Visitation and Bond Information Kiosk is a database maintained by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and a form is provided on this site which allows the user to find current jail resident information. Searches can be made by name or by Book Date. In addition, there are links Inmate Age Statistics and Inmate Location Statistics. There is also a link to Frequently Asked Questions that provides information concerning inmates in jail and there is also a link to Records & Identification Frequently Asked Questions that provides information on the Shelby County Sheriff’s Records and Identification Office, including information on fees.
Tennessee Missing Children Registry
www.ticic.state.tn.us/Missing_Children/miss_child.htm
This registry, maintained by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, provides information and photographs of missing children in Tennessee. A click on the photograph will display a printable poster of the child as well as further details on he child’s case. There is a link “Have You Spotted a Missing Child” which provides information on what to do if you have spotted a missing child and which provides toll-free number to call: 1-800-TBI-Find. There is also a link to Tennessee’s Amber Alert web page. From the page: “Tennessee’s AMBER ALERT is a statewide program that partners the State’s law enforcement community, media broadcasting agencies and the public in locating abducted children.” When an Amber Alert is activated the child’s picture and necessary information will be posted on this web page.
Welcome, Philip!
I’d like to take a moment to welcome Philip Williams as an author on the Reference Highway. Philip has been a regular contributor to the blog for quite a while now, and I’m very excited to have him blogging on the Highway! Thanks, Philip!
Resources for New Immigrants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offer guides to new immigrants in multiple languages. From this site, the publication Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants is available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Update: Check out this wonderful guide to Immigration Resources from the folks at the Newark Public Library: www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/SubjectGuides/immigrants.html
FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount Cards
From Audrey May (LINC):
“There is a new prescription drug discount card called FamilyWize. United Way is helping distribute them nationwide, and many chain and independent pharmacies honor them. Believe it or not, there is no cost for the card and there are no eligibility or enrollment requirements. You just get a card or print one from the internet, take it to a participating pharmacy (and yes, lots of our area pharmacies are participating) and show the card. It covers FDA approved brand and generic prescription drugs. Mail-order drugs are not included. Only one card is needed per household. You can check the ‘participating pharmacies’ link to see the list of participating pharmacies by zip code.
“While they advertise that ‘You will save an average of 8 times out of 10 over the pharmacy’s retail price,’ be aware that ‘Your cost for medication will be the discount price offered through this program, or the pharmacy’s usual and customary retail price, whichever is lower. This means you are assured the lowest price in that store, at the time you purchase the medication. If the pharmacy’s price is lower, there is no savings or discount.'”
State Agency Databases
http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases
State Agency Databases Across the 50 States is a wiki-based project of the ALA Government Documents Roundtable. Select the state you are interested in and you will find links to databases on a number of topics, depending on what is available from that state. Some of the databases offered include business licenses, court opinions, prisoner information, professional license searches, child care providers, etc.
Mississippi & Arkansas Tax Forms
MISSISSIPPI – www.mstc.state.ms.us/index.html
ARKANSAS – www.arkansas.gov/dfa/dfa_taxes.html
The Mississippi State Tax Commission and the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration both have forms available for download on their website, along with lots of helpful guidance and information.
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