Links of Interest
Consumer Health
Genealogy
Government
Homework Help
Job Searching
Reference
Consumer Health
Affordable Care Health Insurance
The Health Insurance Market Place
Create your own Market Place Account
PA’s Health Center Outreach & Enrollment Assistance
General Health Reference Sites
Hospital & Physician Directories
AMA: American Medical Association: DoctorFinder
ABMS: American Board of Medical Specialists
PA Dept. of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
US News & World Report Best Hospitals
Cancer
ACOR: Association of Cancer Online Resources
Silver Surfers
Drug Information
Alternative Health
Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Your American Cancer Society Alternative and Complementary Therapies
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Health
Miscellaneous Health Sites
Genealogy
Altoona Mirror Obituary Date Listings
Cambria County High School Yearbooks
Cambria County Historical Society
Grandview Cemetery–Interment Lookup
Jackson Township Historical Preservation Facebook Page
Johnstown Area Genealogical and Historical Society
Obituary and Marriage Announcement Indexes for the Johnstown Newspapers
Government
Federal
www.usa.gov
–Search for government information and agencies
www.ssa.gov
–Social Security Administration
www.sba.gov
–Small Business Administration
www.bensguide.gop.gov
–Government information writer for children
www.state.gov
–U.S. State Department. Includes travel and county information.
www.loc.gov
–Library of Congress
www.census.gov
– access to historical documents, military records, educational and genealogical resources
State
www.pa.gov
– website for the state of Pennsylvania and its agencies
www.legis.state.pa.us
– Find your state legislators, statutes, state constitution, House & Senate bills, etc.
www.dot.state.pa.us
– (PennDOT) renew licenses, registrations, etc.
www.health.state.pa.us
– request death and birth certificates, search death indices
County
www.cambriacountypa.gov
–Find listing for Cambria County Courthouse offices; request marriage licenses & divorce decrees. Also, birth and death records from 1893 to January 1906
www.co.somerset.pa.us
–Find listings for Somerset County government offices
www.countyofindiana.org
–Find listings for Indiana County government offices
City
www.cityofjohnstownpa.net
–A directory of city offices, ordinances, forms & employment opportunities
Homework Help
Acronym Finder
—A dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.
American Rhetoric
—Database of speeches, sermons, lectures, etc.
AskHerePA
—Chat live, with a librarian.
Ben’s Guide to the U. S. Government
—Student portal to government information.
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
—Database of resources about history.
E-how
—Instructions on how to do just about anything.
How Things are made
—Explains how things are made.
Library of Congress
—Portal to the Library of Congress and its holdings.
Mirriam-Webster Online
—Searchable online dictionary.
Nation Master
—Information on nations of the world.
National Atlas
—Offers maps by region as well as type.
National Weather Service
—Provides weather forecasts.
New York Times Article Archive 1851-1995
—Archives of New York Times newspaper.
Urban Legends Reference Pages
Snopes
—Offers insight into rumors, gossip, and misinformation
Truth or Fiction
—Offers insight into rumors, gossip, and misinformation
Check out these helpful sites on the Library’s homepage (you must have a library card to access these databases)
Power Library– a wealth of state sponsored web sites
Mango Languages – help with foreign languages
AtoZ USA-current information on the 50 United States
Global Road Warrior– Current information on other countries
America’s News-Newspapers and information from around the world
Job Searching
America’s Job Bank – www.ajb.dni.us
Bureau of State Employment (non-civil service) – www.employment.pa.gov
Career Builder – www.careerbuilder.com
Careers.Org – www.careers.org
Career Shop – www.careershop.com
Dice.com – www.dice.com
Direct Employers – www.directemployers.com
Diversity, Inc. – www.diversityinc.com
Federal Jobs – www.usajobs.opm.gov
Flip Dog – www.flipdog.com
Groove Jobs (part – time) – www.groovejobs.com
Hire PA – www.hiringpa.com
Idealist.Org – www.idealist.org
Indeed.com – www.indeed.com
Job.com – www.job.com
Job Bank USA – www.jobbankusa.com
Job Hunters Bible – www.jobhuntersbible.com
Job Sites – www.job-sites.com
Job Searching – www.jobsearch.about.com
Jobster – www.jobster.com
Jobverstise – www.jobvertise.com
Job Web – www.jobweb.com
Johnstown Help Wanted – www.johnstownhelpwanted.com
Marcellus Shale Jobs – www.marcelluscoalition.org/site/jobs.html
Marriott Hotels – www.marriott.com
Mary Kay Cosmetics – www.marykay.com/mpinkowski
Maxim Health Careers – www.maxhealth.com
Med Hunters – Medical Jobs – www.medhunters.com
MedCo Health – www.medcohealth.com
Medical Temp Services – www.medtempservices.com
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. – www.metlife.com
Michael’s Craft Store – www.michaels.com
Monro Muffler & Brake – www.monro.com
Monster – www.monster.com
Nation Job Network – www.nationjob.com
Neuvoo – www.neuvoo.com
OSHA – www.osha.gov
PennDOT – www.dot.state.pa.us
PA Career Link – www.cwds.state.pa.us
PA Homepage – www.state.pa.us
Peace Corps – www.peacecorps.gov
Red Cross – www.redcrosslife.org
Retail Jobs – www.allretailjobs.com
Sam’s Club – www.samsclub.com
Schwanns, Inc. – www.schwansjobs.com
Sears – www.sears.com
Security Cleared Professionals – www.clearedconnections.com
Sheetz Stores – www.sheetz.com
Skills Group of Central PA – www.skillsofcentralpa.org
Smith Transport – www.smithtransport.com
Staples – www.staples.com
State Farm Ins. Co. – www.statefarm.com
Snag a Job – www.snagajob.com
Top USA Jobs (medical) – www.topusajobs.com
Tribune – Democrat – www.tribune-democrat.com
State Civil Service – www.scsc.state.pa.us
State Jobs – www.statejobs.com
True Careers (professionals) – www.truecareers.com
US Army Corp of Engineer – www.nab.usace.army.mil
Reference
Of Local Interest
Cambria County Area Agency on Aging
Cambria County Literacy Council, Inc.
Greater Johnstown Chamber of Commerce
PA Visitors Network – Cambria County
County Newspapers
Mainline newspapers
The Cresson Mainliner, The Mountaineer-Herald,
The Nanty Glo Journal, The Portage Dispatch and
The Star Courier
Schools and Universities
Conemaugh Valley School District
Greater Johnstown School District
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
Westmont Hilltop School District
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Fun Stuff
NGS – National Geographic Online
The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
Search Engines
Libraries
Cambria County Library Web Catalog
Cambria County Library System Federated Catalog
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Librarians’ Choices for Reference Information
BookWire – The First Place to Look for Book Information
GCF LearnFree – Computer Basics Tutorials
ThinkFinity (Thousands of free lesson plans and educational resources for teachers)
What’s Next Database of Kent District Library (MI)
–an online list of books in series
Librarians’ Choices for PA and US Information
Americans with Disabilities Act Homepage
Census Information for Pennsylvania
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Here To Help–PA Resources During Tough Economic Times
Organ Donation in Pennsylvania
Trulia Johnstown Real Estate Overview
– Home Buying Guide
Teaching and Higher Education guides
Resources & Tools
