Resources

Research Resources, Dictionaries & Databases

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Databases - Statistics and Census

• American Fact Finder (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Bureau of Justice Statistics (U.S. Department of Justice) 
• Data.gov - Federal Government Executive Branch
• OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
• FedStats - Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies 
• FedWorld Information Network
• Search Systems.net - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection

Dictionaries and Writing Resources - Law, Medical, Standard 

• Acronym and Abbreviation Finders
• Common Errors in English
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• Dictionary.com
• Duhaime's Law Dictionary
• Everyrule.com
• Hyperdictionary.com - Offers English, Computer, Dream and Medical Dictionaries plus a Thesaurus
• International Law Dictionary and Directory
• Legal Explanations - Free legal resources in plain English
• Merriam-Webster Online Language Center - Dictionary, Thesaurus, etc.
  • Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
  • Merriam-Webster's Word for the Wise
• Nolo Press's Everybody's Legal Dictionary
• On-Line Dictionaries - 1500+ dictionaries representing more than 230 languages
• On-Line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
• The Quotations Page
• Thesaurus.com
• Wikipedia.com - Free encyclopedia

Law Libraries and Legal Research Online

• American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO!)
• Court Web Sites - National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
• University of Emory 's School of Law Electronic Reference Desk
• Find Law
  • Find Law.com - Illinois Resources
  • Find Law.com - Library
• FirstGov.gov - Official website for searching the U.S. Government
• GovSpot.com - Non-partisan government information portal
• Hieros Gamos
• Illinois State Bar Association - Public Information
• Illinois Web Sites - Northern Illinois University
• Indiana University Maurer School of Law—Bloomington Online Resources
• Internet Law Library - House of Representatives
• Jurist -The Legal Education Network - University of Pittsburgh School of Law
• Law and Politics: Internet Guide
• Law.com
• Law Guru
• Law Library of Congress
• Library of Congress Gateway of Library Catalogs
• Laws Online
• Legal Ethics.com
• Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School
• Lexis-Nexis
• Lois Law.com
• Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research
• Prairie State Legal Services 
• SEARCH - The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
• Search Systems.net - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection
• Washburn University School of Law Library
• Westlaw  
• Yahoo! Law Links

Information Resources

Medical

• Mondofacto On-line Medical Dictionary  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
• Signs, Symptoms, and Behaviors of Use - National Institute on Chemical Dependency (NICD)
• eMedicine World Medical Library  
• Entrez PubMed - An integrated, text-based search and retrieval system used at NCBI for the major databases, including PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, and others.
• HealthGrades - Hospitals, Physicians, Nursing Homes and Home Health Agencies Information
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• MedLinePLUS - Medical Dictionary - Also has Medical Encyclopedia, Drug Information, and numerous Health related databases.
• MedTerms.com - Medical Dictionary
• Merck Manual of Medical Information-Home Edition  
• IL Attorney Generals' MethNet - Created to share information about methamphetamine crisis in Illinois
• MT Desk - Medical Transcription and Terminology  
• Physicians' Desk Reference  
• RxList Drug Information  
• Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
• WebMD - Drug and Herb Reference
• Who Named It.com - Biographical Dictionary of Medical Eponyms

Anatomy diagrams

• Anatomy Links - NIU
• Anatomy - Medline Plus
• Anatomy and Physiology - U.S. National Cancer Institute
• Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - Yahoo! Reference
• Master Muscle List - Loyola University Chicago
• Scientific Movie Library (Medical) - General Electric

Government and Judicial Sites

• Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • BJA Center for Program Evaluation
• CIA World Factbook
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Federal Judicial Center
• Illinois Secretary of State
  • Business Services Forms Available for Downloading
  • Corporate/LLC Information Search
  • Illinois Regional Archives Depository System (IRAD)
• Lake County, IL
  • Clerk of the Circuit Court - Court Records and Tickets
  • County Clerk - Vital Records and Elections
  • GIS/Mapping Division -Tax Assessment and Aerial Photograph
  • Recorder of Deeds 
• National Center for State Courts
• U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Statistics
• U.S. Internal Revenue Service Online
• United States Sentencing Commission

Lawyer Finders

• FindLaw - Find a Lawyer, Attorney or Law Firm
• Illinois Lawyer Finder - Illinois State Bar Association
• Martindale-Hubble Nationwide Lawyer Directory

People Finders

• Accurint
• AnyWho.com - AT&T
• Reverse Telephone Number Directory
• Switchboard.com - Internet Directory
• The Ultimate White Pages
• The Ultimate Yellow Pages

Professional Accreditations 

• American Board of Medical Specialties  
• American Medical Association Physician Select  
• Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) 
• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
  • License Lookup  
  • Other Regulatory Agencies

Also check our Professional Associations, Organizations and Groups page for additional links.

Media, Publications and Archives 

• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin RSS Feed
• Gitlin on Divorce
• Government Printing Office (GPO) Access
• National Law Journal
• Newspapers Online  
• Sullivan's Law Directory Online
• Virtual Reference Desk

Also check our Local News - Newspaper and Media page for additional links. 

Conversions, Calculations and Translations

• Electronic Privacy Information Center
• English to Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, 
     and Portuguese Translation via Alta Vista Babelfish
• Financial Calculators - Mortgage, Loan, Credit Cards and Debt Management, Auto, Investment, Retirement Savings and Planning, Tax, savings, Personal Finance, Insurance, and Business calculators.
• Online Conversion - Over 8,100 Conversions and Calculators
• Vital Records Information - This site contains information about where to obtain vital records

Also check our Links for Probation Officer page for additional links.

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