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December 2001: Department of Health Information for Researchers
Part of the New York State Department of Health (DOH) Web site, Info for Researchers provides links to reports, statistics, fact sheets and other information produced by DOH that may be of use to people researching health-related subjects. Information is grouped by subject, with categories for health-related issues, as well as specific illnesses or medical conditions.
November 2001: New York State Unified Court System
New York's Unified Court System is comprised of both trial and appellate courts at the local (city, town or village), county and State level. Cases tried in these courts include civil and family matters, juvenile and criminal charges, and disputes between citizens and the State. Some useful information on this site includes the summary of the courts and judicial districts, the Juror's Handbook, the New York State Criminal Justice Handbook, and a wide variety of forms, dealing with everything from name changes to continuing legal education.
October 2001: Great Images in NASA.
NASA established Great Images in NASA (GRIN) to help journalists, publishers, educators, authors and the general public find high-quality historical photos related to the United States space program and astronomy. The online collection contains over a thousand photos from all phases of the space program, including the Apollo and Mercury programs, moon and space walks, the shuttle program, and the space station. There are also pictures of the planets, galaxies, nebulae and other astronomical bodies, including many spectacular shots from the Hubble telescope.
September 2001: Governor's Office of Employee Relations: JobWeb.
A program of the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, JobWeb lists positions available with New York State government, including State agencies, the State police, the Unified Court System, and SUNY and CUNY colleges. The JobWeb site includes links to Civil Service exam announcements and provides information on how New York hires, job skill training, and other resources for job seekers.
August 2001: Rediscovering New York History and Culture. To tell the stories of all New Yorkers.
A program of the New York State Archives, Rediscovering New York History and Culture aims to improve the coverage and content of New York's documentary heritage and make it accessible to all. The project's goal is to ensure that all the diverse communities, peoples, and events in New York history are fully documented and that documentary evidence is easily accessible for research and learning.
July 2001: Hudson River PCBs
If you live anywhere near the Hudson River, you were probably inundated in March and April with billboard messages, mailings, radio and TV commercials, and media coverage about dredging the Hudson River to clean up PCBs. If you are looking for some background information on the issue, or wondering what lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make the dredging recommendation in the first place, check out their Hudson River PCBs Web site. It provides information about the study the EPA conducted to determine how to address the PCB-contaminated sediments in the Upper Hudson River. (This study is often referred to as the "Reassessment", because the EPA is reassessing its interim decision, made in 1984, to take no action at that time to clean up the river.)
June 2001: Surf Your Watershed
According to the Surf Your Watershed site,
Watersheds are nature's way of dividing up the landscape. Rivers, lakes, estuaries, wetlands, streams, even the oceans can serve as catch basins for the land adjacent to them. Ground water aquifers serve the same purpose for the land above them. The actions of people who live within a watershed affect the health of the waters that drain into it.
From the Surf Your Watershed site (A service of the Environmental Protection Agency), you can locate your watershed; review the Index of Watershed Indicators to find out if a particular watershed is healthy or "ailing"; find local organizations working to protect and restore rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes, ground water, and estuaries; or search the Watershed Atlas for maps and other geo-spatial displays related to watershed protection and restoration. You can also add information to the site and participate in online discussions.
May 2001: Western New York Suffragists - Winning the Vote
Who were the people who worked to give women the right to vote? Western New York Suffragists - Winning the Vote, a site developed by the Rochester Regional Library Council, provides details about the suffrage movement, biographies of suffragists and images, including books and pamphlets, correspondence, historical markers, photographs and portraits. There are also timelines of historic events, related Web sites and other resources.
April 2001: Office of the Professions Online License Verification
The most important function of professional regulation is to protect the public. The Office of the Professions Online License Verification Web site contributes to this goal by providing information about the licensed professionals who offer services in New York. This online search permits the public to obtain vital information on the records of more than 1,000,000 licensees in the 38 professions regulated by the State Education Department, including the more than 645,000 who are currently registered to practice within the State. You may also search summaries of Regents actions on professional discipline, beginning with cases from January 1994, to see if the licensee has been the subject of disciplinary proceedings. A form for professional discipline complaints is also available.
March 2001: New York State Citizen Guide
With over 80 State agencies, it isn't always easy to figure out which agency provides the services you're interested in or has the information you need. The New York State Citizen Guide is part of an attempt to change all that. The Citizen Guide will help New Yorkers find answers to State-related questions, locate State services and access those services online. It brings together Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and links from across the State of New York and assembles them in one place. You can find short answers to common questions, plus links directly to State agency sites where you can find a lot more detail if you need it. Questions are arranged by categories, not by State agency.
February 2001: AFRO-America's Black History Museum
In honor of Black History Month, February's Web Site of the Month was AFRO-America's Black History Museum, a Web site that presents exhibits covering some significant events in Black history, particularly in the last century. Online exhibits include: Black Resistance... Slavery in the U.S.; Black or White (advertising from the 1920s and 30s); The Tuskegee Airmen; Jackie Robinson; and The Black Panther Party.
January 2001: NYMentor™
If you are thinking of going to college or graduate school in New York, you might want to start by checking out the NYMentor™ Web site. A service of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), NYMentor™ is an online resource to help students and their families select a college in New York, apply for admission, and plan to finance a college education. There are areas within NYMentor™ that will be helpful to you whether you are just starting to think about college or have already decided where to apply.
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