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December 2002: Adirondack History Nework
The Adirondack History Network presents materials related to the history of the Adirondack region of northern New York. Geared toward teachers and students across New York State, the Adirondack History Network site was developed to aid in the study of State and local history. This site was created by the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York, and it provides access to some of the fascinating primary sources and historical records from their archival collections.
November 2002: Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau was created to promote and foster the highest ethical relationship between businesses and the public through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and service excellence. Some core services include Business Reliability Reports, Dispute Resolution, Truth-in-Advertising, Consumer Education and Charity Review.
October 2002: The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York
The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of this extensive judicial heritage. The Society's Web Site will house electronic archives documenting the Empire State's ground-breaking jurisprudential heritage, with photographs and digitally reproduced documents covering illustrious trials, prominent jurists, and courthouses of landmark interest. It will also serve as a clearinghouse for the latest and best scholarly research and writing on the New York courts.
September 2002: Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
The mission statement : "To carry out applied research on the use of digital information technology in the distribution of legal information, the delivery of legal education, and the practice of law." Established with a $250,000 multi-year startup grant from the National Center for Automated Information Research, LII is a non-profit activity of the Cornell Law School rather than an outside consulting or publishing enterprise or a multi-institution entity. Over 100 subjects are covered, including Constitutional Law, contracts, health, insurance, banking, property tax and workers compensation.
August 2002: New York Loves Small Business
Have you thought about starting up your own business in New York? Or expanding your current New York business? This site offers information about financial, environmental, tax and insurance information for small business. There are online publications available from the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Department of Environmental Conservation, the NYS Insurance Department, the Office of General Services and the Department of Labor. This site also provides information about seminars on legal issues, insurance, and business planning.
July 2002: Refdesk.com
Created by Bob Drudge in June of 1995, his goal was to gather all the information available on the web into one place. There are links to search engines, news sites, stock quotes, a translation dictionary and features Site of the Day, Thought of the Day and Fact of the Day. There are also links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases and white pages.
June 2002: New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
Started 26 years ago, NOAH is a project that brought together the assets of The City University of New York, The Metropolitan New York Library Council, The New York Academy of Medicine and The New York Public Library.
May 2002: The Office of Homeland Security
The Office of Homeland Security, is "coordinating national strategy to strengthen protections against terrorist threats or attacks in the United States." A part of the White House Web site, the Homeland Security section includes News and Policies, a Homeland Security Timeline, a Contact Map by State, Local Responder Facts, and an explanation and color-coded chart of the Homeland Security Advisory System.
April 2002: Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
The Smithsonian Institution Libraries maintains this Web site, which links to over 1350 Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web. The site includes exhibits that "... draw their inspiration and content primarily from library and archival materials, including, for example: printed books, book illustrations, manuscripts, photographs, printed ephemera, posters, archival audio and video recordings, artist's books, and the book arts (engraving, marbling, and bookbinding, etc.)."
March 2002: Making of America
Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history during the nineteenth century, from the antebellum period through reconstruction. It's goal is to preserve and make accessible through digital technology a significant body of primary sources related to development of the U.S. infrastructure. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The Making of America project, which began in 1995, is a collaborative effort between the University of Michigan and Cornell University.
February 2002: Law and Politics: Internet Guide
Designed for the legal profession, academia and the public, Law and Politics: Internet Guide is intended to be a one-stop source for legal research. The site groups links into general categories, including Law Study, Legal Research, Law Libraries, Foreign & International Law, Treaties, Forms, Tax Information, and Lawyers and Law Firms. Links in each category have been selected for their informational value, based on quality, accuracy of content, presentation, and utility. Links include a brief description of the resource.
January 2002: Corporation and Business Entity Database
The Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, a unit of the New York State Department of State, maintains the Corporation and Business Entity Database. This database provides some basic information about businesses and non-profits incorporated in New York State.
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