Local info & travel guides will help you learn more about the
atmosphere and culture of a new location. A local chamber of commerce
will also give you good information on business, education, and lifestyle
in the area they serve.
..".a network of city guides and ticketing information." This is a great way to find out about
the local night life and entertainment available in the areas
currently represented. Some city guides are partnered with local
newspapers and other organizations.
Pretty nice listings of local events like strawberry picking farms,
garden tours, movie show times, etc etc etc.
Texas-based Ersys market research company is making much of its demographic
and geographic data available for free here with this handy tool. Select a state and
then choose from a list of cities and towns to view information on population, climate and
pollution, politics, media, income, education, transportation, and much
more. The demographics section provides maps and tables.
...a a directory of library websites, online public-access-catalogs (OPAC),
and much more. Libdex is edited by Peter Scott, Internet Projects Manager
at the University of Saskatchewan Libraries, and a long-time Internet expert
with many similar projects under his belt. You can browse this site by
by country and library name, OPAC vendor (if you know who provides the one your library
uses), and Friends of the Libraries. You can also try a keyword search for libraries.
Library entries include name, city, country, library type, and links
to the library homepage and Web catalog.
... a fairly comprehensive guide to U.S. cities. Depending on the location, you may learn about its demographics, key phone numbers, health-care facilities, community-service organizations, parking, local chamber of commerce and other tidbits.
...Access maps; weather data; business, community and government information; recreational and cultural activities; newspapers; an events schedule and an on-line telephone book for the city you'll be moving to.
...A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division
of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook
Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. As of August, 1998, this series contained studies of 85 countries.
...one of the best directories of international information anywhere. No, you won't find out any nasty stuff,
but you will learn so much about a country by reading this.
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