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DISCLAIMER: The links below are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the Chapin Memorial Library or the City of Myrtle Beach of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual. The Library bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links.
Automotive
Edmunds Auto Guide | https://www.edmunds.com |
Fuel Economy and MPG Ratings | http://www.fueleconomy.gov |
Gas Buddy | http://www.gasbuddy.com |
iSeeCars (Free CarFax Report) | https://www.iseecars.com |
Kelley Blue Book | https://www.kbb.com |
NADA | http://www.nada.com |
SC DMV - Driver's Manual | http://scdmvonline.com |
Vehicle History | https://www.vehiclehistory.com |
Vehicle Safety Information | https://www.safercar.gov |
Conumer & Business Information
Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks | https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014 |
Before Giving to a Charity | https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0074-giving-charity |
Better Business Bureau | http://www.bbb.org/myrtle-beach |
Bureau of Consumer Protection | https://www.consumer.ftc.gov |
Charity Navigator | https://www.charitynavigator.org |
Consumer Product Safety Commission | https://www.cpsc.gov |
Eliminate Unwated Catalogs | https://www.catalogchoice.org |
National Insurance Crime Bureau | https://www.nicb.org |
Product reviews, news & price comparisons | https://www.cnet.com |
Standard Industrial Classification | https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/ |
Staying Alert to Disaster-related Scams | https://www.consumer.ftc |
Staying Safe on Social Networking Sites | https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST06-003 |
Credit Bureaus
Equifax | https://www.equifax.com/personal |
Experian | http://www.experian.com |
Free Credit Reports | https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action |
TransUnion | http://www.transunion.com |
Dictionaries / Quotations / Acronyms
Acronym Finder | http://www.acronymfinder.com |
Bartleby Quotations | http://www.bartleby.com/quotations |
Dictionary | http://www.dictionary.com |
Miriam Webster | https://www.merriam-webster.com |
Rhyming Dictionary | http://www.rhymezone.com |
Thesaurus | http://www.thesaurus.com |
Education
Affordable Colleges Online | https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org |
College Rankings | http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges |
GED Information | http://hcae.horrycountyschools.net/pages/HorryCountyAdultEducation/GED_Testing |
Horry County Schools | http://www.horrycountyschools.net/pages/Horry_County_Schools |
Kahn Academy | https://www.khanacademy.org |
Online Practice Tests | https://www.testprepreview.com |
Peterson's (College Information) | https://www.petersons.com |
US Department of Education | https://www.ed.gov |
Employment
Got Resume Builder (FREE) | https://www.gotresumebuilder.com |
S.C. Dept. of Employment and Workforce (DEW) - Benefits Portal | http://dew.sc.gov |
S.C. Dept. of Employment and Workforce (DEW) - Job Search Portal | https://jobs.scworks.org/vosnet |
USA Jobs | https://www.usajobs.gov |
Entertainment
Free Sheet Music | https://www.8notes.com |
Internet Movie Database | http://www.imdb.com |
Lottery Results | http://www.lotteryusa.com |
Metacritic Reviews | http://www.metacritic.com |
South Carolina Education Lottery | http://www.sceducationlottery.com |
Urban Legends | http://urbanlegends.about.com |
Financial Information
Bankrate | http://www.bankrate.com |
Consumer Price Index | https://stats.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm |
Currency Converter | https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter |
Salary & Wage Surveys | https://www.bls.gov/ces |
Stock Quotes (Back to 1985) | http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com |
Genealogy
Civil War Maps | http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/search |
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System | https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm |
Family Genealogy & History Internet Education | http://www.academic-genealogy.com |
Find A Grave | https://www.findagrave.com |
Grand Strand Genealogy Club | https://www.scgsgc.org/ |
Horry County Historical Society | http://www.hchsonline.org |
NCHS Vital Records | https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w |
Roots Web | http://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com |
SC State Library - Guides | https://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/genealogy-resources |
US Gen Web Project: State by State Information | http://www.usgenweb.org |
Geography / Maps / Travel
Countries A-Z | http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm |
The Fifty States | http://www.50states.com |
Flight Aware - Live Flight Tracking | http://flightaware.com |
Google Maps - World Gazetteer | http://www.maplandia.com |
Mapquest | https://www.mapquest.com |
Myrtle Beach International Airport | http://www.flymyrtlebeach.com |
National Map - Small Scale | https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale |
UT's Online Map Collection | http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps |
Travel Distance Calculator | http://www.mapcrow.info |
The World Factbook | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook |
Government
Citizenship and Immigration | https://www.uscis.gov |
Internal Revenue Service | https://www.irs.gov |
National Traffic & Road Closures | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo |
Patent & Trademark Office | https://www.uspto.gov |
South Carolina Government Online Services | http://www.sc.gov |
South Carolina Legislature | http://www.scstatehouse.gov |
US Census Bureau | https://www.census.gov |
US Postal Service | http://www.usps.com |
US Statistical Abstract | https://www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html |
USA.gov | https://www.usa.gov |
Grants
Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com |
Foundation Center | http://foundationcenter.org |
Government Grants | https://www.grants.gov |
SC Commission for Higher Education | https://www.che.sc.gov |
Health & Medicine
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention CDC | https://www.cdc.gov |
LLR - Doctor License Lookup | http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/medical |
Mayo Clinic | http://www.mayoclinic.org |
MedLine Plus | https://medlineplus.gov |
National Health Information Center | https://healthfinder.gov |
RxList | http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp |
South Carolina Health Resources | http://www.sc.gov/HealthAndSafety/Pages/default.aspx |
US Department of Health & Human Services | https://www.hhs.gov |
WebMD | http://www.webmd.com |
Hurricane Preparedness
City of MB - Hurricane Preparedness | https://www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/departments/construction_services/hurricane_preparedness_plans.php |
Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper | https://coast.noaa.gov/floodexposure |
FEMA - Make Your Own Flood Map | https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search |
Horry County Emergency Management | http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/EmergencyManagement.aspx |
Horry County Flood Maps | http://www.horrycounty.org/gis/flood |
Know Your Zone | http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/EmergencyManagement/Hurricanes/KnowYourZone |
National Hurricare Center | https://www.nhc.noaa.gov |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | https://www.noaa.gov |
SC Coastal Evacuation Routes | http://www.scdot.org/getting/evacuation.aspx |
Tropical Tidbits | https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models |
Learn a Language
BBC Languages | http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages |
Duolingo | https://www.duolingo.com/ |
Foreign Language Dictionary | http://dictionaries.travlang.com |
Foreign Service Institute Language Courses | https://www.livelingua.com/fsi-language-courses.php |
Google Translate | https://translate.google.com |
Microsoft Language Translator | https://www.bing.com/translator |
Legal Resources
Civil (non-criminal) Case Assistance | http://www.sclegal.org |
Free Legal Resources | http://www.lawhelp.org/sc |
Horry County Police Department | http://police.horrycounty.org |
Myrtle Beach Police Department | http://police.cityofmyrtlebeach.com |
SC Bar - Forms and Publications | https://www.scbar.org/public/ |
SC Law Enforcement Division - SLED | http://www.sled.sc.gov |
Local
Art in the Park | http://discoversouthcarolina.com/products/25769 |
Coast RTA (Bus Routes) | http://coastrta.com/about-coast-rta |
Myrtle Beach Airport | https://www.flymyrtlebeach.com |
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles | http://www.scdmvonline.com |
The Sun News | http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com |
Tide Tables - Springmaid Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC | https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/map |
Waccamaw Audubon Society | http://www.waccamawaudubon.org |
Locating People
Anywho Phone Directory | http://www.anywho.com/whitepages |
Area Code Directory | https://www.nationalnanpa.com/number_resource_info/area_code_maps.html |
Crisscross and Reverse Directory | http://www.infobel.com/en/world |
Spokeo | http://www.spokeo.com |
Switchboard - Internet Phonebook | http://www.switchboard.com |
Whitepages | https://www.whitepages.com |
ZabaSearch | http://www.zabasearch.com/search_menu |
Zip Code Directory | https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction_input |
MISC Reference
Artcyclopedia | http://www.artcyclopedia.com |
Biographical Dictionary | http://www.s9.com |
Calendars | https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar |
Measurement Converter | http://m.convert-me.com/en |
Wolfram Alpha | http://www.wolframalpha.com |
Research
Documents of American History | https://www.ourdocuments.gov |
Guinness World Records | http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com |
Information Please | http://www.infoplease.com |
Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues | http://www.procon.org |
Shmoop - Study Guides | http://www.shmoop.com |
Social Services
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Tax Forms
IRS | https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions |
SC DOR | https://dor.sc.gov/tax/individual-income/forms |
NC DOR | https://www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/individual-income-tax |
Weather
National Weather Service | http://www.weather.gov |
The Old Farmer's Almanac | http://www.almanac.com |
The Weather Channel | https://www.weather.com |
Weather Underground | https://www.wunderground.com |
Writing & Citation
Perdue Online Writing Lab (APA, MLA, AMA, Chicago styles) | https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html |
Zoning & Codes
City of Myrtle Beach, SC - Zoning Code | https://www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/departments/construction_services/current_zoning_code.php |
City of Myrtle Beach, SC - Municipal Code of Ordinaces | https://library.municode.com/sc/myrtle_beach/codes/code_of_ordinances |
Horry County, SC - Municipal Code of Ordinances |
https://library.municode.com/sc/horry_county/codes/code_of_ordinances |