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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 History https://www.vehiclehistory.gov
Vehicle Safety Information https://www.safercar.gov
Consumer & Business Information
Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/avoiding-social-engineering-and-phishing-attacks
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/sicsearch.html
Staying Alert to Disaster-related Scams https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/dealing-weather-emergencies#stayingalert
Staying Safe on Social Networking Sites https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/staying-safe-social-networking-sites

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 https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges
GED Information http://hcae.horrycountyschools.net/pages/HorryCountyAdultEducation/GED_Testing
Horry County Schools https://www.horrycountyschools.net/
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
Currency Converter https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter
Stock Quotes (Back to 1985) http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com

Genealogy
Civil War Maps https://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/CivilWar/
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
LDS Genealogy https://ldsgenealogy.com/
NCHS Vital Records https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w
Roots Web http://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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 https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/
UT's Online Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
Travel Distance Calculator http://www.mapcrow.info

Government
Citizenship and Immigration https://www.uscis.gov
USCIS Refugees and Asylees https://permanent.fdlp.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
Social Security Administration https://www.ssa.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
USA.gov https://www.usa.gov
World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

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 https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/LookupMain.aspx
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 https://sc.gov/health-safety
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 https://www.horrycountysc.gov/departments/emergency-management/
Horry County Flood Maps http://www.horrycounty.org/gis/flood
Know Your Zone https://www.horrycountysc.gov/departments/emergency-management/hurricanes/know-your-zone/
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
SC Emergency Management https://www.scemd.org
Tropical Tidbits https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models
Learn a Language
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/get-legal-help/free-forms-and-publications/
SC Law Enforcement Division - SLED http://www.sled.sc.gov

Local
Art in the Park http://discoversouthcarolina.com/products/25769
City of Myrtle Beach - Maps https://comb.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html
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
AA Meetings (Alcoholics Annonymous) Myrtle Beach Area http://area62.org/lookup.php
American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/find-your-local-chapter?_requestid=373337
Clean of Heart - Catholic Charities of SC https://charitiessc.org/clean-of-heart
Department of Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Services https://www.daodas.sc.gov/
Department of Social Services https://dss.sc.gov/
Goodwill https://www.goodwill.org
Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach https://www.helpinghandmb.org
Horry and Georgetown County - Heroin Coalition http://www.heroincoalition.org/
NA Meetings (Narcotics Annonymous) Myrtle Beach http://www.sober.com/meetings/na
SC 211 (United Way) https://www.sc211.org
United Way of Horry County https://unitedwayhorry.org

Statistics
Consumer Price Index https://stats.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
Salary & Wage Surveys https://www.bls.gov/ces
US Statistical Abstract https://www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html
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
How to Cite Resources - Kimbel Library CCU https://libguides.coastal.edu/citing
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