University Hospital Library Ready Reference

FINDING THE ANSWER ON THE WEB

• Medpedia (a medical wiki in beta stage)  All information is contributed by "experts"
• WikipediaThe free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

LOCAL INFORMATION

• Louisville events calendar

• Hello Louisville  Links to attractions, restaurants, events, communities

• Louisville.gov

• Louisville metromix  all about entertainiment andwhat to do

• MovieTimes.com
• MyTraffic for current traffic conditions and directions
• TARC Transit Authority of River City (email - info@ridetarc.org)
• Kentucky.gov

UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

• U of L Medical School Departments
• University Hospital, UofL Healthcare

DICTIONARIES AND TOOLS

• Acronym Finder
• Thesaurus.com
• Webster's Dictionary
• Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus.

COMPUTER TIPS

MISC

• Weather
• Greenwich Mean Time website - - USA
• Time & Date World Clock Converter
• Zip code directory

HOAXES AND LEGENDS

• Snopes.com Urban Legends.  Go here to find out if that “too good to be true” email is true or not.

PEOPLE & PHONES

• Whitepages
• Free 411. Find free phone numbers on people and businesses. Not necessary to log in - Just click on the link "Find a phone number now"
• Yellow pages

 MAPS & TRAVEL

• Google maps
• MapQuest
• Expedia
• Orbitz