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LIBRARIES & MISCELLANEA
- Los Angeles Public Library (City)
- Encino-Tarzana Branch on Facebook
- County of Los Angeles Public Library
- American Library Association
- including Intellectual
Freedom and Banned Books, among others of interest.
- California Library Association
- Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations
(ALTAFF), a division of ALA. For access to the special Friends area,
write info@etlibraryfriends.org
- iPL2 = Internet Public Library 2
- A standard for research - done by humans - live librarian content specialists who monitor the websites and keep iPL2 current.
- Pathfinders - Special Collections of iPL2
A bibliography to help research or learn about a specific topic, in a logical, organized
method; see Wikipedia definition
- Morton Grove Public Library (Illinois) "Webrary"
- Not To Be Missed.
- 100 Places to Connect With Other Bibliophiles Online
- Gnash about your favorite books with your fellow bibliophiles.
- Google Art Project
- Explore 155+ museums from around the world with hundreds of artworks photographed in extremely high resolution. Create and share your own galleries or tour museum galleries.
- Los Angeles Public Library's Job Hunting Guide
- Includes: Coping with Unemployment, Financial and Health Care Issues; Where to Look for Jobs; Exploring Career Opportunities, Education and Training; Researching Potential Employers; Interviewing, Resumes, Cover Letters, Exams, Dress for Success, etc.
NEWSPAPERS - PRINT & ONLINE
- L. A. Times
- Daily News
- Encino Patch
- My Daily Find
ENCINO
- Encino Chamber of Commerce
- Encino Neighborhood Council
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TARZANA
- Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce
- Tarzana Community & Cultural Center
- (includes a museum featuring community history and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan memorabilia)
CREDIT REPORTS, IDENTITY THEFT, OPT-OUTS, LEGAL, MEDICAL
- Consumer.gov
- Federal Trade Commission's "one-stop shop" for information on money management; credit, loans, and debt; scams and identity theft; with links to further resources. There are power point presentations to use, free government publications on the topics covered, descriptions of common scams, and much more.
- Free Credit Reports
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies - Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion - to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months.
- Identity Theft
- U. S. Dept of Justice - What it is, how to avoid identity theft, actions to take if victimized.
- Identity Theft
- CALPIRG - (Public Interest Research Group) Identity theft prevention
- Identity Theft
- IDTheftInfo.org - from Consumer Federation of America. New in September, 2011, features 'Best Practices for ID Theft Services,' and other resources.
- Online Privacy
- "Opt out" of targeted advertising from online tracking from Network Advertising Initiative member ad networks.
- National Do Not Call Registry
- Gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Or call (888) 382-1222
- Catalog Choice
- A free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you do not wish to receive.
- Credit card and insurance offers
- Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Consumer Credit Reporting Companies are permitted
to include your name on lists used by creditors or insurers to make firm offers of credit or insurance that
are not initiated by you ("Firm Offers"). You have the right to "Opt-Out", which prevents Consumer Credit
Reporting Companies from providing your credit file information for Firm Offers. Or call (888) 567-8688
- Deceased Do Not Contact List
- When you register a name with DDNC, the person's name, address, phone number
and e-mail address is placed on a special do not contact file. All Direct Marketing Association members are required to
eliminate these individuals from their prospecting campaigns.
- Colleges
- U. S. Dept. of Education site describing parent and student rights regarding disclosure of information.
- Data brokers
- The nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has an opt-out guide to data aggregators. Contact information
for many companies which sell personal data are included.
- Choicepoint
- (click on "opt out" on the menu bar) Allows consumers to opt-out of the dissemination
of Personally Identifiable Information from ChoicePoint-owned marketing services databases.
In addition, certain ChoicePoint products and services are subject to security "freeze" laws, which
allow consumers to restrict access to certain consumer reports.
- LexisNexis
- Offers individuals the opportunity to request that records about themselves be removed, under
certain terms and conditions, from LexisNexis non-public information databases.
- Computer Malware
- Adware, Spyware and other unwanted "malware" - and how to remove them.
- Medical sites from the L. A Times, January 17, 2013
- MedlinePlus - sponsored by the National Institutes of Health: health, medicines, surgery, etc.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - the CDC's mission is to improve public Health
- Healthy Children - American Academy of Pediatrics - peer-reviewed medical information
- Medical Library Association - A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
LOS ANGELES
- County of Los Angeles:
- Supervisors, licenses, real estate, services, directory, much more.
- City of Los Angeles:
- Information, boards & commissions, departments & bureaus, maps (including traffic),
phone directory, much more.
- Dennis Zine, Tarzana Councilman
- Paul Koretz, Encino Councilman
- L.A. Police Dept.
- Check the crime
maps
- Los Angeles Fire Dept.
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Where to dispose of hazardous materials, recycling, illegal dumping, and more.
- Metro (Metropolitan Transit Authority)
- About public transportation in Los Angeles, includes a "trip planner" for specific directions.
- Los Angeles Parks and Recreation
Experience LA - What to Do & How to Get There - A compilation of events in Los Angeles sponsored by many public and private groups. The site has a Los Angeles Heritage Portal which has links for special events for Los
Angeles'
230th anniversary this year.
CALIFORNIA
California State Representatives:
- Senator Fran Pavley (District 27)
- Assembly Member Julia
Brownley (District 41)
FEDERAL
United States Congress:
- Senator Barbara Boxer
- Senator Diane Feinstein
- Representative Brad Sherman
- Social Security Online Services
- Federal Trade Commission: Credit, Privacy, Identity theft
TAXES
- California Franchise Tax Board
- Internal Revenue Service
Previous Spotlights
Cooks and cooking -- Mimi's Cyber Kitchen
One of the earliest and best food portals on the internet. Thousands of recipes, cookbook
reviews and bibliographies, tips and hints, archive for the newsgroup rec.food.cuisine.jewish
Curiosity -- About.com
Music -- National Music Museum
History and collection of musical instruments from virtually all cultures and periods of history.
Theatre -- TheatreHistory.com
Origins, medieval history; includes European and Asian theatre.
Sepulved Basin -- the Wildlife Reserve; Parks and Recreation; L.A. River Tour
Thousands of years of history at Docents site for Los Encinos State Park or on the State Parks website
Tarzana Community and Cultural Center
Metacritic
Compiles reviews for film, DVD, music, tv, & games -- weighted ranking.
Pet Orphans of Southern California
Animal rescue and adoption
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