Northwest Regional Library System

Northwest Regional Library System
Headquarters: Bay County Public Library
898 West 11th Street Panama City, FL 32401 
Tel: (850)522-2100 Fax: (850) 522-2138

Bay County, Florida

 

     Pipl.com  I tried out this people search site last week and I was very impressed! It searches “the deep web”, covering MySpace, Flickr, Reunion, and even the Social     Security Death Index. If you’ve lost track of somebody, this is the perfect site. http://www.pipl.com/ 

    The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats, Online Exhibition. A wonderful multi-media exhibition from the National Library of Ireland.  http://www.nli.ie/yeats/ 

    Education World Summer Reading Lists. It’s a bit late for summer reading, but these lists are good year round. http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr244.shtml 

    100 Useful Web Tools for Writers Here you will find all sorts of tools for writers, from sites about getting organized to networking and marketing.     http://www.collegedegrees.com/blog/2008/06/11/100-useful-web-tools-for...  

    Schmaps are a combination of tourist guides and maps. For each of over 200 worldwide destinations, you are presented with a map which links to tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels, suggested tours, and shopping districts. You may download to your PC or laptop. Users can also contribute photos of favorite vacation spots. www.Schmap.com  

    Ultimate Travel Library is a collection of booklists from travelers. These are not guidebooks, but novels and nonfiction books that were chosen because they “most enriched their 
sense of place.” Browse by region of the world. From the National Geographic Traveler magazine. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/extras/travellibrary/library.html 

     ViaMichelin has relaunched its website to be more interactive Road maps will show hotels, restaurants and points of interest along your route. Users can now share maps and other travel information,. http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/tpl/hme/MaHomePage.htm  

    Lulu will let you publish your travel journal (or anything else) for as little as $10. You get a choice of binding options, sizes and finishes. Lulu can offer your work for sale if you so desire. Winner of a Web 2.0 award for 2008. www.lulu.com