Search
and Reference
Index of Links
General Reference Sites
Includes
encyclopedias, almanacs, and other multi-topic sources
- Encylopedia Britannica
– This site includes
access to Encyclopedia Britannica, Compton’s Encyclopedia,
Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia,
as well as journals and magazines, websites, and videos. Use the USERNAME and PASSWORD that was
given to the school. You can get
this from the school library.
- E Library - This online subscription database searches news, magazines, books, maps, pictures, audio/visual, and transcript sources. Use the USERNAME and PASSWORD that was given to the school. You can get this from the school library.
- SIRS Researcher (Social Issues Resource Series Online) -This online subscription database contains thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1600 domestic and international publications. Use the USERNAME and PASSWORD that was given to the school. You can get this from the school library.
- CultureGrams Online Database –This database contains information on many countries of the world. Included are a photo gallery, recipe collection, and famous people section for each of the many countries. World, kids, and state editions are all available. Use the USERNAME and PASSWORD that was given to the school. You can get this from the school library.
- INSPIRE - INdiana SPectrum of INformation
REsources - Contains information from magazines,
journals plus websites, pamphlets, images, almanacs, library catalogs, and
more.
- Encarta Encyclopedia
- Information Please Almanac
- Atlapedia Online
- Awesome Library
- IASL: Links to Internet for Kids (IASL-International Association of School Librarianship)
- The Big Six Research Skills For Kids
- Graphic Organizers
- Graphic Organizers - more
- Easybib: Free
Automatic Bibliography Composer: MLA and APA formatting
- Kathy
Schrock’s Guide For Educators - Critical Evaluation Surveys and
Resources
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Topic-Specific Information
Includes dictionaries and other
single-topic sources
- Acronyms
- Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
- A Web of On-line Dictionaries
- The Free Dictionary
- Roget's Thesaurus
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- The Quotations Page
- Country Reports for Countries Around the World
- Flags of all Countries
- Current World Population Estimate
- World and United
States Population Counter- Pop Clock
- World Atlas
- United States State Department Background Notes
- CIA World Factbook
- MCCSC Search Tools
- WebCrawler
- Dogpile
- AltaVista
- Lycos
- Go!
- AskJeeves.com
- About.com
- Yahooligans
- Ask Jeeves for Kids
- Netscape Net Search
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Index
RETURN TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Please send comments or questions to:
dhill@monon.mccsc.edu
DENISE M. ECKERT-HILL