Search Tools
Bartleby.com
Searchable encyclopedias, dictionaries, Thesauri, and quotation
references.
Effective Search Strategies
Explains different types of search tools
and provides many search tool links. Also offers search strategies
to help improve web researching.
Encarta OnLine
Fact Monster
From Information Please. Contains a visual menu as well as a search
feature. Spotlights topics of timely interest, provides a daily
vocabulary quiz feature, and a homework helper.
Informationsphere
High reading level
Internet Public Library
Kid-Friendly Search Tools
The Library of Congress
Merriam-Webster OnLine
Merriam-Webster dictionary and thesaurus. Provides suggestions for
words misspelled.
National Archives and Records
Administration
Nebraska Library Commission Electronic Library
The New York Public
Library
World
Almanac for Kids
A monthly feature article and educational games accompany an exploration
menu. Includes “Ask the Editors” service.
Your Dictionary
A listing (with links) to a wide variety of specialty dictionaries
including chemical dictionaries, medical dictionaries, mathematical
dictionaries, literary dictionaries, geographical dictionaries,
biographical dictionaries, and more.
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Online Databases
CultureGrams
Provides information on the countries of the world and about each of the
50 United States. Please ask your school librarian to help you log
in to this site.
News Bank
This database is updated continuously and includes articles from 500
California and United States newspapers and wire services, and over 145
popular magazines.
The following
subscription databases contain current magazine and newspaper articles.
ELEMENTARY
Searchasaurus
colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and middle school
students.
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Institute of Museum and Library Services]
Proquest Direct
, click Connect to Proquest
Access to
thousands of current magazines and newspapers, many updated daily;
contains full-text articles from 1986 to date.
eLibrary Elementary
eLibrary Elementary makes research easy for younger
researchers by delivering more than 100 full-text sources from six media
types.
See your building
librarian for user names and passwords.
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MIDDLE
Business & Company Resource Center
Please see your librarian for login and password information
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EBSCO
Please see your librarian for login and password information
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FirstSearch
Please see your librarian for login and password information
Health Reference Center Academic
Please see
your librarian for login and password information
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Infotrac Junior Edition, K-12:
Please see your
librarian for
login and password information
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NetLibrary
If you have set up a user name/password at school, you will be able
to log in remotely. Otherwise, it is only accessible within the network
ProQuest
Please see your librarian for login
and password information
See your building
librarian for user names and passwords.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Business & Company Resource Center
Note: Click Proceed at the main screen. Please see your
librarian for
login and password information.
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EBSCO
Please see your librarian for login and password information.
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Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services]
FirstSearch
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and password information
Health Reference Center Academic
Note: Click Proceed at the
main screen.
Please
see your librarian for login and password information.
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NetLibrary
If you have
set up a user name/password at school, you will be able to log in
remotely. Otherwise, it is only accessible within the network
Scirus - For Scientific Information
Steele Memorial Library Databases
Note: You must have your Steele Memorial Library card number to
login to some of the databases. If you do not have a library card,
please see your librarian for assistance.
Twayne's Author Series
Note: Click Proceed at the main screen.
Please
see your librarian for login and password information.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
ProQuest
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librarian for user names and passwords.
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Homework Help
Math.com:
Calculators & Tools
http://www.math.com/students/tools.html
Graphic
Organizers for Reading
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/
graphicorganizers.htm
Locating Primary Sources Related to Social
Studies Curricula
NetTrekker
http://www.nettrekker.com
Teach-Nology
Timeline generator
http://www.bestteachersites.com/web_tools/materials
/bigtimeline/
Teach-Nology
Word Search Maker
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/
word_search/
Teach-Nology
Graphic Organizer Maker
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/
graphic_org/
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