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Research
- StartSpot
- provides reference information, book, journal, newspaper, and
magazine sites, and serves as a gateway to more than 2,500 libraries
around the world
- The
Louisiana Library Connection - connects students to the
latest information in books and encyclopedias, magazines and
newspapers. Must have a current public library card to access
this site.
- Internet Public Library - first public library of the Internet
- Ask ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
- Thomas Legislative Information - legislative information on the Internet
- The
United States Census Bureau Web Site
- Research-It!
- a one-stop reference desk
- StudyWeb
- a site for anyone doing research to find the information they need as
easily as possible - the categories are sorted according to the
approximate appropriate grade level which makes them valuable tools for
teachers looking for lesson plan and curriculum ideas.
- Librarian's
Index to the Internet-searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 5,800 Internet
resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to
users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and
non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and
evaluated Internet resources.
- xrefer
- xrefer contains encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri
& books of quotations from the world's leading publishers. All
cross-referenced, all in one place - providing you with a single source
for reliable factual information.
- CIA
World Fact Book - contains
information including geography, government, culture, military, etc. on
the countries of the world.
- News
Index - News Index provides a practical and useful search
engine dedicated entirely to timely News and Information
indexing news sources from around the world.
Library Sources
English / Research Paper
Reference
- Encyberpedia (TM)
- the living encyclopedia from cyberspace
- Encyclopedia
- encyclopedia from the Electric Library
- Biographical
Dictionary -includes more than 27,000 notable men and women
who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day
- National
Atlas of the United States - The National Atlas is
designed to promote greater geographic awareness through the
development and delivery of map-like views of our natural and
socio-cultural landscapes.
- World Book
Online - provides articles from the 22-volume print set plus
3,700 more; 15,000 web links; links to over 30,000 articles in 107
perodicals; over 9,000 pictures and maps; and much more. (See librarian
for username and password)
- Almanac.com
- Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful information
for people in all walks of life. The Almanac is North
America's oldest continuously published periodical.
News / Newspapers
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