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African American History and Culture - Many of Facts On File's highly-acclaimed print titles have been combined with an extensive array of stunning multimedia content to form this incredible resource. This collection covers
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Britannica Online - great for the older student! Also has separate sites for elementary and middle school kids. Try the easy to use, ad-free Mobile App.
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Britannica Online Reference Center - also includes dictionaries, atlases, and subject browsing.
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Britannica Online School Edition - great for the younger student, includes learning games! Also has separate sites for middle and high school kids. Try the easy to use, ad-free Mobile App.
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eBooks on The Alabama Virtual Library - click here for ebook encyclopedia from Britannica, Gale and Oxford Reference. Includes Native Peoples of America. Discover America, World Exploration, Illustrated Science Encyclopedia, the Discovery Library (for younger readers), Inside Sports, and more!
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Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
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General Reference Center Gold (Infotrac) - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Go Mobile with Access My Library. Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public.
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GreenFILE - offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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History At Salem Press - Includes Milestone Documents, The Decades, Great Lives from History and Great Events from History.
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History Reference Center - a comprehensive full text history reference database. Features full text for more than 650 historical encyclopedias and other non-fiction books. Plus 58,000 historical documents; 43,000 biographies of historical figures; hours of historical film and video; and more than 12,000 historical photos and maps. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Kid's InfoBits - K- 5 research tool with magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Go Mobile with Access My Library
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Kids Search - a research source just for middle school kids, includes Encyclopedia of Animals. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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LearningExpress Library - improve math and reading skills, take practice tests for jobs, prepare for the ACT, SAT and GED, download ebooks and more. YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER AND SET UP YOUR TEST ACCOUNT BEFORE YOU BEGIN! USE YOUR LIBRARY CARD NUMBER AS THE USER NAME AND PICK A PASSWORD OF YOUR CHOICE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LIBRARY CARD, CONTACT ANY REFERENCE DESK FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale) - Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Includes Contemporary Authors, LitFinder, Scribner Writer's Series, Twayne World Authors, Twayne US Authors, and Twayne English Authors .Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public. Go Mobile with Access My Library.
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LitFinder - Now includes Poems, Plays, Speeches, Stories and Essays. Essay Finder is a unique database based on books published in the 20th century. PoemFinder and StoryFinder are full-text databases wth thousands of entries by your favorite authors and poets. Search the PlayFinder by subject and age group! Try Advanced Search for finding by Author!
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Mango Languages - learn a language the fun and easy way! And the Mobile App lets you take it with you.
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MasterFILE Premier - specifically for public libraries, this database provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications with full text as far back as 1975. Also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Opposing Viewpoints In Context - an online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more. Go Mobile with Access My Library.
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Points of View Reference Center - a powerful tool for learning to evaluate and understand a particular issue from all sides, delve into current events,
or help student to formalize debate with a balanced perspective of the issues (left, right and center). Contains over 270 topics which each includes an Overview, a Point and a Counter Point Essay, as well as a Critical Thinking Guide for further research. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App. |
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Searchasaurus - a research source just for K-5 kids, includes Encyclopedia of Animals. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App
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SIRS Discoverer - interactive reference tool for younger students, based on school curriculum, of full text articles, many with images, from 1,100 magazines for young readers. Resources include Spotlight of the Month topics, The World Almanac for Kids, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary.
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Tutor.com - Get live, secure, homework help for K on up to the Adult Learner!
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LINKS Khan Academy - "A free world-class education for anyone anywhere". . With a library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 314 practice exercises, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace. Endangered Species - Find endangered species by state and county, try the Quick Searches for Quick Facts! EasyBib - an easy way to create a bibliography Encyclopedia of Alabama - A free, online resource on Alabama history, culture, geography, and natural environment. This site offers articles on Alabama’s famous people, historic events, sports, art, literature, industry, government, plant and animal life, agriculture, recreation, and so much more. 50 States.com - States, capitals,directories, links and more Anatomy of the Human Body - illustrations and explanations from Gray's Anatomy Science and Arts Gateway - great links from Cornell University B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - a mega homework site! Bibliomania - Short stories, books and poetry Calendar Zone - fun with dates and all types of calendars from historic to religious Classic Reader Short Stories - spotlights some of the world's greatest short stories Culture Quest World Tour - holidays, games, recipes, art, etc. of several cultures The English Zone - a fun site for those learning English as a second language EServer Short Fiction - an interesting mix of authors with short stories and novella Experience Colonial Life - 17 primary occupations of the period with links and tools Geographia - guides to countries with sights and sounds The Homework Center How Stuff Works - explanations with illustrations of everything from vcr's to bread Inventure - info and project ideas plus the National Inventors Hall Of Fame Jet Propulsion Lab Education Site - fun space stuff The Journey North - wildlife migration Kids Click! - Web guide and search tool for Kids Literary Criticism Literary History and Criticism Maps from the University of Alabama - Historical and contemporary maps plus Aerial photography from all over the world. Great for Alabama History school projects and genealogists, too! Math Quizzes The Math and Science Gateway MathBuilder - For grades 1-10; free worksheets for each grade in basic math, decimals, fractions, percents, ratios, measurement, probability, statistics, and algebra. Hands On Science - experiments for K-12 The Microbe Zoo - everything under the microscope from water to space to dirt! Mythology - Bullfinch's complete online Periodic Table of Elements - online and interactive! PlanetDiary - weekly update on the environmental state of Planet Earth Presidents of the United States Quiz Hub - a fun user-friendly online interactive learning center Schoolwork UGH! - Homework help for grades 7 and up Science Fair Project Resource Guide SciJinks - From NASA - Fun Info about Space, Weather, Seasons, The Atmosphere, Hurricanes and Tornadoes for Kids and Teachers! Sparknotes - Like Cliff Notes but way more fun! Sometimes you don't understand your teacher, your textbooks make no sense, and you have to read sixteen chapters by tomorrow. SparkNotes is a resource you can turn to when you're confuzzled. We help you understand books, write papers, and study for tests. Spelling City - learn your spelling the fun way - put in your list and take customized lessons and play games StarChild - a learning center for young astronomers Stately Knowledge - Basic facts about any state plus Washington D.C. Web English Teacher:Index to Literature Sites - Links to specific authors; some with links to full-text online versions of the titles. Yahooligans - search the internet |
