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EBSCO

Facts on File

ABC-CLIO

World Book Online

BrainPop

(For login information and passwords refer to library handout or ask Mrs. Samples)

Fact Monster A to Z - is an excellent "ready reference" and contains biographical information, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, atlas, and much more.  This is supported by "Information Please"

Reference Resources
(ready reference,  quotations, atlases)

Noodletools - is software that helps students and supports teachers in the research process.
There are links to help choose a topic, understand scope of topic, refine and narrow topics, authoratative and scholarly sites for searching and much more.

QandANJ.org - Free online service for New Jersey residents.  24 hour online reference and homework help.  Teachers may have class visits to Q and A NJ if scheduled in advance.

AASL Kids Connect Research Toolbox - provides a helpful four step research process

Awesome Library - Awesome Library organizes the Web with 31,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.

Ask for Kids

Library Spot

Refdesk.com

Bartleby.com

Learn Spanish - a site to help you out with learning Spanish sponsored by Spanish Learning Resources

WebElements Periodic Table - sponsored by the University of Sheffield and WebElements Ltd, UK

CIA World Fact Book - facts for countries of the world

Cybrarian - this site was created by a School Library Media specialist to pull together kid friendly sites covering a variety of topics (math, reading, social studies, museums, and more)

Fact Monster - kid friendly site of fun facts to learn and share

Infoplease

KnowPlay? - number of ready reference tools that include a dictionary, thesauraus, acronyms, quotations, and more

Onlineconversion.com

MapMachine - presented by National Geographic and provides satellite, physical and road maps of the world

Maps of the World

World Atlas

Awards and Honors

Dictionaries

Bartleby.com - American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Merriam Webster Online

Rhyming Dictionary

RhymeZone

MLA Citation Format - click here for MLA citation formats

CitationMachine - click here to link to a website that will guide you in building your bibliography