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Tutor.com Subscription Database
One-on-one live online tutoring for students through Tutor.com. Connect to a live tutor through any Internet connection from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m.
EbscoHost Subscription Database
Full Text Magazine Articles. You can choose to search from one or a number of EBSCO databases, including General Reference, Biographies, Health, Business, and Current Events.
Explora from EBSCO - Secondary Schools Subscription Database
Search mutliple databases and browse by subject interest. Includes Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Elite, LIterary Reference Center, Newspaper Source Plus, GreenFILE, and Points of View Reference Center.
Facts on File Subscription Database
Facts on File is a collection of databases highlighting science, geography, history, health, and multicultural sources. It also has a career guidance section.
Learning Express Library Subscription Database
Practice Math, English, Social Studies and Logic Skills. On the Learning Express Library homepage click on "School Center." You will need to create an account in order to save your test results. For user name use your library card number. Create your own password. Then use your library card number and password each time you return to the site.
The Arts
Art History Resources on the Web
http://arthistoryresources.net/ARTHLinks.html
From prehistoric art to the 21st century, and all around the world.
Artcyclopedia
http://artcyclopedia.com/
Art encyclopedia where you can browse or search for an artist and their art.
Biography
Contemporary Authors Subscription Database
Biographical information on 112,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters.
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Brief biographies of famous and historic figures.
Great Lives from History Subscription Database
Notorious Lives; Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600; Ancient World, Prehistory-476 c.e.; Eighteenth Century; Middle Ages; Nineteenth Century; Twentieth Century
Books, Poetry & Writing
Bloom's Literary Reference Online - from Infobase Subscription Database
Examines the life and works of great writers throughout history.
Literary Reference Center - from Ebscohost Subscription Database
Features more than 10,000 plot summaries and synopses, 75,000 articles, 130,000 author biographies, 500,000 book reviews. Specific contents include Chelsea House's literary criticism series edited by Harold Bloom, the New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, all of Salem Press's MagillOnLiterature, and the Masterplots series.
NoveList Subscription Database
Fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and more for over 120,000 fiction titles. Also includes Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles
The Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
The classic by William Strunk.
MLA Bibliography Composer
http://www.easybib.com/
A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students
http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
Includes a step by step guide, hints for finding information on the web and at the library, and links to other great sources.
Current Events
Global Newsstream Subscription Database
Search international, national, and regional papers for articles that match your search terms.
Points of View Reference Center Subscription Database
Controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
New York Times Subscription Database
Read today's New York Times.
The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
Includes information on every country in the world.
Geography and Political Science
50 States.com
http://www.50states.com/
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Separate sections for ages 4-8, 9-13, and 14 and up.
Flags of the World
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/
World Geography and Culture Online Subscription Database
Every country of the world is profiled in depth, covering all aspects of its geography, history, society, and culture. At-a-glance information, maps and flags, videos, images, gazetteer entries, biographies of famous people, a timeline, and current news supplement each country profile
History
Black Freedom Struggle Subscription Database
Historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom. Covers six time periods between 1790 and 2000.
Civil Disobedience and Social Justice Subscription Database
Decades: Sixties and Seventies in America Subscription Database
1960s; 1970s
History Databases from Infobase Subscription Databases
These databases cover American and World history all the way back to medieval times.
Pandemics: The Invisible Enemy Subscription Databases
This Day in History
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
Math
Wyzant Math Lessons & Help
https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/math
Reference Materials
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Subscription Database
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images and offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas.
Google Translate
https://translate.google.com/
Use the "Detect Language" feature if you don't know the language you are translating, or choose the language you wish to translate.
Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com
Easy to use -- and an easy to remember URL.
Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus
Another way to say it...
Classics Unveiled
http://www.classicsunveiled.com/
What's the story behind all those gods and goddesses? Learn more about Greek and Roman mythology.
Science
Science Online - from Facts on File
Contains extensive information on a broad range of scientific disciplines. Subscription Database
Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Search the Web
Evaluating Internet Information (from Johns Hopkins University)
http://guides.library.jhu.edu/evaluate
