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General / Multiple Subjects

• CQ Researcher
  Comprehensive reporting and analysis on health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, and technology. Includes pro/con statements.
• High School Ace
  Focusing on the academic needs of teenagers, this site is a good base for links to homework help, test preparation, and general research.
• The Internet Public Library
  This site provides library services via the Internet, with special areas for youth and teens. The teen page has information on homework, dating, health, careers, college, and much more.
• MAS Ultra: School Edition
  Articles on current events, health, science, book reviews, biographies and more from reference books and magazines. Includes an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
• MasterFILE Premier
  Articles on nearly all subjects from more than 1,900 magazines, reference books and documents.
• Merriam-Webster Online
  Online dictionary and thesaurus
• Student Research Center Interface
  Search magazines and reference books in Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra: School Edition, Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Sources - Consumer Edition, and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language simultaneously.
• TOPICsearch
  Information from magazines, newspapers, book reviews, and public opinion polls on current events, business, economics, political science, science, social sciences, technology and other popular topics.

History and Social Studies

• Biography
  Site of A&E’s “Biography” series; features “born-on-this-day” searches,
  as well as brief biographies of over 25,000 people, past and present
• The History Place
  Timelines, articles, and historical documents from the American
  Revolution to the Vietnam War; homework Help and FAQ links especially helpful
• InfoNation
  Database featuring up-to-date statistical information for UN member nations
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
  Fordham University has created detailed access to an array of medieval topics, as well as online text of important primary documents of the time.
• World History
  Provides articles from peer-reviewed journals that cover a wide range of historical topics including anthropology, art, culture, economics, goverment, heritage, military, politics, regional issues, and more .

Literature

• Bartleby
  Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing unlimited access to books and information free of charge. Includes links to online dictionary, thesaurus, quotation sites, as well as Oxford Shakespeare and Gray’s Anatomy.
• Contemporary Authors
  Bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other fields.
• Contemporary Literary Criticism
  Significant published criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959.
• Gale Literary Databases
  Simultaneously search Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
• Literature Resource Center
  Information on more than 90,000 novelists, poets, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors.
• Pink Monkey
  Provides access to 340 free literature summaries, online textbooks, SAT preparation and college planning resources.
• Twayne's Author Series
  Analysis of the life and works of a variety of well-known and classic world, United States and English authors.
• Twentieth Century American Poetry & Twentieth Century English Poetry
  The text of works of most major twentieth-century American poets and the works of 280 English poets who created from 1900 to the present.

Mathematics

• Calculator.org
  Numerous downloadable and online calculators
• http://www.forum.swarthmore.edu/library/
  Complete mathematics resource indexed by topic and grade level, sponsored by Drexel University.
• Units of Measure

Science

• Access Science
  Electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Includes podcasts, videos and AP study guides.
• eNature
  Field guides and detailed descriptions and pictures of more than 4,800 species of plants and animals
• Endangered Species
  Links to state and international endangered species lists and hundreds of organization lists
• GreenFILE
  Articles that explore the relationship between human beings and the environment, including topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternative fuel sources and beyond.
• Interactive Frog Dissection
  Detailed interactive model of a frog dissection
• Plants Database
  Standardized information about plants of the United States. Includes classifications, identification information, and more
• WebElements Interactive Periodic Table