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RELIABLE ONLINE RESOURCES
Following are several reliable online resources. They are divided into three categories:
1. Encylopedias and Reference Information
2. Newspapers and Magazines
3. Combination of Encyclopedias,
Reference Sources,
Newspapers & Magazines
ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND REFERENCE INFORMATION
Grolier Online : Has seven encyclopedias which include:
- Encyclopedia Americana
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- New Book of Knowledge
- New Book of Popular Science
- Lands and Peoples (Wealth of information on world lands and cultures)
- America the Beautiful (Information on states, U.S. history, timeline, etc.)
- Nueve enciclopedia Cumbre en linea
Gale Virtual Reference Library: An e-book database of encyclopedias, almanacs and reference sources for high school level research covering art, business biography, environment, science, history, law, medicine, literature, African American topics, states, countries, geography, culture, fashion, terrorism, religion, and child development:
- Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, 2002
- African American Almanac 9th ed., 2003
- Biology, 2002
- Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th Century America, 2002
- Business Leader Profiles for Students, 2002
- CDs, Super Blue, and Salsa: How Everyday Products Are Made, 2003
- Colonial America Reference Library, 2000
- Computer Sciences, 2002
- Contemporary American Religion, 1999
- Countries and Their Cultures, 2001
- Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society, 2004
- Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, 2001
- Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, 2003
- Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2003
- Endangered Species 2nd ed., 2004
- Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations and Footwear Through the Ages, 2004
- Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2002
- Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2003
- Genetics, 2003
- Harlem Renaissance, 2001
- International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers 4th ed., 2000
- Jr. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World, 2002
- Jr. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography, 2003
- Jr. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, 2004
- Jr. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, 2004
- Korean War Reference Library, 2002
- Mexican American War, 2003
- Modern American Literature, 1999
- Political Theories for Students, 2002
- St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 2000
- U*X*L American Decades, 2003
- U*X*L Complete Health Resource, 2000
- U*X*L Encyclopedia of Biomes, 2000
- U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features, 2000
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, 2004
ABC-CLIO: High School only - Social Studies resources that not only provide information about history, but also guide students through the research process. Sites include American History, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, and World History: The Modern Era.
Minnesota Reflections: Over 10,000 Minnesota-related primary source documents and images from Minnesota historical societies, special archives and librarians around the state.
Magill's Medical Guide: Covers 3,500 pages of diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.
Bartleby.com: The leading internet publisher of literature, quotations, reference and verse. Search by subject or select individual resources. Sources include:
- American Heritage Book of English Usage
- American Heritage Dictionary
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- Columbia Gazetteer
- Columbia World of Quotations
- Gray's Anatomy
- King James Bible
- Oxford Shakespeare
- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
- Simpsons Contemporary Quotations
- Strunk's Elements of Style
- World Factbook
*(Not a purchased database.)
CIA World Factbook: An annual publication by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. It gives a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, location, government, industry, military capability, etc, of all US-recognized countries and territories in the world. *(Not a purchased database.)
African American Registry:, A calendar-based series of accomplishments achieved by Black Americans in history.This registry includes audio and video clips, links to poetry and lyrics of theBlack culture and 12 category links. *(Not a purchased database.)
Answers.com: Search by asking a question. Using a variety of reference sources it generates an organized page of relevant information about your search query without requiring you to click on any further Web links. Caution: Answers.com uses Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia which accepts information from anyone, so search results must be carefully evaluated. *(Not a purchased database.)
Librarians’ Internet Index: A good site if you need to get topic ideas. It provides pathways (clustering) for broad topics. Includes a broad range of websites that can be trusted. *(Not a purchased database.)
Clusty.com: Another pathways search engine that clusters search results into categories for easier reference. *(Not a purchased database.)
Statistical Abstract.com: Provides statistics for states and U.S. departments. *(Not a purchased database.)
Fedstats.gov: Provides statistics for states and U.S. government agencies. *(Not a purchased database.)
Citizendium.org : Provides information written by experts in their fields. *(Not a purchased database.)
Infoplease.com : Information Please Almanac. Provides information on many topics including history, statistics, holidays, biographies, timelines, careers, college information, perpetual calendar, conversion tables, periodic table and others. *(Not a purchased database.)
Google e-Books: Provides partial and full text books. Use the Advanced Search Book page to search either or both. *(Not a purchased database.)
Google Scholar: Enables specific searches of scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, pre-prints, abstracts, and technical reports. *(Not a purchased database.)
Literature and Biography-Related Databases from St. Paul Public Library. The St. Paul Public Library has several literature-related sites which you can access if you have a SPPL library card. In order to open the links, you will need your library card number and a pin number. If you don’t have these, you can call the St. Paul Public Library system at 651-266-7000 or go online to www.sppl.org to find out how to get your card or pin number:
Literature Resource Center: Covers novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, writers, and criticism of their works. Includes Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Contemporary Authors: Profiles of authors' lives and their works.
LitFinder: Search poems, essays, speeches, stories, and plays. Many (but not all) of the citations include the full text of the items indexed.
Biography Resource Center : Biographical information on more than 250,000 people, as well as access to a million brief biographies from Who's Who.
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
ProQuest Newspapers: World-wide database holding thousands of newspapers. Tip: Check box "full text."
SIRS Researcher: (Click "Begin a New Session".) Good for topic ideas. Do a quick and easy search for anything relating to social, scientific, economic, and political issues worldwide. Contains records for articles selected from domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals, and government publications. You will find searchable full-text articles, a dictionary and a thesaurus.
Ethnic NewsWatch: Ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines and journals provide a non-mainstream viewpoint. Available in Spanish. Tip: Check box "full text."
CNN Student News: Contains several topical articles on a variety of subjects. *(Not a purchased database.)
MagPortal.com: Free online source for many articles. *(Not a purchased database.)
Findarticles.com: Free online source for many articles. *(Not a purchased database.)
COMBINATION OF BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
Gale Group Provided by ELM, this group of databases includes reference books, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, photos, audio and video clips for students of all ages as well as professional materials for teachers:
- Power search all of Gale's databases at once.
- Student Edition (Periodical database for high-school)
- Junior Edition 2003 - present (Periodical database for junior high and above)
- Junior Reference Collection (Reference book database on history, literature, science, social studies, and more for middle school and above. Includes photos, audio and video clips)
- Discovering Collection (Content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, DC provides reference, primary sources, creative works, video and audio clips.)
- Informe 1994 - Current (Hispanic magazines with full text.)
- Professional Collection (Full Text Periodicals for the Professional Development Collection)
- Kid's Edition 2003 - Current (Easy-to-read periodical database.)
- Kids InfoBits (Easy-to-read database of reference sources and magazines covering geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.)
EBSCO's MasterFILE Premier: This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,050 general reference publications with information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, it also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 84,606 biographies, 88,463 primary source documents, and an image collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost. Tip: Check box "full text."
EBSCO's MegaFILE: Another multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 15,000 total publications and indexing & abstracting for more than 19,000 publications. Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and offers information dating as far back as the 1800s. In addition, the database contains more than 84,000 biographies, 83,000 primary source documents, 10,000 company profiles and an image collection of more than 107,000 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily on EBSCO>host. Tip: Check box "full text."
These and other reliable databases and websites can be found at:
connect.spps.org/resources
(See Como's Library Media Specialist about accessing these sites from home)
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