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A+ Research & Writing - for high school and college students
Answerbag.com - "A compilation of human knowledge and experience"
Awesome Library
Babelfish Free online translation tool- text blocks or entire web pages
Bartleby.com
Big6.com - An information problem solving process; special sections for K-2, 3-6, and 7-12
BrainyQuote.com - Browse famous quotations by topic, author, and type
Britannica Online
CIA World Factbook
Computer, Telephone, and Electronics Glossary - Don't know RAM from ROM? Look it up here!
Dictionary.com
Digital Information Fluency Project - Learning to find, evaluate, and use digital information effectively, efficiently, and ethically
Encyclopedia Smithsonian -Helps answer FAQs about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology
ERIC
FreeDictionary.com - Online dictionaries, encyclopedia, and thesaurus- customize your homepage
HighBeam Encyclopedia - Free internet encyclopedia with over 57,000 articles; subscribe to High Beam research for much more ($$)
Infoplease
Infospace (Yellow & White Pages)
Internet Address Finder
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Public Library
IPL Teenspace Internet search skills for high school research
iTools (Internet Research Tools)
Kids' Research Portal Hop aboard the Research Rocket for an out-of-this-world tutorial!
Librarians' Internet Index - websites you can trust
Library of Congress
Measure 4 Measure - Interactive sites that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc.
Merriam-Webster Online Online dictionary and thesaurus, including an open dictionary based on contributions by users
Newslink - Newspapers, magazines, radio/tv online source
Oneacross - Solutions for crossword puzzle clues
Research Process - walk-through of the research process, with explanations and examples
RhymeZone - Rhyming dictionary and thesaurus- also Shakespeare, Quotations, Famous Documents, Quizzes, Mother Goose, Games, and more!
Switchboard (Yellow Pages)
Symbols.com - Online encyclopedia of Western signs and Ideograms
TechWeb (Computer Terms Dictionary)
Tennessee Electronic Library (The password is elvis)
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
The Free Library
Time and Date - time zones, world clocks, generate calendars, countdown timers, and more
US Census Bureau
US Department of State
Virtual Library
Virtual Reference Desk
Wikipedia - the free online encyclopedia
WordCentral (Merriam-Webster Online)
WorldWide School - want to learn about something? Check here first! Click on Library to begin.
YourDictionary - multi-language dictionaries, language courses, glossaries, games, libraries...a great site!

 

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This page last updated 9/28/2006