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SEARCH ENGINES

Ref Seek- Search engine whose intention 
is to only serve links that have potential 
academic use
ipl2
- Internet Public Library
Kids Click!- 
a web search site designed for 

kids by librarians -  with kid-friendly results!
Biography- 
Search for biographies
Museums on the Web– 
Search through a large

listing of museums
Ivy's Search Sources- 
Safe search engines for

students
Websites for Research
REFERENCE MATERIAL

Encyclopedia Britannica
iTools for Thesaurus
iTools for Dictionary
Ref Desk- 
fact checker of the Internet
Fact Monster- Has all the categories plus more
Info Please Atlas
Info Please Almanac
The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Library Spot Almanacs
World Almanac Online
HISTORY

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- Holocaust Encyclopedia
Student Resources in Context- Only at school
Opposing Viewpoints in Context- Only at school
U.S. History in Context- Only at school
World History in Context- Only at school
The History Channel Classroom
Smithsonian Education
- a gateway to Smithsonian Educational resources.
Newseum– 
Displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to 
some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised.

Museums on the Web
World News Digest- 
Authoritative World News Coverage from 1940 Through Today Provides Information, Context, and Perspective
DATABASES

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Making of America- 
a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through 
reconstruction.

National Agricultural Library
Educational Resources Informational Center (ERIC) - 
ERIC provides unlimited access to more than 1.4 million  bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related  
materials.

IPL2 Pathfinders- Pathfinders are "ipl2 Expert Guides" intended to help you get started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at your local library. 
About- 
With more than 900 topic sites (Guide sites), About.com offers expert, quality content that helps users find solutions to a wide range of daily needs – from parenting, health care and technology to cooking, travel and many others.

 LANGUAGE ARTS

Son of Citation Machine for APA and
MLA
-The primary goal is to make it so easy for student researchers to cite their information sources.

Google Scholar- Google
Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.

Information Literacy- Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, 
understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources 
critically, and share that information. It is the knowledge of commonly used research techniques.




HOMEWORK
Cyber Sleuth Kids
The Homework Spot
Fact Monster
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homeworker Helper

Homework Spot
Ask Jeeves for Kids
InfoPlease
Opened

iTools
Library Spot
National Student Research Center
Refdesk
Yahoo Kids
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