[library resources]
The following links provide access to information, academic websites, and other on-line references, and are arranged by category or subject area.
Evaluating Web Pages & Other Resources
- Critically Analyzing Information Sources:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill26.htm - Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html - A Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web:
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
MLA Citation References
- http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les7/guide.html
- http://www.thewritesource.com/mla.htm
- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Bibliography Makers
Reference
- 24/7 Massachusetts Library answers questions live:
http://www.massanswers.org - Bartleby’s ON-Line-Reference books:
http://www.bartleby.com/ - Smithsonian Institute Libraries:
http://www.sil.si.edu - New York Public Library ASK NYPL:
http://www.nypl.org/questions/
Libraries
- Boston Public Library catalogs:
http://www.bpl.org/catalogs/index.htm - Minuteman Library Network:
http://www.mln.lib.ma.us
Search Engines
Subject Listings
- Virtual Library Index:
http://vlib.org/ - Librarian’s Internet Index:
http://www.lii.org/ - BUBL:
http://www.bubl.com - Infomine:
http://infomine.ucr.edu/ - Infoplease:
http://www.infoplease.com/
Research Databases - General Reference
- Gale Infotrac Main Menu
http://infotrac.galegroup.com - (Infotrac) Expanded Academic ASAP
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=EAIM - (Infotrac) General Reference Center Gold
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=GRGM - (Infotrac) Student Edition
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=STOM - Gale Virtual Reference Collection
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=GVRL - MasterFILE
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h - MAS Ultra - School Edition
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ulh - Ebsco Listing of all databases
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/selectdb?vid=1&hid=105&sid=4e294d0c-3de7-44b6-aaa6-0dae33eac7d6%40sessionmgr109
Research Databases - Biographies
- (Infotrac) Biography Resource Center
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=BioRC - MasterFILE
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h
Research Databases - Business
- (Infotrac) General Business File ASAP
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=GBFM
Research Databases - Current Events
- TOPICsearch
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost&defaultdb=tth - Newspaper Source
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nfh
Research Databases - Education
Research Databases - Health
- (Infotrac) Health Reference Center Academic
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=HRCA
Research Databases - Massachusetts History
- Massachusetts History Online
http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=SPJ.SP23&userGroupName=mlin_b_bostrls
Research Databases - Magazines/Newspapers
- Newspaper Source
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nfh - Massachusetts Newsstand
http://proquest.umi.com/login - MAS Ultra - School Edition
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ulh
Research Databases - Multimedia Sources (full text)
- (Infotrac) OneFile
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb?db=ITOF - eLibrary
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ce
Research Databases - Science
- Scientific American Archive Online
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search?vid=1&hid=2&sid=e1a0f72b-2478-48b2-b433-f0b913c5c211%40sessionmgr7
Science
- Everything about Plants:
http://plants.usda.gov - Science Portal for Biology, Chemistry, & Physics:
http://www.athro.com - Web-based Inquiry Science Environment:
http://wise.berkeley.edu - NASA Office of Education:
http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html - NASA Resources for Students:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
English
- Authors and Illustrators on the web:
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html - Wordsmyth:
www.wordsmyth.net - American Verse Project:
http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/ - Bibliomania-on-line texts, study guies, reference guides:
http://www.bibliomania.com/
History-Primary Sources Websites
American Political Development
- American Political Development:
http://www.umsl.edu/~poldrobe/sy431bib.html - Documents for the Study of American History Primary Sources:
http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/ - Making of America - Univ. of Michigan:
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ - Making of America:
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/ - NARA - Educators and Students - Document Analysis Worksheets:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/ - NARA - Northeast Region, Boston - Main Page:
http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ - NARA - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration:
http://www.archives.gov - Project MUSE electronic texts, journals, articles:
http://muse.jhu.edu/ - The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy:
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm - Distinguished Women of Past and Present:
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Geography
- geography.about.com/cs/blankoutlinemaps
- World Flags Database:
http://www.flags.net/
Math
- Resource for stronger math skills:
http://www.mathmistakes.info/
News
- Fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/
- Internet Public Library On-line newspapers from around the world:
http://www.ipl.org/div/news/ - New York Times Learning Resources:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html - Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ - Newspaper Archives:
http://access.newspaperarchive.com
Homework Centers
For help with many different homework topics. Some of the areas will not work but many have links to lots of information.