REFERENCE LINKS
Quality Online Subscription Reference Databases
EBSCO is a Subscription Database available to the SPS Community. Resources in the Database Include: Advanced Placement Source (5,500 Full Text Academic Journals), EBSCO Animals, Health Source (80 Full Text Health Magazines, MAS Ultra (High School - Biographies, 500 Full Text magazines, 360 Reference Books, backfiles back to 1975) Newspaper Search, Primary Sources (Elementary) and more! User Name: SHS, Password: shelton
iConn is part of the Connecticut Education Network. It provides all students, faculty and residents with online access to essential library and information resources. It is administered by the Connecticut State Library in conjunction with the Department of Higher Education. Through iCONN, a core level of information resources including secured access to licensed databases is available to every citizen in Connecticut. In addition, specialized research information is available to college students and faculty.
Gale Virtual Reference Library includes: American Decades Primary Sources, Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstructions, Learning About the Holocaust, Political Theories for Students, UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, WWII Reference Library, - Ebooks
Free Quality Reference Websites
Activities, Discovery and Games - Discovery Education, National Geographic
Almanacs - Fact Monster, InfoPlease Almanac, The Old Farmer's Almanac, World Almanac for Kids
Atlases - Google Earth, Google Maps, National Geographic Explorer, World Atlas.com
Biography - Biographical Dictionary, Biography.com, Children's Encyclopedia of Women, Wilson's Current Biography Sports
Books Online - Bartleby.com
Dictionaries - Dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster's World Central, WriteExpress Rhyming Dictionary
Encyclopedias - Encyclopedia Britanica, Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia Smithsonian, Wikipedia, Microsoft Encarta Concise
Facts - CIA The World Fact Book, Fact Monster Geography
History - Doing the Decades Wiki
Images (Graphics, Pictures, Etc) - Clusty, Pics4learning, Picsearch
Libraries - Plumb Memorial Library (available resources include: Library Catalog, Literature Resource Center, Learning Express Library to practice for SAT, PrepMe SAT Prep, History Reference Center and more!), ALA Great Website for Kids, Ask the Experts, Internet Public Library, Library of Congress, Library Spot,
Maps - World Atlas
Research Databases - Answers.com, EBSCO, iConn, Internet Public Library, Internet Public Library Ready Reference, Refdesk.com
Science - Biology4kids, Biomes of the World, Earth Floor Biomes, Biome Basics, Chem4kids, Geography4kids, Physics4kids, Periodic Table, MBGnet Biomes, World Biomes.com
Search Engines - Google, Ask for Kids, KidsClick!, Yahoo Kids
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Created on 12/13/2013 - Last updated on 4/28/2015