Reference Links

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Online Resources

Dictionaries

Dictionary.com

Merriam-Webster's Online

Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged 

Encyclopedias

Encyclopaedia Britannica Annals of American History - Explore the rich and varied history of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Global Reference Center - Encyclopaedia Britannica in a variety of global languages 

Encyclopaedia Britannica Academic Edition 

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition 

Encyclopaedia Britannica Spanish Reference Center 

Encyclopaedia Britannica World Data Analyst - Enrich and expand your understanding of the world.

World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos 

World Book Kids 

World Book Reference Center - General Background Information

Online Services

ABC-CLIO World History and Geography - Ancient and Medieval Eras and US at War. Comprehensive collection of social studies resources.

Art Museum Image Gallery - A rich digital resource of art images and related multimedia gathered from the collections of museums around the world (password needed)

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry - Offers access to 250,000 poems in full text with 450,000 poem citations.

Culture Grams - Complete geographical reference including maps, statistics, cultural information.

eBook Collection - Gale Virtual Reference Library 

eLibrary Elementary - Answers to research questions are found in magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, websites and audio/video titles.

History Resource Center: US - Covers themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.  

Issues and Controversies - Current events with statistical data and articles linked by issues, pro and con.

NoodleTools - Web based bibliography composer (password needed)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers (New York Times) - Primary source historical newspapers from the NY Times from 1851 - 2005

Science Resource Center - Thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations and the latest scientific developments covered in magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites.

SIRS Decades - 20th Century American sources.

SIRS Discoverer - Articles and graphics from 1,600 US and international magazines, newspapers and US government documents.

SIRS Knowledge Source - Current events, US government resources, arts and humanities.

Student NewsNet - Timely, relevant news and current events

Student Resource Center Jr. - A fully integrated database with thousands of curriculum-related subjects.

Teaching Books - Generates enthusiasm for reading by bringing authors, illustrators and resources about books to students.

Photos and Clip Art

Pics 4 Learning

Microsoft Clip Gallery

MCPS Digital Vertical File

Weather

The Weather Channel

Reference Sites 

Almanacs

Fact Monster Almanac

Homework Help

B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

MCPS Homework Resources 

News

Cable News Network

Newspapers

Washington Post

USA Today

Montgomery Gazette

Other Libraries

Montgomery County Public Library

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