Online Research and Tools
Websites
Gale.com
- ebooks
Britannica Online -
wonderful useful encyclopedia
Noodlebib Express
- Use the EXPRESS LINK to create
correct bibliography
Research Writing Tips - Bibliography, Citation, Endnotes
Searching
Google
- search for websites
Google - images
Google Book Search
Read-a-likes
-- find a book like the one you are reading
What Should
I Read Next - helps you make choices of what to read next
Blogging for a good book
- a book recommendation daily
Answers.com
- search engine
SCIRUS - scientific
searching
Information
Real Academie Espanola -
reference & words in Spanish
VMI
Spanish Drills - Mr. Rowe's recommended practice page
Townsend Press - English
Vocabulary Practice
Google Scholar - search
magazines and more
Bartlett -
searchable archive of quotations
Dictionary.com -
thesaurus and dictionary
WordReference -
French and Spanish dictionaries
Public
Library of Science - free online magazine articles
TeacherTube.com - free
video for teachers - video storage
News
CNN News - current events on a
national level
San Jose Mercury News -
current events in the Bay Area
Information Cycle Timeline
ESL Pod
BBC News - current events
on a world level
Arts and
Literature
Getty Images
- great images royalty free
NASA IMAGES - new site
on the Internet Archive
SJSU World Art - search 30,000 images from around the world
Online Gallery - Turning the Pages -- British Library
NYPL Digital Library - thousands of images
Daily Poetry - new verses featured every day
Poet Laureate
of the United States
Libraries
San Jose Public Library
- search local collections
Library of Congress - search
the national collection
World Digital Library -
makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format,
significant primary materials from cultures around the world," including
manuscripts, maps, books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, and
photographs."
Useful Links
MedLINE Plus - health
information from national resources
Calisphere - A world of primary resources and lesson plans
High School Hub
- an online learning center for high school students
Homework
Help - homework assistance in all areas
Live Homework Help from San Jose Public Library
Librarian's Index - a resource
with many excellent links
Educator's Reference
Desk - Resources from AskERIC
Ask a Librarian from
the Library of Congress - online questions asked