| Title | Description |
| Magazine Index (Master File Premiere) | Designed specifically for public libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. It also contains full text for more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags. |
| 50States.com | This site, from Weber Publications, provides a wide variety of facts about each state and 7 commonwealths and territories. Links to city newspapers and current events, among others, are included. |
| A+ Math | An interactive math skills builder. Includes flash cards, worksheets, and a homework problem checker. |
| ALA Great Web Sites for Kids | Offers links to a variety of safe and useful web sites for students that have been approved and researched by the American Library Association. |
| Ask Dr. Math | Find out all about numbers and the way they work. |
| AskUsNow! | Receive answers 24 hours a day from a live librarian! |
| Awesome Library | Awesome Library organizes the Web with 23,00 carefullyl reviewed sources in a wide variety of general topics from the arts to technology. Students may enter specific search topics or choose from many options to information links listed under each subject. Students may browse in other languages. |
| Awesome Library for Teens | The teen department of the Awesome Library organizes the Web with carefully reviewed education resources on topics of interest to teens. Site contains a directory, an index, and a search engine. |
| Bartleby.com | Bartlett Quotes and other Reference Sources |
| Biography Resource Center | Biographical information on more than 1 million people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Searchable by person's name, range of dates, places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation and gender. Includes pictures. |
| Children's Literature Web Guide | Find out all kinds of information about children's and young adult books and authors. |
| Columbia Granger's World of Poetry | Currently includes 250,000 poems in fulltext, and 450,000 poetry citations searchable by title, first line, full-text, author, subject, gender, nationality, etc. Includes commentaries, biographies, bibliographies, a glossary of terms, full-text books on the history and criticism of poetry, a hierarchical browsing feature with 6,000 subject categories, side-by-side poem comparison, and user customization features. |
| Country Reports | This emulated site pulls information about countries from sources such as the CIA Factbook and presents them in a concise, easily readable format. |
| Dictionary of Units of Measure | Information about units of measurement, conveting units, and more. |
| Diversity Calendar | Sponsored by the University of Kansas Medical Center. Includes world holidays arranged by month with a brief description of many of them. |
| eNature.com | Field guides and more for all kinds of wildlife including animals, birds, insects, and plants. |
| Evaluating Websites | Learn how to evaluate a web site to make sure that you can trust the information on it. |
| Factmonster | Includes a searchable homework center, reference, 'Today in History,' study skills, and a word of the day. |
| Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia | This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. |
| High School Ace | A guide to free high-quality online learning resources for teens. |
| History Reference Center | This history database features full text for more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. It also includes full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals including American Heritage, Civil War Times, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Journal of American History,Wild West, World War II and more. Further, the database contains nearly 57,000 historical documents; more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 113,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video. |
| Information Please Almanac | Facts, facts and more facts! |
| Internet Public Library | General information on a large variety of topics. |
| Internet Public Library KidSpace | Kids Portal to what they need to complete homework assignments. |
| KidsClick! | A web search for kids by librarians. |
| Library of Congress Country Studies | Get up-to-date information on 100 countries. Includes the history, geography, economy and government of each country. Maps, photos and charts are also provided for most countries. |
| Literature Resource Center | Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 90,000 authors from every age and literary discipline including the most studied authors. Searchable by author name, title, genre, literary movements and themes. |
| MD Kids' Page | The official Maryland Kids' Page sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of State. Includes facts and trivia. |
| Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus | Includes a dictionary, thesaurus, word games and more. |
| Multnomah County Library Homework Center | Links to homework assistance sites by subject area. |
| National Geographic | Web site of the National Geographic Society. Includes a searchable Publications index. |
| PBS History | Find out the history of the Ancient World, the United States, and there is an extensive biographies list. You can also find out information on the arts, science and technology, health, and more. |
| School Discovery | Discovery School offers study tools, brain boosters, and science fair project help. You can get some homework tips in B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helpers. This site also features a clip art gallery to jazz up a report and a crossword puzzle maker. |
| Schoolwork.ugh | Start here to find homework help in over 25 subjects. |
| Science Fair Project Index | Great site for developing your science fair project. |
| Science Reference Center | This comprehensive research database provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. It contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. The articles in Science Reference Center are correlated to state and national curriculum standards. |
| Student Research Center | Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type—magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. |
| The Nine Planets | An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and their moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, and most provide references to additional related information. Includes a multimedia tour of the solar system by Bill Arnett. |
| Visual Elements Periodic Table | Need to know the atomic number for hydrogen? What is rhodium and what does it look like? Visual Elements Periodic Table can answer your element question. The site is sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry. |
| Works Cited for Grade 6 | A citation source with a thorough list of examples. The “online resources” section includes emails, websites, and online databases. |
| yourDictionary.com | Includes a dictionary, thesaurus, abbreviations, translations, and a whole lot more. |
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