Encyclopedias

• Grolier Online
• Gale Virtual Encyclopedias

Databases

• INFO TRAC – Periodicals
• PRO-QUEST – Periodicals
• eLibrary
• ABC-CLIO – Primary Sources for Social Studies
• CULTUREGRAMS – see librarian for password
• SIRS

Search Engines & Gateway Sites

• NetTrekker
  Like Google for school! Ask the librarian for password info.
• Infomine
  Scholarly search engine
• Librarians’ Internet Index
  The best of the Web. Over 20,000 entries maintained by librarians and organized into topic areas.
• Virtual Salt
  World Wide Web research tools
  

Research & Reference Support

• Google Search Tips
• Library Spot: Reference Desk
• Discovery Reference Resources
• OSLIS: The research process
• KCLS – Dictionary Links
• Evaluating Web Pages – U Berkeley
• Bedford Research Room
• The Invisible Web
  

Writing, Copyright, & Citations

• Copywriting & Citations
• OWL – Online Writing Lab at Perdue
• MLA Formatting -- Perdue
• MLA Formatting – U of W

Home Access Information (in-school link only)

Library Catalog

Teen Book Reviews

• Bookloons for Teens
  Reviews, contests, author interviews and more:
• First Look Teen
  Read & review books before publication!
• FlamingNet
  Teen books reviewed by teen readers
• Genrefluent
  Teens talk about books:
• Internet Public Library Teen Reads
• Reader’s Robot
  “Reviews that reveal appeal”
• Reading Rants
• Review and React:
• Teen Ink
  Reviews on books, movies, music
• Teen Reads
• YA Books Central:
• King County Library – Teen Zone
• Seattle Public Library
  Top Teen Reads:

Teen Book Clubs

• Guys Read:
• readergirlz:
  

Book of the Month

Web Quests

Research Pathways

Graphic Organizers

Homework Help

Subject Links

Teen Issues Links

Subject Links

Professional Development