Databases
The password and username are available in the library.
EBSCO HOST
Eight powerful databases provide full text for 2,053 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more including Primary Search, designed specifically for young adults.
GROLIER MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA ON LINE is a quick reference rich with multimedia and news for researchers plus activities for teachers and librarians to use with students. You can search by word or browse by subject - search results include multimedia and links to prescreened, constantly monitored web sites.
For Learning Express Library each user creates his or her own username and password.
LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY provides a completely interactive online learning platform to practice for civil service, career, school academic, and basic skills exams.
Homework Helpers
www.ipl.org/div/teen
Directories
www.lii.org Librarians' Index to the Internet a searchable, annotated subject directory of thousands of Internet resources including arts, education, government, science, sports, etc.
www.digital-librarian.com Digital Librarian, a librarian's choice of the best on the web. Great for research.
www.ipl.org Internet Public Library (teen and kid spaces) provides numerous link that can be helpful for all types of homework - math, science, English, etc.
Encyclopedias, Almanacs
www.libraryspot.com Library Spot offers encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, etc.
www.infoplease.com Information Please dictionary, encyclopedia and almanac an on-line quick reference. This site also offers more information on arts, science, education and medicine. A great source for more in-depth research.
www.refdesk.com References: Best Sources for Facts on the Net offers local news, current events topics, searchable reference desk.
https://cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html World Factbook compiled by the CIA. Country profiles cover geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
Medical
http://nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ National Library of Medicine a gold mine of good health information.
Careers
www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm Occupational Outlook Handbook provides detailed descriptions of more than 300 occupations each job has information on advancement, employment, location, earnings and working conditions. Very useful for research projects and future planning.
www.fedstats.gov Federal Statistics provides links to statistics and information from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies (find out all the statistics you could ever want on WV)
www.archives.gov/education National Archives, once on the site go to the subject index for the subject of your choice.
Biography
www.biography.com/search. Hosted by A&E, this site searches more than 25,000 lives, past and present.
Foreign Language
www.foreignword.com Your Free Lnguage Wizard, an on-line foreign language dictionary for 70 languages. As a college prep school, foreign language dictionaries are necessary to support and augment the curriculum.
www.lai.com/glossaries.html Glossaries by Languages, extremely comprehensive site, including languages from Arabic to Gaelic to Korean to Welsh.
Bit of Everything
http://nationalgeographic.com/index.html National Geographic, all you need to know about animals, science, geography, maps, people and places.
http://eric.ed.gov U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text.
www.scholar.google.com Google Scholar, provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.