Research Links By Category
page last updated: 05/17/2007  - Passwords available in the Library Resource Center & Computer Labs
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PERIODICAL DATABASES
FACTS.com
FirstSearch
Historical Chicago Tribune
Illinois Periodicals Online
Naperville Sun Online (NewsBank)
Opposing Viewpoints @ School
Opposing Viewpoints @ Home
ProQuest, E- Library & SIRS Dcades
(Includes General, History, Literature & Science)
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PRINT REFERENCES ONLINE
Access Science
American National Biography
Background Notes
CIA World Fact Book
Columbia International Affairs Online
Contemporary Literary Criticism @ School
Contemporary Literary Criticism @ Home
Culturegrams
Dictionary.com
Infoplease Atlas
Maps 101
Literary Reference Center
Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
Novelist
Oxford English Dictionary


If you have a question - click here!

SEARCH ENGINES
All the Web (meta engine)
Beaucoup (engine list)
Direct Search
Find It! (Illinois)
FirstGov (federal)
Google
Illinois CLICKS!
IMSA Wizard
Infomine
KartOO
Librarians' Internet Index
Vivisimo (meta engine)
Zuula (meta engine)

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SPECIAL RESOURCES
Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive @ School
Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive @ Home
[Click on "Click Here to Enter & Search Archive".  Enter username & password]
Awesomestories.com
Congressional Information Center
Congress.org
High School ACE
HOT Research Topics
Illinois Statistical Abstract
Internet Public Library
ProCon.org
PDR Electronic Library
Teen Health & Wellness
THOMAS
Worldbook Online Reference Center


 

IMAGES (free & legal)
*Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive@NCHS
*Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive@Home
[Click on "Click Here to Enter & Search Archive".  Enter username & password]
Bedford-Martin U.S. History Images
Pics4Learning

LIBRARIES
College of DuPage
Dist. 203 School Libraries
DuPage Library System
I-Share (IL colleges)
Library of Congress
Naperville Public Libraries
SILC (all Illinois Libraries)
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CITATION TOOLS
NCHS A+ Style Manual
IMSA Citation Machine
Landmark Citation Machine
Easybib.com
Noodlebib Express
Rapidcite.com
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*  On the Landmark Project page, look for "Web Tools - Permission Request".  This opens a new window with a template for requesting permission to use materials with a lesson (for teachers).  On the left side of that screen is a link for  A STUDENT template.  Once filled in, the site will automatically send the letter created.