Reference

The Internet Public Library -- Just like having a public library available 24 hours a day.

Schoolwork Ugh! -- Excellent for help with homework and class asssignments.  Geared  for students in grades 7 and up.

Teen Hoopla: An Internet Guide for Teens -- Sites recommended for 12-18 year olds by ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association.

Galaxy -- A guide to worldwide information and services.

Librarian's Index to the Internet -- A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 4,000 internet resources.

The WWW Virtual Library -- High quality guide to particular sections of the web.

Middle School Cybrary and Homework Helper -- Lots of sources for research and homework help.

Select Surf -- Access to over 10,000 of the web's top sites.

Homework Central -- Excellent online research site for all grade levels.

Ask Jeeves -- Site where students can enter questions and get back links to resources related to the questions asked.

My Virtual Reference Desk -- Guide to information on countless general and specific topics, with extensive links to research tools and references.

Research-It! -- Offers point-and-click access to a variety of Web-based literary, library, geographic and financial tools, including dictionaries, a thesaurus, language translators, maps, telephone directories, and stock market prices.

Information Please LLC -- Offers millions of facts and statistics covering a broad range of topics.

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