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Gale Group Infotrac- Cross-searchable databases containing magazine, newspaper, and journal articles; e-books; encyclopedias; biographies; reviews; and scientific studies; contains over 25 million articles and resources; will export MLA citations.

        http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tel_a_ctks 

Search Engines- Free websites that search millions of online sites for the information you need.

Ask for Kids                         www.askforkids.com

KidsClick!                             www.kidsclick.org 

Awesome Library               www.awesomelibrary.org/student5.html

Great Websites for Teens www.ala.org/greatsites

Fact Monster                        www.factmonster.com

ThinkQuest Library            www.thinkquest.org/library

Google for Teens                www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/

Online Encyclopedias- Free websites that allow you to research specific information in the same way you would use a print encyclopedia at the library!

          www.encyclopedia.com

          www.encarta.com

          www.britannica.com

          www.references.com

MLA Citation Style

http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm

Other Sites

World Almanac for Kids (http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/)- Offers reference facts on topics such as space, presidents, the environment, animals, geography, and history.                                   

AOL Reference and Learn (http://reference.aol.com/)- Features dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, translators, quizzes and games, and homework help.

Nashville Public Library (http://www.library.nashville.org/)- View available books and movies in the Nashville area. Order and reserve special copies using your Library card number.

Local News Online

The Tennessean- http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage Features weather, science/technology, local & entertainment news.

The Vanderbilt Register- http://www.vanderbilt.edu/News/register/Current/register.html Current & local news. 

National & World News Online 

BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm) Read current events, stories, & articles surrounding topics in the world, sports, music, TV/Film, animals, science and technology, weather and others.

The New York Times for Students (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/index.html) News summaries, word of the day, daily news quizzes, plus more!

The Washington Post – (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/kidspost/orbit/kidspost.html) Feature stories and other resources from the Washington Post, but for teens.

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