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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! 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. 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
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