ACRONYMS
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Acronym Finder - Look up more than 100,000 acronyms. |
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Babel - Glossary of computer abbreviations & acronyms. |
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Postal Acronyms - States, street suffixes, zip +4 and more. |
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Stands4.com - Look up acronyms and abbreviations. |
ALMANAC
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Almanac.com - The Old Farmer's Almanac. |
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Video Almanac - CNN video highlights since 1980. |
ATLAS / MAPS
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World Atlas - Features facts and maps, atlas & guides, continents, country flags, geography questions & quizzes, & much, much more. |
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Maps.com - One stop shop for maps and driving directions. |
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Multimap.com - Map search, special features, quick search, things to do, news, etc. |
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National Geographic Map Machine - Maps & geography guide, search for maps, Geo Question of the Day, etc. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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APA Style Essentials - Provides a common core of elements specific to APA Style. |
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APA Citing Info from Internet - Covers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite electronic media. |
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MLA Style Bibliographic Entries - Cite your sources MLA style. |
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MLA Format - Specifies guidelines for manuscripts using MLA format. |
BIOGRAPHY
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Biography.com - Search from over 25,000 biographies of the greatest lives, past & present; contains quizzes, store, classroom, discussion, & links to A & E Television, The History Channel, & The Biography Channel. |
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Biographical Dictionary - Contains facts on 28,000 people. |
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Lives - Links to thousands of biography resources. |
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PBS Biographies - Multimedia biographies on well-known figures. |
CURRENT EVENTS
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Current Events - U.S. - About.com guide to current events. |
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Headline Spot - Breaking headlines updated constantly. |
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Newsweek Education - Activities that tie in with weekly news. |
DICTIONARY
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Webster - Word of the Day, word games, or look up any word. |
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Your Dictionary - Quick, look-up words, translate foreign words, word of the day, game room, etc. |
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One Look.com - A dictionary search - find definitions or translations. |
ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Encarta - Look up encyclopedia articles, word definitions, today's highlights, homework helps, etc. |
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Encyclopedia.com - Keyword search, top searches, today in history, and reference desk. |
FACTS
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Guinness World Records - Search for world records in 8 categories. |
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Info Please - Choose from the following Info Please Sources: almanac, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, biographies, & features. |
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Ref Desk - The single best source for facts. |
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U. S. Census Bureau - Your gateway to Census 2000. |
LIBRARIES
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American Library Association - Promotes high-quality library and information services as well as public access to information. |
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Awesome Library - Organizes revised resources for teachers, students, parents, & librarians. |
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Library of Congress - More than a library; choose from Global Gateway, American Memory, America's Library, Thomas, Exhibitions, Wise Guide, & more. |
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Library Spot - A wide collection of resources available as well as a directory of public, academic, & special libraries worldwide. |
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State Library of LA - Serves the citizens of LA through the public libraries across the state. |
NEWSPAPERS
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Alexandria Daily Town Talk - Alexandria, LA - top headlines, local & national news, sports, feature articles, businesses, obituaries, classifieds, entertainment, & more. |
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The New York Times - The New York Times on the web. |
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USA Today - The USA Today Electronic Edition. |
SEARCH ENGINES
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THESAURUS
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Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus - Fast & simple thesaurus to use. |
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Roget's Thesaurus - Online version of the classic thesaurus. |
QUOTES
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - Contains over 11,000 searchable quotations. |
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The Quotations Page - The oldest quotation site on the web - over 18,000 quotations online from over 2,300 authors & more added daily. |
YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS
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Authors 4 Teens - A site about contemporary authors whose books explore all aspects of teenage life. |
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Bridge School's Authors Page - An index list of authors & illustrators. |
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Children's Book Council - Contains authors, illustrators, links, showcases, publications, bibliographies, awards, etc. |
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Dmoz - Contains links to young adult authors' websites. |
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Fairrosa Cyber Library - Links to authors' websites. |
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Louisiana Authors Index - Contains information of Louisiana authors. |
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Links to Learn - Contains an index of young adult authors. |
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School Librarians Online - Contains general websites on young adult authors. |
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Websmart - Contains links to information on young adult authors. |
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Young Adult Authors on the Web - Contains an index of young adult author links. |
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Young Adult Authors - Contains links to information on young adult authors. |
YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
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Bibliomania - A major library of fiction, reference, & non-fiction. |
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Book Spot - Choose from young adult books, book discussion center, must-see sites, lists, winners, genre spotlight, author spotlight, etc. |
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The Literature Network - Offers biographies & work samples from famous authors; choose from author index, The Bible, Shakespeare, quotes, or forums. |
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Teachers @ Random - Choose from Authors & Illustrators, Awards & Honors, Resources, Librarians @ Random, etc. |
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Web English Teacher - Contains links to biographical information & lesson plans on young adult literature and authors. |
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Young Adult Librarian's Help - A short, well-chosen list of links to Young Adult Literature pages & other areas of teen reading interests. |
ZIP CODES
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Zip Code Association - Find zip codes associated with a city & state. |
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Zip Code Lookup - Have an address, need a zip code? |
