| How to Do Research and How to Create Citations: |
| OSLIS How to Do Research Tutorial |
Elementary School Citation-Maker -  Bibliography Worksheet (doc file - 158kb) Use this worksheet to keep track of your citations. |
Citation Wizard
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| Online Encyclopedias and Fact Finders: |
| Grolier Encyclopedia Online -Encyclopedia. Log-in info: Ask Mrs. K. |
| World Book Encyclopedia Online -Encyclopedia. Log-in info: User name- herricks. Password: Ask Mrs. K. |
| Wikipedia -Free encylopedia |
| Answers.com - online encyclopedia and dictionary |
| Enchanted Learning - online encyclopedia for younger students |
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| Online Magazines, Newspapers |
| Gale Group -This database is provided free through Nassau BOCES School Library System. It includes and magazines and newspapers including the New York Times. |
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| Online Video, Images, and Audio on Demand |
Digital Vault
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| PowerMedia -Video on Demand, audio & images. Log-in: kkliegman. Password: Ask Mrs. K. |
| NYS Archives - Excellent resources for images pertaining to the history of NYS. |
| NASA Image Library - Images and video clips from the NASA library covering many science concepts. |
| Microsoft Clipart -Images, photos and animations. |
| National Image Library -Public domain images of wildlife, plants, and other natural resources from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
| More Image Finders - From our Library Links Page |
Search for sounds
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| Freeplay Music -Thousands of free and royalty-free music clips to use as background music. Lengths range from 10 seconds to 2 minutes. |
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| Search Engines for Kids |
| REFERENCE |
Almanacs - From our Library Links page. Includes the World Almanac, Infoplease and more. |
| Atlases and Maps -Many links to different atlases, maps, and driving directions |
| Dictionaries - Links to many dictionaries |
| Biography Resources: |
QUICK REFERENCE LINKS:
- Internet Public Library: Reference
Here's the place to go for all your general reference needs! There are links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other sites for homework help or just looking things up.
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00 - Bartleby.com
Combines contemporary and classic reference works into a comprehensive public reference library.
http://www.bartleby.com/reference/ - Martindale's Reference Desk
Links to reference resources includes language centers, calculators, maps, science tables and various countries.
http://www.martindalecenter.com - LibrarySpot.com
A collection of reference resources available online as well as a directory of public, academic, and special libraries worldwide.
http://www.libraryspot.com - Refdesk.com
Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.
http://www.refdesk.com |
