Facts
Information Please – http://www.infoplease.com/ Find
information in their Almanac, Atlas, Encyclopedia or Dictionary
How Stuff Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Source
of explanations from car engines to cell phones to stem cells,
and thousands of subjects in between.
Biographies
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
1774 – http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Historical
highlights of the members of congress.
Biography.com. - http://www.biography.com/ Basic
biographical information on more than 25,000 notable persons.
Catholic Saints
Catholic Online Saints & Angels – http://www.catholic.org/saints/ Catholic
online internet services.
Country Cultural Profiles
World Fact Book - https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Information
on countries, territories, and dependencies.
BBC Country Profiles -http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm History,
politics and economic background of countries and territories.
World Atlas - http://www.worldatlas.com/ An
atlas of maps, flags, geography facts and more
Library of Congress Country Studies. - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Description
and analysis of the historical, social, economic, and political
institutions of countries throughout the world.
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Dictionary/Thesaurus - http://www.m-w.com/
RhymeZone – http://www.rhymezone.com/ Rhymes,
synonymns and definitions.
Encyclopedias
Britannica Encyclopedia - www.britannica.com Text
of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Columbia Encyclopedia - www.bartleby.com/65 Contains
nearly 51,000 entries on a vast range of topics.
Government
American FactFinder -
http://factfinder.census.gov US
Census Bureau data on population, divorce, poverty, and more.
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government – http://bensguide.gpo.gov A
guide to the United States Government by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
USA.Gov – http://www.usa.gov/ U.S.
Government’s official web
portal.
THOMAS- http://Thomas.loc.gov Federal
legislative information including information on bills & resolutions.
United States
House of Representatives - www.house.gov Information on the House
of Representatives.
U.S. Senate - www.senate.gov Senate
committees, legislation, and more.
New York State – www.ny.gov New
York state government information and services available.
Health
Center for Disease Control – www.cdc.gov Information
on disease and health conditions.
Healthfinder – www.healthfinder.gov/ Health
and human services information on the internet.
Medline – http://medlineplus.gov/ Health
and drug information.
NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) –www.noah-health.org/ Full-text
consumer health information.
Historic Collections
Library of Congress – www.loc.gov/ Digitized
collections include: the American Memory Collection, Exhibitions,
and the Global Gateway to multicultural information.
U.S. National Archives – www.archives.gov Historical
documents include military service records, genealogical information,
Declaration of Independence and more.
Homework Helper
HomeworkNYC.org – Information on all
subjects and access to a live librarian. Produced by The
New York Public Library with the assistance of the Brooklyn
Public Library and Queens
Library.
www.homeworkNYC.org
Maps
National Atlas.Gov. - http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ Federal
source for national maps
National Geographic Maps. - http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html Satellite,
street maps and more.
Mythology
The Encyclopedia Mythica - www.pantheon.org/mythica Encyclopedia
on mythology, folklore, legends, and more..
Greek Mythology – http://www.messagenet.com/myths/ Resources
for Greek mythology.
News
BBC News– news.bbc.co.uk World
news from London.
CNN - www.cnn.com Internet
news on the local, national, and international fronts.
Daily News - www.nydailynews.com New
York city newspaper.
New York Times - www.nytimes.com East
coast national newspaper.
Newsday –www.newsday.com Long Island’s newspaper
New York Post - www.nypost.com New
York City Newspaper
Quotations
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations – http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/ Quotation
collection with over 87,000 entries.
Supreme Court
Cornell Law School Supreme
Court Collection – www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases.name/htm Alphabetical
listing of Supreme Court Opinions.
Findlaw - U.S. Supreme Court Decisions. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Landmark Supreme Court Cases -
Resources and activities pertaining to landmark Supreme Court cases.
www.landmarkcases.org
Oyez - www.oyez.org Database
on major constitutional cases heard by the United States Supreme Court.
The
Supreme Court on PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/)
Works Cited - Bibliography
The Owl at Purdue - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ Resource
for writing help (including grammar) and information on citing
sources for research papers.
Duke University Library - http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/works_cited.htm How
to cite sources for a research paper.
Local Libraries
Queens Library http://www.queenslibrary.org/
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