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Site Name URL Type of Material Comments
The Wire News From the Associated Press wire.ap.org select newspapers This site pulls in newspapers from across the country.  Some of them are rather small, but everyone of them is fed by the A.P. wire.
Encyclopedia www.encyclopedia.com encyclopedia You can search or browse short articles on hundreds of encyclopedia entries.  Each entry offers not only a description, but a list of relevant articles that can be accessed with a subscription to eLibrary.
Info Please www.infoplease.com encyclopedia, almanac, & dictionary A great resource with all kinds of information such as statistics, maps, and definition.  Students can tap into the Homework Help and even submit homework question.
Merriam-Webster Online www.m-w.com dictionary, thesaurus A very easy to use online dictionary and thesaurus.  Type in your word (even if its spelling is questionable) and get definitions, synonyms, etc.  Along with the search capabilities comes fun word games and humor with words.
Funk and Wagnall.com www.funkandwagnalls.com encyclopedia, dictionary, world news, media index With a free membership gain access to a library full of reference tools, including a multimedia rich encyclopedia, dictionary and atlas that contain pictures, sound clips and videos.  The power search allows you to search all sources at once.
Wordsmyth www.wordsmyth.net dictionary A very user friendly simple dictionary. You don't even have to spell your query word correctly.
A Web of Online Dictionaries www.facstaff.bucknell.edu dictionaries, grammar Access to more than 800 dictionaries in one site.  You can also choose from over a hundred foreign language dictionaries and grammar guides.
Altapedia Online www.atlapedia.com atlas Site contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on the countries of the world.
britannica.com www.britannica.com encyclopedia, current news The entire set of Encyclopedia Britannica online as well as current news, sports and weather.

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