| 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. |
