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Reference Books
Tools and Resources Online
Databases

Almanacs Anthologies Biography Dictionaries Directories

Encyclopedias General Geographical Guides Handbooks Libraries

Literature Maps Pathfinders Primary Sources

Searching the Net Statistics Weather

Almanacs

Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
Useful for 3-6 grade level students. One can search by topics and terms.

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac
A variety of methods for searching three Time Information Please Almanacs.
Directory of Almanacs - Yahoo

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Biographies

Biography.com
A fascinating collection of 25,000 biographies.

IPL Biography Links
The Internet Public library has arranged annotated links for biographies about
artists, authors, entertainers, musicians and composers, politicans and rulers, and scientists.

Biographical Dictionary
"This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world
from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years,
positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords."

AnyWho: Internet Directory Assistance
Yellow and white pages searching.

LII - American Authors Topics

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Dictionaries and Glossaries

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
       "Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio
word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes
and word-root appendixes."

Lexical Free Net   An unusual dictionary resource.

Merriam-Webster OnLine Language Center
Collegiate level dictionary and thesaurus.

Directory of Dictionaries - Librarians Index to the Internet
Over 50 subject categories of dictionaries.

Free Translation (Convert from English to Spanish, Spanish to English)

Rhyme Zone   Rhyming dictionary and thesaurus.

Roget's Thesaurus
A variety of methods for searching a thesaurus and dictionary.

Your Dictionary - Foreign Languages
Many useful foreign language dictionaries.

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Directories

US Postal Service
Zip code directory, and USPS information.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Excellent career information from the U. S. Department of Labor. The latest edition of this
directory of careers is offered online.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
"View online versions of 2001 edition and 1995 to 2000 editions."

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General

Directory of Ready Reference Resources by LII
Directory of online reference tools.

Directory of Online Reference Resources - Yahoo

Librarians' Index to the Internet

Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
A very large collection, 25,000 in all, of information and links. Organized by subject areas.
"An extensive list of links to all types of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and collections."

Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
Useful for 3-6 grade level students. One can search by topics and terms.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Ready Reference & Copyright Sources
One of Cyberlibrarian Kathy Schrock's outstanding guides to the Internet.

Websites for Statistics   A useful list of wbsites with statistical information.

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Geographical and Weather

CIA World Factbook
Fairly current information about countries from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

Corning Weather - Historical

Corning - Local Information

Corning Weather - Current
Information from the United States Weather Pages. Information on most towns and cities.

Corning Weather - Current
Provided by the Weather Underground. Information on towns and cities; searchable by zip code.

Graphic Map's World Atlas Library of Maps, Flags and Geography Facts

Historical Atlas of the 20th Century

50states.com - States and Capitals
Basic facts and information about each state. States are studied in the 5th grade, and
this site would be helpful.

Map Collections: 1500 - 1999
Excellent collection of historical maps provided by the American Memory of Library of Congress.
Lots of search options and zoom views.

Map Quest

National Atlas of the United States

National Weather Service
Search by states and cities for local weather conditions, forcasts, watches, and warnings.

Quick Maps of the World

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
"View online versions of 2001 edition and 1995 to 2000 editions."

UT Library Online - Perry-Castañeda
An excellent online map collection at the University of Texas. Current and historical maps
from countries and states around the world.

Weather and Meterology

Websites for Statistics   A useful list of wbsites with statistical information.

Yahooligans - Kid's Almanac

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Guides to Reference Resources on the Net

LII - Reference Topics
A directory of reference tools available on the Internet. Provided by the Librarians Index to the Internet.

Kids Click

The Reference Desk
Simple table of topics and useful websites.

SHS Library Reference Links
A wide range of on-line reference tools are arranged by subject areas.

Web Gateways to Information From School-Libraries.Org: Online Resources for School Librarians
"There are numerous high-quality information sources on the Web. Many are "invisible" to search
engines. Librarians and other professionals maintain sites where they make selected, annotated
and organized information sources that are appropriate for K-12-including those of the "invisible Web".

Developing an Online Reference Collection
A long article by Joyce Valenza about developing school reference collections.

Pam Berger's Site: Reference On the Web
Links to reference sites on the web by Pam Berger, noted cyberlibrarian.

Ready Reference Resources On the Web at the CHS Library Helpful Bookmarks
Ready reference resources on the web organized by types of tools. Organized by Peter Milbury of Chico High School.

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Handbooks

Merck Manual
A standard medical reference handbook. The 17th Edition is searchable online.

Verse. Bartleby.com
English language poetry information for poetry from 1250 - 1920.

AnyWho: Internet Directory Assistance; Yellow Pages, White Pages, Toll-Free Numbers, Maps and Directions
Search by a variety of methods.

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Libraries Online

Chico High School Library
The outstanding Chico High School Library website developed by Peter Milbury. This website won
the School Library Web Page of the Year by the International Association of School Librarians.

Corning Union Elementary School Library Media Center Webpages

CSU Chico Meriam Library ReSEARCH Station

Library of Congress

Maywood Middle School Library

Red Bluff Elementary School Libraries (K-8).

Tehama County Department of Education Instructional Library Media Center

Tehama County Library

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Pathfinders

Ready Reference Resources On the Web
The librarian at Chico Hight School, Peter Milbury, has created a fine list of on-line reference sources.

Pathfinders: High School -Montgomery County Public Schools

Pathfinders: Middle School -Montgomery County Public Schools

Pathfinders: Eementary -Montgomery County Public Schools

Pathfinders: HMS Library Pathfinders for Student Research Projects

Pathfinders: West Sprngfield H.S.

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Periodicals and Newspapers

Corning Union Elementary School District: Magazines, Newspapers

News Archives With Search Engines
Chico High School's list of "daily news sources whose extensive archives of stories are available
through the use of their own local search engines. Some of these have their "searcher" on the front
or archive page, while others have separate search engine pages. Only those that allow access to
extensive full-text news archives are included here. "

IPL Reading Room Newspapers
The Internet Public Library's links to online newspapers from around the world. Many newspaper
sites offer current news and some searchable backfiles.

Student Resource Center (InfoTrac)

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Primary Sources

Repositories of Primary Sources

National Archives and Records Administration

American Memory from the Library of Congress

Article: Primary Sources: Second to None On the Web

Article: Library of Congress: Using Primary Sources

Article: History in the Raw

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Searching Online

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Ready Reference & Copyright Sources
One of Cyberlibrarian Kathy Schrock's outstanding guides to the Internet.

Kids Click

Librarians' Index to the Internet

Internet Searching Tools: Maywood Middle School

Awesome Library - Education Directory for Librarians
Topic guide to the Internet for school librarians.

Explore the Web: Search Engines
Provided by the County of Los Angeles Public Library.

xrefer
Search engine style access to various articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesaui,
etc., from leading publishers. Mostly very brief webpages.

ODP - Open Directory Project
Over 3.2 million websites selected and organized by 46,000 volunteer editors.

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