US Atlas
World Atlas

Interactive Atlas--from the Chicago Area Transportation Study

Map Reference Desk 

Biographies:

Biography.com

Biography Megasite

Dictionaries:

Dictionary/Thesaurus

Facts, Facts, Facts:

Digital Librarian
Encyberpedia
InfoPlease

Librarians' Index to the Internet
World Factbook

Mayo Clinic (Health & Medicine)
Health Resources (SERI)
Health Disorders (SERI)
Eating Disorders
Alcohol & Drug Info

Libraries

Chicago Public Library
Internet Public Library
Library of Congress
WWW Virtual Library

The Library Spot

 

Public Libraries in  District 228 area: Acorn Grande Prairie Midlothian Tinley Park Markham

 

Local Information: 

Find-It Illinois

Village of Tinley Park : http://www.tinleypark.org/

Village of Midlothian: http://www.villageofmidlothian.net/

Village of Hazel Crest: http://www.villageofhazelcrest.com/

City of Oak Forest: http://www.oak-forest.org/

City of Markham:  http://www.markhamillinois.com/

City of Country Club Hills: http://www.countryclubhills.org/

Chicago History – Encyclopedia of Chicago http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

Chicago History – Chicago History Museum http://www.chicagohistory.org/

Museums:

Chicago Museums

Smithsonian Museum

 

Newspapers:

Daily Southtown
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
USA Today
The New York Times
Washington Post
NewsVoyager -- US Newspapers
PaperBoy -- Includes Headlines

Metagrid -- A newspaper and magazine database

Reading:

Novelist --(EbscoHost Research Databases) -- Home access passwords required (available in the IMC).

 

Illinois Reading Council  

 

Abraham Lincoln High School Book Award (Illinois School Library Media Association)

 

Read for a Lifetime (Illinois State Library)

Planet Book Club (Classroom Connection)

Statistics:

US Census Bureau Statistics

Infonation (United Nations Cyber School Bus) -- compares statistics of up to 7 countries

FedStats -- provides statistics from over 100 governmental agencies

Writing:

Style Sheet from the District 228 Writing Handbook -- MLA and APA 

Style Wizard -- this site walks you through the steps of creating a correct citation.

Validity Wizard -- checklist to help access the value of a site.

NoodleTools Quick Cite -- helps create specific types of bibliographic citations.

NoodleQuest -- helps to develop your web search strategy

Noodle Tools for Search Engines

Easy Bib -- create and save bibliographies in MLA and APA formats

CitationMachine -- create and save  bibliographies in

various formats

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