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LIBRARY
THE BEST RESOURCES |
| St. Francis Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) |
| DATABASES |
| AP Images |
| AP Images is a database of over 180 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press. Every photo contains complete caption and citation information. |
| https://www.apimages.com/uns/Logip.aspx |
| The American National Biography |
| A useful and dynamic source of information - updates quarterly, with hundreds of new entries each year and revisions of previously published entries to enhance their accuracy and currency. Search Tip: For a precise match, enter a name in the format Last Name, First Name. |
| http://www.anb.org/articles/index.html |
| Columbia Granger’s Poetry |
| Columbia Granger's Poetry Database contains works of poetry found in anthologies, and volumes of collected works and selected works for individual poets. |
| http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid |
| CQResearcher |
| The source for for original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. |
| www.cqresearcher.com |
| eLibrary |
| eLibrary - delivers one of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries. |
| http://www.proquestk12.com |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
| Britannica Online School Edition: The most comprehensive K-12 reference resource, with separate units for elementary, middle school, and high school. To access the following additional databases, click on the Additional Britannica Databases button. |
| www.school.eb.com |
| Grove Dictionary of Art |
| The unsurpassed authority on all aspects of art from prehistory to the present day with extensive links to images from galleries and museums around the world. |
| http://www.groveart.com |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| GVRL is a collection of ebooks that cover the following topics; arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multcaultural studies, nation and world, religion, science and social science. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| Health Reference Center |
| Scroll down page to locate this resource. This Facts on File database provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body. |
| http://www.fofweb.com/ |
| Lit Finder |
| LitFinder is international in scope, covers all time periods, and contains a wealth of primary literature content, including full-text poems, poem citations and excerpts, full-text short stories, full-text essays, full-text speeches, and 1full-text plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| SEARCH ENGINES |
| Ask.com |
| Ask.com is a search engine that is a result of the merging of Teoma and Ask Jeeves, resulting in one of the world's most powerful and unique search engines. Ask is still the only, major search technology based upon the clustering concept of subject-specific popularity: ExpertRank. In fact, Teoma means "expert" in Gaelic. |
| www.ask.com |
| MLA SITES |
| Easybib |
| The free automatic bibliography composer. Create MLA-style bibliographies, then save them to Word. |
| http://www.easybib.com |
| NoodleBib Express |
| Generate citations in NoodleBib Express and copy and paste what you need into your document. |
| http://www.noodletools.com/login.php |
