ENCYCLOPEDIA/ GENERAL RESEARCH/ REFERENCE & LIBRARIES

Wikipedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.  Be careful with this one, some of the items presented are not accurate.  Always verify the information using another source!

Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/

MSN’s encyclopedia

SchoolNet http://www.schoolnet.ca/home/e/

Welcome to SchoolNet, one of the best educational web sites with over 7,000 Learning Resources and @SchoolNetToday - a daily information news service on the world of e-learning. (Description quoted from web site)

National Geographic Magazine http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/

National Geographic magazine education page, Lesson pages, maps and photos and more

Index for National Geographic Magazine http://www.nationalgeographic.com/publications/explore.html

Search National Geographic index of magazine articles

EyeWitness books http://www.dke-encyc.com/

The publisher of the EyeWitness books series online encyclopedia

Webster's Dictionary http://www.webster-dictionary.org/ 

Webster's Dictionary - basic site

Mirriam-Webster Online http://www.m-w.com/

Webster's Dictionary / Thesaurus / Medical Dictionary / Legal Dictionary / Dream Dictionary, Spell checker ... more to come (Description quoted from web site)

 

Oxford Dictionary Online  http://www.askoxford.com/dictionaries/?view=uk

Oxford Dictionary includes sections - The Compact Oxford English Dictionary, The Concise Dictionary of First Names  and The Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

Nova http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/

NOVA is the most watched science television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series. (Description quoted from web site)

Kent School District Student Resources http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/webnav/directory.aspx?LinkId=144

Kent School District Student Resources (USA) for elementary, middle and high school

The Educator's Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/

The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses. (Description quoted from web site)

Saskatoon Library reference desk http://www.publib.saskatoon.sk.ca/is/refdesk.html

Saskatoon Library elibrary http://www.publib.saskatoon.sk.ca/is/elibrary.html

Mississauga Library http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/library

Educator’s Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/

Links to over 3000 resources on a variety of educational issues. This collection includes Internet sites, educational organizations, and electronic discussion groups.  (Description quoted from web site)

Librarians' Internet Index (LII) http://lii.org/

High-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by our team of librarians. (Description quoted from web site)

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