Reference Links to Subscription Databases

• Britannica Online - Online encyclopedia, atlas, dictionaries, thesauri and more!
• Britannica Mobile - for access using your mobile phone
• Culture Grams - Cultural reference for countries around the world!
• EBSCO - Journals, periodicals and reference!
• ELM - Electronic Library of Minnesota, A World of Information!
• Grolier Encyclopedia On-Line - Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia & The New Book of Knowledge
• INFOTRAC - More than 6,000 indexed magazines!
• PROQUEST - Newspaper Articles & Reference
• SIRS - Magazines, Newspapers, Social Issues & Government Documents
• Teen Health & Wellness - Real Life - Real Answers!
• World Book Encyclopedia Online - The leading reference source!

Browse the Library System

• Destiny Library System (library catalog)

STMA Writing Manual

• NEW! View the new STMA Writing Manual

Lexile Reading Levels

• Find out the Lexile reading level of a book

Primary Resources

• Primary Resource links - first hand evidence! Find photos, speeches, letters, songs, legislation, court decisions, journals / diaries, interviews, artifacts, autobiographies, and photographs

EBooks

• Net Library - Read EBooks online! NetLibrary's eContent catalog never stops growing -- now more than 200,000 titles

Great Websites

Citation Help:

• Bibme - Cite Your Sources! Use these bibliography helpers!
• Easy Bib - Cite Your Sources! Use these bibliography helpers!
• Citation Machine - Cite Your Sources! Use these bibliography helpers!
• MLA Style Citation Guide

Completing Your Paper:

• Turn It In - Submit your paper
• Research Project Calculator - A Cool Tool!

Copyright:

• Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines

Great Websites:

• Academic Info - Directory for all academics
• American Memory Collection Library of Congress
• Atomic Learning
• Bartelby's Great Books On-Line - A variety of reference, poetry, fiction, & non-fiction books
• Encyberpedia - Dictionaries, glossaries and thesauri
• ERIC - Education Resources Information Center by the US Dept. of Education
• The Free Library - Classic books on-line
• High School Ace - Many resources including a language translator
• Internet Public Library
• Multnomah County Library - Web sites on all different school curriculum topics
• National Geographic Expeditions
• Prezi - presentation tool
• Primary Resources
• RefDesk.com - Virtual Reference Desk!
• Substance Use in Minnesota - from the Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Teacher Resources
• Virtual Reference Desk - Reference books, statistical resources, newspapers, magazines and more!

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Search Engines

• Alta Vista
• Clusty
• Dogpile
• Google
• Google Book
• Google Scholar
• Google News Timeline
• Metacrawler

Library Links

• Great River Regional Public Library
• St. Michael Branch
• Hennepin County Public Library
• Minnesota Library Network
• Electronic Library for Minnesota - State-wide library catalog and databases

Do you need books or information from other libraries in the state? Search the MNPals catalog and contact Mrs. Craft in the Media Center.