Reference Resources
This page will lead you to many resources that offer information and help with
your research and your learning. If you need help navigating or using any of
these resources, please don't hesitate to ask for help from your librarians.
Marvel! Maine's Virtual Library.
Databases, newspapers, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and a wealth of other
reference sources. Marvel has a detailed page of its own on this MMS Library
Website if you would like more guidance on its use and an idea of which
resources are most appropriate at the Middle School age level.
MARVEL!
Kids Click! Web search directory for kids by librarians. Reference, arts,
mythology, space, entertainment, sports, health, geography, writing, history,
and the list goes on and on....
Kids Click!
Internet Public Library has combined with Librarians' Internet Index to become
IPL2, with resources for Kids, Teens, and Adults. Information you can trust.
IPL2
Google Directory and Search Engine for Kids and Teens. Web material readable
and appropriate for students. Resources, graphics, homework help, teen issues,
and so much more. For Directory information, go to 'School Time' and then
'Subjects' for websites
that relate to your school
subjects.
Google Safe Search for Kids
American Library Association Great Websites for Kids. Lots of cool things to
learn and explore. Cultures of the World, Biography, Computers & Technology,
Museums, Mathematics, and lots more.
ALA Great Web Sites For Kids
Designed for Web Surfers ages 7-12. Sites are selected by the Yahoo, Inc. staff.
Yahoo! Kids
Ask For Kids- A search engine designed exclusively for young people ages 6 to
12. Study help for all of your classes.
Ask For Kids
Here's a checklist to help you decide if the information that you retrieve
from each web resource is reliable.
Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist
Student Navigator: A Selective Guide to the Web. Student Connections from the
NY Times Learning Network. Reliable websites for every class and study, from
Language Arts to Science to Foreign Language, and more.
Student Navigator
Search for just about anything...definitions, rhyming words, people, places,
quotes, recipes, artists, pictures, movie listings, weather, acronyms, elected
officials, etc.
Know Play
A great resource for students working on Science Fair projects.
Science Buddies
Reference resources for history, math, science, biographies, research topics,
essays, and literature study guides. Also, a link to Easy Editing Services to
help you with the writing process.
Book Rags
GoGooligans is rated one of the "Top 5 Search Engines for Kids" by
AltSearchEngines.com
GoGooligans
Awesome Library provides only resources that have been reviewed and found to
be of high quality. It has won many awards for being among the top educational
websites.
Awesome Library
Other Resources
Here are some other resources that you can't find on the internet: School
Library Local Public Library