AVOIDING PLAGIARISM - Learn all about actions that might be construed
as plagiarism.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
CUT-AND-PASTE PLAGIARISM - What every student should know about taking
more responsibility for learning about academic integrity and acknowledging
the work of others. (There's some good info on cheating and term paper mills.)
http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/plagiary.htm
WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? - This excellent site discusses essential issues
surrounding copyright.
http://www.georgetown.edu/honor/plagiarism.html
LIBRARIAN'S INDEX TO THE INTERNET - "This searchable subject directory
contains annotated descriptions of nearly 10,000 Internet resources."
Technology & Learning February 2005
http://www.lii.org
UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE - This site from the NIH
has numerous medical articles and databases, as well as 3-D representations
of human anatomy.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
SCHOOLWORK - UGH! for general homework help
http://www.schoolwork.org
LIBRARYSPOT - "Winner of over 30 awards and honors, this site offers
links to numerous online libraries, reference materials, periodicals and
quotations. You'll also find a Reading Room with links to books, literary
criticism, poetry and speeches."
Technology & Learning February 2005
http://www.libraryspot.com
FACTMONSTER - An online reference source which includes an atlas,
dictionaries, encyclopedias and an almanac as well as information in
different subject areas (math, science, social studies etc.).
http://www.factmonster.com
ICONnect - FAVORITE WEB SITES FOR K-12 STUDENTS - Web sites
KidsConnect school media specialists have found most helpful for students.
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kcfavorites.html
HOMEWORKSPOT.COM - links to different resources done by grade level
and subject.
http://www.homeworkspot.com
CNN - FYI: CNN's website includes numerous homework resources and
other helpful information on many topics. It also features news written for
students.
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/
SO YOU HAVE TO DO A RESEARCH PAPER...Includes links to Online
Reference Tools: dictionaries; Magazines Online; thesaurus;
Newspapers Online; almanac; Electric Library; encyclopedias; CD-Roms
Online; Bartlett's Familiar Quotations; Libraries Online; atlas;
Search Engines; maps; Guide to writing the research paper with a
bibliography maker; currency converter; language translater and more.
http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/research.html#online reference
THE INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY - for online magazines, newspapers, texts
etc.
http://www.ipl.org
GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES - A large speech archive with some of the
very best of American speeches across the generations.
http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/
BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS This site offers 11,000 searchable
classic quotations, passages, phrases and proverbs. Just enter a keyword and
click Go. You can also locate entries by author's names, subject, title or
general keyword.
http://www.bartleby.com/100/
GUIDELINES FOR USING SOURCES FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY
This is a great reference for quoting, paraphrasing, citing electronic
sources and much more.
http://karn.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu/sources.html
NOODLETOOLS - This online tool generates bibliography formats for
research papers.
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM - This site has updated articles from the Columbia
Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links to
newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps. The free site
features a Topic Tracker that will send you, via email, the latest info on
your favorite topic.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
KIDSCLICK: An excellent homework info site maintained by librarians.
There are over 600 subjects to choose from for your research.
http://www.kidsclick.org/
Brooklyn Public Library - Get free homework help with a live online
tutor between the hours of 2pm and 11 pm...grades 4-12...Access to articles,
math tools, encyclopedias, newspapers and much more.
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
BASIC ESSAY WRITING - A step-by-step guide to essay writing that
includes: choosing a topic; creating an outline; composing a thesis;
writing the body, introduction and conclusion etc.
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/