Images
Copyright Friendly (mostly) | http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/
Discovery Education | http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/?pID=clipart
EduPics | http://www.edupics.com/
Free Resources | http://freeresources.wikispaces.com/
Microsoft Office ClipArt | http://office.microsoft.com/clipart
Pics4Learning | http://pics.tech4learning.com/
Wikipedia | http://www.wikipedia.com
WP ClipArt | http://www.wpclipart.com
General Reference/Research
Countries, Maps, and Flags
Newspapers
Copyright Friendly (mostly) | http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/
Discovery Education | http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/?pID=clipart
EduPics | http://www.edupics.com/
Free Resources | http://freeresources.wikispaces.com/
Microsoft Office ClipArt | http://office.microsoft.com/clipart
Pics4Learning | http://pics.tech4learning.com/
Wikipedia | http://www.wikipedia.com
WP ClipArt | http://www.wpclipart.com
General Reference/Research
- AskUsNow - 24/7 access to a Librarian
- Ask an Expert - Index of expert question and answer services available on the Internet
- Bartlett's Quotations - Search for famous quotes and phrases.
- Encyclopedia.com - Articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Britannica - Concise articles from the scholarly encyclopedia are available in searchable format.
- InfoPlease - Allows students to search the encyclopedia, dictionary, and several almanacs
- Library Spot - A huge hotlink page to ready reference sources, online libraries and other online media (journals, newspapers, speeches, etc.)
- Merriam-Webster Online - Online dictionary and thesaurus
- Multicultural Calendar - Online calendar that allows searching holidays by month, country or holiday
- OneLook Dictionaries - Type a word, choose a dictionary.
- Librarians' Internet Index - Subject index for finding websites (reviewed by professionals)
- Encyclopedia Mythica - Provides key word access to articles pertaining to myths and mythological characters.
Countries, Maps, and Flags
- Google Earth - Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
- Google Maps - This searchable site uses Google Earth satellite technology to assist with finding locations.
- Historical Map Web Sites - This site has historical maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Infonation - this site will compare statistics for up to 7 countries at once.
- InfoPlease - Countries of the World - This site includes maps, flags, facts, quizzes and crossword puzzles, to name only a few features!
- Map Machine - National Geographic provides electronic maps and links to a wide variety of map resources.
- Map Quest - This site gives driving directions from one specific address to another. Directions may be obtained for the United States, Canada and Europe.
- Maps From Hanover College Dept. of History - This site has links to maps organized by continent.
- National Geographic Country Profiles - Check this site out for a wealth of country information.
- Outline Maps - Use this site to print or download a variety of outline maps for homework or classroom use.
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - This site has multiple color maps from the University of Texas at Austin. The site is organized by broad geographical categories (on second page of site) and also has links to other map sites
- World Flag Database - Use this site to find flags of all nations.
- Howard County Public Library - link to the homepage of HCPSS' A+ Partner. With a library card number, access to the library's online databases is provided.
- Maryland.gov - Easy-to-use information on Maryland from the Maryland Archives.
- Maryland Manual Online - The online version of the print manual - contains Maryland information from the Maryland Archives.
- American Memory (Library of Congress) - U.S. History primary sources, lesson plans, photographs and more.
- EPA Student Center - This site contains information about conservation, water, ecosystems, human health, waste and recycling, air, "in your neighborhood".
- Kids' Pages - FedStats - FedStats is a listing of kids' pages from many governmet departments and agencies, including NASA.
- Library of Congress - This site has links to legislative information and research tools including full text access to current bills in congress. It is useful for verifying publication of materials and for locating bibliographic information.
- National Archives and Records Administration - This site provides access to primary sources related to U.S. government and history.
- U.S. Census Bureau - The Census Bureau has information from the U.S. Census of 1990.
- USA City Link - Look at this comprehensive source for information on cities and states.
- U.S. Gazetteer - This site allows users to search for United States maps by zip code or city and state. It is published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- The White House - Presents information about the federal government, presidential information, access to White House documents, and commonly requested federal services.
- Zip Codes - United States Postal Service Zip Code directory
Newspapers
- Baltimore Sun (current 2 weeks)
- USA TODAY
- Washington Post
- The Paperboy - newspapers from around the world
- World Newspapers
- Statistical Resources on the Web
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
- U.S. Census
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Historical Census Browser
- Maryland State Data Center
- Fedstats