Magazine & Newspaper Databases

EBSCOhost:  Searchable collection of full-text periodicals, newspapers, speeches, historical documents, reference books, and more

SIRS Decades: Includes more than 5,000 primary and secondary resources, highlighting key events, movements, people and places in 20th Century America.

SIRS Researcher:  General reference database that contains thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues

Multimedia Sources

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive:  Contains over 750,00 photos, over 700,000 text articles, sounds, plus charts, graphs, tables and maps from the Associated Press.  Content dates back prior to the Civil War

Clipart.com:  Over 2.5 million searchable clipart pieces, photos, fonts, and sounds that are copyright cleared for use by teachers and students

"Soundzabound.com - Royalty Free Music For Schools"

DEstreaming.com:  A web-based digital video delivery system with full-length videos and concept clips

Specialized Reference Sources

AccuWeather.com:  Detailed weather information including forecasts, radar, and a climatological database

CQ Researcher:  In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, current events, education, the environment, and technology

Opposing Viewpoints:  Articles from periodicals, journals, magazines, and pamphlets covering all sides of popular, real-world, controversial issues

World Book Online:  An electronic encyclopedia with videos, animation, sounds, and simulated historical web sites

Technology Tutorials

Atomic Learning:  An electronic help desk and training system for hundreds of computer applications commonly used in schools

netTrekker

Web Search Tools   Subject Directories are especially useful when browsing for a general subject. Google Directory Librarians' Internet Index     Yahoo!   Search Engines are useful when searching for specific information.  AltaVista   DogPile   Google   HotBot   Lycos   Metacrawler

Citation Tools

Citation Machine:  An interactive web tool designed to assist students (and others) in creating properly formatted MLA citations

Easy Bib:  An automatic bibliography composer that formats, alphabetizes, and prepares your MLA works cited

College and Career

Occupational Outlook Handbook:  A source of career information, designed to provide valuable information to people making decisions about their future careers

Dictionary

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:  A free online dictionary and thesaurus with audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, and word games

General Reference

Information Please:  The world's largest free reference site with an almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, and other special features

Maps/Geography

Google Earth:  Offers maps and satellite images for complex or pinpointed regional searches

MapQuest:  A digital directory resource for finding anything in the physical world.  Provides both maps and driving directions.

National Geographic Map Machine:  Satellite, street maps and more in an online atlas

Rand McNally Online Maps:  Online maps, driving directions, and mileage calculators

Newspapers

CR Gazette Online:  Electronic Edition of the local Cedar Rapids Gazette newspaper

The New York Times:  Online edition

USA Today:  Online edition

Copyright and Fair Use Copyright for Students: (PDF)   An Iowa Heartland AEA guidebook Copyright Basics From the US Copyright Office.  Includes a table of contents and covers copyright basics Fair Use From the US Copyright Office.  Defines Fair Use

Don't See What You're Looking For? Be sure to check out the Class Links section.  There are links to free online government resources as well as other reliable web sites.