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Art
& Drama
English
Languages
Math
Research
& Reference (all subjects)
Science
Social Studies & History
Art
& Drama
Art
History Resources
Directory
with links to all sorts of art resources, from ancient to
contemporary art.
Fine
Arts Museums of San Francisco
Searchable
82,000 image database includes information on the artists
and the works.
Monologue
Archive
Need
a monologue for drama class? Check this site out.
WebMuseum
Very
eclectic collection of art from museums around the world
and information about many artists. Not a complete resource
but still fun and the artist you're looking for might be
here!
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English
Bartleby.com:
Great Books Online
Encyclopedia,
dictionary, thesaurus, Bartlett's Quotations, Gray's Anatomy
and hundreds more books online.
Biographical
Dictionary
Searchable by birth years, death years, positions held,
professions, literary and artistic works, achievements,
and other keywords.
Biography.com
Database of over 25,000 notable people, both past and present.
Cliffs
Notes
Literature notes for all those books you have to read for
English class.
Guide
to Grammar and Writing
Amazingly complete college site answers any question about
grammar, punctuation, composition, and more.
Internet
Public Library Teenspace
IPL site with help in research and writing papers, and more.
Literature
Resource Center
Author biographical information and critical analysis information
about literature. You'll need your library card when you
use this from home.
Mythology
Everything you want to know about gods and goddesses of
different cultures from around the world.
One-Look
Dictionary Search
More than 900 online dictionaries indexed and searchable
for looking up definitions, translations, and more.
Shakespeare's
Complete Works Online
Left Romeo & Juliet in your locker? Get the full-text
of Shakespeare's works right here.
Sparknotes
Free online study guide for a variety of books - Shakespeare,
classics, and modern literature.
Speech
Topics Help, Advice & Ideas
Need to give a speech for class or extra-curricular activities?
Check out this site.
World
of Poetry
Find sources for poetry of all kinds. You'll need your library
card when you use this from home.
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Languages
Babel
Fish Translator
Need
to translate a word or a phrase? This is a good place to
go.
Google
Language Tools
Similar
to Babel Fish, this site translates words and phrases for
you.
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Math
Algebra
Help -- Purplemath
Broken down into specific algebra topics, this site gives
you clear explanations along with examples to help you through
those tricky areas that you just didn't "get"
at school.
College
of Chemistry - UC Berkeley Weights & Measures
Common equivalent weights and measures chart for quick reference.
Cornell
Theory Center Math & Science Gateway
Links to resources for grades 9-12 in math and science.
The
Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
Math questions archives answer frequently asked and classic
questions. If your answer isn't there you can email it to
Dr. Math!
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Research
& Reference (all subjects)
Biography
Resource Center (In-Library use only)
Biography
Resource Center (Access from home or work;
Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
Comprehensive database of biographical information. Maintained
by the Gale Group.
BJ
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Site created and maintained by a teenager, has over 700
links to subject-related, homework helping sites.
Citation
Machine
Choose a citation style, plug in your information, and get
a citation for your Bibliography.
e-Journal
Finder
(Remote access requires MARINet library
card & PIN)
Know the name of the newspaper or magazine that you want
to find, but you don't know where to look for it online?
This database will take you to the right place.
Gale
Virtual Reference Library (Remote access
requires MARINet library
card & PIN.)
Searchable access to Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia,
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Dictionary of American
History, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and Arts and Humanities
Through the Eras.
High
School Hub
Noncommercial site with free educational resources for high
school students, featuring interactive learning games, puzzles,
and quizzes, as well as study help for English, foreign
languages, math, science, and social studies.
Information
Please
Almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, and more.
Live
Online Help with Your Research Questions
Libraries across California have joined together to
provide AskNow (formerly known as Q&A Café),
a live reference service via the Web to all who live and
work in California. Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, every day of the year. Librarians at AskNow
can help you find resources for research reports for school
projects, but cannot help with specific homework questions
such as math problems.
Magazine
Index / InfoTrac OneFile (Remote access
requires MARINet library
card & PIN.)
Articles and abstracts from thousands of periodicals covering
nearly all subjects. Maintained by InfoTrac.
Newspaper
Index (Remote access requires MARINet
library
card & PIN)
The ProQuest database of over 500 National and International
newspapers including the San Francisco Chronicle, the New
York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
One-Look
Dictionary Search
More than 900 online dictionaries indexed and searchable
for looking up definitions, translations, and more.
Refdesk
Great source for all kinds of facts on the net, also neat
stuff like word of the day, daily poetry break, tonight's
sky, and today in history.
World
Book Encyclopedia Online Reference Center
(Remote access requires MARINet library
card & PIN.)
Online access to all articles from the print version plus
additional articles updated monthly, an online dictionary,
and a Spanish language encyclopedia, the Enciclopedia
Estudiantil Hallazgos.
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Science
Cornell
Theory Center Math & Science Gateway
Links
to resources for grades 9-12 in math and science.
Gale
Encyclopedia of Science
This Library database covers
the major areas of science including astronomy, biology,
chemistry, physics, and medicine. Use your library card
for this resource.
Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia
Online
version of the 17-volume encyclopedia of the animal world.
Use
your library card for this resource.
Human
Anatomy Online
Detailed
description of human anatomy, with all kinds of links to
even more detail.
NASA
- News & Features
Official NASA site has an images gallery, feature stories,
breaking news, and links to NASA subjects.
National
Earthquake Information Center
United States Geological Survey site includes latest quakes,
facts about earthquakes, tips on hazards and how to be prepared.
National
Inventors Hall of Fame
Searchable database of the inventors and their inventions.
Periodic
Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Lab
Each
element is clickable for a page of information on properties
and uses.
Science
Resource Center (In-Library use only)
Science
Resource Center (Access from home or work;
Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
A
one-stop resource for all science-related research needs.
SRC's focus is on topics and concepts taught in school classrooms.
WebElements
In-depth description of the elements in the periodic table.
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Social
Studies & History
American
History Online (In-Library use only)
American
History Online
(Access from home or work; Belvedere & Tiburon residents
only)
Facts on File's reference guide to American history, with
events and topics, biographies, timelines, and primary sources.
Archive
Timelines from Infoplease
Excellent source for all those timeline assignments.
Biographical
Dictionary
Searchable by birth years, death years, positions held,
professions, literary and artistic works, achievements,
and other keywords.
Biography.com
Database of over 25,000 notable people, both past and present.
CIA
World Fact Book
Information about every country in the world. Includes maps,
history, geography, political system, culture and more.
Core
Documents of U.S. Democracy
Includes the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution,
the Bill of Rights, Gettysburg Address, Supreme Court Decisions,
Congressional Records, and much more.
Country
Studies - Library of Congress
Excellent site for descriptions of social, economic, political,
historical and national security systems of countries all
over the world.
Gale
Virtual Reference Library (Remote access
requires MARINet library
card & PIN.)
Searchable access to Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia,
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Dictionary of American
History, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and Arts and Humanities
Through the Eras.
History
- Primary Source Materials
Need primary source documents for an assignment? Try this
Library of Congress American Memory resource.
Mythology
Everything you want to know about gods and goddesses of
different cultures from around the world.
Opposing
Viewpoints (In-Library use only)
Opposing
Viewpoints (Access from home or
work; Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
Excellent resource for doing papers or research reports
on controversial issues. Also good for preparing for a debate.
Rand
California Statistics Database
(In-Library use only)
Rand
California Statistics Database
(Remote access requires MARINet library
card)
California and U.S. statistics and public policy resources
covering business, health, education, government, crime,
and population.
Religions
of the World
Quick and detailed information about world religions and
the ethics they .advocate.
Speech
Topics Help, Advice and Ideas
Need help with a speech assignment? Here's the place to
go.
State
and Local Governments
Resource page from the Library of Congress, meta-indexes
for state and local government information.
U.S.
Government Legislative Information
Get up-to-date information on current federal legislation,
as well as information about other branches of the government.
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