Find more than 700,000 biographies from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers.
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Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework.
An engaging reference portal to the most-studied topics in US history.
An overview of world history that covers the most-studied topics.
Books
Del Mar Middle School and Redwood High School textbooks are available at the Teen Desk for use in the Library.
Other helpful books include:
Extraordinary essays by Tamra Orr
Extraordinary research projects by Tamra B. Orr
How to Not Write Bad : the most common writing problems and the best ways to avoid them by Ben Yagoda
Shortcuts for the student writer by Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, Diana Roberts Wienbroer
The student's only survival guide to essay writing by Bill Jensen, Steve Good
Videos
Research at the College Level: Advice for High School Students
Video for high school students getting ready for college.
Websites for Research and Reference
Biographical Dictionary
Searchable by birth years, death years, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
Bio
Database of over 25,000 notable people, both past and present.
Citation Machine
Choose a citation style, plug in your information, and get a citation for your Bibliography.
Information Please
Almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, and more.
KnightCite
Citation generator for students with nitpicky teachers.
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.
Shmoop
Over 100,000 Courses, Test Prep Resources, and Learning Guides, armed with gallons of academic WD-40 to make learning easy and fun.
Dewey Numbers and Subject Headings for Further Research
300’s Social Sciences
500’s Science including Mathematics
800’s Literature
900’s History