General reference collection of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers.
Homework Help
Do you need sources that don't count as Internet for an assignment? Try our online resources - they contain book and magazine resources for your essays and reports - and don't forget to check your sources using the fake news and fact-checking sources listed below.
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A general reference database for upper elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators.
Covers curriculum areas such as reading, language arts, science, social studies, history, health and technology.
Primary source reference for concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world.
Browse facts and figures and read insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.
Explore thousands of topics in science, social studies, language arts, and mathematics, and learn something new.
Fake News - Resources for Media Literacy
Fact-checking and accountability journalism from AP journalists around the globe.
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
Websites and Apps
Choose a citation style, plug in your information, and get a citation for your Bibliography.
Online distraction blocker; free version is available.
Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
Citation generator for students with nitpicky teachers.
Free online binder.
Free student planner app.
Learning tools and flashcards.
Online flashcards.
Text Books
Del Mar Middle School and some Redwood High School textbooks are available at the Teen Desk for use in the Library only.
Dewey Numbers and Subject Headings for Further Research
300’s Social Sciences
500’s Science including Mathematics
800’s Literature
900’s History
Last updated
June 2018