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Reference and homework help databases and search sites
for students, parents, educators and the general public.

 
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Almanac - Atlas - Citation - Concordance - Dictionary - Directory - Encyclopedias
Glossary  -  Handbook  -  How-tos  -  Journal  -  Magazine  -  Mathematical Table
Newsgroup  --  Newspaper  --  Periodical Index --  Scientific Table  --  Thesaurus

CURRENT EVENTS & INFORMATION
 CNN. com: Student News and guardian.co.uk: International Education News
Guinness World Records and Rankings, Records, Countries of the World
Internet Resources: News - For Teachers (Library of Congress)

News, Media and Travel and Portal:Current Events

HOMEWORK HELP: Homework: Study Skills
Study Skills:
Study Skills Guide
* Book Report Now
  Crash course on how to make the grade.
* CliffsNotes™ and PinkMonkey.com
  Literature notes, free booknotes, book
  notes study guides and online textbooks.
*
Education World® : Students Community
* High School Ace
  Free online interactive learning
  center for high school students.
*
HomeWork Elephant
 
Internet resources to help
  complete homework assignments.

* Homework Helper [refdesk.com]
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Jiskha Homework Help
  Post homework questions online
  and get free homework help from tutors.

  -
Chat With a Live Tutor
  -
Post a New Question
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Knowledge Hound
  Guide to a huge variety of how-to tutorials
  and tips covering thousands of subjects.
*
KOL Homework Help for Elementary School Students
  -
KOL Homework Help Jr. - Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
* Learning Styles Online.com
 
Free information and tools to understand
  and use learning styles effectively.
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Skills4Study.com:
Useful Resources
  Free resources full of practical
  advice for university study.
* SparkNotes®
  Today's most popular study guides written
  by Harvard University students and graduates.
* Study Guides and Strategies
* Study Skills
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Test Prep Review
  Online resource for test preparation.
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Tutorvista.com
  Online tutoring and homework help.

* Yahoo!® Kids
  Kids: great education
  links and homework help.


HOMEWORK: STUDENT EDUCATION:
List of Education Topics
* Homeschooling
  - International:
    -
Homeschool Curriculum, Grades 2 - 12
      Online curriculum for public schools,
      alternative and charter schools.
    -
Homeschool SuperSearch
      Filtered, family-friendly search engine.

    - HSLDA | Home Schooling—International
      - Homeschool: HSLDA-Home School Legal Defense Association
  - USA and Canada:
    - A to Z Home's Cool (Homeschool)
      Homeschooling information,
      free homeschooling curriculum.
    -
HEM's Homeschooling Information and Resources
      Homeschooling information, support, encouragement,
      resources, reviews, free newsletters, networking, discussion
      lists and online archives of Home Education Magazine.

    -
National Home Education Research Institute
      High-quality research (e.g., statistics, facts, findings)
      on home-based education (homeschooling).
* Living FAMILY and FUN Portal
  Strengthen family ties with fun times,
  shopping, finances, home life, working,
  education, recreation and social interactions.

* Schools - Colleges - Universities: Alumni and Genealogy Education
  Worldwide comprehensive resource of educational
  institutions, past and present students, alumni,
  associations, faculty, friends and military personnel.
  -
Lists of Universities and Colleges
  -
U. S. Department of Education: A - Z Index
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
    Topical resource covering all aspects of education.
    - Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
      Provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents
      and teachers on how the U.S. government works.
    - Educational Associations and Organizations
    -
Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans
     
Free U. S. Federal resources for educational excellence.
      -
Arts & Music
      - Health & Phys Ed
      - History & Soc Studies
        - U.S. History Topics
        - U.S. Time Periods
        - World Studies
      - Language Arts
      - Math
      - Science


HOMEWORK: STUDENT RESEARCH TOOLS and TOPICS:
Learning - Research & Learning
* Academic Disciplines
  - Academic Education Learning Resources: Educators

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Archive
  - Archives and Knowledge Management
    Scholarly online resource evidence and records.
* Book - Portal:Books: (Category)
  - Books - Publications: Genealogical Materials
    -
Genealogy - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
    - Google™ Advanced Book Search
  - Direct Textbooks
    Compare new and used textbooks
    and textbook buyback prices.
  -
Free Textbooks Internet Library

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Computer Software: Software: Genealogy Programs Support
  -
Childrens Educational Software

    Review of books, software, videos and
    toys, with teacher and parent resources.

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Educational Software Directory.net
    Learning software resources on the web.

  - Software Programs - Free
* News Agencies and Newswires
  -
News, Media and Travel
*
Standards: Measurement
  - Documentation and Publications: Professional Genealogical Sources
*
TekMom's Search Tools for Students
*
WatchKnow
  Kids learn from organized video directory.

* Web Search Engine
  - Education: Web Searching and the Internet
  - Families in the Fast Lane: Making the Most of the Internet
    Parent involvement is best guarantee
    of safe learning on the Internet.
  -
GetNetWise
    Educate parents and children
    on Internet safety.

  - Top Search Engines and Directories
    Genealogy and family history
    Internet portals and browsers.
    -
Sweet Search
      Search Engine for students.

* Writing: Handwriting - Writing Systems and Manuscripts
  - English and Literature - Writing Information
  -
How to Write a Term Paper
  - International Writing Centers Association
  -
Peter's Online Typing Course
    Free online typing lessons for everyone.

    - Typing Tutor - Learn To Type
  - Research Guide for Students
  -
uw-madison writing center
    Writer's Handbook - University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  - Writing Program

REFERENCE HELP: Reference: Portal:Contents
Portal:Contents - Overviews
* Abbreviations
  -
Abbreviations®.com
  
  World's largest and most comprehensive
    directory and search engine for acronyms,
    abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet.
*
BUBL LINK: Reference
* Etymologies
  - Foreign Languages: Translations and Translators
*
Internet Resources: Reference
*
Library Science: Topic Outline of Library Science
  - Professional Library Sources
*
Postal Codes
  - Worldwide Postal Information
*
Reference Center
  Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Wikipedia® articles,
  with dictionary and thesaurus results from
Merriam-Webster.
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Topics by Country
  - CIA - The World Factbook
  -
Flags of the World: Vexillology
    - List of Flags -
Mooney's Flag Report - World Flag Database
  - National Anthems:
National Anthems of the World
    Download (mp3 files), lyrics, flags, passports,
    maps and other country information.


REFERENCE ORGANIZATIONS:
* Libraries - National Libraries
  - Digital Library Projects

  - Libraries and Museums

    Reference shelf for the genealogist and family historian.
    Information for the amateur to professional researcher,
    including Harvard, the U. S. Library of Congress, public,
    private, college, local, university, international,
    worldwide library links and classification systems.

 
- Types of Libraries
    -
IASL: International Association of School Librarianship
    - School-Libraries.Net
      Library web pages maintained by school libraries
      in the United States and in countries around the
      world, with related international librarianship.

REFERENCE WORK: Reference Work
Reference Works in the Public Domain
* Almanac

  -
List of Almanacs
    -
World Almanac For Kids Online
* Atlas:
Portal:Atlas and Gazetteer
  - Geography and Maps
    -
Geography Resources and World Maps for Kids
* Citation
  -
Citation Index
  - Citing Sources
  - Indexers
  - Science Citation Index
* Concordance (publishing)
   - Where there is no list of every word
      in a book, search for individual words:
     - Amazon.com: Search Inside
™ the Book: Books
     - Google™ Book Search Help Center
* Dictionary or Lexicon (comprehensive)
  - Answers.com™
    Online dictionary and encyclopedia.
  - Ask Kids™
    Free search engine designed
    for young people ages 6 to 12.
  - English and Literature: Dictionaries & Information
  - Zip Mouse: Dictionaries,  Encyclopedias and Reference Material
*
Directory - (Databases)
  - Computer - Internet - Software: Genealogy Programs Support
    - Music and Games
  - Web Directory:
List of Web Directories
    -
ALA | Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index

      -
Google™ Search: Best Free Reference Web Sites
    -
Information Websites Index
    -
Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
     
International art, business,
      science & technology
.
    -
Refdesk.com
      Reference, facts, news; free
      and family-friendly resources
.
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ThinkQuest : Library
      Websites created by students around the world
      who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition.

    -
Virtual Middle School Library
      Sources for students, parents,
      teachers and librarians.
    -
Virtual Reference Shelf
      Selected web resources
      by the Library of Congress.
    -
Voice of the Shuttle (VoS): Reference
   
- Yahoo!® Directory
*
Encyclopedia:
Encyclopedias on the Net
  List of Encyclopedias:
List of Online Encyclopedias
  - Britannica: Britannica
    - Britannica Blog:
Britannica's New Site:
      More participation, collaboration
      from experts and readers
.
    - britannicanet.com
    -
Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition: LoveToKnow 1911
    - Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica & English Cambridge Encyclopedia
  -
Citizendium: Citizendium
    Create the world's most
    trusted knowledge base.
  - Columbia Encyclopedia

  - Encyclopedia of Genealogy: Index

    A B C D E É F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
  - Encyclopedia Research
    Find encyclopedia articles.

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Encyclopedia.com
    Free online encyclopedias
    and dictionaries.

  - Infoplease®
    Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas,
    biographies, dictionary, thesaurus,
    with
current facts, free online reference,
    research and homework help.
  -
Knol: Knol™: a unit of knowledge - Lists
    Authoritative articles about specific topics.
    -
Encyclopedias - a knol by David Paul Wagner
  -
Scholarpedia: Scholarpedia
  - Wikipedia
®, the free Encyclopedia
    Written collaboratively by contributors
    from all around the world.  The site is a wiki,
    which means that anyone can edit articles,
    simply by clicking on the edit this page link.
    - Knowledge 2008. . . ™: Encyclopedic Portal to Wikipedia®
  - Yongle Encyclopedia
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Glossary: Glossaries
  - glossaries - Google™ Book Search
  -
Glossarist.com
    Comprehensive directory
    of glossaries on all subjects.
  -
MetaGlossary.com
  - Research Tools, Articles and Forms
*
Handbook
  - Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory
*
How-tos (Wikibook how-tos)
  - How Do I Begin To Document and File Family History?  An Introduction

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Journal (Online Journal, Scientific Journal)
  - Free Online Journals: Journals
* Magazine: Magazines
* Mathematical Table:
MATH: Mathematics
  - Mathematical Tables - Google™ Book Search
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Newsgroup
  -
Surname Newsgroups: Blogs, Genealogy Newsletters and Periodicals

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Newspaper  
  - Newspapers

* Periodical (Publication) Index
  - Periodical and Microform Resources
*
Scientific Table
  -
Scientific Reference Tables

* Thesaurus
  -
Wordsmyth (Dictionary - Thesaurus)

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