Library

Library
An Internet Hotlist on Library

created by Ms. Neilly
Venice High School

Introduction
Use the links below to help you get the information you need from the Internet.

The Internet Resources

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Google Search Engine - A fast search engine with no annoying pop-ups.
Google Tricks -
Los Angeles Unified School District Main Webpage -
Metasearch Engine - Dogpile - Searches Google, Yahoo, LookSmart, AskJeeves/Teoma, Google ADS, and MSN search all at the same time and returns the best results from each. Be aware of 'sponsored-by' or purchased links.
National Universities -- Top Colleges - Links to the top colleges as ranked by US News and World Report.
OFF-CAMPUS Book Catalog - Use this link to search for books and other library materials while off-campus.
ON-CAMPUS Book Catalog - Venice's OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) - Click here to find out what books we have in the school library while on campus. Use the call number to find the book.
Star Reading and AR Test - Renaissance Place -
The LAUSD Digital Library - The District's Digital Library helps provide access to up-to-date online resource materials for all students.
Venice High School Main Webpage -
iGoogle - To sign in to protected Google Doc space to save, create, and share documents, including presentations and to form google groups for working collaboratively.

General Information

A & E Biography - Very short biographies of famous people. For those not listed here, try the Online Encylopedia Brittanica at the Digital Library
Biography Newspaper and Magazine Articles - Type in the person's name in the yellow box on the left to retrieve magazine and newspaper articles about the person. Resources provided by LAUSD's Digital Library.
Biography Resource Center - Type in the name of the person you are researching and selected an in-ddepth resource, courtesy of LAUSD's Digital Library
Encylcopedia Brittanica - 80% of the information you need will be found in this resource!
Grolier Encyclopedia -
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Newspaper and magazine articles presenting opposing viewpoints on social issues and conflicts.

English and Foreign Language Dictionaries

Chinese-English Dictionary -
Diccionario - Click on 'DICCIONARIO DE LA LENGUA ESPAÑOLA' for the authoritative Spanish dictionary from the Royal Spanish Academy.
Dictionary - English - Includes dictionary, thesaurus and other English language reference tools.
German ↔ English Dictionary -
Online Japanese dictionary - Denshi Jisho is an easy-to-use and powerful online Japanese dictionary. It lets you find words, kanji and example sentences by searching in many ways.

Maps and Country Facts

CIA World Fact Book - Your tax dollars at work with facts on every country of the world.
Culture Grams - Experience the cultures of 190 countries and the 50 U.S. states, with in-depth information, statistics, maps, short biographies of famous people and even recipes.
Eyewitness to History - History through the eyes of those who lived it.
Flags of the World - All the flags of the world
Grolier Multimedia Encylopedia / Lands and Peoples - Enter the name of your country and select the article from GME Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia or LP (Lands and

Jobs, Careers and Colleges

Career Cruising - When you first visit the site, create a personal profile to access for future visits
College Search - Use the College MatchMaker to find colleges that meet all of your needs or use the College QuickFinder to explore a school already familiar to you. Either way, you'll find the latest info on 3,600+ colleges.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - A government occupation database which describes the Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Training, Qualifications Needed, as well as Job Outlook, Earnings and Related Occupations.

Other Great Information

Classroom Clip Art - Browse catagories suitable for K-12 school projects. More than 42,000 images available.
Librarians' Internet Index - A source for websites you can trust, selected and reviewed by professional librarians. Click on the topic or subtopics of your search.
Powers of Ten - Travel inside and across the Universe. Changing scale by just a few powers of ten dramatically alters your perspective.
Typing Lessons - Learn to type with PowerTyping - an online free typing tutor.

Content by Ms. Neilly
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listlibraryms2.html
Last revised Tue Nov 10 16:09:19 US/Pacific 2009