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- In the age
of the internet, credible resources are important for
students.
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- Almanacs
- Cia Worldbook
Factbook
- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
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- Fact
Monster
- http://www.factmonster.com/
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- Encyclopedias
- Britannica
Online
- http://www.britannica.com/
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- Columbia
Encyclopedia
- http://www.bartleby.com/65/
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- Encarta
- http://encarta.msn.com/
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- Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org
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- World Book
Encyclopedia (non-login area)
- http://www.worldbook.com/wc/browse?id=ed
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Statistics
- FedStats
- http://www.fedstats.gov/
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- U.S. Census
Bureau
- http://www.census.gov/
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- Dictionaries,
Thesauri, and Quotations
- Alpha Dictionary
Language Directory
- http://www.alphadictionary.com/langdir.html
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- Bartleby
- http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/
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- Internet Picture
Dictionary
- http://www.pdictionary.com/
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- A Math Dictionary
for Kids
- http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
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- Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary and Theasuras
- http://www.yourdictionary.com/
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- Maps
- Color Landform
Atlas of the U.S.
- http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
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- Google
Maps
- http://maps.google.com/
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- How Far is
it?
- http://www.indo.com/distance/
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- Mapquest
- http://www.mapquest.com/
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- Perry-Castaneda
Library Map Collection
- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
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This list of resources (in
part) as discussed in the Nov/Dec. issue of Multimedia &
Internet@schools magazine article: Handy Reference Tools by
Linda C. Joseph
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RCPS
sponsored Reference Links
- The State of Virginia
also pays for the use of Gale, SIRS, and eLibrary
databases. These can be accessed from the RCPS page
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/.
Under "Popular RCPS Sites," click on "RCPS Access to
Gale, Sirs, eLibrary Databases."
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- SIRS Knowledge
Source
- SIRS can also be
accessed directly at http://ars.sirs.com/cgi-bin
and does not require a password when used at MMS. From
home, students and faculty should go to
http://sks.sirs.com
and
http://discoverer.sirs.com.
The customer # is VC00124H and the password is 22802.
You will not need a public library card to access SIRS
using this method.
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- Grolier
Online
- http://auth.grolier.com/cgi-bin/authV2?bffs=N
- Grolier's
Encyclopedia Online can also be accessed from the RCPS
page http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/.
- Click on the "6 - 12
Students" link at the top of the web page, then on the
"Search Sites" button. Under "Search Engines," click
on "Grolier Online (for RCPS Students and Staff
only)." From home, this can be accessed using the
login rockcty and the password leftfield.
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- Many of these
databases can also be accessed at home via THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY link at: www.finditva.org. You will need your
public library card identification number.
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