Handy Quick Reference Links for Students and Teachers

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Almanacs
Cia Worldbook Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
 
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
 
Encyclopedias
Britannica Online
http://www.britannica.com/
 
Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.bartleby.com/65/
 
Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com/
 
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org
 
World Book Encyclopedia (non-login area)
http://www.worldbook.com/wc/browse?id=ed
 

Statistics

FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
 
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
 
Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations
Alpha Dictionary Language Directory
http://www.alphadictionary.com/langdir.html
 
Bartleby
http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/
 
Internet Picture Dictionary
http://www.pdictionary.com/
 
A Math Dictionary for Kids
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
 
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Theasuras
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
 
Maps
Color Landform Atlas of the U.S.
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
 
Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/
 
How Far is it?
http://www.indo.com/distance/
 
Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com/
 
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
 

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

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."
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.