EBSCO - See your teacher or someone in the media center for your password.
NC Wise Owl -NC WISE OWL is a Web site that has, as its
centerpiece, several subscription databases. Wise Owl is sponsored by the NC Department of Public Instruction.
Refdesk.com - Very good all in one
reference site. Provides a great deal of information and links to other useful reference site.
InfoPlease.com - A site loaded with information from
almanacs, encyclopedia, and dictionary.
Artcyclopedia - This site provides an encyclopedia of
over 6,000 artists complete with a short biography and links to their works. Nice.
Atlapedia - Contains useful demographic information and maps of the
world's nations.
CIA World Factbook - Probably the
most up to date information on the world's nations to be found. Lot's of maps, political information, and demographics. Great for social studies research.
Encyclopedia Mythica - An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and
legend. Contains over 5500 articles, 300 illustrations, maps, genealogy tables, and much more. Very detailed.
The Encyclopedia of the Orientis a one-stop online resource which covers all countries and cultures between Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in south.
Dictionaries & Thesauri
One Look Dictionaries - This is a word power search engine. It
searches over 550 dictionaries for the word or phrase you enter.
Acronym Finder - Look up 118,500 acronyms/abbreviations &
their meanings.
American Sign Language Dictionary - This is a very nice dictionary of signing. Rather than just describing the sign or giving you a still picture, this dictionary actually shows you the word being signed in full motion video. COOL