School Stuff
Homework Help
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Art, Music, Languages, & Humanities
- The ARDA: Association of Religion Data Archives – Provides profiles and comparisons of religious beliefs and practices.
- BBC Languages – Language resources for French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Greek, and Portuguese.
- Encyclopedia Mythica – Mythology and folklore from around the world
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History – Maps, biographies, essays, and images.
- IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library – Sheet music and recordings of public-domain works.
- Literature Resource Center – Biographies, bibliographies, journal articles, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors and their works. To connect from home, type your library card information when prompted.
- Mango Languages – Boone County Public Library provides access to Mango Languages, a service that helps you learn a new language! Simply create a profile and start learning!
- Poetry Foundation – Poems, interviews, articles, and essays.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab – Provides assistance with writing papers in MLA and APA formats.
Economics, Facts, & Statistics
- American FactFinder – Searchable data on population, housing, economic, and geographic areas within the U.S.
- Fact Monster – From the people at Information Please.
- globalEDGE – Economic and business information. Organized by country, U.S. state, and industry.
- Pew Internet & American Life Project – Reports, surveys, and statistics on all aspects of American life.
- The World Factbook – History, people, government, economy, and more about countries around the world.
General Research Tools
- EbscoHost Web – Magazine articles in Health Source Plus, Business Source Premier and many other databases. To connect from home, you must have a valid library card. Please call the information desk at your local branch to verify your eligibility and to receive the appropriate User ID and Password.
- Electric Library Plus – Magazine articles, maps, photos, radio and television transcripts. To connect from home, type your library card number when the page asks for a password.
- Homework Spot – Covers all subjects and levels.
- Kentucky Virtual Library – Library catalogs, online databases, the Kentuckiana Digital Library, web links on the Virtual Reference Desk, and state government information. When connecting from home, you must have a valid library card to access some of the services that KYVL provides. Please call the information desk at your local branch to verify your eligibility and to receive the appropriate User ID and Password.
- Library of Congress Digital Collections – Access to extensive print, pictorial and audio-visual collections.
History, Law, & Social Science
- AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History – Primary documents related to the study of American history.
- The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy – Texts of world-historical documents.
- Internet Archive – Digital collections of historic documents, moving images, and audio.
- Opposing Viewpoints – Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a search tool supporting high school and academic and public library research. To connect from home, type library card information when prompted.
How to Cite
- Citing Electronic Resources – A guide for citing resources found on the internet.
- Son of Citation Machine – Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people’s intellectual properties.
Math, Science, & Health
- Ask Dr. Math – All things math for all levels. Stumped? Write to Dr. Math.
- Biology Online – Includes a dictionary, articles, tutorials, a forum, and a directory.
- Discovery Channel Math Homework Help – Find resources to help you master the basics of mathematics. Videos and tutorials explain the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- EarthTrends: Environmental Information – Provides reports on environmental, social, and economic factors. Free registration.
- Eric Weisstein’s World of Science – Sections on mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and biographies of scientists.
- Plants Database – All about plants in the U.S. and its territories.
- Teen Health and Wellness – Real Life, Real Answers provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
Tutorials & Problem Solving
- Internet Public Library: TeenSpace – Find articles written especially to help you solve problems, links to web sites you can use for homework, and a place to ask questions.
- Khan Academy – Students can make use of an extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments from any computer with access to the web.
- Wolfram Alpha – A computational knowledge engine on every subject.
Finding a College
- CollegeSource – Catalogs, financial aid, and other information from U.S. colleges and universities. To connect from home, use “boone” as the user name and password.
- Students Review – Over 3,300 colleges reviewed.
- The University Review – The basic idea is that students review the schools that they’ve attended. Then, potential students or others can use that information as a part of their decision-making process.
- US News and Report College Rankings – U.S. News has collected data from more than 1,400 colleges to bring you rankings.
