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English and Grammar

• Bartleby: English Usage, Style & Composition : Searchable versions of useful reference books on grammar and language,
• Book Rags : Provides summaries and plot analysis.
• CliffNotes : Provides plot summaries.
• Dictionary.com : Online dictionary to find word definitions and usage.
• EasyBib : An automatic bibliography & citation maker.  MLA style is free!
• Guide to Grammar and Writing : Provides sentence-level, paragraph-level, and even paper-level assistance.  
• Novel Guide : Provides plot summaries.
• OWL: MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide : Updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), this site offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
• OWL: Online Writing Lab : Find clear instructions for gathering information and writing a great paper.
• Poets.org : Find a Poet or Poem.
• Shmoop : Provides information on theme, plot analysis, and literary devices.
• SparkNotes : Provides plot summaries.

Foreign Languages

• Babbel: Learn languages in an easy, straightforward way.
• Babel Fish : Translate text or web sites from English to a variety of other languages
• BBC: Languages : Pick a language you want to know more about and then find news, learning games, videos, photos and more.
• FREE: Foreign Languages : The U.S. government list of links relating to foreign languages and language learning.
• I Love Languages : Comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources.
• Iforeignlanguage : Practical tips for language learning.
• Linguanet Worldwide : Provides links, forums and online study games.
• Parlo : Offers courses, music, and information about other cultures for students learning English, Spanish, French, Italian, or German.
• StudySpanish : Provides a word of the day, podcasts, lessons, and more.
• YourDictionary : “Widest and deepest set of dictionaries, grammars, and other language resources on the web.”

History and Social Studies

• A+ Country Reports for Countries Around the World : Provides information about the countries of the world.
• A&E's Biography.com : Provides biographies of more than 25,000 people from throughout history.
• The African-American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress) : View primary source documents at this African-American history and culture site.
• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government : Information on the branches of government, how laws are made, and the election process.
• Biographical Dictionary : Provides brief biographical sketches that can be searched by name, keyword, or date.
• History on PBS : Information on historical topics covered by the various Public Broadcasting System television programs.
• Library of Congress Country Studies : Online books that give political, economic, social, and national information for a variety of foreign countries.

           

Math and Science

• Ask Dr. Math : Get answers to your math questions!
• Cells Alive! : Provides information on cells, microbiology, and immunology.
• FactMonster Homework Center: Mathematics : Conversion calculator, formulas and more.
• General Chemistry Online : Provides interactive chemistry help with compounds, reactions, and even quizzes to test your knowledge.
• HighWire Press Stanford University : Provides peer reviewed articles on diverse topics: biology, chemistry, environmental science, and more.
• HippoCampus : Provides multimedia help on a variety of science and math topics.
• The Physics Classroom Tutorial : Provides explanations of concepts in physics.
• PLoS Biology : Access peer-reviewed journal abstracts and full-text articles in medical literature.
• Science Daily : An online magazine featuring quick takes on the latest research on a wide variety of science topics.
• WebMath :  Covers general math, Algebra, Trig & Calculus.

Biography Reference Bank provides biographical articles on over 470,000 individuals.

A full-text newspaper resource that provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.

A multi-disciplinary full-text database.