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Internet Resources

Job Search Engines

• LinkUp provides a fast and easy way to look for jobs.

General Sites

• Discovery Education Links to many homework help sites.
• ProQuest Digital teaching and learning.
• Internet Public Library 2 Information you can trust.
• Kids Click A comprehensive collection of sites aimed at the interests of children  

Research Tools

• Country Watch Up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world.
• CQ Researcher Resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs.
• Earthscape An online resource for the global environment.
• Issues and Controversies Helps researcher’s understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics.
• The World and I Hundreds of current issues and hot topics
• Research Tools Biography, Encyclopedia, Test Prep, Job help and more.

Career Sites

• Career Cruising Online career guidance and planning system.
• WISCareers Wisconsin’s interactive career exploration and planning website.
• CareerBuilder Search fresh job listings daily.

Answers! Quick, Please

• Dictionary.com Search through many full-text online dictionaries
• Encyclopedia.com Online contents of the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia
• Information Please A collection of almanacs, dictionaries and the Columbia Encyclopedia
• Anywho A directory of 800/888 numbers, and telephone directory information  

General Sites for Upper Level Students

• Business Directory Information on U.S. and International companies.
• Genealogy A portal to most of the genealogy sites on the Web.
• Health WebMD; the better informed you are, the better your health.
• Law Full text searchable database of the U.S. Revised Code, U.S. Constitution and some state and international codes

Reading and Writing

• Douglass: Archives of American Public Address Full-text of modern and historical speeches
• Complete Works of William Shakespeare An index to Shakespeare available from MIT--high school or college level
• Funbrain Spelling Game Spelling practice that's fun
• Guide to Grammer and Writing Aimed at upper level students, this site helps with questions about correct usage
• Children's Digital Library A project of the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Library, this site has online books for preschool and beginning readers

Math Helpers

• Allmath.com Flash cards, multiplication and more
• Ask Dr. Math Students may ask Dr. Math a question after first browsing answers already posted
• Math Forum Math site links arranged by suggested age level of the user

Useful Science Sites

• Iowa State U. Entomolgy Guide A helpful guide to to bug identification
• Invention Dimension Current and past inventors and their inventions.  
• Mad Scientist's Network Ask a scientist archive. Many materials are suitable for elementary grades
• NASA Spacelink Articles about astronomy, physics and more
• University of Arizona's Biology Project Aimed at college level, but high school students will find this useful, too
• OPLIN What Tree is This A tree identification guide. Not just for Ohio. Good for all the Midwest.
• Tree Quiz Take a tree quiz to find out how well you know your trees.

Social Studies

• Biography.com brief biographical information on many individuals, living and deceased
• CIA Factbook An almanac with information about the geography, economics, and cultures of many countries
• The History Net Articles and links to world history topics
• United Nations InfoNation A two-step database that lets you search and compare statistical information about the member nations

Especially Useful for Teachers and Parents

• Ask Eric The Eric database provides it's records online, and links to other reputable sites
• Kathy Schrock Guide for Educators Aimed at teachers, this site has information that will also be useful to students

24-Hour Library Chat

Due to a reduction in state & federal funding, the AskAway email & chat service will end on Friday January 20, 2012. After that date, please contact your library’s staff directly via phone 920-346-2350, email ross@brandonlibrary.net, or stop in to get the answers you seek.