Reference and Information Portals

Bartleby.Com Great Books Online (http://www.bartleby.com). Coordinated access to a variety of high quality reference works including Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition; American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition; Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus; American Heritage Book of English Usage; Columbia World of Quotations; Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations; Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations; King James Bible; Oxford Shakespeare; Gray’s Anatomy; Strunk’s Elements of Style; CIA World Factbook (Bartleby Edition); the Columbia Gazetteer and more. Origin: C. Type: P. Audience: A.

MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov). MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. Origin: G. Type: P. Audience: A.

LookSmart's FindArticles ( http://www.findarticles.com/) LookSmart's Index/Database of articles available on the Internet. Large selection of resources including magazines accessible on the web; browse by category or magazine/journal or search by keyword. Origin: C. Type: P. Audience: A.

MagPortal (http://magportal.com/). MagPortal.com® is a search engine and directory for finding freely available online magazine articles. Browse by topic or search by keyword. Origin: C. Type: P. Audience: A.

Librarians Internet Index (http://www.lii.org). Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California , Washington state, the nation, and the world. LII features a free weekly newsletter, New This Week, which features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by a team of librarians. The site is searchable by keyword or you can browse the index by subject/topic. Primary financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Other sources include the Washington State Library and the California Digital Library. Origin: N. Type: P. Audience: A.

The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org). Originally developed as a student project at the University of Michigan Information School, the IPL is now a digital library featuring on-line books and links to reference information. The IPL includes KidSpace and TeenSpace, special portals designed to organize subjects of interest to children and young adults. Origin: N. Type: P. Audience: A, K, Y.

BUBL Information Service (http://bubl.ac.uk/). Managed by the Center for Digital Library Research at eh University of Strathclyde, BUBL is a portal/pathfinder to Internet references organized by Dewey Decimal Number. Origin: N. Type: P. Audience: A

Yahooligans WebGuide for Kids (http://yahooligans.yahoo.com). Yahoo’s directory of web sites especially selected and presented for kids and young adults. Includes fun stuff for kids as well as resources for parents and teachers, and online safety tips. Origin: C. Type: P. Audience: K, Y.

Great Web Sites for Kids (http://www.ala.org/greatsites). From the American Library Association’s Association for Library Service to Children, a portal to reviewed and approved websites for kids. Search by keyword or browse by subject (animals, the arts, history and biography, literature and languages, reference desk, mathematics and computers, science, and social sciences). Recommended site are categorized by age group (pre-K, elementary, middle school, and teacher/parent). Origin: N. Type: P. Audience: K, Y, T.

Legend

C-Commercial. G-Government. N-Nonprofit.
P-Portal. L-Link. D-Destination.
A-All. K-Kids. Y-Young Adults. T-Teachers

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