Upper School Library/Media
Online Resources

• Google
• Yahoo! Directory
• Northern Light
• HotBot
• Lycos
• AltaVista

• Oxford English Dictionary
• American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition, copyright 2000.
• Yourdictionary.com offers a vast collection of dictionary and language resources, including technical term and specialized dictionaries. Also included are short - and amusing - articles on linguistics, word origins, and gramatical and stylistic issues.
• The Internet Public Library has reference assistance and other resources grouped by subject as well as helpful ways to approach research and projects.
• The Smithsonian is slowly digitizing their collection and placing images and information about items online. This site allows you to search or browse by department or other choices.
• The Librarian's Index to the Internet has librarians evaluate sites for accuracy and usefulness, and then groups them into a searchable directory structure.
• Refdesk.com offers numerous links to reference resources - everything from almanacks to recommended sites to quick answers.
• Library Spot is a collection of links about libraries and reference resources like online encyclopedias, almanacs and other sources of factual information.
• Hennepin County Library: TeenLinks has a collection of links for teens, information on volunteering to help the library, and other research help.

• Refdesk.com offers an extensive listing of newspapers with an online presence, including international papers. Can be searched by location.
• Newspapers.com is a catalog of online newspapers from around the world. Categories include: international, national, college, business, religious, and entertainment.
• Kidon Media is a collection of links to many kinds of media resources (newspapers, magazines, Internet sites, radio, TV, and others) in a large number of countries and languages.
• New York Times
• Pioneer Press
• Minneapolis Star Tribune

• Hennepin County Library
• Minneapolis Public Library
• MNLink links catalogs from libraries across the state, including college/university and public libraries.
• St. Paul Public Library
• University of Minnesota Library Catalog
• PALS catalog - provides catalog information for consortium of Minnesota Libraries.
• Minnesota Historical Society

• BibMe
• Chicago-Style Bibliography and Footnote Examples
• The College of St. Catherine reference sheets for APA, MLA, and other citation styles provides links to printable PDF reference documents for both print and electronic sources.
• The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing deals with MLA style citation formats, but from this page, you can find all sorts of other information to improve your writing and research.
• ONLINE: Citation Styles Includes examples of how to cite various electronic sources in several citation formats, including Chicago.
• The Paradigm Online Writing Assistant provides information about what to cite, and how it should be cited.