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Here are a selection of sites for students and staff that will assist you in achieving your educational goals. If there are additional websites that you feel ought to be added or (re)moved, please e-mail the webmaster.

Library Resources

Visit the WUHSD Online Library
Online Library
Copyright
& Plagiarism
Dewey Decimal Category Overview (with links)
Library Rules are STRICTLY enforced!!

Need blank graph or music paper?  Try www.printablepaper.net.

Search Engines

bullet AltaVista
bullet Dog Pile -- A search of multiple search engines
bullet FAST
bullet Google
bullet Lycos
bullet Teoma
bullet Vivísimo
bullet Yahoo!

Clip Art & Picture Galleries

 

bulletPics4Learning
bulletDiscovery School's Clip Art Gallery
bulletTeacher Files Clip Art
bulletThe Teacher's Guide Free Educational Clip Art
bulletCalifornia Digital Library
bulletSmithsonian Images
bulletNational Archives
bulletCalifornia Heritage Collection UC Berkeley
bulletClassroom Clipart

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

bulletWebster's Dictionary & Thesaurus
bulletOneLook Reverse Dictionary

 

Encyclopedias

bulletEncyclopedia Britannica
bulletWikiPedia

Free Book Repositories

bulletProject Gutenberg
bulletRead Print

Research Sites

Knowledge Network Explorer Search

Reference Desk    High School Ace
FirstGov - Your First Click to the U.S. Government EduHound -


Specialized Search Engines
(magazines, newspapers, etc.)


California Law


News


Sports


Weather

Appeal-Democrat
Sacramento Bee

S.F. Chronicle & Examiner
Looking for another newspaper?  Try...   
Worldwide Newspaper Index
ESPN
Sports Illustrated
  
NFL
NBA
MLB
  
Local Weather
Satellite Images

Smog Conditions

AP Online

A.P. Online Classes Access AP Online Courses

   FREE AP Exam prep!!
   FREE
SAT/ACT prep!!
   Study Skills Primer
   College Resource Links
   And much, much more...

County Library

Yuba County Library

The Book Buggy is in Wheatland every Thursday from 1-4pm at the corner of Main and C Street (across the field next to the Village Pharmacy).  Come and visit!!

Internet Libraries

The Library of Congress serves as the research arm of Congress and is recognized as the national library of the United States. Its collections comprise the world's most comprehensive record of human creativity and knowledge.
Internet Public Library - the first virtual library on the Web; very well organized site makes this an enjoyable place to visit.
Librarian's Index to the Internet - searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by Librarians for their usefulness.

How to...

Learn How to document sources from the World Wide Web in your bibliography.

Can't find what you are looking for?  Take one of the following quick courses and discover ways to get the most out of your search efforts:

FINDSPOT is a collection of the best search tools on the Internet combined with the help and tips you need to use them successfully.


N.E.T.S.


7 Steps To Better Searching

Need help determining the validity of sites your find?  Check out these two sites:

Search Engine Showdown  - a “users’ guide to Web searching” to make the most out of searches.

Top 100 Alternative Search Engines

The Spider’s Apprentice - Another “ helpful guide to Web search engines.”

Evaluating Web Resources by Jan Alexander and Marsha Ann Tate

Virginia Tech's Bibliography on Evaluating Web Information

Information Quality WWW Virtual Library - A Guide to Construction of Quality Online Resources

Evaluation of Information Sources

Big6: An Information Problem-Solving Process

Introduction to the Research Process

 

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