WHS Study Hall

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

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

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

Clip Art & Picture Galleries

	Pics4Learning
	Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery
	Teacher Files Clip Art
	The Teacher's Guide Free Educational Clip Art
	California Digital Library
	Smithsonian Images
	National Archives
	California Heritage Collection UC Berkeley
	Classroom Clipart

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

	Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus
	OneLook Reverse Dictionary

Encyclopedias

	Encyclopedia Britannica
	WikiPedia

Free Book Repositories

	Project Gutenberg
	Read Print

Research Sites


Knowledge Network Explorer Search


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

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