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Electronic Resources CT SOl 5.3
Electronic resources are reference sites online or available through a LAN (local area network). |
http://www.tekmom.com/search/index.html
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Almanacs are handy and dependable collections
of large amounts of statistical information such as accurate information
about astronomy, calendars, the United States, health and consumer information,
nations of the world, sports, and vital statistics. They are usually
published annually.
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http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html
http://www.kidinfo.com (studentIndex) http://www. worldalmanacforkids.com http://www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html
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An atlas is a collection of maps or charts.
It usually includes data on various features of a country.e.g., its topography,
natural resources, climate, and population, as well as its agriculture
and main industries. It often includes illustrations, informative tables,or
textual matter.
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http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/index.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/homework
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Dictionaries are published lists, in alphabetical
order, of the words of a language. Modern dictionaries usually provide
phonetic transcription, hyphenation, synonyms, derived forms, and etymology
(history, development, and origin of words).
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http://www.infoplease.com/dictonary.html
http://www.factmonster.com/dictionary.html htttp://www.wordcentral.com http:// www.dictionary.com http:// www.pdictionary.com (ESL) http://www.rhyme.lycoszone.com |
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An encyclopedia offers information on various
subjects, with data on and discussion of each subject identified. the articles
are usually arranged alphabetically often by subject.
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http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia.html
http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html http:/www.worldbook.com http://www. jpinstitute.com (dinosaur) |
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A thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms
and antonyms stored in memory for use in word processing. ( Go to menu
bar, drag down to Thesaurus and click on it). You can also use an online
thesaurus.
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http://www.m-w.com/mw/theslimt.htm
http://www.thesaurus.com http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri |
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Online news sources give up to date information
on current events. They include online newspapers, magazines, radio
and TV news sites.
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http://www.niss.ac.uk/cr/collections.html
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi |
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The electronic library catalog allows the
user to search for different types of media such as books, videos, magazines
and reference books owned by a library by title, author. subject or call
number.
A webbed system searching the information available on the Web. The user enters a keyword to conduct a search. |
http://www.google.com http://www.awesomelibrary.org  |
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A keyword is the word(s) most closely related
to the topic that is used in the search field to conduct a search using
an electronic resource. Keywords should be very specific.
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Bayonne Board of Education Home Page
http://www.bhs.bboed.org/websites/search.htm http://www.yahooligans.com http://www.ajkids.com www.google.com http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm ( A super web site with various searches) 
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Bibliographies
A list of the works of a specific author or publisher. |
http://www.noodletools.com  |
| Search the Web for Sounds | http://www.findsounds.com |
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