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Research Resources
Biography Resource Center [card]
Biographies of current and historical individuals from around the world. There is usually more than one biography listed for each person and each biography may have a special focus/viewpoint. Look for the words “in-depth” in the description if you need a higher word-count and more details.
Literature Resource Center [card]
Find critical biographies of authors and their works, articles of literary criticism, book reviews, and reading guides.
Student Research Center Gr. 6 - 12 [card]
(Formerly EBSCO Student Resources 7- 12) Thousands of articles from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and other reference sources chosen to help students with their assignments.
The World Factbook
Current, detailed information on the countries of the world as brought to you by the United States CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). Great for country reports!
Additional Homework Resources
CitationMachine
Stress-free citation creation for your reports and papers. Properly credit your information sources in MLA, Chicago, or APA formats. Give credit where credit is due... someday, the information that someone wants to use will be yours.
HomeworkSpot
An extensive directory with not only great homework sites, but college preparation, cocurricular, and life skills sites as well. There's even a "Study break" section that includes sites that are just for fun.
Internet Public Library's Homework Help
“Stuck on a homework assignment? Have to write a paper? Here you’ll find links to websites to help you do your homework. Specific topics include biography, English language and literature, geography, history, languages, math, reference, science, and U.S. government, but the collection also includes links to sites that teach study skills and how to do research on the Internet, as well as write effective research papers.”
Librarians’ Internet Index
High-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by a team of librarians
Multnomah County Library Homework Center
Links to help on over 30 school subjects, including information on how to evaluate websites that you use for homework.
Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Everything you need from grammar and punctuation to writing and reference style guides. From Purdue University
Sparknotes
Online study guides for various subjects including math, sciences, and many works of literature.