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HOMEWORK HELP
Unless you are logging onto these from the library computers, access to links above the grey line require a library barcode.
Links below the grey line will open in tabs that take you directly to a site on the Internet.
Catalog Find books and other materials at the Thomas Crane Library and at other libraries in the South Shore
Articles If you're looking for newspaper or magazine and journal articles, get out your library card and you can browse through the libraries extensive on-line subscriptions. Everything from the Patriot Ledger to the Seattle Post Intelligencer to articles about health, science, and the enviroment.
Biography Resource Center Combines biographies from reference books with full text articles from hundreds of periodicals.
eLibrary A general reference database which includes full-text newspapers and magazine, plus photos, images, and maps, a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and more.
MassAnswers Chat in real time to a librarian if you need help with a research question. Available 24/7
Library Links on the Left Weblinks to information on everything from American History to mythology, from astronomy to earth sciences, from explorers to a list of holidays.
Biography
Time Most Important People of the 20th Century
Massachusetts
State symbols, capital, Constitution, flags, map, song
Current Events
Government
World Wide Governments on the WWW
History
Library of Congress: American Memory
Primary Sources of History
Repositories of Primary Sources
Literature
Quick Pick Booklists from the Denver Public Library
Math
Science
The Science Behind the Headlines
Science Fair Projects
One Stop Shopping for Science Fair Projects
Web resources for doing a Science Fair Project
A-Z Guide to Science Fair Projects, Including "Cheap and Easy"
Library of Congress Guide to Science Fair Projects
Smithsonian: A little bit of everything
Art and Design/ History and Culture/ Science and Technology
Dictionaries
How to Write a Research Paper
A+ Research and Writing for High School and College
Nine Steps to Writing a Research Paper
How to write a Bibliography
Bibliographies
Wall Street Journal top-rated Search engines:
Windows Live Search Results all on one page.
Yahoo!Desktop Requires download to personal computer
SearchMash.com. Not rated. New from Google. Gives you website, images, videos, and blog results.