Tools for Internet Research

Sites in red have been designed specifically for elementary-age children to use to access age-appropriate resources.


Search Tools

Google

 Teoma The Invisible Web Google  Kids and Teens
Google Government Documents Yahoo Complete Planet (Invisible Web) Ask Jeeves for Kids
Google Scholar Alltheweb Infocom (Metasearch) Yahooligans
Google Images Alta Vista Dogpile (Metasearch) Kid's Search Tools

Directories

Librarians' Index to the Internet About. COM IPL Kidspace
Internet Public Library Marco Polo Fact Monster (Elementary Appropriate)
Infomine Academic Info Kids Click
Education World Starting Points for Internet Research AOL Elementary School

Specialized Directories and Search Engines

ART MUSIC Literature Links (Shepherd U) SOCIAL SCIENCE
Art History Network Ethnomusicology Links (U of Washington) Internet Sacred Text Archive Social Science Data on the Net
Mother of All Art History Links World Music Links (Indiana U) Mathematics Polling Reports
Smithsonian Research Info. System Center for World Music Mathematics Web Sites Political Science Information
EDUCATION Sibelius Academy Music Links Math Search Academic Info--History
Educator's Reference Desk SCIENCE Statistical Information USA
Gateway to Educational Materials LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE Chemistry Index Psychology Online
ERIC Voice of the Shuttle Environmental Resources Academic Info--Sociology
EdWeb Literary Resources on the Net Enviroinfo Statistical Resources on the Web
Educause (Technology for Education) Academic Information--ESL Galaxy Science Directory  

 

Shepherd University Library Databases


Government Documents 

Google Government Document Search White House Electronic Publications
Catalog of US Government Publications US House of Representatives 
2000 Census Data US Senate
Statistical Abstracts of the United States US Supreme Court Official Site
FedStats (Clearinghouse for Government Statistics) FINDLAW Supreme Court Decisions
Country Studies (Data about Foreign Countries) THOMAS  Legislative Information Research Site
CIA World Fact Book The National Atlas of the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation Occupational Outlook Handbook


 On-line Reference

Virtual Reference Desk FindLaw (Legal Information) On-line Telephone Directories
Library of Congress Research Tools Map Quest (Atlas) National White Pages (AT&T)
Encarta Encyclopedia WWWebster's Dictionary Zip Code Lookup
Wikipedia One Look Dictionary Weights and Measurements Converter
Dictionary.com  Roget's Internet Thesaurus Internet Movie Database
Information Please Almanac Correct Time (Atomic Clock) Babel Fish (Language Translation Tool)