Internet Resources

ALA GREAT WEB SITES FOR KIDS - "Great Web Sites for Kids" features links to valuable Web sites of interest to children, organized by subject headings such as animals; literature and languages; sciences; the arts; and history and biography."

AMERICAN MEMORY - Historical collections for the National Digital Library from the Library of Congress. Search for primary documents and materials describing the history and culture of the United States.

ARTCYCLOPEDIA - A fine art search engine dedicated to art, artists and museums around the world.

NET FAMILY NEWS - Here's where you can stay informed about the latest developments, and resources for kids' safe and constructive use of the Net. Information from all over the Web and other media is culled for its relevance to online-parenting and -mentoring.

VISUAL COLLECTIONS - A new digital image collection portal that includes more than 300,000 works of fine art, photography, maps, architecture and other collections of culture from museums, universities and private collections throughout the world.

- See the High School site.

- Access HCHS links here.

CountryReports.org - Find cultural information and statistical data for studying countries including geography, current and historical events, food recipes, and the flag.

Grolier Passport Online - Search three online encyclopedias, which includes magazine and news articles, websites, pictues and videos in Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia and The New Book of Knowledge. See librarian for username and password.

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY - Search the NYPL's electronic resources for NOVEL/EBSCO databases and use your NYPL library card.

NOVEL/EBSCO - Search the following electronic databases: Master File Select, Topic Search, Primary Search, Ebsco Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Searchasaurus, and Novelist .

NOVEL/Thomson Gale Databases - includes newspapers, health journals, business reports, authors series, and E-Books. For home access, see librarian for password and User ID .

NYLEARNS - NYLearns.org is a standard-based, educational website that offers resources to enhance teaching and learning.

PROQUEST/CultureGrams Database - Explore the culture and daily life of countries around the world, the United States and Canada from their flags, famous people to recipes, including videos. For home access, see librarian for password and User ID.

TEACHINGBOOKS - Authors Up-close provides virtual access to the best children's book authors and illustrators.

THIRTEEN EDONLINE/ITV - Stream or download free videos or video clips from a selection of over 2,000 including activities and handouts coordinated with NYS curriculum standard.