Homework Help
The best sources of information to help solve any homework assignment.

Live Homework Help:

General:
Student Resource Center
A general purpose site with links to authoritative databases.

Evaluating Web Pages
Not everything on the web is correct so learn how to evaluate websites.

Internet Public Library TeenSpace
More than just a source of great reference tools, this has fun websites as well.

Multnomah County Library Homework Center
Library reviewed websites

Regents Examinations
The actual Regents Exams in each subject, answers and grade conversion chart for the most recent three years.

Regents Review 2.0
With a new look, new courses and new teachers- RR 2.0 is the next generation of Regents exam preparation for high school students all across New York State.

Almanacs:
Information Please Almanac
There's no better place to get basic information about countries, sports, entertainment, business, biographies, etc.

Art:
Oxford Art Online
Articles, bibliographies and links to other art sites.

Art History-Resources on the Web
A fantastic resource for links to art history related websites. 

Artcyclopedia
A comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources.

Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages
Links to great art web pages including collections, fine art schools, art museums, research resources, etc.  No search capability, however.

Biographies:
Biography Resource Center
Thumbnail information, narrative biographies and links to magazine articles and other information.

Contemporary Authors
Biographical and bibliographical information on U.S. and international authors and poets.

Student Resource Center-Person Search
Magazine and journal articles and reference material on people in the arts, science and history.

Biography.com
Brief biographical information from the Biography channel.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Information by person or subject, gathered from many different sources.  Excellent links to other websites.

National Inventors Hall of Fame
Information by inventor, invention or time period, beginning in the late 1700's.

Business:
Business and Company Resource Center
Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports and more.

General Business File
Company performance, business trends and general business information

Calendars:
Calendars:  A Guide for Locating Events for Each Day of the Year
Links to every type of calendar (historical, astronomical), holidays and festivals, religious, timelines and the history and creation of calendars.

Current Events:

BBC Country Profiles
Information on the history, economy, and politics of countries and territories. Each profile includes an overview, map, facts, and current leaders.

Facts on File Modern World History Online
Contains event and topic overviews, biographies, images and videos, maps and charts, primary sources, and timeline entries covering the full scope of world history from the mid-15th century to the present.

Facts on File World News Digest
News and statistics at your finger tips.

General OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles, including scholarly journals and news media, on a wide range of topics.

Opposing Viewpoints
Varying viewpoints on current social issues with essays, news articles and primary documents.

CIA The World Factbook
Lists population, government, military, and economic information for nations recognized by the United States.

CNN Student News
News geared for students.

News and Newspapers Online
Web versions of newspapers worldwide.

United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Government reports on International Human Rights, Religious Freedom, Human Trafficking and more.

Economics:
Federal Reserve Board
The Fed makes monetary policy.  It should know the answers to your questions.

Council for Economic Education
The site has American and International sections which provide basic information and great links.

Encyclopedias:
Britannica Online Library Edition
The complete Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
A source of general information helpful for homework and reports.

Grolier Online Passport
Quick reference with rich media for middle school and higher.

World Book Online Reference Center
An expansive reference database that includes the complete  World Book Encyclopedia, World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, and thousands of Web sites.

English/Grammar/Writing:
Roget's Thesaurus
No explanation needed.

Quotes by Bartleby.com
Famous quotes from a variety of sources, including Bartlett's.

Webster's Dictionary Online
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Online. The largest, most comprehensive American dictionary available.

Writers' Workshop
Answers any question you might have on parts of speech, writing rules and report writing software. 

Your Dictionary.com
Links to hundreds of English language dictionaries, English translation dictionaries, foreign dictionaries and sign language dictionaries.

General Research :
Britannica Online Library Edition
The complete Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.

EBSCOHost Text Only
EBSCO Host Text Only offers visually-impaired users a graphics-free interface, to making it possible to search with text-to-speech software. Access several EBSCO databases, containing a broad range of subjects and materials.

Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
EBSCO Host Online version of the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, covering an array of topics and subject areas. Updated annually.

General OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles, including scholarly journals and news media, on a wide range of topics.

Live Homework Help (Available: Every day 2pm - 10pm)
Free online homework help with real tutors for students in grades 4-12 and college introductory courses.

Live Librarian (Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Real-time communication with a Reference Librarian who can assist you with your Internet search or questions regarding the use of electronic resources.

Opposing Viewpoints
Varying viewpoints on current social issues with essays, news articles and primary documents.

Proquest
Magazines, journals and newspaper full-text and article abstracts including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many popular magazines and scholarly journals in business, trades and medicine.

Student Resource Center
Covering all core curriculum areas, SRC - Bronze provides a premium selection of reference material, full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including video and audio clips.

World Book Online Reference Center
An expansive reference database that includes the complete  World Book Encyclopedia, World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, and thousands of Web sites.

Government:
CQ Researcher
In-depth, unbiased coverage of current issues in the news including health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

USA.gov: the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Information and links to every U. S. government website, including the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court. 

Library of Congress-Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
Find out the status of legislation or find laws pertaining to a specific subject.

Health/Medicine:
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Information about disease, cures, alternative medicine and other health related topics.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
General medical information, health organizations directory and links to government and major medical websites.

Salem Health
Online edition of the Magill’s Medical Guide, contains detailed medical information written for consumers in an easy to use format. Contains charts, graphs and photos.

History and Culture:
American Mosaic: The African American Experience
Explore the history and culture of African Americans, as well as peoples of African heritage around the world. This database contains full-text entries from books, slave narratives, images, primary sources and Web sites.

American Mosaic: The Latino American Experience
Search for information on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Includes books, images, primary sources and Web sites.

The American Presidency Project
Extensive coverage of historical and current information on United States presidencies. Searchable database of over 85,000 documents, such as speeches, official papers, executive orders, news conferences, and press briefings.

Annals of American History
Original source documents from U.S. History. Read speeches, writings, memoirs, poems and interviews of the people who made and analyzed American history. Includes photos, multimedia and recorded statements from the Presidents.

Facts on File Modern World History Online
Contains event and topic overviews, biographies, images and videos, maps and charts, primary sources, and timeline entries covering the full scope of world history from the mid-15th century to the present.

Greenwood Daily Life in America
Descriptions of the day-to-day lives of Americans, from Colonial times forward. A virtual library of thousands of diverse sources: reference works, primary documents, illustrations and audio clips.

Greenwood Daily Life Through History
Contains information on people and places around the world from ancient history to the present. Browse by time period, region, or subject, and understand historical context with chronologies and timelines, as well as images.

Historical New York Times
The full-text of the New York Times from 1851 through 2005. [For current New York Times articles see Proquest Newspapers, Custom Newspapers or New York State Newspapers.]

History Resource Center: U.S.
Reference material, periodical information and primary sources.

Pop Culture Universe
"At a glance" overviews of pop culture from the 1920s to the present, including the movies, TV shows, awards, stars, fads, buzzwords, fashions and news items that defined each decade.

Salem History - Milestone Documents
This database of primary sources in American History provides in-depth document analysis of historic documents from the colonial times to the 21st century.

Student Resource Center: History Search
Extensive information on U.S. and world history.

Chronology of US Historical Documents
Full texts of the most important documents in United States history.

Department of State-International Information Programs
United States policy around the world.  Pay particular attention to the Information USA section at the bottom of the page for information on individual states.

Library of Congress
The world's largest library is packed with information on U. S. history.

history page
A history student provides resource recommendations and links to world history websites starting with antiquity and ending with modern history.

Multicultural Calendar
A calendar and explanations of holidays written by kids and parents. 

Rulers
Want to know what type of government a specific country has, its governmental history and its rulers?  This is the place to find out.

Timelines of History
Dates, dates and more dates by day, country or subject.

Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
A wealth of information on the Holocaust including photos, personal accounts, primary documents, bibliography, and a time-line. There is also a section on the relationship between the Holocaust and the current Middle East situation.

Literature and Criticism:
Contemporary Authors
Biographical and bibliographical information on U. S. and international authors and poets.

Literature Resource Center
Search by title or author.

Novelist Plus
Booklists, book reviews and links to author websites.

Student Resource Center-Literature
Literary criticism, plot summaries and author biographies.

Twayne's Author Series
Critical analysis of the works of 1,000 U.S. and international authors.

Bulfinch's Mythology
The standard for interpreting fables and myths.

Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The texts of Shakespeare's works.

IPL Online Literary Criticism
A great resource for literary criticism

Poets.org
Sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, the site contains biographic and bibliographic information on poets, selected poems and links to other sites containing literary criticism.

Spark Notes
Synopses and criticism of literature, poetry, drama and Shakespeare, when you need an overview.

Magazines, Journals and Newspapers:
Custom Newspapers
100 national and international newspapers.

EBSCO A-to-Z
Use this database to find a particular journal or magazine in an online database. Enter the publication title and this database will link to the appropriate database with full-text, if it is available.

General OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles, including scholarly journals and news media, on a wide range of topics.

Historical New York Times
The New York Times from 1851 through 2005. [See Proquest for current New York Times articles.]

Newsday
Full text Newsday from 1985 to the present.

New York State Newspapers
Twelve newspapers published in New York State.

Proquest
Magazines, journals and newspaper full text and article abstracts including the New York Times.

Math:
Dictionary of Units
A dictionary of mathematical terms and conversions.

Math Forum
Grade-appropriate information on math.

OnlineConversion
5,000 units and 50,000 conversions including length, temperature, speed, volume, weight, cooking, area, fuel economy, and currency.

Music:
Oxford Music Online
Articles, biographies, bibliographies and links to other music sites.

Science-General:
EBSCO Animals
In-depth information on topics relating to animals and their habitats, some entries in full-text. Images also available.

Facts on File Science Online
Contains essays on major topics and issues, articles on science in the news, timelines, diagrams, illustrations, images and videos.  Also includes science experiments and activities, indexed by grade range, subject category and time required.

Student Resource Center
Extensive resources dealing with science and health.

Science.gov
Up to date scientific information from a reliable source.

Science Daily
Links to latest science headlines.

Why Files-the Science Behind the News
Science in the headlines. 

Astronomy:
NASA
Get the information and images from the source.

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Have a question about space, planets, extraterrestrials?  This site has information, pictures and links to other relevant sites.

Biology:
The Biology Project
Everything you want to know about biology.

Chemistry:
Chemicool Periodic Table
Basic information (symbol, energies, states, reactions, etc.) for each element in the periodic table plus some great links.

Conservation:
EE Link Endangered Species
Endangered and extinct animals, current conditions and legislation.

National Geographic
Endangered species, ecosystems, history and culture.

Science Fair Projects:
Science Fair Central
Choosing science fair projects is always difficult.  Get some ideas from Discovery.com