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A to Z Maps Online
The 4,000+ royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps from World Trade Press include climate, outline, physical, political, population, and precipitation maps. Maps can be panned and zoomed. The pictures of country and state flags in various formats are a handy feature too.
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America the Beautiful
Everything you ever wanted to know about the cities, states, and territories of the United States of America. It's a great resource for finding out the state bird or motto or for lists of government officials. There are some fun games too. This Grolier product is appropriate for elementary and middle-school students.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the NY State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
If you are not in the Library, click here for remote access to this database. |
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eLibrary (BigChalk Library)
You can search through more than 1,000 full-text magazines and newspapers; photographs; maps; and TV, radio, and government transcripts.
The database also includes reference works such as Monarch Notes; the World Almanac; the Britannica Elementary, Intermediate, and Spanish encyclopedias; the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia; the Encyclopedia of Australia; the Mosby Medical Encyclopedia; Countries of the World; and others.
For literary criticism, click on the "topics" tab when you get to the eLibrary search screen. Then click on "Literature" under the "Arts" heading.
If you are not in the Library, click here for remote access to this database. |
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Encyclopedia Americana
This electronic edition of the general encyclopedia for junior-high and high-school students includes maps, flags, tables, and links to other websites. It is a component of Grolier Online Passport, which also includes the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and The New Book of Knowledge.
If you are not in the Library, click here for remote access to this database. |
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online Reference Center
A comprehensive multimedia encyclopedia that includes all of the articles in the print set plus many more. It also includes Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.
If you are not in the Library, click here for remote access to this database. |
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