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Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Electronic version of classic print resources. Also links to Internet
sites, dictionary, images and yearbook articles.
World Book Online
Easier reading than Britannica. Great for Middle School projects
and individuals looking for concise, basic information on a topic.
OED
Oxford English Dictionary
Premiere English dictionary.
Internet Public Library Ready Reference
Excellent online reference.
24/7 Virtual
Reference
When you can't get to the library, try this live service. Students
instant message a reference librarian.
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Book Catalogs
Milton Academy Library Catalog
Cox Library and the Lower School catalog.
Massachusetts Library and Information
Network
MBLN is Boston Public Library; OCLN is South Shore communities; Minuteman is western suburbs
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Internet Guides
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Infomine
Internet Scout Project
Exceptionally high quality sites; organized by academic discipline
Internet Public Library
Organized by discipline. Special features for teens. Information
on writing papers. Excellent science project resources.
WWW Virtual Library
Exhaustive!
Library of Congress
See American Memory and Global Gateway
Richard Jensen's Scholars' Guide to
the Web
Retired history professor's guide
Voice of the Shuttle
Topics in the Humanities
Web Feet
Web pages selected particularly for K-12 users
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Current Events
CQ Researcher
Background reports on current events from the staff of Congressional
Quarterly. This is the online version of the CQ Researcher in the
Library.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
More resources for current
events. These are Web versions of the Opposing Viewpoints books
and the Information Plus series in the Library. Includes pro/con
arguments, statistics and graphics.
University of Michigan Government Documents
Center
Includes Documents in the News and special current events listings
by topic.
Yahoo Full Coverage
A special subdirectory of the popular search engine Yahoo. You will
not get the same information doing a general search. Every topic
page provides news stories, related Web sites, and related coverage.
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Legal Sites
FindLaw
Cornell Law School Legal Information
Institute
United
States Code
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Online Databases
To access these databases from an off-campus computer you will
need user-names and passwords. These are in your MiltOnline account's
Cox Library news folder.
Access
Science
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and technology, research updates,
news and biographies. Updated daily.
Annals of American
History Online
U.S. History, primary source documents arranged by time period,
topic and author.
Boston Globe
The Boston Globe archive is available through Proquest (below).
Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections
English Poetry (600-1900), 2nd Edition & 20th Century American
Poetry
CQ Researcher and Archive 1923-present
Background reports on current events from the staff of Congressional
Quarterly. This is the online version of the CQ Researcher in the
Library.
*Electric
Library
In-library access to a selected database of articles from more than
150 full-text newspapers and magazines, classic books, major works
of literature and art, maps and photographs.
Ethnic
Newswatch
Full-text articles from newspapers and magazines of the ethnic,
minority and native press in the United States. Backfile to 1985;
searchable in English and Spanish.
Historical
New York Times 1851- 2005
*InfoTrac
Multidisciplinary
Articles from reference resources, popular magazines, newspapers
and journals.
Lexis-Nexis/Scholastic
Full text articles in the news (foreign language newspapers included),
federal and state court cases, and federal and state laws. Also
browse in list of links for Peterson's College Guide and other materials
helpful in the college selection process.
OED
Oxford English Dictionary
Premiere English dictionary.
ProQuest Direct
Multidisciplinary
Full-text articles, citations, and abstracts from over 2,000 publications.
Current file covers last two years; back file to 1986.
Scientific
American Archive
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Citation Guide
Bibliography (pdf)
Footnotes - the first time a source is acknowledged (pdf)
Footnotes - for sources previously acknowledged (pdf)
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