Link to CM Eppes' School Library Online Catalog.

These are helpful links that I have found for doing research.

Basic Searching:

Google.com

The same old search you know and love

Clustering

Searches several top search engines and groups results in meaningful ways.

Expert Ranking (Ask.com)

Sites for Researching and Paper writing:

Big 6

Research method site you can use to plan, research AND write your paper.

OWL: Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Complete resource for the writing process

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government

Site for YOU, hosted by Ben Franklin. Information about all three branches of the U.S. Government

Zoom Into Maps

Digital images of maps with explanations and guides

CBBC Newsround (hosted by the BBC)

A United Kingdom news website with articles about events, arts and science that will be useful to those interested in what's happening around the world

Locating Reference Materials and Primary Sources:

NC WiseOwl

Grolier Encyclopedias, Lands and Peoples, Jr. Reference, America the Beautiful, and Popular Science

NC Live

American Poetry, Britannica Encyclopedias, Historic Events of the 20th Century, Newspaper Source, and ReferenceUSA are among the references provided.

IPL Literary Criticism

Links to online resources for finding critical and biographical websites about authors and their works.

American Memory

Library of Congress collection of documents, images, maps and more that define the history and citizens of the US. (Hard to navigate)

North Carolina ECHO: Exploring Cultural Heritage Online

North Carolina's equivalent of American Memory (More NC based)

Documenting the American South

Carolina'smodel collection of oral histories, print materials and images.

American Field Guide (hosted by PBS)

Online collection of over 1400 videos of American History

British Museum: World Cultures (hosted by The British Museum)

Explores the cultures of the Americas, Greece, and japan through a series of exhibits and informational materials that focus on artifacts, money, cultural tradition, graphic arts, and science

4kids.org

This award-winning site for kids providing links to many other recommended sites

Amazing Space - Online explorations

Informative Astro/space site with interesting activities

Library of Congress

Link to the Library of Congress website