Student Resources
Student Resources
Almanacs
- African Countries - a guide to African Countries
- BBC Country Profiles - a guide to country profiles
- CIA World Fact Book- a guide to country profiles
- Countries of the World - a guide to country profiles
- Information Please Almanac - information on business, history, government, sports, social trends, entertainment, geography, science, and world affairs
- Reference Desk Almanac - any kind of reference material you can think of
Careers
- America's Career Infonet - a resource for making career decisions.
- College Board - is a not-for-profit membership association with career research information.
- Education Online Search - is a free college and career education portal, to help you learn about careers and the schools offering education and degrees for the fields you choose.
- Jobstar Central - Job search from your local library
- O.Net - Occupational Information Network
- WetFeet - Job seeker information.
Directories & Maps
- All the Worlds Maps - maps of all types
- AnyWho Toll-Free Directory Search - listing all 800 phone numbers
- Flags of the World - images and information about flags
- Hometown Locator- find the distance between any two ZIP codes
- Libraryspot - source for all kinds of reference materials
- MapQuest - maps, driving directions, live traffic reports etc.
- Reference Desk - source for all kinds of reference materials
- Superpages - the Internet Yellow Pages and information on many U.S. companies
- The United States Postal Service - zip code locator, etc.
- Yahoo! People Search
- Yahoo! Maps - maps to anywhere
Encyclopedias
- World Book Online (for home use go to front desk)
Government
- CIA - a collection of agency's publications, maps, and descriptions.
- Library of Congress - the nations library
- The United Nations - official website of the United Nations
- U.S. Department of Justice - official website of the United States Department of Justice
- U.S. House of Representative - official website of the U.S. House
- U.S. Senate - official website of the U.S. Senate
- White House - official website for the White House
Language
- Barlett's Familiar Quotations - provides unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.
- BibMe - fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills
- Citation Machine - a guide to citing materials
- Dictionary and Language Resources - online dictionaries, thesaurus, acronym finder and many more language reference
- Easy Bibliography - online help to create a bibliography
- KnightCite Bibliography Composer - a guide to citing materials
- Merriam-Webster - look up definitions
- Noodle Tools - Use Noodlebib Express for individual citations in MLA or APA format. Full range of citation types. No login required.
- On-line Dictionaries - many dictionaries in many languages
- Quotation Resources - quotation sites provided by refdesk.com
- Thesaurus.com - familiar quotations - a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
Magazines/Libraries
- ERIC - is a national information system designed to provide ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature.
- Find Articles - @ BNET, is a vast archive of published articles.
- Infotrac - a reference database containing articles from magazines, newspapers, reference books, etc.
- MEL - Michigan Electric Library
- SKS - Sirs Knowledge Source
Newspapers and Magazines
- Chicago Sun Times
- Detroit Free Press
- Detroit News
- Grand Rapids Press
- International Newspapers
- Michigan Live
- Michigan Magazine
- USA Today
Stocks
- Yahoo Finance - stock quotes and company information.
- Quote.com - stock quotes and company information.
Television