Clearview Library Resources

Clearview Library Resources
An Internet Hotlist on Clearview Library

created by Miss Cokain
Clearview High School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about different topics, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started. Remember to check the Bookmark list also.

The Internet Resources

Clearview Schools Website -
Clearview mail - This mail account is for school purposes only! It is not to be used for sending messages to friends! See Miss Cokain or Mrs. Golski for directions.
Learning Express Library - Test preparation materials and practice tests for many areas including College entrance exams (ACT, SAT), math, reading, writing, grammar and more. Home use requires a password. See the library staff.
NoodleTools - NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style. Including creating a bibliography. Password required. See the library staff.
OCIS – Ohio Career Information System - Occupations, Job interview skills, Resume writing, College & financial aid information. Also practice tests for ACT, SAT, PSAT, ASVAB, GED & CLEP. Requires a password and account creation. See the Library staff.
Study Island - Proficiency test preparation. Requires a password. See the Library staff.
Turnitin -

General Resources

Clearview's Electronic Catalog - Provides access to the materials available in Clearview's Library.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Includes reference resources: for Biographies, the Constitution, Vietnam, American History, Endangered Animals, Chemistry, Literature, Health, Religions and Crime & Justice. See the library for a complete list. Home use requires a password. See the library staff.
Holt Textbooks - Your teacher must register you for each Holt textbook. See library staff or class teacher for student usernames.
INFOhio Resources - Databases provided for students by the State of Ohio INFOhio Project.
Leeca's Student Resources - Reference sites selected especially to assist students with their research.
Lorain Public Library - Access to the Public Library Catalog and their electronic databases.
Opposing Viewpoints - A collection of articles both the pro and con sides of subjects that are often controversial. Home use requires a password, see the library staff.
Student Resource Center - Gale (Infotrac) - A collection of resources including Biographies, Encyclopedias, Literature, Authors, History, Science, Geography and more. Requires a password. Please see the library staff.

Encyclopedias & General Reference

Bartleby's - Poetry & quotations.
Dictionary & Thesaurus from World Book - Home use requires password. See the Library Staff.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - Encyclopedia in the Spanish language. Home use requires a password, see the Library Staff.
Information Please Almanac - General Almanac information.
Oxford Reference Online - More than 100 complete reference titles, fully indexed and cross-searchable, from a wide range of disciplines. Home use requires a password, see the library staff.
The Art Collection (Art Museum Image Consortium) - Online image collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, textiles, costumes, jewelry and more, from earliest times to the present. Home use requires a password, see the library staff.
Travlang's Translating Dictionaries - Multiple foreign language dictionaries.
World Book Encyclopedia - For home use get a password list from the library staff.

Magazines & Newspapers

Cleveland Plain Dealer - (Does not work properly on the old Macs.)
Ebsco - Magazine database. See the list of passwords posted on the computers or ask the library staff for a list of passwords for home use.
Internet Public Library - Online Newspapers - Newspapers from around the world.
National Geographic Magazine -
Newsbank - A collection of full-text newspapers available online. More than 15 titles are Ohio publications, including the Plain Dealer. Home use requires a password, see the Library staff.
SIRS Discoverer - Home use requires a password. See the Library staff.
The Paperboy - Indexes newspapers throughout the world.
USA Today -

Subject Area Links

Biographies - Contains a variety of links to biographical resources.
Colleges & Careers - Includes career info, college into, admission test info & preparation, and financial aid/scholarship info.
Countries & Cultures - A selection of resources to assist with reports about countries.
Health - Contains a variety of links to health resources.
Language Arts & Literature - Contains a variety of links to language arts and literature resources.
Math - Contains a variety of links to math resources.
OGT & State Requirements -
Scholastic Challenge -
Science - Contains a variety of links to Science resources.
Social Studies - Contains a variety of links to Social Studies and History resources.
Teacher Resources -
Web Site Evaluation -

Search Engines

Alta Vista - Comprehensive search engine.
Ask Jeeves - Allows use of natural language to phrase questions.
Excite - General search engine.
Google -
Infohio Database Search Engine - Searches all or selected resources from Infohio including: World Book Ency., Science Online, Biography Reference Bank, Magazines, Newspapers and more. At the Core Collection page select the K-12 Info Search Button.
KidsClick - Directory of sites related to education.
Librarians' Index to the Internet - A subject index to recommended sites related to education.
Search Tools Chart - Compares different search engines.
Yahoo - Good general search engine.
Yahooligans - Designed specifically to assist students find curriculum related materials.

Content by Miss Cokain, dcokai@leeca.org
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Last revised Wed Sep 1 11:19:47 US/Pacific 2010