Tipton-Rosemark Academy
A Quality Education in a Christian Environment
Global Issues in Context presents students
with newspaper, magazine, and journal articles as well as podcasts, videos, statistics, primary documents, and reference books. This
resource provides both historical context and current viewpoints from a global perspective on the critical issues facing the world
community today. Reference sources give up-to-date information on nations of the world. Resources are updated daily, and there is a
translation feature.
Literature Criticism Online offers
information on authors, works, themes, and types of literature dating from classical literature to the contemporary. This is a rich
resource for the literature student of any language. There is a range of searching options to pinpoint students’ research needs.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
contains electronic reference books presented by discipline. Information spans the curriculum with virtual books in History, Literature,
Science and other subjects. Included in this collection are many multi-volume sets.
Tennessee Electronic Library: Databases by subject
link to hundreds of millions of articles in Gale Virtual Reference Library, Academic OneFile, Kids InfoBits, Literature Resource Center,
Health and Wellness Resource Center, Learning Express Library, and many more.
The Big Picture: The Big Picture is a photo blog for the Boston
Globe/boston.com, compiled semi-regularly by
Alan Taylor. Inspired by
publications like Life Magazine (of old), National Geographic,
and online experiences like MSNBC.com's Picture Stories
galleries and Brian Storm's MediaStorm, The Big Picture
is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery - with a focus on current events, lesser-known stories and, well, just
about anything that comes across the wire that looks really interesting.
United Streaming:
Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal
of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.
Clusty: Clusty is a metasearch engine that shows search results in clusters.
Google Scholar: Google Scholar indexes scholarly
literature across a variety of disciplines and available in a variety of formats.
IPL TeenSpace: Specifically targeted to teens this is part of the
online public library for the Internet community.
WorldCat: Find books and videos in libraries around the world.
Interlibrary loan is available for research purposes.
Confused about plagiarism, digital piracy and other copyright issues? These links will help you determine what you can (and can't)
copy as you prepare your multi-media presentations or research projects.
Copyright Website is a site which gives "real world,
practical copyright information." launched by a copyright lawyer and technology buff.
Guidelines on Copyright for Teachers and Students
gives information on the "fair use" of materials by format.
Use these sites to help you make your citations as clear as your ideas and to be sure they conform to the correct standards.
University of Southern Mississippi provides style
guides for APA, MLA, and Turabian formats.
Purdue University offers
styles guides for APA and MLA formats
Diana Hacker is a documentation site which divides citation
information by discipline.
Son of Citation Machine includes an interactive tool to generate citations
Easy Bib generates citations in MLA or APA formats.
Citation Center makes citations in APA, MLA, or Turabian
formats.generates citations in MLA or APA formats.
Grammar Girl gives you informative and fun tips
on grammar. You can even download podcasts on grammar.
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: Merriam-Webster
provides a free online dictionary, thesaurus, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games, and other English language resources.
Find Articles gives you access to millions of articles from thousand of
top publications.
Internet Public Library (Literary Criticism) is a omprehensive guide
to literary criticism on the Internet.
Mag Portal-A is a service that helps find individual magazine articles
posted on the Web. Includes some literary criticism.
National
Geographic Index-Search offers more than 108 years of National Geographic publications.
Bartleby.com is the preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference
and verse, providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web.
Assignment Calculator allows students to see how long it
will take them on a research paper or any assignment.
Ebooks from Facts On File with over
100 ebooks online for students to view for research.(Password is needed)
Ready Reference Encyclopedias
Britannica Online: This edition, designed specifically for students,
features the most recent update of the complete encyclopedia, an internet guide, a video library, learning activities, and more.
Dictionaries & Thesauri
Merriam Webster Online Dictionary: Provides access to a dictionary, thesaurus,
and word games.
American Heritage Dictionary: Offers a dictionary, the Columbia
Encyclopedia, thesaurus and quotations.
Thesaurus.com: Includes a simple translator, word of the day,
and word games.
Maps and Geography
National Geographic Map Machine With patience and perseverance,
you may be able to generate a simple map that you can print out. More elaborate printed maps and resources can be ordered online.
Maps.com
Quick Facts
Information Please Almanac Provides access to daily almanacs, an
atlas, a dictionary, and an encyclopedia.
Library Spot Extensive list of links to encyclopedias, maps,
libraries, and more.
Fact Monster Produced by the folks at "Information Please," Fact Monster
offers not only links to ready reference information, but also links to science, mathematics, government, history, people, and
sports information.
RefDesk provides links to ready reference information, search engines,
news, weather, and chosen subject links.
Databases
Gale Databases Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database
of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were
accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Student Resources: Reading Lists
Student Resources: College Info on the Web
Free Online Test Prep for the SAT! Try out this site when preparing to take the
test.
Free Online SAT Help Here is another site for SAT help.
How Stuff Works: College Admission This is a good
site to begin with when researching college admissions. Includes sections on selecting a college, SAT scores, minority students, when
to apply, and more.
CollegeView sponsors a free online database of over 3,000 two and four
year schools.
Collegeboard.com Students can register and practice
for the SAT, identify and search for college information, apply to college online, learn about the costs of higher education, and much
more.
FinAid Provides comprehensive information about online financial aid.
BrokeScholar is a free search engine that lets you search through a
database of more than 900,000 college scholarships.
Math.com is dedicated to providing revolutionary ways for students,
parents, teachers, and everyone to learn math. Combining educationally sound principles with proprietary technology, Math.com
offers a unique experience that quickly guides the user to the solutions they need and the products they want. These
solutions include assessment, on-demand modular courses that target key math concepts, 24/7 live online tutoring, and expert
answers to math questions.
