Student Resources

Online Databases/Resources

♥Alabama Virtual Library

Recommended Databases: 

Academic Search Premier (Search multiple EBSCO databases)

Gale Power Search (Search multiple Gale Databases)

Gale in Context - Opposing Viewpoints

Gale OneFile - Vocations and Careers

Teaching Books - offers study guides, author interviews, and sometimes full text of classics and some modern novels

Library of Congress Digital Files - great for primary sources!

Citations/Paper formatting help

♥OWL Purdue - Easy breakdown of most writing manual styles (MLA is most commonly used in high school)

MLA Citation Generator - Fill in fields, the generator will give you the citation - double check. Also has a plagiarism checker

Scribbr - Fill in fields - double check your results

♥Homework Help Alabama - free online tutoring, paper drop off, resume help

Public Libraries and Archives

Alabama Department of Archives and History

Alabama Public Library Service

Montgomery City County Public Library

College and University Libraries

ASU College - Levi Watkins Learning Center

AUM - Library

Faulkner University - Gus Nichols Library

Huntington College - Houghton Memorial Library

Trenholm State - Patterson Site Library

Troy University - Libraries (Rosa Parks Library in Montgomery)

Free ACT practice - from ACT

Learning Express Library - *requires Montgomery City County Public Library card* - Free test prep for ACT, SAT, ASVAB, and many professional licenses

What to Expect on Test Day - from ACT 

Finding a College/University

Princeton Review - college search

♥U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - college search

Scholarships

Big Future - Scholarship Search, has filters that include essay/no essay, GPA, minority, etc.

FastWeb - requires registration

Niche - Scholarship search

Writing Essays

♥College Essay Guy - plus other useful information

Homework Help Alabama - essay drop off, free with registration

The Scholarship System - short 10 minute video for tips and tricks to writing an essay

Alabama Department of Labor - various resources including unemployment, job search, skills training

Homework Help Alabama - tips on applying, interviews, resume creation and dropoff review - some features require free registration

Job Corps - for students 16-24 years old who have not yet earned a diploma or GED

US Army

US Air Force, National Guard, and Air Force Reserve

US Marines

Military.com - information on meeting with a recruiter, ASVAB, etc.