Welcome to Riverside High School Library Online

The following websites are recommended for projects, research papers, and to increase your general knowledge:

Research Reference Websites

Gale Virtual Library @ http://www.galesites.com/menu/j071905005#

TexQuest (Britannica, EBSCO and Gale) @ https://www.galepages.com/texquest2/resources5

CIA World Factbook @ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Scratch Computer Coding @ https://scratch.mit.edu

I Am Poem @http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson391/I-am-poem.pdf

El Paso Community College Library @http://www.epcc.edu/library/Pages/default.aspx

Discovery Science Fair Central @ http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/

Find a Book/Online Resources @ https://yisd.tlcdelivers.com/?config=5#section=home

Free E-Books

Capstone Digital Library @ http://www.mycapstonelibrary.com/

Mackin VIA @ http://mackinvia.com/

Gale E-books @  https://www.galepages.com/j071905005/ebooks 

Project Gutenberg @ http://www.gutenberg.org

University of Pennsylvania Online Books @ http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

Open Library @ http://openlibrary.org/

Google Books @ http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp

A Christmas Carol @ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn E-book@ https://archive.org/stream/adventuresofhuck1950twai?ref=ol#page/n21

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts @ https://ia600209.us.archive.org/17/items/TheCrucibleFullText/The%20Crucible%20full%20text.pdf

Social Studies

World History Matters @ http://worldhistorymatters.org/

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum @ http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/

Religion Facts @ http://www.religionfacts.com/

Tomb of the Unknown Mummy @ http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/tomb-unknown-mummy/

National Geographic @ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

9/11 Memorial @ https://www.911memorial.org/

Biography Websites

Biography Channel Biography @ http://www.biography.com/

White House Presidents of the United States @ http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/

Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biographies @ http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/

Virtual Learning Resource Center @ http://virtuallrc.com/alphamarks/cgi-bin/ibview.pl?fld=Athletes&usr=biography

Infoplease Biographies @ http://www.infoplease.com/people.html

Research Paper/Project Websites

What is Plagiarism?/ Plagiarism Tutorial Acadia University @ http://library.acadiau.ca/sites/default/files/library/tutorials/plagiarism/

Rutgers University/ What Is Plagiarism? @http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/EducationalModule/Plagiarism/

Headers in MLA Format @ Click here

MLA Style Guide from the Owl At Purdue University @ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Thesis Builder @ http://ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.php

Paper Rater Paper Checker @ http://www.paperrater.com/free_paper_grader

My Bib @ https://www.mybib.com/#/projects/wbakvB/citations

Calvin College Knight Cite @ http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/

Bibliography Maker BibMe @ http://www.bibme.org/

The Landmarks Project Citation Machine @ http://citationmachine.net/

Noodle Tools @ http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/express.php

Free Clip Art @ http://classroomclipart.com/

College Information/Career Exploration

My Next Move @ https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

CareerOneStop @ https://www.careeronestop.org/

Peterson's Education Center @ http://www.petersons.com/

College Board/SAT/PSAT @ http://www.collegeboard.com/splash

Encyclopedia Websites

Britannica @  http://school.eb.com/        

Britannica en espanol @ http://spanish.eb.com/

Bartleby.com (dictionary, thesaurus, medical information, quotes) @ http://www.bartleby.com/

Refdesk.com @ http://www.refdesk.com/

Encarta Online @ http://encarta.msn.com/

Fact Monster-Encyclopedia Search @ www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.htm/

Translation

AlphaDictionary @ http://www.alphadictionary.com/directory/Languages/Romance/Spanish/

Prompt Translator @ http://www.online-translator.com/Default.aspx/Text

Translation 2 @ http://translation2.paralink.com/

Babel Fish @ http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Art

Art Encyclopedia @ http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

The Worldwide Art Gallery @ http://www.theartgallery.com.au/ArtEducation/greatartists/index.html

Science/Engineering

Engineering Capstone Projects @ http://learn.ni.com/teach/resources

The Physics Classroom @ http://www.physicsclassroom.com/

Inside the Cell @ http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/index.html

Proton Don Periodic Table Game @ http://www.funbrain.com/periodic/index.html

Los Alamos National Laboratory Periodic Table of Elements @ http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm

Chemistry @ http://www.chemmybear.com/

Exploratorium: Explore Science @ http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/index.html

Scirus for science information @ http://www.scirus.com/

How Stuff Works @ http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Online Conversion @ http://www.onlineconversions.com/

MedLine Plus @ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html

Earth Science @ www.cybraryman.com/earthscience.html

Plate Tectonics Game @ www.quia.com/jg/514.html

Gov't/Law

Thomas @ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/constquery.htm/

First Gov @ http://firstgov.gov/

Find Law @ http://www.findlaw.com/

GPO Access@ http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.htm/

White House @ http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Supreme Court of the U.S. @ http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

Law Library of Congress @ http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php

Mythology

Encyclopedia Mythica @  http://www.pantheon.org

Godchecker @ http://www.godchecker.com

Myths and Legends of the World @ http://www.enotes.com/myths-legends

Goofy websites that are interesting and fun 

Urban Legends @ http://www.snopes.com/info/whatsnew.asp

Create your own comics @ http://www.toondoo.com/Home.toon

Create Your Own Superhero @ www.marvel.com/games/cyos

Guinness Book of World Records @ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/

Find-A-Grave @ http://findagrave.com/

Who's Alive and Who's Dead @ http://www.wa-wd.com/

Make A Monster @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/monster-maker-game