Research Links for Students

Public Library E-Cards


Follow this link to apply for an library e-card fromQueens Library, Brooklyn Public Library, or The New York Public Libraryhttps://nycdoe.libguides.com/home/publiclibraryecards

Databases


These are subscription databases have articles written by professionals and experts in their field. They have been checked for reliable information from published works. Wikipedia and random websites found via a search engine will are not dependable sources of information for research papers. Before you use a source, check who wrote and published it.
Use these sites just like search engines. Type what you want to know in the search box or click on items in menus provided. It is easy to cite library databases. Most have a citation to copy and paste into your own works cited page.
NOVELNYhttp://www.novelnewyork.org/databases.phpAccess information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from your desktop by logging on to NOVELny—the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library. A wide variety of resources − books, magazines, newspapers, research and reference sources and more are available to New York State residents with NO FEES 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From school, no password is needed, from home, use this password: empirelink
Queens Library Databases (use your Queens Library card for access)http://www.queenslibrary.org/research/articles-db/refdb/school
Gale Virtual Reference Library - ebookshttp://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=nycdoe11&authCount=1
Just for Fun - facts and triviawww.wonderopolis.orgWonderopolis - Do you ever wonder...?

Search Engines


Aga-Kids - Visual Search for Studentshttp://aga-kids.com
GoGooliganshttp://www.gogooligans.com
Kid Safe Search Siteshttp://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/kidsafe.html
Kidrexhttp://www.kidrex.org/
KidsClickwww.kidsclick.org
KidTopiahttp://www.kidtopia.info/
KidzSearchhttp://www.kidzsearch.com/
PBS LearningMedia for Studentshttps://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/student/
Quintura for Kidshttp://quinturakids.com/
Safe Search Kidshttp://www.safesearchkids.com/

Dictionaries


American Heritage Dictionary of the English Languagehttps://ahdictionary.com/
Ask Oxfordhttp://www.askoxford.com
Dictionary.comhttp://www.dictionary.com
Merriam Webster's Word Centralhttp://www.wordcentral.com
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurushttp://www.m-w.com
alphaDictionaryhttp://www.alphadictionary.com/index/shtml
Oxford Learners’ Dictionaryhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/
RhymeZone - rhyming dictionarywww.rhymezone.com
Spanish Dictionaryhttp://www.spanishdict.com/

Atlas


Merriam-Webster's Atlashttps://www.merriam-webster.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html

Primary Sources


New York Public LIbrary Digital Galleryhttps://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalgallery.nypl.org%2Fnypldigital%2Findex.cfm&sa=DNYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of the New York Public Library.
Repositories of Primary Sourceshttp://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.htmlA listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
Using Primary Sources on the Webhttp://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA/Students now have greater access to primary source materials for historical research than ever before.
National Archives Experiencehttp://www.digitalvaults.org/More than 1,200 records to explore.

Quotations


Bartlett's Familiar Quotationshttp://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett/Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse that provides students with unlimited access

Biographies


Biography.comhttp://www.biography.comThe A&E Television Networks Biography Channel.
Distinguished Women of the Present and PastThis site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.

Just for Fun


ChessLI Chesshttps://lichess.org/