This page was last updated on 02/03/08

Library News
"Book a Trip...READ" with Around the World reading challenge! The library is sponsoring a reading challenge that is open to all SPS students and the fun begins on January 9, 2008 through February 29, 2008. Pick up your reading record passport from the library and start reading (the books MUST be read through this time period). You have a goal of 7 book. After reading each book, bring your chart to the library and receive a travel sticker and stamp to mark your progress. After completing the passport, you will receive a "READING AROUND THE WORLD" certificate.

We are holding a Book eFair with Usborne Books! This is the company that was at our PTA meeting on Thursday, January 31, 2008. Please click the link below to see the books they offer and make a purchase to benefit our library.
www.jennysbookstore.com

Students please note: If you find any site that is selling something, DO NOT enter the advertiser's site, give your name, or subscribe. If you are at home, check with an adult. Remember, you are responsible for safe and responsible use of sites, please refer to The St. Paul School Technology Acceptable Use Policy.

Contents (click on an item to go to that section):
Special Project Links
Online Encyclopedias
Online Almanacs
Other Online References
Search Engines
Library Sites
Museums
Help with Homework
A Helpful Hint to Conserve Printing
How to Cite References

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SPECIAL PROJECT LINKS
The American Museum of Natural History's Moveable Museum visited St. Paul School on Wed., Jan. 31, 2001 during Catholic Schools Week. The subject for the day was Structures and Cultures and dealt with nomads. Click here to go to the page of links provided by the AMNH and edited by Mrs. Griffin.

Below is a table with links to web pages dedicated to school projects. If you have found a web site that is helpful (and not listed) for a project/report, please send the name of the project/report,  the URL, your name and grade to Mrs. Griffin. If your link is used, you will be recognized next to the link as the submitter (first name and class).

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ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
*Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com
Search through 76,000 articles. Offers fresh material every day: news, weather, sports, features about pop culture and other topics, and 125,00 selected links to other Web sites.
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*MSN Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com
Free access to a concise encyclopedia of 16,00 abridged articles and a world atlas. The unabridged version is not free.
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*Electric Library's Encyclopedia
http://www.encyclopedia.com
Free access 14,000 articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition. Includes links to related Web sites and articles from Electric Library, a compendium of 3,000,000 articles from magazines, newspapers, and other sources. Access to Electric Library articles is not free.
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*The Funk & Wagnalls Multimedia Encyclopedia http://www.funkandwagnalls.com
Features the content of the unabridged Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia and a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, animal encyclopedia, and a media gallery where you can access photos, animations, music and speeches.
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ONLINE ALMANACS
*InfoPlease
http://www.infoplease.com
Free access to almanacs on general topics, entertainment, sports and children's interests, as well as an encyclopedia and dictionary.
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OTHER ONLINE REFERENCES
*Internet Oracle
http://www.internetoracle.com/encyclop.htm
Free launch pad to search through 23 general and specialized encyclopedias (including The Catholic Encyclopedia) and other reference works, plus links to dozens of other reference sources.
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*Resource Central
http://www.kalama.com/~mariner
Free site offering links to 40 encyclopedias, 60 dictionaries, and numerous other reference sources.
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Biography Search
http://www.biography.com
Profiles famous people ranging from actors and actresses to political leaders like the President.
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SEARCH ENGINES
Northern Light http://www.northernlight.com
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Fast Search http://www.alltheweb.com
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Ask Jeeves http://www.askjeeves.com
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Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com
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MetaCrawler http://www.metacrawler.com
(Searches 12 Search Engines: AltaVista, Infoseek, WebCrawler, Thunderstone, Excite, Google, Lycos, LookSmart, GoTo, About.com, DirectHit, RealNames)
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Yaholigans! http://www.yahooligans.com/
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Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com/
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LIBRARY SITES
Burlington County Library http://www.burlco.lib.nj.us/
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New Jersey State Library http://www.njstatelib.org/
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Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/
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Library Spot  http://www.libraryspot.com
The first in a family of vertical information portals designed to make finding the best topical information on the Internet a quick, easy and enjoyable experience.
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MUSEUMS
Museum Spot http://www.museumspot.com
A free information resource center that simplifies the search for the very best and most useful museum information on the Web. From the site, quickly and easily locate museums by city, state, country, name and topic; explore museums by type, search for exhibits by artist, access educational and industry resources, and much more.
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HELP WITH HOMEWORK
Homework Spot http://www.homeworkspot.com
A free K-12 homework resource center that simplifies the search for the best content online. From the site, quickly and easily find resources by grade level and subject, including English, math, science, social studies, art, music, technology, foreign language, health and more. The site also features a top-notch reference center, current events, co-curricular activities and study breaks, parent and teacher resources, and much more.
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A HELPFUL HINT TO CONSERVE PRINTING
When doing research on the Internet (or CD), don't print out page after page of a web site when there's only a few paragraphs of information that you need. Follow these steps:
1. Open your word processor (Microsoft Word, Word Pad)
2. Select the text that you want from the web site by clicking and dragging your mouse over the text.
3. Locate the "Control" key (sometimes labeled "Ctrl" key on your keyboard) and press it with the "C" key to copy the text.
4. Go back to the open document on your word processor and click on the paste button or use the "Control" key with the "V" key on your keyboard.
5. Copy and paste the URL (address) of the web site so that you can give credit to your source. Use the URL of the actual site - not the site within the search engine. You'll have to find the URL in the source code (HTML) of the web page you are viewing if you're viewing a site via a search engine.

This technique works for CDs, too. Just don't forget to include the name of the CD near the text so that you can give credit to your source.

Most pictures from the Internet (when used for educational purposes) can be either saved or copied and pasted into the document, too. The URLs for pictures should be listed in your credits/bibliography, too. If you find a picture from the Internet/CD that you don't know how to get a copy of, ask a teacher to show you how. Usually a right mouse click on the image will give you a menu of things you can do with the image (like copy or save)
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HOW TO CITE REFERENCES
You may use articles from an online encyclopedia or web site for personal, non-commercial use only, as long as you quote it as a reference source.

Internet sources should be cited as follows:

Article title. Site title. URL (Date retrieved).

Here is an example:

The American Civil War. The Funk & Wagnalls Multimedia Encyclopedia Online. http://www.funkandwagnalls.com/ (December 29, 1999).

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