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There are lots of online resources you can use to get information for school projects and homework. Here are some ideas for ways to use them.

Find a book

The eiNetwork Library Catalog will let you search for books in libraries throughout Allegheny County. Use the yellow CATALOG SEARCH box at the top of this page.

The Access PA Online Catalog is available to search for books in school libraries and public libraries all over Pennsylvania. These books can be requested from your local library.

Find a word

Merriam Webster's WordCentral (http://www.wordcentral.com/) offers a dictionary, thesaurus and rhyming dictionary.

Find information online

Use databases designed especially for kids

AP Multimedia Archives
Library Access
Remote Access
Photos & Graphics
 
BookFLIX
Library Access
Remote Access
Books to read or listen to online
 
EBSCO Animals
EBSCO Animals has been renamed The Encyclopedia of Animals, and is now part of Middle Search and Primary Search. It is also accessible via Searchasaurus and Kids Search.
 
Facts For Learning (Facts On File News Services)
Library Access
Remote Access
Magazines, timelines and almanacs
 
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Library Access
Remote Access
Informative articles on 25,000 topics
 
Kids Search (for grades 1-5)
Library Access
Remote Access
Magazine & newspaper articles, dictionary & encyclopedia entries, and images
 
Middle Search Plus
Library Access
Remote Access
Articles from more than 150 magazines
 
Primary Search
Library Access
Remote Access
Articles from more than 60 magazines
 
Science Online (Facts On File)
Library Access
Remote Access
Science Experiments and more
 
Searchasaurus
Library Access
Remote Access
Multiple reference sources including an encyclopedia of animals, magazine searches, photos, maps, and more
 
SIRS Discoverer
Library Access
Remote Access
Magazine and newspaper articles
 
Student Research Center (grades 6-12)
Library Access
Remote Access
Magazine & newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, primary sources and images
 

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