RHS Library Media Center
Student Academic Web Links
General
- Librarian's Internet Index: Instead of using Google or Yahoo for homework assignments, try this site. It features high-quality websites that are carefully selected, described, and organized by knowledgeable librarians.
- County Library Online Resources If you have a San Bernardino county library card, take advantage of all the online resources that they offer: American History Online, Biography Resource Center, Business & Company Resource Center, Science Online, World Book Online, and many more! All you need is your library card number to access all of this information from home.
- Research Process: Check out this site if you need a refresher on how to do source cards, notecards, thesis statements, outlines, etc.
- MLA Format: Having trouble figuring out how to write a source citation for a website? Check out the Modern Language Association's (MLA) official page for citing anything on the web.
- Bartleby: Search for quotations quickly and easily and work on incorporating one into the introduction or conclusion of your next paper because "Nothing will work unless you do."
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Find definitions, synonyms, and antonyms using this online dictionary and thesaurus. This is a great site for doing your vocabulary homework or stupefying your teachers with your eloquent diction.
- THE OWL AT PURDUE TERM PAPER EXAMPLE IN MLA 2009 FORMATowl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090701095636_747.pdf
English
- 9H Research Project (Mrs. Buhl)
- Skokie Public Library: Find newspaper articles and other materials about the attempted Nazi march in Skokie.
- 9H Shakespeare Project (Ms. Pelen)
- Folger Shakespeare Library: A good website to find information on Shakespeare's life, works, theater, and more.
- 11th American Authors Research Project
- Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Collection: Find literary criticism and biographical websites on your American author. These sites have been reviewed "for their overall usefulness for high school and college students."
- 11th Heart Medical Research Project
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): This is a great government site for finding quality information on diseases.
- Medline Plus: This is another great government site that will link you to authoritative information across the web.
- 11th Rebus Industry Research Project
- Career Guide to Industries: This is a great government site for finding quality information on various industries.
Social Studies
Science
- Biology
- Biology Labs: Find the lab that you are working on and print it out. Be careful not to print out the entire lab book.
Foreign Language
