Hempstead Public Library

Internet Links & Databases

General Web Sites
www.nassaulibrary.org/teens/
www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.cfm
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/

Biographies
http://www.biography.com
http://www.infoplease.com/people/html
www.libraryspot.com/biographies

College
www.collegeboard.com
www.colleges.com
http://finaid.com
http://fastweb.com/
www.petersons.com

Current Events
www.cnn.com/studentnews/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.abcnews.go.com/

Homework Help/Study
http://www.highschoolace.com/ace.cfm
http://www.nysedregents.org/
http://wwwcliffsnotes.com
http://sparknotes.com/
http://www.easybib.com
http://carmun.com/easy-bibliography-formatting-APA-MLA.php

Jobs/Volunteer Work
http://www.teenstakecharge.org/index.html
http://www.quintcareers.com
http://www.bestcareerlinks.com/jobsforteens.html
www.gotajob.com
www.groovejob.com

Money Management/Finances
http://www.moneytalks.ucr.edu/english/home.html
http://www.atg.wa.gov/teenconsumer/
http://studentcenter.ja.org/

Databases

Britannica Online
This database includes the complete encyclopedia as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the year.
http://search.eb.com/failedlogin?target=/

Career Cruising
An interactive career resource designed for people of all ages, this database can help you find the right career, explore different career options, and plan for future education and training.
http://www.careercruising.com/Main/Index.aspx?LoginID=8FF53F7A-8EAA-4E88-85F0-FE6C703B9986

Country Watch
This database ia an information provider for schools, universities, libraries and individuals who need up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world. Country Watch includes a currency converter.
http://www.countrywatch.com/youthedition/

Ebsco Host
Search EBSCOhost for information on business, health, current events, arts, science and entertainment from magazines and newspapers. It includes links to Novelist, TopicSearch, and Searchasaurus for children. You will need to enter your library card barcode to access this service

Newspaper Source
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip

Student Research Center
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip

Magill on History
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip

Science Reference Center
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip

Topic Search
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=s4712591
&profile=empire&profile=tps

Facts.com
The Reference Suite @ FACTS.com is an award-winning site for current events research including Facts on File World News Digest, Issues & Controversies, Today’s Science, and World Almanac Reference Database. Complete content from the Facts on File World News Digest; live news feed from Reuters® to answer questions about events, people, issues, facts, and figures from 1940 to the present; maps, photographs, historic documents, and special overviews of key issues, newsmakers, and events since 1940; links articles directly to related information in this and other Reference Suite databases, by means of more than half a million internal editorial hyperlinks.
http://www.2facts.com/Formslogin.asp?Library=ALISHemp&Opt=RemLib

InfoTrac
Use InfoTrac to search magazine, newspapers (NY Times daily updates), and reference books for information on business, health, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/helopacplus

Grolier
Contains the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia; the New Book of Knowledge; Popular Science; Lands and Peoples, America the Beautiful and the nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en linea.
http://go-passport.grolier.com/

Novelist
A readers' advisory database will full-text reviews and annotations for over 20,000 titles. Searches can be made for children's, young adult, and adult levels.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=s4712591&profile=novelist

Galegroup
A web version of Gale Research products: Associations Unlimited, Biography Researach Center, Literature Resource Center, Student Resource Center, Student Health Module, History Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints, Consulta (en espanol), and Biography and Genealogy Master Index.

Student Resource Center
http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=SRC-3&userGroupName=helopacplus

Student Resource Center Health Module
http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=SRCHlth&userGroupName=helopacplus

Opposing Viewpoints
http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/start.do?prodId=OVRC&userGroupName=helopacplus

Junior Edition K12
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/k12/infomark/1/1/1/purl=rc6_K12J