Reference Web Sites for Student Use

English and Literature

• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Quotations Resources

Writing, Grammar and Citation Resources

• Noodle Tools: format research papers and create note cards (ndhsb/tigers)
• Citation Information
• Writer's Resources: Grammar, Citation and Writing Tips
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Government

• San Mateo County
• California
• Thomas Legislative Information
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. State Department
• U.S. Courts
• White House

History

• American Memory (National Digital Library)
• Civil War Page
• Holocaust Museum
• National Archives
• History Matters - George Mason University
• Digital History
• Virtual Library History

Libraries

• San Mateo County Public Library
• San Francisco Public Library
• Stanford University Library
• Library of Congress
• National Library of Medicine

News Media

• CNN
• Columbia Journalism Review
• KQED
• MSN
• Salon.com
• The New York Times
• The San Francisco Chronicle
• The San Jose Mercury News
• The Washington Post
• Time Magazine
• USA Today

Reference

• Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Bartleby.com - Bartlett's quotations, Gray's Anatomy, Gazeteer, etc.
• Educator's Reference Desk (ERIC)

Science

• NASA
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Center for Disease Control
• National Institutes of Health
• National Library of Medicine
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• Sci Central
• Virtual Library: Science

World Cultures

• Embassies
• Language Translator
• Maps (Perry-Castaneda Library)
• Rulers
• State Department Background Notes
• World Fact Book (CIA)
• Portals to the World
• Library of Congress County Studies
• World Time Zones