Reference Area

Web Research Databases

EBSCO: Magazine/journal database, full text and abstract; Student Reference Center with access to country and state reports, and so much more. New this year is NoveList and NoveList K-8,
which deals with all things fiction, including book discussion guides, author read-a-likes, etc.
User name: whs Password: panthers

Gale Virtual Reference Library: A database of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Perfect for research in English, Social Studies, Science, Art, and so much more.
Password: panthers

Gale Custom Newspapers: Collection is provided by the NJ state Library and includes NJ newspapers, NY Times (full text from 1/1/2000 to the present) plus many more national and international newspapers.
Password: panthers

Gale Discovering Collection: includes authors, biography, social studies, literature, etc., as well as poetry, science, etc.
Password: panthers

InfoBase Publishing Ebooks: Founded in 1941, Infobase Publishing is one of America's leading providers of supplemental educational materials to the school and library markets.
User name: whs Password: panthers

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Britannica

Dictionaries and Thesaurus

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Research-It!


Foreign Language Dictionaries

Google Translator For translating between English and any other language.


Calculators

Martindale's Reference Desk Calculators to perform every function you could dream of.


Internet Resources

Answers Dot Com - The Most Trusted Place For Q&A.

How Stuff Works - Smart Is Contagious.

Homework Spot - The Homework Portal.

The Internet Public Library - Information You Can Trust.

Khan Academy - With a library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 315 practice exercises, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.