Reference Resources
General Resources
- The Librarians' Index to the Internet Reference Desk has laid out the most notable general references on the web in Best of, Directories, Databases, and Specific Resources categories. We give direct links to some of these in the page below. http://lii.org/search/file/reference
- The Internet Public Library Reference Center (Univ. of Michigan) has a ready reference collection, pathfinders, online newspaper links, and some original reference resources including POTUS, a page on Presidents of the U.S. http://www.ipl.org/ref/
- Bartleby.com provides a host of resources. At this site you'll find the U.S. government World Factbook, quotation resources, literary history, Gray's Anatomy and much more. http://www.bartleby.com/reference/
- xrefer the web's reference engine uses a search engine to give free access to over 50 reference titles containing more than 500,000 entries in art, health, music, science, technology and more. Read the short search tips page for best use. http://xrefer.com/
Specific Resources
- Almanac: Information Please An atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia and topical news links make this far more than an almanac. The complete almanac is accessible and includes a helpful, brief biography section. http://www.infoplease.com/
- Careers: Occupational Outlook Handbook This site has current information from the U.S. Dept. of Labor on all major job categories. http://www.bls.gov Look under Occupations for the Handbook.
- Colleges: College and University Rankings This Univ. of Illinois page links you to many ranking services as well as providing a cautionary advice page on the value of rankings. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm Links to all American Universities at http://web.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
- Images: Go to the Librarian's Index, More Search tools http://lii.org/search/file/searchtools to search Google or Altavista for images and video http://lii.org/search/file/searchtools. Or use Pics4Learning to find copyright friendly images donated for use in education. http://pics.tech4learning.com/
- Maps: The Perry-Casteñada Library map collection. This site from the University of Texas is has many historical maps and currentmaps,too. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Go to Mapquest.com for everyday needs. http://www.mapquest.com
- Movies: The Internet Movie Database Allows you to search titles, bios, characters, plots and more, including Independent Film titles. http://us.imdb.com/
- Music: AMG All Music Guide is a database searchable by style and artist. It has all music styles, a glossary, articles and music maps tracing the roots of various music styles. http://www.allmusic.com/
- News: CNN.com has photo and video galleries and more. http://www.cnn.com/ The New York Times has e-mail format, printer friendly format, archives and a Learning Network feature that make it valuable to schools. http://www.nytimes.com/
- People Directory: AnyWho AT&T offers this site for business and person searches in the U.S. Provides maps and directions, too. http://www.anywho.com/
- Weather: National Weather Service has a Spanish language option. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ Weather Underground This Univ. of Michigan site is very well organized, extensive site for weather topics. http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
BHS Project Pathfinders
Pathfinders are research guides on topics specific to research projects. These guides are prepared to serve students at BHS, spotlighting materials in the library and noting Internet sources as well. Print versions are available in the BHS Interim Library.