Media Center Resources

ALA Booklists and Awards

Newbery Awards

Printz Awards

Holly

• Village of Holly
• Holly Township

Oakland County

• Oakland County

State Government

• State of Michigan
• U.S. State Page
• State and Local Government on the Net

Federal Government

• The National Archives
• White House
• Searchgov.com - links to government web sites
• FEDSTATS - gateway to statisatics of over 100 federal agencies
• First Amendment Topics
• FIRSTGOV - the U.S. Government's official web portal
• Our Documents - 100 milestone documents of American history
• Thomas - legislative information - a service of the Library of Congress
• GPO Access - disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government - a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office

Public

Holly Township Library

1116 North Saginaw St.
Holly, MI 48442
Phone: 248-634-1754
Library Web Site
Online Catalog

Independence Township Library

6495 Clarkston Rd.
Clarkston, MI 48346
Phone: 248-625-4633
Library Web Site
Online Catalog

Springfield Township Library

12000 Davisburg Rd.
Davisburg, MI 48350
Phone: 248-846-6550
Library Web Site
Online Catalog

Waterford Township Library

5168 Civic Center Dr.
Waterford, MI 48329
Phone: 248-674-4831
Library Web Site
Online Catalog

White Lake Township Library

7527 E. Highland Rd.
White Lake, MI 48383
Phone: 248-698-4942
Library Web Site
Online Catalog

Academic

Oakland University Kresge Library

2200 N. Squirrel Rd.
Rochester, MI 48309
Phone: 248-370-4426
Library Web Site
Online Catalog

• ABC News
• BBC News
• Crayon - links to many newspapers
• Detroit Free Press
• Detroit News
• MSNBC News
• News Link - links to newspapers from around the world
• News Now
• New York Times
• Oakland Press
• U. S. News and World Report
• U.S.A. Today
• Wall Street Journal
• Washington Post
• WDIV Online
• Weather

Online Databases

• Opposing Viewpoints
• World Book Online
• Michigan eLibrary (MeL)

eBooks

• Critical Insights - Including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman
• Gale Virtual Reference Reference Library

Almanacs

• Information Please
• Old Farmer's Almanac

Country Information

• CIA World Factbook
• Countries of the World
• National Geographic Maps
• U.S. Department of State: Background News

Directories

• Any Who Directories

Encyclopedias

• Encarta Online

Health

• Center for Disease Control
• Medical Journals
• Merck Manual
• United States Department of Health & Human Resources

Miscellaneous

• Acronym and Abbreviations List
• A&E World Biographical Index
• Currency Converter
• Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary & Thesaurus
• Public Agenda
• Quotations
• U.S. Postal Service

Primary Source Documents

• American Civil War
• American Memory (historical collections from the Library of Congress)
• Archival & Primary Sources from Amherst College
• Avalon Project (documents in law, history, & diplomacy from Yale)
• Holocaust
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• The Nuclear Age
• Spy Letters of the American Revolution

Virtual Libraries - collections of sites, picked by librarians and organized by topic

• Librarians' Internet Index
• Virtual Learning Resources
• WWW Virtual Library

Search Engines

• Ask
• Google
• IncyWincy
• Infotopia
• Yahoo
• Yippy

Metasearch Engines

• Dogpile

Computational Search Engine

• WolframAlpha

Resources

• Awesome Library
• Big Six
• Classical Music Archives
• Community Learning Network
• Cyberguides
• Discovery School Lesson Plan Library
• Education Week on the Web
• Education World
• Educator's Reference Desk
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• Library of Congress Teacher Resources
• Michigan Department of Education
• National Science Digital Library
• North Central Association
• North Central Association - Michigan
• Oakland Schools
• Teachers@Work
• Teachers Helping Teachers
• Teacher's Hub
• Teachers.Net Curriculum Bank
• Videoconference Programs
• Virtual Field Trips - Tramline

Primary Source Documents

• American Memory from the Library of Congress
• American Civil War Homepage
• Avalon Project: Document in Law, History and Diplomacy - Yale University
• Holocaust
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• Nuclear Files - primary sources of the nuclear age
• Our Documents - 100 Milestone Documents
• Primary Sources
• Spy Letters of the American Revolution - Collection of the Clements Library

Teaching Primary Sources

• Berkeley - What is a Primary Source
• History Matters
• Incorporating Primary Sources in the Classroom - Harry S. Truman Library
• Teaching Historical Research Using Primary Sources: WWII Documents

Tools for Teachers

• Filamentality
• iKeepBookmarks
• RubiStar - Rubric Wizard

The two most widely accepted formats for Works Cited style are MLA and APA. Always check with your teacher to learn which format is required.

MLA

• MLA Works Cited Page

APA

• APA Style Guide