Media Center Resources
Search our catalog of titles and authors in the Holly High School library:
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Oakland County
State Government
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
eBooks
- Critical Insights - Including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman
- Gale Virtual Reference Reference Library
Almanacs
Country Information
- CIA World Factbook
- Countries of the World
- National Geographic Maps
- U.S. Department of State: Background News
Directories
Encyclopedias
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
Search Engines
Metasearch Engines
Computational Search Engine
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
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.