Online Encyclopedia

• Encyclopaedia Britannica: Includes articles from Encyclopaedia Britannica, journals, websites and videos. Password needed.
• Encyclopedia Judaica: Password needed.

• ABC-CLIO World History: The Modern Era: Coverage of the history of all regions from 1500. Includes, articles, primary sources, biographies, speeches, videos and more. Password needed
• FirstSearch: Journal articles, books, websites in a wide range of subjects in 15 databases. Password needed.

General Reference:

• Citation machine: A interactive web tool for formatting citations
• FindArticles: Over 5.5 million articles from over 900 publications
• Infomine: Scholarly internet resources
• Internet Public Library: A helpful starting point for research projects
• Library Spot: Simplifying the search for the best resources on the web
• RefDesk.com: Ready Reference - Very extensive
• Virtual Reference Shelf: Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress
• Vivisimo: Clustering search engine attempts to organize your search in a toolbar on the left.

• Internet Jewish Resources for High School Libraries
  
  

• CIA World Factbook
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• Nationmaster.com: Massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. You can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.

• Public Agenda: In-depth reports about current issues

• FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 Federal agencies.
• FirstGov: The Federal Government's Official Web Portal
• Open Secrets: Your guide to money in US elections
• US Congress Votes Database: This site lets you browse every vote in the US Congress since 1991.

• American Civil War Homepage
• American Memory: Historical collections from the National Digital Library of the Library of Congress

• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
• Perseus Digital Library: Intensive guide to the ancient world includes images, maps and texts

• Perry-Casta�ñeda Library Map Collection
• History Wizard: Step into the past and let the Wizard take you to a different time
• The History Channel

• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
• The Labyrinth: resources for Medieval Studies
• The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance : Site for PBS show on the Medici. Includes information and resources on the Renaissance.

• Internet Modern History Sourcebook

• Statistical resources on the Web: Statistical resources compiled by U of Michigan.
• United Nations
• UN Dag Hamamarskjold Library: United Nations Documents

• American Jewish Historical Society: Internet resources
• Cybrary of the Holocausty: Uses art, photos, poems and facts to preserve memories of the Holocaust
• Ha'aretz in English
• Holocaust History Project: Archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust
• Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Israeli Government's Official Website
• Jerusalem Post
• The Jewish Agency for Israel: Arab Israel Conflict in maps
• Jewish Internet Resources for High School Libraries
• Jewish Women's Archives: Primary Source material spanning the last 200 years
• Jewish Virtual Library

• Internet Jewish Resources for High School Libraries
• The Jewish Theological Seminary
• My Jewish Learning : A transdenominational personal gateway to Jewish exploration
• Torah Scroll Online: Hebrew Language Tanach Text

• Bartleby: Publishes the classics of literature (fiction and poetry), nonfiction, and reference free of charge. Works are mostly in the public domain.
• Internet Public Library Literary Criticism
• High School Literature Sites: Links to sites about specific works and authors, literature arranged by period or century.
• Scribner Writers Series - accessible through school computers

• Chicago Tribune
• Chicago Sun-Times
• New York Times
• NewsLink

• Chicago Public Library
• Deerfield Public Library
• Evanston Public Library
• Glencoe Public Library
• Highland Park Public Library
• Morton Grove Public Library
• Northbrook Public Library
• Skokie Public Library
• Statewide Illinois Library Catalog - All inclusive statewide catalog for interlibrary loan