PPT
Google

Google: Understanding Search Engines: Keys to Search City

For Students 5th - 8th
A presentation from Google on how the Google search engine works and how to structure a search query. For more advanced users.
Interactive
Other

Umuc: Secrets of My Research Success

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 35-minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student. It takes him through the various research process steps: understand how to locate background information on his topic by showing...
Handout
Other

Bedford/st. Martin's: Lit Gloss

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An encyclopedia of literary terms is included on this site. Students can choose different letters of the alphabet to search for literary terms.
Website
Other

Oregon School Library Information System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An excellent site that supports school libraries which includes tools for both elementary and secondary students. Choose the appropriate level to find resources on citing sources, research process, choosing research resources, finding...
Primary
University of North Carolina

Unc: First Person Narratives of the American South

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A unique collection of first-person accounts, this concentrates on all the populations of the South, such as ex-slaves, enlisted men, middle-class women, displaced plantation owners. The works are sorted by the author's name. To search...