Making the Grade

Academic Info: Gateway to Quality Educational Resources

Educational Subject Directory - Test Preparation Resources
Academic Info is an online subject directory of over 25,000 hand-picked educational resources for high school and college students as well as admissions test preparation resources (SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, USMLE, TOEFL). Also offers timely news and analysis of critical events including the Iraq War, Afghanistan Reconstruction, Hurricane Katrina recovery, the genocide in the Sudan, and the War on Terrorism.

B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper

Homework resources for students in Art / Music, Computer Science & the Internet, English, Foreign Languages, Health & P.E., Math, News (Current Events), Reference, Science, and Social Studies.

CQ Researcher

In-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.  Each article provides an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.

CultureGrams Online Database

World cultural information for all ages - elementary through high school and even business travelers.  Features include a worldwide photo gallery, famous people collections, and a unique selection of recipes from all countries in the database.

Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web

A directory of over 10,000 digitized texts and websites

Librarians Internet Index

Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.

Masterfile Premier

Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.

NC Knows

Working on a paper at 2 A. M.?  With NCknows, you can connect to a librarian through your computer at any time. By typing messages back and forth, we will be able to give you answers, articles and more. It's easy and safe.

NewsBank 

Provides full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more than 600 U.S. newspapers all in one easy-to-search database.

For more websites and databases, please visit the Info Guidebooks page.