Oliver Ames High School Library Media Center
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Links
| Electronic Citation Makers | |
| Son of Citation | Interactive tool to help create reference citations for research papers. |
| EasyBib | Automatic bibliography and citation maker. |
| Writing Tools | |
| Turnitin.com | Academic plagiarism detector, utilized by teachers and students to avoid plagiarism and ensure academic integrity |
| College Information | |
| School Grants Blog | This site helps you with School Grants, Loans, Financial Aid, Scholarships and other educational needs. |
IES National Center for Education Statistics |
From the U.S. Department of Education, compare and review schools by major and programs, institution type, level of award, location, etc. |
| FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
| Databases (you will need the log-in information to access the databases from home) |
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| Gale Databases | A group of searchable databases including Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Expanded Academic ASAP (scholarly and academic articles), General Business File (articles related to business and economy), Biography Resource Center, and more. |
| EBSCO Databases | A group of searchable databases including the Literary Reference Center and Magill On Literature. |
| Noodletools | Free software tools to help students throughout the research process, including citation generators. Check with the library for the user name and password. |
| Maxwell at BSU | Bibliographic Style Guides from the Clement C. Maxwell Library at Bridgewater State College. Links to a variety of style guides with examples. |
| MLA Format for Websites | Citing a website within a research paper. |
| USA.gov | The official web portal of the US Government |
| Smithsonian Institute | The official site of the Smithsonian Institute |
| American Memory | From the Library of Congress, a site providing free, open access to digital files of historic maps, photographs, music, speeches, etc. |
| Libraries | |
| Internet Public Library | From the University of Michigan School of Information, a virtual library containing thousands of links organized by subject. |
| Ames Free Library | Easton's public library, featuring online access to magazine and reference databases. Request materials, renew books, and access the databases using your library card number. |
| Boston Public Library | Boston's world class public library. "In addition to its 6.1 million books, the library boasts over 1.2 million rare books and manuscripts, a wealth of maps, musical scores and prints...Over 2.2 million patrons visit the BPL each year..." (Source: http://www.bpl.org) |
| New York Public Library | The digital library includes online exhibits, more than 550,000 digital images, and selected internet resources organized by subject. |
| Local Newspapers | |
| Boston Globe | Brockton Enterprise |
| Boston Herald | Easton Journal |
| National Papers | |
| New York Times | Washington Post |
| Chicago Tribune | Los Angeles Times |
| Wall Street Journal | Denver Post |
| USA Today | Christian Science Monitor |
| International Papers | |
| London Times | Manchester Guardian (England) |
| International Herald Tribune (France in English) | Le Monde (France in French) |
| News Agencies | |
| Reuters | United Press International |
| Google News | AP News Wire from Newsday |
| News Magazines | |
| Time | US News and World Report |
| Newsweek | Life |
| Public Radio and Television | |
| PBS | NPR |
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