Ocean
County Library Links | Homework
and Research Website Links
Here's a variety of services & resources
(encyclopedias, magazines, and other internet
resources) to help you with your research. Of
course, visit the Ocean County Library's Link
to a Topic page for even more resources.
Homework
in Progress
The
H.I.P. (Homework in Progress) Program at the
Lakewood Branch offers free homework assistance
to students in elementary through high school
during the school year. Two part-time coordinators
assisted by volunteers provide homework help on
a drop-in basis Monday through Thursday from 2:30-6
p.m. HIP was initially funded in 1999 by a New
Jersey State Library grant. The program will resume
in September 2001. For further information contact
the Lakewood Branch of the Ocean County Library
at (732)363-1435 ext. 16.
Homework
in Progress (Tarea
en Progreso)
El
programa H.I.P. (Homework in Progress, o sea,
Tarea en Progreso) les ofrece gratis a niños
y jóvenes ayuda con las tareas escolares
en la Sucursal de Lakewood, durante el año
escolar. Dos coordinadores de medio tiempo, junto
con unos voluntarios, ayudan a los estudiantes
con sus tareas según vengan, entre las
2:30 y las 6:00 de la tarde, de lunes a jueves.
Este programa empezó en 1999 gracias a
una subvención ortogada por la Biblioteca
Estatal de Nueva Jersey. El programa comenzará
de nuevo en septiembre del 2001. Para mayor información,
llame a la Sucursal de Lakewood de la Biblioteca
del Condado de Ocean al (732) 353-1435, extensión
21.
Ocean
County Library Links
Literature and Literary Criticism
Check out Literature
and Literary Criticism page from the Library's
Link to a Topic Page.
Magazine
Articles
Journals and magazines
are good sources of specialized information about
a topic. Ebscohost, a magazine database, is available
from the library or anywhere you can get on the
internet. You'll need your library card barcode
number if you are using this database outside
of the library.
Online
Resources
This page offers the Library's Online resources
and other services for researching projects. Also
listed are selected CD-Rom offered @ our branches.
Shakespeare
Online
Check
out Shakespeare Online page from the Library's
Link to a Topic Page.
Contemporary
Authors - provided by the New Jersey State
Library
Look up the profiles
of current and early 20th Century authors.
Search the database by author, title or subject
for biographical information, lists of writings,
media adaptations, and suggestions for further
readings on more than 120,000 U.S. and international
novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction authors,
journalists, scriptwriters.
Here
are some places to go to get help with homework
and research.
America's
Story is
brought to you from the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world
and the nation's library, America's Library was
designed especially with young people in mind,
but there are great stories for people of all
ages. It's
a great place to go for "primary materials."
CNNfyi.com
is designed to help educators and students keep
pace with the world's volatile and ever-changing
geographic, scientific and political landscapes.
This educational Web site fills a growing need
for lesson-related news and information by revealing
the ways in which current news and events shape
the future and affect our lives.
FirstGov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed
to give you a centralized place to find information
from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency
websites.
HistoryCentral.com
Sponsored by MultiEducator, Inc., their logo
says it all.
It's a great place to find help for your
Social Studies project.
The
History Channel
A great place for researching a historical topic,
finding out what happened "This Day in History,"
and checking out their TV schedule. Visit the
History Channels sister Web sites,
Biography
The
History Channel International
IPL
Teen Division
Lots of info about style,
clubs & organizations, dating, and issues
& conflicts in addition to school subjects
and general homework help.
KidsConnect
A
question-answering, help and referral service
to K?12 students on the Internet. Look for their
favorite web sites organized by subject.
LII.org
Narrow a search through links organized
by subject, or search by using keyword, subject,
title, or description.
Library
Spot
A virtual library resource center with links
to almanacs, dictionaries, libraries and more.
Its
sister website, HomeworkSpot,
organizes homework help into grade levels and
topics. There's even a link for taking a break from studying!
The
Multnomah County Library Homework
Center is an Internet subject directory, consisting
of Web sites and web pages that specifically concentrate
on k-12 homework-related subjects.
Ocean
County Schools
Visit the Web sites of various grade schools,
high schools, and vocational schools in the county.
Hotmath
(Math Homework Help)
Hotmath helps students learn
math and overcome math anxiety. Their tutorial
solutions with answers cover textbooks starting
in middle school and continuing through algebra,
geometry, precalculus, and calculus.
If you have a question, and can't find the answer,
Ask
a Librarian!
