Resources by
Subject
This subject guide is maintained by the North Librarian.
It is developed to support the North curriculum and academic success.
These links are intended to help with class assignments
and research skills.
Helpful Web Directories
A web directory is a collection of websites,
usually vetted by a real, live human.
Web directories are good for general searches and results will be of higher
quality.
- Multnomah County Library Index of common homework topics. A Goldmine!
- Internet Public Library Index of common homework topics.
- Dewey Browse Web sites by Dewey numbers.
- High School Ace Learning center for high school students.
- Librarians' Index to the Internet Rich index an amazing variety of resources.
- Best Information on the Net St. Ambrose University reference resources
- Kids Click Web guide for kids by Librarians
- NGA
Classroom for Teachers and Students
National Gallery of Art site designed for education. - Smithsonian
- Web Museum
- Art History Resources
- Yahoo Artists/Photographers/Sculptors
- Artcyclopedia
- Ask Art
- History of Jazz Ken Burns
- Music and Musicians
- Multnomah County Library Homework Center - Biographies
- A&E Biography
- Biographical Dictionary
- Time 100
- Biographies of the Founding Fathers
- Women in American
History
American women from 1600 to modern times. - Gallery
of Achievers
Individuals who shaped the 20th century with their accomplishments.
- Lane
Career Focus
Excellent regional career site. - University of Oregon
- Oregon State University
- Lane Community College
- SAT Question of the Day
- College
Board.com
Informative encyclopedia of occupations -
Careers
North assignment support for students researching careers.
- Citation Maker by OSLIS
- Works Cited Handout from North Library Online
- MLA Documation Official MLA site
- CIA
World Factbook
Brief country profiles, fairly current statistics across a broad range of data. - Library of
Congress Country Studies
In depth information, searchable by country or issue. - Background
Notes
U.S. Department of State country profiles. - InfoNation Compare and contrast more than one country's statistical data
- United Nations Children Fund UNICEF
- Enciclopedia
Estudiantil Hallazgos
Spanish Language World Book Encyclopedia - EduHound
Espanol
Various topics in the Spanish Language - Spanish Language
Google Searching
Select Language Tools, Spanish - Yahoo en Espanol Yahoo in Spanish
- Alternative
Medicine
Jumpstation for information on various therapies. - Centers for Disease Control
- Human Anatomy Online
- HealthLinkUSA
- KidsHealth
Answers, advice, straight talk - Medline
World's largest medical library - Mental Help Net
Mental health, wellness, family and relationship issues - National
Center for Health Statistics
Fast stats on the nation's health. - National Institute of Health
- Raphael House
A guide to safe relationships - WebMD
Health information - PeaceHealth
Information Library
Wide scope of medical information in English and Spanish - Womenspace
Domestic violence service - World Health Organization
- Google Image Search
Click on Image and start searching
- Africa Aids Comprehensive up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS in Africa
- All Africa.com Current news stories about Africa
- Amnesty International USA Human rights
- Asia for educators Packed web guide for teachers wanting resources
- Currency Rates Currency conversion information
- Culture Quest World Tour Simple, fun tour of the world's cultures
- Center for Disease Control Health issues
- Eugene International High School (IHS) Home page of IHS
- Flags of the World 25,000 flags
- Friends of Kenya Schools and Wildlife Non-profit based in Eugene
- Global Health World health issues
- Human Rights Watch Defending human rights world wide.
- U.S. Census Bureau Great place for statistics such as: foreign trade,
- International Monetary Fund Financial and economic information
- Lonely Planet Begin at Worldguide, for travel information: what you will see, eat, & how you can get around.
- Online Weather.com Global weather forcasts
- Tourism Offices Worldwide Official tourism information
- US Peace Corps Official site
- World Climate Worldwide weather, average monthly temperature/precipition
- Worldwide Weather Weather worldwide
- World Health Organization Health issues
- PBS Interative Africian site Explore, chllenges, maps and more
- Web English Teacher
- Literary
Criticism
World literature by author, country and literary period - Literary
Index
Index to literary criticism titles held at North. - Myths
& Legends
Multnomah County Library's Homework Center - New York Times Author Retrospectives
- Bartleby.com
Publisher of literature, reference, verse
- DiscoverySchool
Clip Art Gallery
Search library> ClipArtGallery> LanguageArts - Library of Congress
- Copyright Law
U.S. copyright office - Cathy
Belen
Burlington-Edison High School - Book
Talks
Author, title, subject index
- Perry-Castaneda
Library
Full color maps for printing or downloading - Oddens'
Bookmarks
Detailed index of map resources - Historical
Atlas of the 20th Century
Events over time countries, continents, political and social. - Atlapedia
Full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
- Native
American Nations
Extensive list of links to webpages maintained by tribal nations - Techiniques for evaluating Native American Web sites
- Oregon Wildlife Environmental
Study Area
Listen to the Indigenous Place Names Talking maps - Oyate
Reliable source for American Indian books, music, curricula, etc. - National Native
News
National Native News is the only daily news and information program produced from a Native perspective that can be heard on public radio stations nationwide and in Canada.
- Oregon.gov
Search Oregon state websites - Oregon State and Local Gov.
- Oregon State Legislature
- Oregon State Legislative Kids Page
- Oregon Blue Book
- Oregonlive.com
- Salem Online
- The Academy of American Poets
- American Verse Project American poetry prior to 1920
- Modern American Poetry
- Poet's Corner Anthology of over 600 poets and 6,000 poems
- Asian Poetry
- The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
- The Internet Poetry Archive Seven serious contemporary modern poets
- Representative Poetry Online Anthology of over 300 poets, poems, English poetry timeline. British, American and Canadian poetry.
- British Poets Great links and alphabetical poet list
- Bartleby.com Publisher of literature, reference, verse
- The Atlantic Online Fans of brand-new poems visit this site
- Population Reference
Bureau
Reports and statistics that relate population to social, economic, and political issues. - U.S. Census Bureau
- Internet Sacred Text Archive World religions, traditions, mysteries
- Marshmellow
Peeps Do Research
Fun site - The Big6: Information
Skills
Research skills made easy - OSLIS Oregon School
Library Information System
- The Research Process by OSLIS
- Search Strategies by OSLIS
- Evaluation by OSLIS
- Basic
Research Steps
Simple list - Kathy
Schrock's Critical Evaluation Information
Forms to help evaluate internet sites - Using
the Free Web to build Reference Collections
Evaluating Internet: From using search engines to analyzing authority. - Kresage
Library
Great research tutorials out of Rochester, MI
- The
World's Biomes
Introduces biomes - Major
Biomes of the World
Detailed index of biomes - Biomes
and Ecosystems Megasites
Multnomah County Library indexes great sites - Biomes
of the World
University of Puget Sound study - Electromagnetic Waves
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Worm Digest
The science of recycling for a more environmentally sound planet - Frank Potter's
Sciene Gems
Links to great science resources - Welcome to the Planets
- The
Nine (err... 8) Planets
Multimedia tour of the solar system - WebElements
Periodic Table
Quick info., great pictures, some with clever cartoons - Oregon
Wetlands Joint Venture
Basic, comprehensive wetlands information - Wetlands
Oregon wetlands programs - Tidepool
Environmental newspaper. - Center for Bioethics
- Worldwide Weather
Weather worldwide - Weatherbase
Weather records and averages - The National Academies
of Science
Advisers to the nation on science, engineering and medicine
- PBS Teachers
- One-stop resource for educators searching for wide-ranging curriculum resources.
- Teacher
Resources
Dewey Browse list of excellent cross-curriculum resources for teachers - Kathy
Schrock's Critical Evaluation Information
Forms to help evaluate internet sites - ERIC
Education Research Information Center. World's largest library of education literature.
- White House
The White House - FirstGov
U.S. Gov. official portal - U.S. Census Bureau
- State and
Local Government
Uncluttered state index, state issues, with directory
- 1960's through
1990's Flashback
Cultural history [art, music, television, books, fashion and more organized by decades 1960-1990.] - American
Memory Today in History
Library of Congress searchable database for articles about major events in U.S. History. - Best of History Web Sites
- Presidents of the United States
From Internet Public Library - 50 States
States and capitals
- French
Speaking Countries Web Quest
Pick your country - Lonely Planet
Reliable, comprehensive and independent travel information. - Paris Digest
Paris Internet city guide and portal - French Yahoo!
Hits are in French - Babel Fish Translation
Service
Translations - Paris Digest
Paris city guide and portal - Spanish Yahoo!
Hits are in Spanish - Enciclopedia
Estudiantil Hallazgos
Spanish Language World Book Encyclopedia - Excelente
Biblioteca
Awesome Talking Library - EduHound
Espanol
Various topics in the Spanish Language