Destiny - RFC Library Catalog
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Passwords for home use of First Search, InfoTrac, Sirs and Electric Library can be picked up in the library. To use Grolier from home click on the Home Log in Link for Groilers and receive your own password.

Political Cartoons:
British Cartoon Archive FDR War Years	Truman-Berlin Airlift Cartoons - British source organized by years Punch Cartoons
Databases
elibrary	FirstSearch Choose Wilson Select as the database it is a good place to start.
Info Trac	SIRS Discoverer
MEL databases Search more individual databses.	Kent District Library's Databases: you will need your Kent District Library Card to access these databases. Several database are available including Gale's Biography and Literature database.
CompletePlanet - searches the invisible web for databases of information and images	LearningExpressLibrary A database of practice tests for students and adults. Provides immediate scoring and feedback of test results.
NewsBank Michigan Newspapers
Reference Sources
Encyclopedias	Dictionaries/Quotations
Medline Plus	Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations, 9th edition
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2000	A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Source of information on the Smithsonian with links to resources.	Dictionary.com
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, & Almanac Reference	Merriam-Webster On Line
Net Library provides access to digital books, journals, and databases that can be searched and read online 24 hrs. a day. Language options are available.
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Information Sources
Kent District Library: Check on and reserve books from your computer.
General Reference Sources	Government (Local, State, National & International)
Discovery School	Fact Check: Annenberg Political Fact Check- A nonpartisan, nonprofit, project that monitors the accuracy of what is said by major U.S. policitcal canidates.
FedWorld Information Network Home Page	Global Statistics at Xist.org
	Kent County, Michigan - Home Page
Library of Congress Home Page	Michigan Legislature Presented by: Michigan Legislative Council, the Michigan House of Representatives, and the Michigan Senate, this site has searchable information on bill, laws and the Michigan Constitution along with other government information.
LibrarySpot - encyclopedias, maps, libraries and more.	MichiganMaps and Information
MEL: Michigan Electronic Library-links by subjects	State of Michigan : Links to all of the state government pages
Reference: Best Source for Facts on the Net	U.S. House of Representatives
HowStuffWorks - Learn how everything works!	U.S. Senate
WorldFactbook	U.S. White House
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Image Search Engines
Pics4Learning image search	National Network Education Gallery image search
Wikimedia image search
Useful Sites
Puzzlemaker	Discovery School Clip Art Gallery You're allowed to use up to 10 items for non commercial use, check copyright for other considerations.
Flash Card Maker Make flashcards for words or math problems
Personal Educational Press You can create flashcards, word puzzles, word lists, bingo sheets etc. here.	Outline Maps
Make Your Own Word Search	Maps @ nationalgeographic.com
Make Your Own Word Scramble	Convert It This site converts money, time zones, measurements and includes calculators.
Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle	How Far Is It? Calculates distances between two cities using data from the US Census Bureau.
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January 2010