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Easy to use calculator that keeps a history of your work. Also figures conversions. Chose to Save Financial Calculators Budget, savings, paycheck planning, college, business, credit card and automobile calculators. This site includes Measurement Conversion, Calculators, Currency Exchange Rates, World Time Zones, and more. What is a dollar worth? The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the ratio of the value of a basket of goods in the current year to the value of that same basket of goods in an earlier year. It measures the average level of prices of the goods and services typically consumed by an urban American family. This site will also calculate how much certain items from the past would cost today. This site is updated daily with the latest exchange rates from 164 countries! Provides more than 20 calculations to help consumers make better personal finance decisions in nine major categories: homes, autos, credit cards, credit lines, budget, savings, stocks, bonds and mutual funds. FXHistory: Historical Currency Exchange Rates from OANDA.com Calculate the distance between two places. This service finds the latitude and longitude of 2 places, then calculates the distance between them. This site compares the value of an amount of money in the past with the present, or with another time in the past. Cooking, Geometry, physics, engineering, any kind of conversion you need in a easy-to-use presentation. This site, which maintains cost of living information for 450 cities in the U.S., helps you figure out what an equivalent salary would be in the new city compared to what you earn where you live now. Worldwide current time available for cities all over the world. |
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Find headlines, birthdays, hit songs, and other pop culture information for a particular date in history, ranging from 1800-2002 |
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A natural language Internet search engine designed for kids. Useful tips and study guides for various subjects and test preparation. Illinois CLICKS! Homework Help Educational sites for children from the federal government. Free online study guides for a variety of subjects. Also includes test preparation guides and tips for planning for college. Contains flash cards, crossword puzzles, hangman, and other word games to help you study. A free encyclopedia compiled of user-submitted information. |
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Biographical information on over 18,000 people who have shaped our world from ancient times to present day. Biographies of Women Mathematicians This online version of the award-winning A&E cable television show explores the diversity of history's famous and infamous. Distinguished Women of Past and Present Recognizes women who have made contributions in more than 50 fields worldwide. Search by subject or name. |
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Online textbook support for grades K-2 for the following schools: Central Road, Kimball Hill, Marion Jordan, Stuart R. Paddock, Gray M. Sanborn, and Winston Campus – Elementary Houghton Mifflin Math (2007 Edition) Online textbook support for grades K-2 for the following schools: Jane Addams, Conyers Learning Academy, Hunting Ridge, Thomas Jefferson, Lake Lousie, Lincoln School, Pleasant Hill, Virginia Lake, Frank C. Whiteley, and Willow Bend. Online textbook support for grades 3-5 for all District 15 schools. Online textbook support for 6th grade and for 5th grade gifted math for all District 15 schools. Use 2004 Online Edition. Online textbook support for 6th grade gifted math for all District 15 schools. Use 2004 Online Edition. Middle School Course 2 (McDougal Littel, 2004 Edition) Online textbook support for junior high and for 6th grade gifted math for all District 15 schools. Middle School Course 3 (McDougal Littel, 2004 Edition) Online textbook support for junior high and for 6th grade gifted math for all District 15 schools. Pre-Algebra (McDougal Littel, 2004) Online textbook support for junior high and for 6th grade gifted math for all District 15 schools. Algebra (McDougal Littel, 2004 Edition) Online textbook support for junior high and for 6th grade gifted math for all District 15 schools. |
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Provides information on geographic areas and international organizations. Background Notes issued prior to January 20, 2001 are available through a link at this site. This collection includes printable outline maps of the world, continents, regions, countries, the state of the U.S., and the provinces of Canada. Country profiles featuring geography, peoples, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, & transnational issues. Choose your state from the map and start gathering all the information and images you will need to make an A+ report. Information about voyages of discovery and exploration. Contains an alphabetical listing of explorers. Online database covering international statistics on population, trade, land use, production, and much more. Sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Includes detailed population information, historical as well as predicated population growth. You can find the text of the state songs, pictures of many of the state flowers and birds, maps, parks, political representatives and much more. National, state & provincial flags, mottoes, animals, plants, minerals and more Up-to date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. It covers over 30 different fields of information on 185 different countries from population to the level of carbon emission, from the average temperature to the GDP. Search this site for articles from National Geographic and atlases/maps and other geographic information. A thorough list that includes report covers and pages for each state. This site includes country profiles, Model UN Headquarters, educational games, teacher guides, and InfoNation, a unique feature that allows you to easily compare statistics from up to 6 different countries at a time. World Atlas, Elevation of Cities and Towns of the World A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. |
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Digital collection of historical Americana holdings of the Library of Congress including photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound & moving pictures. Marks the 200th anniversary of the Library of Congress and provides access to amazing Americans, events in American history, and more. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids Geared for students kindergarten thru 12th grade. Decades in 20th Century America An "on this day in history" site. Find Traditional recipes and food from the United States Find out what happened on this day in history. You can also browse speeches & exhibits. Covers 3000 years of world history. Important events and facts in science, culture, religion, politics and major wars. Also lifelines of famous people from their date of birth to their death. NARA/US National Archives & Records Photographs from the National Archives and Records. Browse the collection by time period or by photographers. National First Ladies' Library Web site devoted to the history and legacy of America's first ladies. Presidents of the United States/POTUS Find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights and some odd facts about each of the presidents. A collection of timelines on the Web. |
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All About Nature: Biomes and Habitats Basic information about the climate, plant, and animal life. An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan. Animal Info-Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals This site tells you what the rarest animals in the world are and gives you detailed information about each endangered animal, including habitat, diet, behavior, threats and/or reason for decline. The American Chemical Society's science activity site for kids. Defenders of Wildlife - Kids' Planet Information about endangered species. eNature.com: Online Field Guides Guides from the Audubon Society for 4800 different species of birds, mammals, trees, fishes, butterflies, insects, reptiles and seashells. Explains simply with excellent diagrams how many common appliances, machines, and technologies work. Good background information for science projects. Practice math online. Problems are categorized by grade levels (Pre-K - 3rd Grade) and subjects. Worlds largest conservation-related organization. Searchable "red Lists" of endangered species. Names of Males, Females, Babies, and Groups of Animals The Nine Eight Planets Solar System Tour Find facts and pictures about planets, satellites, comets and meteorites as well as a glossary to help explain the technical terms. The pictures are terrific! Explore the Nervous System. A comprehensive science-specific search engine. Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database Discover the secrets of everyday stuff. Images and properties of minerals and gemstones. U.S. Board on Geographic Names From the US Geological Survey, find the sea level, coordinates, maps, and other descriptive information about geographic or culturally significant locations from around the world. WebElements: The Periodic Table on the World Wide Web This site provides a wide range of information on any element of the Periodic Table. It includes ChemPuter, an interactive calculator for chemistry. This site by the American Chemical Society looks at the chemical composition of every-day items ranging from lipstick to shower cleaners to paper. World Climate: Weather, Rainfall and Temperature Data Over 85,000 climate records are online for thousands of places. Data includes temperature, rainfall and what the weather was typically like for each month. |
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From the Center for Writing Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: styles include the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Modern Language Association (MLA.) Citing Sources, Guide to Library Research Provides free access to most CliffsNotes study guides. William Strunk's Elements of Style. An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend. The Internet Public Library offers this starting point for finding criticism of American and British literary works. Search by authors, work's title, or literary period. So You Have to Read a Biography A guide to biographies for Young Adults that can be found in the Palatine Library. Free online study guides including literature, poetry, and the No Fear Shakespeare series. Voice of the Shuttle. An excellent source for literary criticism. Classical Greek mythology. |
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The publishers have put the Information Please Almanac, as well as Entertainment Almanac, Sports Almanac, the Columbia Encyclopedia, and the Random House College Dictionary online for searching and browsing. |
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Electronic versions of American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Columbia Encyclopedia, Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, American Heritage Book of English Usage, and other online literature. Explanations of what words meant. English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish and Spanish Dictionary. Award winning site listing of dictionaries of every imaginable type. Includes bilingual as well as other types of resources such as Standard Industrial Classifications, Roget's Thesaurus, & Etymology of First Names. Searchable database of over 5,000,000 words in 934 dictionaries, with customizable language and search options, a translation search and a wild card capability in case you're not clear on the spelling. Describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. From Merriam-Webster. Links to more than 800 dictionaries of over 160 different languages. |
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Electronic versions of American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Columbia Encyclopedia, Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, American Heritage Book of English Usage, and other online literature. An encyclopedia on the history of Chicago. An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend. Eric Weisstein's World of Science Encyclopedias covering the topics of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. A free, online encyclopedia written collaboratively by its users. Available in several different languages. |
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Online test engine to career, intellectual, and aptitude tests on the internet. Includes IQ and tests for children. This collection includes printable outline maps of the world, continents, regions, countries, the states of the U.S., and the provinces of Canada. BLUE BOOK of Building and Construction Chicagoland resource for the creative community. Search over 30 databases for addresses, area codes, maps, demographics, statistics, and more Human Genome Project Information Illinois CLICKS! is an information website with quality internet resources, reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians. Librarians Index to the Internet Encyclopedias, maps, libraries, and more. Public Opinion Online. FirstGov for Science. Gary Price's List of Lists. |
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Electronic versions of American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Columbia Encyclopedia, Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, American Heritage Book of English Usage, and other online literature. |
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Provides access to statistical data from over 70 federal agencies. Addresses, phone numbers, zip codes, and demographic information. Governing State and Local Sourcebook Provides essential data in ten major categories for each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and several large cities. Historical Statistical Abstracts Site presents editions of the U.S. Census Bureau publication from 1878 to the present. Illinois Department of Public Health Statistics Vital statistics, population, health indicators, and more. Includes current and some historical data. Institute for Metropolitan Affairs - Publications Operated by Roosevelt University, the Institute publishes research pertaining to public affairs that impact on residents and institutions located within the Chicago region. Population Reference Bureau: DataFinder This database contains data on 136 population, health, and environment variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, and the world as a whole. A good source of information about public policy and demographics often focused on Illinois, immigration issues, and/or public programs. Recommended for research projects. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics State-level data on demographics, health and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing and state legislation. |
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Contains white pages, yellow pages, reverse phone and address searches, and area and zip code information. AnyWho: Find Telephone Number and Address From AT&T. Contains 90 million white pages listings, 10 million yellow pages listings, reverse phone lookup, international directories, and a toll free number directory. Online business-to-business network including yellow pages, phone directory, phone numbers, business search engine and business directory. A directory of 11 million businesses that includes a map that shows where the business is located. E-mail addresses and residential listings. A database of secret phone numbers and codes that immediately get an actual, live person on the line for customer service at nearly 1000 major companies. Country codes and international area codes for calling abroad. Also provides phone books and the current time for each country. Infobel.com - International Directories A collection of online directories from around the world. Search for 800 or 888 numbers. Addresses, phone numbers, zip codes, demographic information, and more. Telephone directories from the United States and Canada, has e-mail, toll-free numbers, businesses on the web, directory of US Government agencies & people, and FAX numbers for US and Canada. A free nationwide residential and business phone directory. An integrated site of white, yellow, trip planning & e-mail directories. Includes reverse searches too! |
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Try this database for hard-to-find and elusive information. All of the data and resources collected here have been used by library staff to answer reference questions. This site offers clear explanations about the operation of a wide range of things. This site teaches you how to do all the things nobody taught you in school. Music from TV Commercials. Who2?: Find Famous People Fast Find anyone famous--classic authors to movie stars, kings, mythical gods to cartoon characters. A guide to TV, Movies, and the Internet. |
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Palatine Public Library subscribes to a number of Web-based services (databases) which are available to users of the Library. Some are available from home and some are for use in the Library only. Resources available from home will require Palatine Public Library cardholders to type in their Library bar code number. |
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Full text biography information by name, profession, place of origin, or ethnicity. Contains biographies, obituaries and photographs.
CQ Insider - Descriptive and contact information for government agencies, elected officials, nonprofits and public interest groups. CQ Public Affairs Collection i An essential reference source covering public policy issues. CQ Researcher - In-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. Covers a wide range of social, economic, political and environmental issues. CQ Weekly - A complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.
Electric Library (E Library Plus) Resources from different media types including magazines, newspapers, reference books, TV and radio transcripts, pictures and maps. Full text.
Authorization number:100107379 Password:gxft#very Online access to many databases including ABI/Inform, ERIC, MEDLINE, and WorldCat. From OCLC FirstSearch.
Critical analyses and brief plot summaries that are included in MagillOnLiterature, as well as biographies and author essays included in MagillOnAuthors. From Ebsco Research Databases.
Full text magazine article dating as far back as 1975 to the present. Coverage includes general reference, business, health, education, general science, and multicultural issues. From Ebsco Research Databases.
Full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, people in the community and special reports on current events.
Multimedia encyclopedia. Spanish language version, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, available at this site.
World news and a live newsfeed from Reuters® with information about events, people, issues, facts, and figures from 1940 to the present. Also available are maps, historic documents, photographs and special overviews of key issues, newsmakers, and events.
Search by keyword or browse alphabetical and subject lists.
World News Digest Encyclopedia Search by keyword or browse an alphabetical list.
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