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expand Automotive:
expand Biography:
Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who® and the Lives & Perspectives Collection
Find current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text.
expand Books and Literature:
Literature Resource Center - LRC
Search for literary works and authors in this database of full-text journals and articles. Searchable by the title of the work and the century in which it was published.
NovelistNovelist
An informative database with access to over 100,000 fiction titles. You can find books based on author, title, or description; browse genre and/or award lists; search for reviews; read book discussion guides.
Roget's Thesaurus

Search for words and their synonyms.

Dramatic LearningDramatic Learning

This database is filled with original scripts, skits and monologues, and adaptation of classics.  Users will find  background information for each play and a step-by-step guide to make putting on a play easy and accessible. There are printable programs and posters.  This is a great resource for teachers, charter schools, those involved in home school,  and for all those interested in dramatic arts.

expand Career Planning:
Vocation, Careers & Technical Education Collection
Find journals on a career or vocation of interest by entering search terms.
Download Depot Career ResourcesDownload Depot Career Resources
Downloadable career resources from Download Depot.
expand Community and Human Services:
Safe Place (Youth Shelter)Safe Place (Youth Shelter)
Specializes in counseling families and providing a safe haven for runaway and troubled adolescents.
expand Current Events and Social Issues:
Communication & Mass Media Collection
A broad collection of online journals dating back to the 1980s and covering unlimited news topics.
War and Terrorism Collection
Find journals on war and terrorism topics of interest by entering search terms.
expand Demographics:
U.S. Census Quick FactsU.S. Census Quick Facts
Search demographics by state, city and county.
expand Dictionaries:
expand Digital Audio, Video, and E-Books:
eLibrary
An index of many full-text magazine and newspaper articles, as well as television and radio transcripts, pictures, maps and more.
expand Diversity Issues:
Diversity Studies Collection
Provided by Gale, this database offers more than 2 million custom journals on diverse subjects.
expand Employment:
Job SpotJob Spot
An online job announcement board provided by the local NBC-2 television station. The list shows job vacancies at employers throughout Lee County.
Southwest Florida Help WantedSouthwest Florida Help Wanted
Search for available jobs, in Southwest Florida, by category, city, company or keyword.
expand Encyclopedias:
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (WorldBook)
This Spanish language encyclopedia is organized so that students can find information quickly and easily. Click on the first letter of the title of the article to see the article in Spanish.
Worldbook iconWorld Book
Search primary source documents, e-books, encyclopedia articles, images, and more in a single, integrated interface.
expand Environment:
expand FCAT:
FCAT ExplorerFCAT Explorer
FCAT Explorer helps student prepare for FCAT exams. There is an online document to help teachers get the most out of FCAT Explorer for their students here.
expand Florida:
Southwest Florida Museum of HistorySouthwest Florida Museum of History
Site includes an online calendar of museum events and information about business hours and permanent exhibits.
expand General Reference:
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
General Reference Center Gold
Search for full-text articles from a variety of sources.
Junior Edition - K12
Allows subject search and access to a number of homework helpers for middle and high school students.
Kid's Edition - K12
A database of uniquely selected reference books and journal articles to help elementary school students with their homework.
Student Edition - K12
Allows subject search and access to a number of homework helpers for high school students.
expand Geography and Culture:
ABC Clio Social Studies
A collection of databases including: American Government, American History, State Geography, United States at War, World History-Ancient and Medieval Eras, World History-Modern Era and World Geography.
State Geography
from ABC-CLIO
World Digital LibaryWorld Digital Library

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

The principal objectives of the WDL are to:

  • Promote international and intercultural understanding;
  • Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet;
  • Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences;
  • Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.
expand Government:
American Government
 
from ABC-CLIO
expand Health and Fitness:
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Thompson Gale reference titles.
expand History:
African American History Online (from Facts on File)
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history. When accessing from outside the library, click the "Facts on File" link to get to this resource.
Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War
Full-text e-journals, from various sources, about the Civil War
US History Collection
A database of electronic journals for research of U.S. history.
World History - Ancient and Medieval Eras
from ABC-CLIO
ArchiveGridArchiveGrid
Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers an family histories held in archives.
Daily Life OnlineDaily Life Online
Explore how people lived throughout the world in the past and compare to the present.  Examine the structure and symbolism of architecture from ancient Greek temples to glass and steel malls.  There’s more to history than just the names of rulers and the rise of economic systems!
expand Language Learning:
Mango LanguagesMango Languages
Mango Languages offers over 1,100 common high frequency words in each of the 11 language courses. Learn grammar the natural way and learn to put those words together to engage in meaningful conversation. Hear native male and female voices clearly pronouncing words and phrases so that you can learn to understand native pronunciation.
expand Media, Magazines, and Newspapers:
Informe (in English)
A collection of Spanish magazines with full-text. Business, Health, Technology, Culture, and others,
Pop Culture Collection
A database of electronic journals, news and magazine articles on Pop culture.
expand Science and Technology:
General Science Collection
Search for full-text articles, from a variety of sources, on topices related to science.
Inventions and DiscoveriesInventions and Discoveries
From World Book, Inventions and Discoveries covers  Agriculture,  Architecture and Engineering,  The Arts,  Astronomy, Communication,  Economics,  Industry and Manufacturing, Mathematics,  Medicine, Personal and Household Items, Transportation, Warfare.
expand Study Guides:
Citation Machine
The resource automatically generates citations using MLA and APA style.
expand Test Preparation:
Testing & Education Reference Center
Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Find thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take online practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.
Test Prep Question of the Day
This site allows you to examine your ability to answer various types of test questions as you prepare for college entrance exams.

 Think It . . .
The links on the left are library paid-for databases. The links below are other Internet sites you may find interesting. Expand the resources lists by clicking the "+" next to a subject area of interest. For more information on the differences between library resources and Internet resources, read this.

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expand  Education:
Science News For Kids
A website devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14.  Gives tweens suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials.

 

Science Buddies
A website designed for students looking for science fair project ideas, student resources, project guide, ask a expert for help, teacher & parent resources.  There are over 900 project ideas to choose from!
United States & World History Primary Sources Links
This website has links to find primary source documents, maps, images, and more that you can use in your homework. The sites are sorted into two categories: sites relating to United States History and sites relating to world history.
NASA Science
NASA Science.  Cool pictures and articles about the sun, the earth, the planets and space.
Scientific American
Scientific American is a reliable source. Its Ask the Experts section is very useful to anyone needing science information.
expand  Science and Technology:
RobomindRobomind
RoboMind is a simple programming environment that allows beginners to program a virtual robot. In addition to fondational programming concepts, it introduced students to robotics and artificial intelligence. The ROBO programming language applies a syntax that is very similar to Java.
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