Reference**Research**Information**Facts

Databases    "Everything" Sites    Encyclopedias    Dictionaries    Almanacs    
Atlases & Maps    Newspapers & Magazines    Today in History    Government
Libraries   

Databases - To use at home, ask the librarian for a password bookmark.
World Book Online has elementary, middle and adult versions, current events, dictionary, thesaurus
    and Spanish encyclopedia. 
EBSCO Online Magazines & Newspapers For elementary, middle, HS and adult.  Also in Spanish.
JerseyClicks offers free searches of 15 full-text subscription databases to holders of valid library cards, 
    including ¡Informe! (en español), magazines, newspapers, business and health resources.
Q&ANJ is New Jersey's free online reference service.  Don't search... Find.  
    Connect online with a real librarian -- one-to-one in real-time -- for help with any topic 
    or information need.

"Everything" Sites
RefDesk.com
Internet Public Library
Librarians' Index to the Internet

Encyclopedias
World Book Online.  Ask Mrs. McDonnell for user name and password for home use.
Wikipedia.  An encyclopedia written collaboratively by many of its readers.
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - 50,000 short entries.
Microsoft Encarta Concise Encyclopedia - free version of the more comprehensive Encarta.
RefDesk.com Facts Encyclopedia - a compendium of sites for facts and information.
DK e-encyclopedia - select a broad category, then scroll down to Google directory for useful websites.  
It also features free clipart and photos which can be downloaded for presentations or printing.

Dictionaries

OneLook Dictionary - searches 7,511,869 words in 931 dictionaries
Dictionary.com 
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
Merriam-Webster's Word Central
Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Almanacs
World Almanac for Kids
FactMonster: Information Please Almanac for Kids
Information Please Almanac
The Old Farmer's Almanac

Atlases & Maps

Google Maps - click and drag the maps all over
MapBlast  
MapQuest   
Map Machine  
Maps On Us   
National Atlas of the United States  
3D Atlas Online  
The Map Guide - All the Maps on the Web
All the World's Maps - major city maps as well as national maps
Blank & Outline Maps - available for printing out

Newspaper  & Magazine Articles
EBSCO Online Magazines & Newspapers For elementary, middle, HS and adult.  Also in Spanish.
Internet Public Library Online Serials - over 3000 titles that can be searched or browsed. 
Arranged by subject.
Morris County Library offers remote access to magazine and newspaper articles. You will need 
  to enter your Wharton library card number.  
Internet Public Library Online Newspapers - Read the news from your hometown anywhere
in the world.
Access Newspaper Archive - Quick search newspaper articles in historical newspaper pages.  Contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s.  A unique primary resource, as newspapers provide information as news happened and not necessarily the way it was remembered.
Old Magazine Articles http://oldmagazinearticles.com/
...a primary source site with PDF versions of magazine articles published from 1860-1922 covering topics including the American Civil War, World War I, Prohibition, fashion history, art history, immigration history, the sinking of the Titanic and much more, including World War II articles from Yank magazine

Today in History
ANYDAY - Historic events, birthdays, MIA's, that occurred on a SELECTED day of the year. 
ANY YEAR - Events, birthdays, etc. that occurred in SELECTED months and years. 
This Day in History  - From the History Channel.
Today in History - This site, from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress, 
highlights an event in United States history.
Today in History Archive - Locate past features from the Today in History site.

Government
USA.gov - The official site for U.S. government information.
gobiernoUSA.gov - The official site for U.S. government information, in Spanish.
Kids.gov - Developed and maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center, 
    it provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other
    organizations, all grouped by subject.
Federal Web Locator - the place to starting finding U.S. government information.
U.S. Congress
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Legislature
Wharton

Libraries
Library of Congress
New Jersey State Library
M.A.I.N. (Morris Automated Information Network) - to search for books, use this catalog of all the 
    libraries in Morris County.  Type in your local library name; if the Wharton Public Library has the 
    book you want, it will be highlighted.
Morris County Library - Your library @home!  
Wharton Public Library- Your library in town!
Morris County School Media Association - library media specialists committed to helping students
    become effective users of ideas and information.  Online newsletter is here.

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137 E. Central Ave.
Wharton, NJ 07885 
973-361-1253 x273 
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