Research and Homework Help

Research and Homework Help
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A complete listing of all Gale resources available to Madison residents. Includes numerous subject specific databases and e-books.
Bartleby.com
Search quotations, dictionaries, Roget's II Thesaurus, Gray's Anatomy, Strunk's Elements of Style and more!
iConn.org
General reference, full text newspapers, specialized databases in history, science, biography, health and more. Includes reQuest, the statewide library catalog, where you can reserve items located throughout the state and have them delivered to YOUR library!
Requires a Library Card to access.
Internet Public Library
Homework help for every subject. Links to authoritative websites in the Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, General Reference and more!
World Book Online Info Finder
World Book Online Info Finder contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons’ homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich collections of multimedia on a variety of topics, science fair projects; a Biography Center; links to world newspapers, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st century research guides, and much more.
Requires a Scranton Library Card for remote access.

World Book Online Reference Center
World Book Online Reference Center is a powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. The site features thousands of e-books, tens of thousands of articles, and hundreds of thousands of primary source documents and features developed especially for public library patrons such as Computer and Web Tutorials, How To... documents, and Government Resources.

Literature
Literary Reference Center
A comprehensive literature databse that offers full text analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in literature. Browse a list of full text literary works (novels, essays, poems and short stories).
Requires a Scranton Library Card for remote access.
Novelist
Provides reviews, annotations, and more for thousands of fiction titles, Also includes book discussion guides, reading suggestions and annotated book lists.
Requires a Scranton Library Card for remote access.
Science and Health
Greenfile
Provides information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Includes content on global warming,green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
Science In Context
Start here for science projects and research needs. Provides articles from scientific reference books, magazines, journals, biographies and images. Log in to iconn.org using your library card, then select Science In Context from the available databases.

Science in Context - Science Experiments
A complete list of all science experiments included in the Science in Context database.

 

Test Prep
Testing and Education Reference Center
Information and practice tests for the SAT, ACT, AP Subject Tests and more! Also contains information on the college search process, civil service exams and career guidance.