Reference and web site resources for students.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
A database of more than 17,000 education resources across more than 100 web sites

Great Websites for Kids
This site from the Association for Library Services for Children offers website links on subjects including animals, art, literature, history, mathematics, computers, science, social studies and reference materials.

Internet Public Library
Online library hosted by the School of Information at the University of Michigan.

KidsClick!
Over 6400 sites on 600+ subjects for kids compiled by librarians as a project of the Ramapo Catskill (New York) Library System.

Kids.gov
U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject.

Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves.
 

Literacy Center Education Network
Engaging learning activities for pre-school age children. 
4 languages - English, Spanish, French, and German.

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus
Search the Merriam-Webster online dictionary or thesaurus. Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. The online dictionary includes the main A-Z listing of the Collegiate Dictionary, as well as the Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of that book. It also includes 1,000 illustrations and 25 tables.

Oregon Blue Book
The Oregon Blue Book is the official state directory and fact book about all levels of government in Oregon and much more. It is produced and regularly updated by the state Achives Division.

Oregon School Library Information System
OSLIS is a gateway to the Internet designed for Oregon students and teachers while maintaining the school library at the heart of student research. OSLIS was established and has operated since 1998 with a variety of education partners.

Pacific Northwest Seismographic Network 
The PNSN operates seismograph stations and locates earthquakes in Washington and Oregon. This web site provides information on Pacific Northwest earthquake activity and hazards. It is based at the University of Washington in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences and is funded by the US Geological Survey (USGS), the Department of Energy, and the State of Washington. 

Wikipedia
Online encyclopedia that has rapidly grown into the largest reference website on the Internet.

World Facts Index
Information on cities and countries around the world includes geography, population, history, economy, government and more.