Library Research Tools

• Search the Library Catalog
  Look for books, movies, CDs and more.
   
• Search Lake County Schools' libraries
  Visit http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/common/welcome.jsp to be taken to a list of Lake County schools that have searchable library catalogs. Click on the school of your choice, then click on the "Catalog" tab at the top of the page to search that school's library catalog.
   
• Online Reference Databases
  The Lake County Library System pays for subscribtions to various online reference databases so you can reap the benefits! Visit the Reference Databases pages to learn more!
   
  • Databases
    • FCAT Prep at LearningExpress Library: Practice tests and tutorial courses including scoring, answer explanations and analysis of test results.
    • Health & Wellness Resource Center
    • LitFinder: Indexed and full text poems, speeches, plays and stories plus explanations and author biographies.
    • InfoTrac OneFile: Newspaper and Magazine Articles
    • Heritage Studies wityh HeritageQuest Online
    • Florida Electronic Library: Databases and reference Services
• Homework Tips for Students and Parents
  Brochure pepared by the Lake County Library System to provide some helpful hints and tips on how to untilize your library to complete your homework. Provides specific Online Reference Databases that the Lake County libraries' provide that are invaluable resources for your research that you can access from home!
   
• Research/Write a Paper
  Check out Escondido's step-by-step guide to researching and writing a paper.
  Citing Electronic Resources

Biography & History

• Biography.com
  Famous people throughout history.
   
• Best of History Websites
  Search by time period.
   
• History Net
  Just type in your topic and go.
   

English & Language Arts

• Bartleby.com
  Find quotations, poems, biographies, and more.
   
• Literary Criticism
  Find criticism and biographies by author.
   
• Literature Resource Center (Online Reference Database)
  Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
  Database Online Tutorial
   
• Spark Notes
  Online study guides that provide plot overview, themes, and analysis of major characters for hundreds of books.

World Maps & Facts

• 50 States.com
  Facts on all 50 states.
   
• CultureGrams Online (Online Reference Database)
  World Edition: Experience the cultures of 182 countries and territories in reports that include maps and statistics.
  States Edition: Tour the 50 U. S. States and the District of Columbia in these fun reports.
  Kids Edition: Kid's eye view of 66 countries, featuring culural and geographical information, history, maps, flags and colorful images.
  For remote access:
      Username: lakeclsremote
      Password: lakecls

Local Information

• About Lake County Florida on lakegovernment.com
  History of Lake County, Florida on the Official Lake County Government web site.
   
• Lake County, Florida on wikipedia.org
  Information about Lake County, Florida at Wikipedia.org
   
• My Florida
  Need to find the names of your local politicians?  Want to get a driver's license?  Get info here.

Math

• Cool Math
  An amusement park of math and more...
   
• A+ Math
  Practice math skills.
   
• Create a Graph
  This site makes graphs for you.
   
• Webmath
  Instant solutions to your math problems.
   

News

• Channel One News
  The leading television news network for teens nationwide.
   

Science

• NetFrog
  Virtual frog dissection.
   
• Tree of Life
  For taxonomy homework.
   
• Online Biology Book
  Includes chapter of contents and pictures.
   
• General Chemistry Online
  E-mail questions, take online tutorials, and more.
   
• PhysLINK
  The ultimate physics resource.
   
• Science Net
  Toronto Public Library's list of science links.