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High Quality Websites
Don't forget the databases!!
Use the search box below to search most of the library
databases at the same time!! Log in with the Gale password. For results from a variety of databases, click the "Additional Databases" tab in your results list.(Works best with Internet explorer)
Not content with your database results? Browse the websites listed below by subject to find more great, reliable information. But remember to always evaluate the quality of your source - pay attention to accuracy, authority, currency and bias.
Have you found and used a website you think might be helpful to other Schechterites? Email the link to me, so I can add it to this page!
Art
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Ansel Adams
One of the world's most famous photographers. Learn about his life, and view his photographs of the natural world.
ALA's Art Sites for Children
Recommended art sites from the American library association. Site as links for many other subjects too.
Biblical Art on the www
A database of images - searchable by subject or text
The Cave of Lascaux
Ancient cave painting in France
Eyes on Art: a Learning to Look Curriculum
From SBC Pacific Bell
Israel Art Guide
Guide to Israeli art events and artists
Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Guides to looking at art, current and past exhibits, and more
Webmuseum, Paris
A virtual art gallery
College & career
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Internships
Internship Programs.com
Searchable by location and field of interest.
Internweb
Searchable internship database. Free registration required.
Monster.com
The browse function of the huge job search engine lets you limit your search by Job type (Internship) as well as location, field of interest and education level.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor website
Career Key Occupational Handbook
Learn about making career decisions
Collegeboard.org
Online information about SATs and college board information
College information from ipl
Links to resources on choosing a college, test prep, and more. Part of teen space@internet public library.
Credit talk
"Get the facts on credit"
Fastweb.com
Quick links to scholarships and college directories
Ferguson's career guidance center
subscription database from facts on file. Comprehensive, realistic, and up-to-date, the database profiles more than 1,200 of today's most exciting jobs in more than 50 industries. Username and password available from librarian. Scroll down on page to database.
Foundation for Jewish Camping
directory of Jewish summer camps, scholarship information, and job openings at jewish camps.
Hillel's Guide to Jewish Life on Campus
information on Jewish life on hundreds of college campuses and other locations around the world.
NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Employment resources from the state of NJ. Includes link to job bank.
Occupational Outlook Handbook Online
Find information about specific occupations
Vocational Guidance - ipl
Provides sections on career choices, biographies, and preparation. Part of teen space@ internet public library
Economics
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Economic History Services
Provides a wide range of internet-based services to economic historians, historians of economics, economists, historians, related social scientists and the public. These services include an ask the professor service, research abstract and book review series, a collection of course syllabi, a directory of economic historians, the eh.net encyclopedia of economic and business history, several databases, numerous links to websites related to economic history, and the popular "how much is that" services - which allows users to easily look up historical prices, interest rates, wage rates, GDP statistics, exchange rates and inflation rates.
The Economy: Global Economic Crisis Special Coverage
Resources compiled by the Middletown Thrall Library (a U.S. Federal Depository Library) Global Economic Crisis, News, Statistics, Economic Indicators, Credit, Energy, Food, Housing / Mortgages / Subprime, & Related Resources
Measuring Worth
A service for calculating relative worth over time. The mission of this site is to make available to the public the highest quality and most reliable historical data on important economic aggregates, with particular emphasis on nominal measures.
Foreign language / Hebrew
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Arabic
al-raya
Arabic language newspaper from Qatar
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
US government sponsored news and information in many languages including Arabic.
Welcome to Arabic
Arabic professor at mt. Holyoke college. Good overview, links and resources.
French
Blue Web'n Foreign Language : French
Links to French educational sites
Hebrew
Ariga: a Glossary of Yiddish Expressions
Transliterated Yiddish expressions and their English translations
Learn Hebrew verbs
A selection of 300 useful verbs. The site does not cover every verb in the Hebrew language. Additional verbs may be added in the future.
My Hebrew Dictionary
Simple dictionary organized by topic
My Hebrew Picture Dictionary
Illustrated Hebrew-English dictionary
National Center for the Hebrew Language
Advocate for Hebrew language in America. Grammar and literature.
Project ben-yehuda
Aims to make accessible the classics of Hebrew literature (poetry and prose at first, and then essays etc.) to the reader of Hebrew.
Translation Israel net
Links to Hebrew language resources on the web
YNET Encyclopedia
Israeli, Hebrew language encyclopedia. In school use only.
Spanish
Enciclopedia Universal en Español
Spanish language encyclopedia from Britannica online. Username/password same as Britannica online.
Hot internet sites ¡en español!
An internet hotlist on Spanish resources from blue web'n
Fun Stuff
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Fantasy Congress
The mission of Fantasy Congress™ is to involve individuals in the legislative process and the daily goings-on of Congress by means of computer simulation. Fantasy congress™ is easy to use, making it simple for anyone to monitor the performance of his or her team, track the contributions of individual senators and representatives to the team, and follow latest news on their team members. . By inspiring people to care about government as much as they care about sports, fantasy congress hopes to encourage government transparency and responsibility while educating the governed.
Let's Play
Geography, science and english games from Sheppard Software. Dr. Frank highly recommends the geography games to enhance your map skills.
Text Twist
From Yahoo! Games
Weboggle
An online version of the classic game of boggle. Play live against others from around the world.
Foundation for Jewish Camping
Directory of Jewish summer camps, scholarship information, and job openings at Jewish camps.
Government
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Ben's guide to US Government: Grades 9-12
a comprehensive guide to government organization and powers.
Fantasy Congress
The mission of fantasy congress™ is to involve individuals in the legislative process and the daily goings-on of congress by means of computer simulation. Fantasy congress™ is easy to use, making it simple for anyone to monitor the performance of his or her team, track the contributions of individual senators and representatives to the team, and follow latest news on their team members. . By inspiring people to care about government as much as they care about sports, fantasy congress hopes to encourage government transparency and responsibility while educating the governed.
Fedstats
The gateway to statistics from over 100 u.s. Federal agencies.
Firstgov
"Your first click to the us government"
Opensecrets.org
"Your guide to the money in united states elections"
Political Cartoons
Access daily political cartoons published by the best world political cartoonists
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote is dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and empowering young people to change their world.
The Supreme Court - PBS
Companion site to PBS series exploring the history, impact and drama of America's highest court
Thomas--US Congress on the Internet
A primary site for all legislative information including legislation, congressional record, and committee information.
The US. Congress Votes Database
This database features "every vote in the united states congress since the 102nd congress (1991)." browse votes by member, or by topics such as party, state, region, "boomer status," gender, missed votes, and astrological sign; and for specific types of votes, such as impeachments, nominations, and treaties. Offers an rss feed of recent congressional votes. From washingtonpost.com.
United States Census Bureau
census & economic information, state facts, maps, and more
United States Federal Government Agencies
a list of federal agencies on the internet
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
United States White House
Health / Physical Education
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American Heart Association
Official site. Information about healthy living, tips on nutrition and fitness.
The Body
An AIDS and HIV information resource
Body Image and Your Health
Articles and links to resources (many from government agencies) on topics related to body image, such as weight, eating disorders, cosmetic surgery, and children's body images. The "bodywise" handbook includes facts sheets for school personnel and health care providers on recognizing eating disorders and promoting positive body image behaviors. Site also provides material on healthy eating and physical activity. From the u.s. Department of Health and Human Services, National Women's Health Information Center (nwhic).
Centers for Disease Control and Crevention
The CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people.
Clinical Pharmacology
Subscription database from EBSCO. Provides access up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all u.s. Prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. Username and password available fin Edline. Click on ebscohost web and scroll down to this database.
Drug Descriptions
From the US Drug Enforcement Agency. Background, news releases, drug trade information
Food Finder
Nutrition information
4girls health
Fitness, health and sexuality information for teenage girls. A project of the US Department of Health and Human Services,Office on Women's Health
Go Ask Alice
A health question and answer internet site
Health Reference Center
Subscription database from Facts on File. Provides clear, comprehensive and up-to-date resources for understanding today's most pressing health and social issues. Username and password available in Edline.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition
Subscription databases from EBSCO. Consumer edition has information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Full text for over 190 journals, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 205 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications. Nursing/academic edition provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Username and password available in Edline.
Kosher Express Kitchen
Kosher recipes and resources
Meals for You
"The best recipe site on the web" includes kosher recipes
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia
Over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Merck Manual-Home Edition
The ultimate online health reference--your source for complete and comprehensive medical information.
National Library of Medicine-Pubmed
Pubmed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 10 million citations in medline, premedline, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.
NIDA for Teens
Science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body presented specifically for teens. More in-depth information at the parent site, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nutrition Data
Nutritiondata provides a complete nutrient analysis for any food or recipe, and helps you select foods that best match your dietary needs.
Our Bodies, Ourselves
This website companion to "Our Bodies, Ourselves"--a book about women's health and sexuality--is rich with information about body image, healthy diet and lifestyle, relationships and sexuality, sexual health, reproductive choices, pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, medical conditions, and other topics. Includes articles, book excerpts, news briefs, and website and book recommendations. From the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
Rx for Survival: a Global Health Challenge
Companion site for PBS series that looks at the most critical and emerging threats to global public health and chronicles the leaders who, against all odds, deliver the goods. Includes essays, a global health atlas, disease background, answers from experts and more.
Webmd A-Z Medical Guides
Offers thousands of health and medicine entries.
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