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Resources
What books or resources should be included in a digital library for K-12?
Some listings are titles, others are types of resources:
- PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
- Children's Catalog
- Krauss Collection
- Schedule of School Events with Links
- English Usage Books
- Board of Education Curriculum Guides for K-12
- MATH RESOURCES
- Math Workshop (Follett)
- Math skills in everyday life
- Math Blaster (Follett)
- DICTIONARIES, THESAURI
- Dictionary of American History
- Webster's New World Dictionary
- Berlitz Language Guides
- foreign language dictionaries
- reference dictionaries
- bi-lingual dictionaries, like Spanish-English
- Roget's Thesaurus
- Dictionary of Famous people
- Medical Dictionary
- OED
- Random House Dictionary
- Children's Dictionary
- Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
- LOCAL INTERESTS
- Beverly, The Village in a City
- Chicago Almanac
- Hyde Park Houses
- Illinois History
- Chicago History
- Chicago's Famous Buildings
- AIA Guide to Chicago
- Pierson's History of Chicago
- Totally Awesome Illinois Almanac
- access to Chicago Historical Society library holdings
- CURRENT POLITICS
- Municipal reference library resources
- Government documents
- information on the Supreme Court and case histories
- CNN newsroom video library
- information on current politicians, with links to positions, etc.
- Statesman's Yearbook
- Europa World Yearbook
- Political Handbook of the World
- Facts on File, U.S. Government Manual
- Politics in America
- Culturgrams
- Lands and Peoples (with graphics)
- REFERENCE DATABASES
- ERIC
- SIRS
- Famous First Facts
- Facts on File
- Day by Day by decade
- Images on file
- Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
- Newsbank index and database
- PERIODICALS
- People
- Jet
- Ebony
- National Geographic
- Vital Speeches
- Illinois History
- American Heritage
- Science
- Scientific American
- Newsweek
- USA Today
- Chicago Tribune
- Parents
- Sports Illustrated for Kids
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranger Rick
- Time
- Readers Digest
- Readers Digest in foreign editions
- Popular Science
- Psychology Today
- Muse
- Smithsonian
- The Nation
- Christian Century
- Downbeat
- Rolling Stone
- PC World
- PC Magazine
- Health
- Shape
- Life
- National Review
- Natural Health
- Chicago Reporter
- Chicago Magazine
- GENERAL REFERENCE
- World Almanac
- World Atlas
- new countries
- Library of Congress catalog
- Bartlett's Book of Quotations
- National Phone and Zip Code Directory
- Information Please Almanac
- Farmer's Almanac
- Thesaurus
- Atlas of the Ancient World
- Goode's World Atlas
- Guinness Book of World Records
- MUSIC RESOURCES
- choral music
- band music
- music in written and aural format
- folk music
- modern jazz
- music clips of various genres
- How to play a musical instrument guides
- Grove's Encyclopedia of Music
- Grove's Encyclopedia of American Music
- Grove's Encyclopedia of Jazz
- biographical dictionary of musicians
- COMPUTER REFERENCE
- teleconference facility
- chat capability
- internet and e-mail directories
- CAREER RESOURCES
- careers handbook
- opportunities to become self-employed
- start your own business guides
- Careers of the Future
- Best Colleges in the U.S. (US News and World Report)
- Peterson College Guide
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Career or vocational guidance
- Encyclopedia of Vocations and Careers
- BIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES
- Current Biography
- Who's Who
- Webster's Biographical Dictionary
- ethnic groups, relations
- North American biographies
- Contemporary Authors
 World Encyclopedia of Biography- Dictionary of American Biography
- Negro Almanac
- African-American Encyclopedia of Culture and History
- Contemporary Black Biography
- Dictionary of American Negro Biography
- Epic Lives
- Almanac of Famous People
- Bloodletter and Badmen
- Dictators and Tyrants
- GEOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES
- Rand McNally World Atlas
- maps
- atlases
- 500 Nations
- Geographical Dictionary
- State of Illinois Handbook
- ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- Encyclopedia of Ancient and Medieval History
- Encyclopedia of the Gods
- Britannica
- Americana
- World Book
- Grolier's Multimedia
- Encarta
- Book of Knowledge
- Collier's
- Merit Student
- MULTICULTURAL — AFRICAN-AMERICAN REFERENCE
- Encyclopedia of African Americans
- African-American Encyclopedia of Culture
- Native American Encyclopedia
- multi-cultural reference books
- links to Chicago museums: Polish Historical Society, Mexican Fine Arts Center, Lithuanian Museum
- Folklore of World Holidays
- Folklore of American Holidays
- SPORTS
- pictures
- record books
- current stats
- rules
- HISTORY
- histories of different countries from their points of view
- American history books
- Illinois history books
- History of Hollywood
- Halliwell's Film Guides
- LITERATURE
- Literary Annual
- Masterplots
- Shakespeare for Students
- anthologies of short stories, plays, poetry, folktales
- Greek and Roman mythology
- award books lists
- Book Review Digest
- Home Book of Verse
- Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia
- Chelsea House Sets
- Plays magazine
- Poetry Index
- Children's Index to Poetry
- SCIENCE
- environment
- gardening
- rainforest
- health
- general resource for hygiene, drug abuse, pregnancy, family problems, counseling sources
- Zoo books
- works on animals, linking to biology
- pictures
- Science Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Medical Encyclopedias
- McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
- Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Science
- science fair projects
- Merck Manual
- Gryzmyck's Encyclopedia of Animal Life
- Women's Health Encyclopedia
- Health Index
- Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
- Our bodies, Ourselves
- Harvard Health Newsletter
- SPEECHES
- HISTORY/CULTURE
- cultural resources
- genealogy resources
- Global Learn
- Commanger -- Documents of American history
- local history resources
- pamphlets on neighborhood sites
- local school histories
- walking tour information
- school alumni lists
- FINANCE
- information on stocks and bonds
- information on saving money
- GEOGRAPHY
- books about states
- books about large cities
- books about Washington, D.C. and Springfield
- New True Books series (primary level non-fiction)
- books about countries
- geography books
- FINE ARTS
- Great movies
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- great Buildings
- Great Museums
- video clips
- pictures, indexed
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