Listed here are some of the available searching tools on the web. There are different purposes for each one. Try them to find the one that will work best for you. For general help in searching go to Julian's search help or Google's tips for web searching.

A Research Guide for Students is a free educational site with no bells and whistles designed for students, teachers, and the general public.

Oak Park Public Library Periodical Database
Electric Library - School - Put in EL Username & Password
Home - Ask teacher for Home Username & Password
World Book Online - subscription service to World Book Encyclopedia school use only

The most relevant results first - search Google!

Google Book Search" allows you to search the full text of our large and growing index of books to find pages that include your search terms."

Web Search for Kids. Don't want all those "off the wall" search results to weed through? Need something that pertains to education? This is the place for your search.

Ask Jeeves for Kids is a "safe" site to look for all kinds of information. Queries done as questions.

KidsClick is a database of research sites, cataloged by librarians, for use by students. You can search by topic or you can use their list of topics and choose one that matches what you are looking for. Each site has an annotated description. There is no advertising on these sites.