Reference

Welcome to the Online Reference page of the WMS Library Website. toc Here, you will find links to informational websites, databases and other online resources. The resources are organized according to topic. The corresponding Dewey Decimal numbers are given so you know where to look for books on the same topic.

ART
Oxford Art Online offers access to the most authoritative, inclusive, and easily searchable online art resources available today. Users can access and cross-search a variety of art reference sources. (//Grove Art Online//, the //Benezit Dictionary of Artists//, the //Encyclopedia of Aesthetics//, //The Oxford Companion to Western Art//, and //The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms)//, as well as many specially commissioned articles and bibliographies available exclusively online. Username: wellesleyms, Password: wellesleyms  Google Art Project Explore museums from around world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces. [|WebMuseum] The WebMuseum has been designed for academic, educational use and offers reliable information. [|Famous Artist Gallery] Good for images, not for information
 * (700's - 700 The Arts – General, 710 Civic/Landscape, 720 Architecture/Design, 730 Plastic arts/Sculpture, 740 Drawing/Decorative Arts, 750 Painting, 760 Graphic arts, 770 Photography)**
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 * Art Institute of Chicago || Frick Collection || [|Getty Center] || Harvard Art Museums || Metropolitan Art Museum || Museum of Fine Arts Boston || Museum of Modern Art || National Gallery of Art || Smithsonian American Art ||

[|Yahoo Directory - Artists] [|artnet] [|AskART] [|Absolute Arts]. [|All Famous Artists]
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Biography
[|BBC Historical Figures] Biographies from the Biography Channel- mostly of well-known people. [| Biography in Context] (formerly Biography Resource Center and Biography Resource Center African Americans) //B////iography in Context// is a database that provides biographical information about all types of people. It gathers articles from biographical dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, magazines, newspapers and more all in one place. Users can search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text. //You can access this database directly from any school computer, but will need a library card number from a public library (like Boston or Wellesley) to access it from a computer outside of school.//
 * (921 or B in our library)**

Entertainment & Music
(**790**) [|Kiki Magazine]

**Pop Culture Universe** Pop Culture Universe is a digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present. (You will need a Wellesley Free library card number to access this database) = =

General

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[|Brainpop]

BrainPOP is a collection of animated curriculum-based content that is helpful as a teaching and learning tool. WMS now has a subscription that is accessible in school and at home.  **Username: wmslibrary Password: raiders**

Link to list of all Gale Databases (including New York Times article search)

Grolier Encyclopedia Online - username:wellesley/password: raiders

username: wellesley/password: raiders

[|Junior Edition - K12] Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and mor e. //You can access this database directly from any school computer, but will need a library card number from a public library (like Boston or Wellesley) to access it from a computer outside of school.//

[|Kids InfoBits] Featuring a visually graphic interface the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. //You can access this database directly from any school computer, but will need a library card number from a public library (like Boston or Wellesley) to access it from a computer outside of school.//


 * [[image:http://www.mobilewhack.com/wp-content/pics/2010/01/new-york-times-logo.jpg width="100" height="77"]] [|New York TImes] ** Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995).

OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK published by the US Dept. of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics Looking for information about different jobs people have? Check this out!

Geography/Current Events/Social Studies
(**900's - history and geography/300's - social science)**

**[|American History Online] ** Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. **username: wmslibrary, password: raiders**

**American Indian History Online ** Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage. **username: wmslibrary, password: raiders**

A-Z Maps Online AtoZMapsOnline.com is the world's largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month ( You will need a Wellesley Free library card number to access this database)

[|BBC Country Profiles] The <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|CIA World Factbook] has sections on Maps, of the World, Guide to Country Comparison and World Leaders

Historical Newspapers Articles from historical newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Boston Globe. Contains full-page scans of newspapers from1851-2001. (Please see a librarian for the password)

[|Library of Congress] - America's library! Great resource for primary sources.

[|National Archives DocsTeach] Tons of primary source documents from all areas of U.S. History.

This day in history from the New York Times

Opposing Viewpoints in an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. (You will need a Wellesley Free library card number to access this database) <span style="color: #363636; font-family: Arial,Osaka,monospace,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Web Japan is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was launched with the aim of helping people around the world get to know more about Japan and the Japanese. It covers topics of FASHION, LIFESTYLE, SCI-TECH, POP CULTURE, FOOD & TRAVEL, and STREET STYLE. There is a FACTS sheet, a KIDS section, and VIDEO links. This is a great place to answer all your questions about Japan and Japanese culture.

__ **Ancient History Resources** __
Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient Worldby Joyce E. Salisbury - Online Book (Google Books)/<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">ABC-CLIO, 2001 [| BBC Ancient History] Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. **username: wmslibrary, password: raiders**
 * [[image:http://www.fofweb.com/Subscription/Sub_Images/Thumbs/046956.jpg link="http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE49&ID=19178"]][|Ancient and Medieval History Online]**

Women in World History Use the search bar towards the bottom of the page to find a specific female in history BBC Ancient History: Romans PBS The Roman Empire

__**Civil War Resources**__
[|Civil War Museum] N<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|ational Archives Civil War Resources] The RESOURCES and EDUCATION sections of this exhibit on the National Archives website provides many primary source documents and images. N[|ational Park Service Historical Museum] R[|osen Publishing Civil War Links] - These links are recommended by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., but should still be checked for accuracy. = =

Language

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Online dictionary, thesaurus, Spanish-English dictionary, etc. Outstanding collection of quotation, language and fact dictionaries, as well as a wide variety of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and dramatic anthologies. Also includes books of etiquette, cooking and more.

Mango Languages Mango is designed to equip you with conversational abilities from the very start. Mango covers 48 languages and features ESL instruction in English. (You will need a Wellesley Free library card number to access this database)

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Literature/Poetry
[|Bartleby.com] publishes thousands of free online classics of reference, literature, poetry, and nonfiction.Famous Poets and Poems is a free //poetry// site. We have a large collection of poems and quotes from over 550 poets. Read and Enjoy //Poetry//.
 * (800's)**

<span class="wiki_link_ext">NoveList is an electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Through its attractive and easy-to-use interface, NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. Readers can also enter words that describe the contents of a book they would like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words in the book's subject headings field. In addition, users can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and 1,000 fiction related web-sites. NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. The product's database provides enhanced subject access to over 92,000 fiction titles. Updated quarterly, the NoveList database integrates information from a variety of sources. (You will need a Wellesley Free library card number to access this database)

[|Poetry Foundation]The //Poetry// Foundation, publisher of //Poetry// magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for //poetry// in American culture **...**

A resource from the Academy of American Poets with thousands of poems, essays, biographies, weekly features, and poems for love and every occasion.

[|ReadPrint] Free online full-text poetry book

Something About the Author Provides illustrated biographies of about 75 children's authors and artists. (You will need a Wellesley Free library card number to access this database)

Religions
[|BBC Religions]

Virtual Religion Index

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|Internet Sacred Texts Archive] - a collection of the sacred texts of most world religions

World Religions Resources - this page is a collection of links to websites either maintained by or about a religion. [| CIA World Factbook - Religions]

Science/Technology
Health Reference Center Provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body. **username: wmslibrary, password: raiders**

**Invent Now** website for the Invent Now Museum and Invention Hall of Fame.

[|Kids Health]

Trusted medical information from the US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.



Science Online Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. **username: wmslibrary, password: raiders**

Today's Science Bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today. **username: wmslibrary, password: raiders**

[|United Stated Geological Survey]