NMS Media Center

THE REFERENCE ROOM

What can the internet do for you?

Do you need the largest public library you can imagine?
The Internet Public Library is an excellent resource for just about anything.  Start in KidsPlace or TeenPlace.

Do you need a dictionary or thesaurus?
Merriam-Websterís Dictionary

Dictionary.com is more than just a dictionary; it also contains foreign language dictionaries, a thesaurus, grammar and writing help, and word search puzzles 

Do you need a map?
Mapquest

Atlapedia

Do you want to spice up your project or paper with a great quote?
Bartlett ís Quotation (aka Bartleby online) has more than 11,000 searchable quotations

Do you want to break the world's record for number of snails on your face?
Guinness Book of World Records

Online Databases

Grolier Online
Username/Password: fultonsd/home

World Book
User ID/password: wildcats5/wildcats

Student Resource Center  
Password: wildcats

Biography Resource Center  
Password: wildcats

Galileo
Password:  raisin

Country Reports
Username/password:  wildcats/wildcats

  Username/password: nms/wildcats