Research Online

Library Catalog is the CHS Library’s entire collection, which can be searched online.

See Mrs. Holden for passwords.

Literature Online

World Book Online

Facts on File

Teen Health and Wellness

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Teaching Books

Ebsco and Gale are online databases to full-text articles in periodicals, newspapers, and other sources and are provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL program. The New York State Library’s NOVEL program is an online virtual library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information via local libraries statewide. NOVEL is currently supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds. New Century Libraries is an important statewide funding initiative currently before the Legislature that proposes permanent state funding for NOVEL. SEE MRS. HOLDEN FOR PASSWORDS.

EBSCO is a database for full-text magazine articles.

Gale Databases offer Health Reference Center, Custom Newspapers (includes The Buffalo News), Business and Company Resource Center, Informe, and Infotrac Junior.

BBC Country Profiles

CIA World Factbook

Statistics on New York State can be found with the New York State Statistical Yearbook

Need to look up a word? Use Merriam-Webster Online.

The MSN Encarta French Encyclopedia is an encyclopedia written entirely in French

French Yahoo is another excellent source for La Francais IV students.

For career information, go to Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is prepared by the U. S. Department of Labor.

American Memory is the digitized collection of the Library of Congress. There's a lot to check out at this site!

Costume History at The Costumer's Manifesto is a great site for researching different time periods and what people wore. It is broken down by time periods, starting with the ancient world and progressing to the present time.

Buffalo as an Architectural Museum is a site that includes many buildings in Buffalo and their histories.

Search MEDLINE to find authoritative consumer health information.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet is provided by the U.S. government and provides answers for commonly asked reference questions such as "How many state representatives does our state have?" and "Where can I find the coin specifications for current U.S. coins?"

The Radar Screen is The Official Home Page of Campaign for Buffalo History, Architecture and Culture and offers an abundance of Buffalo architecture information.

University of St. Andrews, Scotland School of Mathematics and Statistics offers links to the most popular biographies of mathematicians.

Islamic World to 1600 is a good place to go for information on early Islam.

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences will give you plenty of information on African American scientists. Click on Alphabetical Listing.

4000 Years of Women in Science offers women from the past as well as present women scientists.

SACNAS Biography Project>The Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science has put together a comprehensive, excellent listing of biographical information for these underrepresented groups in science. It is organized by: ethnicity, scientist, or subject.

African American Inventors contains information about a small number of of inventors. There aren't many inventors with in-depth articles, but what is there is excellent.