Academic Web Links
Subscription Databases | Web Links by Subject
Visit the study skills page for research and writing tools.
Please forward great academic websites to library@dunnschool.org.
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For magazines and journals available at the Collins Library, ask the librarian for a list of holdings and how to order print articles from other libraries via interlibrary loan.
A list of passwords is available by the front door of the library.
Off-campus users can also email library@dunnschool.org. for passwords.
Use your Santa Barbara Public Library card number for access to these subscription databases:
- New Encyclopedia Britannica
- New Live Homework Help - Free Online Tutors
- Net Library audio & ebooks (Set up a personal account)
- Biography Resource Center
- Infotrac (Magazines & Journals) *click full text
- ProQuest (Newpapers include LA & NY Times) *click full text
- NewsBank (Newspapers & News Magazines)
- Novelist Fiction Guide
- Noticias en Español
- Health & Wellness Resource Center
- More public library databases
Infotrac Jr, Medline Plus, Reference USA, US Census, etc.
- Consumer Reports
Choose "log in" and search or browse
- ABC-CLIO History Databases:
American History
World History (Ancient & Medieval Eras)
World History (The Modern Era)
World Geography
United States Geography
American Government
United States at War
Issues
- College Prep Database: Testing & Education Reference Center
Search for colleges and career programs across the globe. Find test preparation for SAT, ACT, AP, and TOEFL exams including online testing, scoring, and full-text study guides! Special sections include scholarship and financial aid searches, as well as tips on writing applications and essays.
- The Wall Street Journal
- Noodle Tools bibliography resources & template
- Turn It In anti-plagiarism tools for use with a faculty member
Web Links by Subject
Multi-Subject Sites / Search Engines / Meta Search Engines / English / Literature / History & Government / News / Biography / Math / Economics / Geography / Foreign Language / Fine Arts /College Resources / Other Libraries / Library Studies
Multi-Subject Sites
- LII (Librarian's Internet Index)
- IPL (Internet Public Library)
- BUBL Information Service
- InfoMine
- Alcove 9
- Blue Web'n
- Dewey Browse
- Library Spot
- Digital Librarian
- Smithsonian Education
Search Engines: Remember to Evaluate Websites!
- Search Engine Guide
- Search Engine Watch
- Search Engine Showdown
- Ask
- Alta Vista
- All the Web
- HotBot
Meta Search Engines: Remember to Evaluate Websites!
English
Literature
- Net Library audio & ebooks (Set up a personal account)
- Online Books
- More E books
- Project Gutenberg
- Literary Criticism
- Norton Anthology of English Literature
- Poetry
History & Government
- ABC-CLIO History Databases: (Password required)
American History
World History (Ancient & Medieval Eras)
World History (The Modern Era)
World Geography
United States Geography
American Government
United States at War
Issues
- Primary vs. Secondary Sources
- American Memory
- U.S. History Primary Documents
- U.S. Historical Documents
- National Archives
- Supreme Court (OYEZ)
- On the Docket: Supreme Court News
- Project Vote Smart
- California Legislative Information
- Ben's Guide to the Government
- American History Megasites
- Presidents of the United States
- Famous Speeches (American Rhetoric)
- Famous Trials
- Southern Culture
- American South
- Black History
- Chronology on the History of Slavery and Racism
- Slave Narratives
- WWI
- WWII
- The Holocaust Chronicle
- Holocaust Primary Documents
- Holocaust Documents
- World History (HyperHistory Online)
- The History Guide
- Asian American History
- Native American History
- Latin American History
- Women and Social Movements in the US, 1600-2000
- Women's History
News
Biography
- Gale Biography (Public library card number required)
- UCSD Biography Sites
Math
Science
- Scirus (Science search engine)
- Environmental Science
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
Economics
- Harvard Business School Library
- The Wall Street Journal (Password required)
- The Library of Economics & Liberty
Geography
- ABC-CLIO World Geography (Password required)
- CIA World Fact Book
- Country Studies
- World Statistics
- Portals to the World
- National Geographic Search Page
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
College Resources
- New College Prep Database:
Testing & Education Reference Center (Password required)
Search for colleges and career programs across the globe. Find test preparation for SAT, ACT, AP, and TOEFL exams including online testing, scoring, and full-text study guides! Special sections include scholarship and financial aid searches, as well as tips on writing applications and essays. - College Counseling
- Parent Resources (Includes links to the College Board & ETS)
Other Libraries
- Santa Barbara Public Library System
- UCSB
- Ventura County Library
- California State Library
- Library of Congress
- NY Public
- School Libraries
Library Studies
- California Project Achievement
- Librarian's Yellow Pages
- Marcive Web Select
- World Cat
- Classification Web
- Follett Library Resources
- California Library Standards
- The Status of Public & Private School Libraries 1999-2000


