Useful Library Links
Curriculum
- Mathletics – this is the link to Mathletics, our new math curriculum-based program for students at school and home. Click on the sign in button to start.
Library Sites and Online Catalogs
- St. Matthew Library Catalog
- San Mateo Public Library/Peninsula Library System
- Peninsula Library System Catalog
- Library of Congress
- Library of Congress - American Memory Site
Citation Sites
- EasyBib – use this site to create a bibliography or works cited page. Check out the wonderful instructional video!
- Knight Cite – a web form that generates MLA format citations for books
- Landmark Son of Citation Machine – a web form that generates standard MLA & APA citations
- MLA Citation Style
- Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab – more citation information
General Reference Websites
- Image and Sound Databases – Another resource from a college library, this one from the University of California at Berkeley. This is just a page of 59 online databases that provide photographs, paintings, films and other materials in audio or visual format.
- National Archives – features include the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence
- Virtual Reference Shelf – selected Web resources from the Library of Congress
- Refdesk.com
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- HowStuffWorks.com
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- InfoPlease Almanac
- CIA World Fact Book
- Catholic Dictionary
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Catholic Online – a great site for saints
- Catholic Telemedia Network
For Kurious Kids (and Adults)
- Arcademic Skill Builders – Play games and learn math. Check this site out!
- The National Gallery of Art for kids – a fabulous site with lots of great interactive projects.
- Khan Academy – a knowledge intensive site for math, science and finance. Check it out!
- BBC Skillswise – a wonderful site for grammar and math with lots of games. This site works best with Firefox.
- Math Magician Games – another great site for math facts!
- Cogito.org – a very cool site for young (and not so young) thinkers who love math and science!
- Animal Planet
- UC Berkeley courses and events via webcast – Podcasts and Webcasts of UC Berkeley current and archived courses and events.
- UC Berkeley courses via YouTube
- AAA Math – a good interactive math website for all ages
- Building Big – explore large structures and what it takes to build them
- Jet Propulsion Labratory in Pasadena – (real rocket science and a kids section!)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Smithsonian Institution
- Smithsonian Museum of American History
- Sheppard Software (free web-based geography, vocabulary and trivia games)
Typing Practice
- Dance Mat Typing – a great and fun typing site. Check it out!
- TyperShark
- FreeTypingGame.net
Recommended Reading
- 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers from collgeboard.com
- ALA Booklist
- Books that made a Difference in Readers' Lives from the Center for the Book, Library of Congress
