Cony Research guide is now accessible from the web!!
A very impressive, comprehensive collection of online databases free for all
Maine residents. Search here for newspaper and magazine indexes as well as
literature/critical analysis databases, encyclopedias and a reader's guide
database (Novelist). Teachers! enter here for the ERIC database. If you are
looking for book reviews, try EBSCO Host or Novelist.
World Book Encyclopedia Online
Our private subscription for this easy to use online encyclopedia. This
database is accessible from your home. Please contact your librarian
or Jennifer Lewis jlewis@augustaschools.org
for passwords. In your e-mail, include your teacher's name, what grade and
school you go to.
FirstGov.gov
A great starting point for government information. LOTS of stuff here!
Maine Writers
Index
A comprehensive list of Maine writers with biographical information on each
compiled by the Waterboro Public Library.
Easy Bib: Here is a site that helps you format your bibliography pages.
Citation maker
Based on the MLA format, this site takes all your
bibliographic citation information for bibliographies and formats it for you.
It will do websites, books, magazines, live interviews and more!
Big 6 This is a great site that shows a way to organize research.
Card Catalogs:
MINERVA (Augusta School Department Card
Catalog)
Click here if you would like to look up a book housed in one of the school
department's libraries. This card catalog also holds the collections of Lithgow
Library as well as 50+ other libraries throughout the state.
URSUS (University of Maine Card Catalog)
Search the holdings of the entire University of Maine system as well as the
Maine State Library, Bangor Public Library and the Maine Law and Legislative Law
Library.
Maine Info Net
A state wide catalog that and links over 300 library catalogs throughout the
state for a massive search of over 10 million items.
SOLAR (the holdings database)
A collection of library holdings for libraries not using compatible automation
software. Search the collections of the Penobscot Marine Museum, Portland Museum
of Art Library, Shaker Library, Skowhegan Public Library, and more.
Bates College
A link to search only Bates College library holdings.
Bowdoin College
A link to search only Bowdoin College library holdings.
Colby College
A link to search only Colby College library holdings.
Portland Public Library
Search the Portland Public Library's holdings.
University of New England, Biddeford and
Portland
Search the University of New England's Biddeford and Portland libraries.
Maine Maritime Academy
Search Maine Maritime Academy's card catalog.
Maine College of Art, Portland
Find Maine College of Art, Portland's library collection here.
These Maine libraries are now a part of the delivery service! Ask your school’s librarian for help in ordering from these collections:
Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland
Rice Memorial Library in Kittery
Maine Union List of Serials
A database of listing which libraries own which periodicals.
Local Links:
Maine State Library
Click here to find out more about the Maine State Library here in Augusta. A
great resource right in our own back yard!
Lithgow Library
Don't forget Lithgow Library and its wonderful programming opportunities being
offered throughout the year. Click here to learn more.
City of Augusta
Learn more about your City's government.
Search Engines:
AltaVista
Ask Jeeves
Google
Government Google
A search engine for government materials.
Govbot.com
Yahoo
Dog Pile
A meta-search engine. One search searches many search engines. Very powerful.
Book Reading Incentive Programs and Lists:
Maine Student Book Awards
Click here for the most current Maine Student Book Awards list for grades 4-8.
We post our city's winners in the spring.
Best
Books for Young Adults
A listing of the best of the best each year for young adults. This list is
compiled by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association).
Chickadee Award
The Maine Children’s Choice Picture Book Project
A wonderful reading incentive program for K-3 students to participate in.
Please visit
http://www.lincoln.midcoast.com/~ncs/Chickadee/Chickadee.htm for more
information as well as current book lists.
Teachers check your school mail account
here!
Created and maintained by Jennifer Lewis, K-8 Librarian for the Augusta School Department. Please send all questions and comments to jlewis@augustaschools.org
Last updated 05/08/2008