Books
NoveList allows readers of all ages to use a favorite author or title to discover new books to read. Click here for remote access. A Library card is required.
Net Library Access any of the 2800 eBook titles in the OPLIN collection at netLibrary. eBooks are full-text electronic versions of published books that library patrons can search, borrow, read, and return over the Internet. Click here for remote access. A Library card is required.
- Alibris - the ultimate source for rare and out-of-print books. (www.alibris.com)
- Amazon -a great place to start when looking for a book and book reviews. (www.amazon.com)
- Barnes and Noble - locate books and other materials at the online version of this popular bookstore. (www.barnesandnoble.com)
- Random House (www.randomhouse.com)
- GPL's Read Links for reader's advisory web sites, and more book info.
- Simon & Schuster - book search, as well as best seller and book info. (www.simonsays.com)
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Anagram Dictionary - works like magic. Simply enter a phrase, and the letters will rearrange to form an anagram. (wordsmith.org/anagram)
- Encyclopedia Online - search 17,000 short entries from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. (www.encyclopedia.com)
- Encyclopedia Britannica - full access available with your GPL library card through OPLIN.
- Hand Speak - learn American Sign Language online. (www.handspeak.com)
- Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus (www.m-w.com)
- Old Farmer's Almanac (www.almanac.com)
- Rhyme Zone - perfect for the poet, find words to rhyme with most any word in the English language. (www.rhymezone.com)
- Symbols Online (www.symbols.com)
- Travel Languages - from Arabic to Zulu, you can find travel terms and translating dictionaries here. (www.travlang.com)
- Your Dictionary.com - a collection of over 270 multi-lingual dictionaries plus over 80 specialty dictionaries including business, genealogy, humor, crafts and more. (www.yourdictionary.com)
Libraries and Information Sciences
Literature
- The Academy of American Poets - full-text poems and biographies on American poets. (www.poets.org)
- Bartleby.com - find full text for thousands of literature classics including biographical information about authors. (www.bartleby.com)
- Bibliomania - full text to classic literature including over 60 novels and much of Shakespeare's work. (www.bibliomania.com)
- Concordance - trying to find a particular phrase of word in a well-known text. Try this site. (www.concordance.com)
- Nobel Peace Prize - Official web site of the Nobel Foundation. (www.nobel.se)
- Project Gutenberg - the largest effort to provide on-line texts to classic literature including Alice in Wonderland , Moby Dick and many more. (www.gutenberg.net)
Phone Books
- Any Who - look up people and businesses by name, telephone number or address. (www.anywho.com)
- 800 Directory - look up toll free numbers. (www.inter800.com)
- Country Calling Codes - before your next international call, find calling codes for countries around the world. (www.countrycallingcodes.com)
- Switchboard - look up people by name or phone number. (www.switchboard.com)
- Telephone Directories - more online telephone books. (www.teldir.com)
Writing
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