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Ancestry, Library Edition

Unfortunately, this database is only available from within Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh locations. Visit us today, log-on, and have fun with your family's past! Look up your grandparents or your great grandparents and discover things you never knew! There are birth records and census records, draft registration cards, and many interesting misspellings.

For more genealogy help, visit Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Department at CLP, Main Library in Oakland.

SUBJECTS

English & Language Arts

AntiStudy: Free Book Summaries
Over 5000 free book notes and chapter summaries online. Searches SparkNotes, CliffsNotes, and over a dozen other sites to find study guides for the book you're reading in school.
AuthorSheets
Need information about an author? Use AuthorSheets, from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, for all of your literary criticism needs.
Bartleby: English Usage, Style & Composition
Full-text, searchable versions of useful reference books on grammar and language, including William Strunk's The Elements of Style and The American Heritage Book of English Usage.
Book Rags
Similar to Schmoop and Cliffs Notes, Book Rags provides summaries, plot analysis, and other information for students writing papers about books.
Dictionary.com
Search several online dictionaries to find word definitions and usage. Be sure to visit the sister-sites Thesaurus.com and Reference.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing
No matter how obscure your grammar question, this site can help you. It indexes grammar and writing topics based on your problem, providing sentence-level, paragraph-level, and even paper-level assistance.
OWL: Online Writing Lab
Find clear instructions for overcoming writer's block, gathering information, and writing a great paper. OWL also offers tips on style and avoiding plagiarism.
OWL: MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide
This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Poetry 180: A poem a day for American High Schools
Hear or read a poem each day of the 180 days of the school year.
Poets.org
Find a Poet or Poem at The Academy of American Poets website.
Shmoop
Shmoop provides excellent information on theme, plot analysis, and literary devices used in many of the books you have to read and write about for school.

Foreign Languages

Babbel: Enjoy Learning Languages
Learn languages in an easy, straightforward way.
Babel Fish
Translate text or websites from English to a variety of other languages, and back!
BBC: Languages
Pick a language you want to know more about and then find news, learning games, videos, photos and more.
FREE: Foreign Languages
The U.S. government list of links relating to foreign languages and language learning.
I Love Languages
This site claims that: "whether you're looking for online languages lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, or just a little information on a language you've heard about, iLoveLanguages probably has something to suit your needs."
iforeignlanguage
Practical tips for language learning.
Linguanet Worldwide
This site, put together by European Union agencies, provides links, forums and online study games.
Parlo
This site offers courses, music, and information about other cultures for students learning English, Spanish, French, Italian, or German.
StudySpanish
Provides a word of the day, podcasts, lessons, and more.
YourDictionary
Dictionaries for over 260 languages - including English!

History & Social Studies

A+ Country Reports for Countries Around the World
A comprehensive source of information about the countries of the world.

A&E's Biography.com

The African-American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress)
View primary source documents at this African-American history and culture site.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government
Information on the branches of government, how laws are made, the election process, and more.
Biographical Dictionary
A database of over 28,000 brief biographical sketches that can be searched by name, keyword, or date.
History on PBS
Information on historical topics covered by the various Public Broadcasting System television programs.
Library of Congress Country Studies
Online books that give political, economic, social, and national information for a variety of foreign countries.

Math & Science

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Check out the library's extensive collection of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subject and career educational resources!

Ask Dr. Math
If you have a math question of any level, this is the place to get the answer!
Cells Alive!
Everything you ever wanted to know about cells, all in one place. Includes info on cells, microbiology, and immunology. Check out the great animation of cell mitosis and meiosis.
FactMonster Homework Center: Mathematics
Conversion calculater, formulas and more.
General Chemistry Online
General Chemistry Online from Frostburg State University provides interactive chemistry help with compounds, reactions, and even quizzes to test your knowledge.
HighWire Press Stanford University
Find peer reviewed articles on diverse topics: biology, chemistry, environmental science, and more.
HippoCampus
HippoCampus provides high school and college students with multimedia help on a variety of science and math topics. Having trouble understanding your physics lesson? Watch a video demonstration on HippoCampus for a different take on the subject.
The Physics Classroom Tutorial
Find clear explanations of concepts in physics and help with problem-solving and experiments.
PLoS Biology
Access abstracts and full research articles from this peer-reviewed journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLoS is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource.
Science Daily
An online magazine featuring quick takes on the latest research on a wide variety of science topics.
WebMath
WebMath covers K-8 math, general math, Algebra, Trig & Calculus, etc, and doesn't only give the answer but shows how to arrive at it. Also has conversion calculators, personal finance math, and "everyday math".

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

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