Media Center	Card Catalog
Quest Tool Box	Recommended Books	Library Schedule
What is "QUEST?"	Recommended Websites	Author Project WebQuest

QUEST Tool Box	Links are in green text. Directions are given in black text if a link cannot be provided.
1.Encyclopedias & Reference	Grolier Online  Answers.com Wikipedia How Stuff Works Ref Desk Library Spot	(Wikipedia-be sure to confirm facts from this site)
2.Books	Use Spectrum 5 to look up books. Don't forget to use keywords, titles, and subjects. Also, remember to use star search.	Amazon.com
3.Periodicals (magazines)	Infotrac	For access from home click on the Infotrac link and put in the name box:mnkchisagom Ask your teacher for the password.
	Proquest
	EBSCO
	Newsweek Time US News and World Report	Go to archives. Search for your topic. Find the date of article. Ask for copy of article at the main desk in library.
	MnLink
4.Vertical Files	Vertical File Contents	Remember to look in the vertical files for articles from periodicals and websites.
5.Web Site Resources:
Author/Book Websites	Andy Griffiths
	Bone
	Charlie Bone
	Chasing Vermeer
	Cornelia Funke
	Dive Series
	Deltora
	Everest Series
	Everworld
	Goosebumps
	Guardians of Ga'hoole
	Harry Potter
	Heartland
	Island Trilogy
	Keys to the Kingdom
	Land of Elyon
	On the Run
	Remnants
	Star Wars
	Seventh Tower
Internet Gateways	MnLink	MnLink Internet Sites
Web Portals	Cybersleuth-kids
	Librarian's Index to the Internet
(to look for more portals, type in Google: education portals)	Shrock Guide
Picture Finders	Discovery School's Clip Art	Image Finder
	Ditto	Picsearch
	Faganfinder
	Freefoto.com	Pics4Learning
	KidsClick Images	The Amazing Picture Machine
Search Engines	About.com	Northernlight
	All the Web	Open Directory Project
	Altavista	Overture
	AskJeeves	Profusion
	Google
	Internet Public Library
	Jux2	Vivisimo
	Kidgrid Safe Sites Only	Yahoo
	Kidsclick	Yahoo Context Search
	Lycos	Web Searching Tips
	Netrekker	(Note: All the Web has filtering on. Many of the search engines have an option for turning filtering on.)
History Day Sites	All Experts American Memory America's Library Ask An Expert Best History Sites EaseHistory Edsitement EyeWitnesstoHistory Geoamericas Gilder Lehrman Institute Am. History Historical Documents History Channel	MN History Day MN Hist. Society MN Hist. Soc. Photos National Archives (NARA) National History Day Our Documents Prints and Photographs Online Sound Learning TP Images of Amer. Pol. History UPI Photos
	Become a historical detective at Am. Memory
	ABC-CLIO American History	Name: chisagostudent
		Password: chisago
Geography	50states.com	Stately Knowledge
	Explore the States	Color Landform Atlas of States
	KidsKonnect	World Almanac for Kids
	Map Sites	National Atlas.Gov InfoPlease Maps National Geographic Xpeditions CIA Factbook Microsoft's Terraserver
20th Century	America's Library Best 20th Century History Sites Kingwood College Library	New Deal Network Photos of Great Depression Prices: Then and Now
Homework Helpers	AOL@School B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper Kidspace Librarians' Index to the Internet Library Spot Multinomah's Homework Helper	Noodle Tools (citation helper) U. of St. Thomas Study Guides Colorado Virtual Library
Minnesota Research	Explore Minnesota Minnesota DNR Minnesota Links Minnesota NorthStar	Minnesota (50States.com)
Women's Suffrage	Elizabeth Cady Stanton The Women's Bible 100 Years Toward Sufferage Seneca Falls Convention Declaration of Sentiments	Elizabeth Cady Stanton Voices for Votes
Health	Fast Food Finder Food and Nutrition Library Food and Nutrition Information Center USDA Nutrient List
Author Sites	Yahooligans! Authors IPL Youth Division: Authors IPL Youth Division: Authors Authors on the Web Children's Lit.	Scholastic Author List
Photography Mini-course	Adobe Elements for Teachers/Students Take Great Pictures Short Courses Kodak Am. Museum of Photography Pics4learning Adobe
"SpecialSites"	Facts About Series	Jackalope
	Lunar Travel Agency	Sellafield Zoo
	Dog Island	Transgenic Talking Mouse
	Google Technology Site	Mankato, MN Home Page
	Driver's License Records Bureau
	Amazing Magic Cyber Camera
	Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus	Bare Facts Page