Student Resources
We have tools for students in grades K-12 to college students to adult learners.
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Popular Subjects & Keywords
Use these links to find titles in our online library catalog.-
College Choice (Print)
Encyclopedia (Print or Digital)
Experiments (Print or Digital)
Financial Aid (Print or Digital)
Grammar & Usage (Print Digital)
Homeschooling (Print or Digital)
Homework (Print or Digital
Exam (Print)
Style Manuals (Print or Digital)
Test Prep (Print or Digital)
Test Taking (Print or Digital)
You can also search for individual test names like ACT, ASVAB, CLEP, MAT, MLA, NCLEX, PCAT, PSAT, or TEAS.
Shelf Locations
Find titles on our shelves using the following Dewey Decimal Classification numbers:-
025.5: Library services to users
371.3: Methods of instruction and study
372.1: Organization and management of elementary schools; curriculums
373.1: Organization and management of secondary schools; curriculums
378.1: Organization and management; curriculums
808: Rhetoric & collections of literature
Databases
EBSCOhost Databases in the Library or outside the Library: Find eBooks and reference sources on a variety of topics for grades 6-8, high school, and adult learners.
Explora in the Library or outside the Library: Your one-stop research source with authoritative general information covering a wide range of subjects from magazines & journals, books, and encyclopedias.
Find It Virginia: Newspapers, magazine & journal articles, encyclopedias, and more for all age ranges and interests.
Gale in Context Elementary: For Grades K-5. Features a kid-friendly, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search, and age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazines, newspapers, and reference books on a variety of subjects.
HelpNow: Get free online tutoring, homework help, and educational resources for students of all ages.
Literature Criticism Online: Features full-text articles from Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (v. 1-187), Contemporary Literary Criticism (v. 1-235), and access to Gale's Literary Index.
NoveList Plus K-8 in the Library or outside the Library: Find read-alike books for younger readers just right for their reading levels and interests.
Go to Salem Online in the library or outside the library: Includes the complete content of three series of historical reference - "Milestone Documents", "The Decades", and "Great Lives from History" and "Critical Insights" series, classic and current literary criticism of the world's most-studied authors and titles.
Universal Class: Learn something new or update your existing skills with online courses from photography to physics, computers to calligraphy, and more.
Recommended Websites
Citation Creation
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American Psychological Association (APA) Style
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
Modern Language Association (MLA)
MyBib
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Homeschooling
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Home Educators Association of Virginia
Home Instruction - Virginia Department of Education
Home School Legal Defense Association
Home Schooling – Hanover County Public Schools
SPED Homeschool
The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
Homework Help
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826Digital
AskRose
Big History Project
eMediaVA
FactMonster
HippoCampus
Homework Help Sites from Common Sense Media
Khan Academy
Learn to Be
Oxford Owl at Home (UK)
Scholastic for Parents
Science Buddies
Wonderopolis
Inclusive Resources
Media Literacy
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Center for Media Literacy
Everything You Need to Teach Digital Citizenship
Media Literacy Now
Read Write Now: "Media and Media Literacy"
Teaching Media Literacy (Elementary) (Secondary)
Paying for School
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Appily
Big Future (from The College Board)
Bold.org
CareerOneStop
Fastweb
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Going Merry
Scholarships.com
Scholly
Testing
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EdReady
GED Virginia (More GED/HSE information)
SOL Practice Items
Sample SOL Tests for Grades 9-12
Virtual Virginia
College & Career Planning
- Scholarship Finder (The College Board)
How to Start Saving for College (The College Board)
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
FastWeb Scholarship Search (Monster.com)
Paying for School Q&A (EducationPlanner.org)
Peterson's College Information (Nelnet)