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Links to Good Research Sites


Magnolia Project

MAGNOLIA Project contains links to all the K-12 databases. Look on the left-hand side of your computer screen to see the list of databases that are available.
If you wish to access the MAGNOLIA Project databases from your home computer, look on the right-hand side of your computer screen. In the green area, you will see 'Access resources from your home computer.'



MISSISSIPPI LINKS

Mississippi's Official Web Site has links to all the branches of government and all state agencies.  Of special interest is a list of elected officials and a link for checking the status of a legislative bill.
Mississippi Writer's Page contains information about writers that have Mississippi roots. This site is continually being updated.
Mississippi Department of Education.



Newspapers

Hattiesburg American
Clarion Ledger
USA Today
Google News search and browse 4,000 continuously updated newspaper sources.



MAGNOLIA Project Databases

EBSCOhost Databases. The following databases are included:

  • Academic Search Elite
  • Business Search Elite
  • ERIC
  • EBSCO Animals
  • Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  • Health Source: Consumer Edition
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
  • MAS Online Plus
  • MAS Ultra - School Edition
  • MasterFILE Premier
  • Middle Search Plus
  • Newspaper Source
  • Primary Search
  • Searchasaurus
  • Serials Directory
  • USP DI Volume II, Advice for the Patient

Gale Group Databases. The following databases are included:

  • Business & Company Resource Center
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select
  • Contemporary Authors
  • Discovering Collection
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography
  • General BusinessFile, PROMPT

Grolier Products. The following encyclopedias are available:

  • The Encyclopedia Americana
  • The Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • The New Book of Knowledge

SIRS Discoverer.

SIRS Researcher.

Wilson Biographies.

Full-Text Poetry Resource Links.



CAREER INFORMATION

 



FINE ARTS

 



FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Spanish Links.



LANGUAGE ARTS (ENGLISH)

 



MATHEMATICS

 



SCIENCE

 





COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS

The Student Guide. The most comprehensive resource on the student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education.

ACT allows students to register for an ACT test, learn about test taking strategies to maximize their ACT scores, and see sample questions.

The College Board.  Information on SAT, PSAT, AP tests, Fundfinder scholarship search, and CollegeLink On-Line Application.

Scholarship Scams

BANKONE.  Excellent resources providing information about student loans, loan applications, financial planning tips for students, etc.

Education One.  Provides information about student loans, loan applications, financial planning tips.

FINANCIAL AID.  The smart student guide for financial aid.

SALLIE MAE.  Financial aid information.

NELLIE MAE.  Financial aid information.

STUDENT REWARDS.  A free scholarship search engine, play fun and challenging contests, plus link to all the hottest scholarship places on the Web.

MAPPING YOUR FUTURE.  Provides college, career, and financial aid information and services for students and families.

FREE SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.  Finding service with database of over 2,000 sources of scholarships, grants, and fellowships, free counseling and more.

COLLEGE, UNIVERSITIES, and SCHOLARSHIPS.  Lists admissions and financial aid office email addresses and phone numbers.

COLLEGE IS POSSIBLE.  Information on preparing for college, choosing the right college, and paying for college.

FASTAID FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH.  Online access to a scholarship database and comprehensive guide to financial aid and scholarship acquisition.

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE.  Loan information.

STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION.

FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS.  Provides opportunities for continuing generations of New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields and partake of the American dream.

COLLEGE GUIDE - FISHNET.  Free financial aid information.

TERI - The Education Resources Institute.

Student Loan information.

WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE.  Awards scholarship money to students who win one of its student competitions.

FASTWEB.  Information to locate and apply for college scholarships, internships, loan and savings opportunities, and to successfully transition from high school and from college to career.

COLLEGE GUIDANCE SERVICES.  Financial aid information, services, and materials.

Athletics / Athletes

COLLEGE COACH.  Official student-athletes search for schools and scholarships.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.  Official website of the NAIA.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.  Official website of the NCAA.

UNIVERSITY SPORTS.  Organization that specializes in helping top student-athletes contact college coaches.

NATIONAL RECRUITING NETWORK has helped hundreds of student-athletes in achieving their goals.

COLLEGE RECRUITING.  Connects high school students and athletes with college and university recruiters

Click here for a resource listing of additional recruitment sites.



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