MGHS Resources: Index

Google Books helps you find information located in printed books.  Some of the books are free, while others are available for purchase.

Google Finance is dedicated to stock quotes and financial news.

Google News allows you to customize layout and content to fit your own news needs.

Google Patent Search allows you to search by name, topic, and other identifiers for patents around the world.

Google Scholar searches information related to academic research.

"20 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Search." Google. N. p., 2018. Web. 31 Oct. 2018.

The web is a vast and growing repository of resources, both good and bad.  Researchers may search the web using any number of search engines, and sometimes the search engine you choose matters.  HORIZONTAL Search Engines are designed to seek information across the surface of the web using algorithms known as "crawlers."  Besides Google, you can try:

 Bing   Dogpile   DuckDuckGo   Yahoo!

Internet Archives (including the Wayback Machine)

Specialized search engines search VERTICALLY, diving deep into the web.

BlogSearchEngine 
Search just blog content.

Boardreader
Look for a forum or message board about a specific subject or topic.

CC Search
Find copyright-free content licensed through the Creative Commons.

Internet Archive 
Search through millions of free books, movies, music and more.  Use the Wayback Machine to pull from historical versions of web sites.

Metacrawler
Search the search engines, compiling results from Google, Yahoo! and Bing.

PicSearch
Try this as an alternative to Google Images.  It features unique filters (by color, by orientation, etc.) but does NOT display specific usage rights.

RefSeek  
Find academic information more easily. It includes both search and directory browsing.

Scirus 
Look for scientific information including journal content, courseware, patents, educational websites, and more.

TinEye
Use this reverse image search engine find all instances and original locations for images your using.

Wiki.com
Pull information from the thousands of Wikis collaboratively maintained on the web.

Wolfram Alpha |
Create a free basic accound and use this "unique engine for computing answers" and seeking statistical data.   

WorldWideScience 
Search for science topics across languages.

zbMATH
Search millions of articles related to mathematics, from serials and journals dating as far back as 1826. 

A directory is a human-curated collection of sites related to a particular subject or topic.  The GUIDES on our library page are small directories, though many directories are quite large.  

BOTW (Best of the Web)

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)

Earth Directory of Environmental Websites, 2018

Findelio 

GoGuides

Jasmine Directory

SciSeek

Starting Point Web Directory

State Legislative Websites Directory

The Web Directory

YELP

Yellow Pages

Other libraries

• Glacial Drumlin Middle School Library Media Center
• Winnequah Library Media Center
• Cottage Grove School Library Media Center
• Taylor Prairie School Library Media Center
• Monona Grove Public Library
• Pinney Branch of the Madison Public Library

Community

• Monona Public Library
• Village of Cottage Grove
• City Monona  Grove 

  Local Harvest

Wisconsin State Reading Association

Resources useful to parents are scattered throughout our site.  If you are having trouble accessing any of our subscriptions, you can use your child's login information, or contact us for access information.  

Common Sense Media
This collection of resources help parents navigate and determine the media best suited to their teen's needs. Check out their Family Media Agreement and Device Contract.

A Digital Diet: Managing Technology in Tweens and Teens
Technology is a part of our world.  This online article outlines a number of ways in which we can free our teens (and ourselves) from technology obsessions.

HelpGuide.org
This site provides information and next steps for dealing with the mental & emotional health needs of both parents and teens.  Available in Español

P&G Everyday
This corporate sponsored site offers useful and fun articles for parents of teens.  

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Office of Adolescent Health
This site features tools that will help you start talking with your teens.

This app (available on iTunes or Google Play) is designed to "empower parents to begin a dialogue with their teen on important helath topics and help manage their own health.)