Homework Help

Is all that homework starting to get to you? We're here to help.

  • You can stop by Adult Services at the library and ask for help finding the information you need. And don't forget that at the library you can also use the computers to search the Internet or to type your paper.
  • Consider calling us for reference help at 367-4405.
  • Take a look at our fantastic online databases and homework help links.

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It’s FREE!  To log in, use your Urbana Free Library barcode. Or, call 367-4405 for a login barcode available to any Urbana student.


Urbana Free Library Online Databases

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Use our online resources to find full-text articles on thousands of topics, an online encyclopedia, and more.

Librarians Internet Index

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If you're looking for reliable websites for your school project, this is a great place to start. A quick search will help you find websites you can trust on such topics as Ancient Egypt, Geography, current events, and more.

Internet Public Library

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The site includes over 40,000 links to many topics, including the Arts and Humanities, Business, Computers, Education, Law & Government, and Science & Technology.

Multnomah County Library

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This Oregon public library website has an amazing homework help page with links to Literature and Authors, Wars and World History, Biographies, and much more.

B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

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This is one of the most creative homework help sites on the Internet and it was actually created by a seventeen year old named B. J. Pinchbeck! It includes over 700 great links on math, foreign languages, reference materials, and science fair project start-ups.

Ref Desk

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If you've exhausted everywhere else, try the RefDesk - it has everything but the kitchen sink - time zones, conversion charts, horoscopes, maps, quotations, recipes, area codes..

Alpha Dictionary

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This site links to hundreds of online dictionaries - including translation databases for nearly three hundred different languages. If you need grammar advice, or help with any question about words, this is the place.

Citing Your Sources / UI Writers Workshop

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Finalizing that research paper? This University of Illinois handbook summarizes and illustrates the bibliographical formatting rules for two different citation styles: the American Psychological Association (APA) style and the Modern Language Association (MLA) style.

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