On-Line Libraries and Resources:

the Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org:2000/ Reference 
Best collection of on line texts and resources Richard has found so far. Includes "Pathfinders" which are  guides written by IPL staff  to help you get started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at your local library. (Lots of topics, well laid out and easy to use)

For instance they have a new pathfinder in the Science and Technology section called, "How Things Work" that you can click on all sorts of things from toilets to turbines and get detailed color illustration and text showing you how they work.
 
On-line Library
At this site, you can find many links to most major on-line reference resources.
http://www.wt.net/WT.net/websites/library.htm
 
The Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources 
for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are teaching or studying religion and theology at the undergraduate or graduate level. Includes information on how to cite on-line information.
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, units of instruction centered on core works of literature.

Charity Lovelace's  Hilltop Homeschool  http://www.alaska.net/~cccandc/index.htm
Unit studies, articles and links. Vast amount of stuff here.


A nonprofit corporation dedicated to advancing education by accelerating the use of computer networking applications and technology. Web Page Contest for Kids, and web sites of the collected winners. Also news services and resources for teachers. For example see Modern Masterworks http://library.advanced.org/17142/ an outstanding modern art page compiled by students.

Community Learning Network http://www.cln.org/
Over 250 menu pages with more than 4,700 annotated links to educational WWW sites, as well as over 100 WWW resources of their own -- all organized within an intuitive structure.

Science Web's Canada Project http://scienceweb.dao.nrc.ca/projects.html See also their main
http://scienceweb.com
Donn's Page
This site is our #1 recommendation for first time browsers. Mr. and Mrs. Donn offer excellent lesson plans and unit studies such as "Ancient Mesopotamia UNIT & Cuneiform Lesson Plan" (Mr. Donn) and "Y2K & the Millennium Bug" by Mrs. Donn. The Donn's are history teachers (we suspect) and you can easily spend a whole day just reading on their site and following their links. Richard thinks that Marilyn's recent fascination with Egypt is a sort of computer/human virus that she picked up from spending so much time at this site.  So be careful, you might catch the history bug yourself if you stay too long.

Local Library Web sites we visit often:

Vancouver Island Regional Library:  http://www.virl.bc.ca/

          This public library site has an online search and request feature. First click on the "Search VIRL's catalogue of 200,000 titles." link on the main page.  Then  from that page click on the 5th link, "online catalogue". This connects you to Telnet, the library's own indexing software.
          The Telnet window that opens asks you for a bunch of infomation. You can answer the questions one by one or just keep hitting enter till you get to the Public Access screen and type q and then enter twice. That gets you to the catalogue search. You can search by title, author and subject as well as check your account.

Tips for searching:

To narrow down a search using Telnet, once you have found one item that meets your specifications, you can type in "RW" for related works. You will then be prompted to select either the author, subject or genre.

To search for audio books include the phrase "audio recording" in your search. For videos use "video recording".

If you have lost the due date slip for your library books, you can check your record at this site as well. You will need to know your library card number to access this screen.

When you find the book/s you want, write down the call number, title and author and minimize or x-off the Telnet window and use the "place a hold"  feature on the bottom of the main page. Don't forget to click the submit button. That's it, then the library calls when the book arrives.



Malaspina Resources and Library Information Network
http://marlin.mala.bc.ca/uhtbin/cgisirsi/0/1/1

A Malaspina Library card costs money ($25.00 last year, or $9.00 for four months). But they have a curriculum lab with software, audio books, videos and many, many teaching resources.
Libraries and Websites
Local Library Web sites we visit often:

Vancouver Island Regional Library:  http://www.virl.bc.ca/

          This public library site has an online search and request feature. First click on the "Search VIRL's catalogue of 200,000 titles." link on the main page.  Then  from that page click on the 5th link, "online catalogue". This connects you to Telnet, the library's own indexing software.
          The Telnet window that opens asks you for a bunch of infomation. You can answer the questions one by one or just keep hitting enter till you get to the Public Access screen and type q and then enter twice. That gets you to the catalogue search. You can search by title, author and subject as well as check your account.

Tips for searching:

To narrow down a search using Telnet, once you have found one item that meets your specifications, you can type in "RW" for related works. You will then be prompted to select either the author, subject or genre.

To search for audio books include the phrase "audio recording" in your search. For videos use "video recording".

If you have lost the due date slip for your library books, you can check your record at this site as well. You will need to know your library card number to access this screen.

When you find the book/s you want, write down the call number, title and author and minimize or x-off the Telnet window and use the "place a hold"  feature on the bottom of the main page. Don't forget to click the submit button. That's it, then the library calls when the book arrives.



Malaspina Resources and Library Information Network
http://marlin.mala.bc.ca/uhtbin/cgisirsi/0/1/1

A Malaspina Library card costs money ($25.00 last year, or $9.00 for four months). But they have a curriculum lab with software, audio books, videos and many, many teaching resources.
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Web Sites
Donn's Page
This site is our #1 recommendation for first time browsers. Mr. and Mrs. Donn offer excellent lesson plans and unit studies such as "Ancient Mesopotamia UNIT & Cuneiform Lesson Plan" (Mr. Donn) and "Y2K & the Millennium Bug" by Mrs. Donn. The Donn's are history teachers (we suspect) and you can easily spend a whole day just reading on their site and following their links. Richard thinks that Marilyn's recent fascination with Egypt is a sort of computer/human virus that she picked up from spending so much time at this site.  So be careful, you might catch the history bug yourself if you stay too long.

Maxie - Donn's mascot
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, units of instruction centered on core works of literature.

Charity Lovelace's  Hilltop Homeschool  http://www.alaska.net/~cccandc/index.htm
Unit studies, articles and links. Vast amount of stuff here.


A nonprofit corporation dedicated to advancing education by accelerating the use of computer networking applications and technology. Web Page Contest for Kids, and web sites of the collected winners. Also news services and resources for teachers. For example see Modern Masterworks http://library.advanced.org/17142/ an outstanding modern art page compiled by students.

Community Learning Network http://www.cln.org/
Over 250 menu pages with more than 4,700 annotated links to educational WWW sites, as well as over 100 WWW resources of their own -- all organized within an intuitive structure.

Science Web's Canada Project http://scienceweb.dao.nrc.ca/projects.html See also their main
http://scienceweb.com
Disclaimer! None of the  WEB SITES referred to on this page are associated with the Armchair Academic. These links are quoted here without their sponsorship or consent. We offer the information only and make no claims on behalf of any of these sites. We are not liable or responsible for the content or information on these sites.
On-Line Libraries and Resources:

the Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org:2000/ Reference 
Best collection of on line texts and resources Richard has found so far. Includes "Pathfinders" which are  guides written by IPL staff  to help you get started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at your local library. (Lots of topics, well laid out and easy to use)

For instance they have a new pathfinder in the Science and Technology section called, "How Things Work" that you can click on all sorts of things from toilets to turbines and get detailed color illustration and text showing you how they work.
 
On-line Library
At this site, you can find many links to most major on-line reference resources.
http://www.wt.net/WT.net/websites/library.htm
 
The Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources 
for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are teaching or studying religion and theology at the undergraduate or graduate level. Includes information on how to cite on-line information.
Teacher Friendly Sites

Search the Web:
Everyone has their favorite search engine and mine (Richard's) is HOTBOT. The main reason is that on their main page they have a feature called "Exact Phrase". A lot of engines have a similar feature but they don't seem to work as well. Also HOTBOT tells you how close the match is. ( ie 98%)

The search icon to the left will allow you to try the basic features of this engine but I really encourage you to check out their main (home) page for the "Exact Phrase" option.

To use the icon on the left just type in a topic you are interested in (ie Home Schooling) and click "SEARCH".

Happy searching!