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At this point, some homework questions are still best answered the old-fashioned way-- with books. However, the Internet does have some useful resources. If you choose to use an Internet source in completing homework assignments, take note of who's providing the information. Is the site a fifth grade class project? Or is it provided by a person or organization that is expert in that area? If you aren't sure if a particular site and it's information is reliable, ask a librarian or teacher.

If you have a homework question, give us a call: Children's Services (704) 986-3758 or Information Services (704) 986-3759. We may be able to give you a head start on your research, or even save you a trip into town.

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Recommended All-Purpose Homework Resources:

• Start Squad! Developed by the State Library of North Carolina and the Department of Cultural Resources , this is the Very Best Place To Start in North Carolina.
• Homework Central. Provided by Bigchalk.com: "Our goal is to be the single education destination that's trusted by teachers, used by students, and relied on by parents."
• Internet Public Library. Sponsored by the School of Information at the University of Michigan. Their mission is to "serve the public by finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating quality information resources.
• The Homework Spot. Provided by StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. "A free homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites together with engaging editorial in one high-utility, educational spot."
• InfoPlease. Provided by the Learning Network. "Learning Network is a series of websites joined together by their ability to serve you, the learner. Information Please, part of Learning Network, is the owner of...the Information Please Almanac product line...the Almanacs have set the standard for scope, authority, and readability among reference works, a tradition that Information Please is continuing online with Infoplease."

Sites that MAY be useful for Afro-American Studies:

• The Black Inventor Online Museum presented by Eolas Development Corporation.
• African Americans in the Sciences.
• African-American Inventor Series. Recommended in The Charlotte Observer.
• The AFRO-American Almanac by The Digital Development Group.
• Black History Month Resources by the Gale Group.
• Black History Hotlist by the Franklin Institute Online.
• Black History Hotlist sponsored by Pacific Bell.
• Afro American Cultural Center Located in the restored, historic Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church in Charlotte, NC.
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.

Shakespeare Sites and Other Literary Criticism Sites

• The Internet Public Library. A great place to start for any research project.
• The Library Spot. They have a wonderful section on literary criticism in general.
• Complete Works of Shakespeare.
• Mr. William Shakespeare & the Internet. By Terry A. Gray.
• Shakespeare Resource Center. Pretty slick.
• Shakespeare Classroom. A multi-award winning cite by JM Massi, Ph.D.
• Shakespeare Crit by Galveston College. This site isn't pretty, it doesn't have stuff about any specific play, but may be a huge help if you aren't sure about what slant you want to take with your litcrit paper.
• Internet Shakespeare Editions.

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