IM Homework Help
Use the “Ask a Question” box at the right to chat with a reference librarian, or send us an IM directly.
Our IM handles are:
AIM: eplref
MSN: eplref
Google: eplreference
Yahoo: epl_ref
You can also text us through IM by sending a message to 265010. (This might result in the charge for a standard text from your wireless service provider, depending on your plan.) In the body of the text, first put eplref: then type your question!
Homework Resources from the library:
Homework Help Guides from the library’s Reference Department.
Also, check out these great resources you can use from home (with your library card):
New York Times Historical
Search and print the complete text and images from the American newspaper of record from 1851-2003.
Grolier Online
Three encyclopdias free online through your library!: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science.
Info In A Box / Gale Virtual Reference Library
330 encyclopedias and reference sources you can use from the library or remotely 24/7. Topics covered: world history and culture, medicine and health, statistics, literature, business and science.
And, there are even more resources available at the library’s website!
For those of you getting ready for college entrance exams, like the SAT and ACT, the library has a great resource for you: Learning Express Library
Need to Write a Research Paper?
Want to do an A+ job without going completely nuts? Here’s help! Check out the Internet Public Library’s A+ Research and Writing for high school and college students.
If you are an ETHS student, use Noodle Tools to help you organize and synthesize information for research papers using online note cards.
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