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HS Library/Media Center

Kris Back, Media Specialist

 

High School Online Library Catalog

Public Library of Cinci. Online Catalog

 

Databases

Infohio
INFOhio are state-funded resources free to all Ohio's K-12 students and teachers.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These
reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now
you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

Congressional Quarterly
A gateway to electronic references on politics, policy, and current issues.
Grolier Online
Three seperate online encyclopedias. (Home Access)
Newsbank
A comprehensive database of magazines, newspapers, newswires, government documents, and science digests.

 

Reference Websites

MLA Style Guidelines for Documenting Sources
Excellent source for MLA format citation information.
Infoplease.com
All purpose general resources including almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases.
Refdesk.com 
Good source for access to facts, organizes searching on the Internet.
Bartleby.com
A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Dictionary.com
Online dictionary and thesaurus.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Excellent source for MLA format citation information.
The World Factbook
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, and Millitary information.

Citation Machine
Interactive tool to help create reference citations.

 

 

All home access passwords are available in the HS Library/Media Center.