Watertown High School Learning Commons
Massachusetts USA

Collaborate, Innovate, Communicate

 

April is :

School Libraries Month!

 

About the Learning Commons

Library/Computer Calendar

 

WHS Book Catalog (Alexandria)

Watertown Free Public Library

Boston Public Library

Library of Congress

 

Reference

General Reference

College Source, Lit Finder, and Novelist - Home Access Only

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

World Book Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Britannica

Newspapers

Massachusetts Newspapers Online

International Newspapers - organized by country

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Research Databases

Biography in Context

Points of View

Current articles that present multiple sides of current issues.

Oxford Art Online

INFOTRAC

Wide range of research databases containing a variety of content from academic journals to general magazines.

Opposing View Points

Differing points of view on a wide range of social issues.

Readers' Guide Full Text

Full text articles from journals as far back as 1994.

Social Issues in America

Sharpe Online source for the study of issues facing American society today.

Full Text eBooks

Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBooks on a wide variety of subjects)

eBooks from ABC CLIO, Infobase, & Salem Press

Follett_Shelf

(See Ms. Picceri for Follett Shelf login info)

 

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*Home Access to Research Databases

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Tools and Guides

NEW! SAT Practice

Question of the Day

Real Timed Test

MajorTests.com: gives explanation of wrong answers

NoodleTools

Research Organizer and Citation Generator.

Citations Guide

How to create bibliographic citations from scratch.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Excellent resource for citation help as well as general writing tips and tools.

NEW! Google Tutorials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literature Resources

Master Index

Index for all Gale Literary Publications. Use this online index and then check to find out which publications are available at the WHS library.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Salem Literature (eBooks)


Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBooks: Novels for Students, Literature and Its Times, etc.)

Literary Reference Center WHS (from EBSCO)

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select

(Published criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights and short story writers now living or who died after January 1, 2000)

Reading Suggestions

Books and Authors

Award Winners


created by Ruth Segal

updated 9/30/11

by Linda Picceri

Library/IT Teacher

Watertown High School