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Joanne Boerth, Forest Ridge School Librarian

Forest Ridge Library Catalog

This link will allow you to browse the entire Forest Ridge Library card catalog. See Ms. Boerth for help in using this valuable resource.

 

 

 

Below are links and descriptions for  online encyclopedias, journal/news databases, and local libraries.  To access these sites off-campus, you will need a password.  If you have questions, please contact Joanne Boerth at JoanneBo@forestridge.org.

Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia

Perhaps the most popular general encyclopedia in the United States. Great information in an easy to understand form and style.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

The world's most famous and distinguished encyclopædia on-line, with a dictionary and Internet links. An excellent place for quick information or to start a research project.

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies / History Reference

Annals of America

Encyclopedia Britannica's on-line service devoted to American History.

CultureGrams

CultureGrams fosters understanding and appreciate of the world’s countries and peoples.

World Conflicts

World Conflicts provides landmark articles and electronic resources that illuminate vital issues of our time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journal magazine databases

JSTOR

An on-line source of of important scholarly journals.JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated.

EBSCO

EBSCO is a comprehensive database source that has access to journals, magazines, and newspapers. In many cases, full text of the article is available for download.

ProQuest

ProQuest offers a variety of databases on national and Washington State publications, including searches of the New York Times and Washington State newspapers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Public Libraries

Seattle Public Library

The Seattle Public Library System is one of the best city library systems in the country. With a Seattle Public Library card, you have access to a variety of powerful research sources.

King County Library System

King County Library System is the third largest circulating library in the United States. The KCLS includes 40 libraries, and a Traveling Library Center which serve over one million residents.

 

 

 

 

 

Other Useful Sites

**Instructions for citing electronic sources in a research paper--MLA style.

UW Library   http://www.lib.washington.edu/types/databases 

Library of Congress   http://catalog.loc.gov/

Internet Public Libraries  www.ipl.org 

Seattle University Library   http://seattleu.edu/lemlib

 



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