Pigott Library
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