WEST MORRIS MENDHAM HIGH SCHOOL Library Media Center

Mrs. Brooks's Connections ...24-Hour Library

Links to Mendham High School Library subscriptions & other useful resources

To access some resources from home, you will need passwords, which are available

in the Library Media Center and the Computer Lab.

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Be sure to cite your resources correctly!

MHS Library Catalog
	Athena -- to find materials in our Library. Use Athena from home

Borrow from Other Libraries
	JerseyCat -- to request materials from other libraries. These book requests will be delivered to our school library, where you may pick them up, sign them out and return them.
Morris County Library	You may borrow books or access their periodical databases. Have your local library card handy to input your barcode number. These books will be delivered to your local library. Very handy for those who don’t drive yet.

Internet Subscriptions	* Many subscriptions are made possible via Highlands Regional Library Cooperative and the New Jersey State Library.  Get passwords from Library Media Center or Computer Lab for remote access.
Including Novelist	EBSCOhost* -- featuring hundreds of full-text articles. Novelist – all about books. Get password from Library for remote access.
	Literature Resource Center* -- Full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on over 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Plus Spanish language resource Informe and Custom Newspapers. Get password from Library for remote access.
	ProQuest Platinum -- index and full-text database of newspapers and magazines including international and mid-Atlantic newspapers. NEW – Includes Historic Newspapers: New York Times. Get password from Library for remote access.
	JSTOR – New Fall 2008! Archive of scholarly journals. Also connection to Google Scholar. Get password from Library for remote access.
	SIRS Knowledge Source -- full-text articles combining results from Researcher, Government Reporter and Renaissance.  Get password from Library for remote access.
	Access World News from NewsBank. Access to newspapers from around the world, across the United States and within New Jersey – i.e., The Daily Record and The Star-Ledger. Get both a global perspective on world issues plus access to several years’ worth of local newspapers. Get password from Library for remote access.
	Facts on File -- Career information, maps, historical images, science, history links, personal forms and literary information. Check out all of the different modules that are available!
	Britannica Online -- encyclopedia, dictionaries and selected Internet links from an authoritative source. New Fall 2008! Annals of American History . Primary sources! Get password from Library for remote access.
	American Government - Daily UPI articles from Washington, news analysis, and political cartoons help connect current events to broader themes in government.
	American History – A comprehensive range of primary and secondary sources provides a complete view of American history.
	World Geography -- A comprehensive range of primary and secondary sources (maps, facts, country profiles) provides students with a complete view of world geography, and CLIOView - a unique statistical tool allows students to compare and contrast data from different countries.
	World History - A comprehensive range of primary and secondary sources that provide a complete view of political, economic and social history of the world in the last 500 years. PLUS four additional modules – New Fall 2008! Issues, United States at War, United States Geography and World History: Ancient. Click on ABC-CLIO logo to select modules. Get password from Library for remote access.
	Current Biography Illustrated -- People in the news since the 1940s. Get password from Library for remote access.
	Oxford Reference Online: Premium – Quick reference and comprehensive articles on a variety of subjects. New Fall 2008! Oxford English Dictionary Online, Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Oxford Language Dictionaries Online. Get passwords from Library for remote access.
	Grove Art Online – The ultimate authority on the visual arts. See the 700’s in our print collection for other excellent art resources.
	Grove Music Online – The authority on all aspects of music. See also the print edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music in our reference area. See also Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Salem Press References	Health – Access information from Magill’s Medical Guide History – Access information from The Eighties in America, The Seventies in America, The Sixties in America, The Fifties in America, The Forties in American and Milestone Documents in American History. Get passwords from Library for remote access.
	Teen Health & Wellness   Get password from Library for remote access.
	Web Feet:  Your guide to a collection of expertly selected web sites. Get password from Library for remote access.

MLA Citation Format	Click here for an updated list of MLA examples including parenthetical documentation. Consult OWL, the Online Writing Center at Purdue University for formatting and style guidelines as well as ways to avoid plagiarism.
	MLA Guide to citing Internet sources.  For a variety of Internet examples, click on MLA Style and select Frequently Asked Questions. From there, look for page on documenting sources from the Web.

Class Links

Pathfinders, hand-outs and other class resources will be added here as necessary.

Internet Reference Shelf	Internet Public Library – Check out this Virtual Library.
	Librarians’ Index to the Internet – Another good Virtual Library
	LibrarySpot.com – all-purpose reference site
	RefDesk.com – variety of reference sources
	CEOExpress.com – ready reference for business people

Homework Help

Jersey Clicks HomeworkSpot.com

For Book People	Amazon to order and to locate book information
	Abebooks.com for out-of-print books.
	Barnes & Noble to order and locate books information
	BookSpot.com – the ultimate page for book lovers!
	Mendham Books – check for local author appearances, book signings and their link to the NY Times book reviews and bestseller lists!

In Our Library	Watch for our monthly book discussions!  We meet during lunch in a Library classroom.  Come when you find a title that interests you … or come for them all!  Both students and staff are welcome – sometimes we have special guests!
	Look for each month's featured book displays and check out our new books!
	Library cards will be distributed to freshmen and new students within the first month of school.  Replacement cards may be purchased from the Library for $5.00.
	Be sure to return ALL library materials promptly and pay fines before final exams!

Professional Connections	MCSMA -- Morris County School Media Association.
	NJASL – New Jersey Association of School Librarians
	HRLC -- Highlands Regional Library Cooperative
	ALA --American Library Association

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Page updated 9/8/08 by Jane Brooks, Library Media Specialist, W. M. Mendham High School, Mendham, NJ. jbrooks@wmmhs.org