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MHS Library 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
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About Us : Library Staff and Hours |
Be sure to cite
your resources correctly! |
NEWS!!!
Mrs. Kate
Ryan is the new school librarian and will be managing the libraries at both MHS
and WMC.
She will
be at Mendham on odd days (Days 1 and 3).
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MHS Library Catalog: Click
here to find materials in our Library Alexandria is the new
online catalog for our school. |
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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.
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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. |
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EBSCOhost* -- featuring hundreds of full-text
articles. Novelist – all about books. Get password from Library for remote
access. |
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Get
password from Library for remote access. |
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ProQuest Platinum -- index and full-text database of newspapers and magazines including international and mid-Atlantic newspapers. Historic
Newspapers: New York Times. Get
password from Library for remote access. |
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JSTOR –
Archive of scholarly journals. Also connection to Google Scholar. Get password from Library for remote access. |
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SIRS Knowledge
Source -- full-text articles combining results
from Researcher, Government Reporter and Renaissance. Get password from Library for remote
access. |
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Access World News from
NewsBank. Access
to newspapers from around the world, across the Get password from
Library for remote access. |
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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!
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Britannica Online -- encyclopedia,
dictionaries and selected Internet links from an authoritative source. Annals of American History . Primary sources! Get password from
Library for remote access. |
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American Government - Daily UPI articles from |
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American History – A comprehensive range of primary and secondary sources
provides a complete view of American history. |
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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. |
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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 –
Issues, Get
password from Library for remote access. |
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Current Biography Illustrated -- People in the
news since the 1940s. Get password from
Library for remote access. |
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Oxford Reference Online: Premium
– Quick reference and comprehensive articles on a variety of subjects. Oxford English
Dictionary Online, Encyclopedia
of Popular Music. Get passwords from
Library for remote access. |
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Grove Art Online – The ultimate
authority on the visual arts. See the 700’s in our print collection for other
excellent art resources. |
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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. |
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Health – Access
information from Magill’s Medical Guide History – Access
information from The Eighties in Get passwords from
Library for remote access. |
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Get password from
Library for remote access. |
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Format
your bibliography / list of works cited using this new software. Improve your searching and organize your
research project as well! Create your
own account and save your work. Get passwords from Library for remote access. |
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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. |
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Pathfinders, hand-outs and
other class resources will be added here as necessary. |
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Internet Public
Library – Check out this Virtual Library. |
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Librarians’
Index to the Internet – Another good Virtual Library |
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LibrarySpot.com
– all-purpose reference site |
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RefDesk.com
– variety of reference sources |
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CEOExpress.com
– ready reference for business people |
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Amazon
to order and to locate book information |
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Abebooks.com for out-of-print books. |
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Barnes & Noble to order and locate books information |
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BookSpot.com – the ultimate page for book lovers! |
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LibrarySpot.com – the ultimate page for library users! |
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Mendham Books – check for local author appearances, book signings and their link to the NY Times book reviews and bestseller lists! |
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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! |
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Look for each month's featured book displays and
check out our new books! |
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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. |
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Be sure to return ALL library materials promptly and
pay fines before final exams! |
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MCSMA
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NJASL
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HRLC
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ALA
--American Library Association |
Page updated 9/5/10 by Jane Brooks,
Library Media Specialist (Retired), W.