Resources at Oakmont's
David A. Nims Library and beyond
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Almanacs & Reference Resources:
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Biography Resources:
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Books etc.:
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Literary
Reference Center --
a
full text database that combines information from major
reference works, books, literary journals as well as
original content from EBSCO Publishing. This resource
includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses, and
work overviews; 75,000 articles of literary criticism;
130,000 author biographies; full text of more than 300
literary journals; 500,000 book reviews; 25,000 classic
and contemporary poems; over 11,000 classic and
contemporary short stories; full text of more than 7,500
classic novels; over 3,000 author interviews; and over
1,000 images of literary figures.
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access see Mr. Anderson.) |
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Recommended Reading
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School-wide Reading Program |
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Oakmont Book Group |
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Career and Career
Planning Sites |
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College and Financial
Aid Resources |
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries:
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Canadian Encyclopedia Online |
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Encyclopædia Britannica
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Britannic Daily
- Britannica’s highlight's of the day's new, including
links to The New York Times on the
Web, BBC News, and SBS
World News , |
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-- Notable
Quotations - A lively collection of
more than 4,000 quotations, both
contemporary and classic, |
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Gateway to the Classics - An
extensive collection of significant
works in literature, philosophy,
history, and science.
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remote access see Mr. Anderson.) |
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Encyclopedia Americana
-- For
home
access,
click
here and follow the prompts for first-time access.) |
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
(For
home
access, click
here and follow the prompts for first-time access.) |
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The
New Book of Knowledge
(For
home
access, click
here and follow the prompts
for first-time access.) |
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English
Language |
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Encarta World English Dictionary |
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary |
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Oxford English Dictionary
--
This unique and powerful
resource offers unprecedented access to the definitive
record of the meaning, history and evolution of more
than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years.
(For remote access see Mr. Anderson.) |
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Wikipedia
--
the free encyclopedia
that
anyone can edit,
making it a "people's encyclopedia" of sorts. However,
caveat
emptor -- the articles
in this resource are mostly written by enthusiasts
rather than recognized authorities (although this
may change over time), so don't use this as your
only general encyclopedia and check the
sources for Wikipedia's information.
Potential
researchers and other serious users are strongly
recommended to read
About Wikipedia for a summary overview and
understanding of Wikipedia, and
everyone should also read
Researching with Wikipedia.
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your Dictionary.com |
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Issues & Controversies --
An
authoritative online source of up-to-date, in-depth and
objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated
issues of the day,
Issues & Controversies
presents and
enhances the full backfile of Issues & Controversies On File,
which has probed about 600 controversial topics in the news
since its debut in September 1995. Chronologies, illustrations,
maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information
augment the balanced, accurate coverage of current and
historical events.
(For remote access see Mr. Anderson.) |
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Internet Usage:
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Libraries and Museums |
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Magazine and Newspaper Databases:
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InfoTrac
-- full text magazine/periodical articles in
General Reference Center Gold plus Expanded
Academic ASAP, Health Reference Center Academic, General
BusinessFile ASAP, Business and Company ASAP,
Student Edition, Junior Edition - K12, Kid's Edition -
K12, Professional Collection, and Contemporary Literary
Criticism - Select.
(For remote access see Mr.
Anderson.) Access to these
databases is jointly funded by the State of
Massachusetts under the
Massachusetts Library and Information Network (MLIN)
program of the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners, and the
Central
Massachusetts Regional Library System. |
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ProQuest
Massachusetts Newsstand --
full-text coverage of major
Massachusetts newspapers including the Boston Globe,
Boston Herald,
Sentinel & Enterprise
and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, plus
selected coverage of other regional sources.
(For remote access see
Mr. Anderson.) Access to these
databases is jointly funded by the State of
Massachusetts under the
Massachusetts Library and Information Network (MLIN)
program of the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners, and the
Central
Massachusetts Regional Library System. |
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Newspapers:
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Science Resources
-- a selection of
databases and websites |
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Search the Web:
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Subject and Reference Resources
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links to a
currencies converter, find laws pages, statistics resources, a
thesaurus, and various science, social studies, and humanities
web sites, and general reference resources |
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Writing & Research
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David A. Nims Library Blog
-- occasional posts with recent acquisitions, library
musings, etc. Check it out, and make your own
suggestions for books we should acquire or just add your
own thoughts and comments. |
MLA style guide for
formatting bibliographies
Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District
Materials Selection Policy
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Please send comments and/or suggestions to
Tom Anderson, Librarian. |
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This page was revised
May 13, 2008. |
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