NEWEST FOLDERS & RESOURCES:

Find the UserName and password in the First Class folder "Library Matters"

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     First create your student log-in account.
     Of course, you can always use the free version, but it does not have as many options.

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     Your gateway to the Worcester Academy Library collection
     Tip Sheets:

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     EBSCOhost Integrated Search: What is it?
         Additional resources: Middle School folder

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RESOURCES GROUPED BY CATEGORY

     Resources that address all subjects (no specific focus), such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and multi-source databases
     Wikipedia - “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit” (quoted from the website) is recommended for personal use.  Read the Encyclopedia Tip Sheet to learn how to use Wikipedia for academic research.
     Additional Resources: General Resources folder
     World and U.S. atlases, geography, government, customs, comparative statistics, flags, and more
     Additional resources: Atlases & Geography folder
     The 6 most productive, general resources followed by 9 specific resources.  Check mark any of these that may apply to your person.
     Additional resources: Biographies folder
    The 24/7 portion of the WA library
    Additional resources: EBooks folder
     Opinions and circumstances that give rise to public disagreement, disputes, arguments, debates
     Additional resources: Issues folder
     Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
     Additional resources: Periodicals folder
Use these before you Google.

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RESOURCES GROUPED BY SUBJECT
     Additional Resources: Literature folder
     Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Earth and Marine Sciences, Mathematics, Health -- just to name a few
     Additional resources: Sciences & Mathematics folder
U.S. history, culture, government and politics, primary resources

Art and music links, including ArtStor

World History and Social Studies, ancient through modern

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, magazines, and websites that support World Languages

Newspaper articles from across the US and around the world.  Get your diverse viewpoints from local and international sources here.
     Mission, goals, collection, library's services, etiquette

Images of political, physical, outline, population, precipitation, climate, and other themes maps

Maps are not to be posted to the web.

Get your diverse viewpoints from newspapers from across the US and around the world here!

McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, EST Yearbook updates, Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, and Science News--all current

Massive collection of the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture

Foundations of government and comparisons of political and economic systems of the United States with other countries

The people, events, and themes that have shaped our nation

Newspaper articles from across the US from 1690 (Some of these are tattered remains.) to 2000

Images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences 

Images are not to be posted on the web. ARTstor must be used while on campus.

Enormous collection of biographic articles and images

Notable African Americans gathered from the Biography Resource Center

Get your BPL eCard to use these resources

Online public library catalog for Central Massachusetts

Your choice: Search them all at once, or search singly.

Theory and research in international affairs

Links to the Holy Cross College library catalog as well as the catalogs of the surrounding colleges and universities

Critical essays on contemporary authors

Unbiased coverage of American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs (1923-present) and primary source documents from around the world (1972-present)

Full-text, unbiased reports on national issues/controversies dating back to 1923

Full-text primary resources documents on national and international concerns dating back to 1979

Authorized users: current WA students and employees. Content from this resource may not be posted anywhere on the web.

Over 400 eBooks

Major collection of eBooks

Business management, economics and politics

Company performance, activity, and trends

"The ultimate business travel guide"

Remote use requires UserName and password.
14 databases for general interest and academic research, health, business, and biographies. (Note to families: Databases suitable for Kindergarten through Junior High are located here.) This resource is supplied by the Central Mass Regional Library System. [Remote use requires our  Password.]
[Remote use requires User Name and Password.]
CLICK HERE FOR REMOTE ACCESS and use your WA Library Card Number.  Click or scroll down to "SOCIAL SCIENCES" and look for Facts on File: Issues and Controversies.
CLICK HERE FOR REMOTE ACCESS and use your WA Library Card Number.  Click or scroll down to "SOCIAL SCIENCES" and look for Facts on File: Issues and Controversies.  After you have opened Issues and Controversies, click the "ADDITIONAL DATABASES" tab in the top right corner.
An archive database. JSTOR's articles pick up where EBSCO and InfoTrac stop. Remote use requires User Name ans Password.
Full-text database of authors and their works.  [Remote use requires our User Name and Password.]
eBooks from InfoTrac's Virtual Reference Center
Periodicals from InfoTrac
Full-text coverage of major Massachusetts newspapers including the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Quincy Patriot Ledger and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, plus selected coverage of other regional sources. CLICK HERE FOR REMOTE ACCESS and use your WA Library Card Number.  Click or scroll down to "NEWSPAPERS" and look for Massachusetts Newsstand.
Current through 1995.
Full-text articles in English from nearly 2,000 newspapers from around the world. [Remote use requires our User Name and Password.]
[Remoter use requires our User Name and Password.]
Full-text articles, thumbnail images and image links.  [Remote use requires our User Name and Password.]
Remote use requires our User Name and Password.
Remote use requires User Name and Password.
Search The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.  [Remote use requires our User Name and Password.]
Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Quotations, and more.
Over 100 full-text popular magazine publications from mainland China. Coverage: 2005-present. Make sure that you have selected Chinese/China and/or Chinese in Firefox language selections: Tools>Options>Advanced>Languages. CLICK HERE FOR REMOTE ACCESS and use your WA Library Card Number.  Click or scroll down to "NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE" and look for Qikan Magazine.
Full-text articles from past issues.  [Remote use requires User Name and Password.]
Diagrams, experiments, essays, biographies, definitions, and links appropriate for grades 6-12. This resource is supplied by the Central Mass Regional Library System. CLICK HERE FOR REMOTE ACCESS and use your WA Library Card Number.  Click or scroll down to "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY" and look for Science Online.
Remote use requires UserName and password.
eBooks from InfoTrac's Virtual Reference Library
Major collection of eBoks
You need a Worcester PL card to use these.

Three levels, 30 languages

Remote use requires our User Name and password.
[Remote use requires our User Name and Password.]
[Remote use requires our User Name and Password.]
eBooks from InfoTrac's Virtual Reference Center
A meta-search engine that clusters your results.
The meta-search engine that combines Google and Ask.com.
A metasearch engine with another way to look at results
The engine to use when searching the web for scientific information
Need another search engine?  Scroll through this list.

Email Library Services at library.services@worcesteracademy.org

Jacquelyn Shartin
    Library Director
Maria Porcaro
    Assistant Librarian
Shirley Balestrier
    Assistant Librarian
Robin Peretzian
    Library Aide
Daytime:
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Evening study hall:
Sunday - Thursday, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Non-boarders should inquire before attending the evening hours to verify that the library will be open for study. (Phone 508-754-5302 X193)
LIBRARY DUE DATES:
Print materials are loaned for three weeks, AV materials for one week. However, anyone can request extended loans and renewals at any time.