Websites for Readers
What to read
Multnomah County Library: Adult and teen booklists by category.
http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/adultlists.html
YALSA/Young Adult Library Services Association: Best books for young adults….
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bbyahome.cfm
SF Site: The home page for Science Fiction/Fantasy books….
http://www.sfsite.com/
Teen Reads.com: For the hottest new books out there, and reviews on them, too!!
http://www.teenreads.com/
Modern Library/100 Best Novels: For the current top 100 best novels.
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html
Databases:
Destiny/Follett: Search Henley High’s Library Catalog online to see what we have…
http://destiny.soesd.k12.or.us/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do;jsessionid=60411F0D8120089E2AACB53D0E8FDA52?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=Catalog&l2m=Library+Search
CIS: Career Information System….find out your job and career info here…
http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu/Login/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fwebcis%2fDefault.aspx
InfoTrac: Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Also, a custom selection of more than 250 full-text journals for educators. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/klam21857
Research paper resources and citing sources (MLA, APA, and Chicago Style papers):
Hot Paper Topics: Struggling with topics for your paper? This site is a must!!
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/hot/hotindex.htm
The Owl at Perdue: Probably the best site online for help on formatting and citing sources in your papers! http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Student resources:
Teen Space/Internet Public Library for Teens: Great website for general help with school issues. http://www.ipl.org/2000/div/teen
OSLIS/Oregon School Library Information System: “One-stop shopping” for student and educator research needs! http://www.oslis.org/
Links to fun sites…..and you might learn something, too!:
Snopes.com: Is it fact, or is it fiction? Check here to find out…http://www.snopes.com/
United States Library of Congress: The Library of Congress always has something interesting going! http://www.loc.gov/index.html
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