Student Contributors Wanted
Want to be famous? Well, I can’t help you. But if you have an interest in art or writing we should talk. We are looking for students to write book reviews and other articles of interest for our library website as well as a weekly comic. If you can draw and others think you are funny then consider the benefits of being published and read by tens of people a day. This lucrative job pays well (not a paid position) and is guaranteed to improve your status among your peers (not a guarantee). Ability to catch mice a plus. Apply in the library.
Notes on Accessing New Databases
We have upgraded our database offerings this year and encourage you to take advantage of all they offer. To access them, click the links on the right side under Database Access for America’s Historical Newspapers, Global Issues in Context and Student Resource Center Gold. Each of these meets different needs. Use America’s Historical Newspapers when searching for articles or information from a specific time period such as newspaper articles on the assassination of president Lincoln published in 1865. Global Issues in Context is ideal when looking for current information on just about any topic from politics to science and technology to global events. Student Resource Center Gold is a smorgasbord of information on just about any topic both past and present. Please note that EBSCO is no longer being purchased by the high school as our new databases provide similar and more extensive content. However, it is still available from school computers. If you need access from home please check with the Windsor/Severance Library.
Note on Home Access
Each of these databases is available from off-campus but a password is required. Due to subscription restrictions we cannot publish passwords online. Please check with your classroom teacher or the library for a list of passwords.
New Books Have Arrived
Our latest book order is here and is currently being processed. Books should be available to check out by next week (1/11/10). In the meantime, you can look over the new titles by clicking the link to the right for “WHS Online Catalog” and then under Resource Lists clicking “New Books for 2010″. Log in with your normal computer log in and you can place holds as well as see what you have checked out, any fines, etc. As always, students are welcome to suggest books for the library and the current order includes quite a few student requests. Enjoy.
New Databases for Your Research
In an effort to provide students with more useful, up-to-date and quality reference materials we have subscribed to two new comprehensive databases: Global Issues in Context and Gale Student Resource Center – Gold. These are now our recommended databases for research. EBSCO is still available from campus but students wanting to use it from home will to contact the public library for information. Passwords for off-campus access to the new databases are available in the library or from your teacher. Please take advantage of these wonderful resources, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions or problems. Thanks.
Midnighters
Moving when you’re in high school is difficult enough, especially when your parents can’t seem to hold their own lives together and your younger sister is being more obnoxious than usual. However, for 15-year-old Jessica Day, these concerns pale when bizarre things start to happen and she discovers that she now has unwanted magical powers. Part science fiction, part horror story, this novel is the first in a series about the midnighters, a select group of individuals whose birth at the stroke of midnight gives them the special ability to move about in a mysterious 25th hour. As Jessica takes her place among these extraordinary teens, she must battle the increasingly dangerous slithers and other darklings that have suddenly become more violent and aggressive. The story is exciting and the writing compelling. Gaps in the account will not bother readers, who will be totally absorbed by the paranormal elements as well as the intriguing characters, and who will be eagerly awaiting the next book.–Sharon Grover, Arlington County Department of Libraries, VA
Note- we currently have all three volumes in the series in the library.
