Resources

 Links and Resources for Students

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School's Internet Safety Policy

Featured Resources: Subscription Websites

Loughlin purchases subscriptions to the following websites. You will need a User ID and Password for each site. Such information is available from the library media specialist.  

CQ Researcher 

The Congressional Quarterly publishes articles on important issues that have arisen over the past decade. 

EBSCO (Biography, EBook, History, Literary, Novelist & Science Reference Centers)

Six excellent databases that will not only enrich nearly all literary, historical and scientific research projects, but also present reading in a whole new fashion.   

Facts on File (Classroom Video on Demand & Bloom's Literary Reference Center)

User friendly databases that contain thousands of video clips for All subject areas and literary criticism by famous literary critic, Harold Bloom.  Highly recommended especially for research papers!!!

Grolier's Encyclopedia Online

An online encyclopedia.  Check out The Encyclopedia Americana link! 

ProQuest (SIRS)

One of the most reliable databases that contains thousands of periodicals (magazines and select newspaper sections) to aid with all areas of research.

TeenBiz 3000
A reading, writing and grammar program that utilizes Associated Press articles in order to gauge one's reading skills.  Daily puzzles and even jokes are posted.  

World Book Encyclopedia Online
There are four links here, but World Book Advanced, Student and Hallazgos are suggested.  Among the many features are an atlas, World Newspapers, research articles and even a link to improve your Spanish. 

Public Libraries

A Public Library Card will provide you access to free: books, discussions, film screenings, DVD rentals, seminars, after school programs, High Speed Internet Access, searches of hundreds of electronic databases and more. To apply for a Public Library Card, visit your borough’s library website.

Brooklyn Public Library

NY Public Library (Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island)

Queens Borough Public Library

Featured Resources: Free Websites 

All Music Guide
A website that provides musician biographies and album reviews for every musical genre.

Channel One
The website to the Channel One TV news station. Each day’s news stories are posted here, as well as, lots of interesting contests and trivia. 

poemhunter.com
An extensive collection of music lyrics, quotations, all kinds of poems and even a “Poem of the Day.”

Teen Ink
An online magazine written by teens since 1989.  The BLMHS Library carries the print version. Lots and lots of writing contests can be found here.

Thinkquest
A student competition about building educational website. Check out the library of projects. You might find something that helps you understand math or history or chemistry or...

WebAnatomy
A collection of study aids including a multiplayer game.

Writing Workshop

MLA Citation Manual              

The Duke University Library provides a guide to successfully utilize research formats such as APA, MLA and beyond.

The CUNY WriteSite
A collection of resources to assist you in all kinds of writing projects. 

Librarian's Internet Index
A list of  websites by subject matter. These are good websites to use for research.

Wordnik
A great online dictionary that includes definitions, sentence examples and audible pronunciations. 

World Book Encyclopedia: Citation Builder
Click on Citation Builder under Research Tools and learn how to build a bibliography using The APA, MLA and Harvard Research Styles.  World Book User ID and Password required.

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Test Prep & College

Regents Exams
The  New York State Education  Dept. website archive of past Regents Exams with answer keys.

Regents Exam Prep Center
Interactive questions, answers and explanations.

The College Board