Access to Online Databases USC High School Library
2013-2014 (Revised October 2013)
Table of Contents:
1. DESTINY: Web-based Resource Catalog & More…………………….……….2 2. EBSCOhost Databases: MagillOnLiterature Plus, History Reference Center, & Points of View.....2 3. Bloom's Literary Reference Online…………………………………………….…3 4. JSTOR………………………………………………………………………………….…3 5. Gale’s Discovering Collection………..………………………………………..…...4 6. Gale Virtual Reference Library………………………………………………...…..4 8. Britannica Online School Edition……………………………………………..……4 9. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Newspaper Online……………………………………5 10. Country Reports……………………………………………………………………..5 11. Rosetta Stone Learn & Language Database (coming soon!)...…………..5 12. CultureGrams (available @ school ONLY)……………………………………..5
13. Access PA POWER Library Databases (including MasterFile Main Edition,
Newspaper Source Plus, Business Source Main Edition, eBooks, andGreenFILE……..6 & 7 14. Helpful Hints………………………..…………………………………………...... 8 15. MLA Quickcard (The Green Sheet)……………………………………………...9-10
Accessing the STUDENT LINKS Page for these Online Resources
Go to any USC District webpage. Click the ACADEMICS tab and then click on STUDENT LINKS. Click USC HIGH SCHOOL.
♦ If you have trouble accessing these databases, ask a Librarian for help. ♦ Also, let us know how you like the resources and how they are useful to you. ♦ Home access and email capabilities are available for all of these online services. User Id’s and passwords for each database are inside of this brochure. uschs & panther for all! J ♦ Some databases include the MLA citations for articles. Look for that feature! ♦ Good Luck with your research. Ask for help when you need it.
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DESTINY: The Web-based Resource Catalog & More • From school you can just click onto the DESTINY link in STUDENT LINKS menu or go to https://uscsd.follettdestiny.com • Once you are into the catalog, type in your search and click onto the appropriate icon (KEYWORD, TITLE, AUTHOR, SUBJECT, ETC.---The default is KEYWORD.). • On the Results page, you will see what titles are available, where they are located, and if they are currently on the library shelves. You can get additional information when you click onto each title. • Use the ADD TO THIS LIST AND MY LIST features to make personalized book lists that you can save and/or email.
EBSCOhost’s Magill OnLiterature Plus, History Reference Center, & Points of View “MagillOnLiterature Plus, produced by Salem Press, is the premier literary database, combining MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors. This database includes all the literary works, reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries that are included in MagillOnLiterature, as well as all the biographies and author essays included in MagillOnAuthors.” “History Reference Center offers full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.” “Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.”
ü To access these databases from school: From STUDENT LINKS, click onto the database name that you want to use.
ü Look at the bibliographies at the end of articles for additional sources.
ü To print an article: Click the printer icon at the top or bottom of the article.
ü If you want to save or email an article, click on the appropriate icon at the top or bottom of it.
ü Click the CITE button to get the MLA citation for the article.
ü For home access, go to STUDENT LINKS, click onto the database name that you want to use. Or, you can go to http://search.ebscohost.com. Login and then choose the database that you want to use.
ü User Id: uschs Password: panther
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online “Facts On File’s literature database has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include the writings of renowned literary critic Harold Bloom. In addition to Facts On File’s extensive print literature reference collection, the database now includes hundreds of Professor Bloom’s essays, which examine the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world. Unlike many resources, this database also contains an archive of more than 40,000 characters, as well as extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, and genres. Other key features of Bloom’s Literary Reference Online include redesigned browse and keyword search options, an up-to- date timeline of world literature, and a special feature on Harold Bloom’s Western LiteraryCanon. Diverse and authoritative, this database is sure to become a standard resource for all school and public libraries.” • From STUDENT LINKS, click the Bloom's Literary Reference Online link. • The fastest way to search is to enter the TITLE of the work you are researching and hit SEARCH. • You can individually search Bloom resources, authors, works, topics/themes, and timelines too. • Once you get to the results list, note that the articles are categorized for you (overview, criticism, biography). • Click onto the title of the result to get the full text article. Notice in the PAGE TOOLS BOX that you can print, email home, make text larger or smaller, and jump to the citation (REMEMBER TO CONVERT THE CITATION INTO MLA FORMAT!) • Notice the tabs at the top of the page and RELATED INFORMATION section for additional resources on your topic/work title. • Home access directions: Use student links from the USCHS webpage username: uschs password: panther Click LOGIN
JSTOR “With participation and support from the international scholarly community, JSTOR has created a high- quality, interdisciplinary archive of scholarship, is actively preserving over one thousand academic journals in both digital and print formats, and continues to greatly expand access to scholarly works and other materials needed for research and teaching globally. We are investing in new initiatives to increase the productivity of researchers and to facilitate new forms of scholarship. JSTOR includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. The entire corpus is full- text searchable, offers search term highlighting, includes high-quality images, and is interlinked by millions of citations and references.” Many university libraries have the JSTOR database. • From STUDENT LINKS, click the JSTOR link or go to http://www.jstor.org/logon/ • Enter the Username: uschs and Password: panther • For home access, visit the address above and use the same log in information or use STUDENT LINKS from the USCHS webpage. • You can search through ALL DISCIPLINES, or pick individual subjects in the “Limit by Discipline” area. See the “Quick Tips” area for help in composing your search. Try the “Advanced Search” too. • If you need to change the article language, you can do so in the ADVANCED SEARCH menu under “Article Language.” You can pick from English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish. Some parts of the JSTOR database are translated into Simplified and Traditional Chinese, German, French, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Korean.
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Gale’s Discovering Collection…for general searches on any topic. “The Discovering Collection provides quick access to accurate information via an intuitive interface that takes the guesswork out of research. Thomson Gale's Discovering Collection allows students to get the "whole picture" on any curriculum topic. Provide your students award-winning reference content from Thomson Gale and they will develop their critical-thinking skills by placing people, places, events and primary documents in context.” From STUDENT LINKS, click onto the Gale Discovering Collection link. • If prompted, enter the password PANTHER and click PROCEED. • Home access directions: Use STUDENT LINKS from the USCHS webpage or • Go to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/uppe55745?db=DC • Enter this password: panther • Click PROCEED and follow the directions above.
Gale Virtual Reference Library “Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library).” From STUDENT LINKS, click Gale Virtual Reference Library. • Click the link for Gale Virtual Reference Library. • Click the eBook that you want to use (e.g. Novels for Students), or use the search bar at the top of the page to search all eBooks simultaneously.
• You can find the 7th edition MLA citation at the bottom of the each article. There is also a bibliography list of other articles that could be helpful. • For Novels for Students CRITICAL ESSAYS, you need to include the AUTHOR’S NAME FIRST. (See example below.)
Brittanica Online School Edition…for encyclopedia information and a whole lot more! Britannica Online School Edition offers encyclopedias and related materials for students of all levels. Users can also take advantage of the Learning Materials, a collection of educational exercises, activities, and study guides. Britannica includes PRIMARY SOURCES and eBOOKS too.
From STUDENT LINKS, click the Encyclopedia Britannica link (left side of page at the bottom). • If needed, login: user I.D.: uschs password: panther • Choose the HIGH SCHOOL edition (VIEW THIS LEVEL). • Check out the video clip collection, Learning Materials section, and Time Travel (great for timelines!!) • You can access eBooks and primary sources in the REFERENCE DESK area. • Catch up on news from The New York Times on the Web and the BBC News. • To cite Britannica articles, click the CITE ARTICLE button at the top right.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Newspaper Online
You can access PGe through this website: http://www.post-gazette.com/pgeedition/ • Scroll down and click login • Log in is: 40944 password pgnie2 (ask a librarian for the current password)
Country Reports Cultural, Historical, and Statistical Country Information. The online database 'country reports' can be accessed from STUDENT LINKS http://www.countryreports.org/ username: uschs password: panther
Rosetta Stone Learn and Language Coming Soon!
CultureGrams—Available from school only! No home access! From Student Links, click onto CultureGrams. There is no home access for this database.
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Access PA POWER Library Databases • Databases available from the POWER Library (subject to change): • Commonwealth Libraries - PA Electronic Library Catalog (formerly the Access PA database for interlibrary loans) • Associated Press AP Images • Business Source Main Edition • MasterFILE Main Edition • Middle Search Main Edition • Consumer Health Complete • Newspaper Source Plus • GreenFile • eBooks on EBSCO • BookFlix • Auto Repair Reference Center • Teacher Reference Center • LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) • Proquest SIRS Discoverer • CyberSmarts
ü To access these databases from school or home: From STUDENT LINKS, click onto the POWER Library link. ü For home access: Go to the Township Library’s web page http://www.twpusc.org/library/library-home o You will need the barcode number from your TOWNSHIP LIBRARY CARD! o On the right-hand side of the screen, click onto ONLINE DATABASES. Click POWER LIBRARY under “Databases by Subject,” or “General Reference.” o Follow the directions and enter the barcode number on your Township Library card. If you need to use your password, it is the last 4 digits of your phone number. o Then click onto the database that you want to use.
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Helpful Hints
Accessing STUDENT LINKS
You can also go to the USC High School web site and go to the bottom right of the page and click STUDENT LINKS. http://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/Domain/59
Go to any USC District webpage. Click the ACADEMICS tab and then click on STUDENT LINKS. On the left sidebar, click USC HIGH SCHOOL.
Use uschs and panther to login into these online sources.
Remember to consult THE GREEN SHEET for help with citing your sources in MLA format. See next pages…
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MLA Quick Reference Card Based on MLA 7th Edition Revised September 2013
1. A book by one author Gurko, Leo. Ernest Hemingway and the Pursuit of Heroism. New York: Crowell, 1968. Print. MLA 2. A book by 2 or 3 authors (only reverse the first name listed) Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. 2nd th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003. Print. 7
3. 2 or more books by the same author edition Traversi, Derek A. An Approach to Shakespeare. Garden City: Anchor, 1969. Print. ---. Shakespeare: The Last Phase. Stanford: Stanford UP, 1955. Print.
4. A book with a title in its title Gellens, Jay, ed. Twentieth Century Interpretations of A Farewell to Arms. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1970. Print.
5. A book with an editor Bloom, Harold, ed. J.D. Salinger. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. Print.
6. An essay in a book of collected criticism Parker, David. “Two Versions of the Hero.” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1986. 29-44. Print. 7. An article in a PRINT magazine/journal Author. “Title of article.” Magazine/Journal title volume number.issue number (year of publication): page numbers. Print. Constanza, Robert. “Economics as a Life Science.” Bioscience 51.2 (2001):154-155. Print.
8. A signed article in a PRINT reference book (including encyclopedia entries) Tobias, Richard. “Thurber, James.” Encyclopedia Americana. 14th ed. 2008. Print.
9. An unsigned article in a PRINT reference book (including ency. entries) "Best Dressed Women of All Time." Encyclopedia of Fashion. 3rd ed. 2003. Print.
10. PRINT Newspaper citation Chute, Eleanor. “Schools borrow funds as state cash flow stalls.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 26 Aug. 2009: B. Print.
11. A Book with a Translator Clavino, Italo. The Uses of Literature. Trans. Patrick Creagh. San Diego: Harcourt, 1986. Print.
12. Published Interview Name of person(s) interviewed, “Title of interview if it was published/broadcast” or Interviewed by name of interviewer. Name of publication, program or recording where interview was published, place of interview (if known), city of interview, date of interview (day, month, year). Media type if applicable (e.g. Television, DVD, Radio, etc.). Blackmun, Harry. Interview byTed Koppel and Nina Totenberg. Nightline. ABC. WABC, New York, 5 Apr. 1994. Radio.
13. Personal Interview Name of person(s) interviewed. Kind of interview (Personal interview, Telephone interview), date of interview (day, month, year). Ghilani, Michael. Personal interview. 20 Sept. 2008.
14. Video/DVD Director’s name, dir. Title of VHS/DVD. Distributor, year of release. DVD or VHS. Steven Spielberg, dir. Amistad. Dreamworks,1998. VHS.
15. Google Books Author. Title of book. Original book publication information, original copyright date. Google Books. Web. Access date. Frost, Robert. North of Boston. 2nd ed. New York: Henry Holt and Co. 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 November 2010. 8
16. Ebook/Online Book Include Original Author. Title. Publisher, copyright date. Ebook. Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Penquin, 2010. Ebook.
17. Information from an online database (e.g. JSTOR, EBSCOhost, Points of View, World Book Online, etc.) 1. Author’s name (last name, first name). Period after the name. 2. “Title of the article.” with quotation marks and a period before the last quotation mark. 3. Name of the original source ---Title of the magazine or book (e.g. Exploring Novels, Cyclopedia of Characters, Newsweek). Italicize. No period at the end. 4. If provided, volume number.issue number. Separate with a period but no space in between. No period at the end. 5. (Date of publication in parentheses): Colon at the end followed by page numbers. If no page numbers, put n.pag. Period at the end. (NOT n.pag..) 6. Name of the subscription database followed by a period & italicized (e.g. Gale Discovering Collection). 7. The word: Web. followed by a period. 8. Date of access (day month year). Period at the end. 9. If your teacher requires a URL address, place it in angle brackets, at the end of your citation,
Examples with and without URL: Rollins, Jill. “The Catcher in the Rye.” Cyclopedia of Literary Characters (1998):n. pag. Magill OnLiterature. Web. 27 Aug. 2009. *Note: The Catcher in the Rye is italicized because it’s a title within a title. Ashe, Frederick L. "Jane Eyre: The Quest for Optimism.” EXPLORING Novels (2003):n.pag. Gale Discovering Collection. Web. 15 Jan. 2009. *Note: Jane Eyre is italicized because it’s a title within a title. Friess, Steve. “Deaf to the Problem." Newsweek 147.9 (2006):12. EBSCOhost Masterfile Premier. Web. 28 Feb. 2009.
18. World Wide Web (Internet) citation Author/Creator (if known). “Title of Page or Document.” Title of overall site. Publisher or sponsor of site/ if not available, use n.p., (comma here) Date of publication (day month year) followed by a period; if no date, use n.d. (followed by a period). Web. Date of access (day month year). If required, URL address in angle brackets
Examples with and without URL: Mintz, S. “Native America on the Eve of Contact.” Digital History. College of Education University of Houston, Nov. 2006. Web. 16 Nov. 2006.
19. E-mail Message Sender’s name. “Title of message from subject line.” Message to ______. Date sent. E-mail. Despines, J. “Schedule change for library.” Message to Ms. Tungate. 30 May 2009. E-mail.
20. On-line Image, Sound, Video Clip, or Digital File (pdf, image, map, video, sound file, mp3, etc.) Author/Creator (if known). “Title or description item.” File type (pdf, image, map, video, sound file, mp3, etc.) Title of overall site. Publisher or sponsor of site; if not available, use n.p. (followed by period). Date of publication (day month year); if no date, use n.d. Web. Date of access. If required, URL address in angle brackets followed by period
Month Abbreviations: Except for May, June and July, use these abbreviations: Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.
PLEASE NOTE: Your works cited page should be double-spaced.
Revised by USC High School Librarians Revised Sept. 2013 Based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition 9