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Jessica Fontenot
Media Center Coordinator
Extension: 130
fontenotj@ocsvikings.comOnline Databases:
- Gale Group Database (for home access, ask your teacher and/or librarian)
- Louisiana Library Connection: Ccontains over 30 reference databases (open to Louisiana's public library cardholders and available from any computer with Internet access). Under the SCHOOLS tab: students are able to use the following databases from school:
- Homework Louisiana Skills Center Resource Library
- Literati by Credo Reference
- Pronunciator
Gale Virtual Reference Library (E-Books), Biography In Context, Educator's Reference Complete, Student Resources In Context, InfoTrac Newsstand, Science In Context, U.S. History In Context, World History In Context, Literature Resource Center – LRC, Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module, Kids InfoBits. Click here for home access.
Additional Resources
Opelousas-Eunice Public Library
Lafayette Public Library
Bayou State Periodical Index
Louisiana Digital Media Archive
Common Sense Media: Book reviews, etc.
Lexile Reading Level -- Quick Book Search
Copyright Information
U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain (a table by Lolly Gasaway, law
professor at UNC)
Best Places to Get Started
Web Site Builders
Kathy Shrock’s Guide to Everything
Primary Source Links
American Memory – Library of Congress
National Archives
Primary Sources on the Web
History
Special collections
Civil War Women – Duke University
Chronology of US Historical Documents – Primary Sources from the University of Oklahoma College of Law
The World War I Document Archive
Louisiana Digital Library
Newspaper & TV News Online
The Daily Advertiser
The Advocate
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Boston Globe
The Christian Science Monitor
National Public Radio
CNN
KATC-3
KLFY-10