Library

Purpose Statement

Academic Achievement for every student by ensuring that they are effective users of ideas and information.

Visit the What's New Library Page!

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DONUT FORGET TO READ!

BALLARD HS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

We are holding Summer Beaver Reader hours on July 10th and 24th from 10:30-12:30 to pick up new books, play in our Makerspace, and eat yummy donuts!

SUMMER INDEPENDENT READING!
Check out our awesome independent reading lists for the summer! 

1. Incoming 9th Grade Independent Reading List
   
   
2. 10th-12th Grade Independent Reading List 

 

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BHS Library Book Wishlists 

• Amazon Wish List and Queen Anne Bookstore

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Follow the Library on Twitter!

  Follow @BeaverReaders

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Quick Links To Topic Headings Below

• Books & Book Lists
• Start your Research
• Primary Sources
• Web Links by Subject Matter
• Class Projects

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Books & Book Lists - Find your next book to read

BHS Library Catalog
Your Next Read
YA Books Central
Teen Ink - Teen book reviews
Seattle Public Library's Teen page
New York Times Book Review
BookPage
Barnes and Noble Amazon

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Start Your Research

Quick Links to Databases

Access to these databases is automatic from school computers. For off-campus access see the librarian, or go to Password Information for Online Resources (requires SPS login)

Encyclopedias & General Reference

• eLibrary
  
• Greenwood Skills Center
  
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  
• SIRS
  
• Visual Thesaurus
  
• Worldbook Advanced
  
• Worldbook Student

Health

• Medline Plus
  
• ProQuest Health

Newspapers, Magazines & Journals

• eLibrary
  
• ProQuest
  
• SIRS

Social Studies

• ABC-CLIO
  • American Government
  • American History
  • Daily Life Through History
  • Pop Culture Universe
  • United States Geography
  • World Geography
• CultureGrams
• Facts on File
  • Issues and Controversies
  • Issues and Controversies in American History
• ProQuest History Study Center

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Primary Sources

• Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
• California State University, Los Angeles. Primary Sources on the Web
• Euro Docs: Western European Primary Historical Documents
• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
• Primary Sources for History

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Web Links By Subject Matter

American History Mega Websites

• Library of Congress
  • American History
  • American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
  • American Memory Timeline
  • Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
• National Archives
  • 100 Milestone Documents of American History
• Black Past
  
• Digital History
  
• National Security Archive
  
• PBS American Experience

Controversies & Issues

• Facts on File: Issues and Controversies (SPS password required)
  
• idebate - The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) is a global network of organisations that value debate as a way to give young people a voice.
• Multnomah County Library/Social Issue
  
• ProCon - Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format.
• SIRS Issue Researcher (SPS password required)

Country Information

CIA World Factbook

CultureGrams (SPS password required at home)

Government

• City of Seattle
  
• King County
  
• U.S. Senate
  
• U.S. Supreme Court
  
• U.S. House of Representatives
  
• Washington State
  
• White House

Health

• Center for Disease Control
  
• Health Finder
  
• Mayo Clinic
  
• MedLine
  
• National Institute of Health

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Class Projects

Science News Links

• WebLinks
  
  • BBC - Science and Technology News
    
  • Science Daily
    
  • New York Times - Science News
    
  • Science Magazine
    
  • New Scientist
    
  • National Science Foundation
• Magazine Links (Proquest)
  
  • Popular Science
    
  • National Geographic
    
  • Science News
    
  • American Scientist
    
  • Smithsonian
    
  • Discover

Business News

• Web Links
  
  • The Economist
    
  • Wall Street Journal
    
  • Seattle Times Business
    
  • New York Times
    
  • Christian Science Monitor
    
  • Time Magazine
    
  • Forbes Magazine
• Proquest Links - Choose the Latest Available Issue. If accessing at home, requires username and password. Ask Ms. Arthur, Ms. Wood, Ms Faust or Mr. Blazevic. 
  
  • The Economist
    
  • Wall Street Journal
    
  • New York Times (Look for the B section)
    
  • Christian Science Monitor
    
  • Forbes

   

Resources

BHS Library Catalog 
Online Student Resources
BHS Course Catalog  

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SPS Library Newsletters

• Sept 5 - Vol 1, Issue 1 
• Oct 15 - Vol 1, Issue 2 
• Nov 9 - Vol 1, Issue 3 
• Dec 11 - Vol 1, Issue 4 
• Jan 21 - Vol 1, Issue 5 
• Feb 22 - Vol 1, Issue 6 
• Mar 28 - Vol 1, Issue 7
• Apr 25 - Vol 1, Issue 8
• May 26 - Vol 1, Issue 9
• June 18 - Vol 1, Issue 10

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Contact Info

Teacher Librarian
TuesD Chambers
tschambers@seattleschools.org

Library Assistant
Lindi Wood
ldwood@seattleschools.org

Phone: 206-252-1121
Main Office: 206-252-1000

Hours
Mon-Thurs | 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Homework/Tutoring
Mon-Thurs | Until 4:45 p.m.

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Quick Links to Search Engines

• Bing
• Google
• Google Advanced
• Google Scholar
• RefSeek Academic Search
• Sweet Search - A Search Engine for Students

Quick Look-Up Sources

• Dictionary.com
• Encyclopedia.com
• Infoplease
• Wikipedia

Area Libraries

• Seattle Public Library
• University of Washington Libraries
• King County Library System

News

• The Talisman
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Seattle Times
• BBC
• CNN
• Google News
• New York Times
• NPR
• Online Newspaper Directory for the World

Citation Quick Handouts - Coming soon

• APA Style Guide to Electronic References (6th ed.)
• APA Style Guide
• Chicago Style Guide
• MLA Style Guide

Citation Management

• EasyBib
• Citation Machine
• Zotero

Plagiarism Information & Resources

• Avoiding Plagiarism
• More on Avoiding Plagiarism
• Plagiarism.org
• TurnItIn.com

Writing Tools & Resources

• The OWL at Purdue