LibGuides: Upper School Library: Remote Teaching & Learning Resources

Course & Project LibGuides

The list of course and subject specific LibGuides below will be updated regularly.

Citations

Everyone at OES has access to the citation manager Noodletools, linked below. Please contact Erika for help accessing or setting up your account.

NoodleTools
Citation tool.

Resources for Remote Learning

We may not be able to work together in the same physical space, but the Upper School Library is still here to support you! How, you ask? Here are just a few of the ways:

Book recommendations;
Help locating and accessing eBooks, online articles, streaming videos, and other digital content;
Daily "open library" time;
Weekly book club meetings;
Research help, either via email, Google Hangout, or Google Chat.

The above list isn't exhaustive; if you need anything, even if it's just to chat, please reach out.

The library will be virtually open every day! You can "drop in" to chat with Erika and other library users from 9:00-9:55 every day via this link.

Erika is also available to "meet" by appointment during school hours.

You can also engage with your fellow readers via Book Love: the Flipgrid Edition at https://flipgrid.com/oesbooklove!

OES eLibrary

You can access the Upper School's eBook collection (and search the physical collection!) here. Don't forget to bookmark this page for easy searching in the future!

Not sure how to check out eBooks? Have a look at these step-by-step instructions and/or watch a short video tutorial on finding and downloading eBooks via the Destiny Discover site and reading your eBooks on the Destiny Read App.

Research

Gale eBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Questia
An online library of over 75,000 scholarly books in digital form.
ABDO Digital
The publisher ABDO has made their entire digital collection available free of charge through May 31.

Free eBooks and Audiobooks

Audible Stories
Audible has made a collection of 300 audiobooks free for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis.
Multnomah County Library Card Sign-up
The library might be closed, but if you don't already have a library card you can still sign up for a temporary card that will allow you to access Multnomah County Library's vast eBook and audiobook collections via their super cute app, Libby.

All of the databases below are accessible remotely using your OES login information. Please contact Erika if you have need any assisatance.

Biographical Resources

Gale Biography in Context
Biography In Context is built on a foundation of more than 650,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Britannica Online
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.
Oxford English Dictionary Online
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
World Book Online Reference Center
World Book Online is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites.

Journal & Periodical Articles

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is the premier source of peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
America's Historical Newspapers
Full-text database of early American newspapers from all 50 states published between 1690 and 1922.
Gale News
Provides access to authoritative, reliable digital content from magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books appropriate for middle- and high-school students and covers a wide range of subjects, including science, history, and literature.
Gale Student Resources in Context via OSLIS
Student Resources In Context offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state curriculum standards. Learners can access news content including full-text newspapers and periodicals like The Economist, The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, Popular Science, Smithsonian, and more.
JSTOR
JSTOR provides access to more than 10 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Searchable database that includes full-text articles from ten newspapers.
ProQuest Research Library
ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics.

Literature & Arts

ARTstor
Covers over 1.5 million high-quality images of art from around the world in a variety of formats and mediums, from ancient times to the present.
Lit Finder
LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems and 650,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
NoveList
NoveList is an electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. It includes titles, authors, publication information, subjects, book reviews, over 1200 theme-oriented booklists, 150 award lists and links to 1000 fiction related web sites.

Science

AccessScience
AccessScience is the online edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
Gale Environmental Studies in Context
Gale Health & Wellness
Gale Science in Context
Science In Context is an engaging online resource providing contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

Social Studies

American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience.
Ancient and Medieval History Online
Presents the full scope of world history from prehistory through the 1500s, with special topic centers on key civilizations and regions.
Global Issues in Context
Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search—Global Issues In Context is updated daily and offers 250 different country topic pages and more than 400 Issue pages.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context via OSLIS
Opposing Viewpoints in Context supports virtually any curricular need. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop critical thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Exclusive Viewpoint pages bring balance and perspective to every controversy using targeted arguments from recognized subject-matter experts and top journalistic sources.
Modern World History Online
Covers the broad expanse of world history from the mid-15th century to the present, featuring thousands of documents, articles, timelines, images, videos, and maps.
U.S. History in Context
Includes scholarly content on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. history.
World History in Context
World History In Context reaches back to the ancient world — and forward to today's headlines — to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.

Librarian

Erika Jelinek

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503-416-9352

Upper School Library: Remote Teaching & Learning Resources