For off-campus use of our databases, please contact the librarian for user names and passwords.

World Book Online
Encyclopedia articles, recommended websites, special reports, and magazine articles for general and in-depth researching.

Infobased Learning (previously Facts.com)
Issues and controversies, editorials, and related subjects on current news stories or term paper topics.

eLibrary
Magazine and newspaper articles, radio/tv transcripts, maps, pictures, topic searches as well as general reference information from online encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, and thesauruses. 

Salem Press -- History (Decades series)
Articles and information about the 60's, 70's, 80's in American history. There is a 3 volume set of decades reference books which compliment the database. See Mrs. Keeler for details.

Career Cruising
Database and resource for career guidance, planning, and portfolio creation.

ACT ONLINE TEST
User Name & Password Required

GALE

• Gale In Context: Biography
• Gale In Context: Elementary
• Gale In Context: Environmental Studies
• Gale In Context: For Educators
• Gale In Context: Global Issues
• Gale In Context: High School
• Gale In Context: Literature
• Gale In Context: Middle School
• Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
• Gale In Context: Science
• Gale In Context: U.S. History
• Gale In Context: World History

For updates, videos, and events visit the Library Forum Website at http://libraryforum.weebly.com/

RHS Library Forum

It's not just a book club; it's an adventure!

Founded in December 2003, the Library Forum is a supportive community of readers, writers, artists, and musicians among Robinson High School students. The Forum has grown from the idea of a single student to a school-sponsored activity.  In 2009, the Library Forum won the state-wide Highsmith Award for innovative library programming excellence.

The members determine Forum activities.  Members are encouraged to participate in as many activities as their busy schedule allows and to check the Forum website each week for updates and new video clips and comments. There are no membership fees and no fundraisers. Any RHS student who is interested in literature, culture, learning, and fun is welcome to join.

MLA Works Cited Quick Guide: Update
The Robinson High School English Department and LTC English Department have both adopted MLA 8.  As of May 2018, several of the databases subscriptions have edited their citation generators to reflect the new formatting of MLA 8, but it is inadvisable to use them without checking the newest manual. Here is a style guide link from MLA showing their recommended core template: https://style.mla.org

MLA Paper Template
Use your teacher's recommendation for font style and size.  To open an MLA Template in GoogleDocs, click here.  

MLA/APA Citation Generators -- WARNING: Generators are not 100% accurate.
A citation generator is an electronic way to input information about resources and materials you used for a report or term paper to create a works cited page (or bibliography) in an acceptable writing format with cut-and-paste ease. Use generators at your own risk. Please double-check with the citation guide provided by your instructor.

Easy Bib -- http://www.easybib.com

The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue --  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

NoodleBib Express --http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

Landmark Son of Citation Machine -- http://citationmachine.net/

 
Online Style Manuals
A style manual is a published book of rules for a particular way of writing research papers -- APA, MLA, CMS, etc.  Know what your teacher requires.  Below are helpful websites.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) -- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center -- http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html

Research and Documentation Online 5th ed. -- http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/