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Recommended Websites:

The World Factbook

Department of State Background Notes

Library of Congress Country Studies

Library of Congress American Memory

Project Gutenberg

And a selective guide to the web, reviewed and annotated by librarians...


admissions alumni support teaching
Oakwood Library Online
InfoCentre: The Library Catalog


Newspapers & Periodicals
Proquest Newspapers, Magazines & Journals
Magazines, national and regional newspapers, including LA Times (1987-present) and NY Times (2005-present).
Proquest Historical Newspapers
Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), Hartford Courant (1764-1984), Chicago Tribune (1849-1986) & New York Times (1851-2004).
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Lexis-Nexis
Full text access to major U.S. and foreign newspapers, Congressional reports, Supreme Court cases, and the Statistical Abstract of the US.
Booklist
Brief reviews for recently published books and media.
Scientific American
Full text 1993-present.
Manchester Guardian
Government Documents & Current Events
CQ RESEARCHER
Current events in American politics, culture, society.
CQ Historic Documents
Annual compilation (1972-2005) of the most important federal documents, from presidential speeches to international agreements.
CQ Congress and the Nation
Information on members of Congress, floor votes, legislative documents.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Book, journals, policy briefs, and working papers on international affairs.
Statesman's Yearbook Online
Current statistical information on economics, trade, energy, demographics plus key historical events for any country in the world.
World Geography
Maps, history, politics & government, current events
Humanities & Art
JSTOR
Archival database of 700+ scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. Full text and images.
AccuNet/AP Multimedia
One million AP photos from 1826-today; graphics and audio clips; AP news stories.
ARTstor
Digital library of over 500,000 images encompassing key works and monuments of world art, architecture, photography, prints, design, and material culture.
Oxford Art Online
Text of the 34-volume encyclopedia (artists, movements, styles) plus images.
History & Science
Greenwood Daily Life Online
History of everyday life from 50,000 BCE to present. Based on Greenwood's 6 vol. Encyclopedia of Daily Life+ 35-vol. Daily Life through History.

World History: Modern Era
1500-present: Maps, images, documents, ebooks, current events.

American History
1500-present: Maps, images, documents, ebooks, current events.

Annals of America
Primary source documents in American history.
Science Online
Find biographies diagrams, definitions, experiments and essays in this general science resource.
Reference & eBooks
Encyclopedia Britannica
Full text encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster dictionary, NYT, BBC and SBS headline news.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed.
Historical dictionary of the English language.
Oxford Language Dictionary
Words, phrases, and translations in Spanish, Italian, French, and German.
Oxford African American Studies Center
Primary sources and more, including the African American National Biography project.
Oxford Reference Online
Reference books; Subject encyclopedias, maps, dictionaries (English & bilingual).
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Gale Opposing Viewpoints Reference Center
Current issues from abortion to the Middle East.
Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies from the 13th-21st century.
Responsible Research: How and Why to Cite Sources
Noodle Tools
Generate an MLA or APA bibliography; create and manage notes for your research paper.
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It
Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
"Bruin Success with Less Stress": How to Document Your Sources and Avoid Plagiarism
UCLA's Guide to Evaluating Web Sites
Other Library Catalogs
Los Angeles Public Library
Beverly Hills Public Library
UCLA College Library for AP High School Students
Melvyl: The Catalog of the University of California Libraries



Oakwood Secondary School
11600 Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood, California 91601-3015
Phone 818-752-4400 · Fax 818-766-1285
Oakwood Elementary School
11230 Moorpark Street, North Hollywood, California 91602-2602
Phone 818-752-4444 · Fax 818-752-4466
Webmaster



Elementary
     Denise Ross
     Sharlene Miyashima

Secondary
     Laurie Lew
     Kim Badger

New Books

Periodical Holdings

The secondary school library holds a collection of approximately 12,000 volumes and 60 periodicals.

Hours of operation are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday.