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= Biomes Pathfinder =

= Table of Contents = Biomes Pathfinder I. WHS Library website II. OPAC III. Reference & Nonfiction IV. Databases V. Internet Resources VI. Works Cited Resources Sample Works Cited

= __I. WHS Library website__ =

[|www.librarytech.net/whs]

__II. OPAC__

 * OPAC:** The electronic catalog for Waltham High School is accessible both at the school library and at home.


 * From the school library, go to any computer and select the OPAC icon on the desktop (computers labeled OPAC ONLY will already have the OPAC open). Type in your search terms and then chose the type of search that you would like to perform (i.e. keyword, title, author, subject, etc.)


 * From home, go to the WHS Library website www.librarytech.net/whs and click on OPACs on the top navigation bar. Click Begin and then type in your search terms and then chose the type of search that you would like to perform.

__III. Reference & Nonfiction__
Reference books are located on the shelves below the glass windows in the back of the main room. Additional reference books are located in the Reference Room.


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 * Globe ||


 * **REF 550.3 Enc** General Encyclopedia of Earth Science
 * **REF 333.95 End** Endangered Animals
 * **REF 333.95 Ben** Endangered Species
 * **REF 333.95 Lif** Life on Earth
 * **REF 500.03 Wor** The World Book Encyclopedia of Science
 * **REF 550 Ear** Earth Science for Students
 * **REF 590.3 Int** International Wildlife Encyclopedia
 * **REF 574 Enc** Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
 * **REF 599.03 Enc** The Encyclopedia of Mammals
 * **REF 578.734 Rai** Rain Forests of the World
 * **REF 577.8 Dic** Environment & Its Biomes
 * **REF 580.3 Mag** Magill’s Encyclopedia of Science: Plant Life

__IV. Databases__
Most school subscription databases are available from both school and home; however, from home you will need a library card number to access the databases. To access the databases, go to the Waltham High School Library website [], click on the Databases link in the top navigation bar, and select the database that you are interested in searching.


 * InfoTrac: Expanded Academic ASAP
 * InfoTrac: General Onefile
 * InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold
 * InfoTrac: Student Edition
 * InfoTrac: Academic Onefile


 * NewsBank
 * World Book
 * The New York Times

__V. Internet Resources__

 * Info on Biomes**


 * [|Biomes of the World]
 * [|The Worlds Biomes]
 * [|WWF - Biomes]
 * [|World Biomes]
 * [|The Wild Classroom - Biomes]
 * [|Animal Planet - World Biomes]


 * Video Resources**


 * [|Teacher Tube]


 * Photographs**


 * [|Earth Science World Image Bank]
 * [|National Park Service Digital Image Archive]
 * [|NASA Visible Earth]
 * [|Wikimedia Commons: Photographs]

__VI. Works Cited Resources__

 * Research and Citation Guides**


 * [|Research and Documentation Online]
 * [|Dartmouth College: Sources]
 * [|Springfield Township High School: MLA/APA Style] (scroll down the page to find info on citing online images, video clips, audio etc.)


 * Citation Generators**


 * [|bibme]
 * [|Citation Machine]
 * [|easybib]

__Sample Works Cited__

 * Click here to see a sample works cited page for this wiki.

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