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Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
--Zora Neal Huston, Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Library Mission: Ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.
| Library Hours: |
Monday | 7:45 - 5:15 (More on Monday) |
| Tuesday - Thursday | 7:45 - 4:15 |
| Friday | 7:45 - 3:45 |
Library is open 24 hours a day online. Check out the links below and on the left for resources available in the library and on the web.
Print Resources in the AMCHS Library:
1) Search for books for recreational reading then find the books on the library shelves.
2) Search for books for research then find the books on the library shelves.
3) Wouldn't you like to be able to check the due dates for books you have checked out OR create lists of books to read or use for research? Click here to create a personal account for the AMCHS Online Catalog then watch a short video about how to use your personal account:
4) If the item is not available at AMCHS, try these libraries:
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Web Resources provided by the AMCHS Library:
1) On campus, no passwords are necessary.
--To use off-campus, obtain the passwords from the library staff.
--All databases from the same service share the same password. For instance, all Gale databases share the Gale password. The same is true for Ebsco and Britannica.
2) Go to the web resources for:
3) Once the database opens, smart students create a personal account where they can save search results for their projects. Watch a 12-minute video about using the databases with personal accounts:
4) All information (text, image, video, or sound) that you use from a source must be cited. The subscription databases provide the citation in MLA 7 format but you may need to modify it to meet your teacher's requirements.
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| General Research | To create personal account inside of database, look at top of webpage for... | Additional Instructions |
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"Not Signed In?" | Mark search results for your personal account so that you can view them again later. |
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"Sign In" | Add search results to your personal account so that you can view them again later. Citation will not be generated until you either print, email or save the article. |
| "Workspace" | Click the "Save to Workspace" tab to add an item to the Workspace for later review. |
| Safari Montage Streaming Video (Available only at school. Use your network username & password) | Playlist tab | Click the "Add" button beside of video title to add it to playlist for later viewing. |
| Current Issues Research | To create personal account inside of database, look at top of webpage for... | Additional Instructions |
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"Not Signed In?" | In your search results, look at the viewpoint essays under the books tab. Mark search results for your personal account so that you can view them again later. |
| ABC-CLIO Issues | Not available | You can either print, save or email the sources. |
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| "Sign In" | Add search results to your personal account so that you can view them again later. Citation will not be generated until you either print, email or save the article.
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| Health Research | To create personal account inside of database, look at top of webpage for... | Additional Instructions |
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| "Sign In" | Add search results to your personal account so that you can view them again later. Citation will not be generated until you either print, email or save the article. |
| Ebsco's Natural and Alternative Treatments | Not available | When the window opens, click on Natural and Alternative Treatments. You can print, email or save articles. |
| Ebsco's Salud en Espanol | Not available | Consumer Health Complete-Spanish version. |
| Literary Research | To create personal account inside of database, look at top of webpage for... | Additional Instructions |
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Not available. | You can print, save or email the articles. See Litfinder results under tab for Primary Sources & Literary Works. |
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"Not Signed In?" | Mark search results for your personal account so that you can view them again later. |
| Columbia Granger's World of Poetry | "My Grangers" | Click the "Add to My Granger's" link to store items in your personal account for later review. |
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"Sign In" | Add search results to your personal account so that you can view them again later. Citation will not be generated until you either print, email or save the article. |
| Social Studies Research | To create personal account inside of database, look at top of webpage for... | Additional Instructions |
| Culture Grams:
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Not available. | Click on the country or continent that you are researching. You can either print, email or save the documents. Be sure to generate a citation for each document. |
| ABC-CLIO Databases | Not available. | You can either print, save or email the sources. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica World Atlas | "Workspace" | Click the "Save to Workspace" tab to add an item to the Workspace for later review. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Compare Two Countries | "Workspace" | Click the "Save to Workspace" tab to add an item to the Workspace for later review. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Discover Our World | "Workspace" | Click the "Save to Workspace" tab to add an item to the Workspace for later review. |
| Gale: Texas Almanac | Not available. | Scroll down the list of databases and click the Texas Almanac. |
| Advanced Research (including peer-reviewed journals) | To create personal account inside of database, look at top of webpage for... | Additional Instructions |
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"Not Signed In?" | Mark search results for your personal account so that you can view them again later. |
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| "Sign In" | Add search results to your personal account so that you can view them again later. Citation will not be generated until you either print, email or save the article. |
| Select Databases | Depends on the database. | This webpage contains links that will allow you to select the specific databases that you will search within each subscription service. |
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