THE LIBRARY CARD CATALOG
Not available on line. The library has approximately 8,790 of volumes. The collection contains videos and DVDs on many topics, including World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, The Presidents, United States capitals and State history, hurricane Katrina, The Brain, volcanoes, and research skills, etc. Various religious videos include I Would Be Called John: Pope John Paul XXIII, Ten Commandments for Teens, Apparitions at Fatima, The History & Holy Sacraments of Orthodox Christianity, The Parables, The Bible, The Vatican, and others. Periodical collection includes 34 periodicals covering the majority of the curriculum, including but not limited to American Spirit, Discover, National Geographic, Newsweek, Time, Teaching Tolerance, U. S. News & World Report, People (Spanish), and Smithsonian.
Top 20 Helpful Links:
www.americancatholic.org Catholic news, Saint of the Day, daily meditations
www.newadvent.org Largest Catholic website. Includes Catholic Encyclopedia.
Hanson has interlibrary loan privileges with the State Library of Louisiana: http://www.state.lib.la.us/
Obtain a State Library Card at http://www.state.lib.la.us/borrowing-card-application
Through this site, there is a link to the Louisiana digital library, or go to www.louisianadigitallibrary.org. This is an online library of Louisiana institutions that provide over 144,000 digital materials. Louisiana historical treasures such as photographs, maps, etc. that document our history and culture are accessible.
Scholastic: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/index.jsp
http://owl.english.purdue.edu This site is the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Discusses the writing process from what one needs to begin through revising ones writing. Topics include the writing process, academic writing, mechanics of writing, grammar, punctuation. It also includes MLA formatting and style guide.
www.citationmachine.net This site enables students to properly cite the sources used in a research paper.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html This site provides information on people, government, geography, economy, etc. Excellent site when researching countries, regions, continents, etc.
www.history.com Covers topics throughout history. Includes videos.
www.biography.com Biographies of prominent figures throughout the world from the beginning of time.
www.science.gov Contains reliable resources selected by 14 science agencies. Searches over 42 scientific databases and selected authoritative web sites. Includes research and development results. Current and up-to-date.
www.sciencebuddies.org Includes science project ideas with step-by-step directions.
www.infoplease.com Links to almanacs, atlases and dictionaries
www.history.com Covers peoples, places, and things throughout history. Includes videos.
www.biography.com Biographies of prominent figures throughout the world from the beginning of time.
www.infoplease.com One source for all the information you need from people to places and events and much more. Includes links to biographies, almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, spell check, calculator, perpetual calendar, etc.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition. Compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. References hundreds of different types of jobs. Includes a description of the work, training and education.
http://memory.loc.gov The home page for the American Memory Historical Collections from the Library of Congress. American Memory provides free access to historical images, maps, etc.
www.louisiana.gov Links to information concerning all parishes in Louisiana, powers of government, etc.
www.lib/lsu.edu/ref/louisiana.html Ready reference Louisiana information
www.nasa.gov/home/index.html, NASA home page; and http://quest.arc.nasa.gov,
online technology to let students interact with NASA scientists, researchers, and engineers.
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