Welcome to the Oswego East Learning Resource Center (LRC)
The Oswego East Learning Resource Center is a space where students can engage in a variety of activities to support academic and personal growth. Whether studying with friends, seeking help through peer tutoring, or needing assistance with their Chromebook, the OE LRC is here to help. We offer research support for academic projects and provide a selection of fun reading materials for leisure reading. Stop by today and check it out!
View the online book catalog here!
Research Databases
Research Databases![]()
Research Databases
EBSCOhost offers reliable, high-quality content from a variety of popular and academic sources to support student research and classroom instruction.
These additional resources can be found under the EBSCOhost icon in your MyPortal app:
- Advanced Placement Source is designed to meet the extensive needs of high school students enrolled in various AP courses. It offers a world of knowledge for students who seek to achieve academic excellence. Advanced Placement Source contains more than 5,550 full-text academic journals and magazines and over 502,000 photos, maps and flags.
- ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database contains more than 1.3 million records and provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
- Explora Discovery Service search interface is constructed to take advantage of student information seeking behavior, emphasizing ease of use and delivery of relevant search results, topic overviews, streaming videos, and full-text articles. Explora offers grade appropriate content, direct access to non-fiction and primary source resources, teaching materials aligned to Common Core and state curriculum standards, and tools for collaboration and professional development.
- Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
- Health Source - Consumer Edition database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.
- MAS Ultra - School Addition was designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
- Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.
- Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
- TOPICsearch database for Teachers, librarians and student researchers to explore current events, social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics frequently discussed in the classroom.
Additional Resources
Berklee Careers in Music provides information about careers in the music industry.
Career Cruising is a self-exploration and college/career planning software program that helps people of all ages explore and plan for school, career, and life.
Dictionary.com is an online dictionary and thesaurus.
Digital Public Library of America allows you to discover 33,099,326 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online is the website of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. and its Encyclopædia Britannica, with more than 120,000 articles that are updated regularly. It has daily features, updates and links to news reports from The New York Times and the BBC. User Name and Password needed to access this database.
Encyclopedia of American Studies was published by Johns Hopkins University Press for the American Studies Association (ASA), the Encyclopedia of American Studies covers the history, philosophy, arts, and cultures of the United States in relation to the world, from pre-colonial days to the present, from various perspectives and the global American Studies movement.
Google Maps is a world-wide satellite, street and weather maps.
InfoPlease Maps is a world atlas and map library.
Latin American Studies links to articles and information about Latin American countries.
Library of Congress allows you to search the digital collections of the Library of Congress for primary source articles, images, recordings and more. The American Memory collection has been combined with the main LofC collections.
LIFE Photo Archive allows you to search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
Mapping Your Future is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes.
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.
Merriam-Webster is an online Dictionary and Thesaurus.
MyFuture™ helps young adults plan their next steps in life by bringing together the most recently available information about colleges, careers and military service opportunities from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education and Labor.
National Center fro Complementary and Integrative Health has all Health Topics from A-Z. Research-based info from acupuncture to zinc.
Occupational Information Network - o*NET provides career exploration tools, job analysis questionnaires, employer guides, and technical reports.
Occupational Outlook Handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Oxford Dictionary Online Dictionary, grammar and thesaurus.
ProCon is the country's leading source for pro, con, and related research on controversial issues.
Springer Nature provides access the to full depth and breadth of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities - Must be on campus to gain access.
Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward curricular, and self-help support. Articles are correlated to state, national, and provincial standards, including Common Core Health and Science.
Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, LGBTQ issues, and more.
Visual Dictionary Online has a new point of view. A quick glance at the index is all it takes to connect words with images.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions![]()
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)?
Each student, upon registering in the SD 308 school, must sign the district's AUP. This document, officially called the Guidelines for Acceptable Use of the Computer Network System, states that the student agrees to use the school computer equipment for educational purposes only. Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in disciplinary action. All staff must work together to ensure that students are following the guidelines whenever they are using school computers. Students are not allowed to change any computer settings, play games, send instant messages, or visit inappropriate sites.
How long can I check out a book?
Most books are checked out for three weeks. Novels for English classes have a six-week check-out period. Reference books can only be borrowed overnight. Videos are checked out to staff members only.
What if I have an overdue book?
Students are charged 10 cents per day for overdue fines. If a student pays the fine on the day the book is returned, they receive a 50 percent discount.
Can I borrow books from other schools?
Yes. Students and staff are able to search and borrow books from any LRC in the district as well as libraries from the Prairie Area Library System (PALS). See the LRC staff for assistance.
How do I get a new ID?
The Dean's Office can take ID pictures and print ID cards at any time. The first ID is free. There is a $5 charge for replacements.
Do I need a pass to come to the LRC? Even during lunch?
Yes. Students need a pass any time they visit the LRC without a teacher. When teachers send a group of students to the LRC, we ask that they write a pass for each student. The students must turn their passes in to the circulation desk, as well as log in to the attendance cart during Guided Study hours. This provides verification that the student did arrive. It also allows the LRC staff to have a record of which students are in the room in case of an emergency. When students are ready to leave the LRC to return to class, their pass will be signed and the time of their departure will be noted.
Can I reset my login and password?
Yes. Students can reset their password here. Resetting the password can also be done by an LRC staff member.
Can I print in color?
No.
Can I make copies?
Yes.
Can I eat/drink in the LRC?
No.
When are the Book Fairs?
The LRC, in cooperation with the English Department, runs a book fair at the beginning of each school year at which time students are strongly encouraged to purchase copies of the novels they will read in their English classes.
