Teacher-Librarian:
Ms. Bresette
abresette@scusd.net
408 423-3040
Library Media Assistant:
Ms. Castillo
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri:
8:00 am-3:10 pm
Wed: 8:00 - 1:45 pm
Buchser Middle School Library
Access to Proquest, eLibrary, SIRS Issues Researcher, SIRS Discoverer, and Culture Grams
There is also Ebsco. To reach Ebsco go into Destiny Discover.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies:
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Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content. |
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Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science. |
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Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6 - 14.
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website for author research
online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica at 3 different levels
when not at school: user name is santaclara, password is scusd
Big Timber Media nonfiction e-books
User name is name of school. Pass word is our school mascot in plural form.
BrainPOP User name is name of school. Password is our school mascot in plural form
Sweet Search a search engine for which all the sites in it have been verified.
Library of Congress - Digital Collections is made up of searchable collections of written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document various points in history. Examples include Civil War Maps, Civil Rights History Project, Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar, Baseball Cards (1887 -1914, 2093 items) and multiple presidential paper collections.
Youngzine is a website that has current news articles written for students.
Pics4Learning is a curated image library that is safe and free for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and illustrations for classroom projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other projects in an educational setting.
How to Research
Click on Destiny Discover. Click on Login. Sign in with Google. Use your school Google login. Click on "My Stuff".
If you choose Checkouts it will show you how many books you have checked out and when they are due. If you need to Renew a book, click on the three dots, then click Renew.
Click on Holds to see if your hold is ready.
Santa Clara City Library
Santa Clara County Library
San Jose Public Library
Mother Daughter Book Club has great ideas for parents and students reading together.
Litpick has young adult book reviews by young adults.
YALSA Booklists has booklists created by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
