Welcome to the Salesian Library

Working together to make information accessible to students and faculty

The library is a research center for students and faculty with more than 11,000 volumes to support and extend the school’s curriculum. An extensive fiction and non-fiction collection provides an opportunity for recreational and required reading, or simply browsing.
Our computers and wireless network provide access to our digital resources, subscription databases, the Internet and Microsoft Office.

The library is open during break, lunch and after school.

Overdue book fee $.10
Printing $.25
Photocopying $.15
Disc purchase $.50

See librarian for markers, scissors, white out and other project needs

LINKS

Contra Costa County Public Library

http://www.ccclib.org

Richmond Public Library

http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.asp?NID=105

DATABASES (See library staff for log-in/password information)

Gale E-Books & Databases

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/rich04337

Wilson Web

http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/login.jhtml?_requestid=12338

REFERENCE TOOLS

My Virtual Reference Desk
A wonderful site offering 100's of reference links

http://www.refdesk.com/expert.html

Library of Congress
News and periodical resources on the Web

http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/lists.html

Calisphere
University of California's free gateway to themed collections organized into historical eras.

http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu

The Smithsonian Institute
Links to on-line Smithsonian resources and answers to frequently asked questions from A to Z

http://www.si.edu/

Librarians' Index to the Internet
Over 20,000 links organized into 14 main research topics

http://lii.org

The Internet Public Library
Features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines

http://www.ipl.org/

Access My Library
Millions of articles

http://www.accessmylibrary.com

Good Reads
A virtual library with reviews and ratings posted by other readers

http://www.goodreads.com

Books and Authors
Explore the latest genre fiction, essential non-fiction and the authors behind the titles

http://books.wiseto.com/bna

Project Gutenberg
Access to thousands of on-line books

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Bartleby.com
Great books online including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more

http://www.bartleby.com/reference/

The Encyclopedia of Television
Includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html

B.J. Pinchbeck
Links to useful information on an array of topics

http://www.pinchbeck/.com

WebMD
Provides health and medical news and information

http://www.webmd.com

Bay Area Art & Music
Dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich, eclectic history of Bay Area artists, film makers, musicians and entertainers

http://www.bayareaartandmusic.org

Language Learning Library
A selection of language learning tutorials

http://www.languagelearninglibrary.org

BBC Language
Language courses for several popular languages such as German, French, Spanish and Chinese

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages

Translation
Translate text into different languages

http://www.freetranslation.com/

CITATION RESOURCES

The Purdue OWL: MLA Style Guide

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

CitationMachine

http://www.citationmachine.net/