Tom Rice Library Media Center

Library

Phone: 619-476-4230

Staff:

Wendy Herrera
Librarian Technician
Email: Wendy.Herrera@sweetwaterschools.org

Lourdes Renteria Teacher Librarian Email: Lourdes.Renteria@sweetwaterschools.org

Library Books:

  • Library books are checked out for 3 weeks.  Books can be renewed up to two times, however, popular titles can only be renewed once.


  • A maximum of three books can be checked out at any one time.


Library Catalog:

To look up a book & your account

please use the HTH Library Online Catalog:

Log In Information:

User ID: School ID

Password: 8 Digit Birthday

(example: May 30, 2005 would be 05302005)

or

Type in your last name as your password.

PASSWORD PROTECTED RESEARCH WEBSITES:

Click here for Password Info (You must be logged in with your SUHSD Google account to access the passwords)

EBSCO – By clicking on this link you will be able to access the following:

  • High School Research (can search on any topic)


  • Biography Reference Center (Over 450,000 full text biographies)


  • Health Research (easy to understand health and medical information)


  • History Reference Center (search on topics having to do with United States and World History)


  • Literary Reference Center Plus (information on thousands of authors and their works)


  • Points of View (overviews on controversial topics-great for developing arguments, writing position papers, and debates!)


  • Science Reference Center (information on all sciences)


  • Novelist Plus (reading recommendations & reviews)


Encyclopedia Britannica

CultureGrams – Concise cultural information on countries around the world.

eLibrary – General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers.

ProQuest Central Student – Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.

School & Educators Complete – eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support  multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical  Education, Information Literacy and Technology).

SIRS Discoverer – Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.

SIRS Issues Researcher – Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.

SORA (By Overdrive)- Audio and eBooks. Add the San Diego County Library to your account in order to access secondary sources not available through HTH.

ProQuest Research Companion – Information literacy tools and tutorials to help develop critical thinking.

Resources