Database Exploration

  Hi Humanities 1!

Let's learn about the World History Database!

Use the password "fenway" to access Gale databases from home.

• World History

Latinx Changemakers

 Hi Spanish 2!

via GIPHY

Check here for the list of people you can choose.

Here are the databases for your research on the Latinx Changemakers:

Use the password "fenway" to access Gale databases from home.

• Gale Biography
• Global Issues
• World History
• Britannica Escolar

It's Banned Books Week at the BAA library!

Every year, at the beginning of the school year, we want to bring awareness to book challenges and books that have been banned in libraries and schools around the country. Libraries are public institutions that are dedicated to creating access to all sorts of materials from all sorts of perspectives. 

We fight challenges (or requests to remove a book from a library) in the name of your freedom to read what you want!

Take a look at the information all around the library and 

stop by to check out a book that is banned in a different part of the USA today!

Let's dig into Al-Andalus...

 Hi Spanish 4 and 5! 

Here is the database for your research on Spain, Islamic Rule, and African Influences:

Use the password "fenway" to access Gale databases from home.

• Gale in Context World History

Ecology Project for Biology

Hello Biology Students, this post is for you, a master post of all the resources you can use for your Ecology Project and all the ways the library can help you!

Finding Sources

Recommended databases:
Use the password "fenway" to access databases.

• Gale in Context Science
• This database is your go-to! There will be information on all sorts of species and information about their habitats.      
• San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
• Use this LibGuide to find information about specific animals using their factsheets about animals at the San Diego Zoo.                                                                              
• Encyclopedia Britannica 
• This database is great for finding basic information about your species and their habitat
• Gale in Context Environmental Science
• This database is great for learning about the human impact on your research animal's habitat. 
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eBooks:

• Sora (search for Boston Arts Academy, your login is your bostonK12 email).

Video tutorials on how to use the Library Databases:

• How to send an article to Google Drive
• How to use the topic finder and Advanced Search to narrow your research
• How to use the Topic Finder to explore Search Terms
• How to Highlight and take Notes in the Article

Getting Tutoring Help

The library is open and able to help with your ecology project! Come join us after school Mon-Thurs 3:00-5:00 PM, Fridays 12:40-3:00 PM. We have science tutors available every day! 

You can also always ask Ms. Marz or Ms. Mac for help and we will be there for you.

Creating Citations

• All articles in the recommended databases will create the citation for you. Look at the bottom of the article for the "MLA Citation".
• KnightCite will create citations for you if you look up the title of a book or article.  HOWEVER, you should always double check if the citation is complete.
• Purdue OWL explains how to create citations for all kinds of sources

Make sure you create your citations in MLA style!

Determining Reliability

Use the CRAAP test to decide if a source from Google is reliable:

• Currency
• Relevancy
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Purpose

Click here for a blank CRAAP test worksheet.

Check out these other useful ways to evaluate sources.