Boston Arts Academy Library

Spring at BAA means performances and exhibitions of your amazing work! The vocal department and others have been in front of the camera all over the place in the last few weeks, and here are a few of their amazing videos!

The first video is the Springfest Concert dedicated to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin! Thank you to Danny Rivera for making the video accessible.

Next, you can see Danny Rivera and Fashion Senior Sarada Murrett-Kam featured in a video about BAA and the arts education we strive for at our school!

The third series of video is the BAA Spirituals performance on Sing That Thing! They performed on Episode 2 and the Finale Episode of season 5 which took place this year!

. You can also check out the BAA performances from season 1 in 2015. That group were featured on episode 4 and the finale in episode 6!

Friday, May 17, 2019

Sweet Sweet Library Returns...

Bring your checked-out library materials back and earn candy!

Not sure what you need to turn in? Come ask us!

The library has emailed every student what books, movies, audiobooks, or equipment they need to bring back by their last day of school. This means you need to bring things back by 6/14/19!

For the next two weeks, every time you drop off a load of library materials,

that sweet life will be yours.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Afrofuturist Fashion

Check out these amazing designers and fashionistas who are influenced by Afrofuturism in movies, literature, and comic books!

You can find more videos like this in Refinery 29's Style Out There series, an award-winning video series that explores the connections between clothing, community, and culture across the world. There are three seasons of videos which explore everything from the Lolita style to Victorian dresses being worn in Namibia!

Monday, April 1, 2019

Spring Hum 3 Research

Hello Humanties 3 students. This post is for you, a master post of all the sources you can use for your Hum 3 paper research and all the ways the library can help you!

Finding Sources

Recommended databases:

Guide and Video tutorials to using the Library Databases:

Books:

BAA Library Catalog
Check out the display of books the library interns made in front of Mr. Sullivan's room.
Feel free to browse the library's shelves in the pod area.

eBooks:

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Axis 360-- your library ID is baaSTUDENTID (so baa55555 for example)

Determining Reliability

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

Currency
Relevancy
Accuracy
Authority
Purpose

Click here for a blank CRAAP test worksheet.

Check out these other useful ways to evaluate sources.

Creating Citations

All articles in the recommended databases will create the citation for you. Look at the right hand side of the article for "Citation Tools"
Purdue OWL explains how to create citations for all kinds of sources
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.

Make sure you create your citations in MLA style!

Getting Writing Help

The library is open and able to help with research, writing, and proofreading your essay! We have tutors available 3:00-4:30 PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. You can also always ask Ms. Marz or any member of the library team for help and we will be there for you.