How to Search for Articles Using EBSCOhost

Documentation Resources

Oakland Catholic Style Sheet

Citation Maker: Secondary

This is a very easy-to-use citation maker for high school students based on MLA standards. The site also includes links to information on plagiarism, parenthetical citations, and more.

EasyBib Citation Maker

A very advanced citation maker that allows you to create regular and annotated bibliographies for practically any source.

SLATE Citation Machine

Type in the correct bibliographic information to get the proper citation format.

Books and Authors

Finding Information on Authors in the OCHS Library

A guide to help you search for biographical information on authors in the OCHS Library.

Internet Public Library’s Author Resources

List of sites about the work or lives of specific authors and sites that discuss groups of authors. Also, you can search by time period.

Librarian’s Index to the Internet Author Directory

A searchable directory of websites on authors, organized by nationality and time period.

Literary Criticism Resources

Finding Literary Criticisms

Information on finding literary criticisms in print and electronic formats.
Microsoft Word version

Internet Public Library’s Online Literary Criticism Collection

This listing of online literary criticisms is searchable by era, title, and author. The IPL also has an Online Literary Criticism Guide with additional resources for finding criticisms on the web.

Carnegie Library Databases (Literature Databases)

Databases available from the Carnegie Library for literature research. Includes Literature Resource Center. YOU WILL NEED YOUR LIBRARY CARD.

GRAMMAR

Common Errors in English

Courtesy of Paul Brians, professor of English, who explains how these errors and confusions between words affect meaning.

Writing and Publishing

The Surf Report’s High School Writing & Publishing Links

A list of websites on student writing and publishing.

Mrs. Fossum’s Creative Writing Class

The course web site for OCHS Creative Writing.