West Seattle High School Library
The WSHS library is here to help support the educational objectives of our school's curriculum. Below you will find a collection of resources compiled by the library staff:
General Research Resources
Seattle Public Schools Library Resources
WSHS Library Catalog
Gale Reference Library (password: wshs)
Study Guides
Biographical Dictionary
Infoplease Almanac
Encyclopedia.com
Homework Center
Dictionary.com
ArtCyclopedia
RefDesk
Local, National, and International News
The Seattle Times
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The New York Times
Newspapers from Around the World
CNN
Writing Resources
BibMe
EasyBib
Works Cited Examples
Thesis Generator
Thesis Builder
The Owl at Purdue
Country Information and Maps
Background Notes: U.S. Department of State
National Geographic Maps
Library of Congress: Country Studies
QuickMaps
United Nations
BBC Country Profiles
Primary Sources
The Library of Congress American Memory Project
The American Memory Project; Presidents
The Papers of George Washington
Librarians' Internet Index (type “primary documents”)
The National Archives
More National Archives
National Archives Online Exhibits
American History Digital Resources
American and World Primary Sources
Calisphere (University of California)
Seattle Public Library Link to Historical Sources
University of Washington Digital Collections
Librarian's Index to Digitized Primary Resources
Government
CBA Constitutional Resources:
- Supreme Court Cases by Topic: www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topic.htm
- CBA Constitutional Issues (from the National Archives): www.archives.gov/seattle/education/curriculum/10th-grade/constitutional-issues.html
US Government
Washington State
King County
Seattle
Pacific Northwest Primary Resources
The History Link
Pacific Northwest Archives
Washington History Online
Quotation Sites
Plagiarism Information for Students and Teachers
Plagiarism.org
Avoiding Plagiarism
More on Avoiding Plagiarism
TurnItIn (for teachers)
Other Libraries
King County Library
Seattle Central Community College Library
Seattle Public Library
University of Washington Libraries
The Library of Congress
