Gale has eBooks in subjects ranging from the environment to art to multicultural studies.

JMRL has print books, eBooks, audiobooks, and a variety of other resources. To get a library card, sign up on their website or see Ms. Archey or Ms. Techman.

Did you know if you're over 16 and a resident of Virginia, you are eligible to have a library account at UVA? Talk to your WAHS librarians for details.

Student Leadership Web Guide

Ms. Miracle, Ms. McLaughlin

Age of Reason Web Guide

Ms. Mulcahy

Read for Life Web Guide

Ms. Rao

Dewey Decimal Numbers 

In which section might you find books on your topic? This interactive Dewey Decimal chart can help.

What is the difference between a database, a journal, and an article?

You may have heard your teachers and librarians talk about databases, journals, and articles - but how do they differ from each other and how do we use each of them? 

A database is a digital, searchable  container that can hold anything from books to journal articles to government documents. Journals are periodicals - meaning they are publications that come out in issues on a regular basis. Each issue of a journal contains individual articles. In school, we most often use databases to search for individual articles. These articles come up in our searches as detached from their individual journal issues.