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The mission of the Bishop Kearney High School¦Golisano Library is to ensure that all students acquire the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to become responsible, contributing citizens in a changing global community with the belief that student learning is the goal. This library welcomes and supports all people in their enjoyment of reading and the pursuit of lifelong learning. Working together, we strive to provide equal access to information, ideas and knowledge through books and other resources. We believe in the freedom to read, to learn, to discover. We believe in being partners with other libraries, public, school, college and university, both public and private. We understand that the library is the caretaker of the wisdom of the universe and the protector of intellectual freedom.
The library creates a safe – even sacred – space, encouraging all to inwardly digest its contents. At the heart of this encounter is a spiritual path. It is impossible to encounter the world's literature without touching on spiritual issues. As we read literature, we read our own lives.
The library matters because it enhances the educational experience at every level, it gives Bishop Kearney ¦Golisano High School a competitive edge, and it seeds the faith formation of the students and faculty. The Bishop Kearney High School¦Golisano Library matters because it offers sanctuary and salvation, opportunities and enrichment, as well as solutions and delights.
Open from 7:15am to 3:15 PM, the Bishop Kearney High School¦Golisano Library offers students a quiet place to read, study, and do research throughout the school day.
The current library collection has around 20,000 volumes, of which between 300 to 400 are new each year.
"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education."
Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education and Professor Emeritus Harvard Graduate School of Education
To find materials in the library, search THE OPAC
Students can access these databases for research:
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Ebscohost
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Excellent source for magazines, images, newspapers and reference materials on a variety of topics including literature, science, health and business - full text included |
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Proquest |
Source for newspapers and magazines - full text included |
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Novel |
Newspapers, New York State newspapers, Health Reference, Business and Company Resources |
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The African American Experience |
Its two primary goals are to provide rock-solid information from authorities in the field, and to allow African Americans to speak for themselves through a wealth of primary sources - from their first arrival in the New World to the present day. |
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The Latino American Experience |
Over 299 volumes of full-text content, from encyclopedias to biographies. Hundreds of primary documents, including audio clips and other primary source material in English and Spanish. |
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Oxford Art Online |
Offers unrivaled breadth and depth of content, a wide range of search options, and extensive links to images from galleries and museums around the world. It is the unsurpassed authority on all aspects of art from prehistory to the present day. |
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Oxford Music Online |
Combines the full text of the acclaimed 29-volume print edition with the added benefit of sophisticated search capabilities, one-click cross-referencing, and an ever increasing network of web-links to musical sites around the world. |
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SchoolCat |
Searches the catalog for all school libraries in the BOCES 1 & 2 System |
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Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full-text quality-controlled scientific & scholarly journals. |
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CQ Researcher
CQ Supreme Court Collection
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The definitive source for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. |
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NewsBank InfoWeb |
Access to Democrat & Chronicle, plus America's News Magazines, a database of 26 of the top news magazines, including: Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Reports, People Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. |
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World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras |
Explore eras or analyze enduring historical dilemmas |
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Bloom's Literary Reference |
Everything from Shakespeare to contemporary literature |
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Hoover's |
Business/people/industry index; research companies using online fact sheets and build custom company lists. |
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Monroe County Library System |
Use classic catalog to find items in public libraries |
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GreenFILE™ |
A freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond |
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LISTA |
This world-class bibliographic database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. |
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Teacher Reference Center (TRC) |
Coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians |
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Biography Resource Center |
Looking for a person? Try this database on the Monroe County Library System web site under the Magazines & Databases. You will need your Monroe County Library card. |
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WORLD CAT |
Search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world |
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