Bishop O'Dowd Library

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
Student Resource Center -- Gold
Includes basic information, multimedia, biographies, and select magazines and newpapers, including the New York Times.
Opposing Viewpoints
A place to find articles that disagree on controversial subjects. A good starting point when choosing a topic.
EBSCO Student Resource Center
Student Edition
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Geography	Science
Government and Law	Spanish
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
Infotrac ASAP
ProQuest
Infotrac and ProQuest are our largest online databases of magazines and newspapers. ProQuest includes the New York Times online.
SIRS Researcher
SIRS contains preselected articles on the high school level.
LexisNexis Scholastic Edition
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Geography	Science
Government and Law	Spanish
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Academic Search
EBSCO
Provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications.
General Reference Center Gold
Contains articles from newspapers, magazines, and reference books.
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Geography	Science
Government and Law	Spanish
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
SIRS Government Reporter
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for the bookmark with logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Facts on File World Atlas Online
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Biography Resource Center
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Extensive coverage of: World religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference
Advanced Placement
Designed to meet the extensive needs of those enrolled in various AP courses, containing more than 6,100 full text journals and over 100,000 photos, maps and flags..

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
History Resource Center: US
History Resource Center: Modern World
Facts on File: Ancient History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Literature Resource Center
Covers author biographies, literary criticism, bibliographies, reference articles.
Scribner Writers
Twaynes Authors Series
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Informe
Revistas hispanicas con textos completos. Busque informacion utilizando palabras de clave en espanol.
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
ProQuest AP Science
Access to 500 full-text magazines and journals covering all aspects of science.
Facts on File Science Online
Includes basic information, diagrams, essays, definitions, etc.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Includes medical reference, periodicals, journals, directories, manufacturers' prescription drug information, alcohol and drug abuse, fitness, diseases, etc.
Advanced Placement	Online Reference

Online and CD-ROM Databases This symbol indicates library databases that are accessible from home. Ask at the desk for logins and passwords.
Starting Points
General Periodicals -- All Subjects
General Periodicals and Reference -- All Subjects
Specialized Databases
Biographies	History
Religion	Literature
Government and Law	Spanish
Geography	Science
Advanced Placement	Online Reference
Q & A Cafe
Enables you to ask questions directly of a reference librarian between the hours of 2pm - 9pm, every day.

HOURS

Mon - Fri 7:00 - 5:00

STAFF

Genevieve S. Arechiga, Library Assistant
garechiga@bishopodowd.org
(510)577-9100 x152

Annette Counts , Librarian
acounts@bishopodowd.org
(510)577-9100 x151

LINKS

SUMMER READING

About the Library
CITATION MACHINE
Citation Maker
Visual Thesaurus
Guide to Research
Guide to Internet Resources
Recommended Resources by Subject
Free Databases

Connect to the Internet

Library Book Catalog
Search among the library's approximately 25,000
volumes for books that fit your needs.

E-books
Just like a book from the shelf, but in electronic form.
Here's a link to a list of available E-book titles.