To offer a welcoming and enriched environment for continued growth and learning beyond the classroom, in a way that opens hearts and minds to developing strong literacy skills, both in reading fluency, and in information exploration and synthesis, so that the library may contribute to preparing engaged and empowered students ready for college and their future role in society.

Librarian: Gloria Mayorga
E-mail: gloria.mayorga@holycross-sa.org

• ACADEMIC RESEARCH

  • Google Scholar
    Powerful tool for finding academic literature, providing links to full-text PDF files from scholarly publishers and universities
  • RefSeek
    Academic search engine that provides students and researchers with access to high-quality, vetted resources
  • Science.gov
    Portal that searches across U.S. government databases for scientific information and research
  • SweetSearch
    Designed for students.  Results are evaluated by librarians, educators, and research experts

• MLA CITATIONS

  • KnightCite
    Need help with your MLA citations?  Just fill-in-the blanks at KnightCite.
  • NoodleBib Express
    Select the type of citation and create!
  • BibGuru
    Supports APA, MLA, Harvard, and Chicago styles 
  • MyBib
    Generate citations by searching for sources or entering required details

• PLAGIARISM

  • Plagiarism
    10-minute tutorial on understanding and avoiding plagiarism.
• DIGITAL RESOURCES
  • Internet Archive
    Non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more
  • Project Gutenberg
    An online library of free electronic books, or eBooks especially the classics
  • Common Sense Media
    Non-profit that provides age appropriate reviews for books, TV shows, games, apps, and other media