Durant Independent School District
Durant High School
Library References and Resources
Resources and media for learning
Traditional resources
The Durant High School Library provides students and staff with a variety of print and non-print materials.
- Books
- Over 9,000 volumes in fiction, nonfiction and reference
- Newspapers
- Durant Daily Democrat, Daily Oklahoman, BISHINIK—Publication of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Mistletoe Leaves—Publication of the Oklahoma Historical Society
- Periodicals
- Subscriptions to 35+ publications
- Vertical and career files
- Pamphlets and article reprints for current events and career research
- Specialized reference sources
- CQ Researcher, Facts on File, Reader's Guide
- Audio visual materials
- Collection of videotapes for classroom instruction
- College and careers
- Specialized section of books and videos on varied career choices for students including job expectations, requirements, salary, and prospective employment outlook. The library has college catalogs of course offerings for Oklahoma colleges.
Electronic reference resources
- Databases
- EBSCO—EBSCOhost service provides full-text access to articles from hundred of journal titles. Books In Print Reviews is included in these databases.
- INFOTRAC Kid's Edition—Full-text database for elementary-age students.
- Electric Library Elementary—Full-text database for elementary-age students.
- FirstSearch- Bibliographic database containing WorldCat. No full-text offered with this database contract.
*NOTE: When accessing above databases from home, you will need to get password from the DHS Library.
- Reference tools
- The Internet Public Library—Provides searching by sections or categories, reference questions, and an extensive web directory
- The WWW Virtual Library—Extensive web directory organized by subjects
- Cherry Creek High School—Teacher resources
- Shakespeare
- Reference desk—Portal site that contains almanacs, books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, news, maps and more
- Information Please Kids' Almanac—Find facts on thousands of subjects
- Library Spot—Online library and reference information with dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, tools and more
- Awesome Library—Reviewed resources
- Britannica Encyclopedia—online encyclopedia
- Thesaurus—Free online thesaurus of English words
- Biography—Find biographies for thousands of people
- Webster Dictionary—Free online Webster dictionary of English words
- Dictionary—Free online dictionary
- Familiar Quotations
- Farmer's Almanac
- My Virtual Reference Desk
- Homework help
- Yahooligans! School Bell—Homework answers and reference
- Homework Spot
- The Math Forum @ Drexel—Ask Dr. Math
- Research-It!
- Statistics
- FedStats—Statistics from over 100 federal agencies, including map statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Statistics.com—Organized by topic, a web directory of statistics sites
- Maps
- Mapquest—Provides driving directions from one point to another
- Free Trip—Provides directions from one point to another
- World
- Atlapedia—Provides facts, figures, and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy
- National Geographic—Includes an atlas of printable maps, as well as interesting and photogenic information
- World Factbook—CIA's site on countries. Up-to-date info in chart form on economy, government, military, geography, people, transportation, etc; Includes map of each country
- Worldbank—Provides statistics on economy, people, literacy, health in chart format
- Countrywatch—Map and very brief info of each country
*Note: Sites listed are not maintained by Durant Independent School District. We do not control content or availability.
Library information
- Library home
- Library mission staff, and hours
- Library rules and guidelines
- Guidelines and rules for acceptable use of library media and computer resources
- Research tools, citing sources, and plagarism
- Helpful links to search engines and directories, how to cite sources, and plagiarism guidelines
- Library College and Career Center
- Helpful links and resources for college and career preparation, financial aid, and scholarships