Resources
- Melinda Gallagher
- LIbrarian - Owasso HS East
- (918) 272-8029
- [email protected]
- Heather Shuck
- Librarian - Owasso HS West
- (918) 274-3010
- [email protected]
- Shauna Fender
- Librarian - 8th Grade Center
- (918) 272-8044
- [email protected]
Destiny
Access the school's library collection as well as log in to personal library accounts to place holds, access database links/passwords, and acquire personal information about items checked out, due dates, fines, etc. Username and Password: Same as Chromebook login.
Sora - eBooks and Audiobooks
This is Owasso High School's newest place to access eBooks and audiobooks for both campuses. Follow this link on your Chromebook, or download the Sora app from your app store. Then log-in using your Google log-in information.
Destiny Discover - eBooks and Audiobooks
Access some of OHS's eBooks and audiobooks via Destiny Discover. The eBooks and audiobooks should be generally the same between the two campuses, but this version of Destiny Discover will also contain the print books located on the East campus. The usernames and passwords for Destiny Discover are the same as the Chromebook.
Gale Databases
Access all of our Gale resources here, including three Gale in Context databases: High School, Opposing Viewpoints, Global Issues, and Gale e-books. This access point also provides the opportunity to cross-search all of the Gale resources simultaneously.
Gale In Context: High School
An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.
Gale In Context: Global Issues
International academic perspectives on global issues
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Continuously updated information and opinions cover hot issues
Gale eBooks
Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.
EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost is a collection of databases that provides access to thousands of authoritative encyclopedia articles, newspaper articles, reference books, images, magazine articles, maps, biographies, academic journal articles, and primary sources. After logging in, select High School Research or any of the other options that best fit your needs. High School Research automatically selects the most common databases for high school researchers, but you can add subject specific databases to your search based on your topic.
SIRS Issues Researcher
SIRS is designed for high school students, and it is great for argument writing and debates. Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between of 345+ social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues. SIRS contains thousands of hand-selected, authoritative newspaper and magazine articles, graphics, charts, maps, primary sources, government documents, websites, and multimedia. Critical thinking questions and timelines also help broaden student comprehension of each topic.
World Book Online
Highlights of World Book Online are World Book Student and World Book Timelines. World Book Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, biographies, learning resources, and research tools. Timelines gives you access to 650+ unique Timelines, or you can make your own.
Oklahoma Digital Prairie
Oklahoma Digital Prairie provides visitors unique digital content spanning more than 100 years of rich, vibrant history from Oklahoma. The resource areas found here include documents, photographs, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, posters, maps and audio/visual content. Content ranges from the late 1800s to the present day. There are several collections. Some of the highlights are Tulsa Race Massacre Files, Images of OK, Oklahoma Authors, Oklahoma Almanacs, Oklahoma Online Archives, State Government Documents, and the Oklahoma Collection.