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Library

Dauphin County Technical School Library is committed to helping students achieve success in school, by assisting students in becoming effective users of information and lifelong learners. Through collection development, teacher collaboration and student instruction, the library staff works to support the curriculum, teach information literacy skills, foster literature appreciation and promote social responsibility.

Library

Library Hours: Monday-Friday 7:50am-3:10pm

LIBRARY WIKI

IMPORTANT LINKS

  • Noodle Tools
    Noodle Tools assists students in the research process by helping them organize their materials. Students can access this from home, by creating their own accounts.
  • Turn It In
    Students can submit research papers to accounts created by teachers to be checked for plagiarism.
  • EbscoHost
    EbscoHost database consists of academic and scholarly journals. To access this resource from home, students will need the school ID and password.
  • Virtual Reference Library (eBooks) *New

          Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for   

          multidisciplinary research. The reference books available are:

    • American Decades
    • Encyclopedia of World Biography
    • Encyclopedia of Religion
    • History Behind the Headlines
    • UXL Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy
    • UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances
    • CaseBase 2
    • Novels for Students
    • Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
    • New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
    • Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans
    • American Law Yearbook
    • Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
    • Encyclopedia of Education
    • Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film

You will need a password in order to access these eBooks. Please stop by the library to learn the password.

STATE RESOURSES

  • Power Library
    The POWER Library allows you to access thousands of full text periodical articles, newspapers, a major encyclopedia, plus photographs, pictures, charts, maps, reference materials.  Power Library can be accessed in the Library.  It can also be accessed at home with a public library card.
  • Ask Here PA
    Ask Here PA is designed to provide fast answers to questions using information found on the Internet and in databases funded by libraries. In most cases, Ask Here PA Librarians will provide an answer online in 15 minutes or less! If your question involves lengthy research, they will get you started and/or provide a referral for you or your question. To access this resource from home you will need a public library card.

©2007 Dauphin County Technical School
6001 Locust Lane, Harrisburg PA 17109
717-652-3170
 

Dauphin County Technical School is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact our Title IX Coordinator or Section 504 Coordinator at 6001 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA 17109 (717) 652-3170. For information regarding services, activities, and facilities that are accessible to and usable by handicapped individuals and groups, please contact Dr. Kevin Lacey, Administrative Director.