REFERENCE TOOLS  

iCONN

iCONN provides a collection of essential library and information resources for all Connecticut students, faculty and residents. Use ReQuest (statewide library catalog) to request books, periodicals, DVDs and more with your public library card. 

**Free access from school or public libraries.  Access from home requires password-your public library barcode

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Opposing Viewpoints in Context offers different perspectives on current issues, such as immigration, climate change, oil drilling, and jobs. Information is presented in the following formats:  

**Free access from home, school, and public libraries.

Salem Press Salem Press History

Search through the database to access information about milestone documents and the decades, as well as great lives and great events in history. The print version of the set can be found in the BHS library reference section.

**Free access from home or school. When at home, login to the database through the “Remote Access Login tab”, and use the password boltonhs.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Free online access to encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference tools dealing with art, science, history, literature, and other topics.

**Free access from home, school, and public libraries.

EasyBib

The Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker.

**Free access from home or school. Accounts must be established at school to allow the use of premium features.

Noodletools

Search intelligently.

Record, organize and synthesize information using online note cards.

Format your bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style.

**Free access from home or school. First time users will be prompted to enter a username: bolton and a password: library You can then create your own account.   

Salem Press Salem Literature

Access the full text of our Critical Series in poetry and essays online. The print version of the this series can be found in the BHS library reference section.

**Free access from home or school. When at home, login to the database through the “Remote Access Login tab”, and use the password boltonhs.

Salem Press Online Medical Database

Search through thousands of medical journal articles from the Salem Press Medical Guide. The print version of the medical guide can be found in the BHS library reference section.

**Free access from home or school. When at home, login to the database through the “Remote Access Login tab”, and use the password boltonhs.

SAT Practice Tools

StudyPoint has created an SAT practice test scoring tool that enables students to score & analyze official SAT and ACT practice tests.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.

**Free access from home and school.