Research — Academic Databases & Encyclopedias
RCHS Library Catalog —Books we have in our library (including e-book titles).
Tennessee Electronic Library — Complete listing of TEL databases to which we have access (see library homepage for recommendations).
WorldBook Advanced Encyclopedia
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Guide to Types of Information Resources —Helps you determine what type of information resource (journal article, book, magazine, etc.) you need and what you'll find in each. Via The University of Fort Hare and Virginia Tech.
Citation Help
MLA - OWL Purdue Citation Guide —Helps you discover and understand how to create your own MLA citations.
APA - OWL Purdue Citation Guide —Helps you discover and understand how to create your own APA citations.
BibMe and EasyBib — Both help you generate citations in MLA format for your Works Cited page. However, the websites have ads and aren't always correct. Be sure to double check the results!
Tuition, Financial Aid, & Scholarships
Tuition Tracker (Search for college, then see dropdown box at top of page)
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
East Tennessee Foundation Scholarships (Go to "Scholarships Listed By County")
Tristar Reads Content ($1000 prize for reading over the summer!)
Book Lovers Scholarship ($500 cash award)
5 Scholarships Open to All High Schoolers
10 Sites to Kick Off Your Scholarship Search
Career Resources
Occupational Outlook Handbook
MyACT Career Planning (must sign-in)
Peterson's Career Prep (must sign-in)
Gale Resources in Context - High School database
Free ebooks and audiobooks
RCHS Collection —Access our ebooks and audiobooks through the free Sora App, or through the Sora website. Check out titles using your school e-mail and password. See Ms. Parrish for help!
Kingston Public Library — With your (free) public library card, you can sign in to access e-books and audiobooks through the Tennessee READS program via OverDrive. You can also connect Tennessee READS to your Sora App if you're using it for the school already.
Project Gutenberg — Offers over 54,000 free ebooks to download or read online. You will find the world's great literature here, especially older, classic works for which copyright has expired.
Lit2Go — Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in .mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages.