Subscription Databases

ProQuest eLibrary
This large general reference includes more than 2,000 full-text sources on a broad range of topics. 

Social Issues Resource Series (SIRS)   This database is best used for research on current social and political issues.

NebraskAccess
A service from the Nebraska Library Commission, this collection of databases includes:  Small Business Reference Center, WorldCAT, EbscoExplora, MyHeritage, NoveList, Biography Reference Center, and more!

JSTOR – This is your source for full-text primary sources, journal articles, art, news, and thousands of free e-books.

Gale Virtual Reference Library – Includes Twayne’s Authors Online, Scribner, New Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of the American Constitution and more!

Open Access Databases

ERIC – The Education Resources Information Center is a database for finding information and resources in the field of education. 

Project Muse – Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide.

Primary Sources

Local Libraries

Follett Destiny – This is the online catalog for the Pius X Library and Diocese of Lincoln Catholic School Libraries.

Lincoln City Libraries – Access to the LCL physical and digital collections is available to all residents of Lincoln.  Visit the library to request a borrower card.

University of Nebraska Libraries – Yes, high school students can use University of Nebraska Libraries! 

Digital Libraries

WorldCat – Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

Internet Archive – This worldwide OCLC catalog is the most comprehensive

HathiTrust – This In the HathiTrust Digital Library collection, you can find titles on everything from African History, Economics, and French Literature to Solar Energy, Public Health, and materials published in more than 400 languages. The digital library of 18+ million digitized items brings together the collections of more than 60 academic and research libraries from across North America and other countries.

College Board – Your primary source for information about ACT, SAT and AP exams.

Khan Academy –
Study for your ACT, SAT or AP exams with practice exercises, instructional videos and a personalized learning dashboard.

Peterson’s Test and Career Prep-
This test preparation resource also has information on financial aid, career exploration, scholarship information and resume writing.  Use your Lincoln Libraries card number to access  practice tests and test prep eBooks.

The Princeton Review – A highly successful test prep academy that is not affiliated with test developers.  Includes test prep for ACT, SAT, AP and professional tests.

The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education

Developing Authentically Catholic Schools

Bishop Conley’s Pastoral Letter on Catholic Education.

(From National Catholic Register, May 31, 2015)

• Leisure, the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
• The Odyssey by Homer
• The Dialogues of Plato
  • Apology
  • Euthyphro
  • Phaedo
  • Crito
  • Gorgias
  • Republic
• Confessions by St. Augustine
• The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
• The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
• Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
• William Shakespeare’s Plays
  • King Lear
  • Hamlet
  • Macbeth
  • Henry V
  • The Merchant of Venice
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni
• Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
• The Power and the Glory by Graham Green
• Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
• Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
  • Out of the Silent Planet
  • Perelandra
  • That Hideous Strength
• Middle Earth epics by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the first part of The Lord of the Rings
  • The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings
  • The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings