RHS Learning Commons - Questions/Comments?  

Email Mrs. Keller ckeller@ridgewood.k12.nj.us

Passwords for Databases & Online Resources

When on the RHS wi-fi network, many resources will log in directly.

Our Website Links

LC Website                                        A-Z Databases List 

Rhs.ridgewood.libguides.com                Search by database name or filter

 ABC-CLIO    BRITANNICA    

INFOBASE-FOF (including Issues & Controversies)    

JSTOR      OXFORD

ID     =    ridgewoodhs          PW   =    maroons

        eLibrary from Proquest

ID: ridgewoodhs

PW: RHSM@r00ns

        EBSCO (including eBook History Collection, Academic Search Premier)

ID: ridgewoodhs

PW: RHSM@r00n$

        Gale:  GVRL eBooks, Short Stories, Literature Collection Online,                 Shakespeare

PW only:   maroons     (no library ID needed)

        Sora App by OverDrive 

Student ID:   your 6-digit student #                  Teacher ID:   your Skyward ID#

                      (listed in Skyward profile)                        (hint:  last5 + first3 + 000)

        MackinVia: Sign in with Google 

        The Bergen Record and northjersey.com: contact Mrs. Keller

        The Economist: contact Mrs. Keller

        Foreign Affairs: contact Mrs. Keller

        Time Magazine: contact Mrs. Keller

        The Financial Times

Available from school only. For off-site use, students aged 16-19 and educators can register and create accounts here.

        The New York Times

Available from school only. Register for an account if you’d like to save articles while at school to read later when home or away from school. Databases such as eLibrary and Newspapers Source from Ebsco contain full text from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other news sources.

        The Wall Street Journal

ID:      rhslibrary@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
PW:    maroons

Ridgewood Public Library  &   BCCLS  

RPL and Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS, pronounced “buckles”) purchase subscription resources available for residents with a public library card.  

As part of Freshman Focus, 9th grade students received RPL. If you no longer have your card, please visit RPL to replace it and get a new pin#.

Ridgewood Public School teachers who reside in towns that are not part of BCCLS may apply at RPL for a courtesy card.

Ridgewood Public Library Premium Databases

These resources are not available through BCCLS.

New York Times Historical (1851-2011) (ProQuest)

Gale Biography in Context  and  Gale Literature Resource Center 

ID:      your RPL card #      

PW:    4-digit pin  (usually last 4 digits of card #)

Salem Press:  Defining Documents & Milestone Documents

PW only:     your RPL card # or ridgewoodpl