Version 2023.12
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.
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@r00ns
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
Available from school only. For off-site use, students aged 16-19 and educators can register and create accounts here.
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.
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