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The word
"COWS,"
will help you organize your research. Search for
sources in the following order. |
Current Reference
and Print Material
Search through current reference books, textbooks
magazines, and non-fiction library books. Note "keywords" you can use to gain more information on your topic.
Use Destiny, the Media Center's Online Catalog to check your resources.
Resources:
Destiny | Keyword Chart
Online Resources
Our Media Center is fortunate to be able to offer a wide variety
of databases. wonderful databases: These
databases can be found by
clicking
here: Please ask your Media Center Staff for a
pamphlets with usernames and passwords to these databases as
they are password protected
Resources:
WiseOwl |
Online Databases |
ebooks
Webliographies
Teacher selected Websites
A Webilography is a bibliography of websites that have been selected by your teacher or
the Media Center staff to assist you with your project. You will
find webliographies on the
Teacher Links
Page.
Search Engines
(The last resource to consider)
Additional resources may be found by searching the WWW.
The
use of this resource requires
evaluation. Use the
following checklist to evaluate your source.
Search engines are not all created equal and you need to learn what types of information each will provide and how that information is presented. Take a few minutes and check out the following links.
You will also need to know about the "invisible web" and how to access its information.
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To learn more about Search Tools, follow the links by clicking on "Introduction to Search Tools."
What can search engines do for you and how can they help you with your research. Read up on each of the major search engines and how they find information for you. Click on "Major Search Engines.".
To learn more about Specialized Search Engines, follow the links by clicking on "How to Find a Specialized Search Engine for Your Topic."
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