Mrs. Armstead - Night Research Paper
Need to find information for your paper? Take a look at the resources below. And remember, you can always stop by the Media Center and ask Ms. Creed or Ms. Trzesinski (aka Ms. T) for help.
No matter which topic you choose, the Databases are a great place to go to find good, credible sources. And remember, you can use the databases at home too. All you need are the usernames and passwords. Stop by the Media Center to get them.
History Reference Center (from EBSCO)
A fantastic place to go for info on all 3 topics - The Final Solution, Rescuers/Resistance, and Recent Genocide. When the main EBSCO page opens, click on History Reference Center to get started.
Issues Researcher (from SIRS)
This database will be especially useful if your topic is Recent Genocide.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (from Gale)
Another excellent source for info on Recent Genocide.
SIRS Knowledge Source
If you're searching for info on the Holocaust, try this Subject Heading: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Student Resources in Context (from Gale)
This one's got it all: info on all 3 topics can be found here.
WorldBook Online
Click on World Book Student. This is a great place for some general, introductory info to the Holocaust and genocide.
Websites
For a list of websites that are approved, head on over to Ms. T's delicious.com page. It's even better than Google!
Works Cited
To create your Works Cited page, use NoodleTools. Punctuation, alphabetization and formatting is taken care of for you.
Not sure what type of source you're citing? Head on over to the Writing Guides page. You can also download and print the MLA Format Guide for Works Cited. This guide will help you figure out what information you need for your citation based on the type of source - book, magazine/newspaper/journal article, database article, website. Plus, it will show you what your citation should look like.
You can also take a look online for the information you'll need to cite Sources in Print and Sources Online.
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Mrs. Hieatzman - Shakespeare Research Project
Follow the links and directions below to complete your Shakespeare Research Project. There's also a link to a sample PowerPoint presentation so you can get an idea of what yours should look like.
Source #1 - Worldbook Student Encyclopedia
Go to http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home.
In the search box, type in "Shakespeare".
Click on the link to the article about William Shakespeare.
Remember that the citation for the article can be found at the bottom of the page. You'll need that citation for your Works Cited slide in your PowerPoint presentation.
Source #2 - Gale Student Resources in Context
Go to Gale Student Resources in Context.
Search for "shakespeare".
Click on Reference.
On the left-hand side of the screen, Limit Search by "Shakespeare, William (English playwright)".
Limit Search by "Biography". (Also on left-hand side.)
Scroll down to the article called "William Shakespeare" that's from UXL Biographies 2003.
The citation for this article can also be found at the bottom of the article, right under where it says "Source Citation". You'll need this for your PowerPoint presentation.
PowerPoint Presentation
Click here to see the sample PowerPoint presentation Ms. T made about Shakespeare's later years. Remember that you want to keep things simple. Your facts should be in your own words and pretty short. Your background should be fairly plain so it's easy for people to read the text.
You can find images for your presentation in the Gale database. They'll even give you the citation for it so you can make sure you've given the owner of the image credit.
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Mr. James - Independent Research & Internship/Mentoring Classes
Here are some great resources that will help you get started with your research. Remember to use your media specialists, public librarians, teachers, and mentors as resources as well.
OM Website
Databases
Begin searching in the EBSCO, Gale, and SIRS databases. They cover a broad range of topics. Use NoodleTools to create your Works Cited and keep your notes organized.
Online Resources
Provides of more general list of website than found in the Research Guides lists. You might want to start with the sites listed under General Reference, particularly the Internet Public Library, Librarians' Internet Index, RefDesk, and the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Public Access Catalog (PAC)
Use this to find books in the Media Center on your topic. Always remember to go to the shelves and browse around the area with the call # that has books on your topic (ex. 364 and 346 for juvenile justice) - you'll find many more books there with info on your topic than you'll find in the PAC.
Research Guides
Contains a fairly extensive list of websites divided up by subject.
Howard County Public Library
http://hclibrary.org
Ask Us Now!
Chat with an information specialist 24 hours a day, seven days a week for research assistance. They can help you find websites, as well as print resources in your local library.
Search their catalog
If your local branch doesn't have it on the shelf, the librarians can order the book for your through inter-library loan.
Use their databases
Go to How do I... Use electronic resources. Click through to their list of databases. You'll need the barcode on the back of your library card to access these databases from home.
Organizing Your Stuff
Delicious.com
A social bookmarking site. Bookmark as many sites as you want. Organize them with tags. Write little annotations about each site. Keep them public or private. The choice it yours. And, you'll be able to access them from any computer, anywhere. Take a look at Ms. T's bookmarks for an example: http://www.delicious.com/rltrz
Dropbox
Take your documents, pictures, videos, etc. with you anywhere, without needing a flash drive!
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Ms. Joseph - Animal Farm & The Russian Revolution
Looking for information on the Russian Revolution? You've come to the right place! Take a look at the links below. And be sure to read the hints, they're mighty helpful.
Databases
Search tips: Go back over the list of keywords we came up with in class. (Yup, you should've taken notes.) Use them in various combinations to find the info that will be most useful to you for your paper.
EBSCO - History Reference Center
This one is probably the BEST place to go for info on the Russian Revolution. We'd suggest starting here. Looking for info on a person? Limit your search results by clicking on the link for Biographies that will appear on the left-hand side of the screen after you do your initial search.
Gale Student Resources in Context
The SRC is going to be a good place to go if you're looking for biographical info on folks like, say, Trotsky or Stalin. You can easily find biographical articles by going to Advanced Search. Under "Find" search for your author's name in "Person Name - About" (you'll find this option in the drop down menu that currently says "Keyword"). This will narrow your search results to mostly biographical information about your person.
World Book Online
Hint: Remember, if you're looking for information on something like the proletariat, there might not be an article all about them. You'll probably have to look in other articles - like ones on communism or social class.
Books
We've pulled several books on the Russian Revolution. Stop by the Media Center to use a copy. Sadly, you won't be able to take any of them home. We only have so many and there are a lot of students needing to use them.
If those books aren't enough, try looking in the Encyclopedia Britannica (it's in our Reference section), or search for your topic in the PAC. (You should all remember how to use the PAC from orientation, plus we did a refresher for you in class. But, as always, if you need some help, just ask! We're happy to help in any way we can.)
Works Cited
To create your Works Cited page, use NoodleTools. Punctuation, alphabetization and formatting is taken care of for you.
Not sure what type of source you're citing? Head on over to the Writing Guides page. You can also download and print the MLA Format Guide for Works Cited. This guide will help you figure out what information you need for your citation based on the type of source - book, magazine/newspaper/journal article, database article, website. Plus, it will show you what your citation should look like.
You can also take a look online for the information you'll need to cite Sources in Print and Sources Online.
Ms. Joseph - English 10 GT - 1984 Research Essay
Below are sources to help you complete your research project. They've been divided up based on the topics available to you.
Author's Life
Gale Student Resources in Context
Search tip: Go to Advanced Search. Under "Find" search for your author's name in "Person Name - About" (you'll find this option in the drop down menu that currently says "Keyword"). This will narrow your search results to mostly biographical information about your author.
World Book Online
Hint: Under Biography Center, click "view more categories." Then type in the name of the person you want to find information about, and see what comes up!
Biography
Includes over 30,000 biographies of historical and contemporary figures. Information varies from minimal to detailed. Part of the large Infoplease.com site.
Biography.com
Contains over 25,000 brief biographies of notable personalities from antiquity to the present. Entries include dates, career information, and alternate spellings/versions of the name. Searchable and browsable.
PAC (BOOKS!!!!)
Search tip: Biographies can be found in the 921s. Collective biographies (books with bios on multiple people) are in the 920s. Essays on an author's life and works can be found in the neighborhood of call number 818. But the easiest way to see what books we have on an author may be to simply search the PAC for that author.
Big Brother Today
Search Tip: try searching for "government censorship" or "government surveillance."
SIRS Decades, SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Issues Researcher
Hint: type in "censorship" as a Subject Heading. In Issues Researcher, censorship is one of the Leading Issues.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Hint: Click on the "Issues" tab to get to a list of all topics covered.
PAC (Books - sometimes the BEST place to go for info.)
Hint: Try browsing around the area of 363.3 in the Main Collection and Reference.
Works Cited
To create your Works Cited page, use NoodleTools. Punctuation, alphabetization and formatting is taken care of for you.
Not sure what type of source you're citing? Head on over to the Writing Guides page. You can also download and print the MLA Format Guide for Works Cited. This guide will help you figure out what information you need for your citation based on the type of source - book, magazine/newspaper/journal article, database article, website. Plus, it will show you what your citation should look like.
You can also take a look online for the information you'll need to cite Sources in Print and Sources Online.
Ms. Joseph - Biographies Paper
Here we have info on the resources Ms. T talked to you about - the good, reliable resources that will get you the info you need to successfully complete your paper.
BOOKS!!!
Never underestimate the usefulness of books. We have a whole bunch of biographies on individual people, plus some fantastic reference books with articles on many different, influential, famous people. Try searching the PAC first. Can't find anything? See Ms. T for help.
Databases
The most useful database for this project is going to be Student Resources in Context (from Gale). Don't forget to use the Advanced Search trick we talked about in class. (You know the one - where you change searching for "keyword" to "Person Name - about".
But you can also try WorldBook Online. Go to the Biography Center. Then search for your person.
Websites
OK. So maybe the Gale database doesn't have what you need. No problem. Try out these websites. (They're trustworthy.)
Biography
Includes over 30,000 biographies of historical and contemporary figures. Information varies from minimal to detailed.
Biography.com
Contains over 25,000 brief biographies of notable personalities from antiquity to the present. Entries include dates, career information, and alternate spellings/versions of the name. Searchable and browsable.
History Channel
Particularly useful if your hero is an historical figure.
Look to the Stars: The World of Celebrity Giving
Sports Public Charities
Mrs. Kelly - English 9 GT - Technology & Communication Research Paper
Here's the list of databases that will be most useful to you for your research. (As discussed in class.) Remember to use the list of keywords we generated together, as well as your Boolean operators: AND (fewer search results), OR (more search results), NOT (removing a word from the search results).
Start with these databases:
Student Resources in Context
Offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Provides more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.
Issues Researcher
Student Reference, Social Issues, Health, Science, and Business.
If you can't find what you need, give these databases a try:
MasterFILE Premier
Contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. Also contains full text to more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.
Science in Context
Explore thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations. Covers the latest scientific developments in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Science Reference Center
Comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Provides articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
Works Cited
To create your Works Cited page, use NoodleTools. Punctuation, alphabetization and formatting is taken care of for you.
Not sure what type of source you're citing? Head on over to the Writing Guides page. Not sure what type of source you're citing? Head on over to the Writing Guides page. You can also download and print the MLA Format Guide for Works Cited. This guide will help you figure out what information you need for your citation based on the type of source - book, magazine/newspaper/journal article, database article, website. Plus, it will show you what your citation should look like.
You can also take a look online for the information you'll need to cite Sources in Print and Sources Online.
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