Research Project Research Project Mrs. Rhodes School Librarian All images contained in this presentation obtained from Microsoft Clip Art

Where Do I Find Information? Print Resources Print Resources Nonfiction books Nonfiction books Reference books Reference books Periodicals Periodicals Web-Based Resources Web-Based Resources Search Portals Search Portals NC Wiseowl NC Wiseowl Citation Creation Assistance Citation Creation Assistance

Print Resources OPAC: print resources located in the media center OPAC: print resources located in the media center Choose Start > Student Menu >Media Center Resources > OPAC Choose Start > Student Menu >Media Center Resources > OPAC Enter a keyword from your topic, and click the Subject or Keyword button to display sources Enter a keyword from your topic, and click the Subject or Keyword button to display sources

Print Resources: Nonfiction Nonfiction books: Nonfiction books: Biographies: 920’s. Check OPAC for additional resources Biographies: 920’s. Check OPAC for additional resources Nonfiction books: checked out for 2 weeks, with permission from your teacher Nonfiction books: checked out for 2 weeks, with permission from your teacher

How Do I Find Info In a Book? Quick Review! Back > Index > Keyword > Page # Back > Index > Keyword > Page # Front > Table of Contents > Chapters Front > Table of Contents > Chapters Multi-Volume Set > Last Volume or Separate Book > Keyword > Volume, Page # Multi-Volume Set > Last Volume or Separate Book > Keyword > Volume, Page #

Web-Based Resources Search Portals- Anti-Google Portals! Librarians’ Index to the Internet Librarians’ Index to the Internet Librarians’ Index to the Internet Librarians’ Index to the Internet Primary Sources Primary Sources Primary Sources Primary Sources Sweet Search Sweet Search Sweet Search Sweet Search BUBL link BUBL link BUBL link BUBL link Complete Planet Google Complete Planet Google Complete Planet Complete Planet Google Advanced Search Google Advanced Search Google Advanced Search Google Advanced Search

Google Advanced Search Click small link on lower right of search box on main page Click small link on lower right of search box on main page Enter keywords, specify domain Enter keywords, specify domain Great Depression- 29,800,000 sites Great Depression- 29,800,000 sites Great Depression, gov- 338,000 sites Great Depression, gov- 338,000 sites Great Depression Dust Bowl- 340,000 sites Great Depression Dust Bowl- 340,000 sites Great Depression Dust Bowl, gov- 6,300 sites Great Depression Dust Bowl, gov- 6,300 sites Great Depression Dust Bowl Migration, gov- 110 sites Great Depression Dust Bowl Migration, gov- 110 sites Great Depression Dust Bowl Migration Grapes of Wrath, gov- 16 sites! Great Depression Dust Bowl Migration Grapes of Wrath, gov- 16 sites!

Primary Sources Library of Congress Library of Congress Digitizing all primary source documents accessible worldwide, beginning with the United States Digitizing all primary source documents accessible worldwide, beginning with the United States American Memory American Memory American Memory American Memory

NC Wiseowl Multiple databases of info Multiple databases of info Full text magazine articles Full text magazine articles Go to Go to Password > wiseowl> Student Research Center, (Enter password) >Proceed with keyword Password > wiseowl> Student Research Center, (Enter password) >Proceed with keyword

Expert Advice Look for the extensions.edu (institution of higher learning).edu (institution of higher learning).org (nonprofit organization).org (nonprofit organization).gov (government).gov (government) Example: Example: Be wary of long urls that have lots of unusual characters, numbers, and consonants- this is often a sign of an individual’s web page. Is this guy or girl really an expert on your topic? Ask: Who? Why? When?

Who? Reliable web sites should provide a contact or webmaster link for additional information or questions Reliable web sites should provide a contact or webmaster link for additional information or questions Click the “About” link to determine whether the author really has expertise on the topic Click the “About” link to determine whether the author really has expertise on the topic

Why? Why did the author write this web site? Why did the author write this web site? To sell a product (…com or …biz) To sell a product (…com or …biz) To persuade the reader (candidates) To persuade the reader (candidates) To provide information (health, …edu) To provide information (health, …edu)

When? Look for a date when the web site was last updated. If you can’t find one, the webmaster and ask. Old info is often bad info- remember when Pluto was a”real” planet? Look for a date when the web site was last updated. If you can’t find one, the webmaster and ask. Old info is often bad info- remember when Pluto was a”real” planet?

Ad Nauseum Are you zigzagging through ads to find the info? Are you zigzagging through ads to find the info? Are pop-ups zooming in and out like flying monkeys? Are pop-ups zooming in and out like flying monkeys? Are you asked to complete a survey every 5.3 seconds? Are you asked to complete a survey every 5.3 seconds? Better resources await you- move on!

A Very Helpful Web Site Hate those web page addresses that are 100 characters long? Go to to convert them to, well, a tiny url: Take this long url- s/cambrai-amiens-final-offensives.htm Take this long url- s/cambrai-amiens-final-offensives.htm s/cambrai-amiens-final-offensives.htm s/cambrai-amiens-final-offensives.htm Copy and paste it into the TinyURL conversion box, and you wind up with this- Copy and paste it into the TinyURL conversion box, and you wind up with this- You can use the tiny url on your source card.

Citation Assistance No…Not that kind of citation!

Citation Assistance MLA Format MLA Format 557/01/ 557/01/ Easybib Easybib Easybib BibMe BibMe BibMe

Easybib 58 Kinds of Sources! Copy and paste info here. l

Where Do I find All the “Stuff” I Need to Cite My Sources? Title Page in the front of the book. Title Page in the front of the book. title, author, and publisher title, author, and publisher Look on the back of the title page (or close to it). Look on the back of the title page (or close to it). place of publication, copyright date, edition, and other more detailed information place of publication, copyright date, edition, and other more detailed information

Plagiarism Video from Rutgers University sm/whatisplagiarism.html Video from Rutgers University sm/whatisplagiarism.html sm/whatisplagiarism.html sm/whatisplagiarism.htmlRemember! Copying and pasting information directly from a web site into your document without giving credit to the author of the info is plagiarism Copying and pasting information directly from a web site into your document without giving credit to the author of the info is plagiarism

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