Mrs. Bougher Miss Bartoe English 10 CP English 10 Research Paper 2012-2013 ONLINE DATABASES: WHAT ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THEY? HOW DO I USE THEM?

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Mrs. Bougher Miss Bartoe English 10 CP English 10 Research Paper ONLINE DATABASES: WHAT ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THEY? HOW DO I USE THEM?

WHAT IS A DATABASE? Database “ Information ” “Place” or “Home” A database is a place where information is kept.

 Reference articles (like in encyclopedias)  Magazine articles  Newspaper articles  Video clips  Audio (sound) clips  Images (pictures)  Timelines  Interviews  Maps WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION ARE FOUND IN DATABASES?

 While in school:  Accessible through the Student Global / _LibraryMediaCenter folder  Outside of school (for instance, from home):  Accessible through the Library page on School Fusion  You will need the Remote Access Passwords WHERE DO I FIND THE LIBRARY’S DATABASES?

General Topics (everything) Science Biography Information (about people’s lives) News Events Controversial Topics (“hot” topics) Government Information Britannica Online eLibrary Science Gale Biography in Context Historical Newspapers Gale Opposing Viewpoints SIRS Government Reporter Gale Student Resources in Context World News Digest Issues & Controversies WHICH DATABASE SHOULD I USE?

 For a project about Neil Armstrong? (4)  Gale Biography in Context  eLibrary Science  Britannica Online  Gale Student Resources in Context  For a project about 9/11? (4)  Historical Newspapers  World News Digest  Britannica Online  Gale Student Resources in Context  For a project about abortion? (5)  Gale Opposing Viewpoints  Issues & Controversies  eLibrary Science  Britannica Online  Gale Student Resources in Context WHICH DATABASE SHOULD I USE…