1. Discovering Collection
Search a bunch of Reference Sources at once!
Sharon Flesher 2010/2010 – Z:\Nashua\Curriculum\library Skills\Plan B

2. Discovering Collection Contains:
American Eras
Discovering Authors
Discovering Biography
Discovering Multicultural America
Discovering Science
Discovering U.S. History
Discovering World History
Encyclopedia of World Biology
Experiment Central
Exploring Novels
Exploring Poetry
Exploring Shakespeare
Exploring Short Stories
Gale Encyclopedia of Science
History behind the Headlines
Jr. Worldmark Enc. Of Canadian Provinces
Jr. Worldmark Enc. Of the Mexican States
Jr. Worldmark Enc. Of Nations
Jr. Worldmark Enc. Of the States
Jr. Worldmark Enc. Of World Cultures
Math and Mathematicians
Newsmakers
Presidential Administration for Students
Sick!: Diseases, Disorders, Injuries and Illnesses
UXL Biographies
UXL Jr. Discovering Authors
UXL Multicultural
UXL Science
Worldmark Enc. Of Canadian Provinces
Worldmark Enc. Of Cultures and Daily Life
Worldmark Enc. Of the Nations
Worldmark Enc. Of the Nations World Leaders
Worldmark Enc. Of the States

3. Good for: Literature: author information and literary criticism…
History: Bios, overviews of events, timelines…
Biographies: many
Science: inventions, discoveries…
Social Studies: people, places, facts, figures…

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5. Searching
Ignore all the stuff under the yellow box; otherwise search is very limited
Try Subject search first
If not successful try keyword

6. Reference Hits
Reference Hits – Biographies, criticism, overviews, and more

7. Primary Documents Hits
Primary Documents – Firsthand evidence of historical events such as: oral histories, speeches
Not interpreted or synthesized

8. Multimedia
Multimedia includes such things as images, seals, maps, audio and video clips

9. Browse Feature
You can also browse information and add limiters

10. Timeline
Hover your curser over a time period for more info, you may also select dates at the bottom of the page

11. Toolbox Research Guide: offers info about the research process
Research Tools: Helps you get started or wrap it up – need help writing that topic sentence? Look here
Search Tips: Shows how to create better searches using Discovering

12. Any Questions?