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Community High School Library Media Center
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Four Sources Book (required) Periodical or Magazine (required) Electronic Source (required) Other – Audiovisual (video, CD, audiotape), journal, diary, interview
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Books Search the card catalog for your topic. There may not be an entire book on your topic, but there may be a book containing a chapter on your topic. You may need to broaden or narrow your search topic. There are books in our library that you aren’t aware that we have.
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Places to find books CHS Library Argie Cooper Public Library in Shelbyville Motlow or MTSU Ebay Amazon Kindle Google Books Gutenberg.org
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Which book is most reliable? Books copyrighted before 1950 Current books From official sources such as NASA Fiction books
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Finding a Magazine Article Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature Findarticles.com Tennessee Electronic Library Google Books
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Periodical or Magazine Which is the most reliable? Editorial Governmental publication Tabloid magazine
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Electronic Source (Internet) Which is the most reliable? Articles written on a school site by students Governmental publications Blog Official site such as Sea World, etc.
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Other Sources Audiovisual Journal Diary Interview
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Letters, Diaries, Journals, and Interviews Which is more reliable? Letter written by a person who witnessed an event Writing from someone who heard about an event
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Helpful Information Search Engines – Google or Yahoo Tennessee Electronic Library Findarticles.com (Using a school computer, you must Google “free magazine articles” to find this website.) Biography.com Citationmachine.net NEVER use Wikipedia!!!!
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Other Helpful Links Check my school website.
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Times to Use the LMC Class time Before school Flex time Study Hall – Make sure you have a note signed by the teacher who made the assignment. Early checkout time Time leftover in class period (must have note) Must work around other classes using the LMC
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Research Paper Good luck! It’s not as bad as you may think!!
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