
Designed
by Kan Li
Winner 2000/01
LHS Library
Bookmark Contest
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LIBRARY KAT'S GUIDE TO RESEARCH IN
THE LIBRARY
Only
resources that can be accessed at home are linked. All others can
be accessed from the Start button
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1.
Rules for Selecting Your Topic:
- How much
information does the library have on your topic?
- Is your topic
too Large?
- Is it too
small?
- Does it FIT
the assignment
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2. Evaluate
and Select Resources:
Books
- If you are
at school use The Library Catalog from the Start button
If
you are at home use The
Library Catalog
Articles
- Art and
Music =
Student
Resource Center, Encyclopaedia Britannica, World Book Encyclopedia
- Authors
=
Student
Resource Center,
Gale
Literature Resource Center (Password: dog5blue),
American National Biography, Encyclopaedia Britannica, World Book
Encyclopedia
- Book Reviews/Literature
=
Student
Resource Center, Gale
Literature Resource Center (Password: dog5blue)
- Current
Events
=
Student
Resource Center, Opposing
Viewpoints, (username: lawr 95028; password:lhsrpa),
SIRS, LexisNexis
- Government/Politics
= SIRS,
Student
Resource Center, Opposing
Viewpoints (username: lawr 95028; password:lhsrpa),
LexisNexis, Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book
Encyclopedia
- Health
=
Student
Resource Center, Opposing
Viewpoints (username: lawr 95028; password:lhsrpa)
- History
=
U.S.
History Resource Center, Student
Resource Center, LexisNexis, Encyclopaedia
Britannica, World Book Online
- Primary
Sources =
Student
Resource Center
U.S.
History Resource Center, LexisNexis
- Science
=
Student
Resource Center, Encyclopaedia Britannica, World Book Online
- Social
Issues = Opposing
Viewpoints (username: lawr 95028; password:lhsrpa),
NexisNexis, SIRS,
Search Engines
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Learn
how to evaluate a website
How
do you know if you're looking at a good
website? |
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3. Bibliography
or Works Cited Page
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