Research

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DATABASES OF INFORMATION

at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School

Britannica Online School Edition

http://school.eb.com/

Britannica Online School Edition has access to 53 million words and 24,000 graphics from Encyclopaedia Britannica plus Britannica Student Encyclopedia and Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia. Also includes resources for teachers, Merriam-Webster’s Student Dictionary and Thesaurus, plus two World Atlases. No logon or password needed when using school computers.

Novelist and Novelist Plus

http://search.ebscohost.com

NoveList K-8 is a database of popular fiction (and nonfiction in Novelist Plus), titles for young readers. Students and teachers can search for favorite authors, themes, and individual books. Summaries of books, links to author sites, lexile levels as well as other related sites are available. Click here to learn how to use Novelist.

WEB SITES TO HELP YOU FIND AND USE INFORMATION

The Big 6
http://www.big6.com/kids/

The Big6 is an approach to information problem-solving, helping you find use, apply and evaluate information for specific projects. Using this site will help you get organized.

Librarian's Internet Index
http://www.lii.org

Librarians' Internet Index is a publicly-funded (through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California through the State Librarian) website serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world. The site is maintained by librarians, and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.

Plagiarism, Addison Trail High School
http://www.dupage88.net/aths/resources/study/plagiarism.htm

Site from Addison Trail High School in Addison, Illinois with definition of plagiarism, examples of plagiarism, and how to avoid plagiarizing.

Micromodule: plagiarism, 21st Information Fluancy Project
http://21cif.imsa.edu/tutorials/micro/mm/plagiarism/

Illinois Math and Science Academy Information Fluency Project on plagiarism. Defines plagiarism, the ease in detecting plagairism, and how to follow the rules.

Works Cited/Bibliography Handout
http://www2.ms.k12.il.us/msjh/departments/departments/library/Biblio.html

Fill in the blank sheet for bibliography for research papers. For use by students when assigned by a teacher

SEARCH THE INTERNET

Google
http://www.google.com

Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com

Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com

Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com/index.gsp

Webcrawler
http://www.webcrawler.com/