Research

You've been assigned a research project, now what?

Step 1: What do I want to know?

Step 2: What types of resources should I use?

Databases You can think of a database as an electronic filing system. We have several paid databases that contain information that has been verified as accurate. From here, you can search magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, journal articles, and ebooks.

eResources Websites can be beneficial for current information, especially when researching a current event. Just make sure to evaluate the website. Check out our librarian currated list of eResouces on this page to get started.

Pathfinders These are lists of search terms, websites, and other resources that may help you. Each one is topic specific. Struggling with your topic? Stop by the library or email a librarian for help. They can create a short personalized pathfinder on your topic. If your teacher has a library currated pathfinder, it's located under the Databases column on this page.

Books (Library Catalog) Search our library catalog.

Step 3: How do I select or evaluate my resources?

Step 4: How do I cite my sources?

Plagiarism Google Slides Not sure when to cite the source, when to quote, and when the work is your own? Take a look at this presentation to guide your choices.

Citation Generators Generators can be very helpful in creating your citations. Google Docs has a wonderful feature. Go to tools, and select cite. After you add a citation source you can either insert a parenthetical reference or add your works cited to your document.

Citation Style Guides

MLA 9 (English)

APA (Psychology)

AMA (Sports Medicine)

Chicago (History)

Databases

Database Passwords

Gale Databases

Teacher Pathfinders

What is a Pathfinder? According to Dictionary.com a pathfinder is a person who goes ahead and discovers or shows others a path or way. For you, a pathfinder is a bibliography (or list) created to help you begin your research in a particular topic or subject area. Select your teacher's name below to get started.

Teacher Pathfinders

Ms. Brook's Class, Marketing

Ms. Brook's Class, Marketing

Demographics

Analytics

Google Trends

Checking Out the (Local) Competition

Checking Out the Products

Research to Support Your Product

How to use Google Cite Tool

Google Search tips:

" " Use the quotations marks to search a single term exactly
AND, OR, - Use Boolean Operators to expand or limit searches
intitle: To search for words in the title
site: Use to limit site types by adding org, edu, or gov

Viking Research Paper Recommended Websites

Media Literacy Introduction Exit Ticket

Library Orientation Breakout, Fall 2024

The Raven Breakout

Go Viral! A game of misinformation

King Arthur Digital Breakout

Recommended Fact checking resources

Recommended Websites & eResources

American History, Politics, & Law

AMDOCs Primary Sources

ARDA Religion Data

Bill of Rights Institute

Black Past Dedicated to providing the inquisitive public with comprehensive, reliable, and accurate information concerning the history of African Americans in the United States and people of African ancestry in other regions of the world. It is the aim of the founders and sponsors to foster understanding through knowledge in order to generate constructive change in our society.

Ellis Island Foundation

Art

CTE

Debate

English

Math

News & Current Events

Science

U.S. Government Information

The World Fact Book. Published by the CIA, The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact sheets provided by the U.S. governement detailing relations with specific countires.

U.S. Copyright Office Learn about copyright or copyright your own intellectual property.

National Constitution Center Learn about the text, history, and meaning of the U.S. Constitution from leading scholars of diverse legal and philosophical perspectives.

U.S. Presidents

World History

Black Past: Global African History BlackPast.org is dedicated to providing the inquisitive public with comprehensive, reliable, and accurate information concerning the history of African Americans in the United States and people of African ancestry in other regions of the world. It is the aim of the founders and sponsors to foster understanding through knowledge in order to generate constructive change in our society.

Biography.Com

Ad Acess Over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories- Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda- dated between 1911 and 1955.

Random (& not so random) websites

Drivers Ed

Alternate Search Engines

Alternate Search Engines: Thinking beyond Google

Google Deceptively Tracking (article, Electronic Frontier Foundation: Google Deceptively Tracks Students' Internet Browsing, EFF Says in FTC Complaint)

Chrome Books Monitor (article, Christian Science Monitor: Privacy complaints against Google raise questions about student data)

Wolfram. | Alpha is an engine for computing answers and providing knowledge. It works by using algorithms to automatically answer questions, do analysis, and generate reports.

Google Scholar searches scholarly literature. It searches articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.