Reference Help
At A Loss?!
Do you even feel like your head is...well...just empty...and you need your head to be full! You need to research, but have no idea where to start! Well, we can help you! Your media specialist and media assistant are here to guide you through every step of the research process! Don't panic...just follow these steps and you'll be on your way to beginning the research process!
- Click on the Research Handbook link and print off a copy.
- Read the Handbook and highlight or underline any information you need or any questions you might have.
- Go see Mrs. Prettyman or Mrs. Schulderberg with your questions...and we are on our way!
Check out these sites!!!
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Blue Web'n is a searchable library of about 1200 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all educational sites, but only the most useful sites -- especially online activities targeted at learners.
Calendars
http://www.sldirectory.com/cal.html#top
A guide to locating events for each day of the year
US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Information about the US population with access to information
CIA Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
A site maintained by the US Government to share information concerning nations, resources, people, areas, government, flag, etc.
Citation Machine
http://landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php
On-line citation creation program that will take citation information and automatically format it in MLA or APA format. You can then copy and paste into your bibliography.
Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Research Paper
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/infolit/andyou/mod8/mod8main.htm
Take a look here for a quick and visual "How to do it" (APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabian)
Copyright and Plagiarism
Here you will find a compendium of web sites devoted to plagiarism and a link to copyright information.
Dictionaries
http://www.dictionary.com/
A compendium of dictionaries, word and language tools
Government Sites
http://www.info.gov/
This service is provided by the Federal Consumer Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration.
Guide to Citation Style Guides
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html
Looking for a specific style guide for your paper? Here is a resource with access to a great number of styles.
Internet Sources Online
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/iresindex.html
General internet resources by topic
Kid's Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
A wonderful site with access to a variety of search indexes.
News Resources
Local and national online newspapers
On-Line Electronic Libraries
Ready reference material for those who need quick answers.
Statistical Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html
Topical areas include: Agriculture, Business and Industry, Comprehensive Subjects, Consumers, Cost-of-Living, Demographics, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Foreign Government Data Sources, Foreign/International Economics, Foreign Trade, Government Finances, Health, Housing, Labor, Military, Politics, Science, Sociology, Tourism, Transportation, Weather
LookSmart: Education - High School
http://www.teenja.com
LookSmart is an online media and technology company that provides essential not exhaustive search content and related tools. We make it simple and easy for you to solve your problems, simplify your tasks and embrace your passions. Our vertical search sites are designed to provide only the most relevant information.
Places to go when you are bored!
Museums in the USA
http://vlmp.museophile.com/usa.html
The United States has the most developed on-line museum information network of any country in the world. In fact, the number of US museum websites may be greater than combined number of museum websites in the rest of the world! As the primary museum web listing, the VL museum pages receive more than 2000 "visitors" each day.
Word2Word
http://www.word2word.com/
This site is dedicated to breaking down of language barriers and assisting the users who have the desire to learn a language, a need to communicate between languages, and for those who work with languages as a profession.
10 Steps to Writing an Essay
"Why?!...Why?!"
