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Information Literacy Resources

Information Literacy Lesson: No one has all the answers, but here you can learn to find them and use them effectively.

Evaluating websites: The good, the bad and the ugly
source: Beck, Susan. "Evaluation Criteria." The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It’s a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources. 1997. http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

Research

Search Engines: These resources will help you find what you need faster than most search engines by eliminating most of what you don't need.

www.google.com http://Vivisimo.com

www.ask.com http://infomine.ucr.edu

www.mamma.com www.altavista.com

www.dogpile.com www.alltheweb.com

www.wikipedia.org
http://lii.org A librarian's guide to the Internet...our secret weapon...shhh, don't tell!

www.findarticles.com A free magazine and newspaper source. Vote for your favorite!

Databases: These databases are the fastest way to get relevant materials. Save time!

Writing Resources

  The Write Place
  Noodle Tools
  MLA Style
  Graphic Organizers

Other Libraries

Steinbeck Library - The library has excellent databases that you can access from

anywhere if you have a library card. Don't have one? Ask the librarian how to get one.
Regional Library Catalogs

Find it at at a library near you at WorldCat.org

Reference

Dictionary/Thesaurus
Merriam-Webster
Roget’s II

Citations

http://noodletools.com Smart tools. Smart research.

http://citationmachine.net This website is an easy way to get citations right. It asks for the style (APA or MLA) and you fill in a form with the information and the site generates the citation.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.html

General Reference
www.refdesk.com

Maps
Map Machine
Map 101

Almanacs
infoplease

Dewey Decimal System
ThinkQuest
Let's Do Dewey

Index to the Internet
The Internet Public Library

Homework and Test Preparation

Homework Help
HomeworkSpot
DiscoverySchool

Test Preparation
4Tests.com
CAHSEE

Policies: It usually takes less time to do something right than to explain why you didn't.

Pathfinders: Your guide to finding information

This is the best collection of Pathfinders, from Springfield Township Virtual School Library:

http://mciu.org/%7Espjvweb/pathmenu.html

Graduation Requirements

Click here for graduation requirement information.

Book Lists

San Jose State University has a TeenWeb section which lists books by area of interest.

http://www.sjlibrary.org/gateways/teens/booklists/

Reviews: Find out which books are HOT and which are NOT.

Teen Ink's collection of book reviews, all written by teenagers. Read what teenagers think of the latest fiction and nonfiction, science fiction, inspirational books, horror, bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, history, romance and more.

http://teenink.com/Books/

Part of San Jose State University's Teen Web. Read and submit reviews.

http://www.sjlibrary.org/gateways/teens/wildreviews.htm