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Hornets, the fastest and most effective way to access these databases is to login to Clever using your AUSD Google account. Â
From there, scroll to the bottom of the landing page and find all of these databases under "Library Resources."
ProQuest eLibrary Guided Research
Start your research here! Media-rich content; massive list of research topics
ProQuest CultureGrams
Cultural info about states and countries
ProQuest SIRS Discoverer
General reference; a good starting pointÂ
ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher
Major issues of the day; useful pros and cons info
ProQuest eLibrary
Full-text scholarly sources
ProQuest Central
Pulls from huge trove of databases
ProQuest Research Companion
Guides you through the research process
ProQuest EBook Central
Access many ebooks through this database
Gale Interactive Science
Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science and Human Anatomy
Gale Environmental Science
Encyclopedia Britannica
Britannica Escolar
Spanish language
See Ms. Gregor's slides for an overview of how to use the databases (with thanks to the California State Library).
For passwords, see this doc (you must be logged into your AUSD Google account to access this).
Students and instructors working off-campus may use the off-campus links below and will need the username and password set up for the school district or charter school.
Why use a database when you could just use Google?
Why use a database when you could just use Google?
Wanna save some time?
Wanna save some time?
Search strategically!
Where to begin?
Where to begin?
Here are some basic Internet search tips
From Purdue OWL, this can help you get started
Creating Bibliographies and Citing Sources
Creating Bibliographies and Citing Sources
Annotated Biography: What is an annotated bibliography?
Example of an Annotated Biblography: Here's what an annotated bibliography looks like
Diana Hacker Research and Documentation with citation guides for MLA, APA and Chicago Styles
Citation Machine for creating citations
--instructions for using Citation Machine
Easy Bib for creating citations
Evaluating Resources
Evaluating Resources
OWL: Online Writing lab - From Purdue University, with lots of great information about writing, creating a thesis statement, creating citations, etc.
Avoiding plagiarism
Avoiding plagiarism
How to evaluate sources
How to evaluate sources
Does the website you are looking at pass the CRAAP test?
Databases and Online Encyclopedias
Databases and Online Encyclopedias
From school, these links will take you directly to the databases, provided by the California State Library.
Working off campus, you will need login information provided here.
See an instructional video for Britannica here, and for getting started with the databases here.
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