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Databases and eBooks: 

Using the Databases and eBooks from Home? View the Digital Resources Logins and Passwords page. You'll need to sign in with your @apps to view.

Gale in Context - High School  - Using the GIC: High School database, you can investigate many different Social Issues.  (On their main page, scroll down, and click Social Issues (to see all 156 topic ideas). When in a topic, read the Overview - click “Read More,” and below that start with Featured Content and Reference. 

Gale in Context - Global Issues: Similar to the one above, but with more of an international issues focus. Click "Browse Issues" to see a huge alphabetical list. Click a topic to see an overview. Scroll down to see many source options.

Social Issues Researcher (SIRS) - Articles and statistics about current issues with a national focus. Some are written in a persuasive format with a claim as the title. 

Print Books

Look in our catalog to find books that may have articles on your topic. Find them by Call #. Use Current Controversies, At Issue, Opposing Viewpoints and other issues-focused series and books. (See the cart for new ones, and the regular shelves for the rest.) 

We have A LOT of books on mental health, racism, social issues, popular interests, etc. 

Free Websites

Look for sites that come from reputable sources. These sources tend to have information that is balanced and correct. Their authors stand behind their information and make corrections when they make errors. Avoid blogs, and random posting sites. 

Remember to SIFT. You can also search the site at mediabiasfactcheck.com, view the About Us links on the homepage, and search on Wikipedia for your organization. 

Student Activity: Compare the italic notes at the top and the quick facts boxes on both of these organizations on their Wikipedia page: American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Pediatricians.  Which one is more credible for information about the health of children vs. pushing an agenda?

Citations in Noodletools (in your Clever)

Slides on Creating a project, citing databases articles and books in NT.

Databases will create the citation for you! Free websites, you need to fill in all the fields you can. 

-How to Fill in Fields for a Regular Webpage on NT - use this

-Screencast: How to add a Website to Your Noodletools (Quick)

Here is a one-minute quick video overview, including how to submit your project to a drop box.

** Screencast: How to Share your NT with the Library

**Once you share your works cited, your teacher and the librarians always see your "live" version. They'll can comments on them and grade them without you needing to print out anything.

How to Format Internal Citations (brief overview)

How to Format Internal Citations (Complete explanation with examples)

Databases provide correct citations for you.  You can also 'Quick Add' a book, using the ISBN #. For free websites, you'll need to fill in the fields. 

Source Ranking Activity - Each table member make a copy of it. - Shortening this activity.