Biology & Earth Science Web Guide
Dr. Ashur & Ms. Eagen, Spring 2022
Western Albemarle High School
All images courtesy of Unsplash
Books
Check our catalog, and place holds.
Short slideshow on how Dewey location codes work.
Want to request we buy a book for your topic? See form.
Library Databases & Resources
Passwords: for home or on non-school devices
ProQuest eLibrary: scholarly journal articles, newspaper and magazine articles, images, videos, transcripts on a vast array of topics.
JSTOR: millions of academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines
Web Resources
Science Daily: latest research news
Science News: short articles about new scientific and technical developments
The Conversation: reports on current issues
Search Tips
Search within a specific organization's or institution's website with a web search: Type a keyword along with the website domain name into a web search.
For example:
Someone searching for information on LGBTQ+ issues in schools could type school site:hrc.org into the web search box, to get results containing the term “school” only from the website for the Human Rights Campaign.
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Use quotation marks. When searching for a phrase or full name, use quotation marks before and after.
For example:
A search for cold war might get you results for the Cold War and articles about the war on colds. To search only for information on political hostility, try searching for "cold war".
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Leave specific words out of your search: Use a minus or dash (-) before a word you don't want to show up in your results.
For example:
A search for diamond might get you results for the precious stone and articles about baseball fields. To search only for the stone, try searching for diamond -baseball.
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Libguides: Many college and university libraries use a platform called Libguides to create web guides. Try adding the term "libguide" to your web search.
For example:
A search for police violence libguide led to a Kent State University libguide recommendation of the interactive data mapping site Mapping Police Violence.
Citations
Your teacher will tell you which style to use for your citations. The two most common here at WAHS are the styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA).
Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab is a great source for both MLA and APA.
Also check out the MLA Style Center and the APA Style website.
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Noodletools is the site that helps you make citations and bibliographies. See the passwords list to register.
Talk to your teacher about which level to choose, then:
1. Name project and choose style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago)
2. Click sources, then create new citation
Talk to us
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