Books
Check our catalog, and place holds. A collection of books has been curated for this assignment by your librarians. Make sure your selection is approved by your teacher as well.
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
CQ Researcher - Reports on today's issues
Indigenous Americans (elibrary collection)
Web Resources
The Conversation - Articles for the general public, written by academic experts, edited by journalists
Global Gateway - World culture and resources from the Library of Congress
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 Modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA) styles.
Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab is a great source for details on how to use 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
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