Research Resources
Research & Bibliography Help
The Hutchinson brochure will help with usernames and passwords. You must be logged into your Google account to access the brochure.
Copyright Information
Please see me if you have any copyright questions or concerns.
This website offers excellent guidance.
Citing cures only plagiarism; it doesn't cure copyright issues. "Copyright, of course, does not protect everything. You cannot infringe a copyright when you use public domain material, especially when you take only ideas from another source but do not copy protected expression, since copyright does not protect ideas. But if you fail to acknowledge the source of those ideas, you may still be guilty of plagiarism. "*
Bibliography Tools
This is your bibliography tool to easily cite sources that allows your teachers to see and help you with your projects. You can create notecards, an outline, and annotated bib. You just click on "Google" and it will sign you in. You may have to confirm some information the first time you sign in for the year.
If you need a quick way to cite without logging in, these are pretty good resources.
Digital Resources
Online resources from Gale Cengage, including Britannica, KidsInfoBits, National Geographic Kids, Research in Context, Science in Context, Academic OneFile, General OneFile, Gale Literary Sources, Opposing Viewpoints, InfoTrac Newsstand, Health and Wellness, GREENR, Informe, American Indian Histories and Cultures, and American West. Citations will export to Noodle Tools.
Gale Ebooks from the district. Ask for help--searching can be challenging. It is not a natural language search; it is a keyword search.
EBSCOhost will hopefully have a new interface soon! Most of you will use Explora Secondary Schools for research; younger students have Explora Primary Schools. You'll also find Literary and History databases, which are very helpful. Many will also enjoy the ebooks, titled Choose an Individual ebook Collection, so you can select all or pick K - 8 Collection. Citations will copy and paste into Noodle Tools.
This digital resource gives information about all countries around the world and each state in the United States. You learn interesting facts as well as political and cultural factual information.
This online encyclopedia offers articles for elementary, middle, and high school. Other resources offered may be primary sources, video, and images. Citations can be copied and pasted into Noodle Tools.
This database contains videos, interactives, printables, audio, and maps & flags. After selecting one of these choices, you'll have tabs on the new screen to help you. You can also employ a search box. Resources are K - 12.
This database can be searched by subject or keyword. Scroll to see sections for animals facts, country facts, current events, nonfiction books, pro/con issues, and a science fair experiment area.
An engaging collection of resources that brings books to life.
Research Help Sites
How to develop keywords for researching.
How to change those keywords into a database search.
They offer help with MLA and APA citations.
This libguide offers help with citations, including examples.
Two sites for evaluating authoritative and factual sources.
Wondering what plagiarism is and how to avoid it by quoting or paraphrasing? Let this site help you!