Library How-To Documents

Research Documents

You may be prompted to login to your LISD Google account to access.  Videos with MORE explanation are under the "Digital" tab, select "How-To Videos."

You must search everywhere to be an expert on your topic/subject you are researching.  Use the Internet, yes, but begin with our e-resources (databases).  This chart explains why both are necessary, as you've only researched half of what is available if you only use the Internet. 

Comparison of Database and Internet Chart.pdf

This guide offers almost a step-by-step guide for research.  It tells you what order to seek resources and what to do with each helpful item or resource you discover.

A quick guide to help you know how to cite on Noodle Tools using the different resources from the Hutchinson library.

Noodle Tools Cheat Sheet.pdf
New Project.Cite Book.pdf

Creating a New Project & How to Cite a Book - how to login to Noodle Tools (NT), create a group project, share with a teacher's inbox, AND cite a book.

Citing Britannica.Annotations.pdf

How to cite Britannica using Noodle Tools.

Citing Videos.pdf

How to Cite a Video using Noodle Tools.

Citing Websites.pdf

  How to Cite a Website on Noodle Tools.

Citing a photo.pdf

How to cite image/photo/picture using Noodle Tools.

As you use EACH e-resource, notice that they mostly all have these features.   Look for them.  Use them.

Pink Yellow and Blue Retro Class Agenda Classroom Poster.pdf
Citing Gale Cengage.pdf

How to use/cite Gale Cengage.

Bib Lesson.7.pdf

Bibliography Lesson #7:  how to use/cite EBSCO.


Bib Lesson.8.pdf

Bibliography Lesson #8:  how to use/cite SIRS Discoverer.


Bib Lesson.9.pdf

Bibliography Lesson #9:  how to use/cite Learn360.

How to Set up Your History Project.pdf

How to to set up your project or group project and share with your teacher

exporting to Google docs and printing.pdf

If you have a documentary, an exhibit, or a performance, you need to print two copies of your process paper and annotated bib.  Directions and how to staple them are in this document.

 You can find examples of bibliographies (we call them annotated bibliographies) and process papers here.  Select any category to look at examples because the category doesn't matter to look at bibliographies.