Embedded Files
Use these databases to help you find information on all kinds of topics when you are doing research or a project. These databases are provided by MeL. Visit their website for even more resources.
Click on the links below for more information on these topics.
This link will take you to the New York Times. You can login with your Google account.
MIchigan eLibrary:This link will take you to the full list of MeL databases on a wide variety of topics.
FINDING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION DURING THE 2025 ADMINISTRATION TRANSITION:
This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides links to groups performing data and website rescue.
Research/Academic Databases/Online Encyclopedias
Multi-disciplinary source of research. Covers a wide range of topics.
Encyclopedia Britannica for Middle School.
Encyclopedia Britannica for High School.
A great website that provides different views on current issues to help with research and promoting critical thinking.
The Education Resources Information Center, an index of journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, standards, and guidelines on a wide range of education topics.
Explora for Middle School. Provides hundreds of magazine and reference books.
Explora for High School. Provides hundreds of magazines and reference books.
From information on test prep, college readiness, and career exploration, this site has LOTS of resources!
Reference Centers
Resource with more than 450,000 biographies.
History information including biographies, maps, videos, photos, and documents.
Subject areas include arts & crafts; games & electronics; models; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & paper craft.
Includes over 14,000 short stories and 54,000+ poems. Covers information on thousands of authors and their works. Topics include: plot summaries, literary criticism, book reviews, novels, and author interviews.
Hundreds of thousands of poems, as well as short stories, biographies, and essays. Topics include the poetic forms, movements, and techniques.
Presents multiple sides of over 400 issues. Helps students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Contains material from science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. More than 4,000 full text, full-length biographies. Includes: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, the environment, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, and wildlife.
Citations and Report Writing
The OWL site from Purdue is one of the best sources for information on writing reports, avoiding plagiarism, and citing your sources correctly. There is a TON of information which can seem overwhelming to look at, but it is really helpful and informative. Check out the links below for examples.
A few tips:
When you gather information from books, the internet, or other sources, you must give credit by including a citation.
DO NOT copy and paste information or copy word-for-word from a source and include it in your paper. You need to paraphrase the information or rewrite it in your own words, and even then you probably still need to cite the source of your information. If you include a direct quote, you need to put it in quotations and cite it correctly in the body of your paper, and at the end in your bibliography or reference section.
Report Writing:
HERE is a link to the Purdue OWL's General Writing Resources.
HERE is the link to the Purdue OWL's Common Writing Assignments page.
HERE is the link to the Purdue OWL's Academic Writing page.
HERE is the link to Britannica's Ready for Research and How to Write... page.
Avoiding Plagiarism:
HERE is the link to the Purdue OWL's Avoiding Plagiarism page.
HERE is a link to an article from MIT on how to avoid plagiarism with examples of paraphrasing.
Research and Citations:
HERE is the link to the Purdue OWL's Research and Citation page.
Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting: What's the Difference? Why do we cite?
This awesome resource was created by Klaudia Janek, a high school librarian in Detroit.
How Formatting is Cool :
This Sample Paper from Mr. Halterman is a great example of MLA style and some do's and don'ts of paper writing.
"Should I Cite This?" image retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/documents/20200617ShouldICiteChart.jpg
This site from Purdue University features excellent information and examples of how to correctly format papers and cite sources using a variety of styles such as APA and MLA.
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