Embedded Files
A Variety of Resources
A Variety of Resources
Online Databases
Online Databases
AllMusic is a searchable, online music resource for casual research. It provides information about musicians, albums, bands, and songs. Though it is being included in this list of online databases, please understand that this is a supplemental resource and may need to be cross-referenced with other sources of information.
Biography.com provides over 7,000 biographies of famous people from around the world. Their focus is on compelling stories and little-known facts about the people that they cover. Like the AllMusic site, Biography.com is more for casual, or supplemental research, and should not be used as a standalone source of information.
INFOhio's ISearch will search through all of INFOhio's resources all at the same time. It is then possible to narrow your search by using the tabs at the top and/or the lefthand menu options.
Biography Reference Bank provides full-text articles on more than a half-million people from all around the world.
Explora is a large database of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as primary source documents. In addition, Explora also contains biographies and country information. It is possible to search through all of Explora or search by subject. This resource will provide a lot of information for Ms. Gunther's project.
INFOhio's IWonder is their newest search interface. It contains information on a wide variety of subjects and is easy to navigate due to its simplified, visual search. This is a good place to begin research.
World Book Advanced is INFOhio's online encyclopedia. It provides numerous articles on a wide variety of subjects as well as timelines of historical events.
The PLCH librarians have compiled a useful variety of reliable resources for conducting research. Remember - you will need to have a library card in order to access their research databases, but many of these resources are freely accessible websites.
Update: The public library now has a "downloadable only" card that enables the user to instantly access all of the library's digital resources. If you do not already have a library card, apply for the "downloadable only" card HERE. See Mrs. Hubbard in the library if you have any problems or want help with the application process.
Search Engines
Search Engines
The following search engines have been developed and/or curated by librarians, educators, and researchers. The results generated by these search engines are more reliable for academic research than those generated by general search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo!.
The following search engines have been developed and/or curated by librarians, educators, and researchers. The results generated by these search engines are more reliable for academic research than those generated by general search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo!.
MLA Citations
MLA Citations
The following resources will help you create your MLA citations and Works Cited page:
The following resources will help you create your MLA citations and Works Cited page:
This is a free citation generator. Remember to double-check citations using the Purdue or Excelsior OWL sites, or another reliable reference, as these are not always 100% accurate.
This is another free citation generator and informational resource.
The Excelsior OWL is a comprehensive writing resource that will provide assistance to students as they complete research writing assignments. There is a comprehensive, instructional citation module included.
Take note of the Interactive Online Resources - lots of citation practice here!
The Purdue OWL is another comprehensive research and writing resource that also includes a citation generator and detailed help for creating a variety of citations in various formats.
Create free citations using Son of Citation Machine. Again - double-check the citations against another reliable resource.
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