Research Tools

A digital encyclopedia for quick, broad information on your topic.  (Sign in with these credentials.)

Through Find it VA, access an in-depth database of detailed information. (Select Explora-general or Masterfile Complete)

Gale Opposing Viewpoints

Gale Biography

Student Tip Sheet   Teacher Tip Sheet

Student Access Portal Massanutten Regional Library databases require your student access number. Student access number is 7002110 followed by your student number with no spaces. 

Library of Congress

LOC Digital Collections

Search and access primary and secondary sources.

Digitized historical newspapers curated by the Library of Congress

Virginia specific articles and primary sources on a variety of topics.

Library of Virginia Resources

Digital Collection

Virginia Chronicle Newspaper Collection

Offers much Open Access (Choose Content I Can Access.) Also, access 6 articles a month with a free school account. 

Health Information from the NIH

A collection of all US government resources by topic.

A great tool for searching. It's like Google without the ads and fluff.

An academic search tool by Google.

11 Great Fact Checking Tools

A Quick Guide to Advanced Search

U. C. Berkely's guide to Evaluating Sources

Great Article on Google search tips!

Citation Generator Tutorial

Tutorial-Perdue Online Writing Lab 

Link-Perdue Online Writing Lab 

A Short Video on Avoiding Plagiarism

Tutorial- Images  for reuse on Google

Sources for Reusable Images