Research Resources

Research Handbook with clickable links

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Sargent School Library

Sargent Public Schools

*Engage *Motivate *Engage *Inspire

400 5th Street

(308) 527-4119 ext.115

https://sargentpublicschools.org


Kina Stefka, MLS

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PreK-12 system open 7:30 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. M-F during the regular school year

***School Starts August 12th, 2020

Library classes M-F 12:20-1:00 - extra classes Friday (with K-1)

Library classes held in library:

K-6, Senior class Adult Living (M-Th), time to be announced

Exploration class (M-Th) 2:45-3:20

Use this map to find what you need. Please ask if you have any questions!!!

*Locate and Evaluate Resources*

*Using Online Resources for Research*

World Book Online


Google Scholar 4-12

      • Use this NOT regular Google


Google Kids Search K-3

Kids National Geographic


eBooks at Benchmark Universe

  • - username - EngSpan_books

  • - password - benchmark2020



*Research in our Library*

(see map above to help)


High School Nonfiction - orange on map


Elementary Nonfiction- orange on map


Inter-library Loan (request slips are on the checkout counter)


Book Flix eBooks for K-3


Read on the SORA app



AASL 21st Century Standards

Explore the Shared Foundations

SharedFoundations_Inquire_2017.pdf
SharedFoundations_Include_2017.docx
SharedFoundations_Collaborate_2017.docx

^ Inquire ^

This is where you choose your topic! Countries, animals, people.....

Start with good questions

  • ex. What are Japan's major exports?

    • How many people live in Canada?

    • How many animals are on the endangered list in Africa?

^ Include ^

Find resources to answer your questions

Your teacher will provide a list of credible resources to use. or you will evaluate the sources yourself.

You may come up with new questions when you find the information.

Evaluate your resource***see links above for help

^ Collaborate ^

Get feedback from your teacher or peers about what you find. Ask new questions. Are you on the right track? Think about your question from a different perspective (in somebody else's shoes)


SharedFoundations_Curate_2017.docx

^ Curate ^

Take notes on your findings. Record your sources. Reflect and revise to decide what information you will use in your report


SharedFoundations_Explore_2017.docx

^ Explore ^

Create an example, or a piece of art, or an artifact to share.

Self Assess - Peer Assess - What did you learn?

SharedFoundations_Engage_2017.docx

^ Engage ^

How will you share your findings with others?

Choose your technology or media - Google Docs - Google Presentation - Create a video -

Include your resources!

How to cite your resources

at Sargent Public Schools you will use one of these formats - your teacher will tell you which one they want

APA or MLA

Compare and Contrast the differences

Who Should Use APA?

APA Style provides fairly comprehensive guidelines for writing academic papers regardless of subject or discipline. However, traditionally, APA is most frequently used by writers and students in:

  • Social Sciences, such as Psychology, Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, and Criminology

  • Business

  • Nursing


Who Should Use MLA?

MLA Style is typically reserved for writers and students preparing manuscripts in various humanities disciplines such as:

  • English Studies - Language and Literature

  • Foreign Languages and Literatures

  • Literary Criticism

  • Comparative Literature

  • Cultural Studies




MLA

APA

Example of Works Cited

Works Cited

Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html?_r=0. Accessed 29 May 2019.

Ebert, Roger. Review of An Inconvenient Truth, directed by Davis Guggenheim. Ebert Digital LLC, 1 June 2006, www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006. Accessed 15 June 2019.

Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, vol. 14, no. 1, 2007, pp. 27-36.

Harris, Rob, and Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.

An Inconvenient Truth. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, Paramount, 2006.

Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology. Springer, 2005.

Milken, Michael, et al. "On Global Warming and Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, 2006, p. 63.

20191118MLAPPt.pptx
20200513APAppt.mp4

Learn how to use the MLA style with this PowerPoint presentation

thanks to the Purdue OWL staff

Learn how to use the APA style with this PowerPoint presentation

thanks to the Purdue OWL staff


Plagiarizing/Cheating

This school upholds the principle of academic integrity, whereby appropriate acknowledgment is given to the contributions of others in any work. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty, where ideas are presented falsely, either implicitly or explicitly, as being the original thought of the author's. Plagiarism is a serious offense and while it may be committed unintentionally, it is defined by the fact not the intention. All students are responsible for their own work. Plagiarism will not be accepted. If a student is found to plagiarize or cheat in any way, they will be required to redo the assignment (in detention) to make sure they learn how to do so without plagiarizing/cheating. It is up to the teacher to decide the students' academic punishment with Mr. Grint's guidance.

*resource used by permission from Alison Kindregen