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IMPORTANT On-Line Research Sites !!
1. EBSCO ACCESS
You must go to your AP Digital Portfolio to gain access to EBSCO
GO TO--> AP DIGITAL PORTFOLIO SIGN-IN PAGE
AP Seminar students should use this database to find academic sources
2. Use Miami-Dade Public School's Virtual Library
User name and Password are the same for the virtual library : miamidade
These are useful direct links to these data bases:
Use Gale High School Resources
Use Infobase and find Issues and Controversies
Use ProQuest to use ProQuest and SIRS Issues Researcher
ProQuest E-Library includes Controversial issues:
https://explore.proquest.com/elibrary/document/1958705271?=undefined&accountid=66039#section-3
3. Gale Opposing Viewpoints will also help you with background information. Use the following direct link to the site and the password to gain access.
Use This Password: monarch
Username: nemcc
Password: tigers
Other Important Resources Include:
Media Organizations/Publishers
The Atlantic theatlantic.com
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) bbc.com
The Economist economist.com
Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com
Harper’s Magazine harpers.org
Huffington Post huffingtonpost.com
New York Times nytimes.com
New York Times TOPICS topics.nytimes.com/
New York Times Magazine nytimes.com/pages/magazine/
The New Yorker newyorker.com/
NPR (National Public Radio) npr.org/
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service pbs.org/
Slate Magazine slate.com/
Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com/
Washington Post washingtonpost.com/
Museums/Libraries/Organizations
Digital Public Library of America http://dp.la
Google Cultural Institute google.com/culturalinstitute
Chicago Public Library chipublib.org
Library of Congress www.loc.gov
Ted: Ideas Worth Spreading www.ted.com
Smithsonian Online Collections www.si.edu/Collections
Smithsonian Channel (Video) www.smithsonianchannel.com/
TV News
CNN cnn.com
FOX foxnews.com
MSNBC msnbc.com
CBS News cbsnews.com
ABC News abcnews.go.com
NBC News nbcnews.com
Research Organizations/Think Tanks
Urban Institute urban.org
Pew Research pewresearch.org/
Center for American Progress americanprogress.org/
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Do you need help in citing sources?
Do you need help in citing sources?
Purdue Owl resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.
You can also use online tools like
EasyBib, Citation Machine, or KnightCite
They will help you develop your citations.
They are Citation Generator for whatever style you want including : MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles
Thesis Generator – University of Phoenixcorptrain.phoenix.edu/thesis_generator/thesis_generator.html
Thesis Creator johnmcgarvey.com/apworld/student/thesiscreator.html These web pages explain the different parts to a thesis statement and helps you create your own. You can click on the example button in each section …
Citation Resources include in a number of Databases:
Citation Resources include in a number of Databases:
Many of our article databases will help you format your citations by giving you a citation that you can copy and paste to your References page.
EBSCO databases (e.g., Academic Search Complete) - When you click the title of an article, look for the "Tools" on the right side and select "Cite."
ProQuest databases (e.g., Ethnic Newswatch) - After you have selected an article, click the "Cite" link at the top right above the article.
You should always double-check the results you get, since sometimes the citations need some clean-up.
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Take a look at the files below.
You will find a couple of helpful citation guides.
One document is a great guide on how to do a search using EBSCO.
Another document explains how to do citations using WORD.
IMPORTANT LINK FOR PPT CITATIONS:
APA Style PowerPoint Presentations
MLA Style PowerPoint Presentations
OTHER RESEARCH SKILLS TUTORIALS:
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