Embedded Files
This page provides links to the electronic resources of the partnering academic and high school libraries, trusted online sources such as Google Scholar, and tutorials on how to use them. Some of these resources will require passwords to access, which unit coaches will need to hand out in a less public forum.
Academic Library Resources
For the duration of this project, students will have access to the full resources of a partnering academic library. For purposes of illustration, we have chosen the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library at San José State University.
Clicking on the image above will take students to the SJSU Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Library homepage, where they will be able to search their collection, make use of their citation tools, reserve technical equipment, and book study rooms to work with their group in-person for filming or recording as needed.
Note: Unit coaches will need to issue students a temporary password that they can use to access these resources.
Need a refresher on how all this works?
The MLK Jr Library has an extensive collection of video tutorials on the research process, using their library databases, and other search techniques available on their website. Short but helpful video tutorials exist for using Google Scholar, avoiding plagiarism, annotating bibliographies, and using the OneSearch tool bar to search the library's collection.
High School Library Resources
High schools implementing this lesson plan would typically insert a link to their high school library's electronic resources here. For the purposes of this project, however, we have chosen to link to the electronic databases available through the Palo Alto City Library instead. In many school districts, students can use their school IDs to access the full suite of electronic databases available at their local public library as well. Clicking the image above will take students directly to the Palo Alto City eLibrary.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides an intuitive interface to search scholarly articles available on the web, using natural language searches and filtering results by publication date, relevance, or type. An Advanced Search feature enables you to construct Boolean-like queries through a user-friendly form. You can save relevant articles to your Google Scholar library to read later or retrieve and download them to your device immediately.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Sample initial search results. A menu of options along the left hand side of the page allows you to filter results by date, relevancy, or article type.
Advanced Search Form
Advanced Search Form
To use Advanced Search, click the three-bar menu in the upper left hand corner of the Google Scholar home page. This reveals a list of options, including Advanced Search. Use the Advanced Search form to filter your search results to meet your specific project needs.
Internet Archive
Another reliable online source is the Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library offering free access to millions of books, movies, software, music, and more. This resource allows students to explore a vast collection of digital content from around the world. Clicking the image above will take students directly to the Internet Archive, where they can access a wealth of knowledge and resources to support their research and learning.
Citation Manager
Zoterobib offers a fast, free citation management service that you can use to streamline the process of creating citations for source you find online. Citations are stored locally in your browser. Alternatively you can copy and paste them into your reference list as you create them.
Remember to double-check the formatting of all automatically generated citations.
Even machines make mistakes.
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