The tutorial videos below show users how to use library databases and complete key steps in completing academic research projects.
Tutorial: Sora e-reading app
This video shows you how to use Sora on a web browser to explore, search, preview, borrow a book, and change the reading settings on the Sora app.
Links you might want:
Access the Sora app
If you need to reset your NYCDOE password
Library Tools Introduction
This tutorial discusses library tools basics:
Why databases?
Exploring the Gale databases
Using Sora to find books
Tools on the Sora ereading platform
**SLIDE DECK LINK**
Research 101
This tutorial discusses 5 basics to beginning the research process:
Mind mapping & developing keywords
Using search terms
Evaluating a source
Using databases
Giving credit where credit is due
Creating an Annotated Bibliography
This tutorial discusses the importance of and shows the features of an annotated bibliography using an example.
Using Library Databases
This tutorial demonstrates the features of the library databases. You can access the databases under the Resources tab.
Using the Brooklyn Public Library Digital Collections
This tutorial shows you how to use the Digital Collections at the Brooklyn Public Library
The tutorial videos below show you how to use NoodleTools, a citation management software. NoodleTools will help you organize your research as well as create a correctly formatted Works Cited page to include with your project. This software is FREE and can be utilized for the rest of your high school, and even into your post-secondary (college or university) courses!
Creating a Noodle Tools Account
This tutorial shows you how to create a NoodleTools MLA Lite account.
***You may want to start here at https://my.noodletools.com/logon/signin ***
Manual Citations
This tutorial shows you how to create a manual citation on NoodleTools from a website.
Importing "Automatic" Citations
This tutorial shows you how to import a citation from a database or copy and paste a citation that has already been created. If you want a list of databases, they can be found under the Resources tab at the end of the page.
Creating your Works Cited page
This tutorial shows you how to export your Works Cited page from NoodleTools when you are ready to turn in your project.