Download - Locating Resources:
Locating Resources: Goal: Understanding where to find quality resources on your topic
What is required?
• At least one book• At least one database• At least one Internet website
Where do I find books on my topic?• Use Destiny
• Use your Council Rock Username and Password
• http://lib.crsd.org/common/welcome.jsp?site=109
• Book Carts1. World War II (Battles, Nazi Party,
Hitler)2. Holocaust (Ghettos, Camps, People)
May I borrow books from the carts?• Overnight only• Due before RA the next day• Sign out anytime; pick up after the
last class• Penalties
• Lose points, fines of $.25 a day, detentions
What is a database?• Information collected from many
sources: books, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, etc.
• Quality information, sources edited for accuracy
• Information more reliable than many websites.
Where do I find the right databases?• Go to NMS Library Website • Click Pathfinders: Holocaust and WWII
• Groliers and Worldbook• World History in Context• Biography in Context• SIRS Knowledge Source• Student Resources in Context• Historical Newspapers
• http://www.crsd.org/page/10068From home, must go through Citrix
How do I find reliable Internet Websites?• Go to Library Website, Pathfinders,
“Holocaust / WWII Pathfinder”• http://www.crsd.org/page/10095
• Do not use other websites unless you have them approved by myself or your teacher.
What about Wikipedia?• Should not cite for a research
paper• Not a reliable resource• Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
I found good sources. Now what?• Keep Track of them!
• Use purple sheet to record the required information for your Works Cited page.
• Keep purple sheet in a safe place!