Effective Research

Effective ResearchAn overview of Tools and Tips

Whats the Point?To be truly prepared for college and digitally literate, you need to be familiar with databases and other online resources that are academically vetted or, in some cases, peer reviewed. You need to understand the Web tools youre using and where the information you access online comes from. You need to be able to judge whether the information you find is good or flawed in some way. You need to use the information you find responsibly and ethically by citing your resources correctly in MLA format.

Go to oakhall.org/library;click on digital resources

Digital Resources

Digital Resources

Electronic ResourcesIn addition to traditional books, we are starting to add eResources to our catalogue. Some of these are catalogued links. No password required. Some are resources that can be accessed through our Follett Shelf. These resources require a user name and password.

Catalogued LinksCatalogued links are guaranteed to be solid academic resources (unlike many items youll find when you use Google).

Electronic Resource

Click on link for accessFollett Shelf eResources

Follett ShelfFollett Shelf items require a username and password. USERNAME oakhalllibrary/PASSWORD student.You can also create your OWN username and password for greater access to the resources and better features

MLA Citation BasicsFollett Shelf GuideLogin

Resource ListsYou can create your own resource list to manage your resources by Creating an Account.You can also access the Public Lists for resources lists for specific projects.

Resource ListsCreate Account

Sample Resource ListsSome lists are general and some are created specifically for class projects.

Mr. Westons List

EBSCO DatabasesOak Hall subscribes to EBSCO databases. USER NAME oakhallschool/PASSWORD libraryThere are tutorials available on the Oak Hall Middle and Upper School Library Wiki that will help you use these databases effectively.Create your own username and password on EBSCO databases to save searches and materials.

EBSCOEBSCOhost and Student Research Center are best for high school research.

Oak Hall Middle and Upper School Library WikiThe Library Wiki is set up with pages that help you with the writing process, databases, and class projects.

Pages Useful for ResearchWriting HelpEBSCO databases (help and user name and passwords reminders)

Florida Electronic LibraryThe Florida Electronic Library provides great resources for anyone with a Florida IP address.There are resources for students in K-12 and teachers. If you have a ACLIB card, you can have access to a ton more resources.

Of Special Interest

Other Items of Special InterestFlorida Memory ProjectDigital Public Library of AmericaSCIRUSCatalist Audio