RESEARCH REPORT RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP YOU
1. Research Database from Connecticut Libraries - ICONN.org
You will need a Connecticut Library Card to use this. Where it
says "enter your barcode here" you will need to enter the complete number
that's on the back of your card, without spaces.
http://www.iconn.org
2. Research Database at St Bernard - Grolier
You can only gain access to this while at St. Bernard School.
Userid is stbernard (no spaces, no caps). Password is dogs .
http://www.go.grolier.com
3 Great general research resource - Noodletools. All kinds of resources
here.
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
4. Search Engines
Use KEYWORDS to search. Be specific and use quotation marks around
phrases. Example: For a search about Mother Theresa, enter "Mother Theresa"
or you will get everything about Mothers and anybody named Theresa, which
will be too much to look at.
Another example: When searching about a topic, use JUST KEYWORDS. DON'T
use "tell me everything about Nigeria." Instead, use just important words
about your topic. If you wanted to know about climate changes in Nigeria,
you might try Nigeria climate or Nigeria "climate change"
http://www.yahoo.com
5. News organizations
If your topic is a person in the news now, you may find information
about the person at a news website. Once at the news website, you will need
to do a keyword search. If your person has an unusual last name,that may be
enough.
http://www.cnn.com
6. Here is a search engine that gives the results in a visual format. This
engine is still in "beta" test mode, which means it is not complete, but you
may find helpful the way it returns results.
http://www.mooter.com
7. Here is a search engine that searches other search engines. It saves
you having to try several different search engines on a difficult search,
and also pushes good results from several other search engines to the top,
making it easier for you to search.
http://www.dogpile.com
8. Having trouble narrowing your topic? Try this link.
http://thinktank.4teachers.org/assist/index.php3?ts=1109036970
9. Having trouble writing your bibliography? This this link. While the
order of information is sometimes a little different from what we use at
SBMS, this is very helpful.
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/BibliographicBlunders/default.htm#page3
10. Actually writing your bibliography can be tough. This website will help
you format your sources. This is not exactly the same as the SBMS/SBHS
format, but it's close enough. Copy the results it generates - for each
citation - into your bibliography.
http://citationmachine.net/
11. To find out who owns a domain on the internet. Example, if you type in
bigredhair.com, you will get all sorts of information about the owner of
that website. A great way to find out who is behind a website.
http://www.easywhois.com