Ms. Doyle, District Librarian

Please take out notebooks or paper

Take notes where words and phrases are in red

You will have taken notes #1-8 by the end of the presentation

1.Start Your Research

A. Go to your school website

B. Click “Library”, then Library Home Page

Go to District Library Catalog -- WebCat

2. Find Books

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School pays for access – has information you just can’t get free on the web

Edited/fact checked, so more trustworthy

3. Passwords: Get bookmark or find links on Library Home Page

Use your library card to access public library research tools

Use a Database

Do Now: Circle Opposing Viewpoints and SIRS Researcher on your library bookmark.

At least three articles from magazines, newspapers, and databases (Viewpoints in Opposing Viewpoints or Leading Issues in SIRS Researcher)

Facts, statistics, quotes, and anecdotes for your notes

Talk to a partner for 30 seconds: do you see at least two different ways to search?

Talk to a partner for 30 seconds: do you see at least two different ways to search?

5. Use database citation tools to cite your sources (MLA)

v1

v2

FWhich one is a statistic?Hold up 1 or 2 fingers

1

2

FWhich one is an anecdote?Hold up 1 or 2 fingers

Which one would include a counter argument? Talk to a partner/choose one.

7. SIRS Researcher

Click on SIRS Knowledge Source

If you use a database, the citation is usually included. Copy and paste to a document or email and save for later.

Otherwise, use the OSLIS Citation Maker at:

cm.oslis.org

Click the MLA Secondary link

Choose your Source Type from the yellow box.

Enter information about the book or website

-- Look for place of publication, publisher, and publication date on the copyright page of the book

Note the difference between Title of Work and Title of Overall Website.

Identify the author, if possible

Who published/sponsored the site?

If you can’t answer either of those two questions, are you sure you trust this site?

What’s wrong with this Works Cited list? Help me find at least four errors.

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