Mrs. BougherMiss Bartoe

Engl ish 10CP Engl ish 10

Research Paper 2012-2013

ONLINE DATABASES:WHAT ARE THEY?

WHERE ARE THEY?HOW DO I USE THEM?

WHAT IS A DATABASE?

Database“Information”“Place” or “Home”

A database is a place where information is kept.

Reference articles (like in encyclopedias)

Magazine articlesNewspaper articlesVideo clipsAudio (sound) clipsImages (pictures)TimelinesInterviewsMaps

WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION ARE FOUND IN DATABASES?

While in school: Accessible through the Student Global /

_LibraryMediaCenter folder

Outside of school (for instance, from home): Accessible through the Library page on

School Fusion You will need the Remote Access

Passwords

WHERE DO I FIND THE LIBRARY’S DATABASES?

General Topics

(everything)

Science

Biography Information (about people’s

lives)

News Events

Controversial Topics

(“hot” topics)

Government

Information

Britannica Online

eLibrary Science

Gale Biography in Context

Historical Newspapers

Gale Opposing Viewpoints

SIRS Government Reporter

Gale Student Resources in Context

World News Digest

Issues & Controversies

WHICH DATABASE SHOULD I USE?

For a project about Neil Armstrong? (4) Gale Biography in Context eLibrary Science Britannica Online Gale Student Resources in Context

For a project about 9/11? (4) Historical Newspapers World News Digest Britannica Online Gale Student Resources in Context

For a project about abortion? (5) Gale Opposing Viewpoints Issues & Controversies eLibrary Science Britannica Online Gale Student Resources in Context

WHICH DATABASE SHOULD I USE…