Sophomore Expo

 

Review the Media Center research packet

 

 

 

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Electronic databases

Electronic databases are available in the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer on the Media Center computers, or in the Electronic Databases section of the NHHS Media Center home page. To use the databases from home, you will need the list of passwords, which is available in the Media Center.

 

Use and combine your search terms to find one article from three of the databases listed below. You must include an article from Opposing Viewpoints.

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Search engines

Find articles about your topic in at least two search engines listed below.

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Metasearch engines

Find articles about your topic in at least two metasearch engines listed below.

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Research paper resources

For help in researching and writing your paper, check out the research paper resources on the Media Center web site:

Research paper resources
 http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/rese.htm

The Big6 research process helps you find, use, apply, and evaluate information for your research needs. For a review of the Big6 process, visit its web site:

Big6
 http://www.big6.com/kids/7-12.htm

Be sure to carefully evaluate the sources you choose for your paper. This is especially important when selecting sources from the free Internet. To help you evaluate, try these tips and strategies:

 

Evaluating online information
 sophexpo/Evaluating Online Information.pdf

 

Evaluation strategies
 sophexpo/Evaluation Strategies.pdf

 

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

 

NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism
 http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm

 

You can help prevent plagiarism by taking good notes, which include the source of your information. Try using this note-taking grid, which uses Word's table feature, to record your information. After your have completed this grid, save it to your own disk or directory. You can sort it by the Section column to organize your notes by the categories in your paper's outline. You can also sort it by the Source column to create a rough draft of your bibliography.

Note-taking grid
 http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/notegrid.doc

Properly cite your sources by using NoodleBib, an online citation maker from Noodle Tools:

 

NoodleBib6 (stop by the Media Center for password and log-in information)

http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

 

 

Tips for citing databases in NoodleTools
(MLA starter mode)
 

If you used a database to find …

Select citation type …

On the screen that asks, "Where can other people find this source?"
select …

On the screen that asks, "How can your reader find this online?"
select …

An article originally published in a magazine

Magazine

Online

Subscription database

An article originally published in a newspaper

Newspaper or newswire

A viewpoint essay originally published in an Opposing Viewpoints book

Reference source

An article originally published in the database (such as an article in Worldbook Online)

Reference source

 

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