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Review the Media Center research packet
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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 Biography Resource Center.
Find articles about your topic in at least two search engines listed below.
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Find articles about your topic in at least one metasearch engines listed below.
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For help in researching and writing your paper, check out the research paper resources on the Media Center web site:
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: 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
Evaluation strategies
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
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.
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
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