English-Catcher (Simpson)

	Boolean boot camp Books & the online catalog Databases Psychology Society & History Education Literary Analysis Multidisciplinary Research resources
	Boolean boot camp Effective researchers use keywords and synonyms combined with Boolean operators (and, or, not) to create search strings that result in a manageable number of relevant results. Review these tutorials to earn how to identify keywords and use Boolean searching. (Note that all of these resources come from universities, demonstrating that colleges expect students to be skilled researchers.) Rutgers University: Selecting keywords (section 3) University of Idaho: Creating a search query University of Sydney: Search smarter, search faster video Return to table of contents
	Books & the online catalog Books about your topic may be available in the Media Center. Search the online catalog. The online catalog will also contain links to e-books, digital versions of print books, which can be used as a book source for this project. E-books can also be found at: Gale Virtual Reference Library Infobase Publishing ABC-CLIO eBook Collection Marshall Cavendish Salem History Salem Literature Return to table of contents
	Electronic databases Electronic databases are available 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 articles from the databases listed below. Be sure to consult both topic-specific and multidisciplinary databases. Psychology, Grief & Depression EBSCOhost Web-Health Source-Consumer Edition EBSCOhost Web-Health Source-Nursing/Academic Edition Facts on File-Health Reference Center Society & History ABC CLIO-American History ABC CLIO Daily Life ABC CLIO Pop Culture EBSCOhost-History Reference Center Facts on File-History Database Search Education EBSCO Professional Development Collection Literary analysis EBSCO Literary Reference Center Facts on File-Bloom's Literary Reference Online Literature Resource Center Multidisciplinary EBSCO-Academic Search Premier EBSCO-MasterFile Premier JSTOR Proquest Online-Research Library Return to table of contents
	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 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. 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 For help citing web sites, consult: EasyBib Quick Reference Guide Easy Bib Web Sources Return to table of contents
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