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Gather Information
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RESOURCES
Make sure you record the bibliographic information for sources you might use (author, title, date of publication, date of access, and name of newspaper, magazine, or database).
Here is a form to help you: MLA Collection sheet
Plan your search! Keep a list of key words to use for search terms - Keyword Planning Sheet
Choose the best resource - print, online, periodicals, primary, secondary, etc.
Search for information - use key words to look in the index of a book or to type into the search field of an electronic resource.
Print
Use the Patrons Catalog (computer menu number 7) to search for books while at school or browse the cart if one has been created for your class. Don't forget to write down the Call Number.
E-books (Usernames and passwords are available on Edline)
 Gale Virtual Reference Center (Gale/Cengage)
Virtual reference books are available on a variety of topics--Law, History, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Politics, Science, and Social Science.
(Once in the site, click on Show All to see all titles.)
Subscription Databases (Usernames and passwords are available on Edline)
Free Online Resources
Boolean Searching (Internet Tutorials)
Use the power of Boolean Searching to find relevant information: AND, OR, NOT!
The Boolean Machine (Rockwell Schrock)
A little more about Boolean Searching.
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