EBSCO, BRITANNICA, EBOOKS

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EBSCO, BRITANNICA,E-BOOKS

• ONLINE DATABASE RESEARCH
• Vista Murrieta High School Library

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STAFFING

• Mrs. Jacobs
• Library Media Teacher
• Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Smith
• Library Media Technicians

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USING YOUR LIBRARY

• NO PASSES
• BEFORE SCHOOL
• BREAK
• AFTER SCHOOL
• PASSES
• DURING CLASS

• HOURS
• 700 330
• Monday through Friday

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Periodical Research

• What is a Periodical?
• Something that is printed on a regular basis
• Monthly or weekly magazines
• Daily newspapers

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Types of Periodicals

• Popular
• People
• US Weekly
• Sports Illustrated
• Car and Driver

• Scholarly
• English Journal
• Scientific American
• U.S. News and World Report

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Online Database vs. Print

• EBSCO contains the Full-Text (the complete
  articles) of the magazines and newspapers
• 200 Different Newspapers from across the United
  States
• New York Times
• Wall Street Journal
• 2000 Magazine Titles
• Time
• Oxford University Press

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Access EBSCO

• Internet
• Web Address http//search.ebscohost.com
• User ID vmhs
• Password bronco
• Find login information
• Library Brochure
• Link on Library Web Page (password concealed,
  click and drag mouse)

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E-Books

• Quality Reference Books Online accessible to
  unlimited number of students at one time
• Arts and Humanities Through the Eras,
  Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, History
  Behind the Headlines, St. James Encyclopedia of
  Popular Culture, and Science and Its Times
  Understanding the Social Significance of
  Scientific Discovery, Encyclopedia of Religion,
  Encyclopedia of World Biography, American
  Decades, American Decade Primary Sources,
  Dictionary of American History, Encyclopedia of
  Food and Culture, Major 21st Century Writers,
  Countries and their Cultures, Gale Encyclopedia
  of Science and Encyclopedia of Bioethics

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E-BOOKS - ACCESS

• http//infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/murr50533
• Location ID murr50533
• Password bronco
• Find login information
• Library Brochure
• Link on Library Web Page (password concealed,
  click and drag mouse)

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Encyclopedia Britannica Online

• Internet http//www.school.eb.com/
• Password broncos
• Remote Access passwords
• User name MVUSD
• Password library
• Find login information
• Library Brochure
• Link on Library Web Page (password concealed,
  click and drag mouse)

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OPAC Library Card Catalog

• Catalog of all holdings books, periodicals,
  internet sites, audiovisual
• Search several ways
• Author Authors full name
• Last Name 1st
• Title Provides a list of all works the library
  has of that specific title
• Subject Produces a list of works about the
  subject
• Keyword Looks for individual words regardless
  of their location in a name, title, or subject
  heading

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Key Word Searching

• Brainstorm words that will describe your topic
• Check spelling and typing
• Balance
• Information overload
• Information deficit

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Keyword Strategies

• Print
• Use Broader terms
• Renaissance
• Table of Contents
• Index
• Shakespeare, William
• Last name always 1st as search term

• Online
• More specific terms
• Black Plague
• Broaden or narrow with use of
• And
• Or
• Not
• London, England
• Use quotations for specific phrases

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EVALUATING WEB SITES
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M.L.A. What is It?

• Modern Language Association
• Provides commonly agreed upon rules for
  documenting quotations, facts, opinions, and
  paraphrases that simplify the task of preparing
  research documents
• Learning the rules of the MLA will help you
  become a writer whose work deserves serious
  consideration.
• Knowing an author is supposed to use sources is
  essential to judging a texts reliability

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Book Citation One Author

• Authors Last Name, First Name
• __________________________________.
• Title of Book _______________________.
• Place of Publication_________________________
• Publishing Company__________________,
• Year of Publication___________________.

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Citation Magazine

• Authors Last Name, First Name ___________________
  _______________.
• Title of Article _____________________
• Name of Magazine___________________.
• Date of Magazine____________________
• Pages_________. for example 57-59

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VMHS Library Web Page

• http//www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/vmhs/pages/library/R
  esources.htm