Resources+for+Research

I. Authority II. Accuracy III. Objectivity IV. Currency V. Coverage
 * Finding and Evaluating Web Resources:****Identifying the Best Resource for Your Needs**
 * Web Site Evaluation Criteria:** []

Kathy Schrock’s Guide - [] - includes templates for students to use to evaluate web sites.

Choose the Best Source for Your Information Need (NoodleTools) - []

Web Searching Wiki


 * Types of Internet Reference and Library Resources - When you can’t make it to the Library or LMC, go here!!**

a. Resources from [] - get passwords from facilitators if needed b. [|Infotrac] - Gale Databases (NOVEL) - Many useful resources, including New York State and National Newspapers, Spanish-Language search, Junior Search (Intermediate), Health and Business Information, Reference Resources, and eBooks c. [|Ebsco Databases] (NOVEL) - Full-Text Magazines, Searchasaurus for Elementary, Spanish-Language Interface, Ebsco Animals, and Kids’ Search d. [|Proquest Databases] - Search a variety of education and subject-specific periodicals, as well as reference resources and children’s periodicals  e. [|eLibrary Elementary] by Proquest - Kid-friendly sources, kid-friendly interface f. NOVEL - Description of available databases - []
 * I.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> ****Online Databases - Not free, but provided by your BOCES** **SLS** **or Public Library**

a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Dictionary.com] - Meta-search of online dictionaries (you only have to pay if you want “premium” features); includes Thesaurus and Encyclopedia b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Wordcentral.com] - Dictionary resources for students (Intermediate) c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://M-w.com] - Merriam-Webster Online, includes Unabridged Dictionary, Learner Dictionary, Collegiate Dictionary, Word Central, and Encyclopædia Britannica d.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Project Gutenberg - [|http://Gutenberg.org] - Free online eBooks and audio books (Advanced Search - Reference) e.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Quotedb.com] - Search for quotes by author, category f.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Bartleby.com/quotations] - Meta-search of quotations resources g.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Quotiki.com] - search for quotes by string, author or tag; quotes are added and rated by the public h.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Bartleby.com] - In addition to quotes, includes Encyclopedias, Gazeteer, and World Factbook, among other resources (annoying advertising) i.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> U.S. Gazeteer - [] j.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|CIA World Factbook]. - Find information about any country in the world by choosing the country's name from the drop down menu. k.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [] - Online atlas l.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [] - Free online almanac that is Elementary-Friendly m.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> LibrarySpot.com - [] - Links to Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries, and more n.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> New York State Library’s Internet Bibliography - [] o. Newseum - [] - Front pages of today's newspapers p.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://wikipedia.org] (Yes, Wikipedia!) - Informal research, starting point (many articles include references), always use caution! q. [] - Store and share research and other documents - A good resource, or a viable threat?? r. [] - Yahoo Kids! Reference Section (Elementary)
 * II.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> ****“Free” Internet Reference Resources (some charge for “Premium” services, some contain advertising)**

a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Zuula.com] - compare results from the follow search engines:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> i.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Google.com]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> ii.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Yahoo.com]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> iii.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://msn.com]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> iv.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://gigablast.com] b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://www.kidsclick.org] - Subject Directory with Search Engine for Kids (sites selected by Librarians) c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://dogpile.com] - Meta-search of search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Ask, and MSN d.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://webcrawler.com] - Similar to DogPile e.<span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [] - Gives screen shots of search results
 * III.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> ****Search Engines**

a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Project Gutenberg - [|http://Gutenberg.org] - Free eBooks and Audio Books b. [] - More Free Audio Books c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Podcastalley.com]i.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [] - National Geographic Podcasts d.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> New York Public Library - [|http://nypl.org] - Digital Library e.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Library of Congress - American Memory - [|http://memory.loc.gov] f.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Prelinger Public Domain Video Archive - [] g.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> EdVideo Online - [] - Includes primary sources and sound files as well h.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Pics4learning.com] - Images are copyright-friendly for educators, include citations i.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|Public domain images] - Several thousand copyright friendly images nicely organized in categories, free for any personal and/or commercial use, credit or back link is not required. j.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> National Gallery of Art - [|http://nga.gov] k.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [|http://Freeplaymusic.com] l.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> [] - Wikipedia Public Domain Resources m.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Joyce Valenza's Copyright-Friendly Resources n. [] - Public Domain Animation, Comedy, and Silent Movies
 * IV.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> ****Sources for Multimedia (Audio, Video, Images, eBooks):**

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