Embedded Files
LS Library Databases
LS Library Databases
Middle School in Context (GALE)
OneFile High School (GALE)
Lead Paint
Seat Belts
Coca-Cola Ingredients
Meat Processing
Mercury Poisoning (Hats)
Voting Age (26th Amendment)
DATABASE ARTICLES (BY TOPIC)
DATABASE ARTICLES (BY TOPIC)
LEAD PAINT
Lead Pipes
Lead Pipes
Invention of 988
Invention of 988
Invention of 911
Invention of 911
“50 Years Ago, How A Small Alabama Town Pioneered The First 911 Call”
“Growing Wireless Use Highlights Limitations of 911 Services”
Seat Belts
Seat Belts
Credit Cards for Women
Credit Cards for Women
Coca-Cola Ingredients
Coca-Cola Ingredients
Meat Inspection
Meat Inspection
Birth Control
Birth Control
MAD HATTERS
RADIUM GIRLS
RADIUM GIRLS
Creation of NCMEC
Creation of NCMEC
Voting Age
Voting Age
Speed Limit
Speed Limit
Child Proof Caps
Child Proof Caps
Traffic Lights
Traffic Lights
IVF
IVF
NUTRITION LABELS
NUTRITION LABELS
CITATION
CITATION
CITATION GENERATORS
CITATION GENERATORS
NoodleTools (also notecards, auto-generated Works Cited)
[NOTE: Databases provide you with citations, so you do not need to use a citation generator to cite database articles.]
SCRAP Test
SCRAP Test
Check the websites you use with the SCRAP Test
Focus on AUTHORITY and PURPOSE
QUICK IN-CLASS ACTIVITY:
Look at these websites and answer the two questions below:
AUTHORITATIVE
What are the publisher’s qualifications? (Check “ABOUT” or similar link.)
PURPOSE
What is the purpose: To inform, persuade, entertain, or sell?
RESEARCH TIMESAVERS
RESEARCH TIMESAVERS
Search Tips:
Use CTRL+F (COMMAND+F on Apple Computers) to find your topic in an article.
In a Google search, try adding words to make your search more specific. For example:
Traffic sign history
Traffic sign law
Citation Tips:
After selecting an article or website, immediately add its citation to your WORKS CITED document.
In databases, the citation is always at the end of the article. (You can copy and paste it or export it to NoodleTools.)
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