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By their inclusion on this page, these sources do not need to be evaulated for accuracy and authority. You will need to judge for relevancy. No Web site evaluation is needed. Please see Ms. Jansen if you need help in accessing and using these sources!
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| What type of information do I need? | Which subscription databases may deliver the information I need? | What other sources I can use? | |
| General, factual, overview, background | Encyclopædia Britannica High School Edition (includes Spanish) , EbscoHost MAS Ultra, EbscoHost Web Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia, eLibrary Reference, Facts on File, Gale Student Resource Center Topic and Event Overviews, Gale Texas Almanac, SIRS Knowledge Source
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Library: subject-specific encyclopedias Free Web sites: Use netTrekker--Reference Tools (scroll to bottom) |
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| Definitions, including Spanish and French | Merriam-Webster Unabridged (Ask Ms. Jansen how to add it to your Internet browser!), Oxford English Dictionary
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Library: Merriam-Webster's 3rd edition Free Web sites: netTrekkerReference Tools (scroll to bottom) |
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| Statistics | ABC-CLIO, Britannica Online World Data Analyst, Facts on File Comparison, Newsbank, SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Researcher eLibrary--Topic Search--Reference--Statistics | Free Web sites: netTrekkerType statistics into the search box | |
| Explanations | Same as those for general and factual above | Subject specific encyclopedias | |
| Specific, in-depth | AccessScience, EbscoHost History Reference Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library (includes Encyclopedias of Ancient Europe, Buddhism, Islam and the Muslim World, Modern Asia, Russian History, Europe 1450-1789), Gale Student Resource Center, Gale Science Resource Center, Gale Scribner Writers Series, Gale Twayne's Authors Series, Grove Art, Questia | Library books and subject-specific encyclopedias--use subject or keyword search on library catalog, or ask a librarian for help Free Web sites: Find your subject using netTrekker |
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| Primary sources, first person accounts | Britannica Online additional databases Annals of American History, EbscoHost MAS Ultra, EbscoHost History Reference Center, Facts on File, Gale Student Resource Center, ProQuest Historical Newspapers New York Times articles, SIRS Knowledge Source | netTrekker-- the primary sources indicatedon each Web site by this icon: |
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| Opinions, bias, slant, pro and con, controversial issues | EbscoHost Topic Search, Gale Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, Newsbank, ProQuest Historical Newspapers New York Times editorials, SIRS Researcher | ||
| Legislation, government documents | SIRS Government Reporter | Free Web sites: netTrekker--Advanced Search, choose Gov't organizations under source type | |
| Interpretations, criticism, analysis | EbscoHost Literature Reference Center , Gale Literature Resource Center, ProQuest Learning Literature, SIRS Renaissance | Free Web sites:netTrekker--Language Arts--Literature--Literary Criticism and Theory | |
| Plot summaries | EbscoHost Literature Reference Center , Gale Literature Resource Center, ProQuest Learning Literature | ||
| Scholarly, academic, peer reviewed | AccessScience (science and math), EbscoHost MAS Ultra (advanced search, click peer reviewed), EbscoHost History Reference Center (click peer reviewed), eLibrary (check peer reviewed), Gale Expanded Academic ASAP (click peer-reviewed publications), Gale General Reference Center Gold (click peer-reviewed publications), Gale Literature Resource Center, Grove Art, ProQuest Online (advanced search, click scholarly journals) |
The links returned on searches should be considered for accuracy and authority, however each paper is most likely valid and reliable. |
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| Popular, common | EbscoHost MAS Ultra, eLibrary, ProQuest Gold, ProQuest Online, Gale General Reference Center Gold, Gale Student Resource Center, Gale OneTrac, Gale Informe (Spanish), Newsbank, SIRS Knowledge Source | ||
| Images, audio, video, animations | ABC-CLIO, AccessScience, Grove Dictionary of Art, EbscoHost MAS Ultra, EbscoHost History Reference Center, eLibrary, Facts on File, Gale Student Resource Center, Grove Art | netTrekker--image search | |
| Maps | ABC-CLIO, Britannica Online World Atlas, Facts on File, eLibrary, Gale Student Resource Center, Merriam-Webster Atlas, Newsbank (other resources) | netTrekker--Reference Tools--Maps, Geography & Almanacs | |
| Timelines | ABC-CLIO, Britannica Online, Facts on File, Gale Student Resource Center, Gale Literature Resource Center, ProQuest Historical Newspapers New York Times | netTrekker--"Features" navigation bar on right--Timeline | |
| Biographies | ABC-CLIO (medium length), AccessScience, Britannica Online, eLibrary, Facts on File (brief), EbscoHost MAS Ultra, Gale Student Resource Center, Gale Scribner Writers Series, Gale Literature Resource Center, Grove Art, ProQuest Historical Newspapers New York Times, ProQuest Learning Literature, SIRS Renaissance | netTrekker--"Features" navigation bar on right--Famouns Person | |
| Bibliographies | ABC-CLIO, Gale Scribner Writers Series, Gale Literature Resource Center, Grove Art, ProQuest Learning Literature | netTrekker "bibliographies" in keyword search | |
| News and news archives | ABC-CLIO, EbscoHost Newspaper Source, eLibrary, Gale Custom Newspapers, Newsbank, ProQuest Historical Newspapers New York Times, SIRS Knowledge Source | netTrekker--scroll down to Current Events; Google news archives | |
| Topic Search | ABC-CLIO, AccessScience, eLibrary, Facts on File, Gale Scribner Writers Series, Newsbank, ProQuest Historical Newspapers New York Times Topics, SIRS Knowledge Source | Browse netTrekker | |
| Book reviews | EbscoHost MAS Ultra, EbscoHost MagillOnLiterature Plus, eLibrary, Newsbank, ProQuest Learning Literature, SIRS Knowledge Source | netTrekker--type "book reviews" in keyword search | |
| Current events | EbscoHost Topic Search, Gale Student Resource Center, Newsbank, SIRS Knowledge Source | netTrekker--scroll down to Current Events; Google news archives | |
| Radio, TV transcripts | eLibrary, EbscoHost Newspaper Source | ||
or toward the top of the search screen. And you can use Advanced Search and choose Primary Source Document under Multimedia.