E3+Research+Resources

=Databases =

Code for the //Access My Library// app = S0182

Science Online 

Greenr media type="custom" key="8105858"

Science In Context media type="custom" key="8105872"

Classroom Video 

=Ebooks = Infobase

media type="custom" key="17988426"

= NoodleTools =

 Noodletools

Noodletools FAQ's
General Guidelines
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. Should I include a URL in a citation? And what URL should I use? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Since URLs often change and may not be stable after a session ends, MLA calls them "supplementary information" and recommends that you only include a URL in two cases:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Your teacher or instructor requires it
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You would not be able to find your source by searching by the title or author's name

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If one of the above is true, supply a URL including the access mode (http, etc.), unless the URL is too long
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If is from a website you found by Googling or using another search engine, include it


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2. How do I handle a long and complex URL? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">When the direct URL to the source is very long and complex and would be difficult to transcribe accurately, you should omit the URL entirely.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Example of a long and complex Google Map URL:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1325+44th+Street+Brooklyn&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.323926,86.572266&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=40.637388,-73.988489&panoid=Q9V1wsNB0bPg_NdWMx4XCw&cbp=12,40.01,,0,20.55&ll=40.637447,-73.988588&spn=0,359.997717&z=19&iwloc=A


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3. Can I use the citations made by the database I am using? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Generally information given within databases is misleading and their examples are routinely wrong. After a new style guide edition is published, it is often months before examples provided by the databases are updated. Databases often provide a "source citation" at the bottom of the article. Although these source citations provide useful data (e.g., title of the database, authors, etc.), spend the time to review them thoroughly and compare them to the style guide examples before simply copying and pasting those examples into your source list.


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 4. What is the difference between a Works Cited and a Works Consulted **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Works Consulted (Bibliography) is a term for the list of sources used in the preparation of a research project. This list includes background reading, summarized sources, or any sources used for informational purposes, but not paraphrased or quoted. The list is used to document those sources referred to, but not cited in your project.


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Works Cited (Reference page) is the term for the list of sources actually documented (paraphrased or quoted) in you project, generally through parenthetical citation. All the parenthetical references in the paper or project should lead the reader to this list of sources.


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 5. What is an annotation? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation written in the third person and it identifies the type of source. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. Depending on your project or the assignment, your annotations may do one or more of the following:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Summarize: Some annotations merely summarize the source. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Assess: After summarizing a source, it may be required for you to evaluate it. Does it pass the C.R.A.P. test if it is a website you found by Googling? How does it pass? Authority, Currency, Reliability, Point of View?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sample Annotation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This database article provides information about...
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This website was written by... published in (date)... published in (other reliable sources)...


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A good annotated Works Consulted **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">encourages you to think critically about the content of the works you are using, their place within a field of study, and their relation to your own research and ideas.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">proves you have read and understand your sources.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">establishes your work as a valid source and you as a competent researcher.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">situates your study and topic in a continuing professional conversation.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">provides a way for others to decide whether a source will be helpful to their research if they read it.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">could help interested researchers determine whether they are interested in a topic by providing background information and an idea of the kind of work going on in a field.