Databases - Sources for ISSUES related topics (password for ALL databases is look)
CQ Researcher - source for original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. CQ Researcher is used by students, teachers, librarians, journalists, and more, who need to complete an assignment, prepare for a debate, or become a quick expert on a topic.
Global Issues in Context - designed by information professionals and subject experts to support global awareness and the development of critical thinking and information literacy skills, Global Issues in Context empowers users with the tools they need to understand today’s world issues from a global perspective.
SIRS Issues Researcher - full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political, and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications.
Student Resources in Context - Web-like user experience, which intuitively conveys needed information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. From the eye-catching, media-rich homepage to the fast navigation options, Student Resources in Context helps students develop both research and critical-thinking skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter.
Guest login - Username: westlake / Password: library (As a guest, you will not be able to print, highlight or take notes)
To access all the features of Follett eBooks, you must create your own account (click here for video tutorial)
Library Catalog (Includes Electronic and Print Books) - search for your topic or ISSUES - note date of publication!
Databases - For further research including periodicals and news sources (password for ALL databases is look)
Academic OneFile The premier resource for peer-reviewed, full-text journals and reference sources, Academic OneFile is a 2009 and 2008 CODiE Award Finalist for Best Online General Reference Service. Perfect for research libraries, graduate schools, universities and community colleges, Academic OneFile is a sophisticated, current and easy-to-use resource for extensive research. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full text, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly.
General OneFile provides access to periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics, including humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and general interest topics. The full-text for some titles may be subject to publisher-imposed embargo periods.
Health Reference Center Academic is the perfect resource for up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics. With more than 2,000 full-text sources and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries, Health Reference Center Academic ensures that researchers get current, scholarly, comprehensive answers to health care questions.
Gale Newsstand This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over fifty national and international newspapers.
New York State Newspapers This database includes the following full-text newspapers from around New York State: Albany Times Union, Buffalo News, New York Times, New York Post, New York Observer, Syracuse Herald American, Syracuse Herald-Journal, and Syracuse Post-Standard.
ProQuest provides seamless access to and navigation of more than 125 billion digital pages of the world's scholarship, delivering it to the desktop and into the workflow of serious researchers in multiple fields, from arts, literature, and social science to general reference, business, science, technology, and medicine.
Teen Health & Wellness The NEW Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers—the award-winning, critically acclaimed online resource—provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
RESEARCH STRATEGIES - CLICK THE FORM BELOW TO OPEN AS WORD DOCUMENT
NoodleTools
NoodleTools Users Guide
Video Tutorials
Citing Sources
Formatting guide
Quick Cite (using pre-formatted citations)
Dynamic Citation Forms
Notecards and outlining
Student Collaboration
Connecting to a Manageable Topic through School Library Resources
Use the School Library's Databases and Follett eBooks for topic ideas
Read information on the topic to identify keywords, alternative search terms and subtopics (issues related to your main topic)
Use a research strategy of broadening or narrowing your focus through keywords, concepts, synonyms, and related terms (see below)
Choose the subtopic that not only most interests your group but also has ample information
Databases - Sources for ISSUES related topics (password for ALL databases is look)
CQ Researcher - source for original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. CQ Researcher is used by students, teachers, librarians, journalists, and more, who need to complete an assignment, prepare for a debate, or become a quick expert on a topic.
Global Issues in Context - designed by information professionals and subject experts to support global awareness and the development of critical thinking and information literacy skills, Global Issues in Context empowers users with the tools they need to understand today’s world issues from a global perspective.
SIRS Issues Researcher - full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political, and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications.
Student Resources in Context - Web-like user experience, which intuitively conveys needed information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. From the eye-catching, media-rich homepage to the fast navigation options, Student Resources in Context helps students develop both research and critical-thinking skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter.
Follett eBooks (Current Issues eBooks)
Guest login - Username: westlake / Password: library (As a guest, you will not be able to print, highlight or take notes)
To access all the features of Follett eBooks, you must create your own account (click here for video tutorial)
Library Catalog (Includes Electronic and Print Books) - search for your topic or ISSUES - note date of publication!
Databases - For further research including periodicals and news sources (password for ALL databases is look)
Academic OneFile The premier resource for peer-reviewed, full-text journals and reference sources, Academic OneFile is a 2009 and 2008 CODiE Award Finalist for Best Online General Reference Service. Perfect for research libraries, graduate schools, universities and community colleges, Academic OneFile is a sophisticated, current and easy-to-use resource for extensive research. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full text, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly.
General OneFile provides access to periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics, including humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and general interest topics. The full-text for some titles may be subject to publisher-imposed embargo periods.
Health Reference Center Academic is the perfect resource for up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics. With more than 2,000 full-text sources and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries, Health Reference Center Academic ensures that researchers get current, scholarly, comprehensive answers to health care questions.
Gale Newsstand This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over fifty national and international newspapers.
New York State Newspapers This database includes the following full-text newspapers from around New York State: Albany Times Union, Buffalo News, New York Times, New York Post, New York Observer, Syracuse Herald American, Syracuse Herald-Journal, and Syracuse Post-Standard.
ProQuest provides seamless access to and navigation of more than 125 billion digital pages of the world's scholarship, delivering it to the desktop and into the workflow of serious researchers in multiple fields, from arts, literature, and social science to general reference, business, science, technology, and medicine.
Teen Health & Wellness The NEW Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers—the award-winning, critically acclaimed online resource—provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
RESEARCH STRATEGIES - CLICK THE FORM BELOW TO OPEN AS WORD DOCUMENT
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