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University of Maryland: Finding Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips on finding books via the card catalog and internet are found here. A great resource for students.
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US Navy

Navy Department Library: Battle for Iwo Jima, 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of the Battle for Iwo Jima along with the commanders involved, the troops who fought, and a description of the raising of the famous flag on the island. Be sure to investigate the hyperlinks to related...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Research Process: Source Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to analyze sources using the C.R.A.A.P. method, how to integrate sources into your paper, and how to synthesize information from multiple sources. It provides three videos: "Researching 101: Evaluating...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Finding and Evaluating Research Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to find, evaluate, and use primary and secondary sources using printed and online sources. It provides practice writing activities such as examining the same topic through primary and secondary sources and...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Cite Online Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After research in the Alabama Virtual Library, students will write a paragraph essay and use an online citation utility to create bibliographic citations for an online encyclopedia, an online magazine, and a print resource. Copying and...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Collections, Guides and Bibliographies: Web Guides

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This series of web guides serves as a collection of resources for research into a variety of areas including the performing arts, sports, government, law, art, American history, Women's history, African American history, literature and...
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Babson College: Evaluating Quality on the Net

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Internet research is a fine writing tool, but can you trust the information you find? This presentation by Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries at Babson College, gives advice on assessing the quality and credibility of information...
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Bare Bones Lesson 6: Creating a Search Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
One of the most overlooked steps in research is preparing a strategy before beginning a search. This mini-lesson will help you construct time-saving searches.
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Concordia University: How to Find Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
While this site focuses on the resources available in the Concordia Library, it also gives clear information about what indexes and abstracts are, and how and why a student should use them. The general information is helpful, regardless...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: From Here to Narnia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide eighth grade Language Arts students with an inquiry-based research project based on C. S. Lewis' classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The student will determine the author's purpose in writing this...
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in psychiatric settings. Library resources include audio/visual, books, online journals and publications, and research projects. Educational and professional resources and web...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Women in Science: Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women in medicine. Discover women's impact in the field of medicine, as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers while exploring key...
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University of Leeds: Literature Searching Explained: Develop a Search Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to create a search strategy when doing research. This resource explains how to choose search terms and keywords, about using truncated and wildcard searches, how to use Boolean logic, and how to search for citations. Includes...
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English Folk and Traditional Music on the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a thorough list of links relating to the definitions, organisations, libraries, archives, museums, research, magazines, journals, discographies, bibliographies, songs, tunes, dances, instruments, specific genres,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: American Women

For Students 9th - 10th
For students doing research work in Women's Studies, this site from the Library of Congress provides excellent resources. Students can search through the exhibits, collections, government publications, photographs, recorded sound, moving...

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