San Diego County Library for Solana Beach Branch

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San Diego County Library for Solana Beach Branch
Earl Warren Middle School

• Research using the SDCL Online Databases
• Social Studies classes
• October, 2006
• Polly Cipparrone, SDCL Training Coordinator Web
  Services Manager, SDCL Online
• Patricia Tirona, Youth Librarian, Solana Beach
  Library

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Online Searching Key Concepts

• Search Engines
• Keywords
• Online/Web Databases
• Free Databases
• Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com)
• Allmusic.com (www.allmusic.com)
• Free Databases (with option to purchase items or
  pay to become member)
• Amazon
• Netflix

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Online Searching Key Concepts

• Free Database (with membershipi.e. SDCL library
  card)
• San Diego County Library online library catalog
• Premium (for a fee) Databases (SDCL pays
  subscription fees, so that SDCL library card
  holders can access for free)
• Example
• World Book Encyclopedia Online
• NoveList
• Morningstar

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What are the Online Databases?

• Premium (Subscription) Internet
• Content from respected publishers of reference
  resources
• Information from their books
• Information theyve written for the web
• Search in same way as Google and other search
  engines.
• Free access (with SDCL library card)

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Logon to the Online Databases

• http//www.sdcl.org
• From the Library
• Public Use computers
• Catalog/Database Only PCs
• Internet Computers (with signed SDCL Parental
  consent form on file SDCL Net sticker)
• From Home
• Need current San Diego County Library card number
  and PIN

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Where should I start my research?

• SDCL Home page-Databases
• Example Assignment
• Research Life in Medieval Europe
• Encyclopediasgood overview
• Database to use World Book Online
• Suggested keyword medieval

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Where should I begin getting information about
the topic?

• Subject-Related Online Databases
• Suggested databases in Homework Help
• Daily Life History Through World Cultures Today
  
• History Resource Center-World
• ABC-CLIO World History Ancient Medieval
  HomeWorld History Ancient Medieval Eras
• Keywords medieval
• Use And in search string
• Use links in sidebar

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More Search Strategies

• Select era on Timeline
• Search by Time Period, Subject or Region
• Select region on map
• Select Primary Sources Original documents
  from period
• Select Periodicals Scholarly articles which
  pertain to keyword
• Do not forget to note your citations by selecting
  citations link

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Search Strategies

• Sidebar search-Advanced Search
• Select Documents for Primary Sources, Original
  documents from period
• Select Maps for a choice of maps outlining
  major events
• Do not forget to note your citations by selecting
  How to Cite link

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What are some other medieval resources on the
web?

• Annenberg
• http//www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/clothin
  g.html
• A number of sites from Chico USD
• http//www.chicousd.org/libraries/elementary/medie
  val.html
• And these look like a lot of fun
• Medieval technology
• http//scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Subjects.html
  
• Medieval siege PBS
• http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet
  /

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What is a citation?

• Citations are the same as your bibliography.
  Students must cite your sources, whether you
  use quotes or just used information from the
  source.
• Citations for your papers use the MLA format
• Fill in the blanks citation website
• Son of CitationMachine
• http//citationmachine.net/

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In Case You Need Help

• Pat Tirona, Librarian I, San Diego County
  Library, Solana Beach Branch Earl Warren Middle
  School
• Phone [phone]
• Judith Gregg, Branch Librarian, San Diego County
  Library, Solana Beach Branch Earl Warren Middle
  School
• Phone [phone]