Giraffa Camelopardalis.” National Geographic. 2016, “Giraffe: . Accessed 15 August 2016, Website Database Go to search engine, GOOGLE. Go to Destiny, library catalog. Type in on Power Library. “cats.” How many hits did you get? Select Middle Search Main Edition. Look for a significant article about cats Select Advanced Search. from an authoritative source. (Wikipedia is Type in “cats.” not allowed.) Look for a significant article about cats How many pages did you scroll through from an authoritative source. before finding a suitable article? How many pages did you scroll through Does the site have an author? before finding a suitable article? When was it updated? Does the site have an author? Is it biased? When was it updated? Does it serve your purpose? Is it biased? Is the information accurate? Does it your purpose? Is the information accurate? Online Databases 13 Information about databases: are authoritative sources. •Databases database is a large collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval. Databases are •A electronic storage systems for information that exists somewhere in print. is a collection of magazines, newspapers, journals, encyclopedia articles, pamphlets •Database and more! Articles are organized and indexed according to subject headings, so they are easy to access. • colleges and universities require the inclusion of database articles in academic papers. •Many materials contained on databases exist somewhere in print form. •Many database is an electronic resource, but it is not a website! •A Access points from school subscriptions Edline Masterman School Library website and Destiny Catalog for links. Log on directly using the web address, then username and password. Check at the school library for this information. Access points from FLP: FIND databases; SELECT- database; LOG IN--FLP library card; – PIN for non-Power Library databases.
“Giraffe: Giraffa Camelopardalis.” National Geographic. 2016, . Accessed 15 August 2016, Website Go to search engine, GOOGLE. Type in “cats.” How many hits did you get? Look for a significant article about cats from an authoritative source. (Wikipedia is not allowed.) How many pages did you scroll through before finding a suitable article? Does the site have an author? When was it updated? Is it biased? Does it serve your purpose? Is the information accurate? Database Go to Destiny, library catalog. on Power Library. Select Middle Search Main Edition. Select Advanced Search. Type in “cats.” Look for a significant article about cats from an authoritative source. How many pages did you scroll through before finding a suitable article? Does the site have an author? When was it updated? Is it biased? Does it your purpose? Is the information accurate? Online Databases 13 Information about databases: •Databases are authoritative sources. •A database is a large collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval. Databases are electronic storage systems for information that exists somewhere in print. •Database is a collection of magazines, newspapers, journals, encyclopedia articles, pamphlets and more! • Articles are organized and indexed according to subject headings, so they are easy to access. •Many colleges and universities require the inclusion of database articles in academic papers. •Many materials contained on databases exist somewhere in print form. •A database is an electronic resource, but it is not a website! Access points from school subscriptions Edline Masterman School Library website and Destiny Catalog for links. Log on directly using the web address, then username and password. Check at the school library for this information. Access points from FLP: FIND – databases; SELECT- database; LOG IN--FLP library card; PIN for non-Power Library databases.
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