CHANNELVIEW HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER



CHS LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

Mrs. Sylvia S. Turner, Librarian

Using Resources Effectively

What to do and how to do it ……………Your Teachers

How and where to find what you need ………Librarian

C=Current Reference/Print Material - reference books, textbooks and non-

fiction library books.

• OPAC ( channelview.isd. ) Campuses – CHS Library-Library Catalog

O=Online Resources

• EBSCO (User ID - Channelview Password – Library)

• Facts On File (User ID –ESC4 Password – -Quarter)

• Britannica- (User ID-Channelview Password-Library)

W=Webliographies - Pre-selected web sites - A webliography is similar to a

bibliography only it's on the web.

• Internet Public Library – Literary Criticism

• Facts On File – Blooms Literary Reference online

• Beaucoup - - (Literature)

• Renaissance interactives/renaissance/index.html (Interactive Exploration)

• (Buildings)

• (Architecture)

• bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/Artweb_frames.html (Art)

• (Leornardo DaVinci)

• (Dance)

• (Richard III)

• (Medieval Europe)

S=Search Engines

• About –

• Ask Jeeves –

• Google –

• Yahoo –

More Helpful Websites:

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• MLA Citation Generator



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FYI

• Narrow your search by using keywords instead of whole sentences

• Not all websites are created equal - look for documentation, domain extension, signs of a personal page (names, symbols, etc)

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DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

THAT’S WHEN STUFF HAPPENS,

LIKE COMPUTERS AND PRINTERS THAT DO NOT WORK,

ETC. ETC. ETC.

When doing research remember the word “COWS” it will help you to be successful and organized in your search.

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