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Choosing a Topic
Allows you to plug in information about what you want to find with your
search and then gives you tools to find the information.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/choosing.htm
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NoodleQuest
Some things you should think about BEFORE you pick a topic for research.
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/
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NOODLETOOLS - (NoodleBib)
NoodleTools helps you figure out how to cite the sources of information you
used for your report or project. Just plug in the information for the book,
magazine article, or web site you used to gather your facts. NoodleBib will
automatically produce your works cited or bibliography page.
REMEMBER: All sources of information must be given credit in any project you
complete.
To use: Click on the link below. (At home use the user name and password
given to you by Ms Moschella) Then select the NoodleBib link. The first time
you use you must develop your own folder. Click on the create new folder
(Place your first and last name on the Personal ID blank, create a password
you will remember (At least 6 spaces long), then add the last 4 digits of
your phone number). The MLA Advance option will be checked off. Do not
change it. Just type in the name of the class for which you are creating a
works cited page. You are now ready to begin.
On the purple bar at the top of the screen select the citation type from the
drop down menu, then click go. Plug in your information and easily prepare
your works cited page.
Added this year is a special notecard feature that will allow you to take
notes from resources as you do your research.
To access from home you must use the username and password given to you by
Ms Moschella. (Different from the password you will create and to access
the your lists).
http://www.noodletools.com/index.html
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The Boolean Machine
A review of how Boolean Operators work. Learn how to use them to get better
search results.
http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/
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CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING WEB RESOURCES
An excellent site developed by the University of Southern Maine Library.
Use
the checklist to evaluate web sites.
http://library.usm.maine.edu/guides/webeval.html
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WEB SITE EVALUATION
Questions you can ask yourself when looking at web pages to determine
accuracy.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/evaluating_web.htm
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COMPARING WEB SEARCHES
Compare hits on Google and Yahoo searches
http://www.gahooyoogle.com/
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SEARCH TOOLS CHART
Use this chart to review search tips for specific search engines or
indexes.
Use the clues to help you get better results.
http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html
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How To Avoid Plagarism
http://library.albany.edu/usered/plagiarism/index.html
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Plagiarism Prevention
http://college.hmco.com/english/plagiarism_prevention.html
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YAHOO LINK
http://yahoo.com
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TURN IT IN .COM
http://www.turnitin.com
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Filamentality (Fill in the blank interactive web-site for picking topics,
searching the web and evaluating internet sites).
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/