Students,
● The library is one place where you’re not expected to have the answers. We’re here to teach you how to find them.
● You may think you’re wired. But unless you’re connected to your school library, you don’t know what you’re missing.
● Everything you want to know about practically everything is at your school library, and the teacher librarian is there to help you find it.
*Events planned for the year:
- Author Visits
- Art Workshops
- Art Exhibits
- Poetry Slam Contests
- Advisory Class Competitions
- Book Fairs (Nov and May)
A COMPLETE LIST OF DOMAIN SUFFIXES AND THEIR DEFINITIONS:
.COM = COMMERCIAL SITE. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IS GENERALLY GOING TO SHED A POSITIVE LIGHT ON THE PRODUCT IT PROMOTES. WHILE THIS INFORMATION MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE FALSE, YOU MIGHT BE GETTING ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE. REMEMBER, THERE'S A MONETARY INCENTIVE BEHIND EVERY COMMERCIAL SITE IN PROVIDING YOU WITH INFORMATION, WHETHER IT IS FOR GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS OR TO SELL YOU A PRODUCT OUTRIGHT. (SEE THE INFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, MISINFORMATION PAGE)
.EDU = EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. SITES USING THIS DOMAIN NAME ARE SCHOOLS RANGING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO HIGHER EDUCATION. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCHOOL'S URL YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT ENDS WITH THE DOMAIN .EDU. INFORMATION FROM SITES WITHIN THIS DOMAIN MUST BE EXAMINED VERY CAREFULLY. IF IT IS FROM A DEPARTMENT OR RESEARCH CENTER AT AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, IT CAN GENERALLY BE TAKEN AS CREDIBLE. HOWEVER, STUDENTS' PERSONAL WEB SITES ARE NOT USUALLY MONITORED BY THE SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ON THE SCHOOL'S SERVER AND USE THE .EDU DOMAIN.
.GOV = GOVERNMENT. IF YOU COME ACROSS A SITE WITH THIS DOMAIN, THEN YOU'RE VIEWING A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITE. ALL BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USE THIS DOMAIN. INFORMATION SUCH AS CENSUS STATISTICS, CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, AND SUPREME COURT RULINGS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN SITES WITH THIS DOMAIN. THE INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE FROM A CREDIBLE SOURCE.
.ORG = TRADITIONALLY A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR PBS (PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM) USE THIS DOMAIN SUFFIX. GENERALLY, THE INFORMATION IN THESE TYPES OF SITES IS CREDIBLE AND UNBIASED, BUT THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRONGLY ADVOCATE SPECIFIC POINTS OF VIEW OVER OTHERS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD. YOU WANT TO GIVE THIS DOMAIN SCRUTINY. SOME COMMERCIAL INTERESTS MIGHT BE THE ULTIMATE SPONSORS OF A SITE WITH THIS SUFFIX. (SEE THE INFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, MISINFORMATION PAGE)
.MIL = MILITARY. THIS DOMAIN SUFFIX IS USED BY THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
.NET = NETWORK. YOU MIGHT FIND ANY KIND OF SITE UNDER THIS DOMAIN SUFFIX. IT ACTS AS A CATCH-ALL FOR SITES THAT DON'T FIT INTO ANY OF THE PRECEDING DOMAIN SUFFIXES. INFORMATION FROM THESE SITES SHOULD BE GIVEN CAREFUL SCRUTINY.
.COM = COMMERCIAL SITE. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IS GENERALLY GOING TO SHED A POSITIVE LIGHT ON THE PRODUCT IT PROMOTES. WHILE THIS INFORMATION MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE FALSE, YOU MIGHT BE GETTING ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE. REMEMBER, THERE'S A MONETARY INCENTIVE BEHIND EVERY COMMERCIAL SITE IN PROVIDING YOU WITH INFORMATION, WHETHER IT IS FOR GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS OR TO SELL YOU A PRODUCT OUTRIGHT. (SEE THE INFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, MISINFORMATION PAGE)
.EDU = EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. SITES USING THIS DOMAIN NAME ARE SCHOOLS RANGING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO HIGHER EDUCATION. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCHOOL'S URL YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT ENDS WITH THE DOMAIN .EDU. INFORMATION FROM SITES WITHIN THIS DOMAIN MUST BE EXAMINED VERY CAREFULLY. IF IT IS FROM A DEPARTMENT OR RESEARCH CENTER AT AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, IT CAN GENERALLY BE TAKEN AS CREDIBLE. HOWEVER, STUDENTS' PERSONAL WEB SITES ARE NOT USUALLY MONITORED BY THE SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ON THE SCHOOL'S SERVER AND USE THE .EDU DOMAIN.
.GOV = GOVERNMENT. IF YOU COME ACROSS A SITE WITH THIS DOMAIN, THEN YOU'RE VIEWING A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITE. ALL BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USE THIS DOMAIN. INFORMATION SUCH AS CENSUS STATISTICS, CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, AND SUPREME COURT RULINGS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN SITES WITH THIS DOMAIN. THE INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE FROM A CREDIBLE SOURCE.
.ORG = TRADITIONALLY A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR PBS (PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM) USE THIS DOMAIN SUFFIX. GENERALLY, THE INFORMATION IN THESE TYPES OF SITES IS CREDIBLE AND UNBIASED, BUT THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRONGLY ADVOCATE SPECIFIC POINTS OF VIEW OVER OTHERS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD. YOU WANT TO GIVE THIS DOMAIN SCRUTINY. SOME COMMERCIAL INTERESTS MIGHT BE THE ULTIMATE SPONSORS OF A SITE WITH THIS SUFFIX. (SEE THE INFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, MISINFORMATION PAGE)
.MIL = MILITARY. THIS DOMAIN SUFFIX IS USED BY THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
.NET = NETWORK. YOU MIGHT FIND ANY KIND OF SITE UNDER THIS DOMAIN SUFFIX. IT ACTS AS A CATCH-ALL FOR SITES THAT DON'T FIT INTO ANY OF THE PRECEDING DOMAIN SUFFIXES. INFORMATION FROM THESE SITES SHOULD BE GIVEN CAREFUL SCRUTINY.
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READING PRACTICE: RESOURCES:
Writing Practice:Book Report Forms
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Fact checker Tools:
Check the below sites to see if you can verify information you find in one source.
- FactCheck.org
The Annenberg Public Policy Center - PolitiFact
The editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times
How To Evaluate Sources
EMPOWER
Search, select and evaluate information sources. Brought to you by Wichita State University, Purdue University.
PILOT
This website has tutorials to help you learn to find and critically evaluate information sources. It does ask for personal information to register.
Kathy Schrock's Web Site Evaluation
One of the best research training sites anywhere! How to look at websites to verify their value, and all things research related.
CRAAP TEST Worksheet
Use this handy one page worksheet to evaluate websites before using them for research. Points add up using Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose.
Citation Machines & How To Cite Sources
Citation Machine
Click on MLA then select the appropriate source. An easy to use fill in the blank form will help you create in text citations and a perfect works cited page.
Noodle Tools Express
Another great citation tool.
Knight Cite
Create a works cited list and footnotes using this terrific tool.Chicago, APA and MLA style!
OWL Purdue University Online Writing Lab
MLA format for most sources from Purdue. APA and Chicago citation also available.
How To Research
Big 6
Steps in the research process. Free stuff has a PPT in the 6 Steps for download in Spanish and English. They are attached - see bottom of this page.
EMPOWER
Steps to search, select and evaluate information sources.
IRIS
A collection of tutorials on how to research from Clark College.
Duke University Research Guide
Humbolt State University Research Tutorial
Follow the easy guided steps to successful research and take the quiz to make sure you understand. You may take the quizzes anonymously.
How To Evaluate Sources