Gather Information
From a Variety of Sources

Local Print and Nonprint Resources

 Skills

• School Library holdings
  • Automated Card Catalog
• Public Library holdings
  • BCPL Online Catalog
• Encyclopedias
  • General (World Book, Comptons, etc.)
  • Specific
    • International Wildlife Encyclopedia
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• CD ROM
  • San Deigo Zoo
  • 3-D Atlas

• Using Library Pro...how to use the search and advanced search feature of the automated catalog
• Search Strategies (Boolean, Natural Language, etc)
• Using the BCPL Online Catalog
• Unpacking the "Big" Question (Extracting Key Words
• Using Print and CD-ROM Encyclopedias... Advantages of different encyclopedia formats
• Using Online Encyclopedias ...See help section on each encyclopedia website

  Skills

• Search the Internet for animal and plant species
  • Ask Jeeves
  • Dogpile

Logon for newspapers, magazines, maps, excertpts from books, and tv and radio transcripts.

Get your logon and password from your school librarian.

•  Evaluating Websites for Authenticity...This skill lesson would be extremely helpful for evaluating web sites.
• Using Electric Library...Learn how to search for magazine, newspaper and transcripts.
• Comparing Search Tools on the Web...Learn the various search engines and why each produces a different set of results.
• Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.
• Using the Internet