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Information Literacy Skills:
Reference sheets and lessons for using resources effectively
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Click icon to access the database portal. No passwords are needed when using computers at school. See your library media specialist for login and passwords when using databases at home.
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Locate information from authoratative and reliable resources using the following search terms:
- use terms generated from the class brainstorming session
- service learning
- hybrid cars
- ozone depletion
- greenhouse effect
- homelessness
- homeless shelters
- poverty
- food drives
- animal rights
- environmental impact of development
- habitat preservation
Also, use the HELP portal for each database to learn more about effective search strategies. |
Internet Resources |
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- Service Learning Program Description - shows what a program should include
- Project Ideas - student service learning projects which have won recognition from MSDE
- Teacher Descriptions - projects they have lead in their school communities
- Environmental Issues can be exlpored using sites from the EPA, NOAA, WWF, and DOE- ARM
- Poverty links are found on these sites from PBS, World Almanac for Kids, Peace Corps, Northwest Harvest, Second Harvest, and The Great American Bake Sale
- Nature Conservation and Animal Rights can be explored at the MD DNR, Animal Liberation Front , the Humane Society of the United States, and the ASPCA
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- Tips and Search Strategies will help you search faster and get better results
- Evaluate Web Sites - you may need some help evaluating sites for fairness - there may be two sides of the issues researched
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Local Print and Nonprint Resources |
Skills |
Interviews
Personal Interviews or Online Interviews may be helpful if you can find experts or activists for your topic.
School Library Holdings
- OPAC Search for books - Do a keyword search in the Automated Library Catalog to find nonfiction and reference books about your topic.
- Use indexes or tables of contents in nonfiction and reference books to locate information related to your topic and questions.
- Print and CD ROM Encyclopedia - know when to use each type as you start your research and how to search them effectively.
Baltimore Co. Public Library Holdings
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