Local Print and Non print Resources

 Skills

• School Library holdings
  • Use the Automated Card Catalog
  • Print Encyclopedias
• Public Library holdings
  • BCPL Online Catalog
• CD-ROM Encyclopedias
• Online Encyclopedias
• Britannica.com (free access to limited encyclopedia)
• Print Resources
  • Awesome Chesapeake by David Owen Bell
  • Maryland by Joyce Johnston
  • Uniquely Maryland by Jennifer Leese
  • The Atlantic Coast by Olivia Skelton

• 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

Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay DNR Eyes on the Bay The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem The Chesapeake Bay Watershed: National Treasure, Regional Challenges Chesapeake Bay Program It's All in the Rocks Bay Link About the Chesapeake Bay

Logon for newspapers, magazines, maps, excerpts from books, and TV and radio transcripts.

• Evaluating Web sites for Authenticity...This skill lesson would be extremely helpful for evaluating web sites pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay.
• 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