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What is a Library Database?
Databases contain information from published works (magazines and newspaper articles, encyclopedias and other reference books)
Databases are searchable by keywords Databases contain full text articles that
you can print
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Databases at PCJH
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
EBSCO
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Databases/Websites
Websites may be written by anyone regardless of expertise
Website content is not necessarily checked by an expert
Websites often don’t provide the information necessary to create a complete citation
Websites may not indicate when an page is updated
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Five Ws of Web Site Evaluation
Who – Who wrote the page? What – What is the purpose of the
page? Sell something or education? When – When was the site created?
Updated? Where – Where does the info come
from? Why – Why should I use this
information?
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Who wrote the web page?Web Address or URL
.com – business
.edu – education
.org – organization
.gov - government
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Keyword
Specific word or phrase for finding the information
Example: › Cancer (Broad)› Breast Cancer (More Specific)› Breast Cancer Signs (Very Specific)
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PCJH Library Page
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Vertical Files
Books ~ Use Online Catalog
Websites ~ Ebsco
Great Resources at PCJH
Research
In Progress
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I have my information. Now what?
Tips on Taking Notes:› Use a separate index card for each
piece of information› Give each card a heading to show the
subject of the note› Write the number of the page where you
found the information› Put quotation marks around anything you
copy word for word from the source
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Taking Notes
A disease
A growth or tumor
Tend to spread to other sites
What is cancer?
Dictionary p. 26
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Creating Your Presentation
Organize your notes by topic Organize your thoughts into a logical
order Begin creating your presentation
› Hint: You should get all the information in your presentation first. THEN, you can work on backgrounds and pictures.
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Pop Quiz!Have you been listening?
Give me 2 reasons a database can be a more reliable source than the internet.
If the web address ends with .com, what does that mean?
What is a keyword search? What does the web address ending
with .org mean? What databases does our library
provide for you?