Research Resources
The following resources have been located for your use to improve the ease of access to items of need related to common research projects found in your courses at Riverwood High School. These items are independently owned, curated by universities around the country and have not been created by our staff, unless otherwise mentioned. Please use the following links to help you search, research, format and locate resources to include appropriate and accurate content for your work. Please see Ms. Carrier in the media center if you need help or have any questions about these items, or would like to schedule some time for extra help! Students & Teachers Only - Book a Meeting with her HERE
Formatting Help:
APA: Student Guide Created by Me
- Purdue Owl Writing Center Guidelines
- Printable APA Writing Guide
- Purdue APA Style Guidelines Poster
- Student Paper Setup Guide
MLA Resources:Chicago Manual of Style
CHICAGO:
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Printable Guide w Examples
- Footnote and Bibliographic Guidelines
- Detailed Breakdown for All Types of Resources
SEARCH OPERATORS: Want to improve your online search results to be more accurate?*Add these punctuation marks & letters to narrow your search!Search for keywords in page titles = intitle: [Ex: intitle:theory of matter]
Search for exact matches = quotation marks [Ex: “theory of matter”]Forget a Word? Use an asterisk to replace it! [Ex: *theory]Narrow your search to a specific location = loc: [theory of matter loc:Stockholm]Include additional words = + [theory of matter +energy]Remove possible connections = - [theory of matter -string]Add a file extension to find a specific kind! No space after last word(.pdf .jpeg .gif .doc .pptx) [Ex: theory of matter.pdf]Find SIMILAR results by using a Tilde ~BEFORE it [Ex: ~Theory of matter]Locate a Range of Numbers using two dots! = .. [Ex. 2010..2020]Use this SITE for more tips! |
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BOOLEAN SEARCH OPERATORS |
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*Must be typed IN ALL CAPS in the search request- no brackets!AND – only yields results in which ALL terms are present [theory AND matter]OR – yields results that include EITHER term [theory OR matter]NOT – yields results closest in context of the meaning [theory of matter NOT string]Other Search Tips for Student Research:
Content Locations: Where to Search for Good Information! Educational Resources Information Center [ERIC]Fulton District Resource Options Internet ArchivesJSTOR - Online Research ArticlesGoogle Scholar - Locate Hard to Access Online Educational & Peer Reviewed ArticlesBASE – Bielefeld Academic Search EngineThe Internet Philosophy Ontology Project! Fulton County Library Research AssistanceFulton County Online Resources APPLY HERE for a FULTON LIBRARY CARD ONLINE! |