Before we begin…

Go to the LHS webpage.

Click “Departments”.

Click “Media Center”.

Or go directly to http://tinyurl.com/LowellHSMC

Bookmark it if you haven’t done so already!

Welcome Back English 9/Interactive MediaMrs. Kozma – Library/Media DirectorMrs. Hoots – Library/Media Assistant

Let’s revisit those goals!

Your Goal – Using the library’s resources and databases, conduct research and gather evidence to support an argument on a topic of your choice.

My Goal – Show you there’s more to research and collecting credible evidence than just“googling it”or going straight to wikipedia.

What are those credible sources again?

Four credible (accurate and trustworthy) sources here include…

Library Books (We are doing this today!)

Google Books (This is not the same as Google! We’re doing this today!)

Britannica Online Encyclopedia

Gale Cengage Databases (We are choosing topics from Opposing Viewpoints today!)

You need eight!

Library BooksThere are two ways to find books in the library.

One – Get up, walk around, browse! (Not the best way)

Fiction (written stories about people and events that are not real) is located on the last three sets of shelves in the library. Fiction is organized by author’s last name.

Nonfiction (Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people) is found in the middle of the library.

Nonfiction is organized by the Dewey Decimal System. Shelves are clearly marked with Dewey Decimal numbers. For example, 500’s are science and math, etc.

Other places to find books!

Rounder – New books and books on display.

Pyramid – Eliot Rosewater books –Eliot Rosewater books are chosen annually by high school students throughout Indiana in grades 9-12. These are books chosen as “the best” by students just like you, not adults!

REF – Reference is on the north wall.

SC and GN – Story collections and graphic novels are located behind the circulation desk.

Finding library books on your topic

Two – Search from your computer then get up and walk around! This is the best way.

We’ll try “junk food”. Let’s go to the LHS webpage and give it a try! Log in for more options and your picture! http://www.tricreek.k12.in.us/lhs/

Side note – There are 40 viewpoints on junk food! For example, banning junk food in schools is effective; banning junk food in schools is not effective.

Google Books

Books from “Google Books” are not the same as a random Google search!

Books from Google Books have gone through an evaluation process just as books in the library have.

You must cite Google Books on your own! Use EasyBib.

Frost, Robert. North of Boston. 2nd ed. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1915. Google Books. Web. 30 June 2009.

Let’s go back to the library’s webpage and click “Google Books”. Let’s try “global warming”.

Credible Online Resources

We have 16 databases in addition to Opposing Viewpoints and 75 eReference books. Not all will be relevant to every topic. That’s the point. You are doing the research!

We also have Encyclopedia Britannica Online. It “might” expire October 22.

Let’s choose some topics!

Let’s go back to the library’s webpage and click “Opposing Viewpoints in Context”. We are going to “Browse Issues” to choose your topics.

Sign in so that you can save your articles, highlights, and notes! It uses your Google account.

Once you “download” your saved articles, your Opposing Viewpoints folder will be a different color in your Google Drive!

Whoo hoo! Time to research!

Choose topics you care about! Take a stand and use your evidence to convince your audience of your opinion!

Your argument will be better if you research the other viewpoint as well so that you can form a better argument.

If you have questions please ask me!