Reference
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Begin
research with these subscription database reference services.
Look for basic
information and terms about a topic from any UTHS workstation.
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Get Home Access Passwords from Library Staff or UT Library Folder @ teachershares
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Encyclopedia
Britannica Online - for background information, time periods,
terminology, Internet sites, and some magazine articles. http://school.eb.com |
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Discovering
Collection - contains thousands of reference materials: essays, critical
analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements
from Gale Cengage. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/uths
Gale's
Literary Index - finding author/title information in Gale's print literary criticism series at UT - CLC, NCLC, PC, SC, SC, For Students Series Discovering Collection Tutorial
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Noodletools - Subscription MLA/APA citation, bibliography/works cited & notes generator for use by UT Students and Staff. http://www.noodletools.com/login.php?group=4942&code=3708 |
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World
Book Online Reference Center - an encyclopedia with up-to-date, reliable, and authoritative information.
Now featuring World Book Kids, Student, Advanced and Spanish encyclopedias at this
Student page address: http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home |
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Discovery Education/United Streaming Videos -
contains over 5,000 full-length educational videos from Discovery School, PBS, and other award-winning producers. Ask Library Staff for assistance on downloading/saving video files. http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
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General
Reference Sources
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| Bartleby.com - Great books online free of charge- encyclopedia, dictionary, quotes, stories |
| Columbia
Electronic Encyclopedia - Free
service from Electric Library |
| Information
Please Almanac - Encyclopedia,
a dictionary, atlas, with statistics, facts, and historical records |
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| Occupational
Outlook Handbook - U.S. Department of Labor job descriptions;
see also the UT
Counseling web page |
| Statistical
Abstract of the US
- The
national data book |
| Calculator.com - online scientfic,
fraction, graphic, currency calculators and more |
| Your
Dictionary.com
- The global language resource - dictionaries in all languages,
translation, etc. |
| Black Hawk College Library - Quad Cities Campus - for students and teachers - great search info |
| The Ethical Researcher - Research and social responsiblilty for the Noodletools website |
| 21st Century Literacies - Reading help for teachers and students from the Noodletools website |
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Documentation Style
Manual Sources
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| UTHS
Style Manual - Currently not available online. |
| Plagiarism
Quiz - How much do you really know about this topic? |
| MLA
Style -
The
official site of Modern Language Association for documenting resources |
| MLA
Style - Univserity
of Wisconsin writing center |
| Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab - MLA formatting and style guide |
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APA
Style - Official site for American Psychological Association style resources |
| APA
Style - University of Wisconsin writing center |
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| Digital Index Card - can be used for evaluating the Internet and collecting information for research |
| Slate
Citation Machine - creates formatting for MLA & APA
citations |
| Easy Bib - mybib: the free MLA or APA bibliography composer |
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Library
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Phone 309.752.1626
Fax 309.752.1608
Contact Us: kwhite@uths.net
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