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updated 1.9.08
Begin research with these subscription database reference services.
Look for basic information and terms about a topic from any UTHS workstation.

Get Home Access Passwords from Library Staff or UT Library Folder @ teachershares

Encyclopedia Britannica Online - for background information, time periods, terminology, Internet sites, and some magazine articles. http://school.eb.com
Discovering Collection - contains thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements from Gale Research Discovering collection and UXL Reference Collection. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/uths
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
World Book Online Reference Center - encyclopedia with up-to-date, reliable, authoritative,information containing an array of supplementary search tools and information sources for students, teachers, and parents. http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
United Streaming - Teachers/students may access more than 50,000 video segments from among 5,000 full-length educational videos from Discovery School and other award-winning producers. Ask Library Staff for assistance on saving video files. http://www.unitedstreaming.com/

General Reference Sources
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Free service from Electric Library
Information Please Almanac - Encyclopedia, a dictionary, atlas, with statistics, facts, and historical records
QL Virtual Reference Desk - Subject list of great websites created by local librarians
Noodlelinks - Database of academic bibliographies
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
Facster - Easy and reliable place to find statistical information from states and foreign countries
Your Dictionary.com - The global language resource - dictionaries in all languages, translation, etc.
Bartleby.com - Great books online free of charge- encyclopedia, dictionary, quotes, stories
Gale's Literary Index - citations for Gale's literary criticism series, CLC, NCLC, PC, SC, SC, etc.
Calculator.com - online scientfic, fraction, graphic, currency calculators and more
ICONnect - Connecting Learners to Information created by American Asso. of School Librarians
High School Hub - A nice collection of reference tools, subjects, college info, etc. for students

Documentation Style Manual Sources

UTHS Style Manual - For documented papers, letters, resumes, etc. Look in the UT Library folder @teachershares on our network
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 - Michael Harvey's Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
MLA Style - Univserity of Wisconsin writing center

Noodletools Homepage - from Noodletools creates simple MLA based citations for works cited or bibliography page

Library Tools Subscription Database Wizard for MLA - answer the questions to learn how to cite library databases
Slate Citation Machine - creates formatting for MLA & APA citations
Black Hawk College Library Webpage - Great resources for citing and using databases
Digital Index Card - can be used for evaluating the Internet and collecting information for research
IMSA Citation Wizard - Illinois Math & Science Academy site wizard for MLA & APA styles - excellent resource
Easy Bib - mybib: the free MLA or APA bibliography composer
How to Site Galenet Resources - Discovering Collection and other Gale/Infotrac databases
MLA Secondary Citation Maker  - from Oregon School Library System                                                   
APA Style - Official site for American Psychological Association style resources
APA Style - University of Wisconsin writing center


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