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This page will help with any citation creating needs.

Why Do We Cite Sources?

A citation reflects all of the information a person would need to locate a particular source. "A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work," (Merriam Webster). 

We need to give credit to the authors of the work that you are using. You don’t want to take information made or created by someone else without citing your sources. 

Search for Sources

Use iPac Library Catalog to search for physical items in the South IMC.

  • Books (Fiction, Non Fiction, Biography...)

  • Magazines

  • References

  • AV Materials (Playaways and CDs)

 

Use Sora to search for items in electronic format. Sign in with school username and password.

  • ebooks

  • Audiobooks

Where Do I Find Great Sources Online?

Research is NOT, “Hey Google, Solve all my Research Problems!”

  • Love Google, but Google lets almost anyone put things on the internet
  • If you do use Google, you need to ask the HARD QUESTIONS (Who, What, Where...)
  • Why Evaluate Websites when Databases are free and easy to use!

Two Ways to Find Databases:

 

Clever has MANY Databases under the Heading "Research/ebooks"

OR

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This Page has the same Database links as Clever, but with added descriptions so you know what the Database has to offer!

I Found My Sources...Now What?!

Time to Cite Your Sources

NoodleTools icon Noodle Tools is a Citation Maker. 

FIRST TIME USING NOODLE TOOLS?

 OPEN CLEVER 

FIND NoodleTools icon UNDER "RESEARCH/EBOOKS" 

ACCOUNT SET UP:

 

 

Use this link to learn how to create citations for your Works Cited/Bibliography

AND/OR

View the Video Tutorials on the LEFT SIDE of this page