Research skillsData Bases

Find it on the Computer

Database• An index or catalog in electronic

form. • A library database generally contains

citations and sometimes the full text of journal articles or books

access – SJO web page – to Library

Not considered an “internet” site

Illinois Heartland Library System

Search by Subject, Title, Author

Request a book Will be sent to

SJO! LTLS - Public

Access

Online ResourcesNewsbank/InfoWeb

InfoTrac/Discovering CollectionSIRS

World BookMedline

Database search tips Enclose phrases

in quotation marks (ex: “gun control”)

Advanced search

Articles may be printed or e-mailed

Can sort articles by “best match first” or “most recent matches first”Customized search allows searching by publication and date.

Newsbank InfoWeb

Information in InfoWeb comes from:

–Newspapers–Magazines (1991-present)

–Maps

Newsbank InfoWeb

Provides access to: political maps topographical

maps, current news

headlines, and full-text articles from a variety of

sources…Remote login only

Newsbank InfoWeb

• Chicago Tribune (1985-current)

• Complete full-text content of local and regional news backfiles to 1985

• Chicago Tribune Archives

• Images and full text of historical events including major wars, prohibition, Chicago gangsters, the great Depression, inventions, and sports.

Discovering Collection• Database

• Thompson-Gale (publishers)

• Primary resources• Cross curricular • Dictionary• Research tools

www.sjo.k12.il.us

Info TracDiscovering Collection

Reference Books

Encyclopedias

Biographies

Remote login & Password

St J oseph Ogden High School

Help Dictionary Gale Databases Timeline Teacher Tips Toolbox

Search by Subject

Advanced Search

Geography & Cultures Search

Multimedia Gallery

History Search

Person Search

Literature Search

Science & Health Search

Dictionary

Timeline

Toolbox Research Guide Research Tools Search Tips

Copyright and Terms of Use | List of Sources | Contact Gale

1. American Eras2. DISCovering Authors3. DISCovering Biography4. DISCovering Multicultural America5. DISCovering Science6. DISCovering U.S. History 7. DISCovering World History8. EXPLORING Novels9. EXPLORING Poetry10.EXPLORING Shakespeare11.EXPLORING Short Stories12.Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 2nd. edition13.Newsmakers14.UXL Biographies15.Junior DISCovering Authors

16.Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces 17.Junior Worldmark 18.Encyclopedia of the Nations 19.Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States 20.Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures 21. UXL Multicultural 22. UXL Science23. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces24.Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations25. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States26.Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

SIRS Researcher��

• General Reference, Social Issues, Health, Science, Business   

• �SIRS Researcher� contains thousands �of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,600 domestic and international publications.

Medline Plus Database indexes

medical literature and research

Illustrated medical encyclopedia

Interactive health tutorials

Latest health news.

Medline Plus Health topics Drug information Encyclopedia Dictionary News Other Also available in

Spanish

Medline Plus http://

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/criteria.html

Produced by: the National

Library of Medicine National Institutes

of Health

Now it’s your turn…

Complete the assignment – Due tomorrow at the end of class.

- Check your notes/handouts

- Read your directions!

Now it’s your turn…

Complete the assignment on online databases

Next week: the internet!