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Knowing where to look for specific types of information is a
crucial part of the research process. The chart below lists
information resources to use for specific information needs.
Remember, if your teacher requests a bibliography
with the project, you should gather your
citation information from each information resource
while you are using it.
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I Need......
Try Using.....
Maps of an area
  • A print atlas available in the library
  • An online atlas - check Reference Tools and Geography & Cultures on the SHS Library Research Web Page
Population Totals for countries or cities
  • The World Almanac
  • Encyclopedia Articles
  • Sites available through the Geography & Cultures link on the SHS Library Research Web Page
Information about a person
  • H.W. Wilson Biography Reference Bank available through POWER Library.
  • Contemporary Authors database and print reference set; database available through POWER Library, print reference set available in the SHS library.
  • Current Biography reference set located in the SHS library.
  • Online biographical databases found in Reference Tools on the SHS Library Research Web Page.
  • Print biographies available in the non-fiction collection at the SHS library.
  • The World & I School database, available through the SHS Library Research Web Page.
Statistics, including graphs, charts, poll results, etc., about a current or controversial issue
  • Subject-specific Web sites on the SHS Library Research Web Page, such as the links in Current & Controversial Issues, American Government, Geography & Cultures, and Reference Tools.
  • The bound SIRS collection located in the library.
  • The bound CQ Researcher collection located in the library.
  • The CQ Researcher online subscription database available through the SHS Library Research Web Page.
  • The World Almanac.
  • Opposing Viewpoints database, available through the SHS Library Research Web Page.
  • Information located in magazine & newspaper articles using the EBSCOhost databases in POWER Library.
  • Non-fiction books about specific topics located in the SHS library.
Multimedia images, historic photographs or sound files for multimedia projects
  • AP Multimedia Archive available through POWER Library.
  • Opposing Viewpoints database, available through the SHS Library Research Web Page.
  • Image searches online using Google image searches or another search tool. 
Medical facts and information
  • EBSCOhost databases in POWER Library.
  • Oxford Reference Online available in POWER Library.
  • Wired.MD StreaMed Patient Education Solution available in POWER Library.
  • Web sites on the SHS Library Research Web Page, such as the links in Biology, Health, and Reference Tools.
  • Non-fiction books about specific topics located in the SHS library.
Information about authors and literature
  • LitFinder available in POWER LIbrary.
  • Contemporary Authors available in POWER Library and in print at the SHS Library.
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism and more available in the reference collection at the SHS library.
  • Novelist database available through POWER Library.
  • Book Index with Reviews database available through POWER Library.
  • Oxford Reference Online available through POWER Library.
  • Non-fiction books about specific authors or critical essays of their work located in the SHS library.
  • Web sites on the SHS Library Research Web Page, such as the links in American Literature, British Literature, General Literature, and Reference Tools.
Magazine or newspaper articles
  • EBSCOhost Database Collection available in POWER Library.
  • Web sites on the SHS Library Research Web Page, such as the links in News.
  • SIRS Discoverer available through POWER Library.
  • Opposing Viewpoints database, available on the SHS LIbrary Research Web Page.
  • The World & I School, available on the SHS Library Research Web Page.
  • Print newspapers and magazines in the SHS library collection.
Primary documents and sources
  • Web sites on the SHS Library Research Web Page, such as the links in Primary Sources & Historical Documents.
  • Non-fiction books located in the SHS library.
  • Opposing Viewpoints database available on the SHS Library Research Web Page.
Important court cases and decisions
  • Web sites on the SHS Library Research Web Page, such as the links in American Government, Law, and Reference Tools.
  • Reference books, such as Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Supreme Court Drama,  and Encyclopedia of the United States Supreme Court in the SHS library.
  • Non-fiction books about specific laws and cases located in the SHS library.
  • The World & I School database "Eyes on the High Court" section.
  • Opposing Viewpoints database using the advanced search feature.

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Last Updated 01/06/2009