Researching? Awesome! Do your best work with the resources below.
DATABASES
Information from a database is trustworthy because it comes from a professional, reliable, and current resource.
World Book - an online encyclopedia where you can find almost anything!
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Vermont Online Library - VOL is a powerhouse of information. Find resources in the form of books, magazines, audio files, images, academic journals and more.
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Flocabulary - educational hip-hop videos and songs on math, science, social studies, language arts, life skills, research, and more. Be sure to check out the Week in Rap.
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CultureGrams - an awesome resource for information about the world's countries and peoples. Photos, videos, maps, statistics- CultureGrams is a great place to start learning about the world!
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SEARCH ENGINES
Google is good, but when it comes to academic research we strongly recommend starting with one of these search engines.
SweetSearch - librarians, teachers, and research experts built SweetSearch so kids could find accurate information faster. It searches over 35,000 approved sites.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
New York Public Library Digital Collections - Explore more than 800,000 items digitized from the New York Public Library's collections. New materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
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National Archives - Explore our nation's history through photographs, documents, and records.
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CIA World Factbook - Facts on every country, dependency, and geographic entity in the world. Information about history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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LIFE Photo Archive sponsored by Google - Search millions of historic photos from the LIFE photo archives, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
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IMAGES
Make sure to cite your images! Copyright matters - protect the rights of others and yourself by choosing images labeled for reuse and properly crediting where you found it. Here are some places to start searching.
Google Images - Type in your search. Under the search bar, click on "Search Tools." Then click on "Usage Rights" and choose the option that suits your project.
* If you are going to change an image, you should choose a "Reuse with Modification" option. If you are pulling an image without changing it, choose "Labeled for reuse" OR "Labeled for noncommercial reuse."
* If you are going to change an image, you should choose a "Reuse with Modification" option. If you are pulling an image without changing it, choose "Labeled for reuse" OR "Labeled for noncommercial reuse."
Flickr: The Commons - Flickr partnered with The Library of Congress to create a gallery of pictures with no known copyright restrictions.
Wikimedia Commons - Database of freely usable media files.
Pics4Learning - Copyright-friendly, safe search library of images for educational use.
Edupics - Drawings & photos designed for educational use.
FindIcons - Graphics, cartoons, and clip art.
CITATIONS
Citations show where you found the information you are using. Providing a bibliography of your sources (a list of citations) is proof of the good work you did. Remember: always include the link so people can find your sources easily!
EasyBib - Fast, reliable, and EASY way to cite almost anything!
Google Drive - You can cite from within a Google Doc. Click on Tools, then Research. If something doesn't look right, run the link through EasyBib to make sure you have the proper format!