3. LOCATION AND ACCESS
Where do you go to find your selected sources?
Now, it is time for you to find your sources physically (classroom, library, newsstand, or any other location that exists in the real world) or electronically (WWW, email, message board, databases, or any other location accessed from your computer). Once you know where your sources are, you need to go get them.
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3.1 Locate Sources
• Where are your sources located? |
3.2 Find Information within Sources
• From all the sources you gathered, what are you really going to use? |
How to complete step 3 successfully (or the go-get-it stage)
1. A good source could be anywhere. In order to maximize your time, you must be organized. Create a list of sources with their location so that you know exactly where to go and how much time you will need to access the sources.
2. The library is your friend! Make sure that you learn about the many resources available through your school and local public libraries. If you cannot find something, ask the librarian. Librarians can help you get to what you are looking for faster—this means less work for you!
3. If you do not have a public library card, get one.
4. Learn how to use the library's online catalog. It works like Google, but instead of searching the whole Internet, you are browsing through the library catalog. You can access our school library's catalog here and the Los Angeles Public Library catalog here.
5. Public and school libraries pay for the right to access quality information through databases. A database is like a shopping mall of information, a one-stop-shop experience that allows you to search through thousands of sources with one single search. LAUSD's Digital Library allows students free access to many great databases such as EBSCO Publishing, Infobase, and Gale Databases, among many others.
6. Sometimes, a very promising source turns out to be a great disappointment. It happens. Do not get discouraged; there are many other great sources out there waiting to be found. Don't let one bad experience prevent you from finding the source of your research dreams.
2. The library is your friend! Make sure that you learn about the many resources available through your school and local public libraries. If you cannot find something, ask the librarian. Librarians can help you get to what you are looking for faster—this means less work for you!
3. If you do not have a public library card, get one.
4. Learn how to use the library's online catalog. It works like Google, but instead of searching the whole Internet, you are browsing through the library catalog. You can access our school library's catalog here and the Los Angeles Public Library catalog here.
5. Public and school libraries pay for the right to access quality information through databases. A database is like a shopping mall of information, a one-stop-shop experience that allows you to search through thousands of sources with one single search. LAUSD's Digital Library allows students free access to many great databases such as EBSCO Publishing, Infobase, and Gale Databases, among many others.
6. Sometimes, a very promising source turns out to be a great disappointment. It happens. Do not get discouraged; there are many other great sources out there waiting to be found. Don't let one bad experience prevent you from finding the source of your research dreams.
Helpful Links to Complete Step 3
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CCHS Library Online Catalog
Online access to MACHS Library catalog LAUSD's Digital Library List of databases LAUSD students can access from school (no login required) or remotely (username and password required) Databases by Subject LAUSD's Digital Library databases sorted by subject |
Dewey Decimal Classification System
Quick tutorial and list of DDC numbers by subject The Library of Congress: American Memory Access to many of the Library of Congress resources sorted by subject The Invisible Web: What It Is, How You Can Find It A great article explaining what the Invisible Web is and how to take advantage of its resources. |
