Mr. Koenig’s Junior English – Research Reminders

1.        For magazine articles, go to Kan-ed Empowered Desktop.

At bottom of middle column, click on THOMPSON GALE.

Suggestions:  InfoTrac OneFile 

              Student Edition 

              Expanded Academic ASAP 

         General Reference Center Gold 

      Start with a basic search.  If you don’t find information, do the advanced search.

     When you find something to print, use the printer friendly version.

                Don’t forget to check out the trial databases good until May 31.

2.        Search techniques

For magazines, use single words—not a phrase or question.  You may need to use    

       an advanced search to pinpoint what you are looking for.

For Google searches, use quote marks around terms that you want to find exactly.

·     Don’t type in a whole question; use phrases, with quote marks.

·     Look at the description of the item you are thinking about clicking on.

·     If you get blocked from a site, try something else.

3.  Try this address:  www.thepeoplehistory.com

4.   For OPAC searching

·      Do NOT enter a phrase.

·      Type in a person or author’s last name first.

·      Look at subheadings.  Especially use United States - History; 

          United States - Politics and Government; World History - 20th century

·      Usually search by subject; and if that doesn’t work, try keyword. A keyword could be your particular year or decade.

      5.  Printing from Internet sites: 

·      Don’t copy and paste into a Word document. 

·      Examine your material prior to printing. 

·      Check your site to see if there is a printer friendly version.  If so, use that. 

·      Highlight from the bottom up.  File – Print – Selection. 

·      If you do that, you will have everything you need for your works cited. 

·      If it turns out that you don’t need what you printed, place it printed side down in the box. 

6.    Citation Maker 

·      Decide what you need to cite, based on the items at the left.  Fill in the  information.    

       Then click “save citation.”  Repeat until you have everything in or until you run out of time. 

·      Click on “Show my citations.” 

·      Copy and paste into a Word document.  Be sure to do this!  Citation Maker won't save your work. 

·      “Tweak” your citations: 

You need them in Times New Roman, size 12. 

You will need to cut and paste to get them into alphabetical order. 

You will need hanging indents.  Try highlighting all your entries, then do a control  and T. 

a.    Then begins the fun part.  You’ll want to work with each entry so that it’s   in proper format.  

 7. Alternate citation maker

·      Choose ALA.

·      From list on right, choose the format you need.

·      Fill in the information.

·      Click “Create”

·      Continue until you have all entries.

·      Click “sort”

·      Click “save.

·      Then copy & paste into Word.

·      Highlight.  Control T

·      Tweak.