Online Research Tools
Turnitin Plagiarism Weblink:
Turnitin.com
Online research tools are databases which can be accessed from any computer on campus and from home. See the library staff for the West Ranch Wildcat password.
Databases
Infotrac offers a wide array of information from books, newspapers and journals including images. The college/career database offers AP, ACT and SAT practice tests as well as scholarship and financial aid links Infotract
Encyclopaedia Britannica - All of the articles in the print
set plus thousands more, as well as maps, photos, illustrations, videos,
multimedia clips Britannica
SIRS Knowledge Quest
- SIRS Researcer: Student Reference, Social Issues, Health, Science, and Business
- SIRS Government Reporter:Historic and Government Documents, Directories and Almanacs
- SIRS Renaissance Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities
- SIRS Web Select: Editorially Selected Web Sites
- Spotlight on Sustainable Agriculture: Highlighting efforts to balance environmental and economic priorities through sustainable agriculture
California Digital Newspaper Collection is a link to 200,000 pages of San Francisco newspapers from 1850-1910 with extensive coverage of state and national issues. 100,000 pages a year will be added as funding permits. The geographical and chronical scope of the Collection gives access to the rich record of California's past. http://cdnc.ucr.edu/California Digital Newspaper Collection
Los Angeles County Public Library offers databases for card holders. The library card is free. You need to use your card number and in some cases get a password from the public librarian. Los Angles County Public Library
The National Standards for Information Literacy
Standard 1 : The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
Standard 2 : The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
Standard 3 : The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
Standard 4 : The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests.
Standard 5 : The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.
Standard 6 : The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
Standard 7 : The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.
Standard 8 : The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.
Standard 9 : The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates in groups to pursue and generate information.
From Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning by American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1998.