Online Research Tools

Plagiarism Prevention:

Turnitin.com check with your teacher or teacher librarian for class code and password.

Databases

See the library staff for the West Ranch Wildcat password.

Gale 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

Encyclopedia 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 Researcher: 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.

Los Angeles County Public Library offers databases for card holders. The library card is free. You need to use your public library card number to access over 25 databases.