THE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER IS NOW HERE! SEE MR. BARNETT FOR THE LOGIN
a. Click on the tab that says “grades 5 and above.” Enter your search term. You will be offered encyclopedia articles, reference books, and magazine articles. Also, take note of the additional websites to which you are referred.
3. NETTREKKER – http://school.nettrekker.com/frontdoor/ See Mr. Barnett for username and password. Nettrekker is a safe and reliable way to search the Internet. It offers sites written at your grade level.
a. Click on “Articles and Databases”
b. Next to “Biography Resource Center” – Click on “outside of the library”
c. Enter your Fresno County Library Barcode without any spaces.
d. Enter the last name of your person, click on “start of last name” button
e. Click the “Search” button
f. Next, click on one of the articles about your person.
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WorldBook – to access World Book locally on your computer, simply click on the oval blue icon at the bottom of your dock. If it asks you to register, just click on later – click “no” if it asks you to update.
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For citation help, please go to http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/ — Click on “New MLA Citation Maker” – select the type of publication you are using and follow the prompts.
You may copy and paste information your find into either “Word” or “Apple Works.” SAVE ALL WORK!!!!
DO NOT PRINT OUT MULTIPLE PAGES. CONSULT WITH MR. BARNETT, MRS. TUCKER, OR MS. SOUZA BEFORE PRINTING.
PRINT TO PRINTER B
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1) REF 030 WOR
The World Book Encyclopedia: 2002, 2003, & 2004. Use the index in volume 22 to help you find your information.
(Location: Fifth shelf and between OPAC computers)
2. REF 509.2 BIO
Biographical Encyclopedia of SCIENTISTS: Use the index in volume 5. Information is organized by the scientist’s last name. (Location: Reference Room)
3. REF 510.92 BIO
Biographical Encyclopedia of MATHEMATICIANS: The index is in volume. (Location: Reference Room)
4. REF 909 PRO
Profiles in World History
Most of the information you seek is found in volumes 3 & 4. Use the index in the
back of each volume. (Location: Reference Room)
5. REF 920.003 ENC
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Presents brief biographical sketches that provide vital statistics as well as
information on the importance of the person listed. Information is organized
alphabetically. (Location: Reference Room)
6. REF 920.02 PEA
Explorers & Discovers
Use both the alphabetical “Content” page at the front of each book and the “index” at the back of the book to locate the information you need.
(Location: Reference Room)
7. REF 910 EXP
EXPLORERS AND EXPLORATION
Provides information on explorers — arranged alphabetically – Index in vol. 11.
(Location: Reference Room)
8. REF 940 REN
Renaissance & Reformation Biographies – Vols. 1 & 2
Excellent biographies on many key figures involved in the Renaissance and Reformation. (Location: Reference Room)
9. 92
Biographies
There are many fine biographies in the biography section of the library.
(Location: Fourth Shelf – General Collection)
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