JDA CROSS CULTURAL PROJECT 2010

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Electronic Databases (Currently featured on the library website at: <https://terronezlibrary.edublogs.org/>).

1. Student Resource Center Junior — SEE THE WHITEBOARD FOR LOGIN INFO

Found within this resource is the e-book version of The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures.

2. CULTURE GRAMS via Proquest

Click  “My Products page” –> click  CultureGrams –> click  World Edition

3. CountryReports.org

4. World Book Online

After logging in, click on World Book Student and begin your search

Fresno County Public Library Databases

Students who have a Fresno County Library Card may access the Culture Grams online database. It too has excellent information regarding the specific cultures.

http://www.fresnolibrary.org

1. Click on Databases and Articles

2. Scroll down to Culture Grams – click on “outside the library”

3. Enter you library barcode number without spaces & click “login”

4. Click on “World Edition”

5. Click on your country through the drop down menu – or – click on the continent of your people.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia also offers students another broad online reference work.

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Books — Reference

  1. The World Book Encyclopedia (22 vols.) REF 030 WOR
  2. People and Places (6 vols.) REF 300.03 PEO
  3. The Newest Americans (5 vols.) REF 304.8 NEW
  4. The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures (9 vols.) REF 306.03 JUN

Books — General

Social Science

  • 305.XXX — This call number contains several books on the social life of many of the cultures listed.
  • 641.XXX – Cookbooks, Cookbooks, Cookbooks.
  • 900 section covers the history and people of many of the cultures. Some helpful Dewey numbers include: 915.XXX, 959.XXX, 973.XXX, 974.XXX, 996.XXX

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JDA CROSS-CULTURAL PATHFINDER-A — PDF file

JDA COLLEGE & CAREER PATHFINDER

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CALIFORNIAREALITYCHECK.COM –> click on Non-Flash Version –> click red arrow button to begin.

CAREER INFORMATION

1. http://www.careerinfonet.org/ — Enter an occupation name in the search box.

2. http://www.careeronestop.org/ — Salary & Job Information

COLLEGE INFORMATION

1. COLLEGE NAVIGATOR http://www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

2. College Board – http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles

3. Princeton Review — http://princetonreview.com/home.asp

4. California Colleges — http://www.californiacolleges.edu/

5. UC CAMPUSES — http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

6. CSU Mentor — learn about the California State University system — http://www.csumentor.edu/

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Labor Information & Health Careers –

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS — http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

EXPLORE HEALTH CAREERS — http://explorehealthcareers.com/en/index.aspx

HEATH JOBS START HERE — http://www.healthjobsstarthere.com/

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HOME

ANIMAL CRUELTY INFORMATION

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1. 11 Facts About Animal Cruelty

2. Stop Cruelty

3. Animal Cruelty Facts

4. Animal Cruelty Often Tied to Family Abuse (see password on board)

5. Animal Cruelty (password on board)

6. Companies that still test on animals

7. Cosmetic Testing — Mercy for Animals

8. Animals by Cruelty Type

9. Farm Animal Cruelty Glossary

10. Ways to Prevent Animal Cruelty

11. Children at Risk from Chained Dogs

12. Dogs — Animal Cruelty

RED RIBBON WEEK — ANTI-DRUG INFO

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1. NIDA FOR TEENS

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.php

2. ALCOHOL FACTS

http://alcohol-facts.com/Alcoholism_Facts.html

3. JUST THINK TWICE

http://www.justthinktwice.com/drugfacts/

4.  DRUG FREE WORLD

http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts.html

5. THE ANTI-DRUG

http://www.theantidrug.com/drug-information/marijuana-facts/default.aspx

6. CDC — YOUTH AND TOBACCO USE

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/tobacco_use/index.htm

7.  ABOVE THE INFLUENCE

http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/

8.  THE TRUTH

http://www.thetruth.com/facts/

9.  YOUTH’S ANTI-TOBACCO SITES

http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall2000/Liu/anti_facts.html

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RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION PATHFINDER

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Online/Electronic Resources

1. BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER (InfoTrac) http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581

a. Enter password: see the whiteboard or handout for this information

b. Click on the “proceed” button

c. Click on “Biography Resource Center”

d. Enter the last name of your person, click on “start of last name” button

e. Click the “Search” button  — You may need to click on the name of your person from a list of possible names.
f. Next, click on one of the articles about your person.   Look for DISCovering Biography & UXL Biography articles, if available.

2. STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JUNIOR (InfoTrac)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581
a. Enter password: See whiteboard or handout

b. Click on the “proceed” button
c. Click on “Student Resource Center – Junior”
d. Type the name of your person in the find box and click on “search”
At least one link containing an article on your person will now be displayed. Click on one of them. If more than one appears, click on the one that has the name of your person prominently displayed.

Look for the citation near the bottom of the page  for all Biography Resource and Student Resource Center Junior articles.

3. WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

4. INFOPLEASE. http://www.infoplease.com/

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****** B O O K S ******
1) REF 030 WOR
The World Book Encyclopedia: 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2007. 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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For citation help, please go to http://www.bibme.org/ or http://old.oslis.org/MLACitations/secondary/index.php Select the type of publication you are using and follow the prompts.
You may copy and paste information you find into “Word.” SAVE ALL WORK!!!!
DO NOT PRINT OUT MULTIPLE PAGES. CONSULT WITH MR. BARNETT, MRS. TUCKER, OR MS. SOUZA BEFORE PRINTING.

JDA CROSS-CULTURAL Pathfinder

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Electronic Databases (Currently featured on the library website at: <https://terronezlibrary.edublogs.org/>).

Student Resource Center Junior — SEE THE WHITEBOARD FOR LOGIN INFO

Found within this resource is the e-book version of The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures.

CountryReports.org

Fresno County Public Library Databases

Students who have a Fresno County Library Card may access the Culture Grams online database. It too has excellent information regarding the specific cultures.

http://www.fresnolibrary.org

1. Click on Databases and Articles

2. Scroll down to Culture Grams – click on “outside the library”

3. Enter you library barcode number without spaces & click “login”

4. Click on “World Edition”

5. Click on your country through the drop down menu – or –

click on the continent of your people.

***********************************************

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia also offers students another broad online reference work.

***********************************************

Books — Reference

  1. The World Book Encyclopedia (22 vols.) REF 030 WOR
  2. People and Places (6 vols.) REF 300.03 PEO
  3. The Newest Americans (5 vols.) REF 304.8 NEW
  4. The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures (9 vols.) REF 306.03 JUN

Books — General

Social Science

  • 305.XXX — This call number contains several books on the social life of many of the cultures listed.
  • 641.XXX – Cookbooks, Cookbooks, Cookbooks.
  • 900 section covers the history and people of many of the cultures. Some helpful Dewey numbers include: 915.XXX, 959.XXX, 973.XXX, 974.XXX, 996.XXX

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JDA CROSS-CULTURAL PATHFINDER-A — PDF file