Grade 9 Science
Culminating Project - Space
Research - The Library Catalogue
Applications Page Option
- Go to the applications page and click on the "Library Catalogue - Louise Arbour"
BYOD Log In Option
- Go to the BYOD link on the www.peelschoools.org website.
- At the bottom of the page, you will be able to click on the "Library" link.
- From there, you can click on the green icon that says "Library Catalogue".
Once you are at the main page, enter the subject/keywords of the topic that you are searching for. Keep in mind that spelling is really important! If you spell the word that you are looking for incorrectly, the system will assume we do not have it. We may not have books for some of the topics that you are looking for, but this is a good place to start!
Finding the Databases
- Go to the BYOD link on the www.peelschoools.org website.
- At the bottom of the page, you will be able to click on the "Library" link.
- From there, you will scroll down to the database section.
- Please select the "Intermediate/Secondary" option. Then you will have access to the databases.
Boolean Search Operators
The Research - Databases
- Science in Context
- Science Reference Centre
- Gale Science Collection
- General Science Collection
- Launch Packs Science
- Gale in Context Elementary
You will need to use specific key words to find some of your topics and not type in your research question (refer to the video on Boolean search operators for more information). Do not limit your search to one database. Be sure to check all of the databases that have been recommended because sometimes information will be found in one and not another. To connect directly to the databases below, click on the Secondary eResources link. You cannot connect to the databases by clicking on the database icons. They are there to show you which ones to look at for your assignment.
Note Taking and the Databases
APA Citations - The Seventh Edition
Embedded Citations - APA Format
Research - Completing Your References Page in APA format
One of the easiest tools to use when creating a references page is Citation Machine. If you go to www.citationmachine.net , you can input your book, magazine, website, film or other resource and the citation will be created for you! Please keep in mind that if some parts of the citation are missing, you can easily fill them in using Citation Machine.
Finally, many of the databases create the citation for you! When you are in a database and you are looking at an article, look to the top or the left of the article to find a citation tools like (in some databases it will look like a check mark). If you click on that link and select APA formatting, the citation will be created for you and then you can copy and paste it into your references page.
When completing your references page, there are a few key things to remember:
- It should be in alphabetical by author's last name. If there is no author, then it should be in alphabetical order by whatever letter comes first in the citation.
- The second line should be indented. You can do this by pressing "Enter" and then "Tab".
- You do not have to number your citations.
- You do not have to put your list of citations into categories (i.e. books, magazines, websites, etc.).
- You should only include resources that you actually used in your research. If you looked at it, but did not use it, it should not be included in your references page.
References Page EXAMPLE – APA FORMAT
References
Covey, S. R. (2013). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Powerful lessons in personal change. Simon & Schuster.
Miller, T. C., Brown, M. J., Wilson, G. L., Evans, B. B., Kelly, R. S., Turner, S. T., Lewis, F., Lee, L. H., Cox, G., Harris, H. L., Martin, P., Gonzalez, W. L., Hughes, W., Carter, D., Campbell, C., Baker, A. B., Flores, T., Gray, W. E., Green, G., … Nelson, T. P. (2018).
Smith, T., & Williams, B. M. (2019). The citation manual for students: A quick guide (2nd ed.). https://doi.org/10.1000/182
Worland, J. (2015, July 27). U.S. flood risk could be worse than we thought. Time. https://time.com/3973256/flooding-risk-coastal-cities/