Ms. Blackford's Classes
How to Do Research the Right Way
Research - The Library Catalogue
- Go to the BYOD link on the www.peelschoools.org website. At the very top 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!
Doing Your Research - Finding and Using the Databases
Sometimes books on your topic can be hard to find because your subject area might be really new or really specific. This is where databases will become your best friend! There is a really easy and fast way to access the databases:
- Go to the BYOD link on the www.peelschoools.org website. At the very top 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.
Below are some examples of the databases that you will have access to. Please keep in mind that you cannot click the links below to get to the databases. You can click on the secondary eResources link below for a quick and easy way to access the databases.
Tech Tools for Presentations
Be wise....don't plagiarize!!
When to Cite - A Checklist
file:///G:/Downloads/AvoidingPlagiarismChecklist.pdf
I now know when to cite my work.....but how do I do it?
MLA 8 - The New Way to Cite in MLA
Creating a Works Cited Page in MLA Format
MLA 8 was designed to simplify the process, helping writers accurately and intuitively cite sources more easily, requiring that every source type follow the same format. This means that books, websites, periodicals, videos, photographs, and all other types of sources now use this same standard format.
MLA 8 requires researchers to locate the same “core elements” from their sources and place them in a standard order in order to create their citations.
The “Core Elements” of an MLA 8 citation, along with their corresponding punctuation marks, include the following (in this order):
- Authors.
- Title of the source.
- Title of container,
- Other contributors,
- Version,
- Numbers,
- Publisher,
- Publication date,
- Location.
The appropriate punctuation mark will follow each core element, unless it is the final piece. In this case, the punctuation mark would be a period.
Example of an MLA Eighth Edition Works Cited Page:
Patterson, James, and Chris Grabenstein. House of Robots. Little, Brown and Co., 2014.
Patterson, James, and Chris Tebbetts. Middle School: Get Me Out of Here. Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
Sparks, Nicholas. Dear John. Grand Central, 2007, p. 82.
– – – . A Walk to Remember. Warner, 1999.
Twenty-Eight Days Later. Directed by Danny Boyle, produced by Alex Garland, Fox
Searchlight Pictures, 2002.