The information and links here are for Larry's DuPont Challenge and Science Fair short term classes.
One-Stop-Shopping -- Links you need are all on the Library Start Page
For science research, you'll need mostly cutting edge information (websites, magazines, recent research) plus background information (important journal articles, books) to understand the history of your topic.
"How to Conduct Scientific Research on the Web"
(Readability version)
Online Resources in Paideia's databases
CQ Researcher - reports on contemporary policy issues
SIRS -
newpaper, journal, magazine and reference sources selected to support leading contemporary issues (a curated collection)
ProQuest -
collection of articles from newspapers, journals and magazines (mostly uncurated)
JSTOR -
an archived collection of scholarly journal articles. High level reading & research, not current.
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How to Find Books or Videos for checkout from the Paideia Library
Surpass Safari online catalog -
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How to Do Better Research on the Plain Old Free Internet
Wikipedia - great for an overview and for leads to other sources, BUT using Wikipedia as a source is LAME research. Never list it in your bibliography! Never quote from it! Never use info from Wikipedia without verifying it from an outside reliable source!
Google Scholar - Google, but only searches its index of scholarly journal articles, well-regarded publications and research papers on the Web. Not everything indexed is available to you for free, or easily.
Google Books - Look here for background information on your topic, or for books cited by other sources.
Internet Public Library (IPL2) - curated collection of websites, each selected by an expert.
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Use NoodleBib and EverNote to collect and keep track of your research.
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