SAN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL - INTRODOUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS (http://www.sbhsd.k12.ca.us/sbhslib/research/00intro.htm):  Use this page to access information about any aspect of the research process.

KIDS CLICK! (http://www.kidsclick.org/): KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.

NETTREKKER (http://middle.nettrekker.com/subject/?home=1): All websites accessed by the netTrekker d.i. search engine have been evaluated by educator/evaluators for academic integrity and age appropriateness. The sites are evaluated according to these criteria: authority/credibility, comprehensiveness, style, design, navigation, controversial information,  minimal pop-ups ads and other forms of advertising (http://middle.nettrekker.com/help/all/DI_basics/criteria.epl).  THIS RESOURCE / DATABASE CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM THE GIANNINI LIBRARY HOME PAGE (http://infospec46.com/apglibrary.html).

BIG 6.COM (http://big6.com/): The Big6 is an information literacy model. Some people call it a metacognitive scaffold, or an information problem solving strategy. Developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. When you apply the Big6 steps, you have an essential framework to approach any information-based question.

POPULAR RESEARCH TOPICS FROM DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL (http://www.dallas.k12.or.us/DHS_Library/web/popular.htm): These pages give you links to articles, essays, reports, and other research commonly used for research papers and speeches. See the chart for some ideas for working thesis statements.

DEWEY DECIMAL LINKS TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB (http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/Launchpad/dewey_decimal_links_to_the_world.htm):  This page is from Tuscon Unified School District.

• TUSD Research Portal (http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/portal/index.htm)
  

BIBLIOGRAPHIC HELPS (http://infospec46.com/citingsources.html): This page of resources will help students create a bibliography for reports.

ANSWERS.COM (http://www.answers.com/) Answers.com is an ideal tool for the millions of people who must find and deal with all kinds of information as part of their daily routine, among them: writers, editors, students, educators, marketers, journalists, lawyers, and professionals. In addition to these markets, we are developing content for specific additional vertical markets that need a compelling source of relevant content.
SEARCH ENGINES/TOOLS BEYOND LII (http://lii.org/search/file/searchtools)

SEARCH ENGINE PAGE FROM MS. LAI (http://infospec46.com/searchengine.html)

SFPL Articles and Databases (http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000028601): You will need a SFPL card and pin number


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