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Whitley, Peggy; Olson, Catherine; Goodwin, Susan Williams – 2001
This book, created by three reference librarians, teaches the beginning researcher good research habits. It provides names of tools students should consult for a well-rounded, well-researched paper on a controversial issue in the news. Books, specialized databases, online resources, and agencies to contact are all included. Each…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Sources, Online Searching, Publications
Pappas, Marjorie L. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1997
Students are responsible for their own knowledge construction in student-centered, constructivist-learning environments. To be successful, students need tools, or organizers, to help explore relationships, organize information, and think critically. This article discusses and provides examples of presearch, search, interpretation, communication,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking
Miller, Elizabeth B. – 2000
This directory presents a broad sampling of some of the best Internet resources for educators, school library media specialists, students, and parents. The 2000/2001 edition is the seventh in a series of annual publications. With 1,515 entries, this edition has 440 new and updated entries. The directory is divided into 11 chapters, each addressing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
Miller, Elizabeth B. – 1999
By identifying the best and most current sites for educators on the World Wide Web, this award-winning and internationally acclaimed guide is designed to help educators and their students find the information they need quickly and easily. The book also allows educators to integrate the Internet into the curriculum and build valuable online…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Electronic Journals, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
Muccigrosso, Robert; Blazek, Ron; Maggio, Teri – 1999
Geared to the needs of high school and undergraduate students, this guide presents 500 term paper ideas and print and nonprint sources on 20th-century U.S. history. Entries on 100 of the most important topics, issues, and developments in U.S. history, beginning with the Spanish-American War, are organized in chronological order. Each entry…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, High Schools, Higher Education, Information Sources
Sutter, Lynne; Sutter, Herman – 1999
Intended for use by teachers, librarians, parents, and elementary school students, this book provides 115 pathfinders to a variety of subjects to guide a student's research and broaden a child's interest base. Each pathfinder (i.e., collection of resources on a given topic) includes: a description of the subject; the Dewey Decimal numbers specific…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Dewey Decimal Classification, Elementary Education, Information Literacy
