Research+Tools

__**Databases **__ [|Digital Special Collections]of the American Museum of Natural History’s Research Library provides access to our rich collections of digitized archival photographic images, art and memorabilia images and Rare Book Collection illustrations.

[|Open Access Databases] available through Auraria Library, Denver, CO Many times there are unique databases that have been created by the various universities that are offered FREE of charge simply by clicking a link on the university library's website. Depending upon what the focus might be for a particular library (or university), you'd be amazed at some of the great resources offered by many of our universities through their library websites!

__**Documentation and Citation **__

[|Acadia University Library]has interactive tutorials for finding credible sources, citations, and plagiarism.

[|BibMe]is an automated citation creator and bibliography generator.

[|Cite This For Me]provides a user-friendly interference to insert citationsfrom books, journal articles, websites, and more to create a bibliography. User is able to create own account so past bibliographies can be saved. Users can toggle between citation styles and view sample bibliographies. This version is compatible with all operating systems.

[|Copyright education] from College & Research Libraries: includes videos, interactive tools, comics, podcasts, tutorials and online courses, and twitter feeds and blogs.

[|Crash Course in Copyright]from the University of Texas Libraries

[|Documentation/Citation and Info Ethics]Tools, tutorials, and all sorts of resources to help you successfully navigate the research process.

Harrison High School Media Center WikiHere you will find ideas for research as well as for technology and even ideas for new and creative projects.

[|Instapaper]A simple tool that allows you to save websites or web articles for you to read later. How it works:
 * Create an account. Install a “Read Later" bookmark on your menu bar.
 * When you find something you want to read, but you don't have time, click Read Later.
 * Come back when you have time, or read your articles on the go.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Works on multiple formats and allows you to read in original format or in plain text

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|A Media Specialists Guide to the Internet:] <span style="color: #2e2e2e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">you never know when you might need a cybrarian. Has links by grade level, research, infographics, new teachers, etc.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Plagiarisma.Net]Free online plagiarism checker and duplicate content finder

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Plagiarism Checker]a free online plagiarism checker

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Paperrater.com]This website offers grammar/spelling checking, online proofreading, plagiarism detection, and writing suggestions. The vocabulary builder offers a random new word with its definition and a sentence to help students build their vocabulary.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|A Research Guide for Students]is one of the authorities on writing, literature and presentation of one's works. Scholars and librarians have collated some of the best resources for literary research and we have the latest style guides to guide you through footnoting, referencing and bibliographies.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Scribe] is a free cross-platform note-taking program designed especially with historians in mind. Scribe allows you to manage your research notes, quotes, thoughts, contacts, published and archival sources, digital images, outlines, timelines, and glossary entries.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Research **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|InterdisciplinaryResearch Projects]North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School leads students on a journey through a research process that allows them to satisfy their own curiosity, develop their thinking skills, and sharpen their interrelated view of the world. There are lots oftemplates for the various steps of the research project.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Mendeley] is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generate citations and bibliographies
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Open PDFs and capture your thoughts through sticky notes and highlights,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Import and organize PDFs from your computer,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Connect with colleagues and securely share your papers, notes and annotations
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Access your papers on the web, iPhone or iPad.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Poll Everywhere] Poll Everywhere is a simple text message voting application that works well for live audiences

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: auto;">[|Screenr]Need screen capture software? Try this great website! It gives you five minutes of recordable screen capture with audio to download or save in your FREE account. If you want to show students how to do something using software or any other ideas you can think of, this would be a great tool, not only for teachers, but students as well! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">[|Thesis Builders] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: auto;">Tools to help students: find a topic, create a good thesis statement, and generate an outline. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|WebCHECK]is a series of instruments that were designed for educators, Web designers and students to assess Web sites they use for assignments and projects.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Study Aids **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Assignment Calculator]Provides a time-management road map for completing a project within a specific time frame. There are useful tips provided along the way.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Calibre: e-book management]A free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Interrogating Texts: 6 Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year of Higher Education]Critical reading—active engagement and interaction with texts—is essential to your academic success in college and to your intellectual growth.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Study Blue] delivers the mobile and online study service that help students learn their stuff, for free. StudyBlue provides a Digital Backpack™ for students to store, study, share and ultimately master course material – working alone or together. Flashcards with images and audio, cloud storage for notes, personalized practice quizzes and free mobile apps are among the tools offered.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Scriveners' Trappings]“Aids and resources for writers and teachers of writing”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary] — Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Writing Studio], Colorado State University’s open access learning environment. Use this site to write, learn to write, take writing classes, learn about our campus writing center, and access resources for writing teachers.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; vertical-align: auto;">Genealogy __** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: auto;">[|Family Tree Magazine] This year's best state websites for genealogy where you can look for a relative's name. Many of the 75 sites (at least one per state) have indexes, and in many cases, you can even view images of original records.