Garnet
Library

Garnet Valley Middle School Library


 
Research Sources Online
 
Some alternatives to Google!
RefSeek - This search engine will only have links with potential academic use.  You won't find ads, but you will find definitions and the more you scroll, the better the results!  Try it out! 
 
SweetSearch - After putting in a search term, this will explain what each set of results will explain.   
 
     *EbscoHost Web, which includes
          Library and Information Science and Technical Abstracts
          GreenFILE
          Teacher Reference Center
          ERIC
          MAS Ultra, School Edition
          MasterFILE Premier
          Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
          Middle Search Plus
          Newspaper Source
          Primary Search
     *Auto Repair Reference Center
     *Consumer Health Complete
     *Searchasaurus
     *Student Research Center
     *Kids Search
 
     *Lincoln Library of Sports Champions
     *Lincoln Library of Greek & Roman Mythology
     *Lincoln Library of Shapers of Society (Biographies)
     *Lincoln Library of American History
     *Lincoln Library of Biographies
     *Lincoln Library of Essential Information
 
Litfinder
Use Litfinder to find books from any time, by any author or about any topic that interests you.
 
This online encyclopedia has many amazing abilities.  Use it for researching a person, creating timelines, looking at newspapers from around the world, comparing places, reading eBooks, and everyday life skills. 
 
Another online encyclopedia with the following options:
   Multimedia Encyclopedia
   Amazing Animals of the World
   Lands and Peoples 
   The New Book of Popular Science
 
eBooks available on the following topics:
American Indians         Disasters
Ancient Civilizations    Earth Science
The Civil War          Ecosystems
Continents                    Experiments
U.S. Government          Extreme Nature
U.S. Regions                Human Body
Westward Expansion    Space
                                    
On this site, scroll down to where it says "load location" and type in the name of your city or country.  Then look to the right of that for your "map coordinates" for the degrees, minutes and seconds.  
 
Links to information on citing and formatting your research.
 Use bibme to put your citations in the correct order.  You will need an email address in order to sign up, but can use it without one if needed.  
Use this the same way you would use bibme.  Pick whichever one you prefer. 
 
Copy any of these forms to use for your research
 
Formatting Your Works Cited Page  Click here for detailed information.
 
Sample Works Cited Page This is what your finished Works Cited page will look like.