sophomore research project resources
Below is a list of the databases that will most assist you while working on your research project. To find the username and passwords if using the databases from home, please check the student agenda.
Pro/Con Databases:
- Issues & Controversies - This database will give you a great OVERVIEW of your topic, complete with statistics. This resource is a great first stop in fully understanding your research topic and gives arguments on all issues involved.
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context - Another wonderful resource in which you will find magazine, journal, and news articles as well as viewpoint essays from books.
- Points of View Reference Center (Infohio) -Points of View Reference Center contains more than 370 topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument).
The widget above will let you search through all of our Gale databases. This is a quick and easy way to search through the best of the best!! Be sure to use the topic finder to on the right hand tool bar down at the bottom under analyze to narrow your search terms even further and get more specific and meaningful results.
General Research Databases:
- *Student Resources in Context - This is one of the best online resources to use in order to find magazines, journals, book sections, news articles and much more. This database is new this year so be sure to check it out!
- eBooks from the Washington Centerville Public Library: The public library also has a large collection of reference eBooks. Try searching in their collection as well. To log in enter your own name and library card number or use the Centerville student account: username: centerville, password: centervilleelks (pin 2018).
- INFOhio Explora, grades 9-12: Read magazines, newspapers, biographies, primary sources, country information and more about your topic.
- World Book Advanced: Online encyclopedia from INFOhio - Contains research tools, primary sources, e-books, biographies, sounds, videos, current events, images, maps, and timelines.
NoodleTools:
Click here to access NoodleTools, a citation generator that will help you make a perfectly formatted works cited page.
Click here to access NoodleTools, a citation generator that will help you make a perfectly formatted works cited page.