1. How Do I Conduct Research? True or False? 1.The internet is the only source for research. 2.I can a lot of valid information in books. 3.I need to look in fiction for information. 4.I can search for resources in our library by using the online media catalog. 5.Everything I find on the internet is true and valid. 6.I don’t need to cite information I use from another source. 7.MLA is the format used for most humanities related courses.

2. Research Scavenger Hunt: Nonfiction Write down the Publication Information for a Works Cited: Title, Author, Publishing Company, Place of Publication, Date of Publication. Group 1: Locate Cantebury Tale Group 2: Locate Medieval Times Group 3: Locate The Legend of Arthur in British Literature Group 4: Locate The Early Middle Ages Group 5: Locate the Horizon Book of the Middle Ages

3. Research Scavenger Hunt for Periodicals: Search NCLive.Org (Ancemarl) Write down the publication information: Title of the article, Title of the publication, Author, Publishing Company, Place of Publication, Date of Publication, Page numbers. Group 1: Magazine Article & 1 Newspaper Article about the Middle ages Group 2: Magazine Article & 1 Newspaper Article about the Middle ages Group 3: Magazine Article & 1 Newspaper Article about the Middle ages Group 4: Magazine Article & 1 Newspaper Article about the Middle ages Group 5: Magazine Article & 1 Newspaper Article about the Middle ages

4. Where Do I Start? Media Center http://whs.whiteville.k12.nc.us/index.php/stu dents/media-center-information Online Catalog http://whsmedia.whiteville.k12.nc.us/simple/ ?sessionid=1NYR545AQ3677192 Online Databases and reference links http://whs.whiteville.k12.nc.us/index.php/stu dents/web-links-for-students

5. Resources Internet Research.ppt http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student5.html http://search.ebscohost.com/ Internet Public Library Resources Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, the nation, and the world. You can also search and browse the website for the best of the Web. We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.

6. Resources NC Live Resources NC LIVE is a statewide collaborative among the nearly 200 public and academic libraries in North Carolina. Consisting of four Communities of Interest (COIs), the organization ranks include the libraries of the University of North Carolina System, North Carolina Community College System, the public libraries of North Carolina, serving all 100 counties, and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. LearnNC htt://www.learnnc.org LEARN NC gives you what you need for K–12 teaching and learning, when and where you need it — lesson plans and teaching strategies, classroom text & multimedia, and online courses for teachers and students. Infomine: http://infomine.ucr.edu/ Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, the nation, and the world. You can also search and browse the website for the best of the Web. We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics. NC Wiseowl http://www.ncwiseowl.com http://www.ncwiseowl.com NC Wiseowl/Plagiarism The site provides: - background information, definitions, and characteristics of plagiarism; - instructional strategies for teachers to minimize student plagiarism; - guidelines for developing plagiarism policies and procedures; - suggested resources links; - and downloadable PDF brochures for students and for teachers. http://www.ncwiseowl.org/it/plagiarism/default.htm

7. Resources The Owl at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2nd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA.